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MYERS vs.. BROSS.
TIE JUDGE GETS AWAY WITH TIE
EN-SHERlFF.
TIE uP-SHOT OFM.'s sUITFOR EXTRA
FEES

Sometime ago Ey-sheriG Myers sued tn,
county for certain fees, County Judge Bros,
having refused TO pay them The circuit
court gave Myers judgment. Green 4
Gilbert took the case TO the supreme court
and Bross has had his opinion sustained
much TO Myers disgust The sum involved
Is small, but ms the same question is con.
stanty arising in this and other counties We
give the opinion Of the court, delivered Ly
Mr.. Justice Scott, in full
OPINION ny JUSTICE sCoTI.
The defendant in error at the September
tefin 1870, OF the county court of AlrNandnr
county, presented two accounts arains, Ihe
county-one Tor SUNNI ming twenty.lolr
"peut jurors, rl2 90, and one for Summon
Ing one hundred aud eighty.lhree ,tnl"s
jurors sl36 20, undersp special venues issued
ny order OF the circuit court OF that county
10 serve as jurors in u criminal cause Then
pending In that court.
Ihe county court rejected the claims and
defendant IN error prosecuted an appeaI Ia
the circuit court, where a trial was hrorI La.
lore the court without the Intervention OF a
jury, which resulted in a judgment in hi. ia.
Nor for one hundred and iorty.nine dollar.
ana thlrlJ cents, being the iull amount of
both accounts.
The Jurors were summoned TO serve In n
criminal cause, wherein the people of The
s,ate OF illlhois were plaintiffs and Abraham
Mlsenhelmer was Il, tendant on "A CHARGE nt
murder. The evidence shows that The de-.
PENDANT wasacqultted.
IL VIII be observed that neither the act of
1850 nor any previous law fixing the fee, oc
sheliils makes any provision that the county
shall pay the sherin's fees, that he NAV earn
III any criminal cause where the d,feudan,
Is found moi ulllltN. and ha
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RELIGIOUS. AND OTHERWISE.

--Turney's talk las night was In his usual
manner.
MIR. SO. Hart, the famous Tubal L.
Kip. has demolished Prof. Denton. lie dis.
dains Denton because Denton claims the
monkey for his ancestral progenitor." We
have nickel to bet that Denton wishes he
had not tacScled U. Rip.
The Rev. Nlr. Turney loves a contro.
vcrsy. a topper does { take to glass OF
liquor with more audity than he a fuss Of
words. And he has great deal OF book
learning! He has read much and forgotten
little but his information is iumblcd-is n
chaotic mass out OF which order cannot be
oyolqcd.
Denton seems to be deep stream. but
we are of the opinion the bottom Is not far
from the surface. lie is glib talker and o
good writer. but he hasn't ability sufficient
TO cram down an intelligent community's
broat religion based upon evidence like
that furnished by the spirit of the bad son
of the widow jenkins. The fact Is Denton
Il sc most spectators on the mysteries Of re.
ligious belief. has weak spot in his hard
head.
Denton has done good work in Cairo, by
inducing people TO think who nev or thought
before. We have no doubt anxious In.
quircrs after truth have. since they listened
to Denton, been diligently searching the
scriptures. May they find what they want
Certain Christians have suggested that
laws should be enacted prohibiting men
from preaching heresies like those Denton
uttered. Good Christian neighbors. we are
actually ashamed ofyou! You are of that
class OF men who imprisoned Galieo and
ran the inquisition. Unreasonable Chris
tians like you are worse than inilde Err
ror is not dangerous while truth is free 10
combat it, and we think truth should have
been trotted out to combat Dentons errors.
That's what kind of n man we are.
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I'll RNIl'S LECTURE

The Methodist church last night was we'll
iilled to hear Rev. ID. Is. rurney's lecture on
"Thc Bible in tae Light of Modern Science, ~
The speaker treated the subject /. Astro.
nomclly; .. Gcologically; 3. Chemically
aud vindcated deliberately the Mosaic auth.
orship OF Genesis. Not to be outdone by
the Mary jenkins story of Dentonl the clio.
1uent speaker related an allegory of the Pur.
suit ct Genuine Science by True Phioso-
ply, or 10 give u title
10 it; "Iliding the Hippoyritr.
or The success Of Experiment" Nothing
but lack OF space or want of time restrain
Us from relating it in detail. This evening
Mr. Turney will again lecture in the NJ. 4.
church, and give further scientific proofs of
bible authenticity. lie will get upon the Hip.
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county shall pay the .herrs for such ser.

