St. Louis Post-Dispatch
June 25, 1879

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—® ST. LOUIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1879. _ — tw ~*~ Vivpenvoorn & BaRney Will Present This Morning the GAINS OF THE SEASON In Exquisitely Beautiful Light Shades wi h Grevadine “Hera At the Unheard-of Low Price of ly 81-3 Cents! ALSO, SPI GRENADINES! At 5 Cents, Being Just About FOURTH THEIR VALUE! , i D.Mann : Co WASHINGTON. enator Vest Presents a Bill Au- horizing Free Coinage of Silver. e Supplementary Judicial Bill to be Divided, -— tll eedings in Congress—Gossip Gleaned the National Capital. By Western Associated Press. WASHINGTON, June 25.—Gen. A. A. Hum- phreys, chief of engineers, has requested that he be placed on the retired list. The request __.kxil] be granted. Dividing the Vetoed Bill. By Western Associated Press. WASHINGTON, D.C., June 25.—Advisory committees of the Senate and House caucuses this morning agreed to recommend the joint Democratic caucus that the provisions con- tained inthe vetoed measure making appro- priations for the judicial expenses ofthe Government be divided into two bills. The bills will be prepared by a sub-committee and action will be probably taken upon them this afternoon. a a a XLVITH CONGRESS. Senate. Western Associated Press. VASHINGTON, June 25.—The President pro npore, Mr. Thurman, was absent to-day, ing to illness, and Mr. Eaton took the ‘ir. . aA communication from the Secretary of the pasury, transmitting information in answer a resolution regarding the action of the onal Board of Health under the act au- izing acontract for refrigerating ships, was referred. . Vest introduced the following joint res- n: hat complete remonetization of silver, its sstoration as money metal, and its free the Government of the United emanded alike by the dictates of jise statesmanship.’’ tion was ordered printed. ave notice of his intention to to-morrow. e introduced a. joint resolution as follows: he people of this Union, for fifty ihered to the ‘*Monroe doc- hat the nations of continent by the free and inde- ition which they have assumed i, are henceforth not to be con- jects for future occupation by power; therefore, be it the Senate and House entatives, That the hese States would not view s inquietude any attempt -by Europe to establish, under hn and domination a ship ca- isthmus of Darien; and such ot be regarded in any other manifestation of an unfriend- wards the United States. was referred to the Commit- ATrairs. olution providing additional oyes of Congress was consid- lestion on the amendments age of the recent judicial ex- Beck gave notice of his inten- yO amendments, one, in sub- ta penal offense for any of- ernment to violate sections the revised statutes, and imilar to the poltiical contri- pfore the House. pad what he styled a political the record of the Republican parties in the past twenty House. ructing the Committee on g vacation for the purpose implifying the rules ef the i by Mr. Blackburn. ponsiderable discussion re- x, unintelligible and con- rules at present govern- intimated by Mr. Conger nded to abridge the rights making it compulsory on 80n every question, and known as ‘*fillbuster- net by the assurance that intended, and that, in made plainer nthe existing rule on nder itit was well he minority declined “ - legislation. The t Crapes and Mourning Goods. H.D, Mann & Go - a — — grounds. Finally the resolu.ion was adopted without division. The Senate bill exempting from license and other fees vessels not propelled whally by sail or by internal motive power of their own was taken up. CASUALTIES. A Fatal Runaway. By Western Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, June 25.—Whiule driving through the park yesterday Mrs. McFarland and her brother, Jno. J. Graham, were thrown from the carriage while the horses were run- ning sway. Mrs. McFarland was killed and her brother dangerously injured. Railroad Bonds. By Western Associated Press. CLEVELAND, O., June 25.—The board of directors of the Cleveland, Tuscarawas Val- ley and Wheeling Railway ata special meet- ing, held in this city yesterday, approved the issue of seven hundred thousand 7 per cent semi-annual coupon bonds, and authorized the increase of the capital stock by the issue of preferred stock to the amount of $2,000,000, to convert all first mortgage bonds ix when the ‘‘sympesige sis declare end. The membership ecards were then collected, and, aftera little more routine business, the meeting adjourned ungil 2:30 p. m. Afternoon Sessfén. The following programme was gone through with this afternoon: SECTION A—HIGHER BDUCATION. ‘*Sheuld the State Support High Scbools?’’ «esees Prof. O. O. Hill. Discussion led by Prot. H. H. Morgan. Permanent organization of Section of Higher Education. SECTION B—ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. ‘*‘To what restraints shou! children be subjected upon entering SChOOl?’’sseees Miss C. P.Dozier. Discussion led by Prof. D. R. Cully. Permanent organization of section. For this evening the following is the pro- grainme: Opening exercises— Lecture—‘‘The place of Latin in a Modern Education ’ W.T. Harris, Superintendent St. Louis Public Schools. Repoits trom District Associations of Missouri— Profs. J. M. Greenwood, W. T. Carrington, J. G. McVeigh, S. A. Underwood. NOTES. The ladies were well represented to-day. Mr. C. H. Dutcher, of Cape Girardeau, is president of the assoctation. Henning W. Prentis is the courteous and ObDliging secretary of the Mo. S. T. A. On Thursday morning at $ o’clock there will be a kindergarten exbibition at the Eads School, corner Fiiteenth and Pine. The following gentlemen form the music committce: H.M,. Butler, O. H. Greere, N. Ravold, Cwsar Bumiller and Wm. A, Hodg- don. The local committee consists of Prof. C. M. Woodward, chairman; Superintendent W. T. Harris, Prof. Louis Soldan, J. B&B. Merwin, J.C. Ellis, Prof. H. H. Morgan, Prof. H.W. Preuntis, L. S. Holden, J. N. Patrick and M. Babcock. Prot. Hamilton, though, to use his own lan- guage, unhorsed, still held the hilt of the sword. He reiterated his v.ews with admirable pugnacity. Mr. Ford made an eloquent five-minutes ex- tempore address. The Symposium was a success. Whats a sympossum, anyway? Miller, from the swamps of Southeast Missou. ri belied the cat. He led ot tne discusrion. He Vv as willing to set himself up as aturget to be shot at. Dr. Lewis, president of the State University, looked remarkably healthy. He isan emphat- ic speaker. Everybody objected to lead eff the debate. Each professor wanted a sling at his brother professor. The balance ot opinion was in favor of only teaching the ordinary branches in the public schools. Prof. Harris lectures to-night. Soldan talks in an ex cathedra style. Prof. Woodward discoursed dogmatically and logically. Public education isnot an unmixed good says Prof. Hamilton. The ladies were dressed in their gayest attire. Sweet seventeen was represented among the pedagogues. Samuel Cupples was an attentive listener to the symponium. Prof. Dutcher makesan admirable presiding officer. He speaks clearly and distinetly, and is quick and practical. Only one gentleman read his remarks from manuscript. The others spoke principally ex- tempore. THE UNITED STATES SAVINGS. Report of the Appraisers and Inven- tory of the Effects. R. Hospes, W. Nichols and J. A. J. Ad- derton, appraisers appointed to Inventory and value the effects of the United States Savings Institution, have just completed their labors and made tneir report. They find: Realty, $16,770; personality, $934; accounts due, $195; exchange maturing (worthless) $4,992. Open accounts past due $31,581, ap- praised at $20,000, notes pastdue for $25,- 825 appraised at , note of Campin Bro. & Co. $ 1,500, Broadway Savings Bank and Mayer Goldsoll’s check for $9,450 anda New York draft for $ 13,310. Total r held by Me- chanics’ Bank, » 345; praised at $78.000. Totai open aceounts by them, $30,911; appraised at $7,000. Bills re- ceivenie. tees iT; sqpcainee ot eet oon otal amount of suspe apér, $7,988; praised at $1,500, ’ “i Protecting His Mistress. (From the Shicago Times. } A St. Louis doctor, while visiting a woman patient, was badly bitten by a dog on the prem- ises. He sued for damages, but as the injury ° | | | ae oS - BROUGHT TO JUDGMEN de “* - 7 Tai A ‘ yy Me & Court. Cases of Burglary, Embezzlement, Thievery, Assaults, Etc. : The Day’s Happenings in the Criminal Cour te > That Almond Street Robbery. Lilly Morris had an examination before Judge Cady to-day onacharge of grand lar- ceny, and was committed to jail to answer, for lack of bond in the sum ot $800. The plaintiff in the case is Gerhardt Auerbach, an ola farmer from Kirkwood, who came to the city the other day and was robbed by tne defendant ef his pocketbook containing $450. The robbery took piace in an Almond ¢¢ dive whitber the old man had goue for a glass of beer, and in the scramble for his money he knocked down and bruised pretty severe- y. Moore’s Misery. Joseph Moore was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment in the Work-house by Judge Cady to-day on a charge of attempted lareeny. Moore pleaded not guilty, but the evidence agsinst him was conclusive. A few evenings ago the defendant went into the to- bacco store of Charles Knolle, No. 807 North Fifth street. ana while the proprie- tor’s back was turned, endeavored to tap the money drawe”. He and arrested by Officers Woodlock and Warre shortly afterwards. For Assault to Kill. Thomas Lonergan bas been arrested on a warrant charging him with committing an as- sanit upon Michael Cahill, with intent to kill, in the western part of the city, on last Sunday night. The principals got into an argument over some trifling affair, that grew into an altereation, during which Lonergan drew & ocket-knife