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, 1877-02-21

The roto Of Louisiana was ycstcrday
counted III tho Joint Convention for IAYEa
. and WHEELER, md tho canvass thence pro-
ceedcd without interruption to the State Of
aliehigan, when a factiouS objection was
:. made 10 tho counting Of The voto OF IN Elec,or
! said to DO ineligible. This nccessltatcd o
! separation of tho two Houses, aud tue Sen.
nte promptly and Ly unanimous
: vote oserFuled tho objection. LATER
on tho House concurrca unou a
l. showing that tho objection wss
uafoundcd, aud again tho count proceeded
i The next hitch was at Nevada, tho charge Ut
ineligili!sty being trlmped up this time by
sfa1soEn, Of Illinois, merely for tue ,,ur-
;; pose Of delay. The honr being late, nearly
! ?. H., motion for recess until 10 o'clock
this morning was carried. several Republic
ans voting in the affirmative. The Senate,
: before adjournment, voted unanimously to
non-concur In tho Nevada objection, aud
. uleFo Is every reason to expect that the
House will decide similarly.
, 1877-02-21

It Is rule Of court practice that neither
party to IN action ehall be permitted to i'm.
peach his own witness. II this rulo obtained
in Congressional investigations Gov. pALMxu
could not be summoned by DUDLEY FiE1p's
Committee to contradict tho testimony OF
tho scounlrcl LrrTLEr11p. Thcro. ia thus
rniscd question Of veracity between two
witnesses on tho same side of tho coso-
PALMER rs. L1TT1yr1ELp. Who shall decide
whom two such eminent Democratic authors
tics disagree
, 1877-02-21

Two notable speeches wcse delivered in
the House yesterday during tho lcbate IN
tho Electoral count. The first was TINT Of
hlE. WAT7ERsos, whose earncst appcal for tho
honorable fulllllnsnt Of tho obligations rest
ing upon the Democratic party to abtlo by
the decisions Of tho Electoral I'riiu,nnl was
lhtcnca to with close Intention, ansl undo a
marked Impression upon Ais n,nlitorn upon
tho floor md In tho galleries. Tho speccl,
wns donb!y effective coming from man
who, previous to tho passage Of tho Arlitrn-
ton bill, talked about The presence In wasls.
ington Of 100000 Kentuckiaus 10 assist in
tho inauguration Of TtLpKs. Tho second
speech Of peculiar interest WIZ that Of slr.
FosTER, who represents In Congress The dis
trict III which Gov. HAYES resides, an.l whose
pledge OF especial goodwill toward tho
Southern States seemed almost to come from,
the lips Ut President 1tAYrs himself,
, 1877-02-21

The Common Council has entered npon
tho consideration Of the appropriation Or
diuance item by item, and a commeulablo
disposition Is shown to adhere closely 10 tho
economical recommendations Of the Finance
Committee. The rule seems to bo to cut oil
every dollar Of expenditure that Gun be
avoided. A few years Of such local lcgisla-
tion as this will mako our municipal lnances
the soundcst OF any city in America,
, 1877-02-21

wero firm, nt S3.ojG5.10. Last Saturday
evening there WAS in store In This city a,417,-
TIT bn whcat, c,G14,1t2 In corn, t;si.34. b,1
oats geo, +o6 hu rye, and a4s,4s3 bu harley.
Ono hundred dollars in go1d would huy
$i01.51 In grccnbacks al tho close.
, 1877-02-21

lions II tho Presidential count IN mt r. !.
completed, ani another election must h.,
hcld next fall, OLIVER T. AtonTox il tic non
Tor President nd Interim 1fo In Tho man ~
l'hTc in charge Of tho Government when n.
copperhcads begin tho work Of tcrro,;,n,
and intimidation.
, 1877-02-21

Grcenbacks at tho Now York Gold Ex
change yesterday closed at 94f.

