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SENATOR MORTON,

Senator b1eDonaitl aud Secretary Thompson
ut Ills Tsr,iaide - Generous PenpoaltIon
of the Democratic Senator ~ Secretary
Thompson.
sprcfa' DtsoaseA 10 Tas catcooo Tribune,
1splAAAroL5s, Int., Sept. Ex-senator Nc
Donald anil Secretary Thompson went to llEch-
Inoud today aud called upon Senator Morton.
The family and attending physician say that tho
Senator Ia gaining slowly frota day to dar. At
tho request Of DR.. Thompson. the Interview
was short one. scnutor Morton Informed
Senator Mcdonald TINT he did not hope to 10
In tho Senate ut tls spceial session., but
did hope TO b. there at tho regular session,
Senator sicDonald replied that he would be re-
loiced at hls recovery, aud assured him that, II
ho should 50 far recover Al to get into tho Dis
trtct Of Columbia. 10 would gladly pair OF with
him, 80 u to relieve him from tho necessity Of
daily attendance. Senator Morton received This
proposition with expressions OF gratitude, n,u
eytnccd deep emotion ut expressions Of suligi-
tude on The part Of bcnator Mcdonald tor hls
recovery.
Secretary Thompson returned to Tcrrc
l!aute this eyeRiug, ind will temain there until
the last OF ncxt week. lie 4 engaged ln tho
preparation OF ILLS report to Congress III cou-
vessatsoh tue Secretary waa earnest In praise Of
the efforts pf President Hayes, and EXPRESSED
Ills determined belief that tho Administration
would succeed l1 the new departure it bad malc
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ws..
trlct Attorney To Drop tho Prosecution.
a. SG.s,a' . o's.a'sa s; 10 e NJ Ga'eaeo T.s,",.
hid in Tho ftnte st,,c, eMu vi. a1,1
sa ear a osa s seen Of ss er s
thc ,,cm,,rrcr T., ,l. t,ra ~ nar,,on Il, .,,o
I4e "s9u.le1 ~ LUG p'sa ol PARTON ~ thc ease
oycrho,f n,,,r,on 'oI,or. ra H.. ossie, ~
great interest. rs Il emrolies point ess Of law
never before raised. and will he va,unbte nrct.
n,;cnt - .t,, ~ =. ~, ~ ~ W. ,aaa.a, es
whether or not the exercise Of Tho parioning
power of the President Of the United States
in tho case Of party tried, convicted, and scn-
fenced under the Unitc,i States laws, viii act as
u bar to ctytt actions growing out Of tho .amc
ollensc-in other words, II viii settle tho QAcs-
tion ns to whether defendant shalt TO held
ame1iabo to 10th tho criminal AMI tho clstl law
for tho same olicnsc.
At ilalf.past 10 o'clock tho Court appeared,
c.. Wien the Minutes Of Yesterday were read By the
Clerk. after which Judge Miller stated that l'c
would proceed to deliver tho op'"ton on tho
demurrer aat1 =. III ,. i'.c Mchee easo; .....
Thl. !, e,;1 as,ion aons cy tle noycsnsnt
Hcc. Il, .Uo Of tho etatutos Of tho En,tcd Statea
imposes. Of aoabc the au'onnt OF taxes Of which
Cu!lE1 GtA&E9 HIS DEEn uGE]anuEQ ny tho uus
lawful removal of whisky from the dstlterics D!
divers persons at different lines within this dis
tr}ct ihe petition cttarIe4 that In al these re-.
muyala tho Defendant. In tho 1atlgua.c Of tho
statute. ''alled nnu abcttctt." 10 cach aud nlj
Of thcsc charges the defendant n,akca txu
defcnses-that lie haa been indicted In
this court, convicted, aud punished for the
SANG ofensc; that. Tor thcsu o!Ecnscs. he has bccn
nardoned by tho President. onl lc exhibits a copy
Of tho pardon with hr plea. 70 ahis answer tho
plaintiff dcmurs. In determining tic Bl.l}cenry
0f 6ntl these defcnBes Is necessary 10 Ascertain
ccnrly tho nature Of tho o3cnee charged in thu
Arst Indictment for which the defendant has been
punished for It IL tho eafic dfensc md defined bY
law for which lie ID prosecuted, and ls alro FOR
tho Rane transactions. Our lnw1 foEbil TINT he "
any ono c1su ehalt ba twice punished for the same
crime o. misdcmranor. In tho fnrmer trial lie wa%
inuictcl for cUnhplrng to dcfraud tho Government
of tho tnltca States out Of tho taxes due on
whiaky d.tlllu'l by tho several parties mentIoueu
anu IN pursuit Of that Unspircy Dthcr partLts than
defendant who we're his c0.condpfaloes did un1aw.
fn1lY rcIoso said whisky. 1t thus nppcnra TINT tho
whisky was 4ctualiy removed, nnI that, bY this
rom0ru1, the Government was dclrnmted 1T Its
taxcs; that defendant was ono Of the
several lcrs0ns who conspIrtd together to
90 the oeL though 1t waa nut charged
ILL., H.. -, ~ ~ pGtsona ~, X . aooK IN
!. ,,Hs char@nd VIII cnnsn,. ~ f.. Wills e
IL cl.arsrI win mnT an ait3n7 III .a,s ~
mosai, a,. ii convicted. viii t,o nn1,jsed foe tnr
sau,e removal. iWc nrc Of oplni0n tLat his joInny
the conspiracy. Gf which tho purpose wn4 to ~.
tnoye The whisky, was aiding and aoettine the Te-
, 1877-09-29

