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, 1877-10-18

The Conference Committees representing
the Democrats and the Workipgmen, who
hive bacu lahorng for some days To effect an
union, have at last agreed upon q report.
which shows with great plainnesa that 1t IL
only the sIoils the former are after, and that
they are willing, so far ~ In them lies, to
sacrifice the best interests Of the community
to obtain q few profitable Offices The sub-
stance OF the contract u that the Democrats
are to have The County Treasurer, County
Clerk, aud Clerk of the Criminal Court, vhils
the Workiugmen are 10 have the i've County
Commissioners, Clerk OF tie Probate Court,
aud Superintendent Of Schools. The Judges
are to bs nou-partixau. II shis interesting
ssnde ia ratified BY the Democratic Central
COMMITTEES, it vii! show that that body i,
reaay to renounca al efforts to improve The
character Ut ths County Board, Tie supreme
Legislative authority of Cook County, II
, 1877-10-18

GEonoE ". sMALLET, in recent letter,
givca the private history of tho causes that
led to the dismissal Of JuLEs SIMON by Pres
itlcnt bfAcNtAHox. Tho story In that Mad
amo NAoAlABos took violent d'slike 10 the
wifo of the Primo Minister, and had her i'm
prcssions confirmed whom the latter, at a
State banquet, camo into dinner on tho arm
Of her husband. This ia an otiiously vulgar
habit, modern etiquette requiring the Indy
to go In advance mud hare her escort follow
obseqniously in the rear. Madame slMoN's
excuse WAS that she Ind on high-heeled
shoes. aud required the support Of her hus-
bands nr1n on the alippery aoor Of the din
ing-room. But Madame MAoAfAHox never
forgare her. Hence the Afarstal's violent
personal dislike Of Jules SIMON nnd tho ab-
ript letter of dismissal, 80 wo have another
reason for objecting to higll-heclcd shoes.
, 1877-10-18

Tho French Ministry las decided to en-
ploy the Same tactics in the elections for
Councillors of Advertisements and Council-
1ors-G General aB were 20 successfully used In
the election Of tho 11th inst. Tl,ero latter
elections aro very important, the Councillors
chosen being electors Of tho Senate, ono
third Of the members Of which body retire In
1879. GAMnETrA is said to he exciting Ills
tions of tho Loft In one group, that the op-
position nay present q Holil front to any OBJ
jcctionallo moasure brought forward by tho
Government,
, 1877-10-18

disastros'aly dcfcatct1, with heavy loss Of
men md g''nH, md is retreating in three
directions, with tho Russians in hot pursuit.
1sy this victory tho Russians hnvo turned tho
Turkish position, and haro cut MuKnrAn
Fasha'a forces MI to pieces. They l.avo sub-
atantially recovered their old position when
they woro ttefcnted at Xovin and Dolibaba,
md now hare cnt of Kars md once more
threaten Erzcroum. II the news be truo,
they havo retrieved tho campaign in Ar
nonin. 1lrcmains to bo seen whether they
will repent their former errors and lose II
again. At MI events, it il tho most imror-
tant victory jet won on either side, and will
lavc mn inspiriting edect npon the army IN
Rnlgar!a. Tho rond to Erzeroum is open,
and knrs ia doomed.
, 1877-10-18

Gen. CHANT Ia still in Englnnd, receiving
tho hospltab1e attentions OF the people and
dignitarics. Now That the Fronch election Is
over, md tho presence OF tho General will
not DO likely to cmbarrass the Government In
its elccsioneering camnaign, 1t ia probable be
will cross the Channel and pay Marshal Mac
hlAuoa visit. While tile two old soldiers
nre fighting their battles over, 1t will afFonl
tho donerai all admirable opportunity to
give the Marshal some political advice, and
to teach him the truc Republican policy of
submitting to tho viii Of the people ~ ex-
presscd ct the hallot-box,
, 1877-10-18