,v""'s .e""i pay the sHcliHS ioI sucH SCI
vices. -I'
by the act of 1877 the county commission
els court of any county, II they deemed II
expcdicnt to do so. could allow the sheriff
any sum not exceeding ten dollars for sum
morning the petit and grand jurors for each
term VI the circuit court.
The act of 1865, contained no express pro-
vision that the county should pay the sheriff
his fees us therin provided for summOning
grand and petit jurors to attend upon the
circuit court, but IL we assume that 10 was
the intention of the legislature that the
county should pay for such services we do
not think that by any Just construction Of
that act that the sheriff could recover for
such services as claimed fol- in this case. The
true construction seems TO us TO he that the
fees and milc9c allowed by the provisions
of that act apply only to the regular grand
aud petit jurors summoned TO attend ON the
circuit court and not TO "t1lcsmen," that
tie sheriff may be directed by the court 10
summons in term time. The theory of the
law Is that 1T, lcs-iurors" are called from the
"by siandcrs.' IL may be true that ia this
instance they were summoned from the
"bOdy Of the county by the heriif and his
bailins, all of whom however. were receiving
IA per diem allowance from the county for
their services. 1t would be very unreu-
sonable consiruc ion 10 hold that the legisa-
turc intended TO proyid that the county
should pay the shcIin and his bailiils u per
diem compensation und IN addition thereto
allow the sherill's fees for the services which
they should respectively render.
The act OF lsUJ Us amended was q special
law anu applied only to certain counties
named nnd TO say the least OF 1t wa. OF
doubtful constitute nality and we are nm.
willing TO 20 construe IL rs TO hold that the
county would be liable for service not clear
" within It's express provisions.
CndOr this cOnstruc ion oil the act of 1SG5
the Judgment of the circuit court was erro-
neous ana must be reserved and the cause
judgment reversed.
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TURNEY. DEN TON.
\ JONESBOROITE IN DEFENCE OF
DARWIN.
QUESTIONS AIMED Ar TURNEY.

JoNEsBoRo. Feb. 10. 1873.
EDITOR BuLLETIN-I have been somewhat
interested in the little spat that has been go
ing between the Rev. Mr.. Turney and Prof.
Denton through the columns of your paper !.
and, ii il is not presuming too much, would
like TO a,ka question. Where does Mr.. Tur.
ney get his information and proof that "Mr
Darwin is coniessedly destitute OF scientific
supporters! 1 am but boy a. vet, not
fairly upon the stage Of lite, but think Mr..
Turney wishes 10 follow what the bible
teaches 10 give every man his Just dues he
will read the books which Mr.. Darwin pub
lished before lie wrote his 'Origin OF Man."
because many Of his statements are founded
upon what he has before written. TO do
Mr.. Darwin justice, his books should be read
as they were written: First, his "Voyagc of
Naturalist" because in it we see the man
in better light. 1t Is not scientific book,
but is the better tor all that. No sound, un.
prejudiced thinker can read il carefully and
then say Mr.. DAWN is destitute OF true, re-
fined feelings. His second essay III my
memory Is not at fault is plants and AMI
mails Under DEMONSTRATION :" third, "Origin
OF species = AID fourth, "Origin of Man"
a SUBSCRIBER.
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DELhiONICO.


Robert Rca, Cincinnati: [ II Gerard. Nc.
by, Ind; j ID Petit, Carmi, Illinois: W J
Upright, wife and sou, New Providence,
ennessee; A Newal and wife, Iowa, O J
hRill, Sparta, Illinois: j Mawhirney, Coul-
fNille, Illinois; I A Morris, 81 Louis; J
tbinson, Cleyeland; o Greenly. Goose Isl.
"a; y Hunsackcr, Dog Tooth bend; NJ NJ
,orton, bloomington, Illinois; c Russell. .Ir.
fw york; j NJ Reyes, New York: w J
FGulre, 81 Louis; James Snow, Sullivan.
biiana; HE Willett, Lexington, Kentucky:
nseph Hayden, Memphis.
ST. CHARLES
Searls and wife, Hot Springs, Arkan.
~; Miss l. X Hunter, Jackson, Mississippi;
'Duncombe. For Dodge, low, O.; 5 PelIetier.
ehigan; 4 X Dickey and wife, Vernon. H.
oois; Thomas II Grain and j II Orran. ST.
uls; C X Cunning, ST. Louis; c shck. An.
w Rearden and ii Kelk, city; q Il
les, Minnesota; q b scammon ami wife.
We Island; NJ NJ Norton. Bloomington, NJ
wstone and Il Tucker, Chicago; Is Reed
w A Comstock, Clinton, Kentucky; Sol
phe, Sew Orleans; NJ Jennings, Ken
ss.ky; JOS Arnold, city.
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\ ball will be given on FRIDAY night. the
2lst inst, by Mrs. Rosanna Smith. at her
house, at the corner OF Thirty-fourth street
and Ohio levee. She extends cordial inyi.
,ation to all her friends. a-so-ote
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TO ROADMAsTERS.

