davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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count for every penny you've received from my poor Inflated friend.
There such a thing as a Court of Equity, sir, thank CODY
WELL Mr. Winter if You can shew me any legal obligation on my
part
4 think one of the yice-chmcenos had better enighten you on the
point
Arthur Birbin meditated. One Of The principles of bank should be
to avoid litigation. He might lose more by a suit than he could estimate.
To shake the good name of his late uncle would shake the credit of the
bank. How can we settle the matter, Mr.. WmterF
Withdraw your claim, and we II withdraw ours
Really, now, that's very unreasonable
That 5 my uIUmatum'
You'll give me a few days to conGderl
III instruct my agents tonight to file a bill
Arthur Bikn thought it over for a few moments. Ten thousand
pounds was very dear to him, but the good name of the bank was
dearer still.
Your terms are very hard, but I'll accept them
L think you re wise
When Mr.. Winter found himself in the sanctuary of his own office,
he permitted a grin of intense dissatisfaction to iTadate his features.
Just to thnk, now, what a little cIeaneSs of vision does for a man
BeUamy, poor fellow, went through life borne down by a load which a
touch would have Ioosened. And he was a c~Iearheaded, good man of
business too; but he saw things through a mist of anced generosity,
trust, family pride, and what not. Dear, good old giant! you were every
thing that was honest, true, and faithful; if you could only have seen
things as they are! You were an anachronism, that all
After the first shock, Mrs. Tom Bethany took comfort. There are
some women with faith so vivid and clear that they actually carry about
with them the unseen world, which to others seems only the shadow of a
, 1870-04-05


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ugI 1le"IH9 SIg SI@&9ehdg, at ffIIlandei
TIIoG oIIFe ela0!eIet uqen lIehSyn I'll 1yad
oeI Io[elo3eS ira bor@erfaaIe'9 ride' nan
Haa09oe "v oeJ HeuSelte4de curai$ 'lIde
noIo 7yo'"eLaS1@o e"n'eT I'oS1 Do49etIeC
~ 'iIl,Se on"cISoSe' o'n I,9e4 reduction
hd' oP""deS CG9HCefhe I'll EHtfaoelJeh-
O0I0 ~ GoIIoIIHoIu'
!910 lneu'e"I io' O"II9IIanSIeuS LanuuL-
SllIcV lO"I!SCn4S) De"l[tFNeGe' aC fofan-
gLI4SeL"e ! I2IdiofHQ.d9he nave VI | SIN
ma SEW tI'faadet. Ian var eng I at yor
Ad'ulh.StfaJIohS Oo9Hfer og~SoIa foI8e
o1L4I 2NalIeTl' are lneSeC lor n"Ie' men
VIZ TI''' ~ D''IT''nQ' ~ .II"I7' IaIIla9ef7
=, '"' "".. " NV. ~ -" s.ts DyIN"Iu6
= "'ou 'o",'.7 "oIG .-II..lsl'" :l0Llso''H
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, 1870-11-23
CHICAGO WEEKLY rR1auHE
CHICAGO WEEKLY TRIBUNE,
For the Week Ending Nov. "a.

rnrToRta1s
-. An Unexrfeted Fxciteuent-x.n
NJ s,.;, ~, " talo Ue*niaA-Ihe New King
op.in =. "sf-hoese Ffsnds = 1ufsem..,a
n.,E 'e''n6 inc "Ns-Fzce Nat4ous
FARM aEn - .,
A'. Anu tARDFS: Our Grain Hsrkrt.wh.
sh,. "as so'aA hfains-Va1tt of the Mldd;emea
tn F,s,.. lt:'c" a. Cora Nm. krt: K.eiu-rd
..lsu3.s-"ert<Fa Ctetee snd low 1t IL Sold =
NOTES ra,,v rs,1: ap.f knamlcdes-
Noi aoA FEfhRtSARlaS: i.m-r-..f.h,
TRRasnnv Ene,e StIeesu.. &c
gars Of 7iem !, =. niEs: What General spInpsr
~. MI rnx,uGa G.a ~ ~. Al Eu. he2lrt
corrr,.,.. c.s" ~ TIL WtP: The Fran
MAettY'. R-,;~r - E. ei ~ es Bonspasts-Hn
Reye.sr,-Hon. ~ = eaH t causts II the FrcncA
CHITKSE AKTltun OE nrx9seN t.sseN
~ ~"-9%oN EltlS$5 HIDDEN
, 1870-11-23
The American xrncx *octety.