Republican strength. Many OF those who
voted for tho Government would abandon 1t
II it should attempt to subvcrt tho Consti-
tuition, just as hundreds OF thousands in this
country would llnvo abandoned tho Tildon-
ties ii they had not respected tho decision
Of the Electoral Commission. President
MAcAlAnox will exhibit n plentiful want Of
sense II le sets this vote at defiance.
4 significant result Of tho elections Ia the
sutllen riso Of the Ionapartists TO influence.
At tho close Of the war they werc dcspiscd
and rejected Of nil men. They were repre-
scnted in the Chamber by barely dozen
persons, and these possessed neither credit
nor personal worth. When tho Comto 10
CuAMBoRp waa solicited to become King, tho
Bonapnrtist voto tlwind1od almost to nothing.
Since the failure Of that enterprise It has
grown gradually, until now 1t Is tho party Of
opposition to the Republic. The minor
ity IL thus divided by the 1tmps: Bona
partists, 10; Afacsiahonites. IL; Le-
practical purposes, the Alacs1al,onites and
Donnrnrtists aro one, 40 that their vote may
he put at t43. This In mora than tho nu-
cleus of larty 1t is n formidable organize-
tion which, In view Of tho recent growth Of
]onnpnrtism, nn5 wotl excite tho alarm Of
the Republicans. nonapartism is especially
formidable, becauso 1t ia in alliance with
Clericalism. The Cicricals now rest all their
hopes on tho yonng Prince Imperial, and tho
improvement in hts prospects hns been duo
solely 10 TINT cause. It may bo That somc-
what tardy remorse has ovcrtaken tue cccle-
siaatica. They urged NArotEos III. into tho
war which destroyed his Empire. It would
be only inst recompense. they feel, II they
shonla restore that Empire to his son. While
the whole hierarchy continues to plot in
favor of tho rrincc, his cause is not desper-
alto, nor the Republic shfc.
, 1877-10-18

Foreign dispatches Indicate the rroba-
bility that two moro important battles will
be fought in Bulgaria before tho Bcnson's
campaign closes. Tho bombarlmont of
Plevna was yesterday recommended along
tho entire Russian line, md under cover Of
this furious play Of the artillery it il to be
presumed that Gen. TonLEnEx will nd
vance bis earthworks still closer to
the enemy's redoubts, with tho intention
Of striking a decisive blow when the
opportuhe moment arrives. Meanwhile
0sMAN Pasha's situation inside tho Ple4na
defcnHes Ia represented as far from encour-
aging. Ills soldiers are sa;d TO bc descrting
in large numbers. and his communications
with Sophia hare been severed. SuLE1MAs
Pasta Is reported rs having concentrated lsis
forces nt IIatlikoi, and battle with tho
Czarowisch is considered imminent.
, 1877-10-18

The Detroit Tribune has hnally swallowed its
rival, the fost, The TTi6uas was started In 1870
By J. Snow and HENRY BARNES. In 1869 the
Tribune ate up Tho ancient Advtrster, which III
tts time Ind made way With h4lt dozen small.
er concerns. Tbs fost was cstabllshed Ia 1860
by ZACH CHANDLER, JEROME, and others, to
XII! oil tho 1'ri5nns. And they succeeded in
sinking heap 0! money without effcctlug their
purpose except to preytut the 7rioas from
paying any dividends. The two concerns have
now "teleseoped'' Into one, and pooled their
eaptal and business. which was the wlscst thing
they could do under tho circumstances. De-
tr0It don't need more than two morning pa.
pera. The Pest aud Tribune publish an after
noon shcct called tho Telegraph. The wlsest
thing they call do with It Is 10 merge It into
tho Etxafs3 Nt1s. Says tho l'oss aud Trlbuns;
Ths editorial coutrol Of the various publications
represented by the {'ost aad Tribune has been
lodged In sc0Tes 0f handa, aaloay tho living
aluuln! Of the various establishments dnsl!y merged
into one are 0EuRHk nA"aos, Of Albany; Sects.
taFy Of tho Interior CAAL 6cuunx; Ten. A, Il.
WiLLlAAs, II. e.; the Itev. JAMS +. Coxoxtn, Of
kalamazoo; and FmEpkWtex MunIEY, Of this city.
The d!stnet nawspapeF enterprises whose res
SOURCES aud prestige aFo united In this eatsblish
mtnt efe eight In uunabcf.
, 1877-10-18
COUNTING THE VOTES IN FRANCE.

