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70 e%n'rf ~. raect and report upon t'
Etsoi;rS ~ TapI ony Constitutional, Amendment
;ss |s a.. qss;s e. ss"s q
mn.t pay their aw ttebts and that tho etntc con.
rrnta b be manager on lie cxprees condition that
she will exercise tht power y enforce payments
I'm snoport II ,is.ss th. nesro H. " Willing ar
C!ct! that i involved great eagtac 10 The pco-
pic Of The State Without nt1y Injustice to any.
Que; TINT tho s3,00Mo or q i,n0UD now paid
annually may bo rctiucttf onc-lia!f by the Etate
hccnnaleg the manager. Tho people AM! n1unic.
t{aIit!cs Indebted co1lAtltute largo pof tlon oi
tito State. aud thets relief was to TO rc2arslch
accordingly rs a I'll subject for lcG!statlon. sush
as contemplated. TIC statc could abundantlY
EnaEal hetacf against any liability by autf1 safe.
guartfs az would enable The State 70 force the
municipalities to par their tebts. TIC rcsntt
wnulu oG 70 ret1ce the .n''nf:'pal Indebtedness
~ icductng tho interest thereon.
~. 4 sATlRfcAt AMENDMENT.
Mr. Casslo offered MI amendment Including
farm mortgages. flo he'll that II the State prtS-
gosrt to rc'te?o tho debtor casscs Il should take
those whcrc It wonfd bc the greatest general
heneat. Mc syaa opposed to tho wl'olo resol!,;;
ton, believing those who made debts should
pay them anI not try to lay tho burlen on tl,oso
who DID not receive the benefits. liz moved 10
ea mttee. e.' ""o'' 'na''ef ~ INC 'uoe'a's eo'"'
IN sUrrorr or THE REsotuT1oy
Mr.. Hanna taid tic proposition cmbo1ied In
the resolutions would saye the rcope al tho
State frum 81 eco 0C0 10 Sf.5O0 600 TT municipal
taxes each ycar. 1t was impossible for some
co:ltlttcs to acquire tho credit that tho Slate
commands. Most Of tho county bonds now
draw fr0n, s to 10 per cont Interest, while the
bonds Of thu Stute to bcar hut rer cent would
find ready market. County bonds had no
market ralur except With view to American
tnnney markets., bit buntis of the State Of I'LL
nols would sell with view 10 the noncy ti1ar-
kcts Of Europe, w1Icrc money cnnl,l be cheapiy
oltalncl, and probably at rate OF interest not
exceeding onc-hnlf the interest TINT counties
would bu compelled to ray.
AUAlsar 1fiE KcnEME.
Mr.. Mills supported Castles amendment. and
argued that IL tho Blato IL to assl,n,e to poy
municipal and cu,ln.y debts It might will, equal
}worsicty pay sit local and private indcbted-
i,cst. These debts were ali cEcntcd by the
corporations themselves, and tho tate Of inter-
CIT agreed uptn, ath prompt aid reliable pay
mcn1 wpsll cnahie them to refund the same at
low ratcs OF interest. Let ai1 parties. lndtsilu-
als. municipalities counties, nn,i State pug
promptly ~ per the terms OF their contracts,
and there III ho no difficulty In refundtnE thrr
own bonds at VERY low ratio Of interest. Tho
Stale has no right, as State. to assuno to pay
the local OF private indebtedness OF any Of 1ts
cittzcns. AL such parties must nay the agreed
price tur their cwn extravaganza md folly.
MN. PARISH
a1so suppoFletl tho resolutions In bflc[ but
forcitlc speech.
.s,n---&r
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CINCINNATI, o., Feb. 13.--sfrs. Scllie Whist
lcr, acting postmtstrcss at North Liberty,
Adams County, O., and Calvin 1sl1Ene, school
teacher, with whom she clopcd from TINT place
OH Friday last, wcrc arrested hers last evening,
charged with ahstrarting valuable 1ettcrs iro,a
t1,n malls. Mrs. Whistler wns d grnss.wis!ow,
und tlad TIC entire charge of the malls ut North
Liberty. TIM Postmaster bring nsh md rather
i!1apacltatcl Tor the duties Ut thu pofitlon.
, 1877-02-14