II appears to be definitely settled that the
Louisiana complication will not DO disturbed
by President GnAnr, but will be transmitted
to bis successor for adjustment. Such was
the Presidents positive assurance yesterday
to delegation of Louisiana gentlemen, by
whom 1t was received with great satisfac-
tiou.
, 1877-02-21

hi" homowarl Journey" Ono Of tho cruel.
est flings nt tho Commissioners is TINT Of
CnAM. tho Paris caricnturist, who has drawn
cartoon i'll which they aro seen leaving
Constant'nor!o 1arohcatlctl, having left their
hata behind them THAT they may llnvo an cx-
cuso for going back ngaiu.
, 1877-02-21


English houscwifo's standpoint, tho subiec
Of fresh meats imported from America, ant
concludes that this excellent Indy Is likely t.
be disappointed in her pleasant visions o1
cheaper meat and getting oven with tit
o1torttonato butcher. Tho notion OF the
Spectator is that tho quantity Of fresh meats
that will bc imported from America will mol
bc sufficient for soma years to come 10 affec,
tho price. 1t points to the fact that tie i'm.
port OF American. meats In London ID now
ono thousand tons week, while there arc
imported from tho Continent some 22O, 900
tons OF frcsh meats annually, which muat be
driyon out before tho price Of English mcata
will be affected. Thi. strikes us az q rather
short.sighted Wow Of The mattor, since 1t Ia
admitted that tho American resources arc
practically without limit, and grass is to be
Ind In vast regions Of this continent for A.
most nothing. The only limit on the pr CO
OF meats competing in English markets is
the cost Of transportation, which must Of
necessity bo large, and tho lnrger because
there rs no bulky freight for tho steanships
to bring back to this country. A tho return
trip must be made largely with ballast, our
bulky exports must poy rates corresponding
~ higher.
But tho faot is that the American meats
arc n1ready sold to the English, Scotch, aud
Irish butchers nt ono cent pound loss than
the nativo growers ask. As this export trade
!n mcots is still in ita infancy, there will be
steady improvements in tho process Of Bhip-
mont; probably before another year It will
10 possible to ship twico rs many carcasses
in steamship in the samc space now occ,,.
pied, aud when 1000 killed animals can bc
transported zafely and in good condition
aud occupying no moro room than 900 do
now, the frcighta will bo very considerably
less, and American meats will be sold In tho
English markets at corrcspondingly lover
figures. Then 1t ia likely that tho meats from
tho Continent will disappear In tho English
markets and tho native growth must como
down In price, unless distinction can be
established In tho quality Of tho meats which
does not yet obtain. Tho especial blessing
Of this now traslo to Tho people Of Great
Britain is tic prospect that It will enable
classes of people to cat freah meats who havo
heretofore bcen deprived Of them, and give
othera fresh meat onco day who have'
HERETOFORE lad 1t only once week.
II tho English growers eau main.
tain thoir prices for home production
OH account Of superior quality, well and
good; tho rich and well.to-do can indulge
themselves, and tho poorer people will 10
happy in getting Amoucan meats, which ars
rood Snn1,r1t Jf mt f1,o,& EroI;,f. ,u.na.
, 1877-02-21

The Republicans Of Cincinnati arc conttstiag
tho late election on ths grounds OF nemo<rsts
frauls. They have uuearthed IN enormous
masa OF fraud. 0ne OF the rcpeateys, EFH
HOLLAND by uamc, has squcalcd. TIL DEN IN
hls letter OF acceptance said; "What the roua.
try wants Is real rcfoEu1.' EFH was ono ot
the Reformcrs 1n hls confession he said:
hsa man from Chicago named uuYxs, with
gang Vt twelve tusn. end man namea FAIHeu,lu.
from Pittabliy, with eight men, and NIKE utKA.
son. from haw York, With eighteen men, who
cast Ii all about 600 Democratic Votes.
II was By thcss votes the Dcuqcrats elected
two members OF Congrcss-sAxLEx and Bay
hlsa-aad their county ttcket.
, 1877-02-21