and slashed Cahill about the reast in a wicked manner. Dr. Lankford, whois attending the wounded man, pronounces his injuries as nothing serious. ee Booked For the Rocks, Mary Kelly is a wicked woman. especially when she takes a wee drop to much. On last evening she imbibed too much yillainous whis- key, and taking a stand on Market street, be- gan abusing the passers-by. Her language was neither choice nor appropriate, and Ofticer O’ Malley took her into custody and pre- ferred a charge of profane, obscene and of- sensive language. Jud,e Jecko heard her case this morning with all patience, and assesged fine of $5 aud costs, Dennis Done For. Dennis Kelleher was fined $100 and costs by Judge Jecko, in the First District Police Court, and wl!'l have the pleasure of going to the Geo- | logical Institute for six long and weary months. | Dennis is a copfidence man, anidler, and hag ' spent the better part of nis life in the com- / pany of gamblers, stool pigeons and thieves. | On arraignment he pleadea not guilty, but hig Diea was not entertained. Homeless and Friendless. Sarah Watson is a wreck in every sense of the werd, and, although between fifty and s years of age, has no home or friends. She was arraigned under the vagrancy clause before Judge Jecko this morning,and, Officer Harring- ton testifying as to how she siept in out-heuses aud public parks, she was fined $10 and costs, and wooked for the rocks through sheer pity. A Six Months’ Sentence. am H. Mitchell was arraigned in the Criminal Correction this morning on @ ( THe coe mee OU and larceny,’ in steailng a Silve . as B. Trotter, on Gratiot g on the 7T3 presentmonth 4} ant pleaded to a charggs ceny by ceé a was months’ The Grand The grand jury have fc urday, after having completed tion of the books of the Sheriff’s/ |. cording to that body, the books were theft kept set, with the exception of Comptrolk Adreon’s, ofany as yet examined, and§nothing derogatory was found. : Revnited. The case of Benjamin Combs, charged with abandoning his wife, Margaret Combs, at their mutual residence on Orange street near Fourteenth street, was called in the Three 0’s court this morning and continued generally on account of the principals having couclad to live together once more. Smith’s Sentence. George Smith appeared before Judge this morning to answer toa charge of assaul and ba:tery, in closing the eyes of Pat Gallia. gber in the nerthern part of the city on last Friday. Smith pleaded not guilty, bué on the examination he was assessed costs. A City Case. Carrie Bell and Lydia Harris, the keepers of two low bagniosinthe slums of Myrtle and Spruce streets, pleaded guilty toa charge of violating the city ordinance in the First District Police Court this morning, and were finea $50 and costs each, Court of Criminal Correction. Lilly Morris, grand larceny; held to answer in the sum of $800. Joseph Moore, attempted larceny; sentenced - cne mouth’s imprisonment in the Work- ouse. Benjamin Coombs, abandoning his wife; con- tinued genecraliv. George Smith, assault and battery ; dismissed at defendant’s costs. W.A. Mitehbell, grand larceny; defen cent to the Work house for six months First Distri lice Court Judge Jecko Gispesed of the followin o-day: Lyd’a Lewis and Carrie Bell, keene navghty boarding houses, were fined $5¢ cests, each. John Mahon, anidler and suspected thi was a a revolver in his possessic and fined $50 under a charge of carrying cc cealed weapons, Sarah Watson, an aged idler, without he friends, OF any means of support, was f $10 and costs, and sent to tae Work-house. Margaret Kelley, for using a deal of profa obscene and offensive language on the pt streets, was assessed $5 and costs. Dennis Kelleher, a loafer and conf man, was sent to the rocks tor six mont detault of a $100 fine. Charles Foster, tor running a wagon wi a number, and Bridget Dunn, for being fo drunk onthe streots, were taxed costs. t Second District Police Court. Forty-six cases were docketed in this cours this morning; but eighteen were dnally dispos ed of, twen:y-eicht being continued. Jobn Conn and Jobn Nolan were assessed $16 each for trespassing. Mary Daily, John Kelloran, Mary Sherlock Fred Sanders and Tim O'Leary were $5 each tor disturbing the peace. Peter La- veille and Thomas Williams paid $10 each for the sume offense. The usual number of Gases of drunkeness On Mr. C. W. Simmons, secretary of Louis Cotton Exchange, leaves to-night on summer vacation. He eails Saturdagirc York on the City of Berlin. Rowan Miller, Little Rock: ©. W. wife. Philadelphia; Henry Haten, Oh R. Orlopp, Indianapolis cago, and V clede. Ww. W. Daniel, Philadelphia; E. Brown, York; W. Day, New York; E. 5. are at the Lindell. Col. C. B. McAfee, Springfeld, ard and inford, Orange, Mo. ; 4 i. be A.3 9. Ax : ame ily, Indianapolis, are at the Planters’. Kb 2 a * &. _ was inflicted at the house of the owner of the- . dog the physician could not recover anything. Manifestly the faithful dog was protecting his vs * was detected in the ach. ~ : Prank FP. V. Beale, Cobden, Ll.; are at the | . Rick? ene" Fe, <4 ~ ~ R, x ta ty * ~ é + ™ a

