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Domestic Nlarkera.

xsw foKK. January 20, Evening. Cotton closed
uzset and steady; uplaHds l5Tc; Orleans 10 | c
set receipts 1857; gross 4680; sales l64J
Iowa February Is 10 SIC; March Is q 32c April
1kOn see; May l6sl60l6 1890; June IT l6c;
Flour dull and declining; common to fair extra
&6 Zd7.2 Whisky active. 81. Wheat heavy,
,srI ar1n. sis Is Tallow firm "a. 07Sc, Naval Naval
stsrss steady. FreiRhts dull.
Co1ee quiet and firm, both for cargoes and Job
hnS. Sugar quiet and steady centrifugal * 45 C.
1oiasses quiet and unchanged.
Sizes OF 1881. lIsa; hvetweuties Of 1862. rs; of
ms4, lloN of 1865 ll7s, new 1885, of 1867. ll7a of
Esss. MS; new fves 1925; teaiorties ia
Tsnnessees 81, new 81; vrginas A. rev IS
sansolidated 500 deferred Ion Louisanas Is, new
IA, bevee skies Ash. Fights 3d. Alabama eights Is,
Aves IS; Georgia SKIES 10, sevens So North Caro-
nnss 1s'f new Is, special tax liz; South Carolnas
~. new ., April and October IS.
MONEY! In good supply at per cent. sterling
6sn 1t 81 84'a. Gold weak at Ill y 9lilh. Gov
sxnmenIs strong and active. State boz Dc quiet a
The Posts financial article says gold opened at
s.Lh, and has since 90 at III qillS. with ex-
aAve been to for carrying Foreign exchange
h unchanged Government bonds are quiet and
steady Southern State bonds are dull and firm
IN the money marie call loans at the Stock Ex
ehsree were quoted at 506; on government bonds
NJ tdS. Prime mercantile paper is in small supply
and The best passes a. 6QS.
I'm the stock market the opening quotations
wore Z, higher than yesterday Is closing ~ ices.
xbs market, however. be, anne heavy before the
Srst board. and has so continued.
CiSciSSArI, January 20 Cotton quiet; middling
ENC Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat dull
prices dropping j. 450l 81. Corn quiet; 60 acc.
cats-Demapd fair, market frm 44d53c. ProvI-
ssons quot; little doing. Mess pork pominaly
$50 5ouls IS. Lard-D, mand faii; sales Of steam
at 9ds l-l6c; kettle 81 a9hc. Blu k meats dun;
.s,tders not willing TO make conce. sioIs which
sMyess DE- mand shoulders held at Csc clear RIB
ISoSe, clear 81 as ac. Bacon quiet; shoulders
The clear rib &c; clear ss a9ac. Whisky active
II a decline; 94c.
vt. Lows. January 29.-Cotton dull. prices de.
ehned; middling l5c. Flour dull AMI lower.
Wheat-Sprns lower to sell; No. 2 spring Chi, ago
held At 5 % + ISL bid; winter d IN aud higher;
saies of No. red winter At + 5Sk al S. Corn
duh and lower: No 60d6lc on east track, closing
~ inside price GIN 062c IN elevator. Oats dull
and lower No. . 4+c on east trick; 45sc in e'e.
vAtor. Whisky st. ady; s6;. Fork FIJI s i50l5 l2L,
pry sail Ms AIS firm; shoulders &c; ear NIB S
clear she. Bacon firm; shoulder, 1Sc; lear rib
s9s &c; clear csc. LAID firm kettle &C.
F0retSn Markets.
EEvKRrooL, January 20, Noon.-BreadstuGs quiet.
SseI Sos Lard f+s cd.
LSNpoS January %, Eoon.-ETe al
ESyvdpooL, January 90, Eyening-tot' consoles
* up tuds basis OF good odi AIRY, 81 ipped Jan
uAry, md.
.xun t2fel2aa Tallow 3Ss 9dds0s. Sugsr 2sso 2Ss
I'd fur No. IL Dutch standard, spot.
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Succession Of b. Buscker,

CECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THR PARISH
to the creditors Of this estate and to all other per-
sons herein interested to show cause within ten
days from the present notification, if any they
have or can, why the account presented by the
administering of this estate should not be no
mOlogated and approved and the funds distrib-
uted in accordance herewith
By order of the Court.
jar 81 fe4@ FRANK PACE JR., Clerk.
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The above statement is q true and correct tran.
script from the books of the company.
KASPAR AUCH, President.
ROBERT JACKSON. Vice President.
toJs4 MATHS. Secretary.
STATE o. LOUISIANA
Parish Of Orleans, City of New Orleans. :
Sworn to and subscribed, before me, this twenty.
fourth day OF January, 1874.
John DAILY,
Sixth Justice of the Peace, Parish of Orleans,
At the annual election, held on the twelfth in
slant, the following gentlemen were elected di
rectors, to serve the ensuing year
Kaspar Auch Robert Jackson, William Mehie.
o. F. Theisman, Henry Bense j. j. H. Keller,
Louis Faessel. John F. Kranz, Philip Drumm.
Basile Dabat, E. II. Burton B. II. Scheme
D. A. Harris, Louis Mathis, DR.. s. s. Wood,
John Purcell, H. P. Walter, W. R. Fish,
]. NJ. Demarest, Z. r. Chevalley, Daniel Holderith,
J. II. Norton, Gustave Beck. II. Ellermann
And at a meeting of the board held on the nine
teenth instant Kaspar Auch, ESQ.,, was unani-
mousy re elected President, Robert Jackson Esq.,
Vice President, Louis Mathis Secretary and John
Purcell. Esq, Inspector
jas I'm LOUIS MATHIS Secretary.
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NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 80 1874

HAvRB-Bark Fritz-l9l7 bales cotton SO bkts Of
wine $50 slaves
BARCELONA-Brig Recurso-6ll bales cotton l240
slaves
BARCELONA-Brig Fritz-600 bales cotton 600
slaves
CEDAR KEYS-Schooner Mary Gleason. bbls
flour bbls pork ties bacon half bbls whisky 3
kegs lard SKIS corn SKIS oats and sundries
RUATAN ISLAND VIA BELIZE-SchoOnerH Helena
bales tobacco 80 bbls hour II half bbs flour 100
kegs pigs feet bbls pork 10 kegs lard cks bacon
20 bbs meal 50 bbs potatoes SO 554 feet lumber aud
sundres
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W NJ Joues-999 bales of
cotton
KEY WEST AND FLORIDA PORTS-Steamship
W P Clyde-l3l0 bbls hour $50 bbls potato 21O
axis corn Is SKIS oats 10 bxs cheese III. pcs cypress
lumber 339 pkgs sundries
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COMMERCIAL.

THURSDAY EVENING, January 20 1874.
COTTOs-The sales to-day mot including 1900
yesterday not reported TN il today summed up
$500 bales at fuller pricee, reguliug advance in
our quotations of ! 0ac in mddlng and strict
Riddng and about sc IN other grades. We give
also the Exchange figures as below:
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Among the curiosities at Fort Yuma, Ari-
NINA, is gigantic ''prairie schooner" Of
a8eSs pounds capacity. 1t d drawn BY
a..rtsen uuies, the smallest Of which is If
zeea hands high, and weighs 1900 pounds.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-30

The above statement 10 . Just, true and correct
transcript from the books of the company.
PAUL FOURCHY, President
q. W. Mort, Secretary.
Parish Of Orleans city of New Orleans
Sworn to and subscribed before me the ninth ds,
OF June, 1873. F. CHARLES CUvRLLIHR,
Notary Public
At q meeting Of the Board Of Directors held on
the ninth day of June, 1873, 1t was resolved to d.
clare CASH DIVIDEND OF FIFTEEN PER CENT
on the net earned participating premiums for the
year ending May 81, 1873 payable on third Menda,
In July next.
Also to pay to the stockholders, on demand
terest at the rate of ten per cent per annum
their stock.
DIRECTORS
p Maspero. David Mccoard
s. z. Reif, LIZ Geserea
n. Puig p Fourchv
r. O. WIZ, J. J. Fernandez
u; a. Cnanrafx, J. II. Allen,
Charles Laftte. tel2lv
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.

