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The Je1oish Times contains petition OF Rou-
mnnian Jews to the Chamber of Deputies at
Bucharest demanding tho rights which haye
been withhold from them. They base their de-
maud upon Art. 81 Of the Constitution Of
Roumanla, which guarantees the froodom Of all
religions. Their grievances ara stated as fol-
lows /: " We ask you; gentlemen, Deputies. to
oonsldor our position III tic present momont.
We arc denied almost every right which man
oherishes ~ dear as life itHelf. We have no
property In OF till the soil. Wo cannot purchase
oven the dwellings, Bhoitosing our families. We
are shut Out from tho learned professions, OK
ouded from several industrial and commercial
pursuits, and. in tho army, where several thou
sand soldiora Of jewish faith gorye in tho ranks,
nll hope Of promotion is denied. Nor III this all
the public mind Of tho country is continually ex-
cited against us by diH0guratlona and invectiyeB,
while general aud systematio persecution has its
'apologista,"
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F4rfs CorFt9poHadHce u the Se0 Yort Herald. =
confusion OF French polittca worse confoundod 1t
might bo sought iu the fact that H. Paul de- Cas-
sagnao, the champion lro-eatcr Of the Imperial
ists,. disapprovos tho now programme Of III;
houher, aud tho Nnpo1oons Of ohisol1nrst. and
has sot up an opposition establishment IN Paris
Moreover, If. Victor Hugo. tho apostle Of tho
Radicals, has had quarrel about Ills new book
with II. uambotta the popular tribune, hiar.
shal MaoMahon declares that no cannot hold
powor without:sthe Duke do Broglie, ,anl tho Duke
Docazos, who Is tho baBt 1nau III tho Cabinet
looks somewhat oooly OH his oyerboaring cot
Leagues. III. Guizot aud n. Olivier aro saying
unkind things to each other, ovon in tue peaco-
full precinct Of tho Acatlonay; a,ld Trohsdorf is
'Bu1kfng with st. uormninH.
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ARRIVAL And DEPARTURE Or PE| TRAINS, '|j}

scncd. ,HN.o or nErrnGHoE MAnra.- sat,rd.,,s
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COURTS.
miscellaneous Business transacted
Saturday.