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5 , sou — a ‘ y edhe . " a . 4 ~ aot « f Spar", Tee “ a Tar: Ore Ae * t a Ge Sit ¥ 2). a a Bee - 45 b P ; - és * . 4 * ' AMET BY FON and JOSEPH PULITZER, _ u ee 7 Bie a a 2 9 ; P Ae inst: Fines Vas Ne rnin AR GENE. chad NS PERI eM, Tree Bhar vie te 2 ” rn - z CE ph ax a see the slightest impropriety in Blackstone’s little game. | British Government had . pre- ATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. : j cH will be delivered by carriers ofthe city, or sent by mail, postage pre- ib in any part of the Unien, on ‘ _ their routes; aH subscriptions by mail must be pre- paid, and annual subscriptions will not be considered unless accompanied by the money. THE SATURDAY POST-DISPATCH. On Saturday the POST-DISPATCH is pub- lished as a six-page paper, with full reviews of all the events of the week and a choice selection of reading matter, making it the most popular and serviceable WEEKLY PAPER published in St. Louis. Subscriptions to the SATURDAY POST-DIS- PATCH will be received at the rate of $1 00 per num, in advance. Single copies, 5 cents. Address, POST-DISPATCH, 111 North Fifth street. St. Louis. a a INDICATIONS. By Western Associated Press. WASHINGTON, D. U., June 2.—For Ten- messee and Ohio Valley southeast veering to westerly winds, falling possibly followed by rising barometer, stationary followed by lower temperature, partly cloudy weather and oc- casional rain followed by clearing weather. Fer Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Valleys northerly and variabie winds, cooler, partly cloudy, foliowed by warmer, clear weather, stationary or higher pressure. For Upper Lake Region westerly winds, cooler, partly cloudy weather, falling followed by risi barometer. For Lower Lake Region erly veering to westerly winds, slight changes in temperature and pressure, partly cioudy weather and occasional rains. Rivers Wril-generally fall, except slight rise in Mis- souri. | WueEn the Democrats begin to quarrel among themselves as they now do in Wash- ington it is a sure symptom of coming sur- render to Republican impudence. Our esteemed contemporary, the vener- abie Republican, seems to take a much live- lier interest in our senior than the junior Senator. This morning it has a compli- mentary editorial on Senator Cockrell,who has done nothing, while Senator Vest’s cap- ital speech, which is the political event of the day in the whole State, is not even al- luded to. SOP ye infamous and utterly unjustifiable r. Hayes’ veto is, can be seen from what s0 independent a nonpartisan as Mr. Daen- zer says aboutit. He says in to-day’s An- zeiger that Congress, in truth, in the use of the power of granting appropriations, is completely its own master, and can grant or withhold of its own free will, and that when the execution of a law requires money which Congress refuses to appropri- , that law must be regarded as a dead >tter. TuE Democrats in Congress having now thrice in succession made all appropriations for the courts which an impudently fraudu- Aent Executive has thrice refused, this is charming manner in which the Cing Commercial states, or misstates, {J he course ertion uf Fr national Shall hold itself pay United States officers of the Judicial De- the Government, in order to pre- he’ & clear inthe great Northern cities or frauds | The only reason why the Executive re- fuses the appropriations and assumes the esponsibility for closing all the Federal courts is that the bill does not provide for frauds at elections. For there can be no greater fraud than the appointment of 26,000 jail-birds as Republican strikers at the expense of $500,000 directly taken out he Treasury under the preposterous pretense of ‘‘protecting the ballot-box.’’ on arises whethe rusade SENATOR VEST blundered into calling the present august body of which he is a member the Confederate Senate, on Friday, and then tried to get out of it by saving that it would be better forthe country ifit were ruled by Confederates. Mr. Vest will discover on elec- tion day that a majority of the American peo- ple don’t agree with him.