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From MarseilIes.
MARsEILLEs, Jan. Sth, IS,

MARsEILLEs, Jan. 9Th, 1874.
The Sons of Temperance social at Mr. Want
Gardeners on Saturday evening
Mr.. w. w. johnson has organized class
for instruction in book keeping, to be held
in the brick block, East Marseil,es Book.
keeping is at discount the world over, yet
is considered branch of common school edu'
cation
| Mr.. Joshua Norton's two stores on Main
street are being pushed forward rapidly and
it is thought will be ready for use before long.
The upper portion will be fitted up for hall,
a much needed institution.
Mr.. Robert Hobart, long resident of this
place, but lately of Kearney, Kansas died at
evening last.
Inc regular meeting of the Town Trustees
was held on the Sd inst Street commission.
er's report was received and accepted, as was
also the license bond of r. A. Horton. Bills
10 the amount of $3.50 were ordered paid.
Next meeting Feb. 18th
Nearly $50 was received as the proceeds OF
the second musical entertainment at Norton S
hail. on Tuesday evening last.
Owing to the i'll health Of the manager of
the bluff seminary, the school was diScontin.
ued. This would be good opening for some
energetic person, and we can assure them
that they will not lack for scholars.
Mr. L. r. Keagc, one of the Texas wander
ers, landed in Marseilles this week, and gives
a favorable report of the land and climate,
but thinks rcvolvers are too plenty.
The defauiting school treasurer Of Manlius
township was arrested on Monday, and is now
on bail of 50 600 His bondsmen are good for
the amount of detaulture Heretofore the
gentleman has borne a good character, and
when the above was first reported it was told
to incredulOus hearers. 5.
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The following Patents were issued from the
United states Patent cfcc to citizens of Illinois
for the week ending Dec 10th, ls73 Reported
for the FRIES TRAUrH 10y Alexander * Mason
Solicitor. of Patent, So seventh street Wash
iuS!ou. p. c.:
Device for Marking Doyc.ai!s-G. A.hny, De-
Catur.
Magazine Firn Ar-I-Adoiphr A-Wus, chicago.
Drawing KniGc--Mcdas Brooks, Chicago.
Sofa lcdstuqd-Pctcr J. Lar On, chicago.
Agricultural Roilcr-lI. \. Mears, EDchoid.
Culinary Vcsscl-Wm. \. Barlow, Chicago.
Medical Ccnlpound-Soiomon Field, Galva
Droppcr for seed Planter-H. ". hoeiicr
Camp Point
Stove Pipe Thimh!e-Niraolas Linden, Chicago
Car C7uplng-Waltcr Z. Mitchell, chicago,
NdfEin. Machine. ". luli and ). W "'''
toh Windsor. p
Flevating and Transferring Apparatus 'cr
K ClrS-Wm. =. Beckman, Petersburg,
elevated Way-Hcnry ". Farley, OsSc..4
lee Creeper--C. II. johnson and " fsiord
10th Of White Hall.
Hand Corn Pianter-John d. T'-arT - Jane
+. Platt, Sterling,
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Judgment against the property at ITS next term
County Court sits, and so does Sickcm, Esq, and
n commission OF three other worthless are direct
public and loss, convenince and benefit TO the
owner OF the lots, each particular walk would
be- and report" These three worthless meet Cat
81 per diem) and draw maps, plats and proiiles
make surveys, experiment in causing water TO
run up hill, &c, for some weeks, and report TO
the next term of Court, when Sickem, ESQ. ties
another knot in the string of legal snarl, and
judgments are obtained. Then, aftcrfour weeks
notice in the Weekly Pee Wee, the lots are sold
for the special assessments costs of City Clerk,
costs Of two sets of commissioners, costs OF sur
veys, plats, maps protilcs, rent of rooms for the
commissioners, fuel, lights, sundries, costs of
court fees of attorney &c., and the money paid
by the purchaser, less these costs is supposed to
be laid out in building these walks, and the
alderman finds the walk from his residence to bis
favorite saloon laid down, and Is happy.
1t does not matter to those Swans OF the coun.
ell that these walks are ordered to be built at a
time OF the year when out door work is impossi.
bIc,-when the ground is frozen as solid as a
stone quarry, or that nails won't drive, nor
'leepers find n resting place. Nor even that
times are hard and people have nomoncy to spare
Yes even the laws Of nature are set at defiance
and this high and mighty council order things
impossible with as much calmntss as its most
bibulous members would swallow "go of gin,"
or put himself outside Of q glass of beer! We
would not say that city councils are not always
wise and prudent, and solemn, and sensible
we find fault only with the absurd laws of nature
and the weakness of men who know so well by
painful experience the Inconvenience attending
upon poverty, and yet perversely remain poor!
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TON scoTr's SCHEME,