nliaccllanoous Business Trnnsnctcd
P Saturday.
PERSONAL.
On motion Of Robert e. JonklnB Esq, Luther
Lnllin Mills was admitted to practice In the
United States Circuit and District Courts.
ITEMS.
Judge Heaton has gono home.
Judge Dlodgett will deliver decision In tho
Jonathan Hay caBe this morning. "
In tho case OF Love Y. Love, tho alimony to
tho wife WAS increased from 81 day to $500 a
year. s.. ..
The judgments OF tho Board of Police against
Thomas Walsh and John blc1unerney we're re-
versod, and the policemen reinstatsd but with
tho loss OF their pay during their suspension.
80. BANKRUPTCY ITEMS. "a
Field, Letter l. Co. fled 3 petition agaInHt
Harris Levinson on claim for goods sold, to tho
amount Of s437.70. Thoy aliege that 10 has
to be taken on legal process :; that he is owing
$40 600, and has no asBeta bnt bis stock Of mer
clandise worth about 81 500. A rule to show
cause. .~nnd warrant Of Seizure wore issued, aud
eoverod Judgment, from selling tho goods nnder
1t. warrant OF arrest was also iasued to prevent
Lovfnson leaving the CITY.
eurERlon COURT in nR1EF.
: Bernard Heeuey and Archibald Campbell be-
gan an action against Emily +. Jewell, claiming
Lehman, Billings; \ Call began suit for
$4,000 against Daniel Cooy
CIRCUIT COURT.
l. Edwin Walker began 4 stit In asaumpsit
against Josiah L.. Kock for $1,000.
Franklin s. Woodward began suit in debt
against !; 4 d D. Rich and H. O. Cone, laying dam
George Erickson .ti1cd petition against Anton
'Eugebertson. Petitioner olairna sS78 on q noto,
@225 ona judgment; and about :@30o0 on snn~
dry loauB. It ia charged TINT the debtor has
given q warrant to confess Judgment to ono
Christian Hansen, On which a Judgment WAS
entered up against him: A rule to show cauBo
May 4, warrant, ,of aoizuro, and injunction we're
In the matter Of Wyatt and Wusteem, bank
rnpt grocerts, .. dividend OF Q por copt waa do
.JupoE RoaERs.-25o, 2ol to sos, except 2o4,
JunaE Boorn.-79 to 81, So :87, o4 to 100.
l. JupaE TnEE.-2,346, 2,046, 1,130, 1856.
JUDGE FARwELL.-1,G ,G7G to LOO.
JUDGE MoRonERrs.-77, 70 to 80, s5 to 88. 90
Junar JAmEsos.-1o5, 1o7, 100 to 112, liz. 11e
to LOO, 12s, 12l, 120, 127, 128 1870. 1s1.
|, United BrATEs 01ncu1.. oouRr.-deorss P. Whit
ahor Y. William 8turgea sl3,4s2.5o.
ct 81. " Augustus French, $a7.oo.-Fridolin Madnor
v. Louis Mohns, $249.68 Commercial Loan Company
sne 1ssa 4 T.
lnohasl +. usaey, $l5o.7a.-uenjaminePe ct al
Gathering be Mason, y Maaon nnd sMer11l Laaa' "a
4 +. aud 4 n; verdict, t1la6o and motion fox new
!: jupoE sn,ru.-nobert Porter Y. James stinaon;
finding, $99. 15, and motion for new ttia!.
f O1llourr Counr-Conrxsa1oNs- Winter '.
August Melsted, $l58oA.
sasa5o-monry q. Kimhali 81 u. '. THOMAS MoA1th,s
| $3,GAk.N.
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t,s1 soioSa 1sa cEHTst q e. on.ar Es1eay RAILROAD.
steft .ars. u otrk 4. so6eaM Corner ~ 1ro;ns.
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Tho parlaisns are gotting to ho virtuous at
lie party has for aons timo kept up m open
warfare against tho exposition Of naked atatuea
in tho public gardonB Of Paris, and haa at last
succeeded in getting the authorities Of tho Lux
umbourg Garden to remove all the naked at9t-
ueB In that place. They arc now urging tho
Government not to buy any more nuditics Of
artists, and to prohibit, moreover, tho sao Of alt
"nudoh sort Of books, sucl,, for instance, on
those Of Madame de Btae]. Paul do Kock, George
Sand, eto. .,,... ,rp.rr
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bor and tho l'rosonce Chamber will bo reserved
for tho rso Of tho Empcrora suite, md nl,art-
Ionta for tho nttor will nlso bo provided III the
Round ToWor Of tho CnAtlo Keop.
, 1874-04-27