Ths Republicans Of France, although thsy
have secured majority Of 1a0 in the now
Chamber, are disappointed In tho result.
They hoped to fulfill tho promise Of .GAx-
aErrA by increasing tho memorable number
ct 3G3 to 400. Their failure to accomplish
this result Ia said by them TO be duo not to
want Of strength with tho people, but to q
manipulation Of the ballots in many districts
by the Government officials. They do not
assert that President MAoMAnoN has au-
thorized the frauds, but they demand an in
vsstigasion In order that responsibility may
be fixed whcrs It belongs, and that the In.
justice may b rec.ided. Several Republican
newspapers havs pointed out The duty OF the
new Chamber to undertake such an inveati-
CATION; no doubt the Loft will fall In readily
with tho idea when the session begins. The
cry OF fraud. 1t should be understood,
u not OF the empty kind 10 common
In Amorica- The French electoral sys-
tom presents many more opportunities for
fictitious returns than our own does. The
voting a In charge Of Government officials
the ballots arc counted and the results de-
claFed by them. They hare Hido discretion
as to the time they may consume In tbs dig.
charge OF their dutiss. ln America, iudges
Of election axo eujoined 10 count The votes
before adjournment. The practice In France
ID different. The canvass IL made at ieisure.
and need not be completed within forty-eiQht
hours, The returns are docketed with The
Government Bureau and may bs published
or not at the discretion OF the officials in
charge. It Is matter Of record that the
frauds In election under NAroLxos III. were
Of tho most fragrant description. and, &rou
what is known Of the preliminary measures
adopted by the present Government, there IL
no reason to suppose that 1t Is mose sczupu.
lous In counting votes than any OF It's pre-.
dacessors.
In spite Of fraud and intimidation, The
Republicans in France bare won tuemor-
able victory. They retain 997 seats Of the
363 that voted the censure Of tho Govern.
snent, and havs gained seventeen moro
they will probably ill at leass half Of ths
fourteen vacancies, bringing their total
majority to lei. The total Republican vote
Is believed to be 3so, 100 in excess Of that OF
1876. Taking this estimate as basis OF
calculation, ths popular majority of the
Republicans must b. more than 1,0o0, GOO.
Nor do thsss figures represent III OF the
, 1877-10-18

We are anxious to know what Mr. Coxx.
LING will have to say Of the nomination Of
Taxoposs Nooaxvx1E to the position OF COL
lectoE Of the BORT OF New York. Mr. Roosx-
WELT is . gentleman Of lArgs private meaus
who has retired from business and devoted
himself to the enjoyment Of the leisure
which be has earned. His social position u
established, and his political experience il
still TO be gained MIR. Cosxlma will
probably feel that the nomination Of such
, 1877-10-18

Tbs Chicago pspess toll u that when ons respeet-
9uas p ths response Il. s.Wlth how 1aueh1 What
hank.'-Sf. LoaA Republican.
Hut when st. LoulsIan observes "Another
old citizen gone |" tho question l., How many
counts In the indictments Which Jail 7"
, 1877-10-18

