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DOMESTIC NEWS. 
Wanltlngton. 
A DEFALCATING PAYMASTER. 
Washington, Sept. 13.— There was intense 
excitement occasioned here to-day by the re¬ 
port, which subsequently appeared to be cor¬ 
rect, that Col. HodgCS, Paymaster of the Regu- 
lar Army, was guilty of defalcation to the Gov¬ 
ernment, extending back to 1804 , amounting to 
a half million dollars. Stock speculations, gold 
gambling, and real estate transactions,In which 
he had been uu fortunate, arc given as the lead¬ 
ing causes of the disuster. Col. Hodges was, hist 
night, conveyed, under strict guard, by order 
of Gen. Sherman, to Fort McHenry, Baltimore, 
■where he will he held until a court, martial can 
be organised for b»6 trial. 
New York. 
Pror. Peters of Hamilton College Observatory 
announoes the disoovery of a new planet. Its 
position Sept. 10 was as follow*10 h. 24 m. P. 
M. at Washington—flight ascension 0 h. 12 tn. 48 
sec.; declination south, 3 dog. 52 min.23 sec.,and 
its dally motion 44 sec. east and 5 min, south. 
The planet is a faint eleventh magnitude. It is 
No. 113 of the group of Asteroids, and Is the 
thirteenth discovered by Prof. Peters. 
Saratoga, Sept. 14. — Two very disastrous 
fires occurred here this morning about 2 o’clock, 
destroying the Park Place Hotel, the Columbian 
Hotel and a large part of the Crescent. From 
the Grand Union on Broadway to tho Claren¬ 
don. but two buildings are left, standing—the 
northeast corner of the Crescent and Mr. Hurry 
P. Hill’s brick house, with a few feet of the 
south end ot the Columbian. Nearly a whole 
block has been swept away. Ail tho occupants 
of the several hotelsescapod unhurt, but the in¬ 
mates of tho Park Place Hotel, whore the th e 
originated, lost most of their personal effects. 
Some forty or fifty servants lost all their prop¬ 
erty. 
HEAVY DEFALCATION IN TOE NEW YORK CITY 
POST OFFICE. 
IN the month of July, Postmaster Jones, de¬ 
siring to ascertain the exact condition of tho 
finances of the New York Post Office, directed 
the heads of the different departments who were 
in tho habit of receiving and disbursing money 
to prepare exact statements, furnishing him 
with the required information. All hut one ot 
the subordinates thus instructed complied. The 
exception was John W. Norton, Superintendent 
of tho Money Order department, who deferred 
presenting his statement from day to day, on 
various pretexts. Postmaster Jones, believing 
that something was wrong, sent to Washington 
and requested the services of a special agent of 
tho Post Office Department to assist, in an ex¬ 
amination ol‘ the affairs of the Post Office. 
Special Agent Heutherbridgo arrived, and upon 
investigation, early In August, found that al¬ 
though Norton’s check book and accounts tal¬ 
lied, yet upon comparison with those of the 
(Sub-Treasury (where the Post Office fund6are 
roqulrod to be kept by law) tt was discovered 
that, there was a difference against the Post 
Office of $115,311 86. 
Norton was almost immediately charged with 
the abstraction of the money, and he at once 
confessed his guilt, not seeking to palliate tho 
off.-use, but alleging that he had been tempted, 
and had yielded to the temptation. Ho placed 
all his asset* at the disposition of the bondsmen 
ot' Postmaster Jones, who had been at once ap¬ 
prised of the defalcation, Tho hondstnen were 
Samuel Sinclair, Horace Greeley, Otts N. Butler, 
Charles s. Spencer, Abrahum Wakernan, Sheri¬ 
dan Shook, Henry A. Burr, and Jeremiah T. 
