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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-11-27
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No A8--PF@PeFty Assessed IN fMe name Of
Julien Earriere.
VIRTUE OF THE POWER In Me VEST
~ I'd by law, win proceed to sell at public
aiiesiGn. for cash, without the benefit OF ap-
pFaiseniSut, at my Office In the Courthouse of
the parish OF ST. Landry, In the town of 0pei0U-
sas, on TUESDAY. the 1gt day nf December,
1884, commencing at II d osclaek 4. nj. md oorfii
ming frOut day 20 dav, il necessds srs the follow
ing property, seized by me to satisfy selfa due
TO the stats OF Louisiana and the parish OF 81.
Landry, by delinquent taxpayers of the tax
rolls of 1872 and 1875 with al costs and penal
ties, t0-wit:
A certain tract OF land, assessed III the name
of Julien Cafrsers, situated iii Prairie Hasse
measuring one hundred and nifty arpeiifa hound,
ed n0rth by land of r. H. Littell, vest and south
by land ef 9 inhan tants 0f Petit B0ia 7 and eaat
~ land o Pr. together with all the build
illga and itnpr0g alneIlts thereon.
Amount Of state and Parish Taxes due, FL 95
J. Il MORRIS. Collector.
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STE W. BOATS.

FMgEHE NE wv AMI ELssGsANT SWIFT
= srrE-wHEEL STEAMER
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port for the weary head in a position
OF careless and complete rest, and the
other, pale aud fragile. lay acress the
motionless breast. Her lustrous vel.
low hair thrown off from the fair white
face, lay in disordered masses upon the
pillow. An expression which ight
have been born of a pleasant dream
gave an assurance that her last mo.
ments had been tranquil and trustful.
Estelle Lockwood was dead. The heart
broken girl, whose early hopes had one
by one been ruthlessly crushed, who
had felt the tortures of hunger, and
had gradually faded in the relentless
poverty imposed by heartless employ
ers. had at last come into her kingdom.
A few days before her death an i'm.
Fortunate minister Of a faith differing
from that Of her childhood had been
forbidden, at her request, to enter her
chamber. II do not want him here, -
she said; Il have been a good girl, and
am readXto die. He only disturbs
me''
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The Child at the Tomb.

At SMYRNA, the burial ground Of
the Arminian, like that of the Moslcm,
is removed a short distance from the
town, is sprinkled with green trees and
is favorite resort, not only with the
bereaved, but with those whose feelings
are not thus darkly overcast. I met
there one morning little girl with a
half playful countenance, blue eyes and
sunny locks, bearing in one hand a
small cup of china, in the other a
wreath Of fresh flowers. Feeling very
natural curiosity to know what she
could do with these bright things in a
place that seemed to partake so much
OF Sadness l watched her light motions.
Reaching retired grave, severed with
plain marble slab, she emptied the
seed (which it appeared the cup con-
talned) into the slight cavities which
had been scooped out of the level tab
let, and laid the wreath upon its pure
face.
"And why,'' I inquired, ssmy sweet
glrl' do you put seeds in those little
bowls thuse"
1T is to bring the birds here" she
replied with = half wondering look,
.'they will alight on this tree," pointing
to the cypress above, 'when they have
eaten the seed and sing
''To whom do they sing?' I asked:
ito you or to each other.
''oh, no! she replied; s'to my sister.
She sleeps here.''
''But your sister is dead.''
''Oh, yes: sir! But she hears all the
birds sing"
"Well, if she does hear them sine, she
cannot see the wreath of fiowers,'
''But she knows I put it there. /
told her before they took her away from
our house, that I'd come and see her
every morning.
"You must have loved that sister
very much," I continued; stbut YOU
willnever talk with her any more-nev-
er sec her again.
eyes, sir;;,' she replied with 3 bright
eyed look; II shall meet her in heav-
en-"
''Bot she has gone there already, 1
trust
"No; she stops under this tree until
they bring me here, and then we arc
going to heaven together
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Tourist Tin wall)-''May I be
permitted to examine that interesting
stone in your field! These ancient
Druidical remains are most interest
ing!' Farmer,--sSart'nly, sir. May
be very nt'restin' an arnshunt, but we
do stick 'em CUP for the cattle, an call
'em rubin pusts -
The pounding Of the stomach for
the cure Of dyspepsia was the cause of
a good joke the other day. Two men
were describing what they had done to
cure themselves. '.Do you knead your
stomach 2" 'I--I-couldn't get along
without, it!'' responded the other, in
The last stage Of establishment.
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their notes for three months in pay