THE NEW srrpRrMr .Jr1nnE
Tho President Yesterday sent 10 tho senato
tho nomination Of .Iour NJ, uAnLAs, Of
Kentucky, tu he Associate Justice OF tho
Supreme Court Of the United States to MI the
1a.' ".A' @""'~" - @"' 'so'enas''" " o""s'
DAVIS.
.uaRe nnoANoSp' anu hopca lot ms promo
ton to tho vacancy. On tho score Of fitness.
il. .n,1o1n,..or. ,.t,i .a . ,.saa. ,,,.s,s.,nt
."s "oappo'as,e. I..p WI, ~ rteas o'sappo''.-
'e Largely
1l ~ seems nero nero was not a sout'crn man on tue
Northern men. There waA reason which caused
that rrason no longer exists. Tho South once
inoro hollis harmonious relations with tho
North, md occuncs m en,n1 % nns,,ton mn IN the M
tho vacancy .boni,1 In f,l,r,, fron tho so,,,,,
This North has seven members Of tho Court and
the Pacific Const ollc; tho vacancy. therefore,
seemed to fiji In thc sonth. Which, n,mhcrIn,,
Et w. 'a'' ~ t.o 1o"''., ""'s''t na"1.''nH
hlxtecn states, and moro than third OF the
tutal population, OF tho Union, hat1 no man m
tho Supreme Bench. ALEXANDER II. s7ErnENa
and Other COtton-Statc lncmbcrs Of Congress
recommended Hrnsurlrt V. Johnson, Of
NeDrgta, Tor tho vacancy. Uther Democratic
politicians prcsspd W. r. DALLtxuE,t, Of Gal
vo..,r r,v ,rbo 4. r. ftro ,ovr,r b,t a -,ttor
sesto1, 4e1' WIN 10 ing !a"1es oat father
ultra Denocfals nut rs tho Democrats have nj
really three or four Judges OF the Suprcmc
f,o,,r, tho r,rcat,,nt co,,l hort1,v In ovnoc,a1
~, w. ue". ..',u sua' ''1lu1 W eAtee'c
Alubatnn. was very strunp1y recommended hv
~ 1o,rr,,. ~ ~ -. os,,,s.s 60,
In his Circuit. He Is an able and excellent Clr-
ruIt Jn.]rc. nnif n,,,tc n,nu,ar In t1,a Cnttnn
States; but q try was raised TINT lie was car
pet.hngger from Ohio, and tt,at Ills elevation 10
thc sunrcmo T,ench would mt he orccntcJ n.
~, .... -1p.o NV Nv ">>eF'e4 H'
Inc appointment OF q Southern mnn.
The President finally settled tic case hy &C..
1cc.lnr Ccu. Tn,,s NJ. H.n,Iu. NJ 1ou,.y,,,r
, 1877-10-18

It has been claimed that the "Ring" members
Of the County Board we're knaves or fools.
They appear to be the latter, for they swear they
don't know th2t they arc the former.
, 1877-10-18

win kHE VEIL IbtI1lltn&1Ct which
70 nIi tho West with el,: cd States. rhromSh, f,
ihrm we draw armies Of Immigrants. fr.sonersto ~
inafemenis hca on, to them b Tho ma;sfial Il anl ,d
political advantages u unr cuuntry. e"''
movement ut the hunnn race. 10th ns IL nu,n,ms,
and th,neHcc ulmn civilization. linn l. rrc.rde,l In
Sss f 81 7? o "s one y,
nnoshcr.. Unlike other nyast"ns. It does nul b;ng
VA ani racine, INT 1t bear. p'aerfnl nrt. and
y .esntv aasns .ss.se.
With tlIs great movement, NO nre psonc 10 i,uk
ronrh ho ecntnrc. t Il eome fnfe vii IL re:.rs tn
a.one Of tho greatest escuts in The history of man.
After mentioning the rlan ot campaign Of tho
tic ln.llAn ales. etr. the speaker continued:
iNrLuESCE or nuHdoYsE'* SURRENDER.
France "a .aw that Mfan the very Theatre Ut war
this continent. it, ancsent enemy hid been beaten
y the new power which waa spr,nslng in.u exit.
enSo TO tho French t!ovcrnMent th!a vlct, ~ had
Significance That no ike victory ct,1ld hare had
upon other fchies It knew heller t.nn others thU
commanding featnses nf th!a rcvon. tls snnarics
the character Of our .olntant, lakes, anil streams.
!nFclled by religions zeal and neyotun to the IN.
ieresta Of their natisc land. they bol'lv pushed
vince or cgn,ncscIa enterprise or military cxpt.
.iionH. fheir narsat'yss asa 70 this ay f rreat
hnd atao marked cifcct upon the tone and to!icy
~ Tho l}sitlsh Cabinet: Ii no lonrcr fought II.
eo1aMs't; as ,i Gnt for somptem!.e H. armies weta
,s;. W. ahe to take r.'.cs*Ion q tho rrne;psi
like that mined At by lturHoYnt, which wnutu en-.
nb'c j. to e'n!er and paralYke tho patriot 1orcus.
dnscd n" resat, cen wben m sefcssim Ten IL enn I:
tl,ey wcrc directed. Its colnnandsta were anin,aei
which al thn outset called upon the wurl Il, wu
, 1877-10-18
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THE RUSSIAN SITUATION,

