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4 NEW YUOKK HEKALD, TUESDAY, JANUARY 381, 1871. —TRIPLE SHEET, Co | tion by creating and protecting competing es, wT oO N G R E s Ss es) os THE CHORPENNING CLAIM. Lal 2 he Georgia Question Again Before the Senate. An Anti-Whiskey Law for the Army and Navy. uffrage Killed House. Woman a the EXPOSURE OF THE CHORPENNING CLAIM, Cay 5 Through Congress. Congressional Welcome to Ireland’s Bxiles. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Jan, 30, 1871, MEMORIALS PRESENTED. Sy Messrs. FENTON, CONKLING and SUMNER, from he Kings County Hom@opathtc and other medical rocteties, in reference to the establishment of a hommopatnic national university at Washington, Congress to make the establishment of one or more professorsiips of homeopathy a prerequisite to a charter for the same. By Mr. SHERMAN, (rep.) of Ohio, from the Cincin- aati Board of Aldermen, asking that the Cincinnatt and Newport Railroad Company be required to raise Chetr bridge over the Ohto. BILLS REPORTED. Mr. Witson, (rep.) of Mass., from the Military Committee, reported favorably the House bill ex- tending the benefits of the Soldiers National Asylums to the soldiers of the 1812 aud Mexican wars. Also, adversely the bill relative to the sale of the Arsenal at Pitisourg. Upon Mr, WiLson’s motion the latter bill was in- definitely postpon Mr, BUCKINGHAM, (rep.) of Coan., from the Com- muttee on Commerce, reported back the House bill to authorize the rem of the Custom House from St, Mark’s to Ceuar Keys, Fla, Passed. air, NY, (rep.) of N irom the Committee on ‘Territories, reporiid back, with amendinents, the bulls to provide Siate governments in New Mexico ail in Colorado, Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Military Af- fairs, reported, without amendment, the bill for the relief of pugohasers of real estate at Harper's Ferry, Also adversely to the House joint resolution in regard to charges of desertion in cases of soldiers bouorabiy discharged. THE GEORGIA SENATORS. Mr. TRUMBULL, (rep.) of Ill, moved to take up the Georgia question, remarking that the questions in- ia d of Engineering Spurious Claims | volved were those of law and tact, and that if a | general discussion on the reconstruction question was avoided, the subject could ve disposed of tus afternoon. Alter remarks by Messrs. KELLOGG and WILLIAMS en the importance of action upon the steamstup subsidies, particuiariy in regard to the proposed Australia line, Mr. Trambull’s motion prevatied. ‘Lhe resolution of the majority of the Judiciary Comimitice, declaring Mr. Hill entitled to a seat, was then read and Mr. TRUMBULL, in support of the validity of the election, proceeded to detail the cir- cumstances under which ittook place, The whole difficulty wus as to the composition ol the Legislature, arising [rom the expul-ion, in 18-8, of seven co.ored mem-ers, the substitution for them of the minority candidates, the meligibulity of obuers under we fourteenth amendment and tie subsequent exclu- stou by & military board of seventeen members— ‘hree for disqualification and fourteen for refusing for examination—making twenty-four in sence Of a constitutional quoruin in cach Louse aud their proper organization established & prin Facie case in favor of Mr. Hill's claun, ine alegauon of the ineiligib.lity of certain members belng iminatertal te the result. Mr. Miler had also received sudiclent votes to insure his election, eveit after throwing out ali tue members alleged to have been ineiigivie. Mr, STEWART (rep.), of Ney., in advocacy of the minority report declaring Messrs. Farrow aad Whitely to have been elected Senators irem that State, argued that by the failure of Georgia to com- ply with the reconstruction acts she was not ennued to representation at the time of the election of Messrs. Hil and Muller, He held that the election Was by a body having no legal existence, and pro- ceeded to show that the act of Congress of July, 1870, admitting the Sate to representauon, related back to the Legistature of that year by which Messrs. Farrow aud Whitely were elected. Mr. Stewart then moved as a substitute for the ma- jority resojucion iat of the minority of the Jud:- clary Committee, declaring Henry P. Farrow and Aichard P. Whitely enittied to seats in the Senate, Mr. Stewart's motion was rejected—yeas 19, nays 38. ‘The vote in detail was as ioliow: AS--Mesars. Abbott, Ames, Boreman, Brownlow Giivert, niiton (Texas), McDonald, ‘Nye, Usborn, Pomeroy, 100! Kive, Slearns, Stewart, Sumber, Thayer Bayard, Blair, Buckingham, Carpenter, r, Conkling, Corbett, Cragta,” Davis, Ed ianagan, Fowler, Hamiitoa (Md), Hamlin ard, Howe, Johnston, Kellogs, Mecreery, Mur ) Schurz, Sherman,’ Sprague, Stock- y_iptons Trumball, Viekers, Waraer, Wie, ion recurring upon the resolution de- claring Mr. Hillentitied to a seat, Mr. THURMAS, tue democratic member ofthe Judiciary Committee, moved au amendment adding the ame of Mr. Miller as a Senator elect 1rem Georgia, but tempo- rarily withdrew his motion at the request of Mir. ‘Trumbull to permit a direct yote upon the resolu thon. Mr. S ART moved to substitute the Henry P. Farrow tor Mr. Hili’s, Mr. HOWARD, (rep.) of Mich., argued that the Ceorgu State government was provisional, subject ty the authority of Congress, ana that tts valiaity was secured in its subsequent recognition by Con- gress. He heid that the election of Mr. Hill 1868 Was loval and proper. Mr. Kice, (rep.) of Ark., of the mimority of the Judiciary Committee on the subject, advocated the claims of Mr, Parrow and Mr. Whitely. Mr. STEWART reiterated his views atiength upon the point that the Legisiature of 1863 Was Icapabie vf electing Senators, because of a non-compitance with the terms of the fourteenth amendment aud the reconstruction acts. He went oo to maintain, that in the opinion of Congress, as shown by the subsegucut legislation, that the Legisiature haa no legal organization and could uot even elect a clerk. Mr. CARPENTER, a Member of Mie Judiciary Com- multee, replied at lengih to Mr. Siewart, and ex- plained the reasons governing the action of the ma- jorit, At five o'clock, without reaching a vote, the Sen- ate adjourned, Fili (Vt}, Paterson, Kons, Thw E wil ton, a mnt name of HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, Jan. 80, 1671. .L5 INTRODUCED AND REFERRED. iby Mr. MORRILL, (rep.) Of Me,—Declaring that any ene who shail sellor give to any civil, military or naval officer of the government intoxicating liquors, vo be used As a beverage, shall be deemed gullty of 4 Crime agatust the peace of society, and on convic- tion thereof be punished by fine and imprisonment. Also providing that all empioy¢s or officers of the government who shall continue to use mtoxicating diquors or shall become at all intoxicated shall be summarily dismissed, and shall not be reinstated Jor two years. z By Mr. FERRIS, (rep.) of N. Y.