lsLOA44 LIZ Va l &SVOOOAs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES W Pike-346 bales cot
ron - SKIS cotton seed SKIS seed cotton 81 bbls
lasses "a hhds sugar and sundries
LOWER COAST-SteaIner Empire-G0 hhds sugar
81 hbs mOasses 1886 bbls rice 8,6 ska ugh So
bbs potatoes and sundrles
PILOT T0WE-Steamer Mare-sundries
ShREV kPURT-Steamer Governor Allen-i404
baes cotton bales hides 10 bbls molasses SO SKIS of
cotton seed Is SKIS seed cotton l22 head cattle and
sIndries
Observation-Disclosures La Beue-.lI4 bales of
cotton bales hides Is bbls mOlasses Ii. head cattle
and sundries
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Fannie Tatum-lOO7
bales 1853 SKIS cotton seed 5l3 SKIS olcake and
sundries
observation-disclosures Peytona and barges-2934
bales cotton 953 SKIS corn SKIS cotton seed 4i0 pcs
bulk meat 2280 bbs hOur 100 bbls grits II cks bacon
and sundry produce
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Indiana-l9l bales cotton
81 bbs pork 374 bbls whisky 35 bills beer 100 cks
meat 374 bbls onions and apples 1880 SKIS 1885
pcs bulk meat 264 SKIS bran and sundrv produce
CAIRO-Steamer John Means-l6 242 SKIS corn 3i2
SKIS oats go SKIS bran 900 bushels in bulk 500
bxs meat 774 bbls -four % cks meat ~ bales cotton
hhds tobacco and sundry produce
BhLMOHT-Steamer John kyle-l385 bales cot.
ton Us SKIS cotton seed $40 bbls -four and sundr1s
RECEIPTS By RAILROADS.
NEW ORLEANS JACKSON AND GREAT NORTH
hhN RAILROAD, January 29-l468 bales cotton and
sundrv nroduce
MORGAN'S LOUISIANA AND TEXAS RAILROAD,
January 29- 1863 bales cotton lO hhds sugar 80 bbls
m ,lssses and sundries
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-30

MONETARY.

DPPICE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN,
THURSDAY EVENING. January 49, 1874.
We have no new feature to notice in the money
market. The demand for discounts both in bank
ard on the street. is moderate More capital is
see king employment in first class collateral loans,
which continue scarce We continue to quote
first class paper. with unexceptionabe cOllaterals,
at 1012 y cent = annum; without collateral at Up
AL at l0lh y month. aud second grade at g. First
class mortgages rule at -dfJ y cent Y annum,
and second grade at lI1l2.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-30

VEUTONA INSURANCE COMPANY
NEW ORLEANS
O0ce No. IL I Gravfer Street.
INSURE FIRE, MARINE AND RIVER RISKS AT
LOWEST RATES
A. Elmer BADER, President.
Oh. BNGSTFRLD, Vice Preside Mt.
GEORGE STROMkYKR, Secretary.
Board Of Trustees:
Henry Abrams, A. Elmer Bader
~ a. oaumga1oen' Z. Z. Del Boudio
IN, hngstfeid, N. Prank
=. n uogIeve, Hy. Haller, .
9iEmuno otstz, J. H. Keller,
n 40 neT Ia;. Louis Leonbard,
nn9 %; unentnA' c. H. Miller,
E. Hacaolt, Frank ROder
S S; ocnneaoS1' W. b. Schmidt,
!saac 6eherck
y WCEE11waf0 J: u. Schwartz,
TX "uoekmSnn, K. Weisseubach
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Marine Intelligence.
OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN,,
Friday, January 80. 1874.
CLEARED YESTERDAY.