Calvin nor Knox thar framed tho formulaIies Of
tho Presbyterian Church. Thoy will find these
honest Proabyterians are to be named after the
Confession Of Faith, it would be more correct
chrpnoogically speaking, to name them sevon-
teon- -and-a-half f.contnry men. But what has
century to do with the permanenoy OF revealed
truth Do the Holy Scriptures change with the
conturies of the worlds hiHtory2 Ia tic Bible
Of tho nineteenth oeutury different from the
been blessed with another Gospel more suitable
to tho times than Luther found. in tho Bible ho
discovered in the library Of tho old University Of
Erfurt? Does God save mon differently now
from the way he did hofore7 From tho manner
in which so1ne talk Of the nineteenth century,
you would fancy that revealed truth WAS unsta-
bic, that all old things hnd passed away and all
things become now, 49,"
We mqst Locate @ The * religious r. % principle. l..
contuty, to the ago Of the Apostles, In which
God Eavo to the Church the New Testament
Scriptures, and there find tho faith once delivered
to the saints. II We Aro to know what man is to
belioyo concerning God, and what duty God re-
qutres OF nlall, We must 90 away back to the first
c1ntnry farther still, away back to tho dhys Of
Moaus aud, however hnmiliating to tho nine
teenth century 1t nlay bo, it must loarn from
these bygone ageH the doctrines and duties Of
religion. Calvin did not mako wllak Ia called
Calyinism. The Westminster diylnes did not
lnnlte tho doctrines which are contained in tho
C0nteBalon OF tAltN. 'IAeBa men only arranged
In order tho. doctrines which they found laid
down IN Gods Word, and 10 submissive vera
they to the authority OF Scripture that they did
not daro to reject anything because 1t was hard
to DO understood. Much carital haB been mado
out of tho opitllet applied BY Calvin to the doc-
trino Of Predehtination,-Ae called It, horrible
decrctuln,-but this goes to provo hia
10 bo taught thoro, he does not re-
jeot, it, though ii appeared awful to him !;
but gave it place III bis HyHtem Of theology.
Aud Just 10 Is It with tho minister's and members
Of tue Presbyterian Church throughout tho
world, who hold tha Confession OF Faith They
hold IL, not because LA diyinos made it in 1913,
not because Calvin wrote bis Institutes in tho
sixteenth oontury, but because thcy consaer it q
syHte1natZod form Of tho dootrine taught
III tho Word OF God. Not OH thu opinion
| Of Calvin, not on tue testimony OF church OF
assembly Of mon. but OIL tho authority Of Scrip
tnre alone, dow build our belief: and VIC receive
| thaHe eyBteuatized doctrines, called by way OF
distinction Oalvinistio beoauso wo belloYe they
| arc deducod from tho Word Of God: Our final
appeal. theu, in dofenHo Of our faith. IL to tue
soriptures-not the enlightened men Of the nine
| tuentl century not to tho men OF tho aixtoent
century. whom Aomo uugratotu!ly dofaMo; mol
to human opinion aB to what God should be- aud
what God should do; but to the law and the
testimony wo 60; and what we llu1 thore,'' atte'
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,osed New Constitution for the State OF

posed New Constitution for the State Of
Ohio.
Mr.. Elitor, il you have travelled
(which you have, suppose } and heard
expressions from persons Of learning and
in regard to our present Con-
stilution, you have heard (thatis, l have
always heard the expression that Ohio
has the soundest and freost laws, from
corruption and bribery, of any State iii
The Union. When we have that,and are
held up as models of self-government,
why should we change our system of
State Government We are we'll aware
that there can be some good changes
made in our present Constitution, but we
don't like the idea Of having to take too
large dose of bad to get 4 little good.
II our members of the Convention
had allowed us to have voted on the
different sections and propositions,
have no doubt but majority Of them
would have been adopted, but it does
seem that we would have to take the
whole dose, no matter how sick it made
US, to get q little good; but enough Of
this.
We have had some fine showers 0i
rain in the last week or two, which has
revived vegetation considerably and may
give US small crop of corn and late
farm and garden products.
We are building good roads to this
point. More anon, JOHN.
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sHERIFF'S SALE.
Of Personal Property.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersign-
IN ed, Sheriff of the county of Monroe. Will,
by virtue of an execution issued by the Court
of Common Pleas of Muskingum county, Ohio,
in favor Of Robert Fulton, and Samuel G. Belk.
nap, late partners under the firm name Of Fal-
ton & Belknap, plaintiffs, and against William
FL. Volrath and Theodore Volrath, late part
ners under the firm name of VIM H. Volrath
& Bro, defendants and to him directed. between
the hours of 10 o'clock a. m. and o'clock p.
m. on
Saturday, the 18th day Of august, 1874,
at the house of Jonathan Lieuellen, in Seneca
township, Monroe county, Ohio, offer for sale
at public auction, the following goods and chat
tells, to wit:
One Portable Steam Shingle Ma.
chine. with all the appurtenances thereto be-
longing. Taken on said execution as the prop
erty of said VIM. II. Volrath & Bro. The mill
and appurtenances are new and in good order.
Dated this lst day of August, 1874.
T. o, LTrTLR,
ug4,'74td, sheriff N, CO,
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There is, in growing country
like ours, an absolute necessity for fire.
qucnt changes in the fundamental laws.
TO use forcible but not very elegant il
lustration, we are like growing boy, we
get too big for our breeches, and we must
have new ones, or the old ones enlarged.
In seeking to meet the increasing
wants Of the people, legislators find
themselves cramped by constitutional re-
stricGons,- which were all well enough
when made, but which are too narrow for
the existing conditions. AS natural
and almost inevitable result, we find all
manner of devices employed to secure
some needed legislation.
Itwould not be difficult TO point out q
large number of examples of this kind in
our State within the last ten years. In
some instances the Supreme Court have
overthrow these laws, in others the ne
cessity for them has seemed so great that
no one has felt disposed to carry them to
the Supreme Court. Almost any lawyer
can roint out statutes which hcis satisfied
the courts could not sustain, and yet there
is general disposition to acquiesce ii
them.
1t is certainly much better to conform
the Constitution to the wants of the peo
ole. than to drive the people, through thei'
legislators, to strain or break through
the provisions of the Constitution.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy
FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
WEXFORD DEpoT, ,SpARTANBURG Co sc.