CAIRO. ILL.,. Fri. l3.-four tncn confined IN
The County Jail inatic their cscapo Inst p!ght.
Tho prism Is n very INSECURE at1alr, and, a. tho
County Commissioners have repeatedly refused
to repair It., = jaIl-t!e1lvery has t,rcn expected
eGmn tlmc. Tie HllcriI Il making every effort
to effect q fccanturc
, 1877-02-14

TIE CLEN1C1t ABUSES 4ET.
noNE, Fci,. 13.-Whcn the clerical abtlscs
law Il promulgated the ponc Will Issue brlcl
to The Italian bishops and clergy, expressing
.li+approyal OF the measure.
DISSATISFIED.
The Pope is rcportc1 to he dissatisfied At the
rcjly 1T tlle Car,lI,,ais concerning the rctllnp-
thu Of the Vatican Council,
, 1877-02-14

Epsejat DtspalcA IL Izt 7rta4AA
MAcK'HAw, ILL.,, Fris. a3.-!n i atriangNlar fight
between o1ls Tompkins ami two men named
1Iannum, a few miles west Ut siacklnaw, eatuE-
day, Tuss,ItkiMH wns .saaly stabbed with 4 pen
knife, all1 i III critical condition.
, 1877-02-14

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. 13.-In u quarrel
about lHoncy'snattcrs between two Mcx!rans.
Joss and Miguel tArmIjo. at Bcnr Greek Cross.
Ing, forty mics north of this city, laet night,
pistols were drawn, an.! Miguel slnt Jose IN tho
neck, killing hlu. instantly. Miguel ArMijo
ta,nu tn aul suErendsrcd so the officers to-day.
, 1877-02-14

hpet5us 1H15A1tA 70 1Es 71tbaM,
EVANSVILLE, WIS.,. Feb lI--Juhn Itaeth.,xcr,
JF., was arrested to-day charged with highway
roblwry, having knocked dorm u drunken tirr-
man last night aud rnhbed h!nt. several othcrs
asu implicated, but no other u.scsis.
, 1877-02-14
lNIlI4


AfApnAs, Feb. 13.-Dcntl,t from want arc re-
ported near here. The numbers rtrcvtn. relief
have further decreased 40,CD0 In Madras and
70 000 In Bombay.
, 1877-02-14
4 Husbands Statement Ut tho Urea
Suffering of His Wife.


,.u TfNNTCu. 6fTt 1T Ib1a.
xl'EAks stk: lLrel 1nuts 'ay ~ x9tda shout tbs
rlaIt ,thry dI not tna~ 10 Eisc me-. Th:y sst
had ta'l hnnlHr. ant hai thr ktdArI COMPLAINT, thu
tnk thei t. sY vi" sftFst gn1rr with thu plies
than ~ Thr ,sr1sas ~ esid + Has " u.u for
..,"'tt Of NIX tt,.f tla. ths yESE{!NE ~ ,sss
really accoGllah.d9 uonIrSiuI in ny rn.c, ai.
ft( eyrrr M1nrt meet II tic beat uIeuL Inc in
UEs. J, l.. NUTLElt.
, 1877-02-14
BUSINESS NOTICES.

Flor!tlh. ~. .tntilcs Hotel. .IAci:eunv1!1e.
This f3forltn 1tGuRa t. now apcM for the tcasotl.
ras-enyc. Elevator. guod tah!e and o.hrr, appoint
IucNte fnufl III nr.t-rfAs4 hntcis. Spcrat arrange.
mentt fotxnara l,y th~ week or t:a.nn. i'0an.@
secured BY mall Or telegraph. .tidrrss i. X.
CAMPBELL, Manager.
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THE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Feb Ill q. nl.-~For
tl.n Upper Lake rrsion and Upper Mississippi
anil Lover Missouri vallers, tnaatt and rast
winds, war,ner, cloudy weather, and faiIlng
barometer.
LOCAL 1nALAr4TlnA
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"
.iApnt1,. Feb. l3.-Captafn.tencra' CanlpoE
tclccraphs that thn Cuban &nsurrectton will ic
suppressed by May, when lie wilt return tn
, 1877-02-14