Steamship " Clyde Livingston 70: Key Yves.
Steamship Harris, wilson, for Galveston
Steamship Cortes. Kemble. for Boston
Ship Gettysburg, Stuart for Liverpool
Bark Fritz Guneerson, TOR Havre
Spanish brig Recurso, Argemon, for Barcelona
Swedish brig Fritz Hakanson, for Barcelona
Schooner Mary Gleason, Pierce for Cedar Keys
British schooner Helena, White. for Ruatan Island
Schooner W II Jones Davis, for Providence
ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
Steamship City of Dallas Hines, from New York.
to Geo Fosdck &co-2d district
Ship Virginia Parker, from Genoa, December 80.
to master-POint
Ship Uncle Joe Staples 81 days from Liverpool. to
Ocean, Zerega GcO-POint
Ship Circassian, Cain. Al dsys from Liverpool. to
master-POint
Brig Helen NJ Rowley, Rowley. from Rev York. Jan
uary 3. to MASTERED district
TowBoArs.
Went down ight-Brought up ships Virginia
and Uncle Joe
hght-Brought up ship Circassiaa
STEAMBOATS,.
Peytona verhoef from Louisville, and bar .es
Indiana. Neal from Cincinnati
John Means. Davis, from Cairo
John Kyle. Hutchinson. from Belmont
VS. Pike. Brown. from Smithland
Empire. Jeanfreau. from Lower Coast
Marie Bassett. from Pilot Town
governor Alien Benson. from shreveport
La Belle. Danuas. from Shreveport
Fannie Tatum, Allen, from DardaneLes. Ark
BELOW COMING UP.
Ship Ailsa, Dick. from Liverpool December 5. TO
master
Ship Lake st Clair. Lamont, from Glasgow, Deem
Der 49, TO master
Ship President Dasl, Olsen, from Cork, Becember
8, to master
Ship JAG OBJ A Stamler, Samson, l6 days from New
York, to master
Ship Gaulhoiel. Lomdregren. "a days from Cardiff,
to master
Norwegian bark Rebekka. Gaam. from Liverpool
December II. to master
Bark Clara Eaton, Meniman Sc days from Cadiz,
to master
Bark Galathea, Steansen, 40 days from Rotterdam.
to MASTER
Bark Bygdo, Christensen from Plymouth, Eng,
December II. to master
Bark Traveller, Penteld, SO days from Rio Janeiro.
to master
Schooner Robert Ruff, Return, 9 days from Calves
ton, to MASTER
Schooner Rebeccs Moulton, Atwood, I6 days from
Boston, to Norton Bell
EXPORTS.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l c Harris-3N tons of
coal
MISUNDERSTANDING ortes-2lso bales cotton
LlvERPOOL-Ship 0ettysburg-32os bales cotton
24Co slaves
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-30

Directors
FRED. DEL EONDIO, J. ARMBRCSTEE.
G. II. BRAUGHN. GEORGE BINDER,
r. W. DIELMAEH, ~. FRANK,
W. GOLDENBOW, ADAM GAISSER,
L. GRUNEWALD. ROB. GRIESINGER,
JACOB HASSINGERo H. p KLUMPP
G. L. L. MAYER AENRY OERTLISi:,
L REDER, Il. SCHULZ,
RUD. F. THUERER. =. THORMAHLEE.
;. }. WECKERLIHG. FRANK WAITER
J. vOELKEL r. NJ. ZfEGLER,
II. ZUBERBIsRo THOMAS SCHORR
jazz I'm
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IMPORTS.

NEW iORk-Steamship City of Dallas Assorted
mdss
LISBON-Bark Erna-I5O tons salt
RUATAN lSLAND-SchOOner May Evelyn 400
punches bananas 5000 plantains 1900 cocoaauts I40
pneappies
LlVERPOOl-Ship Jupter-355l SKIS salt
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INSURANCE.

NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY.
Once Corner Of Camp and Canal Streets.
OeP1toA.. V0OO ~
Assets December 81 1877. ............... 755,8N ~
Insures Fire, Marine and River Risks, dividing
the profits separately on each department to the
insured.
For the accommodation Of It's customers, the
Company will make marine losses payable In
London.
J.TUYES, President
]. ". HINcKs, Secretary.
Directors.
George Crquhart, N. Payro
C. T. Dugazon, Placide ForstAn,
g. W. BabcOck, Aug Reichard,
T. Ball Blanchard, Z. MitenberGer,
A. Schroeder, W. B. Schmidt,
Charles La1tte J. Tuyes. fell "
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Ara YETTE
FRI: INSURANCE. COMPANY
SEW ORLEANS
Faryth Annual Statement. 1888

FOEftb annual statement SSSJe
IN conformity to :he requirements Of it's ciiare
ter. the company publishes the following state
ment of its business for the year ending Deceubey
81, 1873:
Amount OF premiums on fire risks dur
ing the year, including unearned
premiums of 1872. x6:..i0 81
Less unearned premiums Of
1873. $40, I34 10
Rebate. ......................e 4,Lo8 81
Return premiums. I,O33 II
Reinsurances ............... 1885 So 1872 26
Net earned premiums. ........ $685. 98 IS
Interest. .................... $685. s!
Profit and loss. ............... u o. SOL: 20
----~-
Total. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Ss5..l6 IS
Fire losses tall pald).. S47,li 80
Licenses. l2l5 -
IaXtse. ...........s........... I,3l9 %
Saia1es.s. S,866 IL
Kent. 900 oO
Advertisements. 300 p
Miscellaneous ........... 90. ls6 95- S66i3 IA
Net ioss..o................. ........ $II.226 SO
ASSETS.
STOCK notes. $22e 900 90
cash.. 1l387 80
Loans on first mortgage. Is 785 90
Loans collsterals. ................... 5000 90
Bills receivable for premiums. ..,....... 10 50
Bank and insurance stocks ............o SO24 so
Bonds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $3.50 IS
Furniture, fixtures, etc................. 1.472 90
Premiums in course of collection. 1889 Sc
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EXPORTS,

coal
notwithstanding Cortes-2l5o bales cotton
LIvERPOOL-Ship ettysburg-3209 bales cotton
24Oo slaves
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AOA~ "Av ANA, VIA CEDAR KEYS Ann
KEY WEST.
United States Mail Line.
Steamships
MARGARET, Iav.nnn'
AEA The New Orleans, Fiorid,
F3 and Havana Steamship Companv
1sH1Sk& VIII dispatch one OF the above first
s. NJ kz3B class steamers from New Orleans
rorch;n Every Wedne.day~
a0u.Giniig az Cedar Keys and Key West md con
and WIN steamers for Alphabetical, st. Marks
RATES OF PASSAGE
r.,. To Key West. To Cedar Kar.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. H{U k25
mi A"So'''. ........... ~
p, through bills Of lading issued to all noin+s &;
florida, including Tampa, and 10 NJ n var Ia
Cnarieston and Savannah. A"ih'
None out the cOmpany's bills of Iadino s;,ra.
ana none signed after sailing of the steamer sneo
splendid passenger accOmmodations and ,i,,
tickets gwen to above points. AN 'nioush
Office. 'A"u1 permit from the
For freight or passage apply TO
;,1e 1. h ROBkRTs, Treasurer
- No. 1870 Common stre.+
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Inc above statement is a Just, true and correct
transcript from the books of the association.
s. E. LOEB, Presidenco
3. MEgER. Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me- this four.
tenth day of January. 1874
ABEL DREYFOUS, Notary Public.
At a special meeting, held in conformity with
the charter, on the first Monday In January, 1874,
MI. s. &. LOEB, President; B. MRYRR, Secretary,
and o. 8. ASCH Superintendent of Agencies, were
re elected UNANIMOUSLY.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-30

