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The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1864-10-22
THE WEEKLY SUN.
SATURDAY MORNING. OCT. %, 1856.


Ue.s,y IN ~ Sosu.ern aad a s.ss. ,nsov ho,tn.
- ppsrs ~s busiy ensS,ei IN discus,ip., ID.
Jsohskss rssuhs q Ne a,tnrntt Il General Ho,n',
army 70 go in the flank and reu Of General snr,i
nAs. Tho rstri Journals indulge in "yr.,i eYIec.
ssoon rnslotAx Tho movements ssid N b" in
brrSrso Tor hss pupo~r, snd The ,s'o bo.siiog q,
pos Without ~ inHunnoe uro;. o.r S5r'iefu plpers
bus Ne ussa-or rsthcr the worst ihsi cpu ,e
oamplsHhod BY The rebels ~ " bptvs or r,st fo
." " prevent . furun fdsAuoe thif ~,
end nns hrov uyc campaign over MO To spf ~.
That even shis s',snp; -iii H. succes7u "c DO not
anticipate TIE time or nsntiug G.lcrai SnER-
nAS's army pscnod s~sy WITH Ge osrt,.re u A.
psntA. srf n mo I'M 's'o 10 ,o,o1,ri IN tesu,
Ahs osuld only b, succsa-'il viii The Juion army
ossaade n Ailsns. Toe y +,eSsi0n Of that pa,e
vsvrs~ tho rs,s,iVe ps'ion, =" ior ~ rs,c al
tbe forces t,a arc attempting To cut ID 5hrns,S'B
rear In MA oondt Of fanhrg tlelnscls,.-l
ycso,s ~h,ch " " probably L. found W al ,ri be
sau~ gin ssl-f.o boo totem SnGas,rtsnc derived
froustbe movement n Nc rebel oava,ry in bisrc.r,
h's weeks bet r. the capture ~ A,l,nm Tint event
81 much clspoied for by tie u'hera ~ ltnry
stitorN and m much fo.rod ~ DE Snrh ts.c
GsrnAs The chance he ~ long coveted, AMI Le ~
N him tbs 'gsls city" Thr ssme results will pr.
tsbay foiS,~ up--n the prc-cn, oeossinn Atsu-
10 has bcep converted By this time into n luton
siHshAr, and that hong ,bs cass II rcpdcrr thc
Jermsnopt demonstrations OF . hcIiile army Ic-
tween 10 and Ciaasnoogs, ~ inpossb,e ~ the pos
sssson 81 Chattanooga renlerr d impossible 'or
rrgubar Confederate army TO operate IN Tcnues zee
aDd Kentucky. In mi. view we fear ust t.cucral
BnAuRsoAsb, who now commands In III, south
snd -r,,A.veet win probably tc found
Jn no gooi General a place the
great Un'on army a, Auaru la the rear 81 uc
suik ri his for 'os 'or thu, ia aba, thr Tux shout
Banking hazs.A, virtually mean, Gclor. Sara
NAN Is full Of rs.o r'ss- geuius AMI strategy, and
IN would desrc ro.hng bo',er than 20 Pc. hi, zoe.
10Y pacr hunselt IN the pr,slcan,ent ind cshl b.
che Southern p,per- In I'VE prcscn, a,usiion r.c
attempt " turn SnEaSAs's ioar sounds vcry much
like tho movement OF n. mice W al The cat. ma
he popular In The svuth. but IL dangcrors " al
won BsAunHa ,Ep will scar,cly IL found ~,l.ng
to undo~tahe i Virtually, ,hesc raicl raatiug
peratons Afford grand opportunity H. SHERMAN
~'i'h he vii, not IT, slow to Improve. In due time
BE win emerge and Gu, % the rr,rca, ~ thc one.
nay, forcing them ~ q 1h. upon our ground n p 40
~ beir's.
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The Indiana Election.
Large niop Gains.

