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PARIS, July 7.-Tho rumorcd attempt on tho
life Of the Due tlo Chartres, by soldier, Ia cn-
tircly uufoundcd.
THk LEGISLATIVE RACT1oNs-
VERSAILLES, July 1.-THE Chamber Of Depu-
ties to-day, after an excited dcbate, declared In
valid tic election OF NJ Pcyrusse, Bonupartsst,
tho vote standing 834 yeas to t20 uuys. Ia the
course Of the dobasc, n. Do Cassagnnc made q
violent speech, declaring the intolerance Of the
Republican party was producing q close alllanco
Of all the sections Of tho Right against that
common enemy, the Republic. The speaker
was called TO order, but refused TO Withdraw
his remarks unless they appeared In any way TO
apply TO President MncMahon.
II. de Marcre, Minister OF the Interior, de-
uouncrd the spcoch "a an attempt Of the de-
clarcd enemies of the Republic to insInuate
themselves into the confidence Of to President
The attempt would FULL, fur President McAfa-
hon loyalty acccptnd the Republic,
NJ. Keller, Of the Right, declaFed, on tho part
found voting With the Bonapartiats, they re-
the divisions among tho Republican Deputies,
moved that the comlnittec's report on tho
Municipal bill be laid before ths Chamber within
week. Tho Bouapartists again suffered n
check. The motion was rejected without de-
bate, and tho report was immediately laid on
the table.
PARIS, July 7.-At a meeting to-lny the Left
Ccntro resolved to give The Ministry a. veto OF
confidence by adopting the Cominlttee's report
on the Municipal blu.
, 1876-07-08
CROPS.

CINCINNATI, O., July 7.-Crop reports from
e3s points in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kontucky,
and Tenneaseo wure te,cgrephed To tho 0a:sils
last night. From these reports II appears that
tho season thus fur has hocn very propIttous for
growing u,ost kinds Of grain, but Just "a the
harvest approaches there Ii Threatened disaster
from continued ralna from all points except
Tonnesseo and Southern Kontueky. Fcars OF
tlu destruction Of portion VI tho crops from
this vauso arc cntertatncd. As tho cr9pa now
stand, wheat promises i yield Of two-thisds |;
oats, less than Rn asurag8 crop; corn, u, u.l1
usually large crop; Aay III abundance, 6u. rank
aud wcely, alpt wheat suffering considerably
from the ruYagcs Of tho weevil.
Spsetai Correspondence Qr Tht TffbuHA
INnBpBApENCs, H., July 1.--I l,ave lust re-
turned 1eum short trip through the country.
Farmers hare made 20 much complaint Of rust,
ehinch.bug, and I1csslan ly, that I expected to
t'ud crops looking very ba1ly; but, oM The con.
tra1yy they are louktng very we'll All kinds Of
slIal grain ase Just lleadlng out. and, with fair
weather, an ayetaga crop may b. expected. But
two woeks Of ralny weather and hot sui will
blight nearly tic entire crop. Tho corn-crop
duCs not luuk 50 we'll OIL the average as It did i
year sgo At this time, much OF Il being very
ssnall. The ruin last hight was the heaviest anii
hardest Of the season, and beAt tho corn down
badly, but. a It h small, II will probably
StrA1gteA up.
, 1876-07-08
CQreR,


