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COMMERCIAL.
MON ETARY.

The monetary market Ia somewhat string
ent for outside business, but there is ample
funds for legitimate business and CONNER
cal purposes.
G0LD-Buying large pieces 05; small 03.
Selling, large OF; small 05.
SILVEk-Nominal
There is but llttle gold or silver in market,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, a per cent.
disco unit; bank, par.
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CENTRAL ROUTE.
MMalEEEE1
TIEI
HOUSTON &TEXAS CENTRAL
R A T. L w A Y
THE CONNECTING LINK
between the Trunk Lines OF the NORTH
and EAST, and the
GULF OF MEXICO ON THE SOUTH
FORMS THE
Great Through Route |!
AND
MAIN ARTERY on COMMERCE. AND TRADE
TO ALL POINTS.
And offers the Best Routes, on Quick Time
with more Comforts, Better Accommodate
lions and Creator Security than any otner
Line. Passing through the richest and most
beautiful portions OF the Great Empire
STATE OFSTExAS,

10 gives 10 the Passenger view OF the grand
est scenery, finest agricultural district and
great grazing grounds OF the West.
It's passenger and freight trains are sur
passed 10y none in the state. Pullman'e
Palace Drawing Room and Sleeping Cara
leave bt. Louis daily via the NJ, X. 4 4. Ry
at . =. M; Hannibal at 10 u. m, and Hedalia
NJ 0.23 p. m, running through to Denlson,
sherman, Dallas, Hearno, Austin and Hous'
ton without change. Connection is also made
at sherman with the Texas and Pacific rail-
way for the above named points.
The connections OF this Road with the NJ.
X, 4 4. at Denison for ~. Louis, Hannibal,
Chicago, Fort Scott, Kansas City and oil
points North and East; with the Texas 4 Pa
ciic ut sherman for st. Louis, Cairo, Menu
pills. ana all points East and Southeast, and
at Houston with the a., III. a B. A. for San
Antonio the e., III. " II. for Galveston, the
Texas AZ New Orleans Railway for Beaumont,
Orange, etc., the Morgan and Mallory Steam
shiI Tor all points on the Gulf and Atlantic
coasts, and the Liverpool d Texas Steamship
Line 10 Liverpool, Hnvro and other Euro.
pean cities are perfect, while It's freedom
from dust and heat on account OF the nature
of the soil and the open prairie country oven
which IL passes, with Its cooling sea breeze,
pleasant scenery OF broad prairies, beautiful
groves, well cultivated fields of cotton, corn,
small grain, and fruits, render IL especially
desirable and advantageous TO travellers and
shippers In preference to others,
st. Louis Express leaves Galveston daily
except Saturday nj 400 p. m, Houston al
$3.50 u. M, Hearne at 2:2j p. M, Dallas 1885 u.
IN, and DenlRon at lli5 q. m.
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LIME AND CEMENT.

LIME-The best quality in barrels Is worth
81; in bulk, 81 so; ordinary Dallas, &c per
bushel.
CEMENT osendale is worth 81 D barreli
louisville, best, little kept, 81 80 y barrel ;
Dallas, SO.
The supply of the above mentioned artl-
Giles is ample; demand fair market hrm'
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Tennessee Tobacco Crop.

From various sections Of east Tens
nessee we have encouraging accounts
of the tobacco crop. In the first place
there seems to have been an excellent
stand for plants, and now they are
growing of vigorously. limo disaster
overtakes the crop, it will be ty Tar
the largest ever raised In this secIlOn'
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d. w. BARNETT.
HIDES AND pELTRIES.

HIDES-Dry flint, Is ibI and upward, l5c.;
dry flint, Is his and upward, damaged, 100;
dry nint, kips and calf, llc.; dry salt, 20 lbs
and upward, llc.; green butchers, SIC.
SHEEP PELrS-Each, owing TO wool, 200
DC; white wool, long, PIC white wool, iall
clip, l9@2Cc.; black wool, lSc.
BlFFAL0-Bull's,i c cows, &c.
TALLOW-In barrels, SIC.
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HOr1ev.

Pitchers CastoriB Is a mplete substi-
tute for Castor OIL, and IL as pleasant TO take
as Honey. IL Is particularly adapted TO
Teething and irritable children. IL destroys
worms