their notes for three months in pay
ment.
The pawnbrokers who have shops
among the poorer classes say they need
small denominations of fractional cur
rcncy or coin, as many Of their loans
do not exceed ten or fifteen cents.
Many poor persons pawn their articles
of wearing apparel or trinkets only
when driven to. do so by the want of
single meal of food, and such are not
particular as to the denomination Of
the money they receive. The pawn
brokers give their notes without inter.
est. thereby gaining the use of the
money for three months.
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Country School Examination.

country School Examination.
Solomon Smith, Jr., step up here. -
Smith, a stupid looking country boy,
advanced to the platform, tripped on
the step, stood up. and began:
When General
':Make your bow, sir!'' interrupted
Mr.. Whipem.
The boy stopped short, made jerky
inclination, and went on:
When General Jackson climbev the heiehts
(Here he raised his feet as if climbing.
And tore the starry banner down,
(Snatching at the air.
He caught his foot upqn stump
During the delivery of these last
lines he put on the most painful express.
sion of countenance. and scraped his
hand over his whole person..
st'Well done, Solomon" said Mr..
Whipem, Ego on with the next verse;
"rhar amt no next varse, sir; the
moral comes next" ="
.sWell, then, give us the moral, sir!'''
As we rush upward on our way,
Quick fastening DER the sod,
Running from one side Of the plat
form to the other.
Some little trouble stops our way,
And down VIC fall, by Cd!
''Solomon," said Mr.. Whipem, as
soon as he had recovered his breath,
<'did you write that?'
"No, sir" whimpered the boy, 'sSam
Jones wrote it for me. gave him two
apples for it, ~
"Thar," exclaimed Mr.. Whipem, II
thought Sam Jones did it; he's at the
bottom of every piece of mischief in
he county; wait till / ketch him. -
Schenectady, N. Y. Star.
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THE NE PLUS uLrRA-coxxExDAreRY

THE NE PLUS ULTRA-CoNxENDAT0
Morse Manufacturing Company, New York
GEkTLEnEx:-Your improved Phalon
Perfumes are the best in the market,
and "Morse's Luxurene,'' for the hair,
all that yoc claim superb hair
dressing, exactly suited to the tastes OF
our finest customers. - 70
Yours respectfully, ,., >.
CONDIT deLAMBIE, Druggists,
Cor. WabAshaw and Sixta streets,
For sale by all druggists.
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MAGDALENA.