\ Coon CERTFICATE OF CHARACTER
AIR. Swift, the member Of the California As.
sembly who first presented the name or Gov
crnor Booth for the United States Senator
made little speech which is worth prcscry-
ing as something that ought to be said Of
other public men besides Governor Booth.
lie SAID:
when democracy meant antaaoui,M 20
Capitalization of power, when It meant what
its name signifies, then Governor Booth wasa
democrat. When rcpubiiCanism meant pat
riotiSm and devotion to the Union; when L
meant resistance 10 treason and secession
when it meant enlightened civilization and
progress, based upon freedom to all mcr then
Governor Booth was a republican. and now
that democracy and rcpubhcanisih have pas
sed into the hands Of the peoples enemies
and have come to mean suhspJqicncy 70 t.r.
ganIzcd corruption; whcn rhey mean de
bauchcry in government esd bribery in Off.
cial station; when they lsnd for a monstrous
scheme national in ,fsopoTion, ramifying
and fostering from ocean 20 ocean, the fnfl-
nous purpose OF witch is to bind the ncoplr
of this nation hare and foot and deliver them
Up 10 the INCORPORATED mgnopolSts for bond
slaves, to fctct and carry 40 The command Of
these lorda sf the rail and locomotive--then
Governor b0o;h is no longer either demo.
r'rat or q republican"
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I BEAnECL HANGING AFFAIR al Plnkncy.
vile, IL, yesterday, was spoiled by the inter
gercnce of Governor Beyeridgc, Two negroes,
named respectively John Fefee and George
Williams, who had been convicted, in the
Perry county circuit court Of numbering a
man named William Matson, in september
jast, under circumstances of great brutality
were to be hanged yesterday, but the exceed
tion was prevented by the Governor com.
muiing the sentence TO Imprisonment, fe7 life
The prisoners were secretly removed on
Thursday night before the people Of Perry
Csuniy w,rc aware of it, or It Is likely the
men would have been rescued rem the sher.
II sad hung BY : mob
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From Seneca.

SENECA, JAN. T, 1874.
The fair just held here for the benefit of ST,
Patrick's Church concluded on last evening
with a socable and suppe. The attendance,
notwithstanding the bad condition of the
roads, was large, and the result quite salts
factory The thanks Of the congregation are
due to the ladies in charge, whose untiring
exertions promoted its success, and to their
fellow citizens here and elsewhere who, by
donations and patronage, so generously con
tributed to the same result. The final draw
ing for the principal prizes has been post,
poned until the evening of Friday, Jan. 49,,
1874 SCRIPToR.
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Spain

The news from Spain has been somewhat eX-
citing during the week. The cortes re-assem-
blcd on the I'd, and CASTELAR, proceeded to read
his message from the ministerial benches, He
said the government had acted promptly and
encrgetcally against disturbances, and except in
a small district in the north, and at Cartagena
the authority OF the republic was everywhere
recognized. He urged the importance of pro
yidinc for general education; promised full de-
tails in Il few days of the Nirginius negotiation !;
and generally gave for Spain quite = rosy out
look. When the cortes proceeded to business,
however, and came to vote on a measure asked by
the President, the vote stood 100 for to l2O
against CASTELAR,. Thereupon Gen. Payia, afrlend
Of CASTELAR,, occupied the palace of the cortes ana
other public buildings with fourteen thousand
troops He dissolved the cortes and summoned
the most eminent men Of all parties, including
the members of the present government, only
excepting the Carlsts and Intransigcntes to
form 4 new government. This, Gen. Paya de-
clared, was the only means for the salvation Of
the countrp. He refused personally to become Il
member of the government.
The movement seems to have been wholly
without Castear's knowledge or approval The
cortcs, after this forciblc expulsion soon met
elsewhere, and, elected Serrano President, who
organized n new ministry, as follows:
President, Serrano.
Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Sagasta.
Minister of War, Zavala.
Minister of Justice, Figuerola.
Minister Of Agriculture, Becerra.
Minister Of Finance, Echegarray,
Minister Of Interior, Garcia Ruiz
Minister Of Marine, Topetc.
CASTELAR, was offered place in the new minis.
try, but declined it, saying: MY conscience will
conscience and honor refuse to accept situation
created by bayOnets,"
According to the latest dispatches, the military
are in possession of all the strategic points Of
the city and everything is quiet. The prominent
civil and military authorities in the various
provinces have tclegraphed to Gen Pavia approx
ing his course. Nevertheless he Is to be court
martialed for treason,
The besicging army at Cartagcna at once re-
cognized the new rulers, and rcdoubled their
energies.
The general impression il, that the result Of
the coup u ctat is unfavOrable to rcpublcanlsm in
Spain. Scrrano is well known rs stout mon
archists, and will spare no efforts to have new
monarch on the Spanish throne.
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Germany,