want position on some road, 10 keep up
tracks or put in switches frst.class railroad
man, Any person who wants one, address
Tor three days. THos. sHERsY,
@-l3'3t Cairo, Illinois.
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ii. Able, No. Seventh street, has just re.
ceivcd an entire new stock of wall paper and
window shades, which win be sold at lowest
prices. ii, ABLE.
2-ls-2y
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COMMITTEE.
NlIIIl l.

All persons who gave their notes to the c
and V. Railroad company TO aid in the
building OF the road, are hereby notified to
meet at the Office Of Judge Bross on Friday
at = o'clock p. IN. e.o02t.
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HALT! MAsoUERADERs - Masquerade
costumes. and false .face-masks--ior sale or
hire during the season at John Scheers
nan. ian25-lm
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10 RENT

-Four rooms lately occupied by DR..
Wsrlnor, over DIR. Alters grocery store,
No. ll3, Commercial Avenue. ENQUIRE
AT the store of G. ID. AFTER. 2-9O.,f
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FOR SALE.

splendid team of mules, wagon and har
ness, cheap for cash. For further par.icu.
lars inquire of Mrs. Cahill, corner of Seven.
teenih street and Commercial avenue.
2-l9-3t
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Notice Is hereby given that the st. Pat.
rick's Benevolent society ball, set for the
2lst inst, /. postponed until Easter Monday
night. BY order oi the
2-l9-2t. Coy,,rrTrr
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a grand turtle sonp lunch is set every
isht al the European hotel and restaurant.
THIS house has just been opened by Mr.
larry Walker, who Is now prepared to ac.
ommodate any number OF boarders. Mr..
y. has engaged the services Of an expert.
need steward and is prepared TO furnish
meats at all hour. Also good board at mod.
rate prices. Parties desiring iirst-cla..
GARD should inquire at the house, on Com.
lereial avenue, between Seventh and
'shtn streets 2-li-lw.
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CAIRO BULLETIN.
Psnitestion Ouse. Bailet,u BaiIdin
Warrington Avcwue.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT,

u. 3. Sfo. SER, OBSERVERS OFFICE. J
CAIRO. Feb. 70, 1873, lo:ii pm. /
Barometer 29:I3 and rising
Thermometer 81 degrees.
Wind north, velocity IS miles pei
hour.
Weather, light rain.
Maximum temperature last "a hours, a
l p. m, IS degrees.
Minimum temperature, last 81 hours. a,
1o:ll p. m, 81 degrees.
prevailing wind last "a hours. south.
Total number Of miles wind travelled, last
"a hours, 1s2.
Total rainfall last "a hours .oS inches.
THOMAS l.. WATSON. Observer.
Turney
TO NIGHT
at the
VI J. Church.
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Just received at W. d. Rockwe's n fine
selection Of new music. consisting Of songs,
waltzes, marches, u:kas. galops. ballads.
etc.
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For SALE The cottage now standing on
lott block ~, near corner Washington ave.
nue. and Tenth street. Enquire ut this of.
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FOR sALE.-My entire stock OF groceries.
saddles. harness and farming implements. Mt
wholesale or retail ID. AFTER.
o-S-lm
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LARGE stock Of brown domestics at c,
Hanny's.
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HANDSOME line Of dress goods at l5cts
at C. Hsnny's.
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LARGE stock of curtains and damask's a
&. uanny's.
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FOR SALE.

a complete set OF household and kitchen
furniture. for sale, either in bulk or bv the
piece. Enquire at this office. us Iw.
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pogrh and ride down the ghost OF Dcnton's
Mary jenkins son, or THE BULLETIN Is not
the great religious organ of Southern Iii.
nois
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LARGE stock of wool blankets at down
pr,ce al c. Hanny's.
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AGRAND TURTLE soUPLUNCH

LARGE stock Of bleached muslin and sheet
ngs at c. Ilanny's.
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The Turner Masquerade,
ST. CHARLES HOTEL,
Wednesday Eve, Feb. 81.
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Turney
TO NIGHT
at the
VI. J. Church.

LARGE stock of dry goods at c. Hanny's
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Handsome line Of Cashmere, at c. Han
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-02-10
The Sorthlect Disaster.