The special committee OF fifteen members,
appointed last May 10 fsSitw the co2ditIou ct
the New England organization OF the Amefi-
can Tract EocietS. submitted thett reports %
Thu1sdav ,ast in Bostoo, presenti1S the work
OF The epciesv for the lasi eleven years, siace
il cea.ed to BE- ifentiaed With the View York
society, The work Of fhe society Is divided
into tEn ds1a.:ueats, basiuees and chari-
table. The Tvcricts IN tic charitable depart
NEXT dulirg the el.ven years from Nay, 1850,
10 Nav. 1871, ueEe Fass.9l5.Sa From thi.
susn, sa.2, ,(tS 81 h~s be~a expended in char
it1o1e WON. r.a:nty during the Va. and Tor
1rcidepy.} exTArs.s; sl47.tsl fo- aalaries
Il COZ s.; il the hook sra publishing dsp.-1-
ne,,t Goz,rg tie time 1ece'Fed " saies :hete-
frcm. E1.iSG.sa..76 TIE Secretar. sAys The
ecmtvlat recrtlsz ts-tcu, Of estim4ilnE cost
r. nd-rs it dstacult to s-csrtain ~hat profit 1e-
nAinesa. lisa the a4tual cost, before sddiug
t.orsh to cover general hr+iae=s e1-
10 ssd lie rsr cent u.u1i1y cchsadsrI ample
10 c,vtr uet capea=ts, 2ud sLe rss1it would
In lie Io~a:o ions alone fra all .he Se~
England S'a.es except Nassschu+efts, the
am9 u, given to sLik recsrte haa fallen from
S1G,el; IS it ls65, te St.,ei. 13 in isss IL:
El0.s7a IS in lses. to sl', ,oG:.sl in 1875: ne
chN,ca u :,sst.42. Ii. conpetiti:ru is so1ne-
uht, seen iu tl1s FAC: that. in tue eleven years
s,nce thx New England branch was estab-
tithe3 N Rxton, teAx society has rec.ive :
t1o7. New EnSlahd--f:om sales, ssoa.2 :
'fscm trnasicrs snd iesacies, sas1. s1.7SL19, 4
total Of s5S4, 100. .3eluot greatly less tho
!. Tie vtole Cnited States; while the expense
Of colectcE1 bs that eoSiets il. England ths
pstt sesr, sprafert!y about Rs Usual, vss not
:-Tha committee, After rsyisHing IL the d,a.
, 1870-11-23

costies OF the situstson, recommend tho ooo.
ttnued exintenco OF tho society under tha
n.ns Of "Rth9dous Tract Socisty," With 1ad1-
cslehanges IN tho constitution, providing that
The etacefs Of the eociety and nauabers Of tho
Executive Committee shall be elected fron
thoae oen minAiors nf Chfistians usually
called evangelical and Of the p1e4ident aud
four neuhers Of tho Executive Committee no
more than tHo shall be Of the sanne deuomina-
non. and 10 took cr tract shall be paolAae1
o. circulated Ally ntuaoef Of the Executive
committee shall object 10 the s1us.
fToH7 eAe Bssfon It,xT7laI .yes. Is
mere we're two plans before the neeting-
enc adSsstnK the continuance Of the society on =
more limited End economical scale, md the
oth.T reeommendrng the closing up Of ts
buelnets, the ea1e Of it, effects, and the plac-
ing OF lts A'aata At lnte.est. and from the m
come making grauts for carving on tho work
3os ~b'eh the funds we're ofiginal]J devoted.
The dteeutslon wsa VERY taEneat ard Wal
marked Y good d,l OF feeling At times. The
nnal result MAS :hat, BY vote Of 81 to 7, the
ms1onty report IN favor Of continuing tho Or
ganizataon wAa Adop ed. The proposed changes
IN ne oy-!avs !eEe mad, with the exception
q th.t one Which required thst msJority Of
tho E1ecuttTe Committee ahouN be lsEmsu.
and tho election OF new board OF ot1acefs,
with 3T. Henri c. Chaplin. the welI-knowp
agent OF the Plcidc 4i1lla 1t Law7enco. a.
President.
, 1870-11-23