mAGDALENA.
Iwould ave killed you if l could,
would have killed you where you stood
Magdalena.
would nave killed you if breath,
Freighted with some insensate death,
Magdalena.
Had power to breathe your lie away,
To so exhale that Iose-hued clay,
lagdalena.
That it had faded from my sight
Like roses in single mig hit,
Magdalena.
would have killed you thus, and felt
My will blessed doom had dealt, .
Magdalena.
But who could smite that golden head,
Or mar that young cheeks perfect red,
Magdalena?
Or pierce that bosom's tender white.
And watch those dark eyes lose their light,
Magdalena!
Yet, were to God that you were lying
Where last years autumn leaves are dying,
Aagdalenal
All, would to God! then had been
Unconscious of your scarlet sin,
Magdaena.
Then l had never known the stain
Which purples all my life with pain,
Aagdalena.
Which robs me of my beauteous bride,
And leaves me with my stricken pride,
Magdalena.
All, when ! thought your soul a. white
As the white rose you wore that night,
@Aagdalena.
wondered how your mother Ca me
To give You that sim -Jullied name,
Magdalena.
Did some remorseless, vengeful fate,
In mockery OF your lofty state,
Magdalena,
Because you wore the branded name,
Fling over you its scarlet shame,
Magdalena
There is no peace for you below
That Lorrid heritage Of woe,
Masdalena.
There is DO room for you on earth,
Eccursed from yo very birth,
Magdalena.
But where the angels chant and sing,
And where the eamaranth-blossoms spring,
hagdalena.
There's room for you who have no room,
Where lower angels chant your doom,
Aagdalena.
There's room for you, the gates ajar,
The white hands beckon from ajar,
Magdalena.
And nearer yet they stoop they wait.
They open wide the jasper 8 te,
Aagdalena.
And nearer yet-the hands stretch out,
A theusand silver trumpets shout,
Magdalena.
They lift you up through floods of light,
see your 90 rmeats growing white,
Magdalena.
And whittier still, too white to touch
The robes of Us who blamed You much,
Magdalena.
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t1OW = Fortune 10 Made Thro0xh
Buyt1g and Selling Eennles.
(From the N. Y. Sun.


There is Z man in this city who is
lmassing handsome fortune by buy
ing and selling pennies, two and three
cent pieces, 2nd fivc cent nickels. In
many Of the newspaper offices, news
depots, ferry Offices, retail houses where
cheap goods are sold, bakeries and 9TH
er places, the accumulation of small
coin very often becomes so large as to
be cumbersome. It cannot be disposed
Of, for coin is so plenty that customers
object to taking it in change in any
great quantity, and in business houses
where it is needed the regular sources
Of supply are always ample. The coin
might be sent to the Philadel-
phia Mint for redemption, but the re-
quirements Of the redemption depart
ment are enough to discourage any
business man. To send pennies to the
Mint they must first be sorted and
wrapped in packages Of five dollars
sash. Coin Of each separate m;ntage
must be put together. It will not do
to mix the oh.fashioned coppers with
the bright or bronze-colored nickels,
nor can two or three cent piece be
mixed with the pennies: If they are
packed in this way they are not even
counted at the Mint, but are shipped
back to the sender without delay or
notice Of any kind. The law also pre-.
scribes that the coins shal be packed
in iron.bound boxes, and shipped at the
:sender's expense. As coins are heavy,
the cost of transportation is considera-
BE. The officials count the money Ut
their leisure. and sometimes the sender
does not hear from his consignment in
nearly : year. He thus loses the use
,of HIS money for that length Of time.
This combination OF vexatious details
preyents those who have IN accumula.
ton st coin from Ia sending it to the
Mint, and it seems Is though the off.
cials at Philadelphis intended that they
s;shoulA not bs troubled with it. 80,
EverE day man rides to the news
paper. andother Offices in buggy, and
buys tho coin which has, been taken IL
from the neWsboys and the customers
Tor the pennies and two.cent pieces hs
pays ninety-seven cents = hundred, and
for the three and fve-cent nickels hi
Kives hin y-niHs cents for J. dollas',
worth. The sellers are glad tosdispss,
,of the coins ct this discount. tFhs1naf
theh fidesto about. the!only tfallletsimea
s. lie city. Who desire i qu1ntity V
pennies the paWnbfo fokers-and &
them he sells the coins at par. taking
( 53.51 = 4
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T M. DOHRER, Agent, Commission
- Merchant. Robert st., cor. 9Th, St. Paul.
Dairy butter and cheese = specially. Reier to
P. F. McQuillan & Co., N. B. Hazwood. Il:
1924 nat l-.
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80 :, SEND YOUR ORDERS. FOR ., =.
3" s"'+ = >F <tS&&f%%'E%&s - aEsV - E59s II Z
. DRY !! r !. (; GOODS Q ,
DIRECT TO
d. w. Ingersoll & Go.