—To extena the ju- risdiction of the Court of Claim! By Mr. SCOFIELD, (rep.) of Pa.—To extend to the oMicers of the military and navai service the venefis of the act for turnishing aruficial limbs to disabled soldiers. By Mr. McKee, (rep.) of Miss.—For the constrne- tion of & post ofice and custom house building at Vicksburg, Miss. By Mr. |AWRENCE, (rep.) of Olio—To provide a ig pensions. BN, (dem.) Of Ohlo—Requesting infor- Brosident as to the employment uf # in civil duties at the Wiute House, K, (dem.) of Ky.—Pronibiting and annuliing ali contracts made with any omeer of | deparuments for services rendered tn connection with any claim or demand sgainst the government, elther wile the person 18 in oftve or for five years inereatter. By Mr, PROSSER, (rep.) of Tenn.—For the appoint- ment of a river inspector fer tie Western riy By Mr. SMITH, (rep.) of Tenn. —Te tend t for the redemption of lands sold at Mempis, at United States tax sales, By Mr. BuxcHann, (rep.) of Ill.—Authorizing banking associations Whose circulation Is limited, under uct of July 12, 1870, in States in which all the additionai cirouiation bas not en taken, to apply for and receive ciroula‘ion tn oxcess of tie $500,000 by that act "ay Mr. McOrary, (rep.) of lowa—To regulate commerce among the several States. ‘The Uul provides for a generaliaw under which, upon certaln terma and conditions, Companies may he incorporated and authorized to build and operate railroads, canals or other eee ae ruuuing through two Or more States, or through the Jerrivory of the United States, or to establish and carry on the bust- Hoss Of 41 OXpress Company Or other Common cat- der, between points In diferent States or Territories, The object being to multiply lives of comminnication est Lo the F n tae carrylug trade and Teun., | | Mr. Dawes, (rep.) from the Committee on Appro- | priations, reported a joimt resolution repeating tae | juint resolution of July 15, 1870, authorizing the Postmaster General to adjust the account of George Chorpenning. He proceeded to give & history of the transaction, The resolution proposed to be re- pealed had been introduced tu the House on the last day of last session, and had been passed under & suspension of the rules, without any statement of the facts, and had been sent vo the Senate and there passed the same day, with an amendment in which the House conucuroed. The claim was mised upon a joint resolution passed in 1897, and originated in two contracts for tying the mai. There had been allowed to Chorpenning, under the joint resolution of 1857, the sum Of $233,617 extra allowance over his contract — of $106,000, and under the joint resolution of | July 16 last there had been allowed btm $23 more, Making an extra allowance on his contract of ance had been made had all been provided for in the | contract itself. Mr. Chorpenning had taken _ his contract to carry the mail from Salt Lake City to Sac- | ramento, being a part of the line from Independence, Mo., westward to the Pactfic coast. Having carried | 11 for two years on taat line he applied to the Post OMice Department, stating that during the winter season the route was so dfticait that it was next to impossible for him to carry 16 on that route, and asking the privilege of carrying it during the winter season, insiead of on bis own Une by Carson Valley, down to the coast of San | Pedro and up the coast, where there was a line of | steamers to San Francisco, and ap the Sacramento river by another line of mail steamer, to Sacramento, | The department nad given him permission to do that | at his own request, It was a hard contract, as many | other contracts at the same time were. Congress had reileved other contractors by allowing them specttled amoupts, but Mr. erg devised a bill worded 80 as to require the a adjust: his ciaim on the basis of the papers on file in the Honse of Representatives, Mr. Chorpen- hing’s lawyer had arranged and assorted tose papers, so as not to allow his application for per- mission to Cl the route to aj ~ At that time an ailowance of seventy-nine thousand dollars was made by Postmaster General Brown. Appitoa- tions to reopen the case were made by Eberpeaping at different Umes afterwards. Under the joint reso- lution of last July Postmaster General Creswell allowed Duocpenning, additional compensation, up the coast to Francisco, trom San Francisco to Sacramento, and from Sacramente to Carson City, atthe rate ef thirty thousand dollars a year. Post- master General Creswell had then, at the end of fif- teen years, reviewed the evidence on which Post- master General Brown had given extra compensa- tion for extra weight of mats, notwithstanding that Chorpenning agreed in his contract to carry the mail whatever might be its weight, and = aliowed two hundred and thirty-five ‘thousand dollars additional on_ that. One item of $30,000 had been allowed on the simple | letter of @ postmaster to Chorpenning, and. why? Because the joint resolution required him to act upon the affidavits and proof on the files of the House of Representatives, and even the same papers in the pocket of a member of Congress were treated as being constracuvely on the files of the House. Another item of $196,000 had been allowed on a sin- gie alidavit of one of Chorpenning’s empioyés with- Out any opportunity to weigh the value of that testl- mony, orto look farther or inquiriag toto those proofs. Under the resolution of July 15, the sum of jad been allowed, of which sum 205,983 was allowed for profits that might have accrued from the contract fortwo years and twenty-five days that ithadto run. In conclusion he said that he did not make any charge agatnst the oMcer nor any member of Congreas. Mo had merely undertaken to show the consequences of precipitate action by ress, He did so for the double parpose, not only of rescuing $443,000 from a man whom the offictals of the Post OMce Depart- ment declared (Ady lg i Rana one red one whatever, but also ¢ fe to jauch as to any other member of rite Hots the jJesson which should teach them to stop two things—first, tostop imposing on the executive de- parunent of the government the adjusting of claims without permitting them the opportunity of ex- amining Wimesses, and, second, to stop the put- tung through of cialms in the manner In which they are put through, without the House itself knowing what it was doing. : Mr. Brox said that while agreeing generally with the statement of the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, he believed that the Postmaster General, if not actually censurable for what he had done, had acted with great negligence in the matter. He knew the claim to ve a irand. He knew the papers on the files of the House did not tell the whole truth, and it was bis duty to report the facts back to Con- gress, which was in session OF nearly three a before he made his awards. e mad who was the managing counsel for Chorpenning, Mr. Earl, had been the First