{ahora thus lar, hut tho prevailing sentiment of
n to members mic 50 q III tGc C. Committee Tonight ecen,s
tic IT, " .ioint % r"mmit.cc. nj .cs ~" '"' :" ~
''0 ~~ -
IilG itEN liEN ...'.1., na1an -.
NOTHING TO hE EFFECTED 1NaEp1A1Eti'
Special Dbpafch 70 !As 7Ft6HMe
JOLIET, ILL.,, Feb l3.-Iho Committee nn
peuItcnt!arIc. again took up tho cudgel this
mnrnfnr. A hayc nrcvinu.iv nrcdjcfrd in nv
a'epa.encs' ~ WIN not s,ais tno ,,n "ae 'aao
Africa" 80 to Speak. at the present time, ne
cause It |. only breaking ground Tor a sub-coms'
mttee, whea Is 10 ,,, ,o,a s,ttlnEs IA sp5,nenclu,
''.t.. -, ".ts., ~ .ho .o..ta,.af ~, ro,,,r,t,.
a'f ~ a.se s, ~ ~. -. aon,." u"o n"nn
tee, hare been unable to coniact mr. inacpch'
dcut book examinations for the benefit ot the
nubltc, 1 do say this: There arc great 1aany
thtnr. wl1fch need exclamation, mud. IN Justice
70 tno rc,Isnuag .'''''ne''' Spou'a W
thoroughly investigated .-.... .....
MORE Prison ACCOMMODATIONS NEEDED.
There nre at prcscnt nearly 1.CQO cony;cts in
.,o .c,,.h,,.o. ,rh,lr n uo. mdit for a cnn.rftr
t.o ~ noo =. ~ ~. s,...ms.a'1 2 ..,s."
OF only 1,ooo It u tlly ventilated, and more
Tho Legislative Committee will probably make
s,n,c cndatfon. t,non mi. snhtccfs Tbrrr
eo. .,'.... ss.s. .,,,..,Sn - .,,o po1,iton,ta.,
arc sixteen acres outaldo Of the fehltentlafy
which tho state oRns, and o. preseht thefe '. arg
eonylcts enoug! who ,9a could 90 pro!ltnbIy used
BY .hc state IN tie n9l!iIng 81 l,e% se!oa.cs;
such as arc now rcaa!rSu. 1ae southern 9 bart oI
iisht i lIscly to ariac q the Committee, between
tla advocates for different sections. IhIs Is
moro Important ttoh tnany people "ould I'M
aglnc. Anothcr prison wouia prG,se e!Ga'er
expense to SUSTAIN, nfopoItlonatGtS, !! nnilt IN
my other section Of tho State. II added Lcrc,
1t woull take. OF necessity, less to support a"fi
operate It, ana tue sonrlct lsbos eou'a DC uscd
, 1877-02-14

Hollands Aromatic Itltscr Wine Of Iro. Is a
rcmety for nervous debility. imruscr'.hcd btooJ,
hnd lsnf,aee'i H1ge*tielt. lcput. lft1ask p;rcrt.
, 1877-02-14
Further Proof,
FACTS WILL TELL.

