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Connecticut western news., 1872-03-15

AN ANTIDoTE.-On good authority it is promulgated abroad that two drops of turpentine oil in little milk is a com plete antidote to phosphorous poison. Children not subsequently, bite off the charged end of phosph matches, and swallow them. It is stated that girl was recently saved in England, who had actually eight of them in her stomach, by this newly discovered remedy.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-15

VERY K1ND.-S J. Hestor, an eccentric gentleman of Hartford, Ct., regularly
 stamps ali letters held for postage in that city, attaching to the envelope a printed statement of the fact. The re- sponses he has received would fill Q large volume. A resident of Elizabeth, New Jersey, writes that Marcus l.. Ward be- came Governor of the State through that course A Boston burglar says: 'Hes- tor, you're Q gentleman ammo mat ter what but I got letter you stamped just in time to dodge the beaks and be off. Here's stamp, and, if I ever hap pen in Hartford in professional way, shan't crack your bin if l knows myself, '
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-15

Two MEN MuRpERED-At General McIntosh's camp, on the St. Joseph and Denver Railroad, near Fairburg, Kansas, desperado called Kentucky Jack killed two men, one of them McIntosh's clerk and the other his cook. The inmates of the camp tied the murderer to stake, and were about burning him alive, when he was rescued by the authorities.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-15

WH1sKEY. EY.,-The telegraph has been used to give very prominent advertise ment to certain firm in Louisville, who we are told have effectually cornered the market in old whiskey by buying up all of the article in the country, the aggre- gate purchases having reached $3, LOO, GOO. In Western Pennsylvania there is genu- inc old whiskey, in various hands, amounting to millions of dollars in value, there being nearly 18,000 barrels held in the city of Pittsburg alone. It is very likely that the Louisville firm has made large purchases of certain brands of Bourbon whiskey but it is folly to talk of cornering the market even on that ar- tlcle when any desired brand of choice old Bourbon can be manufactured and supplied in New York City on forty eight hours notice. So long as 1ectifed spirits are plenty and drug stores are accessible, there will never be any scarcity of superior old whiskeyi this country.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-15

NOVEL SUIT FOR DAMAGES. L.. Norman has filed suit against the St.. Louis, Vandalia and Terra Haute Rail- road Company, claiming 1925, 900 in con- sequence of having been poisoned and physically ruined for life while assisting in building depot for said company in East St. Louis last Summer. The timber used in the construction of the depot was saturated with arsenic and other poisons to prevent decay. Five or six workmen died from the effects of the absorption of poison into their system. Eleven other workmen fled suits against the company m Belleville, H., last Summer,
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-15
Along the Hudson.

Along the Hudson. It was in the evening gray Late wended slow my way By that calm and silent river, Rolling smoothly down forever. .sr As wandered on alone, Over shrub and over stone, Saddening fancy seemed to say, "Gloomy spirits crossed this way" Ger the leaves, crisp'd, old and dun, To and fro the shadows run, And where'er turned my eye, Shades of spirits lowered nigh. Silent and in thoughtful mood, .-s. Near the laying ebb stood, Watching, waiting-t thinking OCT Friends upon distant shore. Gazing on the vapors where All around seem'd pe0pled air, Something in this heart was moved, Which one gleam of solace proved. But the dark blue waters rolrd, -. And the mystic vapors-told .. Of the shadows on my breast shadows never finding rest. Hearts, once true, seem'd turned to stone, And my woes dense, darker grown; ., And my soul, in monotone, Wept and walled, "Alone-a -alonel" Then turned to memory's bier, t-...e. s Where my hopes lay cold and scar s.. Where each thought of life's young bloom Press'd me downward to the tomb. But what made me suffer more, When thought on friends of yore, Ieould feel no moisteued eye:-
 had drained them with sigh. Oh, why this soul of longing hopes, Why this gloom through which it gropes, Why this fear, and doubt, and love, If there is no balm above ? -Ss On my ear, from vale and glen, Came the shouts, of living mem But tmy fancy, chidiug, said : S "They are voices of the dead" Oh. shadows, which are spirit land. -a You charm and hold me whore stand, And while breathe and see that breath I feel g strange and subtle death.
 Huoh ?. M,DemoR.
Connecticut western news., 1872-03-15

THE Maine Legislature has passed the Savings bank bill taxing deposits one. half of one per cent. per annum,
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COMMISSIONERS OFFICER
pIrvtata\D. February %. In