The health of the Emperor continues to i'm
prove. He rode out on the 1th.
The government is very vigorous and active
in its movements to maintain the authority Of
the state against the assumptions Of the Vatican.
The new form Of oath of allegiance to be sub
sclbed to by future appointed bishops is framed
in terms binding the subscriber to absolute sub
mission to the state, and it is officially assumed
that the Vatican will not permit episcopal can
didates to take it, This assumption will be tested
by the approaching filing up OF the Fuldo va
caHcy. The Rhcnish ana WcstphGlion btsh1ps
are canyassing for the Imperial parliament, and
they wIll certainly be elected, The government,
however, is entirely indifferent with regard to
this ruanUver.
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vate carriage at such rate and pay it out of
her husbands salary.
When Andrew johnson was President, a
New York firm offered to preseiit him fine
carriage but he respectfully declined it. But
he was stupid old fogy, had not sense enough
even to rob the contingent fund, and it is no
wonder the republican party hated him.
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Bishop Wilmsr, of Louisiana. Aas arrived
in Washington and reports ths.fany persons
in :ha; state are starving A bin has there
tore been promptly introduced in congress to
authorize the war department 10 issue raiions
30 the sufferers. Nobody had hesrd.of these
sufsrinrs until Blshao Wilmar revealed
them; but being nec-ncs, ihey must b. -
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Cuba.

Cuba is not happy under the efforts Of Ter
Campbellitc statesman to make money plenty
by an abundant issue C.papCr money. Her whari
rats even are not foolf enough TO be swindlcd in
that way, and demand pay in gold or lis cquiva
lent in currency, and propose to strike unless
their terms are complicdwith The draymea and
coachmen Join in the strike. The junta Of the
debt has been in session discussing means to re-
lieye the financial situation, but without result
The proprctors Of newspapers also held meet
ING 10 consider the question Of raising subscrp
ton rates The overthrow Of the CASTELAR, Min.
istry has been fayorably received in Havana. The
Casino EspGnal is especially jubilaat The Vol
unteers are evidently in favor Of Monarchy.
The tsoNns ed the stsrNs Of Spanish vessels in
tho harHor, which were painted over when the
Republic WAS in vogue, are now being regi.dcd.
The Imperial Spanish co.t-of.trms has again
BEEN gla- ed on the Palace Of tEcNaptainGcncral.
The home government has granted without re-
str.ction the extraordinary powers demanded ~
Captaia.Gcncral JGyeliar,
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Foreign News.
England.

The arrival Of the Duke Of Edinburg at ST.
Petersburg, whittier he goes to marry the daugh-
ter Of the Emperor, is announced.
The investigation at London into the Vile du
Havre disaster has resulted in the acQuittal OF
Cap. Robertson, Of the Loeb Earn, OF all blame
Indeed, he and his men are highly commended
for their noble bearing" throughout the trying
affair.
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France.