three nuthor* If Il long-prevaiIlng religious
rita'rri, should hr sent tT tlr. reservation.
Bc,tb, l'nwrvcr, Is defended by t,r iEtl>,t-
rat l;tr'"r Mt White Earth. a iul!-i1'mnt Chitnr.
VA, anil by all the principal men among the
wavs supporter Of bishop Whipplc, AMI
friendly to tfic Episcopal Mission. Tic atlrI ell
Ton,aztn to lenye, ami pcrs',afcd the indian
mob caltetl out ty the atasrn.bciI to disrerte.
feared, IN Which the lives Of stono
anil family and Hi'Allan probably
would haye been taken first, hut
Hcaubtn md friends were using every pfcca,l-
ton to keep t. .rnrtisans nn'! tho priests par-
tfsans quiet. The arrival Of troops wilt Doubt
less end the danger OF an outbreak here, but
tho Indians Of Lcecli Lake will al1o need watch
Ing, md troops will have to he kept at Whlto
Earth ~ long as Agent Stowe remains there.
, 1877-09-29

G. 1nfe'af DtnatcA 10 TAs GAtcaoo Trtauns
n,.h Aet. M1nn., Sept. 25.-Letters OF tho
,sa "ota Willie Earth report tucrru.ed cxcite-
s"1 ;nI,1 a'i,oos .te Indians BcYeral days before
nrss." - y, Kfmbali, who aa.l before
s!eu luz. M atues 4onaxen, Catholic nisslodary, to
10y sae reservation, went to the mission, ,accou.
p.a'eu W tho agent ana two Agency employee
r,,.," u u'oe'ta io"'a1eh To pack Up and leaye
."a'" ohe hour. IL Appears that Tomazcn ha.
s.a' ,s'... .!mes violated tho Agency rules by
-. ..Aas ch'ldfen away to school without permi..
10y eu u inc Agent. Tho immediate sauau of
a,moa'Fs oricr was bis taking to Tho Catbol,
s.aoo! IN stearns County tho orphan dauRbtrr.
hote'tn-tse' b4ss OF che OF whon
toma1ea t. haul been appointed guardian Of
TUG proper authorities Of Minnesota thar
T1a''ag resided outside OF tho reservation.
tona1en had. On kimball's order, been a4lytbel
~ a't2ed'o'oods and ludlaus to obey tho order
.os ale!r SAKE, aud had promised to 70, but,
baa; 6a1a s''s bishop csllrd hln. away. When KIM.
ss.L ana , otnwu gaYe him m luur iu which 10
scs,s uP &n.t leave, 10 refused obedience, tuok
LIE IL tAc church, aud caused thu alarm bell
bxs u i"3it, xhicii brought considerable mum
n,als .S klmbaiI md Stuxe abaudoneti
~ ~ on, snouFht u compelling Totnazeu to leave
re.'s;. W. te'eEraptica tor military assistance,
u. IN th. sending, Wednesday morning,
shrf' f.pany ny of tniantsy lroul Fort Smelling,
indauupp probably :, reached there yesterday. III.
vjthi4sat a. Tue riluFch. wheu kImbulI aud Stowe
jis, sr. "; *ete persuaded BY neutral plrttes to
ma.sf, etss, but ktpt <lose watch for Subsequent
liz, i;t,si1s. Another cause of cxritet,eut il
a.tsl',ailau, nl!silau, lhe white Epl4xopal pr,tst has
ouesiin. od 10 tos Indian signatures petitions re-
Ktsst.h. thc Indian Bureau 10 ren,oye from the
lIaEt lIaeft'at!on {. II. BrauLi., an cIuSatcd mIssl.