TYREE AND WIFE Us. WOODSON,
L &C.-By decree Of the Chancery Court Of the
city of Richmond entered IN this cause January o.,
ls7a 1t Is ordered that John l.. Woodson, surviving
partner of Archibald +. Woodson and himself, late
merchants and partners under the name and style Of
A. Z. & j. l.. W0odson, do render before enc OF The
commissioners OF this court the following accounts
!. An account of ali the property and effects, real
and personal, which belonged TO the said firm ut the
date of the death Of the said Archibald T. oodson,
and what disposition has been made OF the same.
.. All account of the stock OF goods IN the store 81
the firm at the death Of a. P. Woodson, and The
value thereof: how, and when, and by whom the sald
stock of goods was sold, and the amount Of the pro-
cceds Of such sale, and the disposition Of such pro-
>. An account OF the debts due to the said firm at
the death of the said 4. p Woodson and the debts,
If any, which accrued to said firm for goods pnr-
chased after the death OF said A. I. Moodson, giving
whom due-which Of said debts have been collected,
and when, and by whom. and what disposition has
been made Of such COLLECTIONS, ana when Oh SAID
debts still remain due and unpaid to said firm
l. An account of the debts due by the said firm at
the death of said A. p Woodson, to whom due, when
due and the amount of each debt which OF said debts
have been paid, and which remain due and unpaidoy
said firm.
s. An account of the real estate owned by said firm
ut the death Of A. r. Woodson, and OF the rents
issues, and profits Of the same since his dcath.
The decree also requires an account 20 be taken Oh
the administration Of Thomas Z. Dudley. late SER
geant, Sc, and administrator OF a. L. "oooso''
deceased. Iii,
mentioned can be conveniently and advanlageohSly
divided In kind, or whether the same should DC so
All parties interested are hereby notified tlat l
shall ut my said ONCE lloS Nam stree, on me eSa
cute the requirements of said decree as above set
forth; and all claims against said firm at the death OF
A. p Woodson must then be produced before Inc,
"isn proper pfooi % 'i'' HENRY HUDNALL,
Commissioner In Chsncery.
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FOXES AS SuEEr.HERDERs.-The Stockton

FOXES AS SuEEr.H ERDERs.-The Stockton
Republican of Tuesday vouches for this:
People often wonder at the remarkable in
stinct displayed by well-trained shepherd
dogs, but what will they say when we tell
them of band Of sheep that is guarded by
foxes alone? The story seems improbable,
but Of it, truth we have the most undouhted
proof. On Whiskey Hill, in the vicinity of
Jenny Lind, four miles from Milton, may be
seen almost any day large flock of sheep
hcrded by foxes. These guardians of
the little lambs are three in number
one a gray fox, and the other two of the
species known rs the red fox. In point
of intelligence these novel shepherds are said
to greatly surpass the best trained shepherd
dogs. They perform their work well, and
from morning till night are ever on the alert.
The gray one seems to control, and in great
measure direct, the actions of the other two
A gentleman informs us that he yesterday
saw the gray fox pursue and attack hog
that had seized lamb and was making OF
with it. The contest was short and sharp,
and resulted in the hog dropping the lamb
and beating hasty retreat. The fox picked
up the apparently uniniured lamb and car
ried it back to the flock. Dick Wilson, su-
perintendent of the Salt Spring Valley Water
Company, and Sam Eldridge, Of the Bunker
Hill Hydraulic Mining Company, will youch
for the facts above stated.
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fraud ON A BALTIMORE SUGAR HousE.-The
Cincinnati Commercial says that few days
since member of q Baltimore sugar refining
house, one OF the largest in the United States,
went to Cincinnati, where, with the aid OF a
detective, he discovered that prominent
grocery firm had been extensively using the
sugar brand of the Baltimore house. The
stencil! brand was captured, and the shipping
clerk, taking it for granted that he must
answer any questions that man with
search warrant might see fit to ask, confessed
that it had been used frequently, on hundreds
of barrels in fact, but not quite recently.
The offence is punishable by fine not ex-
cceding five hundred dollars and imprison-
ment not exceeding six months. The Gin
cinnati firm is said to have Immediately gone
down on its knees. 1t appears that the Bal
timore firm discovered the fraud only re-
Gently, although the perpetrators had been
practicing it for six months or more, thus
Ialming off their sugars US the choicest that
could be Ind from Baltimore. There is q
buzz Of excitement over this affair. Whether
it will be compromised or exposed in the
courts in criminal and civil suits remains to
be seen.
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Naturalization Record.