Indiin Ipois o {. l9.--Gcturls from thirty -'ns
cDuntics- partially Official, chow aggregate
Union majority Of 1900; net Union gain OF over
10, 900 over the vote Of 1852, which gave Demo
cratic majority in the safe of over ib,O00. From
present indications the CongressonA deicgaroI
viii stand Union, and 2 Democrats, with the III
tyoorhees) District, doubtful. Indianapolis t'ts
eiaI gives coz Union majority.
SECOND DISPATCH
Indianapolis oct. l..--Exty -6vo counties -v'
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tkGllfv. et thl6 p1ff. Inc anuDtf11 euent uy
the President that t~othris II the army arc sb.
sent from the held-tbe most u lhem without
lesve-will take the country b, surprise What
could IA theee men accomplish nov u
they wcro In the line Of duty, Thee
periodical innrfereuces Of the Pros ient arc
iast bring ~ us T. grld, appns The con-
hdcncs Of 18th people and army IN his wisdom,
snsouraging our enernies and paving the vsv ftr
What we shudder n rcaec, upon. II visits 10 the
wea are usially the prelude 4 disaster Ills
sultation with Rrasg and John IN ~, ending
with his ordering twelve thousand men W V'cks-
burg ssains, the proes, Of these generals, lbs, US
the bate u Murirooeboro' and the destruct.on ~
X .srrsns' ar1ny. lis visit In 1903 liz ded brass's
army In front q Grant At Chattanooga by sending
Lougs,ree, With twenty Ave thousand on
strategic errsnd ~ hnnXv.c porpetr stoi the ter.
rble disaster OF MiseonAry Ridge, where the Army
o. Tennessee came nigh being annihilaet The
ltosdsnt is again on his rsvcist1 't Jnfsr = th
the Gens-sls" NAY God deliver ua this time from
the -pensso"n which ,hr pss. rsches W. 10 anti
cpate
The MOI. tsornerv MAI A5fs
We hazard lI,lc 10 declaring hst the -yeect ~
~. President a. SVon II not such the public
had right 10 espe,t from w.. Davis At Cfis critical
'upct II our AFFAIR.". Tho least tho Ptcrdeut
/ avs about tie lNc campsgn IN Gcorg =, thu vet
ter ifc hD shcckel the country sld The uruT
already enough ty wba, has tt.u-p.roI under his
4 rscton. 90 Sp1rs them defence of his policy.
t. evidence arrunua.--. thst Rad johnston teen
reAincd command OF IRE Tennc-ss, army, A.
lanra wouil not Huly have tosu savei, tut Sher-
man. hosts would have Nccn DESTROYED H. the
tmuhlcl in the cc-y vantage time of victory, the
President " th I',i Que uord OF warning or r.nlon-
strn,o. r,uio yc, "thl, old All ~ mn C;cne."
'-rtl the srrnv : rru.n IN ME report a his
operations te'orc Atlanta, rr-.ents tive rp,icr,
with te s.ctd
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"" have news cheering, very cheering, 'rfn
N'rih '' rciN which, for PRUDENTIAL resynnh We
. dr'in" N'ul 7.lu.. isf olr rrAiers 10 patient
| di' * reFirs, and sl VIII yes - right In thc
Empire N@@
nspatche' from Gri''n. Ga, arc n . following
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p,r'ies from lie font state that Co. Hnoi's
? hoi "' stac r'tn a. MH r''"' s.trihsH army
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PennsyIvnain soldiers Vote.

Hsdfq'laytsr. Of Major General ButLy, Oct ~
o11 r. h.-1he voting in the INV to-day d
PENNSYLVANIA regiments has parsed very GUN
ly, anil. - far be learned, ths vUnion tirs,
has be-r everywhere successaul. II the tesd
quarters OF thus army today, In Capt Elm Watson 1
company OF Pcnnsylvsnia artillery, ait OF ~isar
votes caat f., members Of Congress Il Nm tho rir
OF Philad.iphia. two ~sro cast for she demcersu
ticket.
