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GIRRARD CoIyTY NEWS.
LAscAsrER, Ky, Jan, 20, rs.

LANcAsfEh, ny, Jan, ~, 20.
CsrssssS.sos inisr,~ Jssr.si.
ALL quiet.
CIRctu Court sill in session, at q tire.
;nendous cost to the Commonwealth.
TN negro, Bill Bland, concerned in II,
riot at Lancaster, AMI charged with shoot
ing Or. Burdeti and Jas. Griffin, was con.
victed last week, and sentenced TO the Pen.
itsntiary for three years.
THRsk United States soldiers stationed
at Lancaster. made a raid on . negro dance
and raised a row which came near resulting
seriously. The soldiers were arrested ~
the town authorities, and rebuked in the
sum Of eight dollsr aud cost.
TIE trial Of VIM. Ward, charged with
bsrning VIM. Sellers house in the late
riot consumed several days Of the Court,
The Jury in bis case wac made up Of ciii.
nens Of Jss-amine aud Mercer. The trial
will perhaps Be concluded to-day.
Tnr dollhouse on the Stanford pike, one
mile from Lancaster, which was burned Z
Few day. ago, will lie rebuilt Immediately
In the meantime, the keeper Of the gate
nett TO Stanford will take double toll from
Ieron. going to, aud coming from Ian.
caster
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STOCK avn sR0P sre1s.


Ar q private ssle in Fsycse, last week,
corn sold at 81 so per barrel, and stock
hogs at a. so per 100 lbs.
JoHs D. DrcK sRsos leh here few days
since, over walkers line" with . small
bunch Of mule. for the southern market
tv...x. r..v. n n,
49,. s,.ne,,d X. -.a,,, 70 h.v ,w.n'
s.. :. 49, -, ..,. II, =, r.,
s,o ~ 40, ,Io.n.
co, u. u~i.
NJ, ,,,,,.s 80, -, 400 c.,,. 81, n.
-, 49, .,., :. -. ....,.u
from a. ~ bIc
!. w. NUN, OF Washington county,
reached home last week from Mississippi,
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Da. sivAor, the agent Of the American
Bible Society, held his snnusl meeting last
Sunday night, At the 2nd PRESBYTERIAN
church. The meeting IL said to have been
one Of unusual istere-t, as several members
Of the different churcher, J. II Mars, Of
the Christian, and J. W. Proctor, Of the
Methodist preachers-resd interest
ing papers, setting forth the value Of Bibles
upon the morals and civilization II the
world. Religious services we're suspended
at the different churches in town, that oil
might attend this meeting. The sane of
GERS were elected f,r the ensuing year; DR..
Samuel Ayrcs, President
l MAD the pleasure to be present, Sun
day, Jan. 81, OF the opening Of the new
Christian mectinshou-e, in Nicholssville,
Ky, Elder h. Franklin. Of the A. Z. Re
view, being present, to conduct Q ssrie. Of
meetings The house IL one u the neatret
structures ] have seen for sometime. There
was $500 raised Sunday. TO finish the liqui.
dstion Of the debt There were large ss-
scmbliss present at each meeting, to hear
the fearless Franklin hold forth the words
81 life. OF course, there vas no formal
ceremony, called, in popular Ecclesiastical
parlsnce, Dedication on this occasion.
Mr. y. simply referred to the taste display
ed in the building, and erhor,ed the BIRTH.
srs and sisters to adorn the interior Of the
samc, with lives Of purity and devotion.
MAJ. A. q. DASrEI, ~ out in card in
the last Aduocate, as a candidate for . place
In the next General Assembly lover
House. Of Ky. The Major is an old time
gentleman, and don't believe much in ca
tering TO the ,s-te. Of "Yorng Americas"
and hence, writes his card to suit his pecu.
liar notions Of Autobiography, SyntsS aud
Webster; affirming as he does, on the
streets, in its defense, that IL the people
don't understand what he means by the
terms "toot" and "a nrG" (for cook and
enough that they should be disfranchi.ed
in consequence Of mestal disability. The
Major has served two or three terms in the
Kentucky Legislature from Madison and
Garrard, and is sAid, by those who served
With him, TO have rendered q good account
Of himself. lie is always on the side Of
economy, an element greatly in demand in
our Law makers Col c. +. b.. look sharp.
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BOYLE COUNTY VIEWS.