Lls ~ *ho tas resided with these indians u!l
Eeant,is'',a wy has Klrat 1nlurucu over thetu.
posi1ian = yiis,se to GilItan was, lrst, his o.
s..ond II. nisn'p n'i, Niipple's agent, stowe aud,
oAIn'1Ail' ~ well as Tomazcu, bciux she
, 1877-09-29
STERLING FAIR.
a successf't1 Show-Sotnble I.xl,fbtts-Gov.
Culiom in Attendance.

4 Successful Show-Sotnblo E1l,tbtts-Goy.
Cui'om In Attendance.
ss<eta' Corrrspon'ten<e of The Trii1tnt.
STERLiSN, ILL.,, Sept. as.-The Nl1ltcsdcs
County Fair which closed to-day was the most
successful exhibition in the history Of tho coun-
ty, a'sd Secretary WolthEugton deserves much
credit for tho ahlc manner In wl,Icl, he perform.
eli Ills duties. The weather was propItious
throughout tho four tlays' show, and thc at-
tcn.latry OH Thursdny was rcarly 10000 per-
sons.
Gov. cul1om visited the fair by special Invita-.
t!on on Wednesday and Thursday, witnessed
tho races, and viewed tho fine exhibit Of tortl-
cutt,ra, l,rn!1sts; stock: mud specimens Of tne-
el'auIcal skill. Flnaneshify the show has left
many hundred a0llars in the treasury, md or.
crybMly scc,ns veil satisfied with tbs result.
On "Wednesday DOZEN tran.ps attempted to
forco a1 cnttantp TO the Fairgrounds, and were
Joserhlnc lssea, Of Milwaukee, died very stitl-
denly whflH bctay exhibited In q tent o. q fat
woman. She said to have weighed 0l4
pounds
Among ths m'ri.orious displays In Art
Hall, tho
STERLING sCHo3t~FUnN1ruRK COMPANY
made ae exhibit of their goods, including The
Peerless" schooldcsk, tho must convenient,
strongest. and hes' dcsk made. It conIl.ines
ease beauty, and contort, and Is believed to
have no equal. Tlla desk gives satisfaction,
aM! tho demand ia extensive. Tho Company
also makes school, church, md office furniture,
popular eyerYwhcrc: and business Is very pros.
porous At their EXTENSIVE works In this city.
The ht'lsc awarded Tho most premiums was
THE AOAHIsoAClHR1AGK-wOR
Ely d Whtlc0nh. prottictors. Their exhibited
work was second 10 nulo In the State, and the
pl!arf1n with entire ir'n gear attracted largo
crowds daily, aMl elictcd high praise as ii,
elegant ailu powerful re1fcIe. This tir1n euloys
q pEospcsous and e1tensre trade.
Among the hest rxhlldors WAS tho
sTENLtSH MERCANTILE COMPANY,
q solid instttutt0u, which las moved Into fine
hloek In tls city, built expressly for iLis bust-
ness, which includes u {cueraf lne Ut goods
selected and arranged with superior taste,
The interior OF ttis mammoth establishment Is
fitted up elegantly a. q sra1c pa!are,
WlAE-RKkCE 1111ITZkkR,
exhibited bY N. Burnlwn, tbs makcr, Ia the
best tiChtcner known: s1s,ple an,l c!.ear,. Tho
wire Is easily and securely ttglteucd. Sold to
tho trade by tic maker Ut Aiuosy, III.
, 1877-09-29
b,lhsMA RENDERED PowERl Fss.