WEXFORD DEpoT, ,SpARTANBURG Co sc
July %, 1874.
Ed. SPIRIT: After long silence, am
again permitted to transmit you q line
During the months of May and June we
we're almost wholly without rain; in con-
sequence of which the farmers have no
oats, but little hay, and very inferior gar
dens. Tho "dry spell' seemed to favor
the wheat, and where much was sown
quite an abundant crop was realized.
This is splendid wheat country, and
excellent crops will be raised here every
year when the farmers see the advantages
of it, change their tactics and SOW more
wheat and plant less cotton. Heretofore
the choice land has been planted in cot
ton and the inferior lands used for grow
ing wheat and corn.
Inconversation with some of the most
extensive farmers of this county learn
they purpose change, and hereafter will
plant largely in wheat and other grains
and less of cotton.
Think this:.very,,wise-just what the
country needs They do not grow,as the
natives say, much hacker in this country,
except for domestic purposes Almost
every man and woman, every boy and
girl in this country use the weed
Corn is far enough advanced here for
roasting. The squirrels, with squirrel
impudcnce, are inspecting the corn fields
generally. Watermelons are raised in
the bottoms along our rivers and creeks in
considerable abundance, and are already
beginning to crowd our markets.
AS this is the year for the State elec-
ton, the waves and pillows of the politi
cal sea are beginning to move and surge
tremendously; scarcely hear anything
now but politics. The people of this
State are not altogether pleased with their
present officers of State. Many do not
like the Governor, and have but little use
for the Treasurer. They think them no ne
too honest. am no politician, but have
always managed to watch the political
crooks and turns close enough at least to
be able to vote intelligently,and my hum
BILE opinion is that change here will do
no harm, and we hope and trustin much
good. We do not presume to say whose
fault it is, but the machinery is run very
badly. 1t may be the fault of the ma
chine, but all think it the fault of the en-
gineer and fireman. 1t seems that all the
officers of the State, and also many of the
county officers want to make "spec,' y
and in order to do this they stoop to any
thing.
Our Church is doing great work here !;
some of the most Influential and wealthy
citizens of the county are embracing the
doctrines as taught by the M. E. Church
When l first came here some of the peo
pie looked upon me as Carpet bagger-
thought, like some others, I was after
their money but finding out to the con.
trary, they now use me accordingly.
find many fast friends here; many good
Christian men and women When they
are true here, they are true as steel. But
/ have written already too much; viii
write again soon. W. H. PEARSON.
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~A flying machine in London is
thus described: 'sThe machine is con-
structed of cane and waterproof silk.
In appearance it may be represented by
bats wing Joined to peacock's tail.
The wings are 81 feet long, with an ~ ~
erage breadth of four feet. The tail IS
Is feet by three. Both wings and tail
are inserted into two hinged wooded
frames, the upper surface of which is
covered with prepared silk laced to each
cane, twisted. and forming a rope as
they approach the wooden frame. In
the center of these hinged frames is an
upright wooden stand about l2 feet
high, to which the wings and tail are
attached On this stand the operator
takes his place, and by means of three
levers works both wings and tail, his
power of propulsion being increased
by corded seat attached to the levers
This combination enables him to re
lieve the pressure on his hands"
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more tree, where he lodged, he know