Tie story of the loss Of tho emigrant
ship NorthAeet, which has already been
told, surpasses in horror that Of any
recent marine disaster. The ship, with
4l2 passengers, was lying OF anchor of
DungOness, in the British Channel, on
Wednesday night, when she was run
down by IN unknown steamer, which,
without waiting 10 ascertain tho injury
she had inflicted, kept on her way. The
passengers were panic.stricken, and, in
tho attempt to restore order, 1t is re.
ported that the officers fred into thcm.
The ship sunk in a few moments after
the collision, aud 1921 persons were
drowned. The collision could only
have been Eio result Of gross careless
moss on the part OF the people Of the
steamer, unless II took place in heavy
fog. No possible excuse, however, can
be offered for the inhuman captain, who
kept his vessel on her course, needless
Of the cries OF the doomed emigrants.
The London Board OF Trade has offered
reward OF n hundred pounds for the
Identification OF the steamer, which is
supposed to be either n Spanish or n
Portuguese vessel. It is earnestly TO
DO hoped that her name will be ascor-
tanned, and her captain punished to the
utmost extent tint the law will permit.
Dungeness, of where this dreadful
catastrophe took place, Is n wcll.known
lleadland forming the southern ex-
tremity Of tho County OF Kent, and is
about twelve miles TO the south Of
Dover. II is Just at the entrance Of the
English Channel from tho Straits Of
Dover, and is made very conspicuous
by a lighthouse which has IN elevation
Of ninety.two feet. The headlhnd has
always been q favorito anchorage for
outward-bound vessels, especially so
when the weather in tho Channel Is bad
or contrary winds prevail.
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BIlls Of FIRE for Dinner.

An ordinary daily dinner is easily
served, says Pierre Blot, when 1t is
cor. posed Of only one dish Of meat, enc
or two vegetables, and n dessert; but
when there arc several dishes it is nee
eSsary to serve them in proper order;
they not only taste better, but they are
also more easily digested. Forinstance,
soup would not be good after salad,
beef after game, or vegetables after
cakes.
The general order is, after the soup
the fish; then butchers meat, chicken,
game, vegetables, sweet dishes, cakes,
and dessert.
There is no order for the dessert;
after the cheese, which should be par
taken OF first, the rest OF the dessert is
served according to taste, there being
no precedence,
At largo dinners game is sometimes
served before chicken, and meat before
fish. Meat may be served rs relieve,
and fish as entree. A boiled fish served
whole is invariably relieve, but when
served in pieces, as in matelote, it is M
Cntree. Game may he served rs IN ell
tree, and chicken us n roast piece after
ward. After the roast pieces come the
Cntremets, which are composed Of veg
Ctables, cooked fruits, eggs, macaroni,
cakes, etc.
Dishes of vegetables may bo served
with the fish, after the soup; potatoes,
for instance, do not Seutralizo the taste
Of the fish, but would somewhat neu.
tralize that delicate entree,
Bread has not the same effect MS veg
Ctables; being byitself almost tasteless,
il can be eaten with every kind Of dish;
and instead OF ncutralizing the navors,
il seems to add to tho SAVIOR OF the most
delicate dishes. Even some fruits taste
better when eaten with little good
bread.
Salads of greens taste best when
served with or Immediately after the
roast pieces. They have tho same prop.
orty TINT cheese has after the entire.
NETS, that of taking on the taste TINT
may be left in the mouth from the pre-
ceiling dishes, thus preparing the pal.
ate for new delicacies.
Soup, or oysters, or both, arc always
served for the beginning Of the dinner,
Besides tasting better then, they are Of
light nature; therefore they digest
easily, and prepare the digestive or.
gnns for the heavier hshesooming after
them.
Hors-d'@uvre dishes arc appetizers
that are passed around at any tine dur
ing the dinner. between each dish from
the soup to the dessert.
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The Crack Of his Whip.