The bill which has been introduced in Con-
gress for record Of naturalization in the
state Department at Washington provides
that the Department shall keep book in
which Ill declarations Of intention to become
citizens and actual naturaiZations shall be
systematically entered and kept for refer
rncc, and that the process Of naturalization
shall in nc case be complete until the entries
lave been made. All courts are required to
forward the naturalization papers they issue
10 the State Department for record, and the
Department is to give certified copies of natu-
ralization certificates TO persons who may
have lost them, and to publish every year Il
list Of all the natura!izations granted. The
alleged necessity Of this measure arises from
the frequent loss OF certificates Of natllralizi-
ton and the imperfect manner i'll which the
records of courts authorized to grant such
certificates are kept, and from the floods OF
fraudulent naturalization papers which are
issued in some of the large cities just before
important elcctions.- Baltimore Sun.
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The WIDOW OF ELISHA Cook Sues Mrs.
FAIR FOR Two THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS, VALUE OF LEGAL SERVICES OF HER
HusBASp.-Mrs. Willamette II. Cook, widow
and executrix of the late Elisha Cook, has
brought suit in the Twelfth District Court
to recover $500 alleged to be now due
from Mrs. Fair for legal services rendered
by Dir. Cook as counsel during the famous
trial The complaint sets forth that in No
vember, 1870, the defendant retained deceased
to defend her against the charge of murder !;
that the services rendered were reasonably
worth $4,000, but that defendant refused to
pay more than 81 800 Plaintiff sues to re-
cover the sum of $500 alleged to be now
due. Charles McC. Delaney appears for
plaintiff. The defendant has filed her answer,
in which she denies that the services Of the
deceased were worth more than s. 900, which
she alleges she has paid. She appears as her
own attorney, the answer being in her own
handwriting, and being signed Laura A.
Fair, defendant in person."-San Francisco
Spectator.
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A SINGULAR ACCIDENTAL leading lawyer
of New York, who resides on Washington
Heights, took his little girl to ride with him
the other day. While he was busily reading,
the door unfastened, and the little child
slipped out. Fortunately she fell directly
under the carriage, which rolled over her
and left her sitting in the centre of the great
driveway. The banging of the coach-door
brought the gentleman to realizing sense Of
his situation. He thought he had lost some
thing, and on examination found it was his
child. On going back he found the little
thing sitting in the middle Of the road look
ing anxiously around. II knew, papa, you
would come back after me-" was her excla-
nation as her father took her up and placed
her safely in the carriage again.
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LEE MEMORIAL FuSp.-The Salisbury (Md..
Adruh=er, noticing Il statement lately co.
pied into the san from the Virginia papers,
giving tho collections so far for the Lee me.
mortal fund, among which appeared the small
sum of $3.50 for Maryland, says:
" If this be not Il typographical error, there
is foul play somewhere. For last summer a
gentleman representing himself from Balti-
more city came to Salisbury soliciting sub
scriptions for the Lee memorial fund, and
obtained more than $50. He also obtained
many subscriptions from neighboring towns
and hamlets at this end Of the peninsula
The statement as given in the Sun was ex-
actiy rs we found 1t In the Virginia papers,
SO that if there was any error twas not ours.
baltimore Sun.
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PROPOSALS.

BUILDERS, TAKE NOTICE. Pursuant
ID to an order OF the Board Of supervisors Of Rieh-
moud county, Va, entered on the 7lst February
instant, viii receive till 10th March, 1873, SEALED
BIDS for building JAIL nt the Cou!thosSs IN
Richmond county. This jail Is TO be % by E leet
rooms-snd two passages and win be built according
to plan and specifications devised By Albert Z, Wes,,
terms. and smother ON the following crcdtt-!iz..
One-half payable September Ist, ls72. aud one-han
payabfe September LIST, 1873. ,.
The Board Of supervisors reserve tne r1sns 70 fe-
ject all bids.
far "a snitable shall be used by the contractor In
bui,dipg the new jail, and purchased by him from
the county at a reasonable price. ~ !, ,yrru
WARaAw, VA. t .ttEa u 51.IH
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~ bushels at Sl.3,
REMARKS.

Offerings Of wheat are reduced to minimum.
Offerings OF corn nre not as large as might be ex-
pected, and yet the market to-day md yesterday
ruled at &C. for prime white Except one retuil LOTT
which Is falling or Of lc. on the prices OF the 2Gth
instant, re7y good white having been sold on that
day at &c. The market, however. is active. Oats.
under the influence Of some country ruling, Is STEP
ping up again to the price Of corn, for prime spring
is within one cent Of the highest figure for prime
white corn. The offerings Of oats on Change to-
day were the largest of the week. the demand having
brought to Light some that was lying in walt for
higher figures. Moreover, there Is demand for seed
oats, and winter are inquired for. How long the
shipping demand for oats will continue question.
Probably not long. No rye In market Country
meal sells we'll on Change, and brings within few
cents OF the best city mills bolted
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EXCHANGE, SALE, ANDT
H. LIVERY STABLES. Having rented 81
or Mr.. John B. Davis his stables and mule lots rs
Gently occupied by Dir. j. II. Piessants, we Eoaia
he pieased 10 see all who are In want q No. ]
BROKE and uNaRGkE MUL and MoE Etsas,
We are also Prepared TO take any number OF horses
and mules on livery, by the day or month; co
fele-5w - - W.
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WHAT'S IN 4 NAME.-Mr. Bcecher's name
has been put to a curious use. Conrad
Quinn, an ingenious or humorous citizen of
Pcekskll, who keeps tavern and sells liquor
on Sunday, near which village is the Ply
mouth PASTORS summer residence, has called
his country tavern the "Beecher House."
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DESTIsTRY.s

