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VOL. IX.--NO. 30.
KUGENE CITY, OREGON,; SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1876.
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ti Inn .
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Sat each insertion.; v,, ' ..
Advertising bill!, will be rendered quarterly.
All lob wo rnunt be vaio fob on dklivkrt.
POSTOFFlCIi.
Office Hour. -"From i A.'m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
fri'm 1:50 to 130 p. m,
. u.,1 KrrirM from ttie south and loaTea roinir north
10 a. m. An ive. from the north an I leave, irointr
erath at 3:33 P m- or oiuialaw. rronklin ana Uiug
T .m. clow at ( k.u. on wecine. lay. or urawrorua
iiu bmo Creek anil Brownsville at I r.u.
o .Litter, will be realy for delivery half an hour after
ta rival of train.. Letter, thould be left at the office
out hour before mail, depart.
" A. S. PATTERSON, P. M.
CHURCHES.
Barns Cmmes. -"-H. Q. Davenport, raitor,
Ser.
vice, every Sunday at II a. m. an 1 7 p.
hitnfay
scnooi a If
evening. -
Prayer meeting every Friday
If. E. CmTBCB A. 0. Fairchild, Tutor. Service.
-, at 10;3U a. m. and 7:80 p. m, ,
Cjuutuk-G. M- Whitney, Tastor. Service, by
special announcement.
.i
SOCIETIES.
t
V.varsK Lodoe No U. A. F. and A. M
Meet, first and third Welnevlay. in each
mourn.
.... . V n-. ti T.w- v.. n T ft
1S"- ' ' - .
& w - Ufrinnrf , unfliinv nvpninir.
'tV! WlMAWBAL ESOtMPMF.lIT NO. ,
eneeU on the Jdand 4th W&ruwlays in each motiui.
:geo.b. dorms,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Office on Willamette street, Eugene City.
; G. A. MILLER.
. DENTAL ItOOiia IX DUNN'S
fj, - r BUILDING.
,J3. j ..' Eugene City, Or.,
frofems DENTISTRY AND ORAL SURGERY
m.lJOIIJV HERRBOLD,
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL DENTIST,
Underwood's Brick Building, Up Stairs.
Resoectlull v nfler his service ti.
.the citizens of this plaireand vicln-
f it v, in all the brant hes of bis pro-
ession,
Tbo Latest Im pi pfements In
Plate Work
txenuted In a satisfactory manner.
STOCK 19 CASH, and All Work Must be Paid
r on Delivery. '
DENTAL.
"TVl 'F. WELSH has opened Dental Rnnnv
JJ p'errrantly inUnderwd's building. EugeHe
"City, end respedtfully solicits share or tlm pub-
' VfVrencThy pormission, Dr. J.R. Cardwell.
A. W.PATTERSON,
" - - - .
PJEiqiAN AND SURGEON,
Office on Ninth Street, opposite the St.
Charles Hotel, and at Healdence,
KiJOENJ; CITY. OKKGON.
OR. GEO. W. ODELL.
Officd Up Stairs, fint North ef Aslor IIoiis.,
' EUGENE CITY, ORKJOX.
tat convenience of aelf and patrons all bookj nd
aounU will be left in charge of G. M. COOl LB,
Esq., oppo.it the .tone .tore, who i. fully utnor
W U coll wt the wm. It i. tally expected that
all aoeounU foraervioe. will be pinted tor pay
sa.nt in thirty day., and colleoted in uxty.
Eugene City, April 4th, 1074.
Chas. M. Horn,
mlbilCAL GUNSMITH.
f 'L'' ' "''1 DEALER IM GUNV RIFLES.
and Materials. Reiiaririni? done In
vVSj the neatect stv' and Warranted.
sdTp Sewing Mnchinen, Safes,
.4f I VLocii.jBtc , itepmred-
(Guns' loaned and ammunition furnished.
Shop on Ninth Street, opposite Star B ikery.
JKWKLRY ESTABL1SMENT.
J. 5. LUUitI, rQ
DSAtEBIN
(Clocks, Watches, Chains, Jewelry, etc,
Repairing Promptly Executed.
, t-AUWork Warranted.?
.. i. : J. 8 -LU!KKV,
i POST OFFICE EUILlilNO.
.Wiett A Eighth Bta.. Eugene City-
For Sale.
TWO GOOD .,.
: , DWELLING HOUSES,
vrkiv mi iuiwW Wwi and will be aoKl aS a
bar-
Tney. "T&Ebm
Bonk yand Stationery Store.