Tho tn0tt certain way to rrnd& pvtfettrts the
n.iasmat'c sspOEs which produce tails anil fsscf
hnd other MlalaFious dtsortr1s. Ii 10 tortifT the
systcns against lhem with that msAhlea. prevent.
tsa al periodic fcSors. ttaatetters 81 mach Nlters
The remedial operation of tho ltsters il no le.s
certain shan thelr preventive ehs.ts. aud they
nay b. relied upon 10 overcome Cases Of fever aud
agus which Eestst W plue and the Mineral rene.
dies Of The phasmacopsta. nyspepsa. eunst,pa.
tion. bilious complaiuts. rheumatic afn,euts, and
general debility. llkewtse rapidly yttld 10 their
Fekulattye and tonic anhuence. They asa an In
raftuahe blessing 10 the weak and nerTols Of both
sexes. ah excellent family medicine, and the beat
safexusE4 which tho traveller or enlgFaat can lskv
10 Ru unhealthy climate.
, 1877-09-29

ftom Harry t!ill. the champion wrestler, No. Ut
East i!uusto0 It,. New iers: | Inuw Vt no rene.
s'y thst Will ~ quickly remove the discoiosasous
u The skin red4tils from injuries. .orepe4s aud
pains nf tts Julnts. muscles. aud tonea, the rs.
suDt Ut siulcnI aud continued exercise. ~ i;tlr4'
Linan,cnt lo<t.ds Of Anmuula. lars used It NY.
self, md have sen 4 used ty ot't.s aad recon-.
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book tn this IL: sent post.ptd receipt Of
Price bookt Eot In stock supplied II the shortest
notice.
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Kti%Esr. NJ william plaek. tLtbr.sy ed.,. 12ma
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wiiSsI,t"E iS;1I,t," b. Mf'. LehAdams. lib. OF Sci.
TiiaT MUSBASD 0r NINE, ST., mn. 5oe.
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kos1oT. str: siMo; rs,t. lSc.1t'etrF the tlress:
e.. s;,ao: f.p. :ss:T7rerty I'D sae f1oph.t:
Events n tho Lives Ut Lair and Her Lovers. te-
iatca by W!!ktt Collins. s.n,o. ,fap, ookins
I!onsn sketch. 2sc.-jews and fhelT Persecators.
s@tIAksPEAHE,Hs @ En- .stlDsCMNER NIGHTS nisEAM."
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The htAfy Of lts. ~ q. ". Iiolnrs,-T rrtnrets.
w a. ,lennyson n.-Autamn. lir James Thomson.
, 1877-09-29
"Opening"
Of Fall Styles in our Cloak and Suit Dept,
Wednesday, Oct. 8.
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TRUTH STRANGER THAN FICTION

VICTORIA, B. G., Sept. 2s.-An Indian wQman
while bathing was svized by ali octopas, or devil
fish, and drowned. The body wasttilaeovcsci By
indians the uext day, lying ut tho bolton, OF
tue bay in thu grasp u the oetop2s- They cut
tAs teata4lea aud recovered thQ Lodv.
, 1877-09-29
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BUSINESS NOTICES

chstlss laeItlsIeek's Fha,npAs 9.as--Thep pop
u'sr silleEy snd the euper e1et Itsn .'prJ Medal
70 highly appreciated In EugtauJ, GefMapy. aud
ltussia, sEe beux constantly recr,fL Ly III. Emil
Schull1s, 31 beaver atgect New f{lk.
, 1877-09-29