Smith, all of whom represented bonds tor $500,- 
000, their liabilities being $50,000 each, with tho 
exception of Mr. Wakeman, who had signed 
for $100,000. Upon consultation, they resolved 
to assume the responsibility which had necessa¬ 
rily fallen upon Postmaster Jones, and conse¬ 
quently upon them, and pay the Government 
the amount of tho defalcation at the termina¬ 
tion ot the fiscal quarter, which is the end of 
this mouth, and trust to the conversion of Nor¬ 
ton's assets for their reimbursement. Upon in¬ 
quiry it was learned that Norton possessed prop¬ 
erty in tils own name and that of his wife to the 
amount or about $150,000, a sum more than suf¬ 
ficient to repay the amount he had fraudulently 
obtained. 
In this oily, Sept. 13, 10,000 workingmen, in 
favor or the adoption of the eight-hour system, 
paraded the streets and held an imposing meet¬ 
ing at. the Cooper Union in the evening. The 
different Labor Societies of the city were repre¬ 
sented, and most radical speeches were made 
and resolutions adopted in favor of thcenforoe- 
ment of the Eight-hour Law. But for the rain 
the procession, as it is asserted, would have 
reached 25,000. 
Sept. 14, at 126 llcckman street, occurred a 
terrific explosion of fireworks. A truckman 
was loading a quantity of “Union" torpe¬ 
does. when one of the boxes slipped from his 
hands, exploded, and the flic thus lotloosc com¬ 
municated with the fireworks on the truck and 
in the store, causing a succession of explosions, 
killing three persons instantly oml fatally 
wouding several others. Of course it caused 
great excitement in the street and aroused great 
Indignation against the firm carrying on this 
dangerous trade in the midst of the city. 
Since our Jast issue, an injunction lias been 
granted John Foley and others restraining the 
city officers from issuing bonds or paying other 
bilts than those incident to current city ex¬ 
penses, and making the gravest charges of mal¬ 
administration against the chief officials. This 
has brought the whole matter Into the courts, 
and tho investigation is now in progress. Sun¬ 
day night, the 10th inst.., tho Comptroller’s office 
was entered by a burglar, and the vouchers Tor 
1870 stolen, whereupon Mayor Hall asked Comp¬ 
troller Connolly to resign. This he declines to 
do, and the whole matter is in a pretty mud¬ 
dle. It is asserted that Tammany is badly de¬ 
moralized. 
Massachusetts. 
The Executive Committee of the Massachu¬ 
setts Woman Suffrage Association has decided 
to address memorials In behalf of woman suff¬ 
rage to the State Conventions of every political 
organization, asking each to express an opinion 
in favor of woman suffrnge, and to take steps to 
promote It. 
Sopt. 14, the Democratic State convention 
nominated John Quinoy Adams of Quincy for 
Governor by acclamation and completed the 
ticket as follows For IAevt--Gov.— S. O. Lamb 
of Greenfield; For Six.»/State- Luther Stephen¬ 
son, Jr., of Hitigham; For Trate.-lA.-vi Hey- 
woodof Gardner; For Auditor.— Phinens Alien 
of Pittsfield ; For Attorney-Gen.— W. W. Warren 
of Brighton. __ 
Maine. 
The Republican candidate for Governor is 
elected by a majority variously estimated at 
from 6,000 to 11,000. 
Connecticut. 
Several cases of poisoning have occurred in 
Hartrord from eating toadstools, mistaking 
them for mushrooms. Two in one family died 
early in the week. Another case Is reported 
where several persons wore poisoned, one of 
whom died. 
NoRWicn, Sept. 14. — In New London, this 
afternoon, Leonard Rogers, a half-breed Mohi¬ 
can Indian, shot Hattie E. Hiiy, a girl 17 years 
old, In the head with a pistol, killing her in¬ 
stantly. He then shot himself In the temple 
and fell dead. The cause of these crimes was 
jealousy and the refusal of the girl to marry the 
miscreant- Rogers has a Wire in Malone, N. Y. 
Ho has worked in New-London of late, where 
ho bore a good reputation. He left a letter ex¬ 
plaining his relations to the girl, and asserting 
that she was the mother of a child found aban¬ 
doned in tliis city some months since. Tito let¬ 
ter. together with remarks made recently by 
the murderer, show the crime to have been lor 
Some time premeditated. 