Assistant Postmaster General and tue law partner and associate of Mr. Creswell, and it was on that account that he (Mr. Beck) had in- troduced @ bill to-day prohibiting any employé in any of the departments of the government trom practising law in any such department witain five Years after his retiring from it. Mr, HILL, (rep.) of N. J., stated his connection with the ease as a member of the Post Office Com- mittee, he had calied on the Postmaster General and ascer- tained that there were some unsettled claims, and probably some money due. On the statement fur- uished a report was drawn up, but so late that there Was no time tosubmit it to the committee, But at his (Mr. Hill's) request an agreement was signed that he might report on the facts to the House, leay- ing the Postinaster General to investigate the mat- ter and de justice to ull parties. Shortly after that dismissed the case. Tne jolt resolatiop was introduced by Mr, Cessna, Another member of tie committee, WiO aiso drew up the report. He (Mr. erable sum due, bat only a small balance. He hoped the resolution would prevail, so that a more thorough investigation might be mate. The joint resolution was pa . IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSI>SUPPi RIVER. Mr. WILSON, (dem.) of Minn., moved to suspend the rnjes and pass a bill to amend the act of July 23, 1868, making @ grant of lands to Minnesota to aid iu the Improvement of tue navigation of the Mississippi river, Agreed to. WELCOME TO THE IRISH EXILES. Mr. BUTLER, (rep.) of Mass., asket leave dace the following jomt resolution : Resolved, That the Congress of the Cnited States, in the name and on behalf of the people ot the Cuned States, give to J. O'Donovan Ktossa, Thomas Clark Luby, Joun O'Leary, to intro. tharies Underwood O'Connell and their rish exties and patriots, a cordial welcome to the nintion be the U Mr. BENJAMIN, (rep.) of Mo., objected. 3 |. Mr. BUTLER moved to suapenil the rules, and satd that the resolution was copied from the Kossut resolution. The rules were suspended and the joint resolution passed—yeas 172, nays 21. ! The following are the negative votes:—Messrs. Ambler, Batley, Benjamin (Mo.), Blair (Mich), Churehill, Dixon (N. C.), Dixon (R. L), Ferris, Hale, Hawkins, Hoar, Jenckes, Kelsey (N. Y.), Knapp, Lafiin, Peters, Pomeroy, Tatfe, Taner, Wheeler and Wiltard—21, RAGE. 10, from the Judiciary report on the metoortal of storia C. Woodhull, asking that a declaratory law be passed by Congress that unaer the fifteenth constitutional amendment women are enutled to Vote. The report argucs against the claim, and to the effect that if it is well founded the maker ts within the jurisdiction of the courts, and it recom- mends that the prayer of the petitioners be not granted, that the memorial be laid on the table and the committee discbarged frum its further con- sideration. The report was ordered to be printed and recom- mitted. GENERAL SHERMAN AS REGENT. the Senate ation for the appointment of Generai Wil- herman as regent of the Smithsonian In- stitute was passed. CE OF CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENT. (rep.) of IL, moved to suspend the the Senate Joint resolution, authort ing the claims of persons against the government, in connection with the ouilding of vessels of war, to be reterred to the Coart of Ciaims. Agreed to by 141 yeas to 53 nays, TOBACCO TAXES. Mr. Woop, (dem.) of N. Y,, presented a petition of manu rers and dealers in tobacco, snuif, &¢c., of New » Against an additional tax on sales, PAY OF CENSUS MARSHALS, Mr. LaFLin moved to suspend the rules and pass @ bul providing that assistant marsnals, who dit the fleid work for the ninth census and whose pay did net amount to five dollars a day, get their pay Increased to that amount. Agreed to. The House then, at a quarter-past four o'clock, ad- journed. “UNION HOME AND SCHOOL. Tl On Wednesday next, between five and seven P. M,, @ lottery will take place in the store of J, Mc- Rride Davidson, No. 5%1 Broadway, in aid of the Union Home and School Fair for Soldiers’ Orphans, ‘The prizes consist of a number of articles of value which were not disposed of during the fair. These articles have been added to by the exertions of Mr, Davidson «and = others interested in the welfare of the Home and School. The draw- mg will take place under the supervision | of the following named committee:—Henry Smith, John 5 Davidson, Owen Ww. | Breanan, General Henry A. Barnum, Thomas C. Fields and Wiliam R. Travers. The prizes are 200 in number, and are vaiued collectively at $8,000, They include watches, diamond and Other rings, pins, brooches, earrings aud sleeve buttons, One diamond ring is valued at $600. ‘Tne subscription to the lotvery ts ten dollars a ticket, 1,000 tickets have been issued. Thus one ticket In five will gain a prize. Ali the tickets will be placea in @ wheel, and will then be taken out b: a Member of the c maittee, the lucky holders of th prizes. Nearly all the tickets have been sola. MASONIC. ALBANY, Jan. 30, 1871, ‘Tue annual convocation of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Masons of the State of New York will be , to break down the mo- | held in this city, commenciag on Tuesaday, Fep- to cheaven trans | raary 7 ‘The papers had been referred to him and | he weat home without making the report and there | Hull) had never supposed tbat there was any consid- | e first 200 securing RATURE. Criticisms of New Books, | Hpk AND SeeK, By Wilkie Collins, T, &, Peterson & Brothers, Philadelpila, publishers, ‘Yo say that “Hide and Seek” ts py Wilkie Collins 1s to say that It fs a story Of intricate plot and full of mystery; but it is also to say that this plot has | been planned with both care and ability, and that LITE | the mystery 18 skilfully managed and adroitly un- folded. There 1s, of course, an “opening chapter,” between which and the legitimate chapter I. a period of fourteen years is supposed to have elapsed. | This is @ favorite plan with Br. Wilkie Collins. | “Hide and Seek" ts undoubtedly a story of deep | interest, and one which, once commenced, few | $470,635. ‘The services for which this extra allow- | could leave unfinished, Mr, Zachery Thorpe, who | is, perhaps, the hero of the tale (if hero there be), 1s | presented to us in the opening chapter—a fractious urchin of six yearé. We are permutied in this chap- | ter to glance atthe domestic economy of Z. Thorpe, j br.'s establishment and to form conjectures, at once melancholy and prophetic, as to the result of hus system of educatiou—t, ¢., his remarkabie capa- bility to develop the evil and repress the good points in his soa’s character, We are, therefore, not ter IV. a3 an equally irrepressible youth of twenty. Next to the Thorpe famtty shoull be men- tioned Mr. Valentine Blyth, the artist—combin. ing in bis own person three qualities which no other arust probably evor did combine be- fore—passionate enthusiasm im hts profession, good common sense and money in his pocket. Mr. Biyth is furthermore possessed of the teuderest of hearts, and a somewhat chivalric action prompted by it is instrumental in cleartng up the mystery of the story, albeit involuntarily on his part, During @ short visit to a provincial town he is much struck by the advertisement of a travelling circus, therein declared to be the “eighth wonder of the world.” Among other attractions set forth in flaming letters on the placard, he notices the announcement of the appearance of a ‘mysterious foundling, aged ten years, totally deaf and damb."’ The kind heart of the artist is touched; he resolves to see the unhappy child, whose misfortune is thus proclaimed in gay and fantastic letters and made a capital with which to trade. The same night he attends the per- formance at the circus, He sees the girl, he suspects the managers of cruelty towards her, examines into the case and then and there adopts her as his own and carries her triumphantly back with him to Lon- don. There he, his invalid wife and “Madonna (as they call their adopted chila) form the happiest of families, Upon tnis incident—the particulars of which are given us early in the book under the head of “The Adventure”’—turns the whol2 plot of the story. “Madonna” (so cailed from her touciing resemblance to Raphael’s ideal) is the axle to the Wheel. And, strange to say, the absorbing interest ofthe book 1s kept up without its being in any sense a love tale, uuless, indeed, from the sad shadow of one in the past, “Hide and Seek” is divided into two books, and one of the most important, as he is certainly the most eccentric cuasacter, does uot make us his un- couth bow until the commencement of Book the Second. His début is.as characteristic as it is pecu- liar, He it is who 13 destined to play the second part in the game of “Hide and Seek’’—through his agency the mystery of the story graduaily ceases to be one—vanishing little by little into thin air, and managed with the same artistic skill in the eluctda- tlon which has characterized the weaving of the plot, la doth which respects uo living writer can excel Mr. Wilkie Collins, Tae Lire oF CHARLES Dickens, by R. Shelton Mackenzie, LL.D., has been published in neat form by T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia. It con- tains personal recoijlections and anecdotes, some ; private letters of Mr. Dickeas, never before pub- lished (for the most part unimportant), and certain Papers in prose and verse which have not been | Previously collected. These are taken chiefly from | Bentiey’s or other magazines for which Mr. D.ckens was in the habit of writing, and have—some of them—not been reprinted since their original publi- | cation untl now. The book contains a portrait and autograph of Charles Dickens. | such a work cannot fail to be interesting, as there | is scarcely & man, woman or child in America who | has not revelled in the writings of this wonderful author, and who has not mourned his 10+ Yet it is | astonishing that while “Samivel Veller, ber” and others sre almost household words, many | are comparatively iguorant of the origin of Charles | Dickens himsl and of his personal aud literary history, We think Mr. Mackenzie might have made tho chronological arangement of his work clearer. He | carnes as at times years ahead, urged on by some ' particular train of thought, wha. suddenly the | brakes are put on, and we presently find ourselves ! compelled to back to the starting point for the in- vestigation of matters at which we shouid have | been permitted to glance in passing. He has, how- ever, coliected a vast amount of interesting infor- | mation in regard to the great novelist, AS a writer nothing could add to the world’s appreciation of ; Mr. Dickens, but few, we tuink, will put down this volume without better acquaintance with and higher esteem for him as a man. INSTRUCTIONS ON THE Mass. D. & J. Sadlier & Uo. Thus 16 the title of a philosophical and very in- | structive work in explanation of the principal relt- gious ceremonial of the Catholic Church, from the pen of the Very Rev. John T. Sullivan, Vicar General of | the Diocese of Wheeling, Va., and published with the | special approbation of the Most Rey. Archbishop of New York. Io a preliminary article it traces the necessity of sacrifices in general, minutely deserib- | ing that of the mass, with its attendant ceremonies, | and explains the uses and signification of the vart- ous vestments, cloths and ornaments at the altar. From this it passes toa fuil consideration of the prayers and ceremonies, and translates for the pub- | lie—Cathollc and Protestant—the language employed by the priest and celebrants. It is a work which | will be particularly interesting to that portion of the | Protestant world who have ever entertained a de ) sire to penetrate the mysteries of Catholic worship. T. B. Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia, have just. issued the fourth volume of their new and hand- some edition of the works of George Sand (Madame Dudevant). This 1s “Indiana,” ono of the best known works of the anthoress, It has been trans- lated from the French by George W. Richards, and is preceded by a sketch of the life of George Sand, occupying some sixteen pages. The same publishers have also issued a new edi- tion of Alexandre Dumas’ “Love and Liberty,” @ narrative of the Freuch Re volation of 1792, ‘The Magazines. server's Monthly, for Febraary, the fourth issue of this delighttul new literary venture, comes freighted fall of fresn, vivacious, eparkling prose and poetry, thus admirably sustaining the expecta- tions that its first appearance awakened. Mr. Has- sard’s instructive illustrated article on “The New York Mercantile Library,’ alone guarantees a hearty welcome, and Professor f. B. Maury’s valu- able contribution on “Weather Telegrains and Storm Forecasts,” with notes and diagrams, 13 worth the subscription price to the reader. Young foiks avd | old alike will be pleased with the continuation of | the story of “Lucky Peer,’ from Christian Hans Andersen's genial pen. But these are accompanied by a rare selection or tnmely ranging into the realms and varied themes of history, poesy and romance, followed by editorial gieanings and annotations concerning ‘Home and Society,” “Books and Authors a; Home,” &c., &¢., which do credit to Mr. Holland's industry as well as to his recognized talent. Tle abundance, novelty and merit of Ser@uer's Movwthly mast command success. The Atlantte Monthly, for Febraary, comes with the confidence of an “anctent mariner? on the seas of ilterary exploration. The entire originality and boldness of wie fore us cannot be disputed. 