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TA daughter, of jacob Foster, OF
Brookfield township, Noble county, re-
Gently went on visit to neighbor, and
not returning in the evening. search was
made for her and her dead BODY was
found in 3 strip of woods near to her
home A confusion in the back of her
neck indicates that some violence had
been committed, d,--Barnesrillc Enter
prise
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Road Tax.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Commits
~ sioners of Monroe county, Ohio. at their
March session. 1876, levied one mill on each
dollar valuation of the taxable property in said
county. to be worked out on the public high
ways between the first day of April and the
first day of October, 1876. by able.bodied men.
ut the rate of one dollar and fifty cents per day.
WM. WEDDLE,
mchI l., ,76w4. Auditor M. c. O.
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READY-MADE
CT OF III II NC.
At the Very Lowest Prices.
CIGAR lMANUFACTORI,,rsf I,sf q
- wooDsFIELD,, OHIO. ssae'sg'

i aHaL srEs
T HAVE established = Cigar nanufact,fv X
Woodshssd, In Rnxuxxa.s buildiux1suEon
OF the Court House, whore will maufaeturs
Fine Cigars. Tips ANA stegaa,
For the trade Of Montos and adbSiAiA6 sdans2
ties at prices which will compare faverably
with those Wheeling maaufactussrs. ss,,,
,sstk NM srOGA CIGARS 81 ,sl
WIN be manufactured from the au.ss .sa,,s,r.
OF Kentucky tobacco. Trps will be nsde leresss
Aassachusstts, and Fiss Cleans from Co.'S
necficnt and Havana tobacco. The patron q !.
age OF ,sedss 20 fsfrs n 81
~ .ss.lsGe sts sSsaysk
Merchants aud Traders - -
GENERALLY IN Monroe county 10 solicitSA. aov.,,
dsrs wiz receive prompt attention. CsihsSa
examine my stock before purehsstns g.
where, - FRBD. ROsBMHIYR
n''sS' 'smS' Woodsasld, ohiss
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kvThe Republican party is In pitia-
bls condition, caused by the dishonesty
Of its leading members. ScHENoK. BEL
xSAr, GRAx-. BABcocx, PiERREroNr,
JorcE, McDoxALp, McKeE. DELANo, and
many others. These are q few Of the
gentlemen who undertook to reform the
civil service; some Of them are already
inths Penisen,iary in Missouri; where
win the others halt II s.:
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aWMARsH and other witnesses against
BrIxsAP. and other friends Of the Ad-
ministra.ion. have been frightened into
running on to Canada by threats from
the Republicans ia Congress and orders
from GRAsr for their prosecution
"Let no guilty inan escape, ,"-unless he
bs I friend of the Administration, Is the
wstch- word
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Trlegraphn.
The Attempt TO XIII Off the Im-
peaCiImeDt.

WASHINGTON, March The attempt
Of the President and Pierrepont to get
The Balknap case ont of the hands of the
House and Senate and turn it over to the
District Court has been circumvented,
hut the effort has excited the most pro-
found ndigna ion. Coming right on the
heels Of similar action in the Blbcock
case, it causes about eqnal disgust at the
indecency of the proceeding and aston
ishment at ts audacity.
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three pieces jointly contain about one hun
drsd aud two acrss be ths same Or less =
Appraised at $3.000.
+ TsRis = One. third cash in hand, one third
In one year. and one-third in two years: de-
fsrred payments to bear Interest from the
day Of sale, and to be secured BY mortgage
on said premises.
MICHAEL BOUGHNRR,
Admir- Of the estate of Jacob Truck. sr., decd.
mch7 '16w6.e y .gSkG9M Il
,HuSrsR &s NAILoRY, Att,ys. L xFoA o
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~ Republican editors were loud in
their complaints, not long since, that the
Democratic House Of Representatives at
Washington was .do-nothing body"
What do they think by this timer Isn't
thst body keeping them pretty busily en-
gagged publishing accounts Of the dishon.
esty and rascslity Of leading members Of
their party.
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~ Judge ALpHosso TAFT. Of Gin
cinnasi, has been rendered and has accept
cd The position OF Secretary Of War.
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.4NA very delicate little revolution is
inpsogress in Mexico.