Michigan. 
The third trial of' George Vanderpool, on a 
charge of murdering Ills partner In the banking 
business, at Manistee, Mieh., three years ago, 
closed Sept. 13, at Hastings, Mich., by the acquit¬ 
tal of the prisoner. On tire first trial he was 
found guilty, and on tire second the jury dis¬ 
agreed. 
Illinois. 
Bloomington, III., Sept. 10, An extensive 
fire occurred here last night, destroying valu¬ 
able business property amounting to nearly 
$200,000. The total i nan ranee is #70,000. A 
uietnllc Corn Ice saved McClure’s furniture store, 
otherwise the Pantagraph office, the Fhoeuix 
Hotel; and most ot tho business part, of the city 
would have been burned. 
Chicago, Sept. 10.—According to previous an¬ 
nouncement, Bishop Whitehcmsc, accompanied 
by Dr. C. V.Kelley, went to Christ Church this 
morning, to administer the rite of conforma¬ 
tion. Expecting trouble, the Bishop with the 
Rev. Dr. Kelly, came at 10# to the vestry room 
by tho side entrance, accompanied by Mr. Al¬ 
bert Crane, the junior warden, who had met 
him at the door of the church. Mr. E. B. Phil¬ 
lips, tho senior warden, was waiting with the 
Rev. Mr. Cheney, who was In his surplice, bands 
and scarf, to receive the Bishop In the vestry- 
room. 
On tho Bishop's entrance, Mr. Cheney stepped 
forward, and extending his hand, said, “Good 
morning. Bishop.” 
The Bishop refused to return the salutation, 
and said, " Icanot recognize you tn any way in 
that, garb." He then turned to the wardens, 
and on their assuranoe. In reply to his question, 
that Mr, Cheney was rector of Christ Church, he 
demanded whether they claimed that lie was a 
Presbyter nl’ tho Diocese of Illinois. They re¬ 
plied that (his was not the time or place for any 
discussion of that subject. They then told tho 
Bishop that they should In no way oppose of 
his officiating, taking the whole or any part of 
the service, ns he pleased; that he could direct 
the services, Mr. Cheney taking any part or 
none, but that Mr. Cheney must not. he excluded 
from the chancel of his own church. Where¬ 
upon the Bishop read the following, which he 
had prepared before leaving his home: 
“The Bishop of Illinois, by the grace of God, 
1 have come to this parish of Christ Church uu- 
der my lawful Jurisdiction to exercise my right 
and fulfil! my duty of visitation. 
“After due notieeof t.heaameglvenby rneand 
publicly given by the authority of t he wardens, 
I find myself obstructed tn the fulfillment of my 
duties, in a manner which neither personal re¬ 
spect nor official propriety allows me to disre¬ 
gard, and which I have no adequate means of 
removing. I am met by the arbitrary dictation, 
on the part of the officers of .the church, that 1 
must acknowledge and receive as worthy and 
competent to stand at. the altar a minister de¬ 
graded after trial by his peers from his office. 
" In the Church of God this Insult and hitider- 
ance are imposed upon me after my remon¬ 
strance against its unlawful force and insubor¬ 
dination to iny Episcopal authority, it is done 
also in t he face of tho warning us to its *11601 on 
the Administration of the corporation trust, and 
involves in that relation an overt purpose to 
separate this parish from Its lawful and inalien¬ 
able connection with the Protestant Episcopal 
Church in the United States, and from the dio¬ 
cese of Illinois, of which I am the acknowledged 
spiritual head. 
"For this malfeasance in trust, in addition to 
the moral and ecclesiastical delinquency and the 
violation of official decorum, as you as Wardens 
are responsible, and in my official character as 
Bishop of the diocese, I hereby enter my solemn 
protest, but under this Injury and compulsion 
have no honorable alternative but to submit to 
the force and retire from the church.” 