POST OFFICE BUILDINCEUGESECM f,I
have on band snd am consUntly recetvioa an
aasonmeot of the Bt School and Mi.Il.nis
books. SUtHinery. BUnk Books. PortfolM.Card.
WalleU, Blanks. Prtmonnaes. et., etc. A II or
ders, promptly Silled. A. 8. PATTERSON.
OPPOSITION
IS THE
LIFE. OF TRADE!
SLOAN BROTHERS
WVL DO WORK CHEAPER thaa aay otter
abopiatowa.
HORSES SHOD TOE l 50,
l-Msamata(ml,anroas-L Rceettine; oU ehoea
t ii asitaw
ail warraated ta r ei!ff
gaop oa Eigtth st, opposite Ham-
BEN. F. DORR IS.
' DEALER IN
Stoves and Ranges,
Tin Ware,
. PLAIN, FANCY 4 JAPANNED
Shovels and Tongs,
Fenders ft Fire Dogs,
Cauldron S- Wash Kettles.
Hollow, Iron and Copper Ware,
PORCELAIN. TINNED A BRASS
PRESER Vim KETTLES,
Driven Well & Force Pnmps,
Lead and Iron Pipes,
Hose Mpes d Hose
1!I FACT, Everything belonging to my busi
ness. all of which I will sell at the
LOWEST CASH PRICES. ;
JOB WORK
Of til kinds done promptly and In a satisfaction
manner.
WELLS DRIVEN PROMPTLY
AND
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
By attention to hnslnssa and honorable dealin
hope to merit a share of your patronage
Ja6 BEN. Ft DORR'S.
11 pei Bona knowing themselves in
debted c me wi'l please call and
8ETTLK WITHOUT DELAY.
X F. DORRIS.
THE
HAYEXER MARKET !
BECKER & BOYD, Proprietors.
KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND,
BEEF,
VEAL,
PORK AND
MUTTON.
Dried Meats of all kinds. lard. Tallow. .to
Will
ell Beet in chunk, from 8 to i cent..
GEO. 8. WALTON.
AARON LYNCH.
FIRM
AND
N E W GOO D S.
In Dorris' Brick Building.
Walton & Lynch
Have formed a copartnership for the purpose of
carrying on a general
Grocery and Provision
Ruinesa, and wil'. keep on band a general as-
mrment of
Groceries. Provisions,
Tobacco, Cigars,
Nuts, Candles,
Soaps, ' Candles,
Crockery. Notion
Wood snd Willow Wsre.
Green and Dried Fruits,
Cured Heats,
Etc., Etc.
Tbey propose to do business on a
CASH BASIS,
Which means that
Low Prices are Established
Good, delivered without charge to Buyer
ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE WANTED
For Vhich
WK WILL PAY HIGHEST MARKET PRICES
Eugene City Brewery.
MATHIAS MRLL.EK, Pro'p
Is now prepared to fill all orders for
LAGER BEER
OF A SUPERIOR QUALITY.'
Come bd1 vt for yourself. A good article meedt
rerum meui UtioD.
ASTOR HOUSE,
B. C. PENNINGTON, - Proprietor,
mitTSWEt.I,wv T,1DMIU l wain
1 tiikt-n rharire of the AH TOR HOLVE. and ha.
re-flttl and re-turnislied the nie. and will keep it
aernod to no house in tlie ette. Ton tieed not fear
... t,i mil I, hi talde will be .uDolied with
the heat the eountry aiforda. Charge, reawnablv
Come one, come alL
Real Estate For sale.
gEVEJI OR EIGHT HUNDRED ACRES Of
Farm and Grazing Lands
For Sale on Easy Terms.
AIk, IIOLSE AKD LOTS in Eufeoe.
Inqnire of
GEO. II. THURSTON.
Carding and Spinning.
HA VINO PURCHASED the Machinery wsmH
by C. Goodchild, I am Dow prepared to make
alikiodaof
YARN, BAITS, Ac,
for eostotaert
At the Lowest Living Rates.
WM, IRVINC,
E If G EXE CIT r. UKEGOX
PIONEElt ASSOCIATION.,
Si.m. May 4. 1876. .
Board of Director, met pursuant to d
joanment. Present. lion. J. W. Grim,, President i
Hod. K. N. Cook, Jo. Watt'ind W. H.
Herren, Hon. P. X Matthiea, J. Henry
Biown, Secretary, and William II. Ree.
Corresponding Secretary".
