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SHIPPING

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nsiaisstas Ing atQueenstown.-rhe Inman Line, sail
iRk I,H carrying the United States Mails.
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saturday. October rs
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NM SIn21 OO66 MASHINGTON.Wedn ednesday, November 6
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no nu , eaeh succeedng Saturday and Wednesday, at
RATES OF PASSAGE
oy tne mall steamer sailing every Saturday.
t,rst S,o. Il FayaDle In Gold. Payable in Currency
slUO steer -,..,f3O
10 ponO h''"'''''''' lUo 10 IOndon..,.... 85
10 Parls ....,.,. IFS To Paris. ......,.... As
aS5sage Dy the Wednesday Steamers-First Cabin
SlgyG 5teerage, $50. Payable In u. s. Currency
* IEassengers also forwarded TO Havre, Hamburg Bro
men, ETC, at moderate rates.
SIeerage passage from Liverpool Queenstown, go
Inc G Ilckets can be bought here by persons send.
offices, JOHN a. DALE ASantp Any
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NEW oUARTERMAsTER STORES.

~
DEPOT QuARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
Washington, ID. O., October IA. 1867.
VIII be sold on TH URSDAY, October "A, at Lincoln
Depot, under the direction Of Brevet Colonel A p.
Blunt, A O. Nj
50 Horses. $50 Army Wagons, worn.
Several OF these spring wagons of very superior
finish, together with lot of entirely new Quarter
master Stores, consisting in part Of
1900 Ambulance Bows. ll3 w agon W er
" Fellies. Buckets.
200 sets Lead.hose Har- 200 W o. Tongues,
ness. not ir0ned.
200 Office Desks 200 Boat Oars
AZ Office Stools $50 Lamps.
l6 CaldTons, so Coffee Mills.
200 Bunks, 80 Dutch Ovens.
2OOU Watering Brides
With large lot of Horse Medicines, such as
100 lbs. Aloes, 100 gallons Alcohol
100 lbs. CRlomel 100 lbs. Assafptida.
100 lbs. EPSON Salts. 100 lbs. Sugar Lead,
800 bottles Mustang Lniment, ETC.
Sale TO commence at 10 A. NJ.
Terms-Cash, in Government funds.
Attention Is called to the superior lot OF Mules
offered at this sale,
Catalogues of sale can be had on application,
Goods must be removed within ten days from the
day of sale.
by order oFthe Quartermaster. @ General
j, g. MCFERRAN,
Deputy Quartermaster- Ge eneral,
10 is st Brevet Brigadier-General U. s. Army.
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JAN. UeHAN NERRIoK, WILLIAM n. H..AKRRIcK
SOUTHWARK FOUNDRY, FIFTH AND
~ WASHINGTON Streets,
PHILADELPHIA.
MERRICK d SONS,
ENGINEERS AND MACHiNIBTa
mAnufActure High and Low Pressure 6teard Engines
tOI Land, River and Marine Service,
Boilers, GaSometers, Tanks, Iron Beats etn
Castings OF all kinds, either iron or brass.
Railroad Stations, etc.
Retorts and Gas Machinery, ofthe latest ana most
Every description Of Plantation Machinery ana
Sugar Saw, and Grist Mills, Vacuum Pans, OpeST
Steam Trains, Defecators, Filters, Pumping In.
Sole Agents for N. BDleux's Patent Sugar Boiling
Apparatus, Nesmyths Patent Steam Hammer and
AspInwan & WOOBey's Patent Centrifugal SugAr
Draining Machine 6o0k
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GOVERNMENT SALES,
GG SALE OF PUBLIC PROPERTY.

OFFICE OF ARMY CLOTHING AND EQUIPAeE !
No. IS STATE STREET,
- NEW YORK Oct. 4, 1867. }
VIII be sold Mt Public Auction at the Depot of
Army Clo, hing and Equpage, No. 400 WASHING
TON street, New York city, TUESDAY, the 22d
day OF October, 1867, commencing at II O'Clock A. M
to be continued from day to day, the following arti
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@oA 'NA JOHN @. ALLEN, Ticket Agent,
No. 90l Oh ESNUT Street.
SAMUEL II. WALLACE,
Ticket Agent at the Depot,
The Pennsylvanla Railroad Company will not
sume any risk for Baggage, except for Wearing Ap-
psrel and limit their responsibility to One Hundred
Iollars in value. ALI Baggage exceeding that amount
In value viii be at the risk OF the owner unless taken
W 'P'o' EDWARD Fl, WILLIAMS,
General Superintendent, Altoona, Pa.
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PO0FS, WALLS, DECKS, BTC.-AMERI-
IL. OAN CONCRETE PAINT COMPANY once
NO biS n. III RID Street For preventing al roois
nom Leaks, TO keep walls tree nom dampness, ano
dects tanks cs!erns, and joints of every KIND ught
ana bottoms or ships, ETC.. from worms, onda OF pOsA
that go into the earth sound and materials generally
from c9rr9einE And decay, this Paint stands un;
equaled For sale In cAska, ready Tor use at
iOSIm '''N 'N'''N " ~ JOSEPH LEEDR
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COAL.