C9resi Is tust now r occupying oons!deFable At
tseaty by which tho two nAt!o,s havu escaped
war has giyeu cacll ali additional interest III all
that halonga to the other, and thu Japanese,
with true commercial Instinct ara bcgnl!nr 10
inquire what products OF GurtA they tnay exlSuct
10 yet tn exchange for tho teA aud silk they arc
prepared to ecill her. a ugtiye correspondent
Of tho NocAt ShfnbU1s, Eho has lately returned
from Corea, Klvea anything but IN encouraging
account Of tho country on this sGOre. According
to this authority tho htlls-and the country q
very mountalnQus-are bare ot grass aud trees,
and tho soll Il gensrally dry; 1t present
tho only mines which are known to
exist are Iron EaInea No gold whatcyoF, either
III tue sAape VI lnoney or VI uralltents, u used,
and the silver, copper, and tin, which are Yarl-
oualy employed, ars MI imported from Chiua
and Japan. Tea ID nut gtuWu, nor nre thu peO-
ple acquainted With It's uae their chief drink,
With which at present they appear to bu perfect
" SatsMed, cOnalstS Of vi tuluslon Of dried gtp-
ssng Or OF ginger aud dried grunge peel. To
bAccO OF very dark colnr Is manufactured A.rj
together With tlls, rcu aud SeRatl.utll OFlcuLalu
are tue principal products Of tue country. Thu
domestic aullnalA aru duKa, horned G4tt1G, fowls,
pigs, and horsca- Theas Lust ugu pkliIya uk
their kind, aud are abuut tbs sixe Of aonkeys.
As regards birds, Eosea forms III exception to
most Countries In thu world In that crows are
not to bt found within It's borders, aud
sparrows arc comparatively rare. Thu Cu-
seAll soldiers did not appear to bo very for
mlda1le to tue Iapancaa correspondents, aecus-
t0uul to the Krupp guns and breeeli-loadiug
tfaes possessed by hls cDuntly'9 dvfuulcrs, hui
As admlta thaE they seemed ~ ba letter drilled
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Tio fatset I s,,ar'is the honor @ ii ii. daughtor
as all important part Of l!s poescsslons, and
the highest bidder Her purchaser installa her
stewnrtcss nj hfE hoNec, gives tier the koYa, and
aogs her whenever lie thinks slie necda nog-
glng. ....-..
watching, or the true inwardncss Of fathers And
lrlsbands to tcncl her that the male Christtana
IN public placcs arc very dangerous anttnnls"
oses %sef of %esp I heonxns % q yste
religion which l,as lifted It's Ill to such sublime
heights IS nnqueationcd confidential tnter.
eunrsc with The shcpI,cnls Of their souls, In
Catholic and prntestns1t confcssIonals,
These blessed Chrlsttuns, in this Christian
1and, With lts Chrletan Government,
HITCH WOMEN up wtTn Doos AND DoNKsTs,
and act them to drawing 1oada through city
streets and plows In country. fields; and wo are
"Chrlstlanity !" hns done for Us, willie they OK
crt all their influence to cnforcs on the women
OF totiay the laws laid down for Corlnthian
slaycs two Thousand years agol ol
earth are c1erting themselves against wulran's
clam for common Justice as are tho clergy. Of
tho United States atid England, tho Christian
clergy, tile eclf-hppointcd guardians OF wo1ncn's
|" freedom of conseiahco I'D Just compensation
for their labor.
II any one wants to sec what that conglom-
Grafton dubbed "Chrtstfanity" has done 70
elevate volnent lot him eotne 70 sa%xony, With
cstant Church, an.l see feeble, Eray-l.nrcdw women
l0ada.l With pann!ers enough for donkey,
bending and tottcring ,,nder their burden, Or
pulling load Which taxes their strength 70 tho
utmost, while nice young men walk beside them,
smoking, md chatting to them as condcsecud-
ingly US II thcY were somc other 1advs grnnd-
!n1thcrt Tho stun preached and pallnGd Of as
Christianity Is nbolit as much like the king
dom Christ came to establish rs II Is like Mo-
lammcdanlsm. In fact, ttl
PRETTY FAIR CROSS nRTWEEN THEM.
Tint new 1tspcnsattoD, IN which there wns to
be "ncither jew nor tfrcck, bond nor free, male
nor fcuae,' Is Christianity, or viii l'n II It ID
over permitted to get here; nntl what VIC have
IS its snbstItntc Is Ninnianity -all male and no
boul and free in another. At ono tltne It pro-
serihcs Jews, at another Africans, It mukes
slaves and creates masters. 1t oplresscs tho
weak and pandcrs 10 the strong, and is,as full
Of cNsto "a Brali1nihisM.
Christ's tcacltngs arc laid upon the shelf, and
Paul's temporary rules for slaves nnd barl'astAns
arc mndc permanent Law for all ages, because
they fostcr Il ruling casto never contemplated In
Chrscs plan; aud, while these Lords Spiritual,
to lligl, places, stand with tlleir feet upon our
necks they rail- OIL us to return thanks TINT It Is
their feet, nnd not that Of the Turk, underwhlcl,
We ltct,
slall never again he able to sit quietly and
listen to one Of tllesu eelf-eotnp!alsant gyntie-
men tell me what lc and Ills religion l,nve done
for nc; for shnll nlwuys zee the old women
bending under thu big basknts strapped upon
their bucks, while their nice, young, Christian
grandsons strut beside them, l!ku surkcy-gol,.
nn1er tfsis Christian Government, in which l1nr.
" JANE GREY swIgs,1ELm.
, 1876-07-08
Gambling In Sfnn,.