~ W. JONES, DENTIST, has
" ALWAYS pure and fresh NITROUS OX.Sfp
IDE GAS Tor painless extraction OF teeth. -.
ARTIFICIAL TEETH made OF any oescf1puon
and OF best materials go
OLD GOLD PLATE taken in exchange for new.
An operations thoroughly performed aud war
OFFICE Franklin street, No. III, between Seventh
and Eighth. Ieilm-
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DRUGS, MEDICINES, tkc.

THE BEST HORSE MEDICINE FOR
l. the renovation OF broken-down Horses and
Mules who have lost appetite and muscular power
bv hard usage or are hide-bound and need an alter-
tive to produce smooth and silky coat Of hair, Is
THE JOCKEY CLUB HORSEPOWDERS;. Hun
dreds of our citizens have tried them on their stock
with the best results. Everybody who has horse or
mule ought to use the Jockey Club, they are the
best condition powders that can be made. Be sure
to get the Jockey Club Powders. Price, 81 per dozen
boxes. SINGLE box, Is cents.
Prenarnd and sold by WOOD & SONS,
10 0i-eod3m Ninth and Main streets.
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COMMERCIAL.
CORN AND FLOUR EXCHANGE,
RICHMOND, VA, February Is, 1871. !

OFFERINGS.
: EHEAT.-Red, Is bushels
!. CoRN.-White. LOIS bushels
OATs--1.oso bushels.
MEAL--72 bushels.
CLOVER sEED.-51 btlsilels
BLACK-EYED PEAs--2o bushels
SALES.
WHEAT-Red, ?. bushels good ut si.72.
CoRS.-Whltc, 80 bushels prime at CSC: $40 bushels
,0I5 bushels. 80 -
OATs.-2a8 bushels prime spring at &C.; COS bushels
rprr goodsrriur nj sSc.-rotal, sM bushels.
MEAL--72 bushels at Tic.
BLACK-ETEU IEAs.-lJ bushels at 81
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MACHINE WORkS.-SLOAT & ADJ

MACHINE WORkS.-SLOAT d ADJ
WI DlNGTOE, Nos. 1922, 1924, 1925, and 142s
Cary street, and Nos. Is and Is south Fifteenth
81 rect. Richmond, Va. We make all kinds Of new
work in the luchinst line repair all kinds OF work
We 20 In the country to do all sorts or work In our
line Also make the best tobacco mills In the world
and keen them on hand we'll As tobacco screws of
all kinds together with bands and billets and all ar
tclcs for the manufacture Of tobacco. We Keep on
zines: Boilers saw-sIlls, Grist-Ms, Power Pumps,
Platform Scales, Shafting. Hangers, Pulleys, Gear
and ReyIl WneeIs and In fact general assortment
Of ali useful articles In our line, together with
Judson's Patent Steam-Engin Inc Governor; Utica Com
nany Sfeam-( ;auges; Selden's Patent Engine Pack
r Peet valves: Globe Valves; Tallow Cocks; Self
niIisr Cups, for both engine and shafung; Fluc
Cleaners on Cans; WaterGauges, &c. All OF which
we sell at reasonable prices and on ACCOMMODATING
tcrrns n b. We receive on consignment all KINDS
Of machinery, both new and secondhand: Come and
zee ms. foe 81 SLOAT i ADDlSGToS.
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Reports from the west of Omaha say that
tho trains are moving regularly.
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The ALLAN LISE.-Thc magnificent
steamer Austrian, Captain Robert Brown, OF
the above line, arrived in port yesterday az
t"rnoon to Colonel William Lamb, the agent,
after Il pleasant and prosperous passage OF
fourteen days from Liverpool ria Halifax.
She brings Il quantity of freight to merchants
in this city and Richmond and fifty-two pas
scnSers for this State and the Southwest,
The passengers are Of better class than are
usually found on emigrant ships, and are a
valuable accession to the population Of The
Statc.--N0rfOik Tirgitidn.
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NORTH BRITISH
~ AND
MERCANTILE INSURANCE COMPANY
LONDON AND Ep1NBURGH, G.B.