st. Paul. They will fill all orders at
me u very lowest prices, and send goods
y. .. ID. to any part of the State. The
trade built up by Messrs. 1ngersoll s.
20. through their order department
is very large, an their reputation for
talr dealing and low prices is such as
to commend them to ali Of our readers
"no wish good goods at low prices. =.
They will seud sanries upon appli.
cation and we heartily recommend
them to all our readers, iune22
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THE SECRET Monro1

~ THE SECRET MONITOR
And Guide to Health, private Medisal
Treatise, containing 800 pages and over 100
plates and engravings, sent to any address
under seal on receipt Of price, 80 cents. s,.:
A Private Medical Pamphlet of 80 pages,
with valuable information for the afflicted.
sent in sealed envelope on receipt Of six
cents or two stamps. Address al letters
thus: THE GALEN1C INSTITUTE,
Office: 129 West Third street,
... ST. PAUL, MINI.
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1n you have any doubts as to the
merits OF Death to Pain, try it and be satis-
fed for yourself Your money will be re-
funded If you are not. See advertisement.
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GCHOOL Furniture, Maps, Globes, Charts;
- School Books, notices and rewards, mail
ed On receipt otprice. Send for cir"llax.
Metcalf& Dixon, ST. Paul. 20 lt9
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BRUSHES : s: < I &C! s:
Paul Cash paid for bEistles and horse aair.
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The GALENIc INSTITUTE.
Established 1861 and
chartered by the Legis-
lature for the treatment
of all diseases OF . ner-
Fvous and private naturet
The Physicians of tie
Institute may be con-
suited personally or. by
letter. :
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-20

Information reached the city Yesterday
Of the killing Of two brothers named Blood
worth, At Ridge Top. about five miles above
GOOdlettSyille, in Sumner COunty, on Sat
uTday night last From what we can learn
about the affair, it appears that the two
BlOOdwOrths had threatened the life Of
young man named Escue, in the neighbOr-
hood, and going to the latteT's house, EScue
was prepared for them. Upon reaching
the door EsCue confronted them. and with
weapon in hand fired first upon one. the
ball taking effect in the right breast, and
Immediately afterwards shooting the other
in the left breast. Both fell mortallv
wounded, and lived but few minutes.
The two BloOdwOrths We're arrested some
time since for being engaged in illicit dis
tilling.
Since the foregoing was written the fol
lowing additional particulars were received
To the Union and American:
HENDEESoNVILLE, Jan. 19.-On last
Saturday night the waters Of brakes creek.
in the vicinity Of Shackle Island, Sumner
county, was made the scene Of a bloody
tragedy which, from its di3GOlical chaTac-
ter, will give origin 10 many tales Of weird
spectres. and hobgoblins seen by the pas.
scrs by, at the hour when ''church wards
yawn," in after years, when the dim vista
Of time will have aided the Imagination of
dusky yCOdoists in dTaping the scene in
such requisites AS are necessary to serve to
safety the apetites Of the SuperstitiouS.
II seems that feud OfsOmetime standing
had existed between two brothers by the
name of BlOOdWoTth on the one side, and
one William Escue on The other, the nature
OF which your correspondent dcposeth not
concerning, bat suffice &c to our present
purpose. the whole eliminated thuswise:
The BloOdwOTth's threatened TO take the
life Of EScua. As we are informed, some
weeks previous to the night Of the bloody
deed, and, in pursuance to this nefarious
threat, proceeded TO The house OF Escue.
after the inmates, EScUe'S mother sister,
brother and himself had retired, and
for hours had been lulled by the
wand Of Morpheus into a sweet
repoSe Of f0rgellUlness, not dreaming that
harm was near 10y. when the door was sud
denly and violently assailed, and an eli
trance forced. EsCue having Weakened in
time. apprehended the situation, seized his
doubid-barTel shot gun, and as the two
Bl0odworhS entered and were approaching
EsCUe's bed, Escuc discharged his gun, the
shots taking effect in the body Of each of
the Bloodworths, producing death almost
instantly.
Further particulars not in possession Of
your correspondent. Yours,
Now AND THEN.
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PARAGRAPHICAL.