1\ opens with a philo- “Origins of Folk Lore,” fuil of legendary light, im- close” of verse, In which angels, genil, fairies, ‘upprepared for Master Zack's reappearance ta chap- | “Micaw- | number ve- sophical and yet pleasantly readable paper on the mediately succeeded by a most bizarre and, in seme places, beautifal production, m what the autbor (Mr, O'Connor) correctly terms an “‘aliegretto capric- event of Bret Harte casting Its shadow before, eh Dr. Willtams continues bis excellent advice about “Byes and How to Take Care of Them,” and Mr. John Hay renews his very palatable entertainment of “Castiilan Days.” Mr, Willtam L, Stone contri- | butes “A Chapter on Modern Astrology,” and “The | Story of a Famous Book," a narrative of Benjamiwr Frankiin’s autobiography, will command hosts of readers. The tale entitled the “Red Hand,” by Wil- liam M, Baker, supplies dramatic sensation, and ar escort of lighter articles, crowned with copious jot- tings on “Recent Literature,” brings up the array of the month for the brillant Atlantic. Lipptncott's Magazine, for February, maintains the enviable reputation already acqu red by the pubdlish- ers to give the American pubite @ sterling monthly | from Philadelphia, The current issue contains a | great variety of articles of an entertaining charac- | ter, “On the Ice Belt’ is a graphic description of | | the beautiful and striking phenomena attend'ng the | ; formation of ice aiong the shores of the great lakes. | “The Marquis’ 13 a quaint and humorous story, that will please by tts novelty, “The War Records at the Patent Ofice’’ constitutes a very interesting | account of the Bumerous inventions made tn arms and hospital apparatus during the late civil war in this country. "Rome on the Twentieth of Septem- ber’ is a narrative of the scenes which marked the capture of Rome by the Italtan forces, and 13 fur- nished by an actual observer. Lord Palmerston is | the subject of a very pleasing and tnstructive sketch from the pen of Mr, Robert M, Walsh, in which the distinguishing traits of the great premier’s character are clearly and forcibly portrayed. “Uhess," by a tenth rate player, will be founda agreeable and suggestive. The poetry and stories of the preseat numoer are in keeping with the usual elevated standard. The “Monthly Gorsip” ta unusually interesting. Not to speak of other things, we would mention a brilliant and entertaining sketch of the incidents connected with the dinner | given to Mr. Dickens in London, prior to his last visit to America, and of the occurrences of his out- ward voyage. Lippincot’s Magazine 18 certainly gaining both in the high tone of tts articles and in the variety of its contents. Tue full page illustra- tion which accompanies the story entitled “The Marquis” 13 very Leautiful. The Eclectic Magazine, containing the cream of the leading foreign periodicals, is peculiarly at- tractive in the February number because of its excellent selection of matter touching the great contest of the hour in Europe. For instance, ‘The Future of France,” from the Fortnightly Review; “Why is Prussia Vtetortous?”’ from Blackwood, and “The New Constitution of Germany,” from the Spectator, will at once secure attention. Abie papers on ‘Bolivia and Brazil in the Amazon Valley’ and on “Modern Russia’ are great accessions, and the delightful sketch of a visit to Charles Dickens, from the pen of the Scandina- vian bard and romance writer, Andersen, is another gem in the rich and diveraified setting of the month. “A Romance of Science,” from Chambers’ Journal, 1s also worthy of particular mention. A sketch of the life of General Trochu, the commandant of beleaguered Paris, refers to the fine steel plate like- hess of that distinguished leader, which forms the embellishment of the number, and racy Mterary art and “varieties” notes by the editor complete a most desirable budget. The Nattonal Quarterly Review for the iast quarter of 1870 1s packed full of solid and supertor material. It opens with a very interesting review of the earlier “Female Artists,” which is followed by @ valuable paper “On the Lost Sciences’’—the best, we think, of the December's contents. Pro- founder research is represented in the articles on “fhe Structure of the Earth,” and “The Develop- ment of the Cell Theory.” “The Causes ot the Franco-Prussian War’’ form the topic of a contribu. tion specially interesting at this time, and poittical thinkers will find food for deep and serious refiec- tion in the two articles ov “Our Navy and What It Should Be’ and “Party Strife and Its Conse- quences,” The notices and criticisms are concise and judicious, and reveal a world of conscientious | literary labor. The New Era, devotrd to the diffusion of know- | ledge on Judaism and Jewish literature, 1s a neat, at- tractive little monthly, edited by the Rev. Rapnael | D. C, Lewin, and published at 67 and 6) Willan | Street, The fourth number, now on our table, con- | tains some readable short articles on “Judaism and Education,” “Pictures and Their Painters,” “Life Among the Hindoos,” and other useful and enter- taming material in the direction of its prescribed pa‘h, tollowed by a compilation of memoranda on recent events of particular interest to tne Israelite community. A very creditable addition to our | periodical list. Young israel, an wlustrated monthiy magazine | for young people, edited and published by Messrs. | Louis Schnapel and M. Brecher, from the presses of | the Hebrew Orphan Asylum Printing Establishment, | tsa bright, lively, handsome'y arranged publication, | abounding 1 pleasant pabulum for the youthful | minds and even for readers of elder growth. The articles en the “Second Mortara” case and “The First Jews on American Soil” particularly recom- mend themselves, not merely by the pertinent inter - est of their subject matter, but by their graphic style. ‘ih: first named is, however, a translation from the Gpinione of Florence. The Art Journal (No. CIX., New Series), for January, is 4 beautiful number, enriched with a con- tinuation of the attractive series on the British artists, with very flue illustrative engravings: the “Stately Homes of England,” “Pictures from Eng- lish Literature,” Lightfoot’s full page engraving of O'Neill's famous work, ‘The Visit to the Armorer,’’ and a superb copy of John Bell’s grand sculptured group, ‘*America.”” The literary, artistic and acien- tifle notes are good and fresh, as usual, and the number aitogcther is a delightful promise for the enterprive throughout the coming year. CH SS MAT TERS, | | Another Fine Game at Odds. Captain Mackenzie's ability in giving odds to sev- eral of the strongest chess players in New York is so pronounced that 101s doubtful whether he may not rank in that re spect with the late celebrated Mac- donald, who was distinguished by his genius in that kind of chess play. The subjoined game, contested with a player who ranks high tn chess circles, will be found interesting and instructive, Kemove white Q Kt from the board. Scotch gambit. Mackenzie, white. Amateur, black, (a) Underthe circumstances a judicious sacrifice, for which white obtains a strong attack and