u MIDDLETON & CO., DEALERS IN
1os HARIEIGH LEHIGH and EAGLE VEIN VEIN
GOAL, Kept dry under cover. Prepared ex pr easly
Tor family use- Yard No. 1225 WASb1N9ION
Avenue. ONCE, No. bl4WALNUT Street. va
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DHILADELPHIA AND ERIE RAILROAD.-

h WINTER TIME TABLE.
Through and direct route between philadelphia,
baltimore, Harrisburg, Wllliamsport, and the Great
III Region of Pennsylvania.
u ELEGANT SLEEPING CARS on all Night Trains.
m and after MONDAY, October Ia, 1867, the trains
ON The Philadelphia and Erie Railroad viii run a.
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To grand tier box front + To upper box front.
Gallery tier.
The computation OF the seating accommodation is as
follows
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&TEA FOR NEW YORK, VIA della
S71RaAsstAI ware and Raritan Canal.
Express Steamboat Company Steam Propelles
leave Daily from first wharf below Market street.
Through in twenty; four hours. Goods forwarded to
points, North East, and West free OF commission,
Freight received at the lowest rates.
VIM. p. CLYDE d. CO., Agents,
No. IA South WharVes.
JAMES HAND, Agent,
No, lO4 Wall street, New York. 1u
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E%Ss, PASS AGE TO AND FROM
AllkisS GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
BY STEAMSHIP AND SAILING PACKET
AT REDUCED RATES.
DRAFTS TSAVAILABLETHROU UGHOUT ENGLAND
IRELAND, SCOTLAND, AND WALES
For particulars apply 70
TAPSCOTTS, BROTHERS & CO.
No. 36 SOUTH Street, and No. % BROADWAY,
IL Or to THOS. Il. SEARLE, No, 2l7 WALNUT
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MA11IED,

In this city, at the Chapel of the Meeklenburg
Female College, by the Rev. G. d. Bernheim las
sisted by Rev A. G. Stacy,) Prof. ]. F. Rueckert
formerly of Baltimore, to Miss Emma L. Bernheim
daughter of the late Rev. John H. Bernheim of Penn
In this county, on the 18th inst, by Rev. Henry
Asbury, Capt. J. Monroe Potts to Miss Lette Cathey
daughter of MIR HI. A. Cathey.
In this county, on the 10Th inst at the house OF
Miss Catherine Wallis, by John Walker, Esq., Mr.
John A Wallis to Miss Catherine c. Mccall daughter
of r. S Mccall.
In Cabarrus county, on the 10Th inst, by D. A.
Penick, ID. d., MIR VIM. G. Newell to Miss Elizabeth
G. Hudson, daughter of r. R. Hudson.
In Lincolnton, the 10th inst, by Rev. r n.
Davis, Mr. p. A. Summey to Miss Lizzie Roser.
In Union county, on the 18th inst by G. d. Broom,
Esq, MIR James A. Alexander to Mrs Margaret Tye
In York District, the 18th inst, MIR J Cook to
Miss S Malvina Wallace. Also, the Sd inst, Mr.
John Nicely to Miss Sae Dunlop. Also, on the
9th inst, Mr. John Gardner to Miss Jane Hill Big
gers. Also, on the 9TH inst, Mr. Samuel Is Howe to
Miss Sarah Capps. Also, on the 9Th inst MIR W
Long of Union District, to Miss Mollie Gwinn.
In Lancaster, the 18th inst by Rev. J. n. Craig,
Capt b. J. Witherspoon to Miss Mary L. Stevens
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Congress.