sEPriyate DALzRLL is q candidate
for Congress in the 18th District.
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eIltis given ont that the Democrat
ic Conventions woul.l probably have been
held a, Cincinnati but for the factious
,niiit manifested by the Enquirer =
Woodsfcld Spirit
A very handsome compliment to q
newspaper that cant be controlled by
mousing politicians and professional
Office. seekers. -Cincinnatt Eaqutfef.
The Enquirer misses the mark. 1t is
not because the Enquirer is supposed TO
he controlled by politicians or Office
seekers that it's course is not unanimous
ly endorsed by the party. There are
.nn,ebensions that its editors are some
t;ues Influenced by their feelings and
pteIaaices ratAer than by their carefully
n.sored Judgments. They are pr's IT.
but scinewhat errstlc.
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gThc N +. Tribane says of PINCH
nAckis cfarts to obtain . seat in the
Senate:
"Mr. Pinchhack was never elected to
the Senate. He had no manner Of right
to the seat be clsimctl. The effort OF
this mnlatto keeper Of New Orleans
gsmhlius house to use the power Of the
National Administration to force him.
seR into the United States Senate was
A. un warranted as it was indecent His
rejection ly no means disentangles the
consolidation which the Presidents law
less acts have created in Louisiana, but
ills step in the right direction
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stories That DO Not Hang To.
gether.
WHAT THE pREsIDENr SAYS.

{ WHAT TIE PRESIDENT SAYS.
To the Associated Press. = ..i,t .;..,5 -
The President il conversation with
friends said emphatically that he .Was
not aware of the enormity OF the char,
ges against Belknap when he accepted
his resignation. .4
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1Nep advertisements,
JOHN e. MIRACLE.
G 0 UN TY s. RVEY r,
STAFFORD, MONROE CO., o.
Surveying promptly attended to on applica
ton or by letter. mchl4 ,76Y,
Mill Building and Mill Machiner.

T AN PREPARED TO FURNISH PLANS
l and SPECIFICATIONS of Steam FIGURING
Mills drist Mills, Saw Mills and Factories;
will take contracts for the erection of all
kinds of mills, aud to furnish the latest i'm
proved machinery for them Have had %
years experience in the business Address
GEORGE RICHNkR,
Jerusalem. Monroe Co., Ohio.
mchl4,76Y.,. s...-..-G
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EFA

FA oe fjni,ed
States Senate ne Sth inst, on the
amendment of Senator EpMUyps. To tue
resolution of Senator MoRroN for the ad
mission of L. b S. PINcHBEcK to q seat
in That body, making the resolution read
THAT P. B. S. PNCuBEcK be not admitted
as Senator from Louisiana" which was
adopted by vote of 80 against 80. Five
Republican Senators voted with the
Democrats and secured the defeat of
MonToNs political bantling. Mr.. Eusrls,
another claimant to the seat, will have his
claims considered next.
NFWith the "humbug" element left
out Of politics, there wonl,i he so little
left of that commodity that professional
politicians would have scanty picking =
But it Is certainly not demanding too
much to ask that bald absurdilies like the
following from the Connecticut Republi-
ca platform, be abandoned:
"The country demands that necessary
legislation he passed to carry the Re.
sumption act into effect at the time spcci.
lied, either by funding the greenbacks
into long bonds, at the lowest practicable
interest, or by using any available means
to pay and cancel them"
Not man whovoled for that resolu
ton was fool enough to believe that /
was ANYTHING else than the sheerest hum
bug. Every delegate there knows tha
resumption on the tirstof January, 1879
| is clearly Impossible. But sic idea i
abroad that whatever party can make pre-
tense OF the "soundest hard money doc
trines" will gain the influence Of tn
"Money Power" which is believed to b
omnipotent in our politics.
This bitof' transparent humbug is sim
ply the bid of the Connecticut Repuhli
cans for that influence. They expect tn
"Money Power" to aid whichever part,
will be most subservient to its dictates. :"
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EThe Democratic State Convention
Of West vireinia will be held at Charles
ton on the 9thiday Of June.
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W Az LEI AnA MENi,
ApJUrAxT GENERALS OFFIcE,}
WAsuINsroN d c. March 6

w AR IMPAIRMENT, 4
ApJUrANT GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D. c., March g.
To Lieutenant General Sheridan, Command
ing, Chicago:
The President directs you to notify
Evans, Post-trader at Fort Sill, that his
appointment is revoked. He will be
permitted to remain anG sell goods at
prices fixed by the Council Of Admins
tration till the appointment of bis sue:
cessor. The President desires you TO
direct the Council of Administration to
meet and to recommend to the Secretary
of War, through the military channels,
suitable person for trader Letter by
mail. E. D. TOWNSEND,
.. Ayljatant General.
It is a very distinct notice to all the
other suffers who have been forced to
pay blackmail to Be!knap and Orville
Grant that their identification with these
frauds will cause them the loss of their
posts. With this calamity of certain
ruin, both in their positions and com
mercial business, is it for a moment to
be supposed they wi,l bear witness
against Belknap, Grant Il Co 7
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n II p Q H II
| OF THE Id -.s,s
|INFIRMARY DIRECTORS