Mr. Ctunt) excepted to tho statements of the 
paper, especially the allusion to "force,” ex¬ 
pressly denying that any obstacle whatever bad 
been put in the Bishop’s way In the full perform¬ 
ance ot his official duties, and the interview 
closed by the Warden's agaiu offering the Bishop 
the full direction and oontrol of the services, 
but claiming that no Bishop had a right to ex¬ 
clude from a churoh its own pastor. 
The Bishop, still declining to officiate, took his 
leave,Dr. Kelley accompanying him. The Bishop 
returned in his own carriage, which had fol¬ 
lowed that of Mr. Crane, in which the Bishop 
was taken to the church. The protest was not 
signed. 
Chicago, Sept. 13.—Tho Illinois Episcopal Con¬ 
vention yesterday passed the following addi¬ 
tional section to tho Constitution : 
“No clergyman shall resort to the civil courts 
for the purpose of arresting or avoiding any ec¬ 
clesiastical proceedings against him, under pen¬ 
alty of suspension, ipso facto, from the functions 
of the ministry." 
Tt was contended by a number of clergymen 
that tho article was a piece of special legislation, 
and that it was introduced when the Convention 
was very hostile to certain persons; and that It 
looked like the dogmas of the Roman Church. 
Bishop Whitehouse defended the article at con¬ 
siderable length. 
The Peoria Transcript gives the following list 
of Republican candidate* for nomination for 
Congressman-at-large. 8. W. Moulton, 8. M. 
Cullom, Joseph Medill, J. J. Rlnaker, Gen. John 
McNulta, Gen. J. L. Beveridge and T. A. Boyd. 
Minnesota. 
St. Paul, Minn,, Sept. 13.—The Democratic 
State Convention met in this city to-day. and 
nominated the following ticket:—<3tov.,Winthrop 
Young, St. Anthony; Lieut.-Gor., L. Buell, 
Houston ; See. of State, E. Folk, Rice; Trio*., F. 
B. Vosberg, Stearns; Attorney-Gen,, J. L. Mac 
Donald, Shackopee; JiteliccbSuip. Court, William 
Mitchell, Winona, and M. K. Birk, Mankato. 
California. 
The lust of 1 he I#ower California colonist* ar¬ 
rived at San Francisco on Saturday, Sept, 9, 
from Magdalena Bay. The number of colonists 
landed there was 325, of whom 50 have died from, 
heat, thirst and disease. 
8an Francisco, Sept. 12.—Joseph W. Alex¬ 
ander, Deputy Recorder of Sacramento Co., 
poisoned himself on Monday because the parents 
of his affianced Opposed the match. He was 211 
years of age, and a native of Atlanta, Ga. 
An official notice tins been received by tho 
Mexica n Consul in San Francisco that the Mexi¬ 
can Government has canceled the claim of tho 
Lower California Company to the grant tn tho 
vicinity of Magdnlena Bay. Notice has been 
given to the Company that, not having fulfilled 
the terms of the contract for colonization, they 
are trespassers, and will he held accountable for 
the removal of orchilJa or any other article of 
commerce from the territory. 
San Francisco, Sept. 14— The latest returns 
indicate that the Democrats have two majority 
In the Senate and the Republicans a clear ma¬ 
jority on joint ballot. 
Kaiiftag. 
Du. E. E. March, a dentist, residing near Law¬ 
rence, Kansas, committed suicide last week 
after murdering Ills wife and one child. Tho 
doctor had been partially insane for some time, 
but had shown no dangerous symptoms. 
Colorado. 
Omaha, Sept. 13.— Tlte election in Colorado, 
yesterday, went Republican by an increased 
majority. The Legislature is almost unanimous¬ 
ly Republican. 
Wyoming. 
Omaha, Sept. 10. — Reports from Wyoming 
Territory claim a Republican majority in one 
branch of the Legislature, which was largely 
Democratic last your. About one-sixth of the 
votes cast in Laramie County were by women. 
New Mexico. 