INSURANCE cAsKa INSTITUTED.
Benjamin RasishscE ct all. r. Ii INC INSURANCE.
Company, of New Haven. Assuups.t. Demand,
Same '. }ntusm Ft.e Insurance Company, OF
Hsnf0ni. Ass1mpst'. Demant, F2o.o0n.
Same =. iermaua Fire Insurance Catnpany, OF
New York. Assump4!.. Demauh, {a10eU.
Same :. RepnbHc Fire Insurance Company, Of
New 3oTf- Atsunl*tt- Demand, sc, ma.
Same :. Hanover Fire Iesurauce Company, Of
New York h+sumrsir: Demand, tM,no0.
Same :. Merehssts' insurance Company, OF
IIaf1forst. Astumpstt. Densantt, Seo, roo
SANE '. N$xara Fire Insur rahcc Company OF
New York. Assump.tt Demand. fM 200.
Al1.b4Ep FKArp AsD pEcA1r.
H0ftts A. ltOw v Iuctua Proctor Case. DAM
f"r alleged fraud and deceit. Ia which u enpia.
w1s euct, out Thr PIalptt1 a7tr, On his oath,
thar rnrtor IL in.lehsel 10 him iu tue SUM sl4.e
for i0Rs and AnaEt that, about the l7sn OF No.
Ttnher, 1853, defendant, having parcel OF land
in Adams County. Wiz, helns the aoushwe4t
quarter OF the southeast quarter OF Section s9.Ruu
the west half Of the northeast quarter Of Secsthn
f1ve acres, which he psn!1ered TO exchange with
platnu6 for seven baffela Of wbtskey. represent
ing the land to Be available for fa{mtug pQFp1teo
Rnd valued st about twenty dollars an acre. Re-
ling upon this statement, barter was Effected
Plaintiff al1eges that the Tatue Of the fand tIoes
not exEetA one dollar ard haff per acre.
HKcHAH1cH L1xx9,
AuPutt LaufeftunV T. Jacob Kleiahaus su,l
George WlIer. Petition to declare and enforcA
mechanics Hen OF trb1ot lis of Subdivision OF
lots q to %; t1 Beousonb Addition, ana house
--Ssma :. Henry BG'meisier aud Gen. Wixef.
rention tor mechanics lien on Lot 81, OF Bock i,
OF EubAisls1on OF Blocks I and {, BY ". l. New
berry, IN State flank Suh1is1stnu IN section T. 80,
II east and house No. ssa Latraoee street.
, 1870-11-23
or rni.oe1,.nsou. e.pensos, WHOM s.oove,e