has been ro-clectcG, but his now term doc
not hcgin till tho o.l, Of March Sunday in
torvcning), aud llo wonfd then havo to h
sworn in and chosen again on iha
day. but it is highly necessary tia
there shall 10 on tho morning Of tho 4th o
March President Of tho Scnnte whose It'll
cannot l'o questioned. AMI wl,ose succcssio,
under tho law 10 Tho temporary occnpanc.
Of tho Office Ut President Of tho Unitet
States s!'a1l DO secured by his nn,lonbtct
l'osseseion Of md qualification for tho ofic,
Of President Of tho Senate. Under thcs'
circumstances. II In clearly tho tlnty of Son
ator FEnnr 10 retire from tho position oI
presiding officer, In ordcrto enable tho Senate
to clluoso ono Of It's own members who's.
present tern, does not expire on tho I'd d
March, and who will bo fully qualified on tllt
4th of Ma.ch to enter upon tho duties oI
rresisien. Of tho United States. We lavo nt
donbt Alr. FEnnr will readily consent 10 this
change; but, II lio should not, tho sonase Il
at liberty TO choose now presiding officer Al
any time II ,nay sen n.on.r
rim mon NJ nj o,hors +,x a.. cu... \.
select 10 act as President Of the United
States for nearly ycar, in case Democratic
rerady sInll necessitate It,, ia Ot.vzn r,
1,onrox, ~ r,d;s,.
The e,ncrconov xv,,t Ia M. .,o.,.,,,,.x =,
tie encrrr, nron,n,itnf,o ,ra f.o~,a.s,...
which Mr.. b1orros noseceeoa r. "a ,,n..,
denrcc. whotbor ,t,ero sho,t hn 49, -.
to inaumro,c tr,rnrx 49, ~ ro,L, . ,,,.s
months ca,nna;on NJ h,,1,f1oz,rr T., F., ..,...
cd effort To otect him. o,*vrn y ,raa-o,,
mnr be trugtel 10 keen tho ncocs mn, snf,~,.
tho laws. 1ro Ina beon tr;e,, IN almost a..
scricus an emercencv. Az f3ovs-n,r ~ r.
diana during tho war of tto nehe,1ion ,,hon
Tho Conpcrhcola Of lin Stint, soroht >, -,
comnl;ai IN ,ho RAM ,r,,o. A.. n.S.,a ..n.,
to accomn)ish in thu fror+ >rr ,ronrov u,.
ou;cl, IN oronn1a will, +hsn, ,,1 .,u.xt.,
eno,,gl, to crusl, them. With connorbeod
Legislature Organized to opposo him win,
assassins lying in wait for him: will, n morn
irsidious foo than OnAyr encountered m fin
field Of battle, Gov, Monroy. without a
single sim of fear or m iudicotion of fo1to,.
ing, crushed ont tho now scdltfon md save,,
tho Union from, thoso who tbreatonca u =,
Tin Nor,l. Nono xho tnow lin, dor,. a..
vhat ho did beforo la con md ,r;,, t,o ,,.;,
If IL s'.a1, 1,ecomo necoesorv II vii, ,o.ha
easy 10 decciyo him !. will ba ;nrose;h,o =,
f.ia4ton linn. with o1nEn = nronrov
nct;nu M pr4sidant Tho f3overruon. vii, =.
gafo during tia in.creonpm, IL tho n.mo
crata forco II nnon t,,o countr. T,a,. ~,
DO 1itt,o donoor Of anv attennt IN ,nann,ro,.
T1Ipzy achieving success: /: md. II tb,s n,a,,.
mesa bo abandoned. neaco v;11 In nroa.~vna
nnfi frco ef,ction i,urrea tr,ro,aha,,. -.
cn.iro country.
Mr.. aron7oy sbould h. .,.c,.d pro.;;.a,
Of tho senato Mt oncc. n tbe bot,.r co,,a,,a
of the uemocrat,o nartv anccoed o,a ~.
House acouiesca in TIM f,cc,u,o,s =, ,ho
, 1877-02-21

TIE TRIBUNE ha. fron, time to time noticed
the new Industry slat ilas sprapg up iu England
tn connection with tho imposta rion and salc OF
fresh Ainefisau mcat. 4 ueT development us
now taken place In Tho trade. Ths Ingenious
aud inscriptions retail butchers Ut Manchester
have adopted means Of disgusting their cus.
tuners with the American meat. serxwu5 sn1
, 1877-02-21
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

CHICAGO CHAPTER. No. 1T. n. A. tf.-tss TWEEN.
tT.aecond.s. Regular Congregation thia tWeInt*1y
svennx u 7:Sn O'Clock. All the nlctra requested Ia
b. rtesent. Visiting Companion cordially Invited. by
order OF the II. Z. II. +. ELL HMlTIl, Sec.
, 1877-02-21
THE SPECIAL STATE TAX SYSTEM.