DAsviLLr, XIV, December 20, 1875.
Ds'..,. ~ '''" ''o"
s""''
The weather continues cold and dry
with but little prospects Of change tc
something more agreeable to fuel consu'
mer..
A.. A. 80, s S 7" P'os"
Nv r., 1917 9"u", 'V"'u ''
r.. - - -, Wv vi
~, ~
:. - w.
INC P'eae"'"s "o' Purs anu elegant
"p~'
II. Drr,.rs ho,~ h,.l. ,. t-..,
aud u,,., NJ. L,.,v !, ~h;.h n. la
ms in an. loxs, .na ~ ,o~n Ia, F,;a.,
.I;yh,l, h,ni.in. ~. NJ. 80 ~.
bo,.. ran nm m.i...,,.., n, .om. d;.,.,c.
viii N. .h.ns a, Az. h,.a, .,,,oh.d h,,
6,nnd . .,o.n;,. nl.,. h. r,,n,,,a ,..;,.,
o,R.s, a Tbam,. .roc.,,
CousrY Court, yesterday, with q moder-
stely large gathering Of people, and not
quite an average number Of cattle, &c, in
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DUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY
Death Of Gov. Branletts Of the
Trustees - A Successor Appoint.
sd-No More Postponsmeats-
Drawing Certain teb. s;th.

Ala mssting Of III. Trustees of the Public III
brary Of Kentucky, Jan. 10, 1915 II .ss resolved
that {. NJ briggs. ksq., -ho undor The late Hon
Taos. D. Brainlrtts vas the real busi ness msnaser
lie Library VI ksniucty, he aud be 10 hereby au-
thori1d 10 take the place made vacant BY the death
of said hrsmstis In the management Of the znsir.
Of the 6hh aud Last gin concert and that the draw
ing announced ior February ~, 1879 shall positive
" asd unequisoeslly take place that day With
out further p.stponsment or delay on am secosnt
vhalsser. U. Dl hhkIi, lrssdent,
JOINS s. CAIs, Secretary. iV-id
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Z. n =. u. Ifsssss.

On lui Monday eleven bids for the con-
struction Of an iron railway bridge across
the Ohio river nj the foot Of Horne street
~ere opened by the trustees OF the c. s. r
X. The bid. ranged from S,93, 700 up Ia
81 ,0ss, 0oc, the lowest bidder being the
Watson Bridge Company, OF Patterson, n.
J. The structure comprises i've spans, in
GLIDING the channel span Of 5I9 feet, which
is the longest single 'psn in the world, ex-
cspt one Of the same length in Germany
and the total length Of the bridge will be
l,597 feet The officers Of the road state
that the estimates will be examined a
once, and the contract will probably be lei
in few days to the lowest and best bidder
The proposals were to be foo the structure
complete, including both masonry and
iron work. The trustees Of the rosd have
detsrsined on the construction OF the road
by way Of Boyoes Station, to point near
the United States reservation in Chztta-
nooga, leaving the Question Of the selection
of the depot grounds, in addition to those
donated by the Roam Iron Company, for
further consideration, As they expect the
right Of way and grounds to be furnished
~ the city Of Chattanooga.
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4 WAC told Up,hegroye, the Coroner, the
other day, that fellow named Abel, had
been murdered in a certain garden, and had
been dead for sometime. The Coroner
hunted for the body week and not 6nding
the corpse, sent report 10 the ooun that
deceased came To his death by "immatsri-
Ntxaiion"
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Sale or Land