more tree, where he lodged, he knows
not how
Another death, that of Isaac Reamer,
q coal miner. on Painters Run is re-
ported. One thousand dollars was
raised at the Relief meeting in half an
hour this afternoon One Thousand
dollars was raised among the County
offices for the relief fund to-day.
In the Temperanceville District a
large number of people are viewing the
ruins The bodies of Mrs Brittear and
Ida McVay were recovered about noon,
and body has been found floating at
the ferry landing, which is supposed TO
be that of one of the sufferers.
PrTsBURG, July 2S.-Seven bodies
are reported as having been found in
Woods Run this afternoon Two of
these bodies are unaccounted for in the
list of missing, and indicate that there
must have been a loss of life not yet
reported
William Duffy, his wife and child ,and
lady visitor named Mrs Bigby had a
very narrow escape. They heard the
roar of the coming flood, and fed to
the hills. They had hardly crossed the
thresh-hold when the house was lifted
up hy the roaring torrent and borne
down the stream with the crashing
wrecks of other buildings.
The following is the latest recspitula-
ton Of bodies found up to this time
Upper Allegheny District, ..32 Woods
Run, 8; Temperanceville, 8; Charter
Creek, H. Total tound,6l. The mum.
Der reported missing is still very large
From the best information which we
can obtain the total loss will reach one
hundred and fifty
Reporters have made visit to the
district devastated by the late inunda.
ton, and have made careful compila
ton of the loss of life in the Butchers
Run district. Total, fiftv-seven bodies
recovered. Latest from Temperance
vile gives thirty as the number known
to have been drowned
Nine bodies have been recovered sc
far at Woods Run, making total O.
ninety-six bodies in all.
PIrTsBURG, PENN, July 29.-Sub
scriptions to the relief fund are pouring
in rapidly, and up to this time ovel
$4,000 has been raised.
GATHERING UP THE CHASTITY REMAINS
Three bodies we're found to-day
Theresa Conlen, John Rogers and a
little girl of Mr. Forden's. The bodies
of the entire Forden family have al
been recovered There is but one
missing at Woods Run, child of Mr.
Gorman's. The body of little boy
about four years old was found at Eas
Liverpool Monday evening, making two
children found there. In an opening
made in sewer to drain Voeghtley':
Meadow into Butchers Run this after
noon, some shawls, de-, were found
indicating that bodies are there.
PARTIAL ESTIMATES OF THE LOSS.
Returns received at the County Com
missioners' office show that twenty
bridges were swept away by the foot
in the county, entailing loss of $40,
600. In the Butchers Run Distric,
alone it is said that more than TWEEN ty
T million cubic feet of water fell in th
} space Of one hour and half.
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Written for The Spirit of Democracy.]
From Lee Township.
SARpIs, ONO, July 80, 1874

Ed. SPIRIT: 1t sometimes happens
when / sit down to try to write few
words for your columns that am in the
same fix that the boy was that was sit
ting on the fence crying, when some kind
friend stepped up and asked him, "My
con, what are your troubles ?" He re-
piled, eve never have any funerals at
our house and l have nothing to cry
about"
Speaking about funerals reminds me
that we propose having, in our locality,
a first class exhibition of that kind on
the 18th of August next, when we are
called on to vote for or against the pro-
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Notice to Teachers.