That Nashville man who is accustomed
TO rubbing agai1st freshly-calcimined walls
and then huTrieS home with the back of
his coat covered with whitewash, with a
view of ultimately piastering house with
his accumulations, is the latest personifica-
ton of patience and perseverance,.
That the wise suggestions thrown out
ever and anon by this paper are duly APP
precisted bg our fair readets, IS sufficiently
atteste2 bY the fact that there was a mark
ed absense of trailing dresses on the streets
yesterday.
Yesterdays mail brought TO this office a
letter which grieves us. II is post-mariSed
''Mess Editor UNION AND AMERICAN.
Your valuable Paper has quite
number of readers in this
section, and all are highly pleased with the
contents, but think it lacks one thing to
make it more universal favo.ite. That is,
to have one column devoted to wit and
humor, as a little hnmor now and then is
reliShed by the wiSest men. You have
quite large club of subscribers at this Of
fee, and but for this one lack in your paper
there could be another club as large gotten
up Letters of this character touch us.
We are well aware that our columns are
very dry and matter of fact, but they are
made SO purposely, in obedience to the ex-
pressed wish of the majority of our readers.
We have enough wit and humor in this Of
flee TO fill a government wagon, but We are
compelled to keep it corked up on
pain of losing four-fifths of our sub
Scribers. Occasionally the humorous
nature of the writers on the paper
breaks through all restraint, and Jokes
and witticismS are thrown of like sparks
from a grind-stone. But those Jokes and
witticiSmS never leave the office. A Grabbed,
snaTling old fellow, whose very looks would
curdle cream, superviseS all the copy before
1t goes to the composing room, and he care
fully eliminates everything bearing the
least resemblance to levity. We trust that
our Cross Roads correspondent will be sat
isiied with this explanation. We would
like to accommodate him, but it is impos-
Sible-utterly impossible. However, if he
wants a real funny paper-one that is chuck
full of original Jokes, any one of which
would burst all the buttons off his vest, he
might subscribe for either the ErdnSudle
Courier or the Scientific american.
Heads Of houses, among our readers, will
be interested in this clipping from the
Cincinnati Times: The Pail Mall Ga
zc;te has invented patent baby-washer,
where you slide the begrimed and mOlasses-
coated infant mat one orifice and take it out
cleaned, fell and spanked at the other.
The 50. Louis journal makes this COM
plimentary mention of the Lcdgeralmanac:
We have received well-written biography
of Mr.. George W. Childs, of the PhiIadel-
phia Ledger, elegantly bound in red and
green paper. The biography also contains
4 calendar, occasional references to the sun
and moon, and a star or two. 1t is quite
an attractive work
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The New Code,