A. Assignee ~ Gs'evocd b Dunn, I vill offer al
pablo -als. o. he Coart-houss door In Lancaster,
ii.rr.rd county, Ny, hsi seen the hour Of II q
and y. IN, on Monday, February sth, 1875 tract
VI about i3 acres OF land 10 said eoanty, sbost too
miles hom hfy sntsvilie ~ni one ssst Of lamp Diok
kobn-on IL hne land In god stale OF cultivation.
Information Ia r-s@Ed Ia title, condition Of and and
terms of sale made known on div u sale
lss-tas 1. ,. sriLLNAN, Asslsnse.
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T. posss-sr n s~ss,rr>fso ~ ssice By let
Yer (returny . prP~s esv> nss sssvrt the Law
vhsu ~lhscfew do<s 80 ssk>h- psrvr GOT ~ the
vmes, s-d State tke s~s~~sN fer sts 90 leing taken
snd selis~ ipd sss sake the psstsnnsicr r-ston-
sihs - she pulkshss fcrsths rsya~st.
2 Asy ps<p,s vhs sss~ . F,pe< two the pa~t.
once sbethr dire, ~ t,kt asas 30 snsthrr, %
vhstser BE las sub-ss'bea " nss, h responsible tof
the psy.
III any p~r-us ovaer W. paper ,i.coatinued,
hs must pay al aresrsse-. ~ the Publisher msy
esntirse "a sssf n antf ire pay men, !. mssle.
o., esrtAs ums, urS tee publisher reutinue- IA
ssnd, the rh~rh~f " e~and To pay Zoe " " he takes
~ hc- The pcs'a6ce The law pr,e-esk upon the
ground that mas wvs pay far chat no uses
In, c>ust ts.e f~-id-d that refusing To take
ss-spsr-ss urs persdirsl- from the p,..tofhc. &c
remavfrr arA i-~sisg them uncaIiei Ef, l. yr.-,a
Nsa e.f1~ocv ~ Intentional fraud.
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OrR srcK.-Col,l. aiiiict almost every
person in the community, and but few can
Say II am sell" Among thosc who sre
ccnined 10 their room. aud beds this week,
are Mr. u. ,. Iia-h, III several weeks Mp.
III. Pendleior. sick for many months; Dr..
Peyton aud Rlsckerby, neuralgia. Nj.
Be'.y Myers, III several ~sex. and better
nov; Mrs. James Acorn, Mr.. Wallace
vsrnon and Mr.. T. :. Par.oa., cplls and
ueurslgis.
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Rrv. J. A. BooLE, one Of the most enter
sining divinss Of the Presbyterian Church
in this section, preached several Of his bees,
sermons in this place, on Friday, Saturday
and SUNDAY, last, to large and apprecistiys
audiences. Our people would he glad u
have him visit us more frequently.
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Qua friend Pieron Miller made two de.-
pcrste plunge IN the occasion Of his re-.
cen, Vii, to Lincoln. and yet, he is happy.
On Monday morning. a. I've wss returning
to town from Mr.. Al. Jones, hi- horse be-
came frightened Of the cars while coming
along III. precipicc near Mr.. Sam O~,ley'.,
aud plunged over bluff some twenty f.et
high, smashing the vehicle to which be
~s. hitched, but fortunately not nj ring
Mr. Miller, who, nothing dannled, pro.~e,I-
ed 10 farm house up in the Wet tnd.
and made another plunge into the mysteri.
Gus depths " matrimony.
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rHREs Of the seven men charged with
KukluKing the family Of Nelson Moore
came to town on Monday last, waived an
examination, and gave bail for their ap
pearance at the April Circuit Court, to an
swer the charge.
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Ustss SAN wnorrcS nov occupies the
the't'nt room over + r. ChsnsuIts drug
sta.N, and the room opposite his, is occupi-
81 sy Jef Davis, the fashionable shoema.
ss~. Mr.. whorton .till Whistles the same
~ air that made him famous twenty
.,sr s&.
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Wa have had an nnbroken ice season for
nearly too weeks, aud the quantity Of ice
secured, is, by far, the largest, and Of the
best quality We have had in thi. stats 70
many years
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J. II. ARNOLD, Of the house Of MeAlpin
Polk 4 Co, Cincinnati, and J. II. Finnell
Of the grocery house Of Wheat a Cheney
Of Louisville, were in town yesterday, look
ing "a il business il entirely satisfactory.
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Msdern Tsaisia0 Of Chiidres.

How often do We see at the present day,
the mother, at one time delightfully."- oceu-
pied in teaching her children their Bible
aud their Catechism, and their prayers,
and reading to them Sermons on Humility,
Meeknc-~ and Benevolence; and at another
time, will encourage them by her remarks
and example, in every sort Of vanity and
pride; in the most foolish seli-eonsequence,
aud the most absurd disiain OF Others, Who
are their 'upcrion in intellect and morsis.
And the father will talk to his sons Of the
honor, and dignity, and duties Of the per-
feet gentleman, and the next hour, will in
dulge or spplaud their insolent mannsrs TO-
ward older persons, or those Who happen
not to have ss much money % they have,
a. a mark Of spirit, and even laugh At their
insolence or treachery, as proofs of their
talent. for getting along in the world.
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fLEn BRADy has a dutch Johnny" for
q partner, and Is turning ont some extra
-ork in the boot and shoe line.
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X. II. WEAREs a CO.. are building Q
large Csrpsn,ers and Joiner's Shop In the
West End Of town. This looks like bust
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y. L. uoSss.LAw he. --ss..! as".:ss.:
Cstawba grape vines which he will sell at
SC each, not delivered, and l0c delivered.
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Mrs MoLLIE Hill has rrturned home
after an ah.ence u q month, visiting her
cousin, Miss Marie Burnett, Of Louisville.
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A RELIGIOUS debate has Just closed be-
tween Ed. q. A. Carr, Of the Christian
church, and Rev. J. W. Mu-e. u the N. =.
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No TAX receiver for Lincoln county hs.
ys, been appointed, and tax payers may
suffer no anxiety about il. Ncnt year .
double tar will be levied.
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Mas. T. NJ. PKSsisGroS, Of Stanford,
drew the capital prir. in the late .idrcoais
drawing-a seventy dollar sewing machine.
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SrRAf NOTICE
Taken up as q Stray