—[New York Tribune. This is a fair sample of Republican false- hoods. Mr. Vest did use the term ‘‘this onfederate Senate,’’ and when Mr. Blaine jumped up to make a point about a proba- ble slip of the tongue, he cleverly said that he hadmesed the terminthe ironical sense : has used it hun- mes,-. Why, the:N. Y. Tribune it- always speaks of the ‘‘Confederate”’ me. And though Mr. Vest did not say it would be better for the country if it s ruled by Confederates there are thou- and tens of thousands of ble men even outside of the bcratic party who prefer gentlemen atesmen of the type of Wade Hamp- ucius Lamar and John B. Gordon, to matherskites and coarse corruptionists pgan, Ingalls, Zach Chandler, Blaine, ste. If there were not we should feel sorry for the Republic. OWING to the versatile and accommodat- ing nature of the St. Louis bar, the St. Louis courts furnish a larger amount of in- teresting reading matter than those of any other city. The latest contribution is the suit of a lawyer whose client had been damaged by the seduction of his wife. There are those who think that the seduc- tion of a married woman is very much like spoiling a rotten egg and that any apprecia- NP n such a case is impossible. Big¢ékstone thought etherwise,and as the fat >was rich and dreaded exposure, estimated that he was good for at least $10,- )damages. The injured husband took a more moderate vigw of the case, did not ABTS @ ) think the actual damage amounted to more *han $4,500, and asa concession to his more 4mtimate knowledge of the circumstances } Blackstone agreed to “compromise” on ythis basis, although he had taken the © “on spec,” after the manner of ™ ad Fogg. There is a dispute, ween Blackstone and his client mee agreed on for this extra pro- il service, and a justice of the peace i in to trya question ef fact in which incipals are the only witnesses, and in : they swear in direct contradiction of pther. As the amount in dispute is (00, it is needless to say that Lotha- fae 1 cautions to preserve the petice .ip the west | of Ireland, not only reinforcing the con- stabulary but sending regular troops to the garrisons and stations. The trouble in Ireland as well as in England is that Ameri- can flour and American beef have reduced the value of farm and grazing land by just one-half, but the land-owners refuse to ad- mit it. The English craze for land-owner- ship set a fancy price on all the land in the country twenty-five years ago—a price so high that the highest rental from the best farming land will not bring three per cent on the price the land will sell for. As long as the war kept up prices of grain, and as long as we knew no means of trans- porting fresh meat, the cultivators in England and Ireland could afford to pay the current rates of rent, but they cannot doit now. The landlords are unwilling to sacrifice their pride by selling their land and buying four per cent bonds and they are equally unwilling to reduce the incomes they have been accustomed to. A struggle is inevitable, but the end will be the triumph of cheap American food and the decline of farm rents in England, whether the landlords like it or not. Mr. CHarRES NorDHOFF, the Washington special correspondent of the New York Herald, is a Republican and one who abused the Democrats and their course during this extra session steadily, until a few days ago. A very sudden change has came over the spirit of his dreams. At last he has discovered that there are two sides to this question, and the newly discovered side is a most serious one. He says in the recent issue of the Herald: The Grant movement has its center in that Senatorial coterie which has aimed to control the House, has tried and is now trying to in- timidate the President, whom it hates, and which with unerring instinct makes its des- perate stand for troops at the polls as the true ground for the Grant movement to maintain. The Democratic determination to keép troops away from the polls has seemed hitherto to be inspired by foolish and ridiculous fears, but the apparition of the Grant movement in the Senate justifies them, and ought to secure for their aims the support of all judicious voters. The spirit of the Republican leaders in the Senate shows that it is high time, for the se- curity and peace of the country, to havea change of parties. Like the Democratic party in 1860, these men have been too long in power. They are drunk with an unpatriotic ambition. They show plainly that they do not mean to let go of the Government, that they regard the country as their possession and a political defeat as a personal wrong and robbery of themselyes. The impression which this debate has made upon many thoughtful attendants upon it is that no party can be so dangerous to the country as a party led, in- spired and controlled by these men, and that if the Republican party appears in the Presi- dential canyass under their leadership it will bethe duty of every man who values the country’s safety and we€ace to oppose u | meio v Matter “the Who jis ou rab i= ——_ ‘HO HAS GAINED ? he question naturally arises, Who has gained in this political conflict—the Demo- crats or the Republicays, the President or Congress? But to answer the question properly it must be understood that there were two different objects at issue. The one was expressed and open. It was on the one hand a demand for the re- peal of obnoxious laws by the Democrats, and firm resistance to that repeal by the Republicans. But the other object, though equally im- portant, was