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- That horny-handed laboror, Wendell Phillips, bas blowud aiiothcr last blust - -a ' sort of ram's-horn blast - against tho oapittilist, and in dflfbnflO of thi! so-called labor r.iovtmiunt. He declaros an equalization of property the design. Why don't he figure out Iho pro rata and set the example of a división? - Evst Sagin&w has voted a loan of 170,000 for Holly "VVatur Works. The voto was all one way, but very small. lt is surprising how uasily votes can be obtuiiiial in our citios to creato largu dübts, and liow stuall a proportion of the votors and tax-payers seera possessed of energy enough to vote eithev way. - Mr. Hilas Seymour, of New Yorlc, a wpll-known and competent Consulting eninoi-r, hp.s writton o. letter dissenting froni the claims mado in favor of narrow gauge railroads, and recominending a (ive-foot gaugo for tho Texas or Southern Pacific roail. - Mr. Mullett, tho Supervi.sing Architect of the GoTcrnment, says that he knows of but one government building in the country iucriting the name of " ttre-l)roof : " that of Appraisers' Stores in Thiladelphia, built of brick. - RfiT. Ribert Collycr docsn't sympathizo very deeply with those men who crodit God -vvith burning Chicago, and, s in duty bound, thank hini for it. Ho ays they " are not men who have bee n jumt out, you know." - At the annual eloction of the Hannibal and St. Joe Bailroad, held at Hannibal, Mo., on Monday, a Board of Direc;ors was eleoted said to be in the inerest of the Tolodo, Wabash, and Western, and New York Central routes. - Lieut. Frtid. Grant has received a coninuation of his " leavo of absence " and ia gone to Europe on a tour of observation. "What a nice thing for a young man to havo " a friend at court," or, bettor still, to be son of " the court." - George H. Boker, of Penn., has been appointed Minister Rosident at Constantinople, tice McVoigh, resigned. To what house, horse, plate or " purp " fund was Boker a subscriber ? - Postmaster-Goneral Creswell has issued an order prohibiting the issue of New Tear's addresses by letter-carriers, or of ny substituía therefor designed to solicit donations from the public. , Mary Clemmer Araos denies, and "by anthority," that the lato Alice Cary was ever in love with or engaged to that literary scamp, Eufus W. Griswold. - Both branches of tho Georgia Legislature have passed resolutions condeinning the action of the late Gov. Bullock. Bather tardy to take that Bull-ock by the horns. - Secretary Fish denies the Tribune story that ho has resigned. He has no immcdiatc or ultímate intention of rosign ing. In fact, he is not of the resiguing kind. It is announcod that the trains on tho Port Hurón and Lako Michigan Bailroad will run through to Flint in a few days. - Cari Schurz has no more respect for Tom Murphy than for Grant who put Torn Murphy in offico and keeps him there. - An over-issue of $16,000,000 of South Carolina bonds is reported : which wasn't - Of tho 30,000 pbsímasíers" ín Uncle Sam 's service 22,000 have salaries oí' less than $100 a ycar. - Sir Boderick Murchison bcing dead, will Dr. Living stone ever again be reported safe ? - Discreticn tho better part of valor : the new revelation to Brigham Young. - A jtray Bullonk : the resigned and .bsquatulated Governor of Georgia. - Seoretary Fish is goiug to resign again : so tho N. Y. Trifmne says. - The universal Turkoy family is get ing ready for Thanksgiving. - Brigham Young is still on tho wing. Cabl Schurz told a heap of truth in his lecture on Saturday evening last. Offices aro literally bonght and sold, as well as given out as rewards for partisan service and " family benefit," but unleFs the dear people show moro of a disposition to reform Washington practices and put down abuses than they have heretofore, it will bo a long time before there will be any " Civil Service Reform," or before nierit and competoncy will enter into tho list of qualifications required of applicants. The President has his own family and relations to próvido for, and Senators and Representativos havo, bsides families, political hangers-on and caucus managers ; and President, Senators and Representativos aro no moro likcly to yiold the " patronage " thoy now dispense than, according to the venorablo Jksse, Ulysses was, when a boy, to let go a good thing. - One groat and growing abuse Senator Sciiuhz forgot, or at least omitted to exposo : tho giving of sinecure positions to political favoritos, or the multiplioation of nominal clorkships, the occupants of which do littlo or no hard work except to receipt thoir salaries monthly. Huif the forco in tho sovoral dopartments at Washington is of this class, and tho othor half is expectod to work only from four to sis hours daily, and then at a lazy, dying rato. - But the lecturo was a gord one. The Sixth Annual Reunión of the 20th Michigan Voluntoor Infantry is anuouncod to bo held at Jackson, on the 16th day of Novomber inst. Tho " Headquarters " will be established at the Ilibbard House ; a business mooting will bo held at 2 1-2 o'clock P. M. ; tho animal address will bo doliveredat 8 P. M., by Gen. B. M. Cütciieox; after which tho annual suppcr will bo caten, followod by toasts responses, etc. A full attondance is desirod, and all aro oxpootod to bring their wives. - Tho Fifth Annual Reunión of the " Socioty of tho Anny of tho Cumborlaud " is to be held at Dotroit, on tho 15th and lüth of November inst. On the evening of the lóth an oratiou will bo dolivered by Major General II. A. B.vhxum, and on tho ovoning of tbo 16th, a grand banquet at tho Opera House. The local committoo announco the expocted prosenee of Grant, Shorman, Sheridan, Meado, Rosecrans, Slocum, Hooker, Palmer, Jeft'. C. Davis, Wood, Howard, Lopjan, Sehofield, Stanley, Kilpatrick, Wilson, and othoi's, and invito a general finthering of their oíd comrades. Any olHcor or soldier who sorved with honor in tho Army of the Cumberland may becomo a member of the socioty. Miss Phclps writes that constant sewing is harder than íiguring in a bank, and takes the rosos out of tho checks and back bono out cf tho system, witb more alacrity than a Southern Iilinoia agüe. Nüt a giv.it while simu, at a socio gathering in Xw Orleam, a young lady dresscxl in tlio extreme ot' fjshion, littur ing with iliiini' iM'U, sat süuntly and apan Erom the rest, takmg no part iti a ooirrarsation puroly Hterary in its charactor. The gentleman oftho houso ajproachui hor with tho ïvniark : " You do not uppear to ba enjoying yourself." " No," saiil th.5 lady, " this is too dry for ni'. Ain't tlieru anybody here that oun Birt !" " Flirt Y" said he. " Ah, I sec - you aro a. sort of Oleopatra in disguise." " Cloopatra ' No," replied the intelligent boauty, " I never did liko Indians."
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