for miscellaneous e1pensee, when $500 were
al thAt VIA i, quieed. Tho sums thus ap-
propriated wero .tare to the credit Of
that division Tor the objects named, and
gave TO the che: tho discretionary ex-
pendi:ure of that much money. If Sena-
tor or member Of Congress, or any other
person high In ofaca. wanted place for a
friend, this chief having the salary of two
clerks at his disposal, would appoint one !;
it he had friend Who wanted to sell sofns
f1rniture, there WIS the public money to
purchase it. In other departments, as in
the army and navy, tho bureaus were Law
ish in their estimates. They demanded
largely in e1cess md always had millions
Of moaey at their discretionary disposal.
In 1869, Congress refused to appropriate,
beyond a certain sum. for = particular
branch of the naval service, but TINT
particular branoh went on Just a.
vel having used unexpended balances
to its credit to the amount of several mill
ions of dollars. This and perhaps other
fragrant abuses, drew attention to the sub
ject, and Congress, at its last session, voted
all these unexpended balances into the
Treasury. To show to whas extent this evil
had grown, md the enormous amount Of
money which Was thus placed at the discre-
sionsfy use Of the various ofice,a of the
government, We invite attention to pub-
lished statement of the amount of these
accumulated balances.
, 1870-11-23

gain in tho fall Congressional eleotton.-that o
Charles B FArwelt. in The First Illinois District
lie Is the f2rorte OF corrupt HEK. ant1 the lyle
srateh from Chicago; htt friends boast that he
has won in w29efs upon his ONE elecslnn {ln.o0e
oser and above al bis campaign e1peo7es- He IL
Jond dodht-.Ns Fork Ertn,ag Rst
The Post is in error. The monopolists can
not bcast Of the gain" it nanaes. Mt. Faz-
well, before his election, was never known in
this community as high tarifite, hut rather
AS " fIee trader" He wAa elected on q
'' FREQ trade" State and county platform 70
ceived the votes Of 5000 free trade Dem.
oc1Ats, which elected him nrAr hia 1opub-
lic,n oPpeu1at. II the Posts abatement wcro
true, 1t would be hard Joke on the Dem
ocsats, to whose votes he owes his election.
, 1870-11-23

The people pay the bsnkB SO 900. o0a a year n
gold FOR interest," This might be saved bY substt-
tuttng Erenbacka for The bank clrculAt,on.-
Tfnskk.
Tho banks pay the people in taxes 917.-
100000 year, and this would be lost by
abolithing.them. By;eubstitutingf frredeenAble
greenbacks for bank notes, they would de-
precfa'e as they were increased in
quantity, and, from being worth from
so to 80 cents, they would fuctuate between
so and GO cents. and the note-holders would
loee the 50 cents On tie dollar by the mon
stfous debaseroeut Of our already debased
ehinplastsrs proposed BY the Times. Notes
issued eren BY the government, which 1t re-
fneea to redeem. fund, or pay interest on, are
inevitably, necessarily. and Hghtfulls. depre-
c;stesl in proportion to the quantity Of such
dishoneat papex emitted,
, 1870-11-23
THE LAW: COURTS.
suit Against Disttliers.
limited states Circuit Court.