49,. .L. r....,,,t 49,
~''' IVA '''' -. -ssl.'o''s "".o.
rur pnssrAN s1TnaT1ow
A1thonph no latttrs lnye hcon forrht In
Bu1gnrin since the Russians were rerutsed
before plovna md s1EnExE7 ALI fell back at
Hiela, after Lis encounter with the Czaro-
witch, tl,s Russians have had strcnk of
good luck through the notion Of other
nyencies than those of war. Tho Weather
has played an important part in affecting the
situation. Nino days Of rain havo made both
camps sen Of mud Theroatls have become
almost impossible. The swollen streams
aud marshes l'ave spread malaria. The
nights have grown cold. In the Balkans,
snow has boon falling. These agencies
must Of course affect both armies, but The
Nussian In better prepared to grapple with
them. 11ain, frost, and SNOW will not infect
the fsusstan soldier, who is accustomed to
them, as severely as the Turkish soldier, who
is All inhabitant Of wnz1n climate and not
accustomed 10 them. Malaria knowa no tllf-
ference between q Russian aud Turk, and
if, as the dispatches state. typllus and
other fevers are raging In the Russian camps,
there Ii no reason to suppose that they are
not raging with equal yirnlenco In tue Turk
ish camps,--p1obabIy with moro severity, be-
cause tho average Turkish soldier, how
over valiant or fcrocious he may be ns
fighter, Is not ns hardy or robust AZ
the Russian soldier. The weather and
diseaso arc not the only ogoncies playing
havoo with tho Turks. 1t bcgins 10 look as
II starvation, tho most deadly foe OF an nrmy,
inyincible 10 repeating rifles OF krupp guns,
is threatening 0suAN Pashas army no long
~ it remains cooped up In plevna. Hither-
to the Investment Of TINT fortress hos been
so incomplete TINT conveys of prisoners hnye
found their way in by tho ronr from sotia,
but tbe powerful cavalry force recently Or
ganized md placed under command of TINT
brilliant raider, Gen. GouaKo, has swept
around to tho rear Of Plovna, and Ia so sue
cessfully harasalnR their communications
that they can no longer depend upon relief
from TINT quarter. 4 now danger thus
threatens osaAs Paaha, and tho announce
ments recently nude that he Is On the eve OF
evacuating plerna seem to bo confirmed by
his abandoning of the Gravitzs redoubt, the
kov to thu situation. which gronv,
=: 49, .,,..,,,.. I'll. = $50,
s'o.Aaso ~ en'""'y' "4'" Which, "e "oo1u
nave Aelu hau telh1ofcenents been sent 70
him.
,r,.. 1,..., -,.n.
t"o s'o"o'""e tae"n "''o arc con40ct'uB
their campaign IN Blower and aurer way
that indicates they look upon the war An a
1,,o mn, avps,,,vo ,,-r,,1. ,xh,o,, .,,a,, .,,,ut
80. -, ,-1-.,. -, ~ AN0.
WIN At a! uA1art1s' Tue oe1eat OF turkey NOT
, 1877-10-18

Monrn" rtrett corner Ut Dearborn. EnRAetment OF
Knfc ru,nam. ''Od Curiosity Shop" Merdamea
Intnnn. Myers. rte. Messrs. 13Iasdrll Pierre, etc.
, 1877-10-18

c1lrk street. oppustfc Sherman 1iousr. EnEag'
h1cnt q! thc Campbell fornedy Combination. lilo
Women Lave" Mesdaulrs Hand, DAtchrldcr, etc
hicssrE. SorrIs. Lake. ctr.
, 1877-10-18

Ifnnd'a ttMarmnf.
Monroe ttrcet. between Dearborn sud State. "Ilnmp
~ Dumptr." Specially olio.
, 1877-10-18
AAfUSEA1 ENl'S.