never mentioned. It was to gain party capital, new rallying cries, strong popular appeals and new catch words for the politicians and the people. The Republicans wanted to arouse the ‘twar’’ feeling of the North and squelch the naturally growing tendency to national reconciliation. The Democrats wanted to make capital out of the ‘‘bayonets gt the polls,”’’ etc. How does the case stand so far, in re- sults? The Republicans have undoubtedly gain- ed their object in arousing the ‘‘war’’ feel- ing of the North by a falsificaton of the real issue. The Republicans have also undoubtedly gained in restoring harmony, unity and en- thusiasm inside their own party, which be- fore this was badly divided and inharmoni- ous. The Democrats, on the other hand, have gained their point on the use of the army at the polls. The law was not repealed, it is true. Many look upon the restrictions in the ap- propriations positively prohibiting the use of soldiers in any election whatever as meaningless. But this is a great mistake. The restric- tions are not meaningless, but most impor- tant. Mr. Hayes may say that he would never have used soldiers at the polls any- way, but we know that soldiers have been used in 1876, and we feel certain that with- out these restrictions they would have been used again in 1880. So far we may fairly call it a drawn bat- tle. If anything, looking to principles and future dangers, the Democrats gained the greater practical advantage. But it will remain for the decision of the now pending question of marshals at the polls which side has really gained in the end. Ifthe Democrats yield and permit the Republicans to appoint in 1880 as many jail birds at the polls as marshals, and draw as much money out ofthe Treasury as they please, then, of course, the Democrats would be badly beaten, and they would de- serve it. THE WHEAT CROP AND ITS EFFECT Theugh by the new process of milling the spring wheats of the country are converted into a quality of flour of unsurpass- ed excellence, giving to this cereal a value for human food not dreamed of by manufactur- ers a few years since, there is yetso large an area unsuited to its production that a failure of the fall wheat crop would be a disaster. The fall wheat is now being rapidly cut and secured throughout the great States where it is cultivated, and the general impression pre- vails that while some districts are cut short by the remarkable drought extending through the spring months, there will yet bean aver- age crop, y, so faras sampies ain & aps 2 Stalder AR Sore ; EN own, SIRS £2 OF TDM RT IINSERE ae hd, WE EE et : . or ee 7 ~ 5. i Ras j &. ; og ak ee ' +3 : — . and other deficiencies of former harvests. See. wes ie: r j eee, tear Sah ¥ Os, The panic created a few weeks since regard- ing the drought has fully subsided, and a very heavy Uecline in values, equal to from six to ten cents per bushel, according to the time of ! delivery, has taken place, and with a contin- | uation of the present splendid weather for se- ) curing the crop we may look for such a quality + of wheat as we have perhaps never before seen | in the Mississippi Valley, and may not see again for many years. We shall also learn that very little rain is necessary for this cereal, a fact which is fully illustrated every year by the wonderful pro- duction of the Pacific States. The beneficent effects of such a harvest will be readily appreciated by all. They are like the influence of the gentle dew from heaven, bringing its blessings toall. The merchant, the banker, the manufacturer, the mechanic and the laborer feel the invigorating, and cheerful influences which an abundant har- vest brings. St. Louis, as the great fall wheat milling center of the United States, must hail this auspicious harvest of her favorite grain with peculiar pleasure. Not only will she be able to sustain her high reputation for her magnificent flours, but from this su- perior crop she will be able to add largely to her previous character and produce an article which will make house- wives glad wherever her trade extends, and place her beyond the fear of successful com- petition in the future. ‘110 form some idea of the extent of this branch of manufacturing industry within our limits, it is proper to state that we have here twenty-eight flouring mills with a daily aggregate capacity of twelve thousand barrels of flour. Estimating three hundred working days to the year, we ought to produce equal to three anda half millions of barrels of the staff of life during the suc- ceeding milling year. We shall not be sur- prised, after deducting such reasonable time as may be lost in breakage, stoppage, etc., to see the sum total this year reach the enor- mous figure of three million barrels. We bid the honest millers of St. Louis, some of whom have already become milling princes in the land, Godspeed in this year of grace—feeling assured that in their