Mr. rVes moved that the re-onion be ei
teoded to continue for two days, 1Mb. and
16th of June next.
On motion. Mr. Jos. Watt and S 0. Reed
were appointed a Committee of Arrange
UMta, io regard to fares with the different
companies. Corried.
The subject or programme was taken up
and considered in detail.
Joseph Uolman, of Marion ; Amos Cook,
of TamhUI, A. L. Lovejor, of Clackamas,
and Medorum Crawford, of Multnomah, were
elected standard bearer.
The piece of music known aa "Orefron."
(a Quickstep) composed by A. Mutz in
1845, Ibe only copy in existence, was aelert
ed to be i layed by the band as the leading
piece of music.
The Committee of Arrangements to ap
point the floor managers of the ball.
Mr. Cooke moved that the ball tickets be
placed at (2 without supper.
PROQRAMilg OF KXKRCI.KS AT TUB FAIR
GROUNDS.
The procession will form nnder the direc
tion of the Chief Marshal, Tbos. C. Shaw.
at 10:30 o'clock, a. h., June 15, 1876, on the
plank walk extending east from the railroud
track at the fair grounds, in the following
ordnr:
First Band Music, "Oregon."
Second Pioneer Standard.
ThirdPresident and Vice President.
Fourth (.'haplin and Orator.
Filth Members of the Pioneer and His
torical Society of Oregon.
Sixth RecorJing and Corresponding
Secretaries and Treasurers.
Seventh Invited guests, male snd female.
Eighth Members of the Society, male
and female, who came into the Territory
prior to January, 1841, followed by ih
thre divisions to January, 1854, each divis
ion with an appropriate banner.
Ninth Friends ol the Association, male
and female,.,- , i
AT THS STAND.
First Music "Hail Columbia."
Second -Prayer by the Chaplain, Rer.W.
H. Holier ts.
Third Annual Addre3S, by non. R. P.
Boise.
Fonrth Music.
Fifth Recess.
AFTKRSOOM RXERCISKS.
First 1 o'clock, Picnic Dinner.
Sfcond 3 o'clock. Address by Mrs Jen
nie Fi Dawne, followed by musical entertain
ment in the Pavil.loo by Pioneer young
ladies and gentlemen.
Third At seven o'clock, dancing in the
Pavillioo.
Fourth 7 o'clock. Pioneer Love Feast.
opening address by Hoo. S. F.'Chudwick.
who will be followed by others, with time
imited to 15 minutes to each speaker.
SKCOND DAT.
First 9 o'clock, election of officers aod
business meeting of Society.
Second 11 o'clock, form a procession
and march to the stand where Hon. John
Mioto will deliver the Descriptive address
aod call the roll lor 1814.
Third 1 o'clock. Picnic Dinner.
Fourtd 2 o'clock, Poem Capt 0. 0.
Applegate.
Fifth Singing by students of the schools
of Salem, under the direction of Prof. T. II
Crawford.
On motion, II. Lanson, of Dsy'oo, was
chosen Chief Marshall. Aids Daniel Ciark
and James Klkins.
Standard B-arers Ben. Cornelius. Hi
ram Sm th. Frank Shaw and B. F. Nichols.
Division Standard 1840, J. L. Parish.
DIVISION STANDARD BIARIRS.
1841 Francis Bernier.
1842 Mfdorum Crawford.
1843 W. J. Uarnson.
1844 Wm. M. Case.
1845 Greenherry Smith.
1846 F. W. Geer.
1847 Chris Taylor.
1848 AhioS. Watt.
1049-CapL Geo. II. Flanders.
18")0 Geo. Comegys.
1851 I
1852 V Will be announced in a few days.
1853)
Board met at 7:30 o'clock.
Present, all members who were at the
alternooa sessioo.
First business being the programme, it
was perfected.
Mr. Rps read the following preamble
and ivaolotiooa. which oo motiuo was
adopted:
WaaaiAS. An invitation has been exten
ded by the Ontennial Executive Commit)
in the name of the eitifrtis of Portland, to
lb Pwnepf Aeietio. Ha nvmbrs to be
ptveriit aod join in ewlebralirg tke una hon
drrdlh anniversary ol nor n.lN,nal inrpMi
deoo. ao-l wberaaa J. W. Grim, Priietit
of the aMOciatioo. has in bfb.lf of the mis
hers aco-pied the invitation thai ex landed,
therefore the following teggeetioos are rr
spectlully submitted to the coo.ideraiioo of
tbis meeting :
First That the board of directors be re
quested to confer with the centennial execu
tive committee for the purpose or procuring
a suitable ball, or place in the city, to be
used as headquarters of the Pioneer Associ
ation during the centennial celebration.