To the Union and American:
SECRETARY OF STATES OFFICE, NASH
VILE. Tenn. Jan. 10, 1ST3.-The "Act to
provide Just ices of the Peace Of this State
with statute laws sec. 1, chapter So, acts
of 1873. requires the Secretary Of State to
deliver to the Clerk of the County Court of
any county in the State acOpy of Thompson
a Steger's Code, upon said clerks filing in
the Sccretary'S Office a certificate that any
Justice of the Peace is not supplied with
the Code of 1855.
The first proyiso TO this section says that
it shall be furnished only on affidavit of
the Justice of the Peace that he has not
been supplied with the Code of 1858, and
the subsequent acts Of the General As
Sembly.
And the thirdproyisO reads ''That no JUS
tice shall he entitled to copy of said stat
utes until hc shall file an affidavit with the
Clerk of the County Court stating that he
has not been fylrnishedwith the Code or said
statutes, or when he might or should have
received the same from a predecessor or
predecessors in Office, that he had been I'M
able to obtain the same or that such stat
uteS were not furnished said predecessor or
had been destroyed. Finding at the CAPT
tai quite a number of the acts Of the Gen
eraI Assembly for all the sessions of the
Legislature since 1858. and relieving the
meaning of the act TO be that when a mag
istraie was supplied with the code of 1888
and subsequent acts, he was not entitled to
a new code, and looking to the third pro
viso, where he has to swear that he has
been unable by law to obtain the same;
and believing it not only legal but my duty
TO the State to supply him with these stat
utes, already printed and paid for, 1 have
ruled that when a justice has the code of
1873, but lacks any of the subsequent acts,
l will supply him with subsequent acts, but
not with Thompson and Steger's code.
The ruling is objected to By some of the
magistrates, and in some instances the
books refused and sent back.
For the information of the interested
portion Of the public, desire to say through
YOUR columns that a suit has been brought
against me to test the question, which IS
likely TO be disposed of soon, and to say
further that as my ruling is based on CON
vic;ion Of my duty it viii not he altered
until receive a peremptory order of the
court in said test case. Very respectfully,
CHARLES y. GIBBS,
Secretary Of State.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-20
SINFUL SIFTINGS.

Brown, Green, Minnie Hudson and Hen
~ Heart were arrested yesterday for in
dulging in a regular knocl-lown and drag
out affair.
Nancy Osborne charges that Catharine
Shook stole a FELLOWSHIP and bolster-cover
from her yesterday. She values those aIti-
cles at the sum Of one dollar, and after Sc
curing GATHERINGS arrest was anxious TO
drop the matter upon paymentOf the dollar,
and this request Miss Shook was willing to
comply with. Bat the stern officers Of JUS
tice told them that 1t was too late then !;
that the law would have to take its course.
Calvin Fletcher banged his wife about
Yesterday contrary to the ordinances there
in made and provided. He viii interview
Judge Duling in relation TO the charge this
morning.
James Saunders, a fourteen year old col
ored gamin, is accused Of an attempt to alb
stract the contents of Mr.. j. +. Tatum'S
money drawer. One of the Jua.ices will
e'ucidaie the matter to-day.
Daniel Blewltt, charged with mule steal
inc. was released from confinement in Jail
by the Criminal Court yesterday, the facts
in the case not being deemed sufficient 10
sustain the charge.
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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-01-20
HUHTTNGTOH'S,
THE COURTS.

SUPREME COURT.-First section through
with the Rutherford dOcFet, and will take
ND the Cannon county docket. The crimi-
nal docket of the 9Th and Tth circuits is
being tried by the court. The other sections
On the Law docket Of OTeTton county.
An order was made that the court meet
at 10 and adjourn AZ O'Clock.
CRIMINAL COURT.-The court is still
engaged on the misdemeanOr docket, which
will probably be concluded to-day, when
the Jail cases will be taken up.
LAW COURT.-TurHer Brothers rs Glib
son Merritt, Judgment for plaintiff
Samuel Watson, trustee, vs.. Traders
Bank, judgment by agreement.
John De KnOblCugh vs.. Eliza Ann De
KnOblOugh, decree for divorce.
d. J. johnson IS. T.. ?. Jenkins, judg-
ment for defendant.
Lew Coleman VS.. f. 5. Green, pending.
CHANCERY CCUBT.-Decrees were en-
tered as follows: Pauline and Anna Cohen,
ex parte; Sam Watkins vs.. Peter Philips;
jeremiah CROWN vs.. Saml Watkins; Ellen
f. Ward vs. John \. Ward; Z. ID. Payne
use. etc. vs.. John IIOllspeter; Il. W. Hall
IS. Louis Pugsley ct ais; Russell Houston
vs.. Sercphine TTigg; Roche VI. Brien vs..
John d. Brien ct ais; David t. DOzier ct
ais. vs.. Il. \. NewsOm ct ais; NJ. j. Harol-
son vs.. Hugh McGavOck.