United States Circuit Court.
rn,xxs- cAsk-1HAxsroRIATfoN BOND DE-
YgSsK.
f1n,ted ;7tstes '. A1onIo B. Stewart ct ais This
i, m sctioy OF debt, tron4ht on Transportation
twh,sfey> buud. The bond ls IN the penal sum OF
fss ms. II vas conditioned therein that Stewart
shnntd thin as EeAthshu1g one hundred barrels OF
nfoh1tnes. transport them 70 St. Louis, deliver
them to me Collector there for storage IN .
hon,1etl Hareou1ee Of the class b. and within ten
hayy rt,ur2 to the Collector at Quincy the ce7-
tinca.e OF such delivery and st''age 1t Is
charged that the covenants Of rals boEd were
brok-n. Deftudsuf.'- ~ theiF p1es- ees M that
the n, tuctDsl yas prevented fram fulfilling the
cont,,,Ipns Of ne b.'na, by the acs Of gov
IN ment aeents. VINO seized the property
1pou the 1evee It st. Louis, before 1t could
he 80 delivered anal ssnteu. The government
reratef to the pleas, aud I he case came up on a
drr1ur1rr to the rpncstter The real zuettion
invcsEta Is The tu!llris.aI o. ~ pisA' rassasf
stewart from drilytr1g ara Staring, ta*fe II
st1!, 7t2 2ht to tnzptni1 res scion upoa tue oo7d
d, guest and saaen ureF AaE'seEae"1.
rRoCg1DISG pISM1Ss8E Er RSNUS or bK11F-
samre1 Conlter = John 6. Nssnager, ct al
BEL Of discovery. Dismissed Tor Ha1t of repltca-
iion. ur der mis- of cour: tss.A}: whenever tEe
acsTer Il sae defendant shall ] tne % exssptei to.
pis!n:H sh7ll ale the general replication thereto
On or before the nrxt succetctnT Fnle daJ shere-
fase @ 10 f,e surh ,epiieaIon wsntn tie prescribed
period, the defendant sha1 ee emitted 10 an
osdert rs OF cpu.sc, for q t!snssatvf rae suit."
etc.
United States =. NcFtiz joel ct at.' Debt on dis
tiSed bond, Damages asscssed at ss,Sss97' and
Judgment
Mosons foraew srials will be taker up OF Sat-
artay meEI!nE ncH-
, 1870-11-23

II h.. h,,, -.xv xv.,;a,,k f.. ..x.. .t..
- s. 49, ...--I. NN -
80 - 49, - 1ss...a ss r. ,r -.
$50 % ~ 49, .sa ~ :. re, -
co-am.,as. - w r nsah sHs w. 80 @us oa'tas
49, o,,,a- ,-o,,z osa.. tsss.. - -
onao-, .aa;.;o. 49, .m.s.
| ~aa,, IT, ~ ., " - 'e..o"s ~ oen's'ou
rN p,"ss ~ NC eonu>onI'
tsloeeo J" @uo n'oe' " ZIG .eceatis
uesr4''s'1 "'e'@of ''naue'' "ou tae gen
slais '1ns'er.a .n: a1 .nsls'c''ol's WHICH ne re-
so''so' tAa' e'ao WIS 10 oe naaae
4o,A, oA1"'" up " tne appointment
" @'ae hon' James II. Mohean, rs
sn'st sostaee Of Tue ie1r1toEy' there could
% n1',e aonot OF tue asSne-prov'ded
.ana.c'Sh Was neia II eheck- tanatlcisau
mas been the real difficulty, but the tele-
grams OF Yesterday from Salt Lake City, au-
nounc1pg the arrest Of somo officers of the
Mormon militia, bY the order OF Governor
Vaughan, IS the first step in the antici-
pated d1fhcnsfy. How far this may extend,
and what its consequences-n any-may
be, is sof brigham Young to say; to the
Federal representatives there Is but one
eoufse-the maintenance OF the govern
ments supremacy
Ihe despatch TO Which we aAude is
somewhat mixed and obscure. get there
Is enonen sniaclently clear to Justify the
CONCLUSION That Govesnor Vaughan enters
upon inc programme laid out hnd cona-
"encto ny ms predecessor With deter
n1nat'on 10 honof Tue trust eonaded to
, 1870-11-23