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—A special dispatch from 
Denver *aysThe election in New Mexico on 
Monday resulted in a Republican victory. The 
Republicans elect ed their Delegate to Congress, 
and will have a majority in tho Legislature." 
Arizona. 
San Francisco, Sept. 14.— Cochiso’s hand of 
Apaches, leaving their women and children at 
tho Poace Commissioner's reservation tn New 
Mexico, dashed into Camp Crittenden, Arizona, 
and ran off with sixty-three head of Govern¬ 
ment cavalry horses, which had just been re¬ 
cruited for a campaign. As there was only in¬ 
fantry at jhe poet, they could not be pursued. 
Gen. Crook, on arriving at Camp Verdi, received 
iho news, and immediately took the field. There 
are rumors of another campaign. 
Kentucky. 
Lexinoton, Sept. 11.—A terrible murder was 
committed last night at the residence of John 
Harper, the owner of tho race-horse Longfellow, 
near Midway. Jack and Betsy Harper, brother 
and sister of John, had their throats out by some 
unknown person, as Is supposed, for ttie purpose 
of robbery. Some negroes living near the Har¬ 
per residence knew nothing of the murder till 
this morning. Three negroes living on the 
estate have been arrested as the murderers, 
blood having been found on their shirts. Other 
negroes employed on the place are missing, ami 
it is believed ihat they are implicated in the 
crime. 
Alabama. 
Nashville, Touu., Sept. 11.—In Limestone 
Co., on Sunday, an old and respected citizen. L. 
L. Weir, was taken from tils home by five mask¬ 
ed men, and Is supposed to have been murdered. 
A number of citizens, hearing of Ins seizure, 
started in pursuit, but have not yet been heard 
from. 
Arkansas. 
TnE cotton-worm has appeared in many local¬ 
ities In Arkansas. There has been no rain for 
nearly six weeks, and both ootton and corn have 
suffered severely. 
Texas. 
Brownsville, Sept. 1.— Fights occurred on 
the 20th and 25t,h between cattle thieves and 
r&ncheros near Edinsburg. Two of the former 
were killed. Cortina threatens retaliation, and 
therancheros are preparing to buy arms to 
wage war more successfully. 
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FOREIGN NEWS. 
France. 
Mr. Morris Phillips writes to the Home 
Journal from ParisThose who go to Paris 
with the iden that they can live cheaply will 
be 6adly mistaken. Before the war this rany 
hnve been true; but a great change lias taken 
place. War is a costly game, and the loser must 
pay the price. To help pay the Prussian demand 
everything has been taxed —provisions with 
other commodities; per consequence, hotel 
charges are high. True, a good dinner, table 
d’hote , Is served with wine for five francs, and 
the rate per night for lodging is reasonable, but 
attendance is charged separately, and so are 
candles: and when the traveler gets his bill he 
is amazed with items and extras he never 
dreamed of." 
Thiers and the Orleaqigt* in the French As¬ 
sembly are moving heaven and earth to prevent 
tho election or the Imperialist, Rouher, from 
Corsica, where Deputy Abbatncci resigned to 
make way for the foremost of the Bdnaparlists. 
In case Rouher is elected the majority will re¬ 
fuse to unseat him. 
Paris, Sept, 10,— Gen. Manteuffel, commander 
of tho German Army of Occupation, after an¬ 
nouncing, yesterday, the consent of his Govern¬ 
ment to the evacuation of the Departments 
around Paris, dined with President Thiers and 
Gens. Duorot and Chanzy. The northern forts 
will be evacuated first; after which the troops 
will be withdrawn from other points at the rate 
of 3,000 daily. 
An interview between M. Thiers and Prince 
Gortschakoff has been arranged to take place 
at Lausanne, Switzerland. 
Paris, Sept. II.—The evacuation by the Ger¬ 
man troops of tho four Departments contiguous 
to Paris will be completed on the 13th inst. Ne¬ 
gotiations have commenced in relation to the 
evacuation of the whole ot France. 
England. 
LONDON, Sept. 10.— The funeral of Renfortb, 
the Tyne oarsman, took place to-day at New¬ 
castle. Tho attendance was extraordinary. 