wins two mivor ‘pieces fur his Book. (2) To iivernte hin Queen's Rook. (c) Necessary to prevent @ checking at B 3 (2) Black might have avoided mate on the mo ve, but his gare was irre trievi ITALIAN UNITY. Boston Syinpatbizes with Victor Emmanuel Education and Other Yankee Notions for the Italians. bi Bostox, Jan An address to the King of Italy, with Signatures of prominent citizens, will forwarded, The address closes as follow: The triumphs of the past will stimulate you to new achievements. We assure you of our heartfelt sympathy with all your efforts for the good of Italy. We believe that you agree with us that the truest wisdom of all rulers ts found in justice and benetl- cence to all men, and that the greatest earthly gift to the people ts that universal education which 1s the strength of our country and which must be the hope 90, 1871. humerous shortly be ploaroons, William Waikers, of yours, We wish for you @ long and glorious Share Bel Ay agrees reign; for your veople progress and piosperity; for get mixed up in the most astounding manner about | yutted Italy independeace, stability and honor while 5 Fanny,” the obiect of his eulogy. Tn coming the word stands. THE PACIFIC RAILROAD RING. More Burdens tvr the Taxpayers. Demands of tho Pacific Railroad Ring—The Resources of the Corporati ‘Statements of Their Fionacial Agonta—A C any with Four Million Dollars Annual Net Income that Preteads it Cannot Pay the Annual Interest on Its Bonde—Six Subsidized Corporations ALobbyist Makes a Correspondent an Offer as is an Offer—Come Round to My Room and See Me—Opinions of President Grant, the Attorney General and the Secretary of the Treasury—Judge Lawrence’s Bill—Will it Pass?—Boston Influence—Wiill it be Too Mach for Mr. Dawes ¢ WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 1871. The strongest ring, in a money pointof view, ever formed here bas recently been made up to resist the passage of the Lawrence bill, requiring certain subsidized corporations to pay the entire semi-annual interest ag tt accrues on the $64,457,320 ; of bonds tssued by the United States to ald the con- straction of the Pacific Railroad and branches. Gray-bearded millionnaires who ten years ago were penniless adventurers now stride through the lobbies, browbeating the timid, bribing the venal and attempting to cajole everynody else. “If you can," quoth one of the veteran lobbyists, “get & good letter, favoring our roads, into a leading New York paper I wouldn't mind giving you a hun- dred dollars, or even more. Iam willing to be lib- eral; como round to my room and see me." To an oyster house Bohemian such an offer would be perfectly irresistiblo, Unfortunately for the lobby, however, the profession of journalism here has been pretty weil purged of such characters, Nearly all the correspondents here are men of ability and character. They are well patd by the Journals that employ them and are accustomed to treat such offers as they deserve. Iwill not, however, be too hard on the would-be friendly lobbyist. 1 have thought his oer over and concluded to ‘get a good letter favorirg his roads’’ into, not “one of the leading New York papers,” but the leading paper of New York—the HERALD. Tt will not be just such a letter as he wants, It will contain the truth, the whole trata, and nothing but tho truth, It will favor those great enterprises the Pacific Ratlroads, but it Will prove that the subsidized corporations that control them can and should pay their honest debts, At will prove that the representations now for the first time put forth of the inability of the corpora- tions to pay the interest on their bonds are not well founded; but, on the contrary, are, asthe patent Medicine men say, ‘well calculated to deceive." “A LEITER FAVORING OUR ROADS," Mr, Boutwell’s last pone debt state ment shows that there has been paid from the national Treasury ou account of interest on bonds granted by Con- Gress in aid of the Pacific Railroad and branches the sum of $8,815,345, and that there 1s yet due the bond- holders, for which the United States 1s responsible aad must pay, if the companies do not, a farther sum OF $1,948,564; making im all $10,753,909 which the United States has all paid, or is responsible for, on account of Interest which should have been paid by the corporation as it became due, Of this sum there has been $2,460,818 repaid to the United States by transportation of government freight, troops, maus, &c., leaving a balance of $8,298,000 yet due from the corporations, ag tol. LOWS Balance of Interest Interest A td by the and not Uni Name of Rauwau. Yet Paw. States, Central Pacific, ard, wo find that the lands alone wut companies the abapeeteous sum of $116," And yet we find these gigantic beneficiaries ing into the lobby of Congress and denying the right of the United States to retaim on interest account move men halt the Sioa of their gor ied Transporting government freight, troops, ui Cs fare these men mad? rah aa OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. On the 28d of November last the Secretary of the Treasury submitted the matter to the Attorney General, who fully sustains the claim of the govern- ment to be patd the full amount of interest on the bonds as it accrues. He even went further, and ex- reased the decided pelea that the Secretary of he Treasury may hold the entire proceeas due the companies for guvernment transportauon and apply the same to the payment of interest, and that after such payment one-half the compensauon for such service may be retained and applied to the payment of the princtpal of the bonds, PRESIDENT GRANT and the Secretary of the Treasury accept the opinion, of the Attorney Gencral asa correct interpretation of the law, but the spoilt children of fortune who con- trol the corporations are aetermined to resist. They protest that they cannot pay the ranning expenses fad the Lateresion their frst and second mortgage bonds, They seem to forget their income derived from the sale of "B118,000,000 worth of land given them by a too genereus people, They say that under the law they are aot obliged to pay the tuterest on the government bonds from | year toyear as Lt accrues further than one-half of the Amount of their government transportation bills will go towards It. In nls imp rtant matter the President, Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury and’ the best lawyers tn Congress do not agree with the subsidized Sorporaion. Managers, Accordingly the Secretary of the Treasury 13 now withholding the full amount ie art vi See eee transportation, Service, &c., and applging the same to the pay: ment of the interest on their bonds, And . is very much dl: posed to authorize the Sec of uch ats; to autho! e the Interior to withhoid the patents on that $116,000,000 worth of land until some adequate pro- vision for the payment of both principal and tuterest is made, THE LAWRENCE BILI. A bill has been