4 Massachusetts, Republican, Jas. Foord, oi
Dedham, received the fatrenng compliment Of
unanimous vote fot Register Of Deeds Of Norfolk
County. 1t the State election. Nearly 10000 CHI
zens voted fer hius.
Ex-Governor Curtin a1ys that the earnest ef-
fort about to be made to secure general revision
Of the constitution ct Peuus3lya.ta must Meet
Will. The ctrta3 approval, and en1s; the positive
Efforts Of the hest men OF both parties, for The
necessity Of thorough reform is raiafoiiy aPra-
rent to al].
The New FeEk Iribuns OF Nov. - says: "uot-
ace Greeley 10 named anonE others as haslug crn-
11huted 'lioers1ly for 3 nb1a.F to be presented
to General Grant. Tue statement Is false. Ms.
Greeley neyer gaze dih1c to The rich or The pow
erfn1. aud, II he noT had anything that he felt
able to give, would bestow It on some o1e whom
he supposed to be in actual neeL-
The Cincinnati Ga1<t,t has communicable
from 4 coloEed map, citizen Of Little Rock, CIV
Ing an account OF the election IN Arkansas, which,
It says, cdectua1ly dtsp,oyes the ssatenent re!e-
gTnpned nom st. Louis, taaS Governor Clayton
had sold OUT the state TO the -DenucrstA 1t ep-
pears that the Clayton party were the regular Re-
rub1cans This party favored liberal policy,
sach As Was advocated BY the Brown boilers in
Missouri. The boiier1 IN ArkausaA correspond
With the NcCl1rg regulars In Missouri The
contest In Arkansas turned mainly on the United
~s,.x - - ~. 80 ' - ~ 80 -
tae Lesls1Asnses NJ oue one GonssesseaAo WAS
sacrificed. The Republicans hsEe a majority III
tho but osst informant Il not clear IA
In xar,hrr IN. N sx,r,t1 i. for coerrnor r1ar,nn
or AeDouAld-she former representing the reSu-
lars and the Atte1 the bo1ters. I'll p1o5ao!e,
however. that C.aytou " Il, b. e.c'ets
The New YORK 7ribun. ctye1 ,he following
sdy1ce;
"1t onr new Assembly shalt be composed OF
~ !ra9nt p a1n 70 1ss II
wfssotr ~ rencsnt1s,ir, TrIr rn,..a nv Sn.atar
On 1len,J S. RaQIsI. q CcFt1uN CuuntT. NJ.
diffrrs T.,irf1 f1nm ne ,shn,1 IT Tweet yeaSs.
stnss rcr.;,.nsrrT s.rnn1;v sna ,,niSo11,;r =
rubIcso. aId is utterly tncaa4hlc of be uuinv
inc tpol nf I,bbt-5 aad piEu 1crr-a The Henu.j1s
cans III uothtu1 oi the fe0t.9,ure but f4ir and
eons, xprotsnnfnrntf f,f Ina Sssie for Rrnrsssnss
fires ii Conerrsss and ,nis Te cannnf = ,rht
sney would ocsaiu from snT Committees sno1inr.1
~ MI RsutsI LET o. hare uo barrasns ~
rSnnr,,mlscs INT 4 curcenrrattou at tnr n srhn
ran ynte IN thxt Drmocrat Th0se chsrsetcr .nn
career rtTe iance tnat he N1uls trrat n. t@ss
y init mar Wr befleTe - tr Henry ksr
daf1 - 1A~A"
Tho LOUISVILLE lohfkF, eftAxmg OF Grat1
Btuxu, sz5s;
| x-.,.o~.-or.e,oc- a, ,,tss,r- :. ..-.
.tsoef r. 1nc nsne.str r. . reson,,ns ns-sse y
Tn.,1ns rtts1.r -" ~ Frxrre sso11y1 tsa. aaa
~tH..'J SsHa - - =, 80 u 80 ISSt ntu{Alnla
StA e1u .ae 80 ~ A~Ssu = o1v.n, aeefe-
-. ~ t.a.s 1oA.tA a.,.s. - :. .aoscuc4a4
1unannttsuou. .t @ ~ - otoTH .ent 70
o, nos ~. - ~, - t.{r11f end ,s,rr
, 1870-11-23