4 MEXICAN HUTUAL INSURANCE
Assoc TIOHs
OF NEW ORLEANS
pa. ........e.COmmercial Place.o...........:5
FIRST ANNUAL STATEMENT.
In conformity with the requirements Of theft
charter, the association publish the following
statements
Premiums on policies issued. ..........o $5O,l43 0S
Bills receivable short time, secured... IL $50 70
Office furniture. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1880 90
Cash in bank and on hand. ............. 246l OIL
Bills receivable stock notes. 229 $50 90
Total $295, l66 IS
LIABILITIES.
Premiums collected. .................. $3e, SD rs
Premiums uncollected.. ...........".... $3.50 IS
Return premiums, discounts and rein.
surance. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1880 IS
Commissions and salaries. 1876 81
Expense, rent taxes, stationery and ado
vertising NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S7a4 AZ
Fire losses paid. Observation-Disclosures. 1892 SO
Fire losses adjusted. not due. $3.50 90
Cash paid on OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2274O 90
Total liabilities. SII9977 30
Net capital LIS, 1873 So
, 1874-02-03

Epiacopnl Churcl, paaaod through lilo city yea .
ierdny, stopping al tho t}ra1sl Paoiiio. Nlr,.
Van Gott llaa tooi weBt OF tho MlAsisappi ton
wcoku. and, during tll.t time, has viz
ltel md hold 1nootfnga In O,nahn, wl,oro
t}lero wcro $40 conversions; Virglnia civ
GO conversions; Sacramento. 2D0 conversions
San francisco, 200 convorMouu. aho 1as
preached on nj, average from two to four aor-
mona . tlay. 11or presotlco and address in lilo
noon-tlny prayor-moosinB yesterday greatly in-
oreaaod Tho ilitorcas III tho aorycoH. bho loft On
tia afternoon trim for Daitfninro whore s1lo IL
ongagol for tlaroo woekH, md tlien ilau to 70 to
Nov Orleans to meet hlx-wc0kB engagement,
Her engagements oxtond up 10 187f, but gI.o
promises, ii possible, to visit our city at M early
day. -
HOTEL ARRIVALS,
Palmer Houso~-H. 1Baacs, Now Orleans !:
Josiah Bacon, Boston plnl.. Davidson. Now
York; II. 4. Gardnor, Detroit; ". rarBona,
l,oaton J. II. Wcl1er, Now York Thomaa Il.
Hestiaa IL, LoRlsyi,s y II tS,t X, H., Grand
Swain, 1snleigli. N. @. tho Hon. H.. h. Morrill,,
Milwaukee, tho lion. JameB 4. Courtonay,
Houston, Tox. g. q. Cunningham, Salt Lake !:
T. sintupor. Pittsburgh. :. Sherman,
Ilouse-rho Hon. Joseph Qilas, Manltowoo tito
lion. ". L. wotmore, Marquette tl,o lion,
Louia Abraham, Washington i. III. Hopkins,
Valparaiso j.. ". bromley, Det1uit; j. K,
Hamilton, Fond dtt Inc tho Hon. Bonjamin
Brooks, Philadelphia.
, 1874-02-03

STILL ANOTHER.
70 tie E!2or Of The Chicago 7rs0uao:
SIR: lu common with at least fifty other jurors,
Twas surprised at reattlng in your issue Of this
morning that tho Jurors Foo bill only takos
effect from tlo dato Of tho Governors signature,
Jan. q. II this is not mistake. 1t is altogether
unjust to tho jurors, md tho bill should be
nmeuaed again. Judge Gary has given hiH
opinion on tho subject.
Scorer of newspapers throughout the State
have published i copy ot the bill, tue SECOND ID
OF tho third class, who ayo served as such snco
tho 1at day Of Jny 1ss sha!! DO % entitled % to rS g.
addition to tic miloago Which tloy niay lavo
received" Ih9 bill! % sonssns three s. eesons;
amendment to tho I'LL bad been made since il
was passed in the above form. md certainly, no
such change AZ this days payagraph refets to bus
nn yet appeared iu tho Logivaturo'B proceedings.
Whom tho bill was introduced, you made ~ y,
editorial note to tho following effect: IT viii
retroactive, 30 That those who have served for
the past half-yoar can get their fees" SEQ Tn1D-
usE of Jan. ii. 1s7l. Respectfully yours,
CHICAGO, Jan. 81, 1871. juror,
, 1874-02-03