Capital, Slooooeoo In gold; invested In the United
States over Sls0OO00; deposited with Treasurer Of
Virginia, $5o,Ooo In United States bonds.
Having been appointed agents to the above-named
company, prepared to Issue Its policies against
loss or damage by fire on buildings, merchandise AMI
personal property Of all kinds, on the most liberal
terms.
Losses equitably adjusted and promptly paid.
d. n. WALKER & CO.,
OCT No. 1O14 Main street
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new post-otiice is established at Alum
Wells, Washington county, Va, with j. S.
Anderson postmaster; new posf-otiice is
established at Whites, Caroline county, Va,
with John Ii. James rs postmaster Miss nj.
}. Davis is appointed postmaster ut Gooch-
land Courthouse, Va, riee Miss V. A. Sharp,
removed; j. Il. Otis is appointed postmaster
at Clifton Station, Fairfax county, Va, rtce
II. G. Otis, resigned,
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DEFINED BAR IRON. Hammered
s, Swede's Iron; Hammered Country Iron; Ham
mered PIough-P Plates; Norway Nail Rods Horseshoe
Trinnlate Tor roofing and timers ware; American
and Russia Sheet Iron. For sale BIZ
iuT JOHN N.GORDOS'SSQES:P eari BLOCK
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The japanese embassy left Chicago sn
route for Washington Tuesday morning.
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PAINTS, OILS, DC. -s5ssE
no CONSUMERS OF OILS FOR
Il MACHINERY.

A saving guaranteed by the use OF s
THE VIRGINIA NATURAL PETROLEUM
LUBRICATING OIL,
suitable for slow or rapid machinery OF every de.
scription; free from ali impurities; warranted
Purchasers are cautioned that the OIL sold byus
differs from all other Lubrtcating Otlsr sold IN Mts
nnGrkd. We are the sole agents here for the vir-
GINA Natural Petroleum Lubricating OH, every bar.
rel Of which sold by us bearing our brand thus !:
Virginia Natural Petroleum Lubrfcatiug Oh, FUR
cell, Iadd g Co., Agents, Richnond, Va"
There are o plenty Of so-called Lnbneatfng Ois
offered under the lure of low prices; they are WORTH
less and positive injury TO machinery, ns time In
their use will tell. good lubrica:tng oil such ss
the VIRGINIA NATURAL PETROLEUM LU-
BRICATlNG OIL, Il positive economy, preyent,
ing heating, cumming, and consequent 1aYripg ana
wearing OF the machiGery-a saving OF power aud
gain In speed Purchasers will bear In mind thar II
Is not alone sufficient to procure 'natural petro-
lcum;'' It must be Of The propeT specific grGrity,
like the Virginia Natural Petroleum LaL6ylcHtng
OIL and Ike 1t undergo the process ~ purt tcdtton
tnithouk chemicals, and be rendered entirely free
from art or gum. This oil Is not affected by ex-
trcmc OF temperature, standing alike heat or cold
II is, In word, the CHEAPEST OIL, and combines
more OF the requisites OF good lubracator than any
oil offered In this market, f,s. d d. 80.
Orders addressed to us will receive prompt ntten-
ton. and be shipped in good tight packages. =.
PURCELL, EADD u CO. pruggtstss
re l3-Sm sH J ,.Efla eAtt--VN1NS -
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FERTILIZERS.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS.
X A n I r.

This Is very favortie manure salt IN Europe,
being rich In suiphatc 81 potssn and containing an
The following IS the analysis Of !. KAINtT.tc s.-
cned and xround) Containing = TO % Fer eesL aa.
ppesds 10 per cent. chloride Of maenesiat y % ~
per cent chloride Of sodium, 10 70 u per GEM. "
gypsum or sniphate Of lime -. :. !. ooo
rounds 81 by MCCARTHY q sIATER..
i0AANAAs, - $50 a. ii93 MIN street.
Agents tcs th4 1aPey!sxSs
Send for circular. " 1890 s,as.s.---
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Az INCIDENT OF THE SNOW BLocKADE.-A
business man Of this city who had draft for
$1,000 sent TO him from New York on the
10th Of January has failed to receive it up to
date. His creditors have called upon him,
as the draft was to pay debt due them, but
the gentleman, unable TO meet the claim, has
had to give $500 as All extra bonus or else
see his goods in the hands Of the sheriff. This
seems to be pressing commercial honor to
the bedrock. -San Francisco Spectator.