Second That this meeting designate a
member or the organization to perforin the
duly ol spokesman or orator, and when oc
casion may require in the regular order of x
ercises to respond hi beball the Pioneer As
sociation.
Tliiid That a marshal and two aids be
selected to act during the celebiation under
the general order ! the chief marshal of
the centennial jubilee. '
Cpurth That in forming the pioneers in
procession i lie same order used at Ibe anoii'
al reunion shall be observed, and Ibe nation
al flag, the grand and dirision banners ot the
association, when not in use, shall be placed
in charge ot tbe marshal or the association.
Filth That the recording secretary ol
the association be authorized to keep the
register at pioneer headquarters in Portland
during the centennial celebration, for the
purpose ol enrolling the names of those who
may choose to become members.
There was some discussion on matters un
necessary to be made public, and on motion
Ihe board adjourned. J. W, Griu, '.
H Brown. Sec'y. . Pres't. .
THE NEXT SENATE.
The San Francisco Post furnishes
the following interesting estimate of
what the next Senate amy possibly
bo:
The present House of Representa
tives in composed ot 292 members,
politically divided as follows: Demo
crais, loo; Kepiibliuatiit, lUe; Imlo
peudenlM, 14; with two vacancies.
Tiieie is a clour Democratic majority
of 4G overall, tslioultl the Democrat
ic party by any accident secure the
next 1 resident, ait they have the lronse
aire nly by so large a majority it be
comes an important inquiry what the
political character ot the denale will
be. It is now composed ot 74 niem-
ers, representing 87 Stales, but I Vie
is one vacancy iu the Louisiana repre
sentation, leaving in tact but 73 Sena
tors. These are politically divided as
lollows: Republicans, 42; Democrat",
'!) Iiiiliiiiwiilmit.il. '2. Tha l:it u I'letv
lions in New Hampshire and ConnecTl
ticiit have worked no change in the I
trout those States, whose successors
are to bo chosen this year. New
Iamnshire will unl a Repub'icnn in
Crayiu's seat ami Connecliciii a Dem
ocrat in Eaton's. Giving the vacant
seat for Louisiant to the Democrats
and tho two Independents Ii oth
and Hamilton ti) tho Republican,
the Senate would stand: Republicans.
44; Democrats, 30. A Republican
majority ol 14. '
f The terms of twenty-six Senators
expire on the third ot March, 1877.
when President .brant goes out.
These are the Slates, from which
they ' hold : Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware, Georgia, Ivt niucky, Louis-
inn , Mississippi, North lorolina,
Oregon, Tennessee. Texas, Virginia
and West Virginia; all Democratic,
ami entitled to 13 Senators. The
Republican Stales are Illinois, Iowit,
Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Mich
igan, Minnesota. Nebraska, New
Hamshire, New Jersey (having a Re
publiciu Legislature). Rhode Isliiud,
South Carolina and Wisconsin, being
entitled to 13 Senators, all to be Re
publicans from the present outlook.
Any estimnle that gives the Senator
from Illinois, Wisconsin or Minnesota
to the Democrats, or from North
Carolina or Florida to tho Republi
cans, is inadmissablQ. The 20 Sena
tors now in the Senate from these M
States (allowing one for tho vacant
seat Iroiil Louisiana) are classed: Re-
publicans, 10; Democrats, iu. in
the new Senate con venini' on March
4. 1877. tln-v will be classed: Ro-
mi i hi-aiiM. 13 : Democrats. U. I lie
. ' A tTl
Senate will then siainl: Republican,
41 : Democrat. 33; a Republican ma
I 7 7 ...
ioritv of 8. There is a possibility
that this majority may bo cut uown
bv the ad.nissioii ot Ooioraao.
Should that Stale elect a Democratic
Legislature in October, tho Senate
would then stand: ICcpntilicans, si ;
Democrats, 35. An I even wuh two
' ...... vr
more Democrats adled Irom JNeW
Mexico, in the Auiunin of 1877. there
would still be a Republican majority
of four in the Senate. Hut shoul i
Senators Hoolh ami Chrisliancy,
elected a independents, go over to
the Democracy, where a few hot
headed and short-sighted Republi
can have been trying their best to
send tfH'in, the result would bo a lie
vote 39 to 39. Iu that case the
election of the St. Is mis ticket would
give the casting vote and the Senate
to the D.-inocrtcy. ; We fear no such
rsult. Neither Ii nth nor Christian
cy will go over, and for al least two
year alter thn 4lb- of March, 1877,
the Senate will be Ii-publican by a
good working majority, whatever
may beonie of the Presidential
office.