introduced in the House, and re- ferred to the Committee on Appropriations, which Provides that all sums due or to become due the United states on account of the interest on the subsidy bonds shall constitute ion on lands which have been or may be granted the companies, and which remain undisposed of, It the lands shail only be also provides that sold with the approval of the of which“ witt be applied, so far as the Treasury, and on conditions secure the proceeds to 13 necessary, to reimburse the United States for all sums that have been advanced the companies, and foally that the United States shall not pay any money to any company while it may be mdebted to the government, but shall make set-or, BEOURITY. The Commissioner of the General Land Orfice es- timates that the Central Pacific Company will pe en- titled to 11,110,400 acres of land, of which only 641,850 acres have been patented, and that tne Union Pacific Company will be entitled to 13,209,600 acres, of which none Nave been patented. ‘These lands are et the Bro of the United States and are not ikely to be turned over to the companies until the payment of both tne principal and inverest of the bonds have been made secure. THE Xi Yr. mitice. on Appropriations to Judge” barsoaoe ot uttee propriations to Ju of Onto, who has made a fair, full ‘and, exhaustive re- port, showing not only the right and power, but the duty of Con; to tt ‘The repeat in iaci shows that Congress is in duty poene to Interpose of the people to protect em from the rapacity of @ ring of speculators intent on their own izement. It closes as follows:—“‘To secure the performance of obligations Imposed by law this bill is submitted, with a recem- mendation that it be bd OAN THEY DEFEAT IT? To prevent the passage of the Lawrenoe bill the strongest lobby ever formed in Washington 1s using every possible means, A strong Boston influence 1s brought to bear to strangle it in Committee on Appropriations, Mr. Dawes, of Massachusetts, 18 chairman of that com- preys Wl the Boston lobbyists capture him t We shall see, NEW YORK CITY. ‘Tne following record will show the changes tn the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- $2,020,129 | parison witn the corresponding day of last year, as Kansas Pacific, 1090 844 | indicated by the thermometer inuv’s_Phar- Unton Pacific. . * $17,095 2,278,418 | macy, newt Building, corner on Fergie Central Branch, Union Pacifi 900 294,406 1870. 1871, 1670. 1871. Western Pacific.. 122,916 | 3 4, M. 388k BLM. “4 4° Sioux City and Pacitic. 193,811 | 6 A. M.. 39 8144 6 P.M. TOtM ss ooe oo ese cesses sevens +4$1)008,604 $6,358,526 | 19 47 (2G OeH sae ae interest due the bondholders from the | Average perature yesterday..... above maned erage ature Tes) SIX SUBSIDIZED CORPORATIONS at bard ee on the bonds tssued by the United States to aid the construction of their roads amounts In the aggre- gate to $3,977,129. ‘The company managers say they cannot pay it In full setai-annually as it becomes due, and ask vir- tually that the pulk of the burden may be placed upon the broad shoulders of the taxpayers. Vet us Perhaps I can show that these examine the facts, corporations are fur richer than their managers imagine. They certatuly ought to pay their honest debts, and it Will nor be at all aimcuit to show that they have abundant means, All that Is wanting 13 a littie force to make them come to time. I think it will not be at all dificult to prove that the net income of one company alone above the running expenses is more taan snficient to pay the interest on the bonds issued to all six. THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD, The annual interest on the $25,000,000 United States bonds issued to the Central Pacific Railroad Company 13 exuctly $1,510,860, ‘The laterest on the first mortgage bonds of the company is the same, or $3,021,720 altogether. I have before me a pamphiet Issued by Messrs. Fisk & Hatch, bankers and financial agents of the Central and Paciitic Rauroad Company, January 1, 1871. On pages one and two | find the following cheerful statement:— Atthe ¢:o8e of the firat full yoar of the operation of the Centra! Pacific Rauroad completed line, with through counections from the Tacige to the Atlantle consts, we age. enabled to present to thowe interested in the prosperity of the company the gratifying intelligence that the earnings for the year 1870 (estima:ing for the month of about $500,000), will reach nearly eight million dollars, of which about fifty per cent, or nenriy four million dollars, will be net, after deducting operating expenses, being an increase in gross earnings over the year 1869 of about $2,300,000, and in net earnings $1,800,000. From careful and moderate esti- amates, based upon present indications, it 1s believed that the earnings for the year 1871 will exceed $10,000,000, on four of same pamphlet we are informed that the *‘Ceptral Pacitic Railroad nas earned, in six Years, more than $10,000,000 net over operating ex. penses.’’ It must be borne in mind that of the aix ears here mentioned the road was open to through business fan nineteen months and twenty days. The subjoined table, also from the same pamphlet, shows the gross earnings and operating ex; 5 and the number of miles operated each year from ‘the commencement to the present time:—~ Miles Gross Operating Operated, Earnings. Expenses. SL to 66 $401,941 $121,669 56 to OF 964,917 200,710 94 to 137 1,470,653. 330,913 137 to 463 ‘2,300, 74 843,166 463 to 742 5,670,822 2,993,523 1870. sees T42 to GOOF 7,020,710 4,060,564 Se OER $18,629,813 $8,550,548 “Including the Western Pacific (158 miles), consolidated with Central in June, 1870, So much for earnings from transportation of freight and passengers. In relation to the income trom sales of lands given by Congress Messrs. Fisk & Hatch are not so explicit. On pages five and six, ner they make the following interesting state- ment:— The lands of the company have begun to be an important Rouree of nome, although no special, efforts have as yet been made toward the disposi Jands, which Papldly Increasing in vaiuo, Poon Of the landay which are he devevopment of the resources which the company pos- Sesses tn tts large and valuabie land grant is, as yet, but in its infancy, and it !s impossible to estimate its Immense im- portance and vaiue as an element strongth aod weaith to the company in the future, Let us leok elsewhere for something more definite. Here are facts from the highest omciai sources, THE LAND BUSINESS. ‘fhe original glit of public land to the Central and Union Paciiic companies and branches was 36,000,000 acres, according to the statement of the Commi3- sioners of the General Land Office. One of the fluan- ctal agents of the Union Pacific Company reports that: “Between July 28. 