This body adjourned the 10th till the 9th Of
January. Nothing was done of importance during
the past week, except the passage by the House of
some resolutions resolving to stand by the Recon
struction measures already passed, and bill per-
hitting majority of registered voters to adopt any
Constitution that may be prepared by the Southern
Conventions. Explanations of this bill viii be found
in the Congressional proceedings in another column.
The Senate has been considering the bill for the
repeal of the tax Cotton but nothing definite has
been done, and the matter postponed till the
assembling in January.
ESr resolution has been introduced into Con-
gress to appoint a committee to select a location for
the Capitol of the Government. There has long been
a disposition of the Western members to get the
Capitol removed further West, and we presume the
project viii now be urged in earnest but after the
Government has spent so many millions of dollars on
the present buildings, it would be outrageous act
of extravaganza to remove the seat of Government.
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IMPORTANT PUBLIC SALE
At Auction.

On Tuesday, the 2lst day of January, 1855,
win sell at the late residence Of James ID. DAVIS
decd on credit Of six months, the purchaser giving
bond and security all the personal property Of said
deceased not sold at the recent SALE consisting OF
Nine of his best Mules, One good Saddle and Brood
Mare, Twenty Head Of Cattle, Few hne Essex
Shoats about
Sixty Bales of Cotton,
l,5oO bushels of Corn, Two Thousand bushels OF
Cotton Seed large onantity of Hay, Oats and Fod-
DER Threshng Machine and Molasses Mill, buggy
and Harness, Two Wagons, the Library OF the &c
ceased the remainder of the Household and Kitchen
Furniture, Fifty Boxes of Lime, Three Cotton eins'
and many articles not mentioned.
Re~ All persons indebted to said Estate are here
by notified pay the same, and ell persons having
claims against said Estate notified to present the
same duly proven within the time prescribed by law,
this notice will be pleaded in bar Of their recovery
NJ L. DAVIS, Admir-.
By F. s. DEwoLFR, Attorney.
December %. 1857 4W
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Reconstruction in Congress.

1t Will be by the proceedings of the House of
Representatives that that body has passed resolu-
tons resolving stand by the reconstruction meas
These resolutions adopted under the rule of the
previous question preventing all debate) by party
voe-11l for the resolutions and 50 against them.
The House has also passed bill providing that
majority of the voters shall ratify the Constitutions
and that at the time of voting the Constitutions
members of Congress shall be elected according to
the Congressional Districts existing in 1858 The
same officers who make returns of the votes ON the
Constitutions shall give certificates of election to
congressman.
Thus it will be seen that the late Northern cleo
ing or modifying the reconstruction measures is
concerned.
Our readers will remember that we have always
c0ntendcd that the Northern elections would not
change on the part of those who control Con-
gress, and we predicted that the only effect they
ould have would be to make white men stay away
from the polls in the election of delegates and thus
permit the control Of the Conventions by negroes and
extreme men. The white people of Virginia and
North Carolina had it in their power to elect ma
j"rity of men of fair and moderate views, but many
very unwisey refused participate in the elections
with the vain hope that the Northern elections would
the Union under what is called Radical rule land
think it is certain that will be in the Union in
some way before the 4th of July next,) those who
had the privilege of voting and refused to do it may
feel that they are about as much to blame as any
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1867-12-24

DAILY PApERs.-The Daily News formerly pub
lshed in this city by Messrs. Jones & Johnston
has been revived under the management of Messrs
Hutson Meetze, late of Charleston. And the Daily
Bulletin has been revived by Mr. J. E. Briton, for
merly the publisher of the Guardian. Both make a
handsome appearance and we hope the proprietors
will meet with abundant success. The management
of both papers is under practical printers, and they
deserve success.
And we learn from Mr. E. H. Brtton, who has been
publishing the Courier at Lincolnton for time
past that he has removed his Office to this place and
will soon issue the Charlotte Daily Courier This will
make three daily papers in Charlotte MIR +. II.
Briton is somewhat advanced in years. but he knows
how to print paper, for he has been in printing
office for many, many years. We hope he will meet
with such success as will enable him make living
p. S--Just going to press this morn
ing we received the News containing notice of its
suspension again. 1t has been published only one
week, and suspends for the want of material support
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The Labor Question.