FENHE Board of Examiners of Monroe county
IL will hold meeting for the examination Of
Teachers, as follows:
Woodsfela, Saturday, August %, 1874.
This examination will commence at .
o'clock a. m. and close at p. m.
fee of so cents is required from each
applicant as condition of examination. and
must be paid in advance.
By order of the Board.
lug2S,' '74-w4. A. J. P RARSoN, Clsrk
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Notice to Township & District
TFs SUR RS.

THE Township and District Treasurers are
i required to draw funds, due each township
and District, from June collection, on the 10th,
Goth and 2lst of August, 1874. Those Treasu-
rers who have not deposited bond, for school
funds, with me, are requested to deposit copy
at this Office, before school funds can be drawn.
The respective Treasurers of the townships
and districts will make their annual settlement,
for school funds, on the following days: Sep
tember 1st, I'd and Sd, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday of said month.
NJ HOEFFLER,
aug4 '74td. Auditor n. G. o..
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Philadelphia Wool Market.

July 3l.-Firmer in good demand
and scarce; Ohio, Pennsylvania and
West Virginia Xxx and above 52t@54c (;
X 52@53c; medium 50@524c; coarse
45c; New York, Michigan, Indiana and
Wisconsin fine 45@50c; medium 50@
bic; coarse 45c; combing washed 600
&c; do unwashed 40c; Canada comb
ing 6o@62; fine unwashed 33@35c
coarse and medium unwashed 36@3S;
tub washed 52@57c.
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Hotel Property in Woodsfeld
f o R 3 A Il e.

T OFFER FOR SALE MY HOTEL PROPERTY,
i known as the STAR HOTEL, with
the good win, in Woodsfeid, together With
two lots, an excellent stable, and one small
frame dwelling adjoining the Hotel.
Will dispose of the Hotel with the furni.
turs and other household goods, or the Hotel
without the latter. ff
For further particulars, address
HENRY MINSTERMANN,
'Woodsfeld, Monroe County, Ohio.
july2S,'74ml.
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EWe sincerely believe that the Dem
ocratic party will carry Ohio, this FALL
The Germans who have heretofore voted
the Republican ticket have come over, al
most in a solid body, to the Democracy
But two or three prominent German pa
pers in the State adhere to the GRANT
party.
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rHon. HUGH j. JEwETr gets forty
thousand dollars year as President Of
the Erie Railroad, guaranteed for five
years. His executive ability has done
much for him, but it is his character for
sterling integrity that has borne him SO
far in advance of other men of equal tai
ents. Young man, make note of this
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Austria.

VIENNA, July pa shock of earth
quake was felt here yesterday. A vio-
lent storm of rain and hail is reported
on the border of Moravia. Several
lives we're lost and large number OF
cattle drowned. Fifty houses were de
stroyed, and many vineyards were
flooded and ruined at Azamra, where
it is rumored only fourteen of the in
habitants escaped.
LONDON, July 2S.-A special to the
Daily Times reports the destruction OF
property by the floods in Morsvia is
immense. At least two hundred houses
were swept away.
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HNotone of dozen newspapers
which parade the increased cost of the
judiciary system under the New Constitu
ton has the manliness to concede the
great reduction of expense in other de
partments. They seem to think it perfect
iy legitimate to make votes against the
Constitution by deceiving their readers
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Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that petition will
IN be presented to the Commissioners of Mon
roe county, Ohio, at their next session, to be
held on the first Monday of September, 1874,
praying for the vacation of county road lead.
ing from the Patton meeting house Lot, in Gem
ter township and ending at Pickens' sawmill,
in Summit township for the reason that the
same has become useless
aug4, ,'74td. MANY PETITIONERS.