The Practical Effect Of The Decision

oí the supreme court declaring the state debt "extingi-üshed" in law, and that the speciiie laxes must hereafter go iiito the primary school interest fiind, is thus stated by the Lansing Bepub'.ican: "The total ainount of speeific faxes aceruiBg to the school fund 11 be $14,020 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1879, and $291,075 for the year following; total, $805,395. Last spring the primary school interest money distributed was $226,955, at the ratio of 47 cents for each perron of school age. Next year the ratio will exeeed $1.05 per ehild; and if the speciiie taxes continue to grow, as has always been the case In prospero ns times, the distribution will be stil 1 more liberal in yeate to follow." The Safe Deposit Ownpauy of San Francisco has laid down an iion ault weigliing 800,000 pounds. lt is believed to be the largest in the workl. The exportation of American live hogs to UtTinanv, (ried as an experiment in the early part of this year, has been foundprofltable, and has largely increased. About 2J per cení of the hogs die on the voyage. Bntchcis in Berlin are said to be very eager te hu uupplied with these free-born swinu.