from tHS IETtG INH{t EEHTF3E4
She couldn't 200 it in that light. She didn't
want to marry him, but iae WIS bound sao should.
Thoy both livod Il couple Of miles from tho city
aud near neighbora, Sho rofuscd to liBton to hlB
counting, and ho grew desperate. So ho went
Oft to tho West, and wlilo ont tho1o persuaded
friond to writo lotter, saying that ho wau dead,
aud lBking, his dying request TINT aho might,
il she over won't out that Why, to stop for d mo-
nlent aud toss weed or perhaps L tlowor OH his
lonely grave. This was teudor, but it didn't
tako worth cent, and ato wroto bnck !ostor
to tho fricnd saying that II 10 had any consid-
Grafton for hor foalings at all to send her tho
dead fovcr'B watch md cbti,l, his money and al
his yalunhloB. TO curry out his plRrs tho dead
man sont home his BRASS jewolry a1ld other Of
fccts, and she immediately I,rocoGdet1 to don the
trinkets aud stert to Rlnging-school with tho
oaoaou *feller" Of lor ilcart. Gu their way
bacA homo tho pair were startlod by tho ai,-
partition Of the loss loycr, clad in ghoa.ly white,
but with tho old lneaments intact. Tho young
man 1et, but the girl stood STILL and, putting MP
paw Which rosemblot an elephants foot, ,naiyc-
]y inquired il tho gl.oHt wa1lted to DO kicked to
death by q u1,llo. 10 which Ais Bhostship re-
pliod thus: "Lortl Lord Jerushn, hoy I como
MI tho way homo to. find you fa1Ae 2" " You
bot," replied tho fair ollo, laughing heartily, for
shc had discovered that it WIS really the person
Of her eoad lover. The fellow ind played Il nico
ganle, aul Ind followed his goods aud cllattca
back to tho land of his nativity very quickly.
Tho damsol wnR so dsgustcd with tho other fol
low for running ut sight Of tho ghoBt TINT sho
immediately began preparations to marry tho
ghost,
, 1874-02-03
EESPQNDENCE.
10 ue Editor Of 1Ne Chicago 3ribuue:


SIN: No havo h Logislaturo whoso sense OF
justice and legal acumon may DO pardoned only
upon the grounds OF stupidity. aud ignorance. or
au utter lsrogard Of tho dutios to which thoy aro
delegated; aud son1o Of them will soon hear
from admring constituents. The Jurors Fee
bill il d legal outrage, for which these profound
thinkers will bo held responsible. Justice do
mandedit should BIO mado retroactive -toinclule
tho July term Of 1878 and tho Jannary term Of
this year. Thoso who served thon arc Us justly
entitled 10 ray as those Of succeeding torms !:
mud tint tho net it Is should receive the Gov
ernor's signature is incomprehonsibie It is an
evidence Of tho gross looBenesa Of present logis-
lation ut Springfield and it will not boar :contin.
ued repetition. Official notice has boon received
hero by The Clerk Of tho Court but payment
was retuscd this morning Of certliica.os OF the
January term. 1t will bo we'll for, tho llopresent-
atiyes from Cook County to learn TINT tlloir in-
difference to the interests Of their constituents
does not facilitate political succesH.
Will your correspondent ut Springfield advise
us who is responsible for this loyal outrage, mud
obljge MAxy JunoAs?
CuloAuo, ,Jan. 81, 1874.