By Dr.. seose Hum, near Aille.iyevills, Lincoln
county, KY sorrel hors With Hrollsvll," " o.
lslsl tf,-sl dollars Dr.. H. 1874
let iohs p Hushg-, ~ lie
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7 INCoLN COUNTY
FARM FOR SALE!

ofrr for sale my place Containing 10 acre.. d
uated la mills. North Of stanford, near the Sta
e. I'd and Dauvls turnpike. szid farm has Q good,
neg house containing four rooms below aud wvabovs
mp on II ; Is veil vat,red has "a splendid young
orchard WITH 50 choice fruit tre< etc. For tertns
etc, adde's. at stanford, Ky, u. W. COOK.
also offer for s.le or rent ny tvo story frame
strore house on Lancaster street In Stanford neft
il7-lm owe the Post once. Any person acsiring 10
the property can ind the key Ut the Post ofhcs
IaO-tf
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THr attention Of parties having Wheat
to cell, is called tn the advertisement OF
Mark,bury A Reid. in smother column.
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Losr.-A gold Cud Button. The fnder
Gill please call at the Journal office With
,Ams and claim the reward.
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BuvsS~ssar Malice.

Setars~s nod Ssh u. Coz credit on Dob Work
Advertisements. OF sv,-rription, o We .il 10 un,
der the uece~-i,y ~ refusing credit 10 one AVID all
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JoHS W WALLACE will erect . nev
Blacksmith aud .sTon shop on the lot nss
Ra.L's CArriag. Factory.
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THRsr new boarding student. we're re
ceivsi at the Female College thi. week.
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AT MAPLE GROVE, Lincoln county, Ky, ave
niles from stanford, w the D.nyille pike. order.
slicitsi and ..ilsiaetlsn ssaIsntsed. fsstones a-
49, esnfHA ~. 80
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PRICE OF TICKETS.

The Payment Of Gins gill begin the af,h day
amer the Drssins 1icksss masi - pfcssntsd sr
sent 10 koom 4, Public Lbrary huiliny Louisville.
Ny, where they gill 10 taken up and aid BY Cssh
thscks upon the fArmsn end Dro,ss b~sk VI
Louisville
ksGs whole Ticket has tea pafts sArh part
bearing the number oi tA< Whole Ticket There
fore, Tenth Of Ticket sntits the holder thereof
70 One Tenth of sAiisvss The wsois rtek.s Gay
dra.
Fer Tickets ssa Isssrs.asisa
Address
TssO. q. mn 4 uLlrrE,
Agess ssd Manager,
Patne Library ssiidias, Lesis'ius. ~.
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mai ~ LevisviIIs sass~ n sss r--e~s,, sd
tS,cs stamford Al sso. . %. dAy
Mall ROW LssIss<ns s~sv~ . ~snfsre ia ,.
Mall s~ i~-sns,e., ,es-. ssssn -ry s.y
Nail sss Lss,nrs. rrs~s ~, st..s.sa q,
eOaA~
Mo f.sa ssmer.et.arlsc- s.l,y o. asss-sa q,
80 Lessss al avn,
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st. Nicholas for 1875.

by LOUIS NJ Alcott, author n Little ws.sn,
The peculiar features Of er NICHOLAS, which
have conduesd - largely TO its popularity, vill -
French, German and Latin fer translation viu sp-
pear Occasionally; while sact-ia-the-Pulpit, the
Letter boI, and the kiddlr Boz, vill continue 10 10
full Of interst and the dspsrtnest for very young
readers will 10 enlarged
Baysrd Taylor Add other distinsu,shsd travellers
will give storiss Of Foreign CoustrissL
Mr.. Rideins vil continue HE series Of delig htfs
and instructive Pspers on Prsetical Subjects.
Mr.. Bartlett and othsr will attend to the DEPART
meat of Home entertainments, TsblsauK NivAnts
Nee writer's, 10 edition TO our present. large
eorIs Of esntribuo,s. will give young peapl VI all
ssss Poems, Jingle Stories, Sketches, and pspsrs
on History, Biography. Travel, Advenisre, Nsiur-
81 History, Outdoor aud Indoor sport Boys' snd
GiTls' Handicraft. Kiadergaten Gamss Literature,
With a hearty sprinkiins Of fun Throughout the
volume.
Price o. . year. but up TO Jan LIST ws vill esnd
the tvslvs auinbep for the year Just clased Vol
for oaly o. The same, klesantly Bosnd In Red and
Gold will se cent, Changes paid. Tor ".
One yssrs subscription and twelve back aumbsrs,
s. one years subs ription and volume one, bsuad
- aho,e, sent, changes paid. for w.
Al postages vii b prepaid BY ".
sCRIBSEBA %,
No. sst Broadway, New York.
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HOlE yOrTsSGs.