II. Il. STEpESa, EfG.s .-. ......-. ..... .....
nk4KssA: AlEJK Mn to Gay 4 wNrd in favor Ut yEq.
r51sf; nur'ns shs na., yr.r hssc .uIlsted tst
N"sM VI uat! the middle of lhe following .tuae. and
~ ~ 4stfakr did .nt sl us Two hnuFs week. hsl
h<h sa4 r,"n.t.atiy kIsx wes.e They sf;*cd That
ptalnt. n. euald nsSrr h. say orirT. Wa rclne I'd ia
thin. - '7'7'
in Iaae, ant!nF falling under The treatment u
ths ph} }s!etaus. raamrAred lhn use nf Ykukt!sk
happy lu state, with x'*xt ttA.lst. hare gained ii
1sh taAr q. .....-- ~
xrcsty encouraged sad .hal continue u.inR ths
tAOAftHk 4 ranx:tat. ! AM r4suf mAu. hut for
!hs ts9!4 r s. st,e snsn Etfsr g. sny man Ia si"s
Avg. !, is;a j. j. tibEI i, uutfaso%u, n. II.
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DRY GO0DHs ESe.

.. DRY GOODS, Etc.
Great Annual Sale!
RETAIL DEPARTMENT. OF
Carson, PlRIE ( co..
Madison and Peoria-sts.
THE GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY
For those who desire to economics.
The reductions ARC apoo'ally noteworthy on
DRESS FABRICS,
OF which over 1000 pieces are nssortcd In
cheap lots m follows:
AT cTs.-Dark color Fey. str;po suit-
AT 10 'eSs; oTs:zHosvy and good strsDe Suit.
Ar ,a;E fSS.!PS &sRI,5Ss Es5;a sssis:
r..
hcayy. and Wide, good atyIe, and T.
great bsrEain ; also, bost quality ~
At 40 oecSa GTs.aPins Aceii Winter rop,,n,, dark
Hair suislnss. ete.. all of shem very
AT as eef9p. eTg. paskos Cloths. Serge sutt,nz.,
M,3 Meny1 1eaIm: 1Aelpaes Peoplns ail<TT9Sl y heavy
A.. 40 mdsfsa ssS!s s. gtiss s' TO-
ers. Fey. .ellk Btripo euttinRs, Cos
*uIua E}nSdH, ETC.. htH.t rem, hrt af,9v
AT 40 WSg SSS1ssRSh ions9i9 3ss 3Ts'td vsosnes ALI
AT a. r.I oTj.I. Ht @1ij.wool "S'' basket Cloths. .
AT 40 o19;1Se'oi 9Ha.@fr Diagonal serses. a11.woo,.
AT n 7'e9'ss efss-Aii.wool saiHssc 4 French cas,-
At so 81 9ss e sir1po SAL
At SO esSsai shsSsss ss;5y M5y;b s:ash gye sss'n
AT o7 crs;;nFrench Cts, ail-wool psaeonats.
AT o. C4s.1Fronoh Dlazonals. finer and
AT o7 ,i$t|x STS:3S'i:wool II: Matolasso., for
The following lots Of Real Froueh Mortnos
ase ? puTshase mau= BY IN Of the ert,re
ssoek es bai 81 asr1
on the dollar q Regular pr1eos. ~ - ~ ~
AT 45 CTs.;-Lot Of ri. Mortnos In which
eoioe aaa aaay ss4;,s 05 5r IN
AT 50 C1'S..Fr. Mertnos. fair aseortn1ent
95 az enaoe'; etsl former wholesale price,
AT II 6TS:-Fr. Msrtno.. choice dark
sessss vees stsp assss y j: ne 'a's'''' would e'
Attractive Bargains in Silks.
Heavy A;sf Bsss ssa [ss gsts' 5s;as g {, 81
-. cont be!9y' .ho y,asket.
A!ohor Lyons Hack oros lre!na at S1.7b.