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Cucrrillas al Work In NersurLy

Lexington. by, Oct IA private despatch
Just reserved here aud courdori reliable, SAYS tho
rebel Captain Peter Essctt's band captured and
hurnci this mornings tran To- ,vington sh.nu,
eight miles from that lnec, md robbed tle pssseu.
sers v, further particular 10 Q boon rccei ,et.
o,.nvp l.r.-,,r4
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Refugees Fleeing TO Our ines.
correspondent writing from nsrper's Ferry
under date Of the slh INST says;

correspondent writing from HsTper's ferrv,
under date Of the eIh INST says:
Every day crowds Of citizens and contrabands
h'aet Ihe Provost S,Lsha's ofEcc for passes for
themss yes and families to come North M,ny Of
itcth arr good In,ou men, and have never TAX en-
any part IN tic Wal. some Of IN, IA viz lsntly
opp sol and mel by every ulcacs IN II cir power
:" prevent he pass u9 Of the ord nance Of les-
-r.. Many Of these scenes truly sI,Vtng
Most az tie white refugee, are Of tho OGuksri per-
a's.sor, whose rel yiuus tencts forbid them fom
CARY ~ or using Gilns. The Confederate Govern.
Urnt hld heretofore allowed theu exemption from
uc aret by pay,ng commupltion "a i.oarv and
upc-tslt OF thc IrutuC, e their and bur in their
present desperate CRISIS Al MS last resort, they
I.s.t prd'rrt taum All to he iI.,neiiaeg drnltoi
ard Sut I, Il chmo4d Tle notcrs Tor drafting,
r'ui' h.d ur.'t4 '," ia, prev. us b our uocu.
pftoH g II .rt.s"a.I aud were posted AL over
uIo t... and toantTs, md the DAY on which We
arrived "Js the on" tlty had part FOR collSct.
lne I'ru, sui 90 Wl,L tGey were or lcre,! 10 re-
plrI u, tle T. 1y.a' nlrsGu's 9th C. NIuy o. de
iuaabisrto ,N.'scss uu'.ir tel ioy ut our hpuny
The country, sci hey wl, trecly ave all thew
have f'.. a Sc "n ,a'' stay to pr5,e,t them.
NNSr has an additional leave n abae1cc for
t0itN o4rH ir'm the u. ,r;maut q: The GIli
Tus c'5 oi ~" ono Tor Eve Royalty u: Eng.
lem, en- Ga s benz ciet e4 At F.l.mc.e, l!.. lie
=, N,mH.
NJ. ! ~ rc Nv York TINE. -orrcsI ondent,
has oe4 cAp'uroi ~ gncrrlls u .hc lcIaudosh
VALE.
WoHAN who was jealous " her husband was
tlened to 6eI,h IN Canals, 20 ether d,y, bv his
lie ,omn2 Indignant VI her rcpro1rhcS anu throw.
ing Rero re Oh over her which 10 lfier wards
touched lighted match IL
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Ctncinndf- net. ~ An au.rk an p.ssengrr

train NJ ,hc K'nt XIV Crutrnl EHeoaI v'ns made
hy - .ierr.ll.-. ~ .Way ru',.H o. t.p' I-Xlng-
ton. l'., en-. ia" H.,s .Nr.N0 T..l fre tr.u4. "a,
cnrs v,ro nul~ci, t!,7o' Nerc tl>'H rom Nlsms'
fyIrc-s Company, and all u, .a.lousc,s ,,ero
r,h.td.
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Iah snarner ke,port from City Point to Wash
sonsrN captured near Ire Weldon Riilrosi.
ann. thrm "s Ar. LAby, owne- II the mt :
aus Lloey Prison lie 10 ono Of The maaey ed
~ u y LSesI ssaa..u
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From Dafly oy j liza.

-fa@r r. st4E - ,gr-. 45a9f 4.s ~ 80
a. Read tho Provost Marshal's Gene.
raj Orders in another column = ..s> r.
- The present .has been an unusu.
ally siekly season. Tie slope is said TO
be the shsalthiest spot on terra firma but
this winter beats . the oldest man"
n@ An advertisement headed !" En-.
ployment q gives = fat job b somebody,
Seventy fiVe dellars land, found is naI
found every day. 80 =, As 49,
ASr An Eastern mail arrived last night
the frst blockade runner that has sue
ceed in making. the connection for a long
time, The cargo, was not so valuable,
but it served to strengthen. our hopes
hereafter, ...-... -.
s9- Young ladiesgwho faint on being
proposed to-" can be. restored to, con-
sciousness by gently whispering in their
ear that you. were only joking, j. .......