W O ltitrts hi bwt eunhrme t a
Imlin AkoiiI at M .lheor. h place of S. B.
Parriah. aoJ H. II- Smnol has btwa coo
firmed agent at tha Grand Roode Agency-
It was Grant, says the New York
oun, who stirred up those assaults on
corruption, as we learn from tho Cm
tinnati Tunti, and it is he who de
serves credit for audi advantages as
uiny accrue irom inera. Who can
doubt it ? Look at his decided action
against Sccor Robeson. Look how
ho fell upon Schenck, two or three
years after he had found out all about
his Emma mine losses in London.
Look at the remarkable way in which
he assisted in the exposure and pros
ecution of Babeock during the St.
Louis whiskey trials. Look at his
high-toned course in the Belknap
business, when ho sent him a letter
regretting his resignation. Look
how ho dealt with Brother Orvil,
when lie ascertained how Orvil was
running tlie Indian posts which he
had got for him. Look how he is
waging war against Boss Shepherd ;
how he is detet mined to got hold of
the safo burglars ; how he is stimula
ting Bristow to further activity; how
he is urging and helping the investi-
ig committees ot Congress to get
at tho bottom facts of all the rascali
ties in his administration. Can any
body be so blind as not to seo all
around the evidencies of Grant's en
ergetic campaign against every kind
ot corruption? His friends may fall ;
he cares not.. Ilia party and admin
istration may be shown up; but what
of it, when the country is to be sav
ed? He himself nay be found out;
but even thai is merely a passing in
cident of his self sacrificing struggle.
It is great thingto see Grant direct
ing this Moriu, regardless ol conse
quences, and with a single eyo to the
purification of the Government, Let
him keep on till overtaken by ex
hauslion.
Washington made no money by
public life, but , would havo made' a
arge fortuno had he remained a pri-
tuv iCl,it,uir Uu'V'l'rtl'pfVteU 'I,, a W
portunities. Jefferson inherited near
ly two thousand acres of land, which
ho increased to live thousand. His
income, independent of his revenue
from his farm, was three thousand
, ti ,T II!. . -.1 !..'.. !
loiiars. lie sorveu ins country nine-
i ... 1
tei'ii years, and then returned home
to Gud that during his absence his forj
tune had been lost, and ho finally
went into bankruptcy. Monroe died
and was entombed on Long Island,
we think, and his remains lay there la
quarter of a century before his rela
tives could spare the fund for remov
ing them back to his natiyo Virginia.
Tho Presidency for eight years cer
tainly did not enrich him. Some few
of our President have left the office
with a small portion of their salary
saved. But gcnerabVirhas been a
costly-JUiu4rrrrrrSnicrative office.
WILLIAMS AS A FRIEND.
Washington, April 21. The testi
mony of D. P. Thompson, Governor
ot Idaho, leaves no doubt as to the
part ex-Attorney General Williams
played in helping J. J. Holifnan, his
friend and loriuer partner, to levy
tolls on Oregon surveying contracts.
Hoffman was not a surveyor and had
no right to have anything to do with
irovenunent surveys or to be the ben
etioi'.rv o! suoh contracts, but he a
a friend of Williams', and Williams
wanted to put money in his, Hoff
man's. Miuket. The matter was ar
ranged in this wise: One Meldrurn
was a surveyor, and to him was award
d. unon Williams' influence, two con
tracts, worth $15,000, tcr which award
it was stiuiilaied before hand that
Hoffman was to have $2,000 as a bo
nus. v imams, aner tuo coiuraei. w
made, actually advanced $1,500 or
a I COO. and then used his influence
to procure the cont acts. The bar
. a a I - . TI a
gain was dated z J my, 101 ai run
land Oregon. Thompson swear as
follows: "The contract that Williams
signed was that it the Surveyor Gen
eral ot Oregon would give two sur
veying contracts ot $5,000 each, east
of the Cascades, to certain parties wno
might be designated, he would ad
vance on hisretaTi to Washington, on
inv order, drawn on E. as U E. ill
ton. of New York, a certain amount
ot money, about $1,500 or $1,000,
and on the completion of these sur
veys tha money was to be refunded
to Williams by the parties, and the
a jreement w signed by Williams,
Meldrurn and myself, and possibly by
Hoffman. This i the substance of
the contract."