Monroe County. Ohio.
To the Honorable the County Commission
ers of said county, of the Receipts and
. Expenditures of said Directors for the six
months ending March l, 1876.
Amount cold on Duplicate for 1875 .sl6aS SO
" Turner'S note ................ %
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WHAT BELKNAP SAYS.
From an Interview in the Washington Chron.

From an Interview in the Washington Chron-
iole.. ;ss ass ~ iagF sg sa
Gen.. Belkrap said that as soon as he
heard Of the charges preferred against
him, and recognized that the situation
was one that admitted of no hesitation,
he at once repaired to the Executive
Mansion and made a full statement to
the President and Secretary Chandl Ter,
who happened to be present, at the same
time rendering his resignation. which
was accepted by the President after
hearing the explanation.
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"A union Of hearts, union of hands,
A union Of States mono may sever;
A union of lakes, 4. union Of lands,
And the FLAeor c6x UMoN Forever.
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From the Cincinnati Commercial.
Let No Guilty witness Escape.

There could not have been more
significant illustration of the justice Of
the above paraphrase upon. the COM
lRand of the President than the follow
ing telegram, which appeared in the
press dispatch of yesterday:
DISMISSAL OF POST TRADER AT FORT SILL.
The following telegram was sent to
General Sheridan to-day: Hif ~4to:''
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And we fnd from the Report OF the 6u-
perintendent of the Infrmary. the following
facts: .t@94H ssh @ f-A3
No males (sane) in Inf March ], ls76....2s
do linsanel do Sd R..r 3
No females [sane] DO $3.50
do iipsane] do -. 3
--'fs- = -- 80,
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Supposed Horse Thief Captured.

The following letter from the Sheriff Of
Fenires county, Tenn, may he the means
Of Furnishing thief. and Of restoring stolen
horses To their righiful owner. The fact
that the man can give no account Of him
self, or i UNIV illing to do 40, warrants the
Sheriff in holding him. No doubt the fel-
low il guilty ofsome wrong.
JAMEsrowS, rEsS, Nov. 4, 1870.
Bfiior Interior Josaaii
! desire to state, through your paper.
that on last night arrested a man here,
who SAYS his name is George Cooper. lie
had in his possession a pair Of small bay
horses, or rather horse aud mare, which
match very we'll, and a line gold watch.
lie was leading enc Of the horses and ridil
the other on a small saddle, such as il used
by hone racers in training their stock. lie
says that he has been staying with man
by tie name Of Hiram johnson, for some
three months last passed, who lives in six
miles Of shelbyyille, Indiana. lie seems
70 be unwilling, or is unable, to give me
any references as 10 how he got possession
Of the horses lie said, when he was ar
rested, and sijll says that he was going IN
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LINCOLN COUNTY NEWS.


NOVEMBER IA, 1876.
AZ the election won't come to focus, ",
may I. we'll Gil up the tire with consider
alton VI other matters.
Indian Summer il about US now, with il,
soft and balmy atmosphere.
The farmers are busy securing their corn
crops. Vigorous preparations for >inier !,
the order of the day.
Rev. Sam williams. Of Elirsbethtown
Presbyterian Church, North, has been Wis
iting his relatives in this vicinity. aud
preached on last Sunday for his brolher,
Elder W. l.. Williams, Of this place. Not
withstsnding Sam ia not a christian" his
sermon Was we'll received by large
audience.
regret to record the death Of Mrs
Margaret, wife Of John =. Drye, Of this
neighborhood. She died last night after a
protracted suffering from cancer. She has
left a desolate household Of eight children,
all young, some scarce past the months Of
infancy.
Abont II o'clock, last night, Tom Robin
son was aroused by knocking at the door
Of his house, which il situated about two
miles from this village. Going to the door
with light, he heard some one crossing the
fence from the yard. and looking down, he
found male infant a some four weeks,
deposited on the porch. There was no sign
To indicate by whom this spurious ballo,
was cast. In the meantime, a party Of
three or four persons, (neighbors), having
heard a disturbance among Robinson's
stock, went on reconnaissance and encoun-
tered horse and buggy. In the latter, q
woman was seated, nd man was standing
near. Being accosted with an inquiry a. to
his object, he stated that he was lost, and
desired to reach the turnpike road. Being
asked who he was, he gave the name Of one
our most respectable young men. This
being evidently incarrect, demonstration
ton was made toward arresting him as a
suspicious character, when he drew and
cooked revolver, and by this argument
seems 10 have persuaded his interlOcutors
that he was peaceable citizen out on law
full business. This morning, il became evil
dent that this was the party which had con
ferred on Robinson boon such as had never
graced his quiet house before. Who the
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STATE NEWS