STANFORD has twelve hwyers-and s,il
they come.
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LNARM FOR SALE.

Tbs isrm on ~hieh Col. y. J. Rrectinridss re-
Gently resided, IN Lincoln county, near shelby Ity,
on the stanford snd Knob Lick turnpike, " o6ered
Tor sale. said farm cOntaias about tss ssres, With
coinertshe improvements, sud ill he sold % .
vhols or IN psrts.
fr luther information srpiy To the uudersisnec,
adjoining the farm, or address ~ shelby city, Ky.
o-u A. X. DENSEY.
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FORK FARM FoRsALE.
ia Acres.

Ny health having failed, desire 70 sell ny farm
situated half mile from Hustonviiie, coutsiniws
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INST kANlk.
THE
SOUTHERN MUTUAL
Life Insurance Company (!
OF KENTUCKY.
non OffI CEi
Southwest Cor. Third anu Istfeso6 S,s.,
Louisville, Kentucky.

This Company Issues Policies
upon all wsll-trisd plans OF Lie
Insurance.
No restrictions On residonoe or
travel. except within the TROPICS.
dividends paid annually alter
The second payment.
Assets ample and steadily in
cressing.
Its Policies are all nen-forfs,ting
Business economically managed.
Losses paid promptly.
OFFICE AS,
- j. as ;:si:i : :. y'- f E%:s;
saaf Z x s@.sA . = d. ,..,. ss.., ..s.,
b. U. fosss. Ness.l Aa,lsss,
= ". laxx,SSAS, 60, Asss6.
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GIFT CONCERT.

TIE SHORT POyrPoNEMENT
NOW ANNOUNCED Is Posi- GIVE
LIZ THE LAST AND 4 DRAWING
WILL POSITIVELY DE HAD ON
9Th TEDRUARY,I IN GUARANTEE
OF WHICH WE PLEDGE OUR
SELSELVES TO RE UND THE
PURCHASE PRICE OF TICKETS
IN CASE II SHOULD NOT.
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OF god land, yell improved. Good schools asd
churchss convenient For further particulars sppls
to GEO. v. COOPER, Hustonville, Ky. M
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100000 DOLLARS
IN GIFT s.
a L l. . a . II
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ID EpoRT OF THE CONDITION or
THE NATIONAL BANK
OF sOMEusET.

Al Somerset, in the state Of Kentucky,
~ Close Of Business Dec. 81, 1874.
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T II Z 8 O II Z N e Is
One Hundred Thousand Tickets.
10000 Gifts.

Grand Total 10000 Gins all c..h...,...,,- 100000
The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23
What Republican Rule has done to the
Navy.

Admiral Porter's statement Of the con-
dition and needs of our navy has the merit
of frankness, Itconcedes thatiall of thieves
sells in the navy only five can be made
really fit for service against foreign naval
mower. These five are double-turreted
monitors, and need nothing more than new
iron hulls, new engines and new guns to
make them efficient men-of-war. 10 re-
pair monitor by giving her new hull,
new engines and q new armament is like
repairing a jack-knife by furnishing it with
a new blade and new handle. The ad-
vantage of this process over that of build
ing five new monitors is not obvious-ex-
cent to Admiral Porter That the bulls
and engines of our warships are In bad
condition, has been generally known; but
it has been stoutly claimed that in the fit-
teen inch smooth-bore we possessed the
best naval gun in existence. We are now
told. however, that these guns are use
| less when pitted against the large Englisf
rifles, and that we must proceed to manu-
faeture steel breech- loading rified artillery
The result of Republican rule has, then
been to give us fleet that is unfit to g
to sea and is armed with antiquated an,
inefficient guns. Still. one use to whicl
the administration could put the nav
would be to shell the towns and plantation
of Louisiana and Arkansas.