j. Bonfort, of New York advertises in the vii
mngton papers to furnish German and Irish laborer
Ior plantations, sawmills distilleries &c., at from
% to $40 per month for the six months and 81:
pT ponth for the balance of the year.
If"e should regret very much to the negroes
thrown out OF employment in the South, but it il
evident that there is widespread disposition to gel
along without their aid. This is caused by the man.
ner IN which the negro performs his contracts in
many instances, and his disposition change places
| often. We have heard of instances where farmers
were well satisfied with the work of their eolored
aborers but in the great majority of cases dissatis
faction is expressed; and we regret to know that
many farmers are abandoning all efforts at farming
with colored laborers.
We fear that many persons who hired laborers
have become discouraged too soon, and have yet
learned to adapt themselves to the changed condition
of affairs. But there is no doubt about one thing
and that is, that politics and voting and attending
political meetings have greatly demoralized the
e0i0red man as boreYfUniversal negro suffrage
has already done much harm Especially to the negro
hmself) and will Go a great deal more if forced ON
the South and continued.
We are decidedly in favor of giving the negro a
fair chance a free to make a living among US,
and we would prefer that he should be employed to
foreigners who know nothing about our habits and
customs, but do think that if he continues to
NEEDLE with politics he hold his place as
laborer or obtain respectable living in the South
Therefore, repeat, that universal negro suffrage
will not only njure the country, but will injure the
negro himself to serious extent. We do not speak
in the interest of either political party, but for the
good of the whole population.
Since writing the above, across the fol-
lowing paragraphs from the Montgomery Advertiser
which indicates bad state of affairs in Alabama:
Accounts from the farming districts report great
restitution among the farmers The freedmen prowl
through the country and kill beef cattle mich
and hogs, and live by general pillage In
tons the cotton fields still white. Labor is
sought, but cannot be procured. Many freedmen
were dismissed because their term of service had
pired; others because they would not work and the
country is filed with thieving vagabonds But few
of them have made contracts aborers for the
year. Preparations for farming next year are very
circumscribed.
In consequence of the Objectionable features in the
new Constit uton, in sections the farmers re-
quire the freedmen to sign agreement vote
against its ratification the ground that it ruins
planters. A great ma ority Of the planters
ploying fewer aborers than ever before.
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The S. G.. Conference.

In addition to the list of Appointments and
other information which we give in another
column, of the proceedings of the s. c. Confer
ence, recently in Session at Morganton, we ex-
tract the following from the proceedings:
For information the Secretary reported an
apparent decrease of membership of ten local
preachers. 944 white and an actual decrease OF
Z .442 colored members.
A Boone was elected to Elders orders. j
B Platt, a deacon by local ordination, having
! travelled two years, received into 1ull con-
nection Crisp and j Is Traywick, were
elected to full connection and to Deacons orders.
Joseph r Griffith Reuben Duffy, Robert NJ
Harrison, Robert Harper and John Morris,
having travelled one year, and passed the neces-
sary literary examination, were approved and
continued on probation in the Conference. John
P Morris was elected to Deacon's orders.
The following local preachers were elected to
Deacon's orders: VIM L Manders, of Lexing-
ton District; w lice, of Union; Robt Helton
of Catawba county, n. c.; John Dorsey, of
Burke county; Charles Fishburne, of Barnwell
District. S. &.
The following local Deacons were elected to
Elders orders: John Lee Dixon, of Columbia
s. c.; Jas NJ Boyd, of Abbeville District; B S
Gaines of Pickens: John + Butt, of Charlotte,
n c.; Abraham Hays, of Caldwell county
Robert NJ Brown, of Rowan county.
The Committee on Minutes submitted their
report, which was adopted. The plan thus
adopted, requires each preacher to advance 81 so,
which will pay for the printing; after which they
| are to be sent out and sold by the preachers to
reimburse themselves, and meet other expenses
incurred in the publication.
The following offered by Rev. F. A. Mood,
was adopted without discussion: Rcsoircd In
order to keep the membership of our church
properly informed and interested in the origin,
history, progress, pecularities and successes OF
Methodsr, that the oath day of May-the date
of the conversion of John Wesley-be set apart
by this Conference for annual public services, to
be celebrated by sermons, addresses. Sunday
school festivals, or otherwise, in all charges
to this end On Wednesday, oath May 1873,
at o'clock in the morning, John Wesley, while
reading Luther's introduction to Paurs Ep;stle
to the Galatians, felt his heart strangely
warmed"
Resolred. That the first Friday in September
be observed as day of fasting and prayer before
God and that all our charges be invited to unite
in earnest, humble supplication to the Great
Head of the Church, that He would raise up
aad thrust forth more laborers into his vineyard
The Missionary Society held its anniversary
at night The report of the Board of Managers
exhibits an empty treasury; impoverished preach
ers and destitute poor Eloquent and instruc-
tive addresses were delivered by Rev. Professor
A. Ell. Lester, Rev. W. G. Conner, and Rev. W
III. Flemming, after which collection for do
nestic missions was taken up.
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Ess- The Columbia Is. c. Daily Chronicle has
suspended publication, because the paper was not
supported by cash patrons. 1t is a shame that
Southern people will not support their own papers,
while thousands of dollars sent North for such
trashy concerns as the La Crosse Democrat the New
York Day Book, &c. And the beauty of the matter
is, that Southern men who patronize Yankee publ
cations In preference to those published at home,
profess 10 De the peculiar friends of the South
Miserable hypocrisy and humbuggery.
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REMOVAL OF THE MILITARY.-The company of U.
S. Troops stationed this place for time past,
under Capt. .Lazelle removed to Columbia on
Wednesday last, thus leaving without military for
the first time since the close of the war.
We presume it is intended and understood that the
civil authorities in this city and section will control
public affairs. And hope the local authorities
will act with decision and irmness and promptly
punish all lawbreakers and disurbers of the peace.
little frmness at first may prevent great deal of
trouble hereafter.
We don't apprehend any danger from the removal
of the military, and hope all people (he
coored portion especially will show that they can
behave themselves without being forced to it by mill
tary authority.
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New Advertisements.