GCILTY-T0o PREF CSE OF 4 wUuAH's TK;SKET+
Charles Isaec5 pleaded gully eI the larceny Of
ws.ch and cha!o, poceets1'ok. gold clam shell.
and piece Of cctn, II all VR.ue, At so ne ufty odd
dollars, from cue Faunlt Harrington. Prisoner
stated that he had frequently worn the chain,
w1:ch. and p ndhns rttntets by perua!sstsn OF
thcEr owner, wherefore on this occasion, he hal
made use 0i them for his oFna1nentatto1. forget
ting, however, To obtain permission. lie ayeffed
tnas he hal not elaitasd ownership, but wo:e the
articles openly, ami stated 10 sonr associates
who WIS tie proprietor OF laeu- ReaIa,idtd.
CONVENIENTLY ABSENT w1rsEss.
Hfusf PulTero" ch Was some time a-o indicted
on charge OF incest, p-.retEate<t with ais ucn-
ter ]httacEa Slice the A'r1tg.me the Cause
haE tte1 several times con;.nutd. aud nav /. Was
stricken IRON the dock.t, the Sta:es Attorney
rerrtsenttDg that The daughter, his principal wt-
ness, cannot be found.
CIGAR 1HlkF-1HRTr DAYS.
CHARLES Smith ackuu E1sdxstt The fetontoQs TAX
ing nf . hundred clRsgs, aud Was Sentenced to the
County jail for thirty days.
, 1870-11-23

:, xHNRSp7A
painter named L<lah frcentJ committed sul.
eide ~ throwing hfmself fTuu steamboat on thx
p'sss9e frpn St Paul 70 st. LOUIS. He Ind de-
ee1led nts Tifs snd family 1t the foraer cly, ID
teoom8 70 70 70 ThxA2, huk being seized With re-
nottc on the wsJ, he gave hi1 nouey to the clert
OK the boat, and jumped down between The
Wheels before any attempt could bo made to pro
vent him.
bella French. et1itor OF the Ft.ser~ P5ogrt.s,
Msp'tog Valley, Fillmore County, saya stas, hav-
Ing pnhlished the paper long enough to show ,ha.
woman can cas75 on such buslne*s alore, and
desitteE 70 spend fcv 1ntnihs IN Ae lectu11av
ae'a 70 sssst 10 the WORK OF reform, she IL. en-
ployed Nj. ]. Getcnen, Of Ntnneauolis n rnn tne
paper during her abeenee.
" kIBHAsxA.
febrasta IA e1pendtng Saoo,oto On = State
Pn1on, and s1'o. 100 on the State Ua:vefaty.
oHIo.
ADebasinE Society In Auburn, Crawford coun-
y. has decided that tie thirteen colonies were not
Iusunable In declaring their independence,
, 1870-11-23

DECREE IN CthIE&F CoEk1-
Iucets7 A. Higgins, late Swami. = John 7.
Higgins Decree of uIvcfce. Constructive SER
y'c-- Marriage ut Bethel, N1tne, august :, 1886.
Separation September II. 1859. GharxeI, cruelty
sna adultery TWO cnilcseo, boy With the iRsnel,
and girl with mother. all The offences charged
to have occurred At Boston. She had kept Ia 4
diary an exact account Of the husbands tl-1eat-
mens Of her, bat he took the bnok away from her
before ahe came to Illinois. and 30 she could not
awea1 By the book- Wnen Rhe died her bill She
had been IN this State one day be.ou1 tie year
required TO give Jurisdiction. w.tnes|eA rhe
complaining vile and her daughter, 9H Tears
Of agt+
DECREE n sEEER1oA CoCRr.
lille {. MeRls :. William A. Aeafs. Decree Of
divorce on ground OF tesest:0u- Marriage q:
Hampton, Virginia. December II, 1881
, 1870-11-23

and not In those 1ustttutons xncrc the children nf
tne r1ch were aenI to receive m education. Att~r
,anq ~ X c.e nf pycr. M Ets9 " - ss
tue{ ona laws were enacted which would l(ber-
n1e the enslave1 nuns Rnl Festnra them 10 the
rnhere in lie for which God had lifted and intend
est Them
, 1870-11-23

tsk ta1c*so WtExAx 1h1sCNk has i l.rxez sua
oetsef circulation in the West ,hau .ny etLes l.rr,
N efcsueps raecistu 10: advertising. .-k-4i.A, to
thtsc Who Tsh tn s<cuze The ~luGaSu u taa pSpd1s-
lug elae.eA Emitted nn7ther II advtT..<rIsp.s vin
Be fak.a- II no-sa'e rates SsvcY.pts r. prize ~ tn
WEELIT T1rusx. - PEE n1nc... With uA~1,i +e.i,.
tfcu for 4 eanb OF TN or trot1.
, 1870-11-23