N1rTirkertH Theatre.
Hahison street. between sthte snd nearhnFn. En-
EuRcmrnt nf John T. nAyMont "RskA" Mes.
=
, 1877-10-18

Randolph s.rect. between Clark md LAsalle.
"sardanhnalus" Mrsdames fIanchttt. Letoutncus,
&c.: Messrs. Morton, Morris, etc.
, 1877-10-18

aha 1ki1, from AohA4k 10 Niagara. from tue
4ble spot than that winch We stand. Elsuwllere,
indrcd, thu great outlines Of tho landscape aEo
i1v bcnedicsion Of tho ysar rcsts with she sanls
glory on olhsr hills and other wAters Of tho In.
psael stats. Far atota these gentle heishts ne
tnto t'werlng m1untAins; faF below. this placid
stream bFoadens aud drufuns around tho nlcr0p.
oils Of thu Continent iuto spacious highway !of
taemIng lntosyaie aud fruitiui upland, sich with
romantic tradition and patriotic story, hI!8l ike
x,no shs wsa h.ppy hoMs. md nummins wo1Ssen.
and hamlct church ana school, uverywheto illus.
of Continuity % s1sat. sn:eigt"t' sna tsce. as
this sp"t slone within our 10Fdefs IL conaacfstt4
~ the scsne of one u the decisive esenls that NJ
which the welfare of thu world seems to be stakcd;
conhjet, a which liberty I. lost or won; victories
hiah advanced. between sunaso and .upsct on
son,e chsneo aed thu deed u done. but from that
siy SHh II as(4 enchanted Imagination invests 1t
Tbs light that nsrer VIA on aea or land.
Tha grateful heart Of mankind repeats It's nsms:
heso'sn feeds upon IT. stony; rstfiottanl klndles
70 stand. It IL not ours. II does not belong -
New io!k; no1 e A9etiea: -. 70 inaetsssblss i
o III ~ ssa S
Mafsthoa 1esi.ss.s LEAD alu: 10 sae aeld u Sara.
togs.
England. cul1nfDstsu In New York, nn1 closed in
colonies which represented the VARIOUS Territorial
acctioas Of the settled Coulnent Msso each in turn
the chief seat Of war. Tbs common sAcEiaee, ths
to weld them locally, politically, aud morally
together. poubttsss there we're conflict. of
rie Virginia odteers SMILED lofttIy 1t The INV
Yankeu militia the dssen Mountain boys dis:
ths Hsw York Schuyler thought those boys brsss
but danRssouaEJ Independent. IL every great
cris!s " the war, however, lhecs ~as cummon
tiaeot obtterated provincial l!ue4. 1t II by tho
few heaven. piercing peaks, nos oy lhs con.
measure tie helxht Of tho Andes, OF tho
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-12-28
GACETA DEL ~.

Sc publica un anuncio avisando /
los navegantes que Sc ha establecido
una Irompeta Sirena en- el Cabo de
San Francisco de Terranova.
Reiaciones de indiyiduos sorpren-
didos en- .uegos prohibidos.
La Contadnrla general de Hacien-
da, Ell cimplimiento 4 la r. O. de
q de noyiembre de 1874, dispone
Sc de principle el dia2 de enero pro-
ximo 4 la revista de classes pasivas.
Durantc el mes de octubre 1ltimo
han sido depositadas 1924 cartas
particulares que han producido al
Estado So, ,280-15 centavos; y l6
mil T9l pliegos ofciales. Sc acom-
pailan sellos inutilizados por valor
de $3.50 81 centavos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-12-28