1869, and July 1, 1870, the Union Pacific Ratiroad Company sold 181,402 32-100 acres for $834,001 08, bemg an average price of 34 60 fd acre, A Kansas paper states that Mr. John D. Perry, president of the Kansas Pacitic Railroad Company, reports that during a soid land to the amou vherefor $247,236 in notes and $760,904 in cash, an after deducting the expenses of the sales the com- pany realised $972,639, WHAT WE FIND. Here we find, without looking any further, that two out of six of these eleemosynary corporations have realized $1,842,282 50 tn a single year from the Sale of a trifle over half a qpiliion acres given them by the government. I have no offictal reports at hand showing the amount realized by the other four national beneti- claries. From the activity of the agents of the Cen- tral Branch I judge that company’s sales must be the largest. The lowest estimate of the unknown four must equal at least the sales or the two above Stated, or $4,654,565 altogether—very nearly enough to pay the interest ou thelr government bonds By ont natn acent of their income from transpor- tation of treight and passengers. ‘And yet we find the managers Alling the lobbies of our naitonal capltal, demanding relief from the pay~ ment of the interest, seml-annually as it accrues, on | government, and wita an assurance almost beyond vellef, asking that the buik of the burdens be placed npon the taxpayers of the nation, What next, I woud vf VALUK OF THR. LANDS. " It musi ve borne in mind that the 95,000,000 acres of land granted these companies ts a free gift of the government. The money realized from te sales is clear gain. We have seen that about one-seventueth part—665,647 acres— brought | last yea seeeeerenenres 40% ‘The flags on the City Hall were displayed at half- bn piece out of respect to the memory of Mr. al Ls The returns of the new census from the Seventh ward show a gain of 308, and from the Twenty-tirst ward @ gain of 5,852. Dr. T. 8. Lambert lectured last evening before the Eastern branch of the Young Men’s Christian Asgo- ciation on ‘The Causes of Long and Short Life.” The Rey. Dr. Chapin delivered his lecture on “Modern Chivalry” last evening at the Chelsea Presbyterian church, Twenty-Second street, near Ninth avenue. Tne Department of Public Parks report that from an abstract of the returns of the gatekeepers of the Central Park it 1s shown that the number o sleighs which entered the Park during the last few days 1s as follows:—On Friday, the 27th inst., 13,980; on Saturday, the 28th inst., 14,640, and on Sunday, the 29tn, 11,480, The Rev, Dr. G. W. Samson, President of Colum- bia College, Washington, D. ©., commenced last evening @ course of lectures on “Art,” at the chapel of Rutgers Female College. The discourse last evening treated of “The principles of man’s na- ture giving origin to the fine arts; their classifica- tion, and the history of their progress associated with that of civilization.” The course comprises seven lectures, which will be given each successive Monday eveuing. Quite an interesting affair took place on Saturday evening, the 28th inst., at the works of A. S. Came- ron & Co., the occasion being the presentation by the workmen to the superintendent of the establish- ment, Mr. Geo Smith, Jr., of a valuable gold pay ‘approprimely inscribed: Re: Oe sant character -were made by the heads ent departments and the leading workmen. The fact that this establishment was the ptoneer in this country of co-operation in manufacturing industry lends foterest to the occasion, which was excecd- ingly creditable to all concerned. In spite of the diligent search instituted no further traces have been found of Mr. Edward Fitzpatrick, lately cashier of the banking house of Messrs. Eu- gene Kelly & Co., 21 Nassau street. The unfortunate utleman is supposed to have been drowned by allie from one of the ferryboats on his way home to Williamsburg. He had been toa dinner party, where champagne was frecly imbibed; but his friends deny that he was at all inebriated when be started homeward, a3 he was most sbstemious and is Seed in his habits, Messrs, Eugene Kelly & Co., who deplore his loss as a faithful and steady em- ploy¢, think that his would have been recov- ered by this time if he had been foully dealt with at the hands of assassins. Abraham Roschild, a Philadelphia ‘duffer,” and Louis Specker, residing at 363 Broome street, are alleged to have been in the habit of going around among the German residents of this city and repre- senting themselves as emigrants from the Father- and. it game was to represent that they had certain in the Custom House, the duty on which they were unable to pay. Some imaginary were thus sold to Mr. Henry Hackmith and fohn Deyton, thereby swindling them out of $125. ‘These two city sharks were arrested yesterday by Captain Killalea, of the Twenty-second precinct, and were committed to answer in default of ball by Justice Coulter, in the Yorkville Police Court, The report of the Central Park Meteorological De- single year lus company has | partment for the week ending January 28, 1871, nt Of 384,186 acres, realizing | snows the following fluctuations of the weather:— Barometer—Mean, 80.114 inches; maximum, at 9 P. M., January 25, 30.482 mches; minimum, at! A. M., January 27, 29.882 Inches; range, .600 inches. Ther- mometer—Mean, 15.4 degrees; maximum, 02. 0m. A. M., January 22, 88 degrees; minimum, at 6 A. M., January 23, zero; range, 38 degrees. Ke- marka—January 23, snow from 2 P. M. vo 12 P. M.; amount of water, .17 inch. January 24, snow from Ob, Om. A. M. tod A. M.; amount of water, .03 uch. January 26, snow from 5:45 A. M. to 12 P. M.; amount of water, .72inch. January 27, snow from 0a. Om. A.M, to2 P, M.; amount of water, .02inch. Janu- ary 28, snow from 5. M.to 12 P, M.; amount of water, .08 inc. Total amount of water for weck, 1,02 inches, Distance travelled by tne wind, for the week, 1,914 mules, Total depth of snow for week, 15 inches. Two Burrens FiouT A DUEL. With Pisrors.—Tne Marysville (Cal.) Appeal of January 10 gives a loug account of a bloodless duet that came off on Sunday the bonds issued for their benefit by @ too generous | morning in Sutter county between Johnny Davis and Tommy Buras, two well known sporting men of that city, It appears that Davis and Barns had pre- viously & personal encounter, in which Davis was worsted. Not being able to cope wit Burns physi- cally, he challenged him. The chatienge was ac- cepted. Early on Sunday morning they, hh their seconds, umpire, &c., repaired to Sutt where, preliminaries being arranged, they and fired five times at each otlier without resuitg tuaserateh to either, when the fag of truce was the enormous sum of $1,842,252. | We all know that ns the country along the tine of | the road fills up with ents 3 acres mush bus, tal wlements, the remaiaing | Cooper, of Sutte ease In value many Joid; | but they gave ht the present actual Ca4L Sales ago Shands { an raised by (he Burns party, wh made ant the matt came over to arre leg batt and acy we Gl aCthoU. the f now probably 4 (rom the