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- Tho Xew York World, noticingthe late political "scriinmago" in Xnv iKi ico, and tiie arrival of the Bou. Marsb Giddinga, Grant'a last appointed Governor, Baya : " We havo not the least idea who the Honorable Marsh Qiddings may be, bat we congratúlate liim upon the iet which opons befove bim of a peaoeful and useful carcer and of a happy tength of daya in New Mexico." Now, be it known to the World fchat the "Honorable Manh Giddings," now Govenior of New Mexico, is a resident of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and ohief-fugler i that boautiful villago of tho rudoutable Zick Chandler, of whoso feats in bcardiug the Britíah Lion - in thfl Sonato of tho United Status and not 011 l!:-iüs!i soil - the World may, postibty, have heaid. 'J'lml.'s v-.o Marsh Giddings is. - The constitution of West Virginia provides that '-no bilí símil be passed by eithei branoh without tho afüriaativu vote of a majority of the membera clectcd thereto." A full Senate nunibers 22 members, making 12 votes neoessary to pass any bilí, if the English language mean3 anything ; yot the Court of Appeale has jnet held a bilí whioh reoeived but 11 votes legally passed and a law, be(.auso thero was a vacaney. By tho Bame ruling all the memben but thm might die oi' ïisign, and legislation continuo, two membera bassiiig a bilí. Such reasoning is judicial boah. - Every Saturday saya of Loring and Butler, two Bepublican candidatos for tho Massaehusctts gubematorial nominíition : . " Ono is a mere boneless and nervelcss party hack, who wandera up and down tlio State with eyes greedy for office. The othor is a turbulent and sengational disorganizer, traveling hither and thithor in quest of an indorseineni that shall i'ocd his sulfish ambition," and thinks that tho woman sirffragists are oonrmiting suicide in favoring either. - Gen. Hawley haows Gen. Butler, and knoiritif] him evident! y appreciates him. In a circular letter replying to Butler's Springfield speech, he says ihat he " thinks Butler the most reckleas, unsoru" pulous, dangerousdemagogue this coua" try luis geen sinee Aaron Burr, and that "lie may make a good deal of troublc " but ho will kill hiinsclf. IIi; mfght suc" coed in Paris, as Robcspierro and Etooh" efort suoceeded, bilt ho is a monxl.ru -ity "in New Englaud." Ilawloy's head is evidontly levcl. - Trinco de Joinvillo considrrcd himself incompetent to discharge the duties of President of France, but thought he should know how togovcm as king. ïhat w.'us ;s easy as ialling off a log, only two roles of action being neoeasaty : lst. " Every Frenchman should bc a f'unotionary," 2d. " Every Frenchman, on reaching the age of fivc, should bc decorated." - The Chicago board of education has taken an advanced position, dcclared thai " oompensatien should be graded acooiding to the work, rather tliim by the sex of the teacher or principal," and has lixed tho salarios of two lady principáis of grammar schools at tho same paid male teachers of the saine grade. And women don't voto in Chicago, either. ■ - Our readers will remember that the Union Fair or Exposition - new wonïs are oatohing like Uic; yellow i'uver - of the Northern Michigan Agriculturul and Western Michigan Pomological Societies takes plaoo at GimtkI Bapids on ïm -iini'sdu.y, 'J'lniiMlay and Friday imxt - Jubal Eai'ly blowed his hom in the Virginia Conservativo Convention las week, and failing to impresa his antedeluvian idyas upon it, left in disgust. Ono by one the southorn ultraists are fallinf to tho rear. - Gossip has it that Butler's grandson was born with a golden spoon in hi.- mouth, and that grandpa ís not left iiIoik with tho little nnfprtunate for even an instant, for fear that bo will steal fchat is, for iV'iir the spoon will be among the missing. - The invesfigation of tho Revero railroad accident is still in progvoss. Tho President of tho company swears tono lack of oam ; that there ought to be a doublo track but tho law - a singular law - prohihita it; end that a telegraph, whioh the law don't prohibit, mighthave saved theaocident. - The late; N York abortion cases still excito the public, and in his oharge to the grand jury, on Monday, Judge Bedford expressod himself in favor of amending tho law bo as to make the crime murder in thi: fuvst degrefi instead of manslaughter. Amni, say we. - Greeley is ti have. n. article in thi September Oalaay in favor of the