A horse. thirty-one year. old. died
in Marion county. last week
A subscriber told us lat weed he
would pay his subscription to-day, ''ns
sure as he livesl.- II he doesn'. cbae
in, we'll publish his obituary in our
uext.-[Shelby Republican.
Isham Henderson, once and TOR q
long time, one Of the publishers Of the
Louisville Journal, under the firm
name Of Prentice. Henderson d o.
borne, is dead.
The following note WAS found on the
person Of young Rose, who committed
suicide near Lexington, a few days
ago: "Gentlemen do not blame any
one for this for y my own hands
and tor the love Of one pore woman
so farewell furewell farewell vain
world adieu. HrsroS ROSE"
A correspondent Of the Courier
Journal writes from Richmond that
the railroad fever is taking hold On the
people. and it is probable Madison
will vote the desired subscription of
$3.50, 900 to the Richmond and Three
Forks railroad. 1t will run through
inexhaustible coal and iron lands, as
well as through the potter's clay deposit
that received the award at Philadel.
phia.
james Fades, residing on Caseys
creek, Casey county, came to his
death on the 7th inst. in a peculiar
manner. He went to the election on
horseback with no girtb to his saddle.
While riding rapidly pass tree in the
road, he endeavoreI to guide his horse
on enc side of the tree, but the animal
insisted upon going on the other, and
Fades was brown violently againlt it.
He proceeded on his way, however, to
The election, voted, spent several
hours there. and then returned home.
where he died of the injuries received.
Il Lebanon Standard.
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AN English gentleman, now in New
Orleans, says there is man there who
is living in poverty, but who should
be lifted from it at once. There is
quite romance connected with his
life. A number Of years ago, this
man was the owner and captain of a
email sailing vessel. which piled
between Boston and New Orleans. A
large English steam ship. with COL
souls aboard. sprung leak $50 miles
from Boston. and also took fire. The
FIRE was finally put out, but the leak
could hardly be pumped out as fast as
it ran in. A watery grave yawned be-
fore those 60l people. The captains
little ship, the Minnie Shaefer, hove
in sight, and came along side of the
great steamer. The small boats finally
placed every one of the COL people on
board the little craft, which was in
danger all the time of being sunk her.
self, had the big vessel toppled over on
her. All being safe on board. the
Minnie Shaefer took them to Bston.
The people Of that city contributed
literally to the owner of the Minnie
Shaefer, as did also the eoqle Of
England. But, during the late civil
war, the captain lost all he had. and is
now blind and cannot follow his usual
calling. 1t would be a scar DIAL on
humanity to permit this man to suffer.
The saving Of COL lives, at the risk of
his own, should be something for the
consideration Of all humanity. Surely
there are enough of those Col people,
whose li!es he saved, or enough Of
their relatives living. to place the
brave old. blind captain far beyoTd
the reach of want. 1t ought. by all
means, to be done, and we presume it
will.
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FROM all information al hand w
nave NO oo"o' 'hat i''den ana Hen
"''eks are marry e'ec'eo president ana
"cePres''en' o' our country "a"
counts give i''oe' iofe'ec'o'a' woes
VIII" o"'y one more Vo'e 70 give MN
maon'y' 10 oo'"'" 'n"' one vote
we nave 'ne states OF LOUISIANA
oou'n Oarohna ano riof'da' ana per
maps o'ego" 'oge' |" rom I''hcr
one Oh those states would give TO the
De"oc'"cy enough 'o'es 10 eject MI
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Go where you will, in all portions
Of this State, and you will find that
the colored people have purchased lots
and built cabins within the corporate
limits Of the towns. They first seek
the county seats, and after they are
pretty well filled, they go To the next
largest towns in the respective coun-
ties. They seem to have dread of
the country, and can not bear to live
in places where but few people live
ldleness is their chief delight. Work