,.'.1 ssasr.. : French T. c.t.fth ca5f !. ~ ee.t
fsxsx. 7F,st ffea. Onlcs ~ Stats &txeL
, 1877-09-29

Keep sells tho best anst cI.ra,est ahlrt4 In
The world; also eul!aIs, elrga{ stytss best
quality, 81. 70 pes dox,, sI1 for I'D li3 Madison
street
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

THE Berlin Gegenwart pleads for the re-
coVery, from the Vatican Library, of the nu-
merous and valuable works and manuscripts
which, after the capture of Heidelberg by
General Tilley, during the Thirty Years
war, were forcibly laid hold of and sent to
the Pope by Duke Macmillan of Bavaria.
Not less than 1928 Greek, Latin, Hebrew
and German codices were Conveyed at that
time to Rome. So great was the wrath and
the indignation Of the citizens of Heidelberg
that the Papal agent, according to his own
report, was looked upon like an evil beast of
prey, and all contact was avoided with him.
No Joiner would furnish him with any chests:
no rope-maker with any cords; no WAGNER
With any carts and horses. Yet German
prince felt the disgrace so little that in each
book which he thus sent to Gregory XIV. a
Latin inscription was entered, describing it
as booty (spolium) and ''trophy' made
after the capture of Heidelberg, and trans
mitted by him, the Bavarian Duke and Prince
Elector, to the Supreme Pontiff! Even the
Emperor Ferdinand III. had endeavored to
save the library, but in vain. A number OF
The manuscripts were ceded by the Pope to
France in 1907, and in 1915 and 1916 came
back into the possession of the University Ii
brary of Heidelberg chiefly through the exer-
ton of Hardenberg and Wilhelm Won Hum
boldt. Besides Oriental and Latin manu-
scripts, there are, however, still 1928 codices
in the Vatican from that famous "booty,"
made by the Popelngs in 1922.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05
News and Other Items.

A recent law n Michigan prohibits the
marriage of cousins.
William II. butcher of Poughkeepsie has
walked ITO consecutive hours at Albany with
out sleep or rest.
The Southern Virginia farmers are planting
more tobacco than ever before, with the pros-
pect of large crop.
The Missouri Legislature has passed rat
bounty bill, giving five cents for the hide of
each rat that is caught. The whipping post
bill has been defeated
The Detroit Free Press announces that the
salaries of good base pail players will this
year range from twenty dollars per week down
to whack under the jaw for jumping int,
mans garden after the bali
Pittsburg, Pa, with her big debt of S13,0OO,
OoO, defaults half of the interest of $4,000
and borrows the rest by method of doubtful
legality. The city finances are in dreadful
way, with the sinking fund. largely made up
of overdue taxes.
One effect, and a very pleasant one, OF Mr..
Beechei's Western tour, was to put on their
feet numerous local literary societies. that have
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

SOME of the Democratic papers are max
ing the absurd statement that the election
frauds in San Francisco were perpetrated by
the Republicans. In San Francisco itself the
Democrats have not the efrontery to make
this accusation. 1t is only this side of the
mountains that so absurd story can obtain
any credence. The facts are that at the time
OF the election the state and municipal gov
ernments were both under Democratic con-
troll; that two-thirds Of the officers OF the
election were Democrats; that the board of
supervisors consisted of ten Democrats to two
Republicans; that the county clerk was a
Democrat; and that with the entire machin.
cry of election in Democratic hands the per-
petration Of frauds by Republicans was
simply impossible.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

The English needlework exhibited at the
late Centennial Exhibition is again on exhi-
bition in the SHOW room Of the Royal School
of Art Needlework in South Kensington.
The Princess Christana isl the president of the
institution, the objects OF which. says the
London Academy, are to give suitable en-
ployment to gentiewomen who need employ
ment, and to restore ornamental nesdlework
to the high place it once held among the dec
orative arts. A staff of lady workers has
been carefully trained to the work, and the
result of the continuous and unwearied exer-
tions made to keep up and improve the art
satisfactorily proves that ladies of the present
day can compete with their predecessors OF
bygone centuries. The Princesses Christiana
and Louise, Lady Marion Afford, Mr.. w.
Crane, Mr.. Hungeliord Pollen, and other
eminent artists, have contributed their de-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