Observation-Disclosures, Wolfe s Co.
Important Public Salc-M l. Davis, Admir-.
Tax Notice-R Nj White Sheriff.
Plantation for Rent.
Notice to Farmers-Worth Daniel Mt Wilmip pt on
Groceries-J Kuck & Co.
Davenport Female College-Rer Lander, Prest.
bingham School at Mebaneville \. c
Christmas Presents, &C., at Tiddy's Book Store
Marlborough House at Raleigh NJ Blair
Last Notice-Dr Miller.
Removal-D III Byerly.
Mule Strayed or Stolen-Jno Young
Hotel at Monroe Austin.
Equity Land Sale-C Dowd, CINE.
Removal-Dr III NJ Pritchard.
Boots and Shoes Meacham.
Medical Notices-Drs Jones Miller and r X ant
Wv Gregory.
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WHAT Is A BILLIoN?-.Although Presidents Mes
sages and great many fnanciers have called a
thousand millions a billion, never could agree
that it correct, and feel rather gratfed that
able commercial paper like the New York Journal
of Commerce agrees with We direct the atten-
ton Of schoolmasters and professors to what that
paper says the subject, as follows:
'.There is not Il standard English dictionary pub
lished which approves of the French system, and
Webstcr's which may certainly be quoted good
American authority, defines billion a million
millions The very derivation of the word requires
this definition. A billion comes from 1Latin) bis
n,o, literally billion twice expressed in gures
thus OOO, GOO, OO0, 900. TO define it thousand
millions is to take away all the real significance Of
the word, and to make the works Of standard English
authors, where this term is used perfectly unintel-
ligible.''
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PREFERRED OVER ALL OTHERS.-"I have
tested the Wheeler Wilson and Singer. l give the
Grover Baker the preference all others it is
easier managed the stitch is durable; ! have made
garments on the Grover & Baker Machine and had
the garments entirely worn out without ripping at
all; it will do greater range of work; can make
ordinary intelligent girl quite good operator in
about q week, and en- other machines do not thipt
they would understand well in three weel
Testimony Of Mrs. Julia Canty, 500 Canal ssee' I'VE"
York, before the Commissioner Of Patent,
Brem, Brown CO., Charlciss, Agents Tor the
above Machine.
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Christmas.

We extend the compliments of the season to our
patrons and friends, and hope that before another
Christmas rolls around National difficulties will
be settled, and all will be enjoying peace quiet and
prosperity Let no one be discouraged or give up to
gloomy feelings-everything will work right after
awhile. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof
VIC will not suspend the publication of our paper
next week heretofore on Christmas occasions. So
our subscribers may expect their papers next week
uSual
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Strayed or Stolen.

On the 18th instant, dark (nearly black) Horse
MULE, with gray and tanks, with left eye out,
and white saddle spots his back, broke away from
wagon four miles from Yorkville, S. c., and was
seen the next morning ten miles from the Village,
on the road to Tuckasege Ford, coming towards the
Ford. He is heavy made, substantial Mule some
Is years old. 1t is supposed he has been taken up
between Yorkville and Charlotte. Any information
in regard to him, his delivery to the subscriber,
will be literally rewarded.
JOHN A. YOUNG.
Charlotte n c.. December % 1867
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FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-In the Senate, the repeal
OF the Cotton tax resumed Wide and wild views
were expressed. count indicated that had the
been taken the repeal of the Cotton Tax it would
have failed by two votes An ultimate modification
OF the tax is probable, but it viii hardly apply to
this years crop
In the House, the bin FORGETTING the lands granted
to the Southern Railroads came up Mr. Julian
maintained that none except the New Orleans Ope-
loesas road had complied with the of the gov
ernment; The matter was finally postponed to the
second Tuesday in January