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The Application For A Change Of

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
April
Year
1877
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Public Domain
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ug in the Reilly-Scripps libel snit has boon denied. The muss in Louisiuna is not yet sottlod, but tho Hayes Cominission is reportod hopeful. May 15 : that is about the date the Logislature isoxpeotod to adjourn. Hol Bwiftly round yo whoels of time. TnE oonstitutional amendment abolifihing the religious test as a qualifioation for ofiioo waB adopted by just thirteen votes to spare. TnE balance in the State Treasurory at the close of business hours on Saturday last, was $899,639.87, an iuorease for the week of $1,144.16. Tweed has finally "peaohed," and to tho intense disgust of the Republioans Tilden was not one of tho " ring " and didn't share in the spoils. On Wednesday the Supreme Court adjourned to Tuosday next, on which day it is understood a large nuinbor of decisions will bo aunouncod. Twelve hundred red ribbon men paraded the streets of Muskegon on Saturday night last, and after the procession listened to speeches at a stand in tho principal street. The South Carolina State officers refuse to f olio w the wise oxample of exGov. Chamberlain, and " step down and out." Thoy propose to wait a writ of ouster froin {the newly organizad tíupreuie Court. It is now given out that Congress will be called upon to convone in extra session May 15, instead of June 4 as hertoforee suggested, in order that the session muy not necessarily extend into tho heat of summer. V Bejt Wade is oa the war palh. He don't like the Southern policy of President Uayes, and fears tho demoralization of the Kepublican party : which would be a grand thing for tho country, - that is if by demoralization he means disintegration. The New England Methodist Conference, in session a week or two ago, bad a spasm over the reported assassination of W. H. Scott, a colored Methodist proachor in South Carolina ; but it turns out that Scott is n't dead and has n't been dieturbod in his work. ■ M I I - I I ■ Attorney-Genebal Deveiís has a full approciation of Wendell Phillips, and says concerning his habit of calling naines : " When "Wendell Phillips oalls you a liar, a villain, and a scoundrel, he merely moana that he does not agree with you." And Wendell isn't the ouly man who imagines that no honest or intelligent man can differ with hiin and hope for salvation. As tiie Logiölature is still wrestling with tho liquor tax law we bog to suggest that, whatevor olso it may do, it should do away with tho discrimination in favor of dealers in fermented or brewed liquors. These dealers pay f40, and then, nine out of ten of them, sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, regular and open dealors in which are assessed $150. Make the tax uniform and stop one big hole. The New York Evening Post inclines uecidedly to the opinión that the xesolutions in respect to the Southern question, which were recently received with 8uch applauso by the New England Conference of the M. E. Church, were " twelvo years too late." What of that ? Isn't the President brother-in-law to that church, and does n't that fact give a Methodist Conference cause to go for his policy, right or wrong. A body of Methodist ministers are great politicians whother wise ones or not. Matt. Carpenter and C. C. Washburn, two eminent Wisconsin Kepublicans, being out of offico and having time hang heavy on their willing hands (willing to seize office again), are having a wordy newspapor war over the political and official short-comings of each. There is no law prohibiting either telling the trutb. about the other, if he can, and " whon rogues fall out" the pablio will stand by and let them pull each other's wool : motaphorioally, you know. ia i i - i m i - i i ■ "In Ashantbb and Dahomey women form one-third of the standing army :" So writes the Kot. J. T. öracey to the Methodist. Now is n't the proper thing for Mrs. Dr. Mary Walker, and all " sioh " women, to do to go to Ashantoo or Dahomoy immediately and enrol thoir names on the muster roll of the army ? But the Rev. Gracey further writes : "Among some tribea the men bathe much in hot water. It is the wife's duty to prepare this bath, and henee marriage or tho married state is dosignated as a hot-water concern." It is a " hot-water concern " in other countries than Ashantee or Dahomey, but not always the fault of the wives. Some wives don't mako it hot enough for their lazy, dissipated, worthloss lords." A State Accountant : that is a new office which Eepresentative Hamllton, of Berrien, has a laudable desire to quarter upon tho State treasury. He is to have tho supervisión and control of the aocounts in the various State departments,and public institutions, and h to quartcrly inspect books, accounts, voucb.org, etc, in every department and institution, note imperfections and irregularitios, and inaugúralo a uniform system of book-keeping and accounting. And Uien who will regúlate the new aocountant, guarantoo both his capacity and integrity, and at the same time protect departmenta and institutions against vexatious intormeddling, in tboir affairs ? "Why not abolish at once, and for all Auditor-Gonerals, Treasurers, Land Commissioners, financial boards, etc, and make this accountant the Coutroller-in-Chief of all the iinancial affairs of the State and the State institutions?

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