prosperity all branches of trade and transportation will, with them, reap a prosperous and profitable reward. SPIRIT OF THE PRESS. New York Tribune (Rep.): The panicky sympptoms of the Demoerats in Congress mul- tiply each day. Teachers’ Committee of the Public School Board. REED'S Gilt Edge Tonic, the ladies’ medicine. ST. LouIs weather is so variable at the pres- ent time thata fellow does not know whether to pawn his ulster or put up his umbrella. THE drill of the military companies about the Four Courts attracts large, it not select, audi- ences every night the Police Reserves evo- lute. THE iron business isto be resurrected once more. The Vulcan will soon fire up, and Car- ondelet will be as full of working workingmen asitever was. THE Municipal Assembly met last mght, with President Lightner inthe chair. The session was devoted tothe discussion of the appro- priation bill. It was ordered engrossed. Loss of appetite restorer, Reed’s Gilt Edge Tonic. THE Governor has commissioned the follow- ing offcers ot the National Guard of Missouri: Samuel Squires, Major and Brigade Commis- sary on the staff of G2n.Uhas. W.Squires; N.G,. Pierce, Lieutenant and Commissary at St. Louis. MESSRS. WHITE & BENOIST, the well known steamship agents of this city, received a tele- gram from New York this morning announcing that the steamship Arizona arrived at Queens- town at 7a.m. to-day, having made the ocean tripin seven days and nine hours, the fustest time on record. _ = —> AFTER SANDERS, What Two St. Louis Detectives are Doing in Kausas. A 1eporter met a gentleman this morning justin trom Kansas, who reports that he came from Lawrence to Kansas City Saturday night with Detective Huthsing, of St. Louis, aad that Huthsing met Detective Page, also of S:® Louis, at the Kansas City Union Depot. They were both on the search for Sanders, the murderer, and believed that they had him pretty well lo- cated. They said Sanders first went to Illinois and went toward Chicago, but changed his course and went to Kansas, where they think he now is. It appears that at one time, soon af- ter the murder of Printz, the detectives were very close on to the track ot Sanders. Huth- sing informed the gentleman that he was ai- most worn out trom constant travel by day and by night. -— LITERARY NOTES. The question of international copyright with the United States is discussed in Macmillan for this month, The new work on which Canon Farrar has fer some years past been engaged will be ready for publication next month. It will ve enti- tled ‘‘The Life and Work of St. Paul.’’ A memoir of Mrs. Ranyard (the originator of the London Bible Wuman Mission), founded on letters and information supplied by her family, and edited by Lady Kinnaird, is in prepara- tion, and will be published shortly. A novel by Miss Georgiana M. Craik, entitled ‘*Dorcas,’’ in three volumes, and ‘‘Glenma- vis,’’ anovel bv Miss Agnes Smith, author of ‘*Effie Maxwell,’’ likewise in three volumes, will be issued during the present month. Awork entitled ‘‘The Biblical Doctrine of Man,’’ by Rev. John Laidlaw, will be issued late in the autumn. Its substance was origin ally delivered asthe ‘‘Cunningham Lecture,’’ a foundation in connection with the Free Church of Scotland, simiiar to the ‘*Baird Lec- ture’’ of the Estabiished Church. A Readers and Writers’ Economy Olub has just been started at Boston. It is the ideal of simplicity, possessing neither constitation nor officers, nor does it ask for any subscriptions; but members simply agree to benefit each other by exchanging the results of experiment and experience on methods or appliances to eceno- mize the time, money, labor or patieuce of readers and writers. ~* Mr. Jobn Fiske, author of ‘‘Outlines of Oos- mic Philosophy,’’ wasto deliver a course of six lectures at University Collége, London, on June 11, and following Wednesdays and Fri- days, on ‘‘ America’s Place tu History.’’ These lectures will be open to both sexes, without charge for admission. They will deal succes- sively with the discovery of America, Spanish and French explorers, the struggle between ration ; They hoe the gen cabin dance And never leave the have a oro ey A boat upon the A-heading tor the North Staf> with it; B-a-a-a-d Conway! B-a-a-a-d Conway! To help ’em for to git! a sengetion. They )abor in the rice swamp like lambkins get away. ver A-steaming for the North Star, they'd try ‘to wit : B-a-a-a-d Conway! their occu pation— The urse (ey can’t expect to make the cal ail, And if they sbould diskiver gO wit To help’em for to git! But hundreds of the voters died, an; ways ce A boat upon the river B-a-a-a-d Conway! Ey nightand day the darkey sin They love to play at hide and seek amc biooming cotton, And when the hoe is in their hand their pain their play, And never leave the Sunny South—till they ¢ But if they should diskiver _A boat upon the ri bit; B-a-a-a-d Conway! To help ‘em for to git! They