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TIE SPECIAL STATE TAX system.
The Sennte Committee Of tho Illinois LeR.
islaturo has prepared report upon tie sub-
tect OF exercising tint rortion Of tha Stato
Constitution TINT authorizes tho General
Assembly to "tax petldlcra, auotioncors,
brokers, hnwkcrs, merchants, commission
merchants, slowmcn, jngg1ens, innlccpcrs,
groccry-kcepcrs, liquor.tlealcrs, to1l-brilgcs,
ferries, insurance. telegraph, and express in.
forests or business, venders Of patents, aud
pessons or corporations owning Of using
franchises ahd privileges, III such manner as
1t stall from time to time direct, by general
law, uniform as to tho class upon which It
operates"
Tho Committee lavo confined their invcs.
tigatIon to All examination Of The Pcnnsy1.
sanin system Of Stale taxation. Tint system.
1t will lie remembered, consists Of special
taxes mHtnIy upon corporations. These
taxes are tax OF 0-10 of mill on each per
cent Of dividcuds On transportation compa-
MOS, or when there is no dividend tax Of G
mills on tho appraised valuo of tho capital
stock; tax OF J Mill on eacl, / ror
cent OF dividend Oh tile capital stock of all
other corporations except banks and foreign
insurance companies tax OF y mills Oh
capital stock OF banks; o tax of 4 ceuts per
ton On oil coal mined; tax Of . per cent OH
gross receipts OF foreign insurance compa-
MICS; license tax Oil brokers, saloons. etc,
Tho result Is the State has no occasion to
levy any tux by valuation on real Or personal
, 1877-02-21

HTboit's Museum.
Monroe .tre,s: between Dearborn and stssc. P" Fan
, 1877-02-21

hftFirktr'H ThrntTe.
Madknn atrtrs. between Dearborn and state. En-
ezxemeut Of AlA ltttfe Alien. "Cr4hoed Age
, 1877-02-21

Uaver1y'e Theatre.
Randolph ftrest, eswetn Clark and Lasal1e, En-
{sEemtnt q the nnae's Comic Opera Company.
y Princes OF 1fcbi1opde."
, 1877-02-21

t"ao ~ @PptJ LILO Aeeueu !e2lHlRtlon 10 Jemc-
dy this heavy loss In collection, and reduce
taxation to tho lowest possible revenue
standard. The taxation OF the State for all
purposes reaehes $?G,t00, ,000 year, and it
IL reproach 10 the Legislature that II
should cost 10 per cent to collect thIs revc-
nuo. We suggest, therefore. to the Legisla-
tura that II It put this now System In opera
ton, 1t tlo NO by slow degrees, leaving
to experience md time to develop all enlarge
msnt Of the system, it such should b. lcsu..
cd advisable or practicable. We arc prepared
to admit thai large revenue, moro than ths
Stale needs, can bc collected from these sne-
cial taxes; but tho total abolition OF State
taxes ID radical change which ia full Of peril
to the local communities. Suppose, there.
fore, TINT tho assessments for county
purposes bo continued az now, that
tho machinery Of thu Stato Boasd Of
Equalization DO discontinued and the Gov
ernor, Auditor, Secretary, Treasurer, and At
torncy. General bo mads o Board to Eeualixv
these assessments. This Board might then
FIX rate, say half or one-thirtl OF uitl, to
FaiSe sum, say, for school purposes. This
would preserve the standard Of State valun-
tion to govern all local valustions, and es-
pecially tlx aud preserve tho limit Of local in-
debtcdneas. The Slate should then taksthe
raifroaas as class, aud ''by general law,
uniform as to the class taxcd," imposo tax
thereon equal to certain percentage on their
oFoss earnings within tho 9tato. Assuming
that the gross earnings OF the railroads with.
in the State to ba $50, ,OOO. 600 year, a tnx
, 1877-02-21

4ale1rht ThrntTr.
&21ailenL - l'"' - -
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
EASTERN SHORE nIATrERs.