A correspondent Of foreign newspaper gives
tho following description Of stamese gambling:
., 1.-THE sian.sse are iaveterato ga,nblsfs Gam
houses at DaElad and Cairo, or "a grog gshops In
Calcutta and bombay, and perhaps tho largest
portion Of the Government revenue is derived
from them. One single division Of the fort at
lent to about four and three-quarters 1akhs Of
rupees. i. ycar. These gambt!ng-l,ouscs are
large sheds erected in every direction, and al-
ways filled with men, women, and children,
dozen, devoiing themselves heart and
tSey have s' aeithor s thss p'IiY{tr wi Sr "nSa tSa
ability to overcome. You hay9 servant who
% t4oas S,an. .ns ea ss5ya You ws him and n. tsy
and he ia at once on To, some gambling sled,
whcrc, II he Ia unlucky, ha loses every 7rnctoli
Of his money. Not till then does llo return To
duty; and lii some instances, BY no means rare,
possession OF by this demon of gambling, ho la
not content with losing his mouSy only; but IL
ho hos family le stakea hfa wlfo ard children
md loses them also. Still he Is not satisfied,
The man goes to rnoncy-lender aud borrows .
curtain amount, at a ruinols rute Of Interest, ul
condition that II be Is not able to repay hin.
within q, certatn tine lle will work. for
a ss ss ntu osss sas saatRa ass Ra'ab bond I'D i ntst:
ecutcd to thla effect, tho borrower rocplyrs
the nionuy, gues and ga,nbes With It In thu hope
ot winn!lg i back what l,e has previously lost,
loHos again, and becomes tho slave and bonA.
appropriates half i'd wages III liquidation Of tic
debt lneurrcl This state Of things cont!uues
for ycars, aud no: uufroquenuy the poor slayo
dies ln his slaycry, having over anu oyer again
but yet not freq from Ills debt, wlilrl thu ".
orbitant rate ut interest has Bwellet! out to |.
most exorbitant size. This Is d lltost cruel
spec'es Of slavery, and tho present King OF Bia,,
who calls liiuself IN enlightened PrlHro, ought
Koyul Interference Il tlle moro urgently called
for, as not only lu atlults gauibiS away their
own lives md liberties, but eYen those Of their
children, who, on arriving at IN ago when thoy
hard task-mastcss who dispose oi thcm as they
plpasc,
, 1876-07-08
A. Happy Con,tnorcial Family.

lfEo J0F% xF7uRk4s
In tho list OF Subscribers to tho Centennial
Celebration fund published on Saturday, the
name Of Harper 4 brothers appears as Harper
Brothers & Cor In ytcw Of tho fact tint Of
the original brothers only Fletcher Harper sur
wives, md tho firm now embraces about dozen
sons And grandsous, tho newly cxtelnporizcd
lr1n name 1aay bc supposed to mean "Harper
Brothers and cosssl,s.'' Such title would not
tS, es "ore singular an ,a are % n,any M thing stout
and John !la1pcr bud no artielca Of copartncE~
ship, Each ulcmhcr drew what lie liked for
family expenses, mud tho profits Of tho coneern
wete s always toinycstcl in tle business.
younger hrothers, Wesley and Fletcher, welc
takel Into the houso, anu the profits still 20 to
swell the now imnense capital Fletcher, tho
youngest ais! surviving bratler, usetl to soy
lin BY .lolnarallng 5000 for Ills adinis-
sion to the partnership. The partnership Is
.,uw ll.nttyd to tho male mcnibefs Ut tho fau,-
lilies, The daughters receiving dowcrs Oh marry
HY Ysr aus tho 4ha % Is ways S fss S4na H5ssRSr 51gR
ers aro continued With religious aceuraey, 80
th4t t4oru arc several Josspbs, two! or three
FletclIers, two or more IDslns Gte+ who arc dis
sESsnsa IN ,hS +, aar ssusHs Of sst %
because le llves in Bfooklyn}, "Joo &:!d'' tbe-
loo Ah.er," ths "Colonel's john" {son ot
C0I. John HAfpGt, S0-call6u, to distinguish lin
from .Fifth Avenue jack" slncs dcad), and
"Fietch., Jr.," and "FIetch., aA," aon and
grandson Of .1thu Mutor," who Is neyer called
Fletcher at Rll. There aro several 9th er dts
ttnctlye n!ck-nanes which VIC do not recall: The
tirn haro many of the characteristics Of Dick
ens' " Cheeryhlo Brothers. y Including ysritable
Tm I.iakinwater In tho cashics, Denla1est, who
dnoa pretty much ~ he plesses, abuses tho trim
from ycnior to Junior whenever ho feels like it,
antl is ouo of tia estnatnlct, ana bes hearted,
and ulost popular follows tu tic world. lu r.:
veugo tho 1rn occasionally conspIrc to play such
practical jokes on TIN a 1anshinE hlln foz
summer tEps to Europe, With 5000 Tor e1pou-
scs, "only to get rid of him. Altogether It Il
very happy commercial family.
, 1876-07-08
FIRES.