- Items in many of our exchanges
make notes of parties preparing to emil
CRATE to the. west in. the early SPRING
Come to Council Bluffs to buy your out,
fits. ..-T ~ 81.
O. Copies ofour last weekly, contain:
ing 1.-The Future of Council Bluffs" can
behad by calling on US or at the P. O.
Book Store.
B@- One good sized load of wood will
pay for the Gazette one year.-Cass County
Gazette!*,- ...~.
We'd like to trade our paper on the
same terms.
Ne 4 FIRE in Omaha Saturday night
burned two story frame store adjoin-
ing the Republican office. Another
building was torn dowE, and the confa-
grafton stopped. ...,... B..
c. Yesterday was unusually pleas
ant, and the little snow laying on the
ground gave good days work to the
Livery men around. We patronized De-
Kay, and got our moneys worth" 80.
Br In Sioux City they have quit sell
ing wood by the cord. Itretails at $3.50
per stoye-fulI In Denver at the first of
the winter they peddled it 81 per arm
full.
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CoNsUMfrIyE PEoPLR. A huhdefd
times have my consumptive patients ex-
pressed surprise that the wet weather., in
which have insisted they should 90 ont
as usual, has not injured them that they
even breathe more freely then OH plees-
ant,days: Ofcourse:sT tell them, If the body
is we'll protected, the more moist the air
the more grateful to the lungs, There is
no possible weather which can excuse the
consumptive for keeping in doors. Give
him sufficient clothing, protect his feet
carefully, and he may 60 out freely IN
rain, sleet, snow and wind Ignorahoe OF
this fact has killed thousands. Consump-
tives and all ihtaiids, ard indeed persons
in health, are cautioned to avoid the night
air. De those who offer this advice fsfget
that there is no other air at night but
night air?'' Certainly we cannot
breathe day air during the night. Do
they mean thatwe should shut ourselves
up in alright rooms, aud breathe oyer
and over again, through half the twenty
four hours, the atmosphere we have al
ready poisoned : We have only the
choice between night air pure, and night
air poisoned with the exhala ton from
our skins and lungs, perhaps from lungs
already diseased. Or. Lewis.
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To tiae yrcaohers or Potsa4
ev ssnie Ceunty.
Epsroa Nos lE,--s .,.S

EDzToR Nos III - i. ,s's..a
AS I have il honor 81 representing
your county 81 he Normal Department
Iof the state hEsersity. ana there still
being a vacansy. aud as some ef you per.
Ehaps are nes u aware Of che advan.
tnges1of astsh the Normal send
this short episla % inform such as take
an interest IN the matter. The Normal
Department i sspecially designed for
the education of teachers; each county
IS allowed two representatiyes---tuition
free-proYiding they have q recommend
from the County Superintendent,
County Judge, and County Gle1k. Should
there be no vacancy, others will be ad !.
n1itted, upon paying natriculation fee
of ive: dollars psFterna. The course may
be completed In three years or less The
branches taught are those usually taught
in our4 common and select schools
Board can be had for from 81 so to So so
per week but students may board them
selves and reduce the cost to 81 so per
week. As the Normal Is under the su
Pervision of expegianced teachers the
student cannot fail to learn at all. IF a
person cannot complete the course it will
be an advantage to him to attend as long
as he can. have attended one term
and consider that | have been dotbly
paid for my trouble. You know, that
for several years, our country has been
over run with " one horse " school teach.
ers, (ifI may be allowed to use the ex-
pression) and some that consider them
selves good teachers would be greatly
benefited by taking a:courss in this in
stitution. Now If you wish TO subvert
this difficulty and advance the interests
of. your county, it stands you in hand to
have your county fully represented here.