Some accounts represent the number of people 
who witnessed the burial at 100,UOO. The con¬ 
course was so great that the cemetery where the 
remains were deposited was much damaged. 
London, Sept. 13.— An abeess with which 
Queen Victoria had been for sometime afflicted, 
was opened oo the 4th inst., and is now healing 
satisfactorily. The training ship Racer, which 
has been ashore at Hyde, Isle of Wight, floated 
off yesterday. A cotton exhibition is proposed 
to be held at Manchester in 1872. Prof. Robert 
Beutly, publisher of Temple Bar, died to-day. 
Gcrma njr. 
Salzbt'RO. Sept, 13.—It has been decided by 
PriDce Bismarck, Count von Bmist, and the 
other diplomatists who remained here after tho 
departure of the Emperors William and Francis 
Joseph, to suppress the International Society, 
and to settle, finally, the Schleswig question. 
It is thought that the census of Berlin, now 
being taken, will show n population of 900,000. 
Italy. 
London, Sept. 13.—A dispatch from Snza, Ttaly, 
announoes that the Mont Ceuistunnel lias been 
successfully opened, and that trains are now 
passlug through It without delay. 
Austria. 
Perth. Sept. 11. The Emperor Francis Joseph 
has written a letter expressing disapproval of 
the Episcopacy on the promulgation of the 
decree of Papal Infallibility. Bishop Jakcl- 
faiuBy has accordingly announced his submis¬ 
sion to his sovereign’s commands. 
Japan. 
Minister Delong recently compelled tbo 
British Charge d’Affaires at Yokohama to apol¬ 
ogize lor Insulting remarks concerning Ameri¬ 
cans in general and liiiuself in particular. Ho 
also compelled tho English editor of 1 life Japan 
Mall to publish an abject apology for f ublish- 
ing n scurrilous document, purporting to lmve 
been issued from tho American Consulate. 
An American having been imprisoned without 
cause, the Japanese authorities, on the demand 
of Consul Sheppard, released him, made an 
apology, and dismissed the officer who made the 
arrest. 
Persia. 
The Levant Herald rays the deaths at Tahrees 
still average 240 per day. The Christians and 
Mussulmans are camped tn the mountains, and 
business is entirely stopped. The Persian army 
has been disbanded. Storms and Inundations 
have almost entirely destroyed the bazaars and 
gardens in the vicinity of Tnbreoz. 
Russia. 
It is denied that the cholera Is abating in Rus¬ 
sia, and stated that there Is still an a verage of 
150 deaths per day in Kiev. 
Wml Indies. 
Kingston, Jam , Sept- 7.—The hurricane of 
the 21st. ult. occasioned immense damage. In 
the Island of Antigua every estate was damaged. 
In the Island ot Tortola five churches were 
blown down or shattered by the hurricane. In 
the Island of St. Kitts 800 houses were destroyed 
aud 40 estates were nearly ruined. In the Island 
or Saba the growiug crops were destroyed. 
Canada. 
Montreal, Sept. 13.—Yesterday in the French 
! Cathedral, a rich American lady, widow of Dr. 
Connolly, who a short time ago in Now York 
murdered his two children in a fit of insanity 
and then committed suicide, became a raving 
maniac in the midst of church services. She 
suddenly shrieked in a frightful manner, and 
was witli difficulty removed. Since her hus¬ 
band’s tragic end, Mrs. Connolly has shown fre¬ 
quent signs of Insanity. 
The Rev. Mr. Hi neks. Professor ol Natural 
History iri the University of Toronto, died on 
Sunday, Sept. 10. He had a high reputation 
among scientific men everywhere, fie was a 
brother to Sir Francis Hi neks, Minister of Fi¬ 
nance of Canada. 
Portugal. 
Lisbon, Sept. 14.— Tho following is a complete 
list of thenew Portuguese Ministry, just formed: 
Premier.— Sen or Fontes; Minister of the Interior. 