is their horror. To live without labor
is a charm to them.
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ALL the railroad companies. from
New York to New Orleans, gave free
passes to the distinguished men who
went South the other day in the in
terest of the public, except the presi'
dent of the Montgomery and Mobile
road. 1t has been the universal Gus
tom to grant free passes over railroads
on such occasions, and president DAN
lei Tyler, of the Montgomery and No.
bile road, SHOULD feel quite ashamed of
his narrow mindedness in this matter.
If there is any other road to travel on
between Mobile and Montgomery, peo-
pie should take that route and ignore
the NJ. q NJ. and tyler too.
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THEY sold wives at auction in Eng
land only few years ago, aud they may
do 81 yet, for all we know. A man in
1882, named johnson, sold his wife
for twenty shillings and dog. This
wife selling was a custom. The hus-
band only, had this right. And yet
England boasts Of her advanced civil
zation. Such ''custom" in this coun-
try. If once praetieed. would consign
the husband 10 eternal iniamy.
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uoxo, ro w.ow uoxo, IT,,
Democracy az mi. d;.,,;c, .ho,,d :,
nroud a, on, C,onrr...m.n,.,.., r.,
no d;a much ,ow.n, ro,,;nu -. a..
.n,crd;d m.;or;,, No r...;..s n 80
M, Rr.dIsv No o,s o,n donh, ~.
h..rd n. g.. .r..n..,. :. an. -.
all Oh. L.. .;,h =, -. ~
a;dsb 4, Tho o,u.n;,.,;on 81 o,..
in all a Tho d;asron, ,or,,;.. ".
nlou,sd h;m.olr .on.ro,v an A.. q,
Lou;. n,,,sD,m and m.;o,.;ood h.
teaching. Tn Co,cre.s he o..;.,od n
u,ear,b;,o much 81 ,hs corrnn,;on /,
,ho .a.,;,,.,..,;.,. II -, !,
n. .,,n,. +, ~. o.. I,-,.;., I,.
ana .,,o..., .,,..,. a..
nlo oonr;n.oi h..a.,i. - ~. D.
f.. - a.. % 80. U
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ALL over the grand old State OF
Kentucky, there has been universal
rejoicing on account Of the vie,ory
gained by the Democracy. Versailles,
Harrodsburg, Elizabethtown. Stan
ford, Paris, ETC., etc, all have made
glad rejoicing over the good time COM
ing. Surely all Of us have abundant
occasion to make merry over the tri-
umph Of the unterrified Democracy.
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A CosUSDRUM--We ask this
eonundrum; If Durham gains on
Bradley 2,l56 votes in four years, how
long would It take him to gain every
vote Ia ihe Eighth District We
pause dor a reply Answer now, or
forever ailSs this. bold your peace.
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The grandest triumph Of all in the
State, is that Of Hon. NJ. J. Durham
over w. o. Bradley. The Radicals
had the assurance, not to say impu.
dence. to assert that Bradley would
defeat him. The figures show that
Durhsm's majority is 2,S2s, which is
an increase of 2,l56, since their race
in 1872. Radicalism is killed so dead
in the Eighth District, that it will
probably never raise its hideous front
again.
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JUDGE BALLARD refused 20 permit
Grants new appointse, ONeal, to he
sworn in Us Marshal ID the United
States coari. at Louisville. on the
ground that Il.s Senate had to confirm
his nomination.
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TON TURNER. When we write the
name Of Tom Turner. we mean to say
that the Ninth Congressional District
has been fully, fairly, and squarely re-
deemed from the power of Radicalism.
More than that, we mean to assert that
a better, purer, and ADLER man than
John ID. White, who was the "la ugh
ing stock" Of the last Congress, has
been chosen, to represent the Ninth
District, in the next session of Con.
gress. Tom Turner will b. an honor
to his district, and, IL the good people
Of the mountains will inform them.
'elves, on his record in the halls Of
they will find it out.
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SUCCESSFUL EDUCATOR.

Let the Patrons Of the seminary and friends Of .
that stanford may have hisi-elass Male, az veil
as female Academy.
For the Trms, Ae., o. the school, 80 Csseoisss
gr-O
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The Alabama Legislature met on
the 18th of this month.