Tho French give touch Of art to
Whatever they do. Even the drivers Of
dpys, and carts, and trucks, about the
streets, arc not content with plain,
matter.of.fact whip, rs nm English or
American laborer would be, but 1t must
be a tincly.mode!icd stalk, with a long,
tnpering lash tipped with the best
silk snapper. Always the inevitable
snapper. / doubt II there is whip in
Paris without n snapper. Hereiswhere
tho fine art, the rhetoric OF driving,
comes in. This converts n vulgar, prosy
"gad" into a delicate instrument, to DO
welded with pride and skill, and never
TO DO literally applied to the backs OF
tic animals, but to be latnched to the
right aud left into the air with pro.
fcssioual flourish, AID sharp, ringing
report. Crack crack crack nil day
long go these ten thousand whips, like
the boys Fourth-of-July flsillade. It
was invariably the first sound heard
vixen / opened my eyes in the morning,
and generally the last one at night. oc-
casionally some belated drnyman would
come hurrying along just rs 1 was
going to sleep, or some early bird before
| was fully awake in the morning, and
lei of, in rapid succession in front OF
my hotel, n volley from the tip OF his
laSh that would make the street echo
again, and that might well have been
tic envy OF any ring.master that ever
Irni il,o tnn.hOrk Nnyr aud fhon dur
ing my ramblings, l would suddenly
hear some master.wliip, perhaps that Of
M old omnibus.driver, thatwould crack
like rifle, and, as it passed alonga all
the lesser whips, all the amateur snap.
pers, would strike up with jealous aud
Cnyious emulation, making every foot
passenger wink, and one (myself) at
least almost to shade my eyes from the
imaginary missiles.
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Pennsylvania Agricultural College.

There is much feeling existing all
through the country upon the subject Of
the management OF agricultural col.
lcges. From reports in the Pcnnsyl.
vania papers from time to time, it would
seem that the Pennsylvania college Is,
il possible, worse mismnnaged than the
Illinois institution. The Germantown
Telegraph calls for q full and searching
invcstigationinto the manner and policy
OF conducting that college, in order
that tho public may get at tho bottom
Of the reasons for the debilitated con-
dition Of the institution. In relation
to this matter, correspondent Of that
journal says:
~ read with deep interest tho letter
in your paper giving IN inside view Of
the operation OF the State Agricultural
College in Centre county. Over $780,
900 were realized by tho sale OF land.
scrip donated by Congress TO Pennsyl-
yania. This was invested in State and
national securities, and the interest
thereof MS it accrued was voted by the
Legislature in 1867 and 1868 to this in.
stitution. The Same amounting to
s25, 0OOannually has since been promptly
paid over. In accordance with IN act
Of the last Legislature these securities
were sold for a little over 300, 900, and
n bond issued by the State in favor OF
tho college for $500, 900, bearing SIX per
cent. interest. This now gives an nm
nuity to the institution Of $4,000.
81 hope no person will urge a further
endowment until full and thorough
investigation has been made and the re.
suit published. II tho State has done
its full duty, and the college notwith.
standing will prove failure, 1t is timo
that the people know 1t, and If possible
let tho money be directed to something
practical. On the other hand, II tho
public will DO benefited by mn aldi.
tional endowment, and it is shown that
it has been managed as well MS it was
possible with the means ut hand, / would
not be one to oppose it"
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Fifteen Hundred Lives Lost.

A despatch from Bombay says that n
terrific earthquake has occurred OF
Soonghur, townof India, in detached
district Of the Baroda dominions, ia
miles north OF Bombay Fifteen hun
dred persons are said to have been
killed in the town alone. Nothing has
been heard from the surrounding coun.
try, but it is feared that there has been
much additional loss OF life. The town
OF Soonghur is q small apPendnge Of
Baroda, tho capital city Of the province
bearing the same name. This State en-
joys its autonomy, being, together with
Hyderabad and 0uzerat, bound to the
British only by treaties offensive and
defensive, while the native princes are
assisted by them in collecting the reve-
nue., A railroad and telegraph connect
II with Bombay. The city has 100000
inhabitants, ii double walled, and has
four spacious streets terminating in u
central market.plAce, Andhas been styled
"ono Of the richest cities, in point Of
monetary and commercial capital, in
India" The surrounding country
wherein stood the unlrcky towns thick.
" populated, and yields tho usual In.
dian products, such as rice, maize,
wheat, barley, indigo, sugar.cane, opium,
tobacco, Sc. Pulses arc also cultivated,
aud. many valuable drugs are indigo
nous. Minerals are also found in large
quantities, nearly all Great Britain's
supply of nitro and nitrate OF soda be-
ing derived thence. During the Indian
mutiny and war OF 1857 this portion OF
tho country remained comparatively
tranquil, furnishing large contingent
to tho Bombay forces, though in the
early part Of the present century It had
been fiercely distracted by "wild NAH
rata battles" Lying in quite low land,
with an inlan: drainage, this section is
subject to the action Of two monsoons,
blowing one.hnlf tho year from the
southwest md tho other half from the
northeast. This latter wind begins about
tho middle of October, bringing rain
from the Bay Of Bengal, which falls in
torrents until the middle or end Of Dc.
cember. Then commences tho season
OF fair weather and northerly breezes.
What was the condition OF the weather
on the day of the earthquake the telc.
grnph fails to inform us, but II is highly
probable that the usual fair days had
not appeared.