81 nflu &2.1Es cannot dH hfMHtHn
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bbss:ss;s' bs$ss;; SsSss:s,, Hi$:: #sEs #s|;;as-1s.
srATg-rousE GEoUsps.
The subject Of enforcing the bond Etycn ty cit
as}a toeNP SNP's o sa aaea ' o oiss ss st s
Cr.,l,nds was under consideration IN t,pth Houses
to-day. Tho lsond, It ''tll be remembered, was
executed when tlla proposition WAS pending for
cration Of tho retenti"n Of tic Gari,ol herc,
thcse citizens agreed to .!onatu the four acres
House grounds, Several private residences
estIon aaes e' apd, p' l'i to ~ ob!ea.en 'S "
yin coat tho Springfield eigncrs rouui sum.
In the llouse str. Cronkr!tc's resolution direct
action to fccurc tho performance Of tho bond
was reported favornbly at,.i the report was con-
currcdln., ucsItlcs, Willernnn Introduced q bill
having tho sa,i'u oblc,t. Tic resolution was
Nilhcrman's was Introduced, mud tbs wllolc
matter was mn.le a special orslcr for next Tues
dny, The question Involved Is ~ 10 tho legal
obligation ol such CONTRACT, III the Livingston
Court md in favor OF By the United States Cir
cult Court,
THE luNKEr1Sa
continues, only ntncty-cfght members answrr-
introduced q blu proyldlug that tho Park Com.
lnIssoncr1 t!crItuforo appointed by tho Gny-
crnor slla!! To cleetcd' ny tic people ot tho
town In which tho park Or parks under their
charge orc located.
THE INSANE.
1ne appropriation Tor tue jacksonFllIo 1neana
AhyIam Was shtns.ttscs4 ~! t IN Doth HOUSES Tho
appropriation u eat.Voo . year.
,.,, AnuLlrlo"'
"! apolishlng thc ioaru OF Hallroad and
Wsarchoase commissioners was Introduced by
Nf' Iol'nc'I}.
,, e..., DoEnLto MoNuMkNT'
~. anllth. OF ZOOS introduced nlll eohstt-
ae'ls 1anttas yAaGe Satqn. pnsenn a!etlis: Lyman
II i,IYu!oui,. !tope5t !!ncoln. melville W: RULER,
1uttts 1aM1'es, c4.Hof. nocFieft anu Judge
fHcu!cy le9sIScs g tno douglas Monument.
aha apntnpt'hin1T Soo,uotoF tnd complexion Vi
nc lhann1neat. ~ iho same Dill was also Intro
aaccu N 'hc senate. ~
n. GoohIb " Ahn1sHATtoN. .-
MF' heazlo lntfhdhcc4 tl!c Chicagn Har Asso-
fiattun ~! lot tho es6d,a9llsnmcnt Of Courts of
nfntfatn. n rmo p,.a ms aifeaoy ocen pub.
l'sneo III LIE !ntuVNk.
,r,,, AEtAnuAsEM6sM1s." IT.
lug ~! appsop!!atns 1iuu9ou lof reimburse
Mcht OF tue flate"Aoase tuu;! Hlaao ~ apptar"
ancc ~ tha llouao touaY; also the b!ll fof the
SUBMISSION 10 tEo pgopto o. constitutional!
amendment autAof!1'nx Ing expenditure OF
S710,o'e mose upon tse new esate-liousc.
HotTTThoLENA. ,,
IN tAe oehatt ~: ~ thohat'sony yntrouuccd b!J!
, 1877-02-14