—Senor Satupaio; Minister of Marine. —Sen or 
Montz; Minister of Foreign Affairs.—Sonar C'orro; 
Minister of Public Works.— Senor Avelins. 
The Empress Eugenie arrived here to-day from 
London. She wus visited by the King and Queen 
of Portugal, and soon afterward left by rail for 
Madrid. 
-- 
LATE FOREIGN ITEMS. 
The submarine telegraph cable connecting 
Hong Kong and Shanghai is broken. 
The cholera is abating In North Germany. 
The American Institution of street railways 
has extended ttself to the Island of Java. A line 
has just been opened to public use in the city of 
Batavia. 
The King of the Belgians has sent a letter of 
thanks to the orew of the United States war 
steamer Juniata for saving the lives of the crew 
of a boat that capsized in the Scheldt. 
A London letter writer says that the Prince 
of Wales has not read a book since he left col¬ 
lege, and that he declared himself unable to 
keep awake over the cleverest novel more than 
five minutes nr a time. 
The Portuguese Ministry has resigned. Ef¬ 
forts are making to form a new Cabinet. 
The Government of Tunis has determined to 
send a diplomatic representative to Constanti¬ 
nople. 
The Swedish Diet lias been convoked to make 
provision lor the re-organization of the army. 
The volcano of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, is in full 
eruption- The light from the mouutaln can be 
seen many miles at sea. 
1 The United States Consul at Liverpool writes 
to the State Department that in consequence of 
the prevalence of the cattlo foot-and-mouth 
disense in England, he has discontinued the 
granting of certificates to ship cattle to the 
United States. 
CONVERTING TJ. S. FI V E-TWENTIES' 
The signal success of tho Now Five Per Cent 
Government Loan foreshadows the early i„ lfl 
Ing of the entire Public Debt at 5 per cent, or 
less rate, and Indicates that ihe average rate p 
Interest on loanable capital In this country w ' [ 
not. henceforward be much above 6 per cent 
the tendency being to an equalization of rate ' 
bet ween America nnd Europe. 
The present holders of Five-Twenties mim 
therefore, decide whether it Is not best to mako 
at once such a change of Investment a? | 
enable them to realize as pro HI, or add to th. ar 
capital, the present average premium of R v , 
cent., while at the ramo time largely inoreasit l 
thoir annual Income. 
To holders of United States securities who 
wish to improve 1 ho present most favorable op 
port unity for changing their investment at „ 
large profit, we strongly recommend Northern 
Pacific Seven-Thirty First Mortgage fiomn 
(principal and interest payable In gold.) n < , 
selling at par lit currency. They are in 
nnd rapidly increasing demand, and with th* 
high rato of Interest, ample security, and t fi„ ir 
convertibility into the lauds of the Company at 
in per cent, premium, they constitute a most de¬ 
sirable Investment, aud can hardly fail to n ,j. 
vance considerably above par at an early day. 
Tho holder of a # 1 , 1 X 10 Five Twenty bond uh 0 
exchanges it now for Northern Pacific, lhereby 
increases Ids principal by HX per cent., receiv¬ 
ing $1,145 in Northern Pacifies for $1,000 in Fivo- 
Twentles. He also permanently increases the 
yearly interest lneomo on .his investment moro 
than 38 per cent., or rrorn $60 in gold to $“ 3.22 
in gold. 
'J hls most unusual opportunity for the profit, 
able conversion of Government Bonds into 
Corporate Securities of undoubted reliability 
cannot long continue. Tho increasing nbimo. 
ance of loanable capital both at home and 
abroad; tliealmost certain rise in value of nil 
desirable railroad mortgages; the vapid absorp¬ 
tion of Northern Pacific Seven-Thirties, nnflthc 
probable early substitution of a 6 per cent, bond 
fur the remainder of the Northern Pacific loxn, 
and tho early funding of tho remainder of the 
National Debt nt lower rates promise very soon 
to change the entire aspect of tho loan market, 
which is just now so peculiarly favorable to in¬ 
vestors. 