The French inquiry into the loss of the vile
du Havre has resulted in the acquittal of Capt
Surmont from all blame, and it is even said he is
to be appointed to the command Of the French
Transatlantic steamer Vile de Paris.
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leved There are some sufferers in north
western Iowa, but being white people, of
course the government has no constitutional
power 10 distril ute rations to them.
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The RptJlican is very much dsgustcd with
things in general and New Years calls in partic-
ular. The ntdiluyian grannics who run the
Pee-tccc didn't get any calls on New Years Day,
or some one came with due bill or to ask for
an apology for the endless quantity Of diluted
swash which they weekly inlct upon helpless
public, or worms are gnawing at their vitals, or
dried apple gripcs have seized their stomachs,
or some other distemperS equally annoying are
"worritng' the GloD Worm, and it gets rid of its
bile by denouncng New Years calls as ian
ubOmnaion il not crimcm
Pshaw! why didn't the ancients aforesaid bolt
their doors, put mustard plastcrs on their spncs,
soak their feet, bandage their heads and drink
soothing syrup or catnip tea? Alas. they are
such poor, afflicted lonesome, flea bitten, wormy,
bilious colicky critters
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ms Law or SIDEWALKS

T, d curious study Of Itself. aua Is ubout u, COM
rlicatcd ~ uuanccry practice, or the criminal
code, or the rigimarolc Of pcescdc-asscs or the
legal fog Of divorces. Tic ,ooas operaHdj Of
ordering them ruilt is v5sy simple in itself.
Fir, some newly c,ect-! alderman, fun Of the
imr r,aucc Of his Office, and pretty dry from the
i.yg- resulting from d previous weeks cleo
tionc. ring and setting I'm up Tor the boys,
wakes up un the Hs', after the election and dis
coyn-- fiat Lc =, " drucci dry" and that the side
If the stree. & .hc nearest saloon Is without %
Sidewalk, -u'nt one place there is a small goose
pond 81 ~. gre OF 80, which he thinks would Dc
greatly in-rp,c,l with good sidewalk upon it,
margio lie 70 Ecs his seatin the council and the
f first thing ait,r being sworn in he proceeds t.
carry cut hi. pledges 20 his constituents, 10y
raising hi. voice for "rctrcnchmcnt, economy
= rcforrn'S-thc blazing legend upon his bannei
: IN election day, by means Of which lie beat o''
SculTins, HE late opponent, and then moves ina
swamp street aud Bog alley be paved and a side
walk put down on said street, from the corner o
Lost street and Mire lane where he resides L
Jim Redcyes saloon, on Hog slough. IL Is car
Tried, and commission Of three reliable citizens
at salary Of g. per day, is appointed to examin
, the ground and report 20 the next council. The
meet aud after sitting one hour each day for ]
DAYS at 81 per dicmJ report fayoraby. III
council order the owners VI the adjacent pond
fats, vSsie lands, lott, &c 10 build The walk
within - dave and in ease Of failure 10 COMP
i with ,his mandate, the city attorney sieAeH, hsq
: = .-l-r,;cd 10 apply 10 the County tonH FOR
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HOME MATTERS.
S-A on Sidewalks.
by BEEMUS.

BY BEEMUS.
Any number Of planks, of any width and length
laid down in the mud in any manner lcngthways
sideways or in any ways or sort of fashion, no
matter how loosely, carelessly or insecurely con-
stitute the common sidewalk. It makes no diff
ference how irrcgularly these planks may be
placed, they are a sidewalk, provided the irrcgu-
larities are regular i.c, the Irregularities must
be irregular.
1t is only by sidewalks that some towns are
distinguished from the country; but such walks
do not alw0ye mark where the country ends and
the town begins, because sidewalks sometimes
yet lost in the mud, or small creeks get turned
over them, especially in some parts Of or vii
lagc 1t is reported hat man who was digging
cellar near our shed last fall, besides finding a
mule and a calf in a petrled condition ten feet
below The surface, also revealed to the astonish-
ed gaze Of the people sidewalk, and that he
broke his shovel on spike in one Of the pIanks,
ana is about to sue the city for damages, on the
principle that the city may always be sued for
any damage caused by any Of its defective SIDE
walks; the defect in this walk being that il was
so hidden by dirt that "no fellow knew where
sidewalks Objectionable. They are not 50 apt to
break nccks, legs and arms and cndlngcr the
lives Of pedestrians as walks on the surface Of
the ground yet they are thus shown to be unsat-
-factory. The sidewalks around Ottawa mny be
dcyidcd into visible and Invisible; surface and
underground; or plain and Undiscovered, Just
now the latter generally prevail. The thickness
Of the mud on sidewalks varies to suit the taste,
llazlncss aud habits of the occupant Of the near
est premises along which these walks are placed
Usually where the curbstoncs are new they de
fine with tolcrable accuracy whore the walks arc
supposed to be, or, at least, draw an indistinct
line Of demarkation between the street aud the
space allotted to people who walk and people
who ride, or where politcncss or decent regard
20 etiquette requires they should not drive.
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italy.