NE. Ii. IT. bTEyENs:
III StEt tfIiI no.s thteFfy Aat ntJ te4ttmonf
the xrts autndr yH4 ay sctcttr In f&yOr Ut
}V4I HrGst aud x,id lHedlrar. fkiErAs. fur do nut
Dscr th!.ty years kiih that dreadful dl*A Cattts.
anl 4a1 suc t4 coughing sprtis Gsl4t 1t would
ttuuRt. rl;la ntF breathe anJ ulor; an VEL
has cured me- amt do fre " thaak tiol Ill thc illus
~ thIbk II OF tn hst Llultcipes tur coughs and
weak sankinE Feelings at the ateM4eh. aad ~:
dJ t2ka Tho KGE1ikk, fur Gan 4Atltc thcuI II
- '7''--~~ slE~. I. GORE.
Cor. Magazine sn4 wA!aut.sts,. Cambridge, M4sA.
, 1877-02-14

APPRECIATION.
- GHAEkAs1owS. NarcA 10. 1884,
nE4s sik-Ihis lsso certify that l hare u.ed yuur
- uuoi i'rraptsi4oa" tftEetLael Ia my family
fur .tirrai ytars aud :. think lnn.. for
ssrofsla o. c:nx.tou. 1tunon: SF Hhsumas
hlno pa.asr ana 4p!ttK n.rdtJne i /. Tic h-s tha:
h1su eItE uttd. aud hast u.l a1,nnst cyrrytbIn
etrsfalll s~<ou4cad IL tu suy eue la ncei ussae
fVuts respectfully:
Yegetlne Is s.ol;l by All Druggists
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-19
SUMMARY OF GENERAL NEWS

Perscnal. lmpersonal and Political.
Bismarck's leave of absence extend
to next August
Edward A. Lambert, ex.Mayor o.
Brooklyn,i is the last hiRh-toned defaulter de-
veloped. ...-
John E. Tracy has resigned thu
Presidency OF the Chicago 4 Rock. Island rail
road company. As
Alex. Stephens is recovering again
He has been interviewed and warmly endorses
President Hayes policy in South Carolina.
Gov. Hampton has called upon tht
Chamberlain officials to surrender their odice'
subject to the decision 81 the Supreme Court
President Hayes says his Southern
policy is the same which he advocated dur.
ing the gubernatorial campaign in Ohio in
1876.
Mr.. Potter Of Geneva, Ohio, had
trouble with his wife, and he terminated hos
tilities ty killing her and then shooting him
selt.
The President has reappointed Peter
C. Shannon Chief Justice of the Territory ol
Dakota, and Jacob J. Boseman Associate JUS
tice Of the Territory OF Utah.
Reports from Southern Kansas say
that the grasshopper eggs in that region are
entirely ruined and will not hatch at all.
The people there look for big crop.
That precious jockey, Budd Doble,
has allowed Occident to beat Goldsmith Maid
in four straight heats in San Francisco. The
best time made by Occident was 2:25.
Wall street had another panic in
stocks on the llth, resulting from the failure
of Kennedy l. Co., the brokers who operate
or John F. Tracy OF the Northwestern road.
Hayes, the San Francisco lawyer
who attempted to kill McComb, the editor Of
the Alta short time ago, has made public
apology and the prosecution has been
dropped.
frankie Mcclellan the popular actress
who was SO seriously injured at the hotel
fire At st. Louis is recovering. She was play
ing with Kate Claxton, in the 1.-TWO Orphans -
These two ladies taking the part, OF the o, .
phans.
Samuel Foster & Co., S. 4 W. Fos-
ter, Foster, Fisher 4 Co., of Providence r. l..
and the individuals comprising these firms
have made assignments for the benefit o,
creditors. The Indebtedness as we'll as the
assets are very large. Heavy losses in cotton
is the immediate cause OF the failure.
Nat. Mckay, a naval contractor at
Philadelphia, assaulted A. K. Mcclure, OF the
Philadelphia Times, day or two ago. The
Times had accused him OF stealing and a
libel suit in which the inry tailed to agree
was the result. Mckay was accompanied by
two friends, one OF whom was arrested with
him.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-19
Another Charlie Ross Case.

Willie Haven. a little four year old
boy, was stolen from his adopted ia.
ther's house in Cincinnati on Sunday
the 9Th inst. A colOred man is sup.
posed to be the abductor.
After q weeks absence the cOlOred
man who abducted the boy was found
near London, Ohio. and the boy was
rescued. The crime Was committed to
secure an expected reward, but in.
stead Of that result, the perpetrator
lanQuisheS in Jail.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-19

The will of the Caron de H. r.
who died last month in paris, says:
II leve all my fortune, consisting of
100000 francs, to the bold man who
will. in presence of a notary and
another witness, administer to my
wife fifty blows with stick. In case
no one should fulfill these conditions,
l devise my property the State of char
liable uses. In order to avoid trickery
on the part of my eventual heir, I de-
clare the legacy void in case he should
espose my wife," The will be contest.
ed by the Baroness as the work of a
lunatic, although her husband was of
apparently sound mind on making it.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-19