A sturgeon twelve fee! long, and weighing
29O pounds, was recently caught in Elk river.
Michael Sentman's barn and contents, in
the fourth district Of Cecil county, were de-
stroyed by FIRE last week.
A railroad bridge between Salisbury and
Delmar was nearly destroyed BY FIRE last
Thursday by sparks from locomotive.
James Taylor committed suicide lass week
near Franklin, Worcester county, by throw
ing himself into well.
Rev. J. Ii. Lightborne, Of the NJ E. Church,
has quit preaching-fOr time at least-and
gone to farming near Oxford, Talbot co
The public school at Rowlandsville, Cecil
county, has been closed until September in
consequence Of the fatal prevalence Of scarlet
fever.
Luke Brown, Joseph N. Evans, Job Haines,
W. w. Carter and Dr.. L. R. Kirk have been
elected commissioners Of Rising Sun, Cecil
county.
NF. Johnson's farm, 235 acres, in Cecil
county, has been sold to John E. Alexander
for So, 900, the property being subject to lien
Of 81 900.
RETRIBUTIoN.- learn that retribution
befell tramp Saturday week near Sassafras,
in this county. On reaching the house Of Mr..
John Gibson, situated near the roadside, be
found Mrs. Gibson reclining at the window
fronting on the road 1t was about noon
she had prepared dinner for her husband,
who was at work in the field, and was await
ing his arrival. The stranger accosted Der,
and said he was coming into the house. She
demonstrated, and told him there was a had
dog in the hall that would certainly bite him
If he effected an entrance. he persisted, how
ever and on entering attempted to commit
an outrage upon The person Of the lady. The
dog rushed into the room about this time and
made 4 savage attack upon the tramp, infiict-
ing terrible wound, manning him for life.
The stranger then made his exit from the
house, and when last seen BY our informant,
be was lying beside the road near Sassafras,
suffering excruciating pain.-Kent (Nd.)
Neaps
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26

man supposed to be Frederick Hunter, of
Frederick, was run over and killed by P.
W &B. Railroad train at Edgemoor, Del,
on Thursday afternoon.
The storm which passed over Queenstown,
last Monday evening was the severest since
last September and in the vicinity of Queens
town the most destructive, on account of the
hail which ccompanied it, The storm arose
from the northeast but the wind suddenly
shifted TO the northwest and blew fearful
gale which lasted for more than twenty
minutes accompanied by a fall of hail
stones remarkable for size and quantity
The gale and hail storm seems TO have been
confined to a small belt not more than
half mile wide and % miles in length
The course was up Queenstown creek, at
the head of which is the village of Queens
town. Here it proved very destructive, shat
tering over two hundred window glass, up
roofing trees and blowing down fences, to-
tally destroying gardens and damaging
wheat fields and peach orchards. The hail
is said to have fallen with such force in the
village of Queenstown as to have battered the
weather boarding of buildings and pealed off
the white-wash of out buildings.-C CentreUills
Rseord
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
The VosheII House
IN CHESTERTOWN.

Has again come into the possession and
management of the undersigned, who will
take pleasure in contributing to the comfort
and convenience of those who may patronize
the House. Especial attention will be given
to ALL whether permanent boarders or tram
sient customers.
The subscriber has had varied and extern
siVe experience in country and city, in con-
Quoting hotel, which will enable him to Sc
cure the approval Of every one who may give
him call. The bedding and chambers will
be specially attended to, and the table will be
equally so. Good order will at all times be
preserved, and the parlors will be kept open
for the accommodation of guests.
There is probably no better conveniences
for horses and carriages on the Eastern Shore
of Maryland. The public are invited to make
him call.
myl2.4t JOHN G. V0SHELL.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
Destructlve HnIl storm.

The Chestertown Transcript gives the fol-
lowing about the hail storm below that town,
on Tuesday:
Eastern Neck Island, in the lower part Of
this county, was visited last Monday evening
by very severe hail storm. We have been
unable to get anything like satisfactory ac-
connt of the injury done to the fruit and
grain crops on the farms in its track-Which
fortunately was not wide-but from what we
have learned, Mr.. B. F. Sappington is per
haps the greatest sufferer; in fact, if reports
are correct, 1t is not possible that any ones
crops could have sustained greater injury. 1t
is said that bis peach orchard and wheat field
are 50 badly damaged that be will not get ten
bushels Of wheat or basket of peaches. His
fruit and grain gave promise Of an abundant
yield 1t is to be hoped that the injury is
much less than reported. But all who wit
messed the terrible hail storm which visited
this section on the Gath Of June, 1854, know
that such disasters are hard to exaggerate.
We learn that just'be,ow Queenstown, on the
opposite side of Chester river, great damage
was done by the same vein of hail, which had
not exhausted its power Of destruction.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
300 APPLE TREES.
Hot Bed P ants for Sac !