This state of things suggests prompt action on 
the part of those who wish to exchange social- 
ties in time to profit by the present high pre¬ 
mium on Five-Twenties. And with the same en¬ 
tire confidence with which we commended Gov¬ 
ernment Bonds to cupltalisiB and the people, 
we now recommend the Seven-Thirty Northern 
Pacific Bonds to the public. 
The Tribune, in speaking of t hese Bonds, says 
“ They nre a first and only mortgage upon ora* 
of the greatest—If not the greatest—railway en¬ 
terprises the world lias over seen." 
Jay Cook & Co., 
New York, Philadelphia and Washington. 
-♦-*-*.- 
Example for the Ladle*,—Mrs. L. V. Phillips 
of Brooklyn has used her Wheeler & Wilson 
machine since October, 1862, dress making In 
families, without repairs; earning sometimes?! 
to $5 a day. 
-- 
“ Geo. 1*. Rowell «St Co., the Now York Adver¬ 
tising Agents, have tho monopoly *>f space and 
location in many hundred newspapers, aud know 
by their experience just where to Invest money 
to the best advantage,”—Berkshire Courier. 
-*-*-♦- 
Wntch No.2,617—bearing Trade Mark “Fay¬ 
ette Stratton, Marion, N. J."—manufactured by 
United States Watch Co., has been carried by 
me twelve months; its totnl variation from 
mean time being fifteen seconds.—I. Vrooman, 
Engineer N. Y. C. & H. R. R., UUon, N. Y„ Feb. 
14,1870. ___ 
The Erie Railway, What a Western Editor 
Sny» of Us—"The Erie Railway is to-dnj the 
finest railroad thorough fare in the country, aud 
surpasses all its rivals in the facilities which It 
affords tho traveling public, and in the com¬ 
forts, conveniences and luxuries which it guar¬ 
antees to thoso who buy tickets ‘ via the Erl'; 
Railway.’ With a broad gauge, a track thorough¬ 
ly ballasted and laid with a steel rail, mid »n 
equipment unrivaled, the Erie now assure* 
those three essentials for pleasant traveling 
speed, comfort and safety. Running through 
one ol’ the most beautiful and picturesque Por¬ 
tions of New York and Ponnsylvauia.lt |K ' I,S * 
among its other attractions for tho tourist, a 
variety of scenery which cannot but please aud 
divert the eye and attention of the traveler. 
The equipment of the road not only excites ad¬ 
miration, but wonder. Their sleepers put in the 
the shade the achievements of Pullman, which 
bavo so long been the pride or our Western 
railways. Cars heated by hot water, lighted 
with gas, cushions of velvet, walls covered win* 
oil paintings, carpets of the finest Brussels, cur¬ 
tains of tapestry, beds of curled hair, ceil I peso 
frescoo, windows of French plnteghtss, mlm>rs 
of the finest quality, seats nf curved walnut, 
walls of splendidly polished hard woods, cor¬ 
nices fit for the finest library, booksand handles 
and bars of the finest silvor-suob are tho»p- 
pointmeats of the new Brin sleeping coiic ws, 
and which are now running between New l < 
and Cincinnati, and Now York and Buffalo nnd 
Niagara Falls. A writer ha* truly remarked tut 
* they have tb o comfort of a Viedciianibei, >' 
beauties of the parlor, and the capuctt> c 
drawing room.’ Similar in elegance and luxuri¬ 
ous comfort are the palace drawing r ' : ’ n ’ J ' 
cars, which now run on all day trains. w u ' 
models of railway architecture, nod whlcci ar- 
now attracting so large a proportion of the ex¬ 
cursion travel. In its Interna! management tne 
Erie is also perfect. Its managers and employs 
at e among the most thorough and exTenen 
in the country. The road bus been these _ 
for railway men; and when the lens 1 
road, the number of trains run, and the, 
of business done are considered, It will b ‘ , 
that no road is more carefully and succes. 
managed ."—Denver News, July IP. 1871. 
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