Rambling sounds frcm VT. Ncsuyus during thc
past few days indicate that's an eruption of theycl-
caro- is imminent
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JUDGE WILLIAMS.

The muddle about the confirmation of At
torncy General Williams as chief justice was
ended on Thursday by the President, at VII.
iiams' request, Withdrawing the appointment
It was evident that his nomination would be
rejected by n large majority, and Williams
concluded to save his credit and his present
Office by backing out.
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-01

AFFRAY NEAR LITTLE
R0CE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND RIVER
REPORTS.


WASHINGTON, January 3l.--''cn. Shcr-
man was again before the House military
committee to-day and spoke OF tho army
in connection with Indian affairs. Ito
pointed out on the map region Of coun-
try in Texas, 200 miles long by 100 broad !,
comprising hali adozeu organized coun-
tics which, when ho passed. through, two
years ego, wAs entirely d9populated, the
Inhabitants having abandoned their homes
on account Of the incursion. Of tho Indi-
ans. lie said he had boon led to be!ivc
these Indians were Comanche,,
bat i. was pretty well uudor.
l,ood now that they were Kiowas,
CNeyennes and ArgepslCes, who raidod
from the Fort SIN reservation 500 miles
OF, penetrating through military posts
and Hoping themselves to the horses and
sto.k Of their Texan friends which they
preferred doing rather than bo ut the
trouble Of raising tLcm themselves. lie
gave graphic account 0! his interview
with Santana at Fort Sill, whom he
had Satanic aud Big Tree arrested, double
ironed and sent back 70 Texas 10 be tried
for attacks upon wagon trains and aur-
der Of seventeen tuamaterf, four Of whom
were bound 10 wagon wheels aud burned.
Santank was killed. in an attempt 10 escape,
lu3 the other two were tried and Convio-
ted and gcntonCed to be hanged, but
through the 10 NGence Of the humanitsrianG.
who regarded murder on tho part Of
tho Indians q, nero exhibition Of moral
insanity, induced Governor Davis Of
Texas, who ought to have known better,
10 commute tho sentence OF San
tnn.a and Big Trce, and tho ssmc inhu-
cnces ri Washington had finally restored
them to freedom, and they were now on
their ratorvGtion, ready to start out on
moro muTderous rsids If they should
| scalp Governor Davis nqxt time,
General sherman iniimated that no
wouldn't shed many tears. lie favored
the transtoT Of the indiana from tho con-
troll Of tho Interior Department TO that Of
tho War Department, and expressed his
! convictions that the army was moro kindly
! disposed t. the Indians than citizcns gem
orally were, and that il the country de-
mendcd extreme charitable treatment Of
the Indians, it could be accomplishing by
and through tho agency of the army better
| than by and through the agency Of those
persons who protested more charity than
soldiers, but who did not practice it so
much.
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LOadOn, England.
MEErINa or LIBERALS

LONDON, January 3l.--A meeting OF
Liberals who support Thomas Hughes,
va. held in Mary Lobopo last night,
Hughes delivered n long address, ia the
course of which no declared himself in
favor Of the cooperative association OF
workngmen. Prof. Goodwin Smith also
addressed the meeting giving hla cordial
support TO the viows Of Hughes The
differences between hughes and Daniel
Grant, who was nominated by the other
branch of the Liberals w Wednesday night,
continues, making tho return Of The con-
sorvatiyc candidate probable.
Acton Ayerton addressed large
and disorderIy assembly in Tower Ham
letllsst evening. Ayorton was compelled
to stop speaking owing to the lighting Of
tho conservatives.
Tho meetings in Greenwich last even
ing were attacked and the can.
didntes wsro compelled 70 cease
speaking. Ihero was also s. very Disorder
~ meeting in the department Of Ford
last evening. There are approximations Of
disturbances in Greenwich this afternoon.
When Gladstone speaks IL is said tho
thoroughlares will be Glazed one hour be-
foro Gladstone commences, and That troops
will ba confined 10 the barracks. Tue
premier is announced 10 speak 81 Now
Cress noAt Monday.