oncterni principie, and prodiots all sorte of ealamitiea to the Bopublican party and the DAtion if Grant shall bc uoininated. - A lively canipaign against saloon keepen is in progresa at Jaokson. They are sued for Tiolating the Sunday ordinanoe, for selling under tho State law, and for personal damages by injured wives. - The N. Y. Ewning Post saye Ihat tho reoommendation of Qrant's renomination by tho coming Repablio&n State Conven" tion, at Syracuso, will loso tho Republicau ticket inany Republioan votos. The Posi favona a mum polioy ou all natiunal ailairs or issues. - ïho censúa reporta givc Michigan credit for having within her bordere two Chineae bom " furrinners," bat tho THhum says only ouo of thcin is a rea] "Heathen Chinee," and that the otberis a Japanese. The fiist lires in Inglnun coiuity, the othcr in Ottawa. - Tin; new Nebroska consötution proridoa for taxin ohurch bnildjnga valued at over ;"),(i(m) the game aaothei property. Costly churob bdificea will lic at a dis cornil if the constitution BhaU be ftdopted - The graat Sierra Nevada tunnel through whioh the track of tho Contra Pacific Railroad is to be laid, and a cana to run, is feo bc G miles long, 21 feet wide 19 feot high. and oost 15,000,000. - Cari Sohurz is to gpeak at Nashville# Tennessee, on the IOth inst., on the diiion of public aftaira, iu responso to an ïnvitation irrespeotive of partíeá. - Evans, the defaulting Pennsylvania war claim agent, luis abscondud to New York, and Gov. Geary has issued a reqoisition for Mg arrest and extradition. - Gen. John A. Dix draws a pension of $8 a ïmmlh as a soldier in tho war of 1812. Ilis tnrm of serviré was 419 days. - The Prenob novolist, Charles Paul de Koek is dcad. It is a pity all bis novels could not bo entombed witb him. - " Tho loveliost pratees in all the town :" thut's the way the 8aginawia% Looalizee some yotatocs on salo hy a - The looation of the Soldiere' Monument, wbioli RandólpE Rogore is ttD'w suporintending the erection of , in Detroit, lias boon ehangeil from the cast Grand Circus Park to the Campus Martina. And so the laying-of'the oornerstoneekefcises are so much wasted ceremony. -- A oitizens' meeting was held at Cooper Instituto, N. T.,o& Monday evenhi'j; last) and the oorruptionsofTaipiiiany and tbo city officials denonnoed in ananu bor of speeches and twclve resolutions. It' " the Ring " can stand that it must bc bomb -proof. - A fortnight or so ago tho cara rnu over and killed a young man it Lanáng, nained ïynon, he being intoxioated. lis mother has raed the parties who Boldhitn tho liquor, claiming severul thonsand dollars damages, and refusing all offers of oompromüe. - A Homeopathie Coll"go has been ostablished at Lanaing, with A. N. Hart, President; A. 1'. Weller, Seoretary and Treasuter; Prof. K. D. Buit, Dean, and a ful] faoulty. Tho flrst asraion is to open November lst. - The New York Evening foH Baya that tho naval attaok, by Com, Eodgore, upon the Coreana provea to have been an uot of injustico, and that it was a national disgraoe. Pláin talk. - St. Thomas has again beo,n destroyi?;l by un earthquake. No wonder the KJuog of Denmark wished to sell his roal estáte in that región to Mr. Beward. - lleport has it thut the Vicoroy of Egypt has dismiseed l'roni service all the Americana employed eithei in the military or oivil departments. - The President is to break up his Long Branoh establishment in a few days, and letum to Washington after a three weeks' stop m Pennsylvania. - The cable bringa a report that the Marquia of Lome has been appointed Qovernor General of India. W'hat wül the lominion do ? - President Grant has deelininl - not :i house nor ;i liurso - but to bc present at a raihvay opening celobration at Halifax. - A contract has been let for a r.iilro:id - narrow gaugo - from Saginaw City to iSt. Louis. , - There is a hitch in the ncigotiations for clearing Freuch territory of Germán troops. A L'v:ii!ii!i:)n -not nained - hasinade a trip from San Francisco to Liverpool in 17 days. Quickwork. - A llcpnblican association in New York City has roconunendcd the nomination of Horace Grejley for President. - The yollow fever has abatod at Charleston. - A case of cholera is reported in Liverpool. - Qucen Victoria is still seriously ill. The Xcw York Democratie State Convi tition is callcd to meet at BoohestOT, 011 the 'Itli of üotober. Tho camijaign will bc a short one.
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