Do not be discouraged at the thought of
its costing something if Jour means are
limited, go to school term then teach o
term and practice what you have learned
or perhaps you may get chance to. do
chores for your board; it will be to your
honor to. get an education through your
own excrtion.. Let US not stand, back
and wait for somebody to take the lead,
but let US be up and at work-put our.
own shoulders fo the 4ghaaI and in due
course of time, Iowa will be- second to
none with respect to educational inter
ests. .'-@ .~t 5--5~ls E. j. CLARE.
Iowa CITY, Dec. %, 1868. ..-.~.
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EDITOR NOSPAREL-Drar Sr -
It may be a we'll established fact yet
we cannot help recording it as our delib-
crate opinion, that life is begirt with
troubles. The longer we live the more
we are convinced of it--solidly,. surely,
uncompromisinsly convinced, especial
ly in cold weather, when every eviIseems
to be doubled, and every little thing cal
culated to vex one, receives inoalculable
reinforcemehts from all sources of an
noyanoe. The happiest conditions of
existence, in our estimation, at least, is
to sit under the genial Influence Of the
warm rays Of o generous fire, This, hsw-
ever, Is not without its drawbacks; for
as we enjoy the warmpth, our thougtts
constantly revert I'd the horror of re
moving, for oyer so short q time, from
our source Of heat: There seems to be a
principle Of equity always at work, and,
therefore, whefs roses sttew the path.
thornes are sharpest and trttst abundant.
Perhaps it is best that it is sd; for were
it otherwise, frail humanity might at
times forget its moral nature-as it is
apt to do kheii not roughly reminded Of
the fact However this may be; 1t is Ger
tain that any one, subject to the Eat
mospheric influences" " w1fo has had
enough trouble to bump his head, and
to teach him that the staple of this mum.
dane existence is not made up of ftth,
has felt that philosophy is baremetric-
al affair, and that he Nhois proof against
sorrow when the air is warm and genial,
isapt to be very miserable fellow when
Boreas whistles around the house cor
ners. At least. We wish to record it as
the opinion of the people of this vicinity,
that change, even to the heat Of Sahara,
would be delightful in comparison TO the
present visitation. ....., .....
Nothing Of losal Importance has oc-
hcurred since last wrete you. Owing TO
tthe moderation i'll the frigitlity of the
atmosphere, Ito day the therctty IS only
down to nine acgreessbelow Eero,) our
streets afe crowded with vehicles of all
descriptiois=1from a ohe-horSb ptthg to
a four.horse sleigh: The FARMERS are in
town purchasing large supplies, in ahtici.
patton Of an Arctic winter, fA- -:
| The county board Of supervisors finish
ell their labors to day The most impor-
taiit acts of that body, was the passage oi
an act providing for the erection Of q
fro-proof building in Which to looats the
County Treasurer's Office, and the ap,
poihtment Of T. ". Davenport, Of Lewis,
Ito the position of County Judge, vice
Bell, deceased. Ample provision Has al
Sc made for the soldiers families Of cass,
Yours coldly,
| MAGEsTER.
TAry;s Iowa Ian. q ish4& z #'S@> 3@'k'
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THE SToRN.-We hear that two stage
drivers in the employ of the Western
Stage Company were frozen to DEATH Fri
day last. One between Marshalltown
and Des Moiues, and the other on some
other route near the latter place. An
other driver was nearly frozen to death.
4 lady was also frozen to death in the
stage beside her husband beyond Des
Moines.
We clip the above startling items from
the Burlington Hawk-cye Of Tuesday last.
After dligent inquiry, we have failed to
discover that any body has frozen to death
in this part of the country. A lady re-
turning7 from, Mt. Pleasant was pretty
badly frosted but wehave failed to learh
that her injuries. though severe. will in
volve the loss of limb or life. The great
wonder is that SO many escapes from
| freezing to death have been made. Bis
tered noses. ears, hands and feet have
been sinsuIarly fashionable; but limbs
and lives have thus far been preserved
| Ii is,impossibie to tell what viii be the
result if the weather of the past ten days
shall be- continued much longer. The
Language kas but one word Of adequate
expression State Register. .,,.-. .