he ciSae. Natnralnente, 81 ell ar
tienlista que nos eeha en- cara nues-
isa igunraucia en- una question dl0t,a
y eiraolj.t En- q nsisterio, sobre Ia cual
q md, positipo pnede oSeguyur, tn-
viera los conoclmientos agronomlcos
que para 'iilucidarla Sc necesitan, ha
bria ampii i'io por,si mIsmo has esc,.-
sas obsarraciones que le fileron su.
ministradas; +; y pnes no 10 hizo, claro
est1 que 'pso facto Sc coatiesa inca
paz de h:tcerlas; por 10 cual Sc We Ell
81 Case 'le coacretnrse, como noso-
tros, i Ids ajenas. Estamos, pues,
igualeS. es de2ir, enteramente L os-
curas Y cs hASta donde pneie He
gar Ia prevention que el colega nos
tienc el ccharnos en- cara defectos
comuues 1 entrambaS redacciones.
Hemos termiuado.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-12-28
IS FOLLETIN.
EN- LA MANIGUA.
DIaRIo DE- MI C8UTIvERIo
PoR
D. Antonio del Rosal J Vazluez dc NendragOn
continuation.

Truiillo pr esento otra proposition pa
"a nombrar nuevo presidente, que apo.
vada Eo recuerdo por quien, fue sujeta
Z votacion y aprobada por todos, excep-
to Dor Santa Lucia, que por delicadeza,
sepun diio, Sc abstuvo de votar.
Procediose al nombramiento del nue.
vo presidente.
Segun la Constitution, debia desem-
nenar interinamente este cargo ell pre-
sidente de la Camara, y por 10 tanto,
! sCisneros Sc retro, por no presenciar
los elogios que esperaba le tributasen,
camo en- efecto sucedi6.
salvador Cisneros, ex-marques de
nta Lucia, y presidente. de la CANA
sfu6, pues, nombrado presidente in
/ ino de la rep1blica bufo-maniguera,
ivolyio & presentarse para dar las
naeefas4 4, la Asamblea, 10 que. hizo bas-
fente torpsmente, leyendo un discurso
no muy malo, que debia tener escrito
ron antelacion.
Comprendo los ladrones. ST, senior,
Id comprendo desde aauel dia, porque
Ia fuf un raterillo.
I,a tentaeion es mala, Y cuando hay
acesidad ' OCCASION, ~. ivamos
= 70. sin apenas apercibirme de que
] meta una mala aceion, le saqu6 bo-
samente al presidente, mientras pro-
1lciaba 81 discurso, an cigarro largo )
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1877-12-28

hermoso que, oculto en- una rotura de su
gaban, dejaba yer tan solo una punta,
que parecia convidarme chuparla.
Y la chupe y cuando el presidente
concluyo de hablar, no, de leer, registr6
con afan todos sus bolsillos, que eran
tantas como roturas, y estas no pocas,
sin conseguir encontrar su tesoro.
d Que busca PIE die arroian-
dole la cara una bocanada de humo.
I'm cigarro que tenfa guardado
desde esta manana, y que ahora no en-
cuentro.
d Como era?
lie servia de papel una hoja de
maiz: como ese que Y. Sc esta fuman-
do, solo que era mas largo.
| Precise! No habia de ser mas lar
go 81 va me habia chupado mas de me-
do?
q Quiere V. que lie de la cola de
este?
-Si, hombre, por vida suya.
Segui fumando, cuando me parecit
le regale la cola de su cigarro, recibien-
do en- cambio las gracias.
oaIl gel rancho, y al VERNE, SO me
aproxim6 Garcia
d Que le ha parecido a Y. este p
me dUo.
De todo encuentro jocoso s@rio
La decision de Vds. me parece yalien
to, y los discursos que Sc han pronun,
eiado, buenos ell de usted atrevido J
elocuente ell de Betancourt, magnifico
pero el estilo satirico que ha empleadc
me pareee impropio dc IN asunto dc
tan trascendentales consecueneias como
el que SO ha tratado.
5Quiere V. yer la formation?
q Que formacion
La que va tener lugar para pasal
revista 4 la fuerza que ha de tomar par.
te en- la operacion que tenemos proyec-
tsda.
--Vamos.