laugh and laugh from day to day—it , igbtest-hearted peasantry existing ia ore- ntion. ‘© Of « ikea hail, Or j.. e as weil as white folks who never A Doat upon the river A-beeees os the North Star, they’d t; B-a-a-a-d Conway! B-a-a-a-d Conway! At first the darkies tried to vote, ar *‘a band of brothers,’’ cou others, Till ‘‘cullud’’ politicians in their y ase Wherever scarlet rifle-clubs are And if they should diskiver A-making forthe North Star, they with it; B-a-a-a d Conway! To help ’em for to git! the jolly fiddle, Ani bakes the festive hoe-take upc griddle; He lnughsand gurglesto himself forms a plan To mosey from the Sunny South thinks he can. But if he should diskiver A boat upon the river, A-heading for the North Star, he’ with it; B-a-a-a-d Conway! B-a-a-a-d Conway! To help ’em for to git! ania PENCILINGS. ~The ‘‘boom’’ is soisiy and silen out. —Kearney is not a working mé neyte. —The Grant boom is on ise—in proof coffin. —‘*‘Napoleon V.’’ is so calleg cause there dee f hip —The toil complete \ —If Mrs Louis he m —What 4 | —_— Pinney-fore Chicago Tribune. —The elusion of the police by St. Louis mur- derers is a ‘‘go as you please’’ walk. —Kansas is of the opinion that. negroes by any other name would smell as sweet. —Garibalidi turnishes a free skating rink for all the fli sin Italy. The boys call him'‘baldy’ for sho t. ~The Chicago Tribune remarks that the Grant boom can no longer be heard with the naked ear. —If O’Leary could only catch up with San- ders, Printz’ murderer, what a walking match there would be. —The wages of sin are death, excent in the casé of Ed. Stokes, who has just made $65,0 in mining stocks. ~Speaking of Mr.Conkling,the greatest effo of his life appears to ve to keep out of the w of Senator Lamur. —Anexchange says: ‘‘Daniel Megone is San Francisco.’’ Daniei’s name is certs very bad grammar. } ~The New York police force is anxious ' know if an obelisk is something (pat can clubbed over the head. - fe’ —An Ohio man strangled himself with a ,. fece Of paper twine last week, and be was nota noose-paper man either. —We are led to believe that there is no inter- | Vvening stomach between Mr. Weston’s legs | and his shoulders.—({ Exchange. —The Nationals will support Tom Ewing for- Governor of Ohio. Well, Greenbackers make as good backing as a man could want. —If the communists should determine on an uprising on the Fourth of July, it is to be hoped that they will go upin a bi l'oon. —The Scriptures on the fate of the Bonaparte tamily: ‘‘Hetbat taketh up the sword shall perish by the sword.’’—[Chicago Times. ~The theater, according tu certain of the clergy, is so wickea that the more you go out between the acts the better it isfor your soul —Mr. Beecher says ‘‘We should cenquer solely by love.’’ Weston concurred in thig statement dnd he conquerod sole-ly in thig way. —Prof. Swift has discovered a new comet Comets that don’t want to give themsel away must steer clear of Kochester.—(|Chicaga Times. —Miss Duer bas been fined $500 for shootin her friend. The price is so reasonable that pe haps she can afford to shoot a few more triend at the same rate. —They have failed to appreciate Mr. T mage’s celedDrated legs if England. At seve places they have carried him on their sh ders.—/{Chicago Tribune. —The pigs of Cincinnati have not been b& to squeal since the Swngerfest. doubtless sad. Such music was enough to make an intelligent pig —Conkling reminds us of Scc eulogy on Buck F.inshaw, who neve mother. Lhe New York Senator about trying to Lam-mar (saw ou ™’s|. —Among the latest publications Banks and Banking.’’ The way has been carried on here, howeve change in the title to ‘‘Re-Morse Banking.’’ —Lizzie Webster, the burlesque Evangeline Troupe, was married Mr. Nunamacher, of Philadelphi tired from the stage until her hu runs out.—[Chicago Times. Lf married a Money-macher she wo wait for such a contingency. ART NOTES. W.T. De Haas, the Boston m now at Portsmouth, but he spen season at Mount Desert. Artists at Rome are now iee the hard times. They are said ter in either London or Paris. A translation of Couture’s ‘* on Art Methods’’ has been made art, and published by G. P. R. Swain Gifford, the New Y written an introduction to the t M. Carolus Duran, the port M. de St. Marceau, the sonly exhibitors in this year’s. Paris the medals of honor, of the bave been awarded by tha jx duced the works of the high respective branches of art. The Prix du Salon has been Frencois Fleming for his **L’ Appel des Girendines, or in the Prison of the Concie ditions upon which this 4,000t.a year for three ; what peculiar. The artist r ty-two years of age, and years @uring which he abroad, two of them being Americans [From the Cincinnati WEsTON HANLAN (¢ PaRoOLe (on x ee S = Pe 4 ’ - » ’ & we Ae ~ —_ iy Oe teat ac 1 Ph Sam 8, I Ens a a Oe ie) - ee = me cme a We Ay fs ws ¥ ‘ . ee ea “Se eM ds

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