The firt newinaurr oat fit arrived at Co
t-r City, o the Black Hill country, during
tbe last week la April.
THE WORST YET.
A correspondent of the Hartford
Times, writes trotn Washington ta
that paper as follows:
"The National Crmrtrrv ring it
the vilest ot the whole. It is t -e
strongest that has located about thcr
National Capital though heaven
knows the others are strong enowgh.
It had its origin just afler the war,
when they got contracts to removff
bodies from the battle fields in tho
various Southern States to the sever
al Nationul Cemeteries. Of all the
frauls in tho world, thin shocking
stliemu is oue of the most wicked'
The contractors received a certain
sum for removing each body ; and to
mako tin joi prohtnlile thev acivralff
cut tho body in pieces and made ser
eral of it, thus increasing their pay.
Often when a great number wtre-
fotiud buried in a ditch, thev would
takeout a half dozen bones and nail
them up in a box, and get paid for it
as one body.
1 do not telegraph this on hearsay'
evidence I buve nositive evidence?
that these things wire done wero o(
laily occurrence. A rule was after
ward undo that no less than nineteen
separato bones would bo p.iid for an
a body, but this did not break up the
fraud carried on at the graves of our
ero dead. I ho work of burvinir
these bones was another job by which
many thousands ot dollars were
robbed from the Goverdment. Thi
nuished, then tlie furnishing of head
stones came, and it is estimated that
the money out of which the Govern
ment was swindled by these transact
tious counts up in tho millions. And
vei ineso con-is ot mo uemeierr
ting are allowed to retain their ill'!
gotten gains, and if one word it said
against them the old cry of disloyal
it v ia rnlaoil
-j
A PILE OF PAPERS.
Gen. II. V. Boynton writes to th
Cincinnati Gazette an interesting;
etter about, the recorde ot tbe Re
bellion. He suys: Few had any idea
ot tho enormous bulk of the material
which makes up the records cfthw
late war. It was stored in mo'rJ'IV
those contain little else. One ot thes
s devoted to what are termed the re
cords of discontinued commands, and,
as this title indicates, they constitute
a great portion ot the field records of
the war. This building is forty feet
by eighty, aad is four stories high,.
Eight ranges of wide shelves run
lengthwise through each story from'
floor to ceiling, and two-thirds of these
are packed ns close as auy book-.
keeper's shelves with immense ledgers.
which are the books ot letters receiv
ed nnd sent, the telegraph books, bat-;
le report books, prder books, and all .
he great variety of records which)
wen kept al eaun Headquarters, ana
regularly copied into these volumes.
The rest of the shelves are packed
close with unentered papers ot all
kinds, but each containing some sorap-
of wsr history. There are three hun
dred and titty cords of rooords in thia
ono building. Ihe huge volumes,,
which look down from the long line -
of shelves on either side of tbe narrow
aisles, are the books and papers ot the
discontinued firm ol Government and -
aa. It . mt
army. - lhese are a small ponton oi
the accounts between its member'
and with treason, , -
England has ceased descanting
upon the coi rupion of American poli
tics, and is directing attention to tne -
lisclosures made by the lwyal com- ,
mission in examining into tho corrup
tion of elections al Norwich. It it
lound that there has not been a timer
since the Englishmen, in many part '
of the oouniry, had a vote to tell but
they would sell it. or generations ,
every freeman has looked forward to
bis arrival at tne legal age as a urns
when his income' might be increased
by the sale of his vole. Before 1867
there were but 17,000 votera in Nor
wich, but an act passed at that time .
added nearly 10,000 to the number
ot voters, which the commission
thinks was simply an addition to the
purchasable material already in the '
market. The commission finds that
several thousand voters can be pur
chased at each election by the party
paying the highest price. Ahe cor
ruption is so broadcast and so thor- '
oughly implanted in the customs ot
ibe lower classes that the commitee
make no attempt to recommend a :
remedy. A suggestion has been
made in some of the papers that the '
town in which corruption was the
worst, should be entirely disfranchis
ed, bat it is not probable this will be
resorted to. The Commission has
shown a worse state of corruption
than could possibly exist in thia
country, and it may led the English
press to withdraw their attention for
a time from the shortcomings of other
people and engage in a little serious
aeli-exarainatio).
A man who can invent a Uzit-f scu-
! evot tbeo eroq-iet will make his fortana.