How real a long -fostereG belief in legend
may become is strikingly illustrated in the
very general prevalence of the banshee super
sttion among the high families of Ireland.
This weird spirit, whose voice is heard on the
evening before death in the family, is con-
sidered to be in every case specially related to
the family it warns of calamity. Each high
family has its. own banshee, and il is very
plebeian sign to be without one. A family
without this invisible attendant is like one
without hall porter in livery. The distinc-
ton of having a family banshee has so long
been essential that the superstition seems 10
be quite unconquerable. M. d. Conway says
he recently met an eminent physician in
London who comes Of an ancient Irish fami-
ly, and while he could ridicule splritualism
and talk scientifically on every other subject,
no sooner was the banshee mentioned than
he relapseG into the measureless past, and as
sured the company that he had himself heard
the cry of his family banshee on the night be-
fore death in the house; "a voice just out
side the window, unlike any earthly sound he
had ever heard"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

AT Rome society has been formed for the
defense of family principles. This body con-
fers special privileges on those who are the
fathers of three children, and it has just
awarded its civic crown to lady named Nine.
Bouillet, who has given birth to her thirty
sixth child.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

A WRITER in Lippincott's Magazine thinks
it necessary TO say that ''the following expla-
nations of cabaistic letters with which the
general reader bids fair to be pestered in a
few years may not be found amiss. L. B.
means bachelor of letters; Sc. B. bachelor of
science; B. Ayr, bachelor of agriculture; B.
M. E., bachelor of mining engineering; NJ. E.
mining engineer; d. E. dynamic engineer
B. Arch, bachelor OF architecture; Mus. B.,
bachelor of music; Ph. g., graduate in phar-
macy A. NJ, mistress of arts; B. L. A, grad.
nate in liberal arts; B. L., graduate in let
ters; M. L. A., mistress of liberal arts
mistress CT liberal arts; M. E. L., mistress of
English literature; L. c., laureate Of letters
M, P. L., mistress of polite literature; Mis-.
Mus, mistress of music; B. &c., graduate in
science. There institutions with charters
and faculties which have granted and are
continuing TO grant all these degrees. How
much better would it have been to continue
their course of innovation to the point of ig-
noriDg al! such titles, which at best are of so
problematic value that the public was in a
fair way to lose all the respect it once had
for themn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

ELSEWHERE will be found an apprecialive
sketch of the life and labors Of Edwin Bck-
nell, who, despite Of obstacles which would
have seemed insuperahle to a common nature,
won for himself high place as naturalist
and scientific student. Had he lived he
woald undoubtedly have take position in the
very forefront of men of science.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

A BLUE jasper portrait medallion of Shake
speare sold recently in London for $S4. One
Of Garrick, who's only played Shakespeare,
brought $780, John Howard, the philanthro.
plst, in pink jasper, went for SS7.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05

ACCORDING 10 statistics, the Republic is a
much less expensive form of government in
France than its predecessor, the Empire. In
1870 the Emperor, Prince, Senate and legis-
lative body absorbed 39,339, APO frarcs. In
1877 the President of the Republic, the Sen
ate and Chamber of Deputies will cost H.
726, 100 francs or two. thirds less than under
the Empire. There must be added to the
25,OOO,O00 francs which fell to the Emperor
of this sum, the revenue of the palaces, cha
teaux, domains, gardens, sheep pastures and
other properties of the State, whose products
then formed part of his private income.
They are now turned over to the govern
ment for the public service. the Imperial
Senate cost 2, ,145, 900 francs more than that
of the Republic, although the number of Sem
ators was one-half less. Each Senator re-
ceived compensation of 10000 francs, while
the Senators of the Republic receive only
5000 francs per annum as do the members of
the Chamber of Deputies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-04-05
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