A choice selection of Hot Bed Plants, con-
sisting of Early Cabbage, Tomato, Egg, Pep
per and Sweet Potato Plants, now ready, and
for sale by HENRY CLAYTON,
Miles West Of Mt. PleasandDel.,
P. S.-Also, large quantity of my cele-
brated Summer Cabbage, and Premium Flat
Dutch Cabbage Plants, now growing, and
will he ready in season. may l2-tf
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
For Sale!
A Fine Small Fruit Farm.

= . = esA A-@Af
In Somerset County, Maryland, containing
100 Acres, more or less, bordering on the
Pocomoke River, Bluff Shore, buildings large,
standing in the Shady Lawn overlooking The
river, where steamboats, and vessels pass,
and within half Ia mile of the village of Reho-
both and Steamboat Landing, Churches.
Schools and Mills within half a mile, and
within four miles of the Eastern Shore rail-
road, which is continuation of the Della
ware Railroad.
This farm is one Of the finest of its size in
Somerset County, and has
300 APPLE TREES,
of the best varieties, Pears, Cherries and
Peaches. Also, Fifteen Acres of Strawber-
ries, and Two Acres Of Asparagus. The soil
is yellow clay loan, of fine quality, lays M
dry, needs no ditching, and is a splendid and
healthy location along the river. Title indis-
putable, and offered for sale to close the estate
of the late John Townsend.
Price; Seven Thousand Dollars, one-half
Cash, the other half in twelve and eighteen
months, secured by bond and mortgage, in
terest from day ofsale.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND,
Townsend, Del, May 5, 1877. Trustee.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
ST. ANNE's SCHOOL,
MDDLETOWN DEL.

A BOARDING AND DAY SCHOOL
for Girls and Young Ladies Rev. WILLIAM
G. BUTLER, Rector.
This School is offered to the parents of this
peninsula as a Home under their own eye
and within their reach, where their daughters
may receive faithful training in ali things that
conduce to physical, mental and spiritual
growth as members of the family, of society
and, above all, of the Church of God.
The Department of music, instrumental and
vocal, will be in charge of Graduate and an
experienced and successful Teacher in that
specially.
Boys, under ten years of age, received.
Address the Rector for circulars. The Fall
term begins September goth, 1875. jul29y
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26

For Sale!
A Coach Shop, Ground and Premises, late
the property of John Townsend, decd, and
situated in the thriving town Of Middletown,
New Castle County, State of Delaware, and
now occupied BY H. D. Howell. 1t is good
stand for the Carriage business, and could, if
desired, be changed, at little expense, into a
Fruit Drying House. Title good
PRICE Two Thousand Dollars; one-half
cash, the other half in one year, satisfactorily
secured, an interest from day of sale.
SAMUEL TOWNSEND, Trustee.
Townsend, Del, May 5th, 1877. If
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26
Strawberry Festivals.

The ladies Of the N. E. Church, Of Town
send, are going to have strawberry and ice
cream festival in the grove near their church
On the evenings Of May 3ist and June lst.
They expect to have a good time.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Church Of
Middetown, will hold their festival, spoken
Of last week, preceded BY charade enter
tainment, in the Town Hall, on Monday and
Tuesday evenings next. See their advertise
ment in another column Of the TRANSCRIPT
The Ladies Aid Society Of Summit n E.
Church viii hold a strawberry festival on the
evenings Of Wednesday and Thursday, June
6th and 7th, in the new church The public
are cordially invited 10 attend.
Middletown transcript., 1877-05-26

Business Locals and Special Notices 10 cents
line for each insertion. Obituaries charged
for at the rate of cents per line Of eight
words. Marriages and deaths inserted free.
TERMS: Cash in advance, invariably.