The lady reported to have been frozen
Is death il the wife of Christian minis
I ter, she having left here with her hus-
| band on New Years. The rumor had
obtained here Of her death, but We are
glad to hear there was no truth id it.
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COUNCIL. IOWA, IAruARY ls 1864
Recruits. Wanted.

Recruits Wanted d : zfx @~asss.t 7
The City Council should re-enact
the ordinance passed by them
some time ago. offering bounties Z ta
recruits under the last call of the Presi-
dent. We believe the time allowed by
that ordinance for the recruiting TO Be
done, was UP to the sth of January.
That time was probably specified, because
it was expected the draft would be en-
forced then. Tie draft has been post
poned until the middle of next month,
and the city bounty should bs continued
until then, or such time as the draft
shall take place Why should we be be-
hind our neighbors in our efforts to secure
our quota by enlistment? Our exchanges
from all parts of the State, make mention
of the efforts being made to secure re-
cruits. County bounties,. city bounties
and township bounties are being given,
and are having the desired effect. We
have got to do. something and that soon.
Let the city bounty: be again offered, and
let our leading citizens take the trouble
to h,det UP recruits, 1--WE are led to these
remarks by hearing of two or three young
men in this city who had made up their
minds to enlist, and upon learning that
no city bounty was now paid, had given
up the idea. .......
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f From Daily Of etk. /
Bridges An settawattauie Count!
Nh. EDrToR:-

Mr.. EDrToR:- =. 81. -.
Not the bridge that broke down Mon
day, causing the injury Of tive horses and
breaking badly ! good sleigh, fax'shich
ear city Authorities win, and ought, to
nay; neither is'it the prospective bridge
across the Big Muddy, that is goin to be
built out Of the advance on single cor
ner lot in the village of Omaha, caused
tr throwing the first shovel of sand for
the track of the Pacific Railroad, nor is it
the Mcclellan Bridge of the Ghickahomi-
nv swamp, the very name of which is to
cause the little Craze Digger to be next
President but of. those Peter Funk
Bridges built over,imaginary rivulets in
an early day in the history of the settle
ment Of this county, and for which fab
ulous prices were paid in county bonds,
lor some kind of bonds, and which are
vet unsettled. Those are the bridges I
wish to write about, orrather the bonds
given for their constraiction.
Tie Legislature may be, called upon to
take some steps to aid the people of the
county to get rid Of this weight in some
legal manner. The pure democracy of
Old Pottawattan1ie has nearly taken all
the life blood out of her, and for many
years will her poor farmers groan under
this burden for building bridges and 9th
cr swind1ing which may be spoken of at
some future time; but the question dir
cussed now is, what shall be done with
those bride bonds?. IF they are fastened
on us let the people know it, and the
best arrangement be made that can be
with the present holders, so as to absorb
them in the best possible way, in order
| to restore the credit Of the county. AS
The Legislature is soon to meet, and that
question may ever reach those halls, will
aot some one posted in the bond Ques-
zion inform the people how many of
those bonds are out, and all the facts
Aoertaining to their issue? What would
I've think of business firm that would al
ow its paper to pass maturity and be
aAawked aboutand sold for one half or less
than its face2 Would such a firm have
cur confidence? And what is true
af a business house is also equally true OF
Il county or city. To be successful our
Aaper must be very near at par, and that
4 an only be done by ascertaining how
much weowe and provide for the prompt
amyment of all floating debts, and the
amyment or arranging in some manner to
Anke all those old bonds, not only out OF
Aaarket, but getting entirely rid of them
il some honorable manner, tfmer wish
H. see our county prosper and increase in
lnalth and power, they must go to work
AEth a will, until we can get our tnan'
r. on firm basis. The county orders
Ive been steadily improving, but they
Ahould be very near par, and then county
axes would be greatly diminished, and
ms aid US in preparing to meet the tag
imposed by Government, to aid in re
boring Constitutional liberty in the; Re,
aEblic.
We say again, who knows anything
3st will thaow any tight on those bridge
nIs? Are they genuine, and is the
fanty holden for their ultimate pay
fsnt. - ENQRIRER,