LAsALta, Ill.,, July TAT an curly hour thta
morning tho residence Of Leo Hoffman, ESQ.,, q
prominent merchant Of this city, and who was
absent from homo at the time, was discovered
to bo on fire, and, though the Fire Department
worked hard to saye tho building, two-story
framo structure, It Was entirely destroyed with
most Of Its contents Loss about $3,b10 III
surcd as follows: On tho house, 1880 In
tho lEtnn; OIL the furniture, wearing-ap-
parc1, silycrware, etc, g. 600 IN the Frank
I'm Of Philadelphia; on the, piano, $3.50
Tho piano, parlor furniture, and sllvcrwaro
were saved. Mrs. HotIlnan narrowly escaped o
horrible fate, being asleep. and awakened only
when the alarm was gtycu, mud was afterwards
clothes by mcaus Of laddcr. Tho origin Of tic
fire cannot bo defnttely nscertalnct, lis no fro
has been used In the house for dny or two,
but tho rlaco where first discovered would lead
ono to infer that tho acknowledgement had been
applied.
, 1876-07-08

"Tlio Fathers" werc not old lucn. Tho
tho Fourth OF July, 1T7O, scarcely reached forty
tive years-Jolln Iancock, tho President, was
but thirty-nino yeara old: The slx oldest repre-
eentstiyes were Benjamin FrankEir, agcd nj
a. Jacs Ri sRit aEsa Ju uS; S Matthew T; Ths;ts"n, asS
aged 81; aud deoFge Taylor, aged 81. Thu
aeyen yuunEest were Thysnaa Lynch, Jr., OF
South Garol!r.t, agul e; Edward Kutleagv, Of
su soash GGa Gsfsa ISL as A1ehas atsto q
South Carolina, uXeI Isl Thomas Jefferson, Of
Virginia, aged 80; 'Elbrldge Gerry, Of Aiass4thu-
setta, age:! %; benjamin Rush. OF Penusylya-
Franklin, the oldest ,neuiter, aud Lynch, tho
youngest nas furty-thrce ycars. Youth, mid
die, aud old ngo wSrs fairly represented; 30 weto
EAtlonalittes. Two members Wuro born In En-
WAlts, and tln sv4t III tllA (1,tupiia.
, 1876-07-08
IN CHICAGO.

A still a1arn to Engine No. O at 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning was caused by fire IN tho
rcstdcnue Of Samuel Koln. Cuuso Of fire un-
known. Damngc, $50.
a still alarm to Engine Company No. rs nt
$3.50 lust evening WIS caused by the explosion
Of kerosene limp ut No. 500 South Itnlstcd
street, occupied by Chnrlcs johnson ~ boot
aud shoe store. DnmnEo nominal
Tho alarm from Bog '}A at : o'clock last cvan-
ing was caused by window curtain catching
flro from lighted candid on tic upper floor Il
No. 498 South Cn,lal street, tho residence Of
Jncob Loyy. Danagu nominal.
Tho alarrn from Box 758 ut 2:45 yesterday
afternoon was caused By the burning u Il barn
occupied by Robert Woodh,irn as a storage
place for hay and outs. Damage, 800; utk,-
6IlyCl.
, 1876-07-08

