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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 101, 17 August 1876, Page 3

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(From, the AV«- YWk Trihw."}

u Kngliah paper recently ventured the (ontinn that what the American Relit: most needs in. these day* "f bribery corruption is tlie introduction of genion into politics. Some of the statesinf the Administration party in W'ashoii mcciii to he so strongly of this lion that when they once yet a good of ii gentleman they are not to be Mill to let go. ft is not always easy ili'lini) a gentleman at the capital; idmiii Lincoln was not one, but (imp led- the tt>ii: Hawkins Taylor, liliyisf,, who was examined before Mr. iiiu'".u:oiumitf.ee the other day, testified lluwnwidered himsetf n plebeian, but that Judge Ferry K. P-rocchus, who fur securing the appointment of a -trailer, was '■ a very high-toned tWugoiUleiiian." There cati be no ition iihnut the position of the hon. or of ex-Senator William flirt, fiiniiliarly known as Sage-firush-i I'l'CiiiiNi! they have built two of the t oxpciitiive houses lu Washington: it' th'ccley had- been in the habit of inig the sent, of Cov-eruuient he would "ihly have heen thought too low a "H for the first, circles.

lit there is Spencer. ft' tie is not a 'ioninn. we should like to know what; fos <nu! i f[i< has Umg been on terms utinnu-y at Court. He has had entire '<'"l «f the polities of his adopted ';'• He has served his country as a 'it'V, and afterwards a sutler. He lias 11 ii registrar in bankruptcy, and neacty knmtvd the Mol.ile iVst-officc by payhin elee.tii»n expenses out of the till, know* more ways of yetting ivvti> the ll '" witho-et the preliminary of btinsc li'il than any other man alire. He I I'riM'i.nnetl the unparalleled feat *>£ | Hi! two Legislatures at the same time, ! i'hc:ir.itu,c both of them. f£e has j il'uil the electioneering expedient *>f i)' Wrller. who tipp<.d'a coachload of! ■l'n into ,i canal : for during his ea»v isa ynhimm, lie, or his agents "fop lutu, inW an obstinate lo<d.s]ator into a ll,l ' l1 ': saloon arul treated. him with lienor until ho nearly |o.- ; f his He hail .;of. up Kud\lux outrages, ; M t:>h!i:»!uMl a rehtn of termr with li;; 'L! I'Hivv to ..;o iipou t.'nau a hitlljN " "' ;1 'lepntv'-. i,-t. made bv fchv deputy 7 ,: lu 'hu,< luil thearuiv at ld.-» (lisM > 'Mil the Treasury defective*, and tho l!li " f,, m . ~f the E'ost t>!+iee, awl made !v:,0.. ; . ;■« and revenue eollee-|'""-"f p,.ii!i,:;d sea.iUwars as profusely '"'ilomiue created dukes and manniises Finn-!* of the blood out ».f t!ie tatter'""""s of Ka-vti. Besides he ha* been <«t'il to .JVIC Uju-i* and all unrepentant ~H. .'unl has si.eadilv pointed- with pride 'w record of the tiepnblieaa party and «'«se and patriotie " administration Grant. |j« Sonafco knows tho value- of such a "oiutHvtuo well to let him-gv,.

An extraordinary occurrence was brought to light at an inquest held rreentiy on the I.<■•>.ly of a man in b'oath London. In a workpi .urn where many young girla were at work, ;v mwse suddenly matte its apj>earanee on a taMe, causing, of course, considerable commotion and a general stampede. The intruder was seized, however, by a young man who. was present, bat the mouse slipped out of his hand, and running up his sleeve, came out between hw waistcoat and shirt at the hai;k. The unfortunate man had his month open, and the mouse, on the look-out lor sumc place of concealment, entered the mans month, and Ive, in hi.* fright and sitrpnse, swallowed it. That a mouse can cxiat for a fi.nstderabte time without mtteh air was unfortunately found to he a fact in the present instance, for the mouse began to tear and hite inside the man's throat and cheat, and the result was that the unfortunate fellow died in a tittle while in horrible agony. A verdiut of "Accidentaldeath" was returned.