A Western paper, under the heading
Of ''Sporting News" copies the an.
nouncement that s.tho Colts Of Hart
ford are running on full tiMe.'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-19

you to follow me further. In nv
Judgment can no longer serve you by
further resistance to the impending
calamity.
With gratitude to God for the meas.
ure OF endurance with which he has
hitherto inspired mo; with gratitude to
you for your boundless confidence in
me; with profound admiration for your
matchless fidelity to the cause in which
we have struggled now announce to
you and to the people of the State that
l shall no longer actively assert my
right to the Office of Governor of South
Carolina.
The motives and purposes of the
President of tho United States in the
policy which compels me to pursue my
present course are unquestionably
honorable and patriotic. l devoutly
pray that events may vindicate the
wisdom of his action and that peace,
Justice, freedom and prosperity may
hereafter be the portion of every
citizen of South carolina.
(Stgned,j D. H. CHAMBERLAIN, --~
Governor of South Carolina.
The other Republican State officials
unite in card declaring Chamberlain
to be the legal Governor, but endors.
ing his course in declining to continue
the contest without the aid of the gen.
eral government.
A correspondence between Hampton
and Chamberlain is also published ,
wherein Chamberlain consents to meet
such official as Hampton may desig.
nate, and turns over the executive
office.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-19

A nice question of taste Jeweller
what kind of a chain would you
like! Young Maxwell, I don't
know, hardly. What kind of chain
would you think ought to have that
is, what style would you think would
be the most becoming for a young man
that carries groceries to some Of the
best families III town.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-04-19
Mpwfr On TramSfEipt
RATES OF ADYERTIsING.

Cards Of five liues or less, five dollars per
year. Editorial notices, intended a. adver-
tisements, twelve and one-half cents per line
Legal notices at the rates prescribed by
law.
All transient advertisements to be paid for
in advance.
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Latest Markets.

FLouR-Spring extras 500.
ei.67X; seller Nay 9i.62x; seller June
el.5lX No. 3 31.38x. Corn No. 2, new,
$50. Oats, No. 2, 37@38c; seller May $50.
Rye, No. !, 60c bid. Barley, No. ?, winter
receipts 76o.
PRovIMoxs-Mess pork, @l5. .60@l5.60 seller
Nay.
DRRssED H0as-)6O0.
CHICAGO
Flou1-Good demand At full prices; extra
western t6. .76@7.25; hinnesota extras d. GOA
winter extras e7.66a90 90.
01Alx--Wheat, No. 3 Chicago 3l.44x cash
and seller April; sales at el.l601.H seller
nay; el.l6x seller June; No. 3 1l.57; re-
iocted 3l.le@1.20. Corn 48x 8xo cash and seller
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Johnson's Anodyne Liniment may be id
ministered to children with perfect success in
cases 1croop, whooping cough, influenza, and
almost any OF the diseases to which they are
liable. es
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Printing and journalism in China.

A Chinese printing Office is great
er curiosity than one would think.
The alphabet numbers way into thous-
ands, and cap and lower case goes all
the way round the inside of a two
story building and half way up the
roof. 1t takes an apprentice twenty
years to learn the case, and then he has
to use step.ladder to get at the high
er branches. A case was once pied in
Canton, land it took five days to remove
the type from the form Of the fore.
man. They punctuate wherever they
can drop a dot, without regard to the
prospective. When the editor coins
word the printer whittles out new
character with his jack-knife. The
journeymen set by the square foot, and
never belong to a union. They do
their press-work by hand, and use box
ing gloves to ink the type. They have
one paper in the empire thousand
years old, and the bound volumes half
fill pagoda. 1t is rumored that Ben
nett has started to edit that venerable
paper. The editors head is response.
bic for all items published in the paper.
and is taken off whenever an article of
news is published. Not an editor has
been beheaded in China for. the last
five hundred years. The Chinese have
just invented a twenty-five cylinder
press for printing tea chests, with
which they are able to print one a
week,-San Francisco Monitor.