than the Japanese troops wcro PRIOR to the IN
rival Of CoItl1nosloro Perry. Thcfr uniform I'M.
sisted Of wooden hnts, and coats Ut rcsdfsb
co'or with wislo slccycs; they were arncsl sitb
s'nall 'nntehlocks and swords, and the banner.
humber Of tho men. The various fortsesss.eo
wcro mounted with guns, which in their tnrn
Neru mounted On ntones inetehl Of earrtspp,
Tow ropcs were used to fire tho r!crcs, and ths
Vldtng place 0f safety for tho men who acteil
ms gtinEcrs. The population Of tho country Il
estimated at about 6,000, 900 and tho people an
poor, fdlc, md dirty. baths aro unknown
whlc!! accounts, adds tito correspondent, Il Ia
persons and for tho dirty hue Of ticlr once wIte
, 1876-07-08
INDIA.

INDIA.
YNI6nTFuL OUTBREAK or CHOLERA.
CALCUTTA, Jnne 18.-0olwood, q village Of
100 people, on the Bombay and Darola Railway,
has been the tcene OF ono Of tho most frtghtiul
outbreaks Of cholera ever known. Over half Of
the population died in three days. The disease
appeared al noon on tho 4tl, md before day.
break next morning there had been 81 deaths,
On tho sth all tho survivors fed, but were re-
disease Displayed extreme virulencc, some cadcs
proving iatal In twenty minutes, In these
cases the ordinary cholera sy,nptors were nb.
sent, and the body at the f1fst stroke VI tho dis
There Is no rcadent doctor In the vtllngc, anl
medical help WINS some time In arriving. Gr,ss
neglect of sanitary measures is the apparent
ratsc rs It ls STATED that the puorle were living
unusually prevalent this year, outbreaks being
reported from various pnrts Of 1n.sia-none,
howovor, approaching that OF Golwood In ylo-
lcnce.
TERRIBLE COMBAT BETWEEN AN 1SD1AN CHIEF
AND nouDEnS
Star of india.
A band Of dacofts, UT professional thieves.
consisting Of forty men mounted on twenty
Oodeyporc, near the Mcywar Stats, whcrG thcy
surrounded anti took possession Of seven caIncIs
loaded with opium, belonging to i',errliants on
their way to Agra. Tho daeoits got clear of
With ,a e b1s hui 5a The npsfi%ss % VIZ h. effsps n
Jussraj, WHO loat no tinic III actlng OH the in:
formation. Tic collected twelve spwnrs, picked
men, aud started In pursuit. leaving othces to
alarm tho villagers ami send help after his party.
The robbers wore traced to . spot about 10
lniles OF, whcro they had concealed themselves
In tho Jungle, taking advantage Of d
ravino for projection. Tho lIakim arranged
his Plan. wcl,1 and contrtved 1, to let tse
AIMING the fyar1iy. Int fhC thfbvrH uare on thn
, 1876-07-08

would offer him SONS potsoncd swcctmcnts, or
watch Ills opportunity to sprinkle arsenic over
the flour tho poor man was nbout to make mis-
ehnpdtfiss out Of. After dcntt, he would rob
his victim, and cltlcr throw tho body into the
jungle or burn 1t. Tho wagon and bulIocks he
would dispose OF In tho nearest village for say,
10 or 90 rupees, and In few days more 20 tho
ta1no round Of assassination anil robbery. lie
muftlcra committed BY him within abort
ttnnn
, 1876-07-08
TIE TRIGGER.

Special DispascA to 1As TtibHns.
Iowa CRY, H., July 7.-The crack slsotn Of
Eastern 1owa contcstcd for q pursu Of $3.50 hero
to-duy. Tho shooting WIS fair. G. Chase, OF
West Liberty took tho first money, aud L. a,
Chairman, at Victor, the SECOND.
, 1876-07-08

Tho Constantinoplo correspondent Of tho
Lonlon Nc,cs giyca somo interesting Incidents
h1ye beun innunlesabla Btortcs Of tho says9cuess
OF Abdul ALiz's temper. Two years ago it was
, 1876-07-08

Special Dspasch to 9as T1braA
PEORIA, ILL.,, July 7.-Bogteuh Hanush, q Bo-
hemnn cigar-tnakcr, was drowned whilo swl1l-
ming In the river this evening.
, 1876-07-08
NEW YORK,

New YORK., July "a. A. sclovcr, a wcll-
known Wall street operator, has filed his peti-
tlon In bankruptcy, Ills total liabilities arc
$UdO, ,D00 OF which $545 600 Is partially secured.
, 1876-07-08
FATAL AEERAY.

