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Show (apllnl Kotes. Washington, 1G The yellow lever committee has appointed Harria, Matthews siud Conover a sub-committee to visit MemphiB during tho h hd.-y recess, aud Euslis, Lamar acd i'addrck, to vieit New Orleans at ihe Ffcie tiuip. Toe hou?o committee on civil service, ser-vice, lo-Liay, concluded its investig i-lion'cf i-lion'cf the chartjfB of corruption in eomuiuicn with the district bond 1-fiii-I ilion. The charges appear to h Tvo b'len unwarranted. The Potter committee, tc-Jay, up in application of Attorney General Cocker of Florida, to ba permitted to irw.-fidnrn evidence corrol-Orative of his fctateneuti hiBtwinter, that lio had a?en Governor Noyeu and Governor Stearns tome cut of the room where the boa:d ol canvassers were in session, ses-sion, although lor an hour be had been unable to obtain a .1 mission, which Btaioment waa emphatically denied by Noyes and Stearns, decided that as thia conlliot of veracity dote not involve any material point in the subject of the inquiry, they will not hear any witnem.'fl concerning it. An order was made, however, nl lowing low-ing Cocker to file au allidavit in sup-fo:t sup-fo:t of bia statement, and granting ihe same permission to the other aide, if it eball be desired. Tne secret service division of the treasury departmout will, on the 1st of January, be placed under the direction direc-tion of Assistant Secretary Hawley. Tim following are among the nomi cations b nt to the aenate to-day: rcslmnstrrs AIolzj K. Kay hp, i'reka, Jo-. W. Jones, Colusa; chief jusli-e of thn supreme C3urt, Washington Wash-ington territory, Joeeph K. Lawis; associata juslicp, Samuel 0. Winyard; Indian agent, Quiucall agency, ash-ington, ash-ington, Oliver Wood, ot Ohio. Si'hojls nr.il Comfoi't in San prtc. Cn fl-tek, SasteteCo., Dec. 13. Editor Ikndd: Th ifi d-jiigii Lf ully located ur icul tural hamlet haq just completed and opened a neat lig echoolhouee. Whai reminiscences clu-.t.;r around a o a rhoolhouse, as well so ns around "the moss covered bucket as it rost from the well." The thauks of the good p'.o'i l- of the tenitory arc duo to the legiaiaiure for a munificent provision pro-vision to a;it iu the programme of school true!n;r, but we are hampered by some ibingi in the prrgramme of hhkg s-'l-nol lechers nl:o still cl vim the old 5iipLilat-.d price of per rjuarttr, which means six bushels o! wheat. Tne schcolhctue is furnished and fuel, and help to make fires and chop wood are eupplitd tree to him. Besides, the schcol trustees eeem to have littlo to eay inasii.uch as tie teachor is not held responsible for tho care of the house, furniture, etc. lio ia really hired by the patrons of his school, il would eeem to this deponent de-ponent that one more atep iu the admirable provisions of last winter's law would obviate this stale of things by making the teacher dependent lor his pay ou the territorial treasury, thus holding ihe teacher eubject to control. The bottom price seems to be the motive ol all business men and while advocating adequntg pay for services rendered it strikes us farmers that the prices now asked by school teacherBdowo here for five hours per day, five days per week, and twelve weeks a term of siity days, not ninety, is a burden. Progress biug the order of the day, we hope someihiug may be done in the way of a perfected school system. Iu this hamlet efiorts for the testing test-ing of raising dry wheat are being pretty thoroughly made. What thia dohnhti'ul, yet hard freezing wealhur may do 1 eaunoi tell, but should iho dry wue:it micceed, then all Una vast betiUlilul bottom land will be a sc-riet-of the Unest farms iu S-Mitjttp. I'. ic. no longer n que-wun iLnvo hero ol water or no water, it ice dry wne.U i a euecrs. and manv incline to the opinion tiiut it will Le. Th'' hvr'u'.iful enow hrts net, us yet invaded t,n3 valley. The mountains aro cl.td in ihe winter suitings ol snow-down; snow-down; the weather ij from prime to good, 'li.etuu lingers with a warm and pieasinijduliirince, but tho nights i-ite us a nippii'.g aud a mnark.ibly eager air that renders our huge legs of pituh pine a real comfort. Wnh apples, cider, soci-s! chat, your p.ip?r, well filled bins, beef and pork put by for winler, lha grist ground, the widow's wo';d pile at her door, wo say blow on rude Boreas, wo are snugly housed, waiting for Srinta Clans and hia ever welt filled basket. D. 0. |