The Norfolk tSa ! Journal tells that Gsneral
M3arpe, who has iuH heeu tlected Pr:st1eur nf
Tie A1lnnur, A1sstsetpnl i Oat1 Rslrpaa CON-
re Norfolk / Petersburg fsailrnad, witch psrs
5000; the S,usns,de Railfp4d. which pavs 5000:
SID tne Virginia 4 Tennesste Ralltoai, Nhica
p4yk 600. In addition to this he Is President IA
The vispiul1 d Kentucky Railroad, aud. We be.
lieFe, Superintendent of Ole OF two Of ynese mt
roads. though *e arc not informed what 6aialT i
Httxched to Shese enicea.
, 1870-11-23

TIE ntr Lnr4 Mayor ri 111dnn Is NJ A'ds7-
uosu DlktE. Tnen ycU&h he came to I7aa,u -
.esS. 1tunr, aod eniextl as : sale.nau tie
kcnae Of Me~srs n'ntsu B:.1sn Cr.. eSaotf
Trrtr, lis way up II he I'd TIE sa.tsfsc-
=, n. ia du. ccursa, Of nntllng the name OF the
arm seMsct.1 b5 thAx4of DAsiu Bsosh+ts, hln1seit
tr inn ri the cean. HE. Alderman D2Eth VII bae
Of the early DIrrt1rrs of The Metropolitan R1ft-
xsy. n.s seen To- SON. JeAsa ChtirmAn Of the
Graz CrAlzl Ga~ Como4Ry. aud T. Also President
aisQ . Maxls VI the Cv0atT n1 H,ddlesexx
, 1870-11-23
The Questten Of Whites and BLACKS
1nteEmaxrytng to be Tested By the
Courts.

Ftu7n thr A4mfha 4 Ae1laaehe-
On thu night Of the sd Of i4.t Juce, John
2. Thomas, white mAn. Aod Chrts.y, color
ed ~omxn. ~ere arrested By o1oers Dennis,
Beach, and Patrick k-l'y, At hou.e on Cam
merce street, second door east OF Third,
south ride. upon the charge Of cohabiting."
They we7e carE7ed to the station house, aud.
upon sii11 before the Recorder the next day,
the Hne. md Chrissy, after two d,ss.
Incarceration. obrained the money and
ssas released. Joaa r. remained there
;so weeks Logger, aoirs occasional
wc.k upon ths -chaia-saug. at the end Of
shat timo be VAS released hY i writ Of ha5sds
ec,Eus. THIS e2aed a5sira IN The Pai.ca
Cosr:. 1t appears that Nr. Thoaas wAa
eoldier n the Confederate sruny. md that after
the war be NJ. married to this coiored woman,
Casistv, In tho co!osed church on the corner
Of 1Iai- and Orcttoa s:reels. Ha considered
hie .rrrst ard that OF his wife rs uu+arE.a:.-
tie. and coaseaue.:ly has brougnt sui: IA tue
CDi:td S'atts Giscrit Court fos =25+001 dam
'aee4 sgainss :te city Of Memphis, Thls case
will te test 0ne icsst11ch a. the State OF
Terned.ee prohibits tbs marriage Of Ehit9
nd celaTsd persons. Tue re1soa 81 their az
rest in .hs fr-t instance - t.s.ei by the oi.l.
:.,s 10 k7re hcsu csaae5 tE lEa c1mpl.ns Of
ueishboss.