E Cnn1HNNH, Wyo. T., July 7.-Joseph Haden
and W. f. Bland, both foremen Of cattle herbs,
got into quarrel to-day at Ogalla]a, Ncb., 1rcw
rcvolvers and exchanged several shots, result
Ing IN tho death Of Hadeu, and dangerous
wounding Of Blind.
, 1876-07-08
TURKEY,

TnN FOURTH At CoNsTANT1NorLH.
CoNsTANTiNorLH, July 7.-The American
colony enthusiastically honorod tho Fourth.
Horace Maynard, American MInlster, presided,
read the Declaration Of Independence, mud
nude speech.
, 1876-07-08
KILLED DY 4 HORSE.
Suscfag DtsnflscA to 7ns Te4dunh.

BLooM1soron, ILL.,, July IA son Of Mr.,
Kocnsly, who lives near DenJaminVllle. Mclean
County, was instantly killed this morning by
the kick Of horse. The boy was ycass old
, 1876-07-08
SHAFTS FROM HEAVEN.

FEnaus, Ont, July IA terrific thunder
storm passed over this section Of country at
noon to-day. At Luther Village two young
men, naInel William Oliver and 1Iugl. Taylor,
wero struck by Lightning aud instantly killed.
, 1876-07-08
BASEBALL

NASE-BAl.L.
CINCINNATI, July 7.-l}Mo ball; The New
Ravens defeated tho Ciucinnuts to-day by
neure Of 3 tu !.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-26
An Amendment Needed.

Under the Code insane persons cam
not be committed and sent to the In
sane Asylum unless some one will
swear that they are violent or danger
Gus. This defect should be remedied.
There are cases of insanity in which the
unfortunate persons are harmless and
inoffensive, yet theirvery inoffensive-
ness prevents their admission into the
asylum and debars the care and med
ical attendance which might secure u
permanent cure. Here is case in
point: Every day for month past a
Mexican woman with two little chill
dren has presented herself in the la.
dies sitting room at the Southern Pa
cific railroad depot. She has no aim
in view except, as she says, to look af-
ter her property, part of which is
the depot, railroad and rolling stock,
which she asserts belongs to her and
is being used by other people without
her consent. The poor woman has
probably read ARCHER'S freights and
fares bill and believes that no matter
who builds railroads, they belong to
whoever will claim them. Her insan-
ity is of a mild type, and could she be
committed to the asylum might re-
cover her mind. There is also in this
county another Casa man-who
cannot be committed because he is
neither violent nor dangerous, yet his
friends have spent hundreds of dollars
to have him cared for. A few months
treatment in the asylum would no
doubt effect permanent cure of both
these unfortunates. The Legislature
should so amend the law that where
The friends of the parties desire, cases
II insanity such as we have cited
could be admitted to the asylum and
receive medical treatment.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-02-26
Worthy Of Approval.

Tie Republican of day a. two
since had an article on banl. and
bankers, in which deserved tribute
is paid 10 the managers of the Farm
ers and Me.ch .its' Bank of this city, to
gethPr with some commendatory re-
marks on the conduct and status of
the bank itself, that will be read
with pleasure by the friends and pat
rons of the establishment, which we
believe includes our entire commu-
nifty. The basis on which the Farm
ers' and Merchants Bank is conducted
guarantees it one Of the most substan-
tial banking institutions in the State,
and renders it deservedly popular
with depositors and borrowers. It's
stockholders are our own citizens and
reside among these with whom they
do business. Each shareholder is
worth more in his individual name
than the capital stock of the bank.
The business of the Farmers and Mer-
chants Bank is conducted by men of
acknowledged financial ability and of
great banking experience. From the
day on which the bank opened its
doors down to the present time it has
sustained no considerable loss, and
never, except to prevent the outlaw
ing of account, has it had occasion to
go into the Courts. The history of
this bank presents only gratifying
pages to both stockholders and depos-
itors. With an unexceptional record
and under such careful and judicious
management it We're almost superiu-
Gus to add that it has fast hold on
public confidence, with a rapidly in
creasing and consequently profitable
business. The people of this city, and
in fact of all Southern California, have
long regarded the Farmers and Mer-
chants as the bank of Los Angeles,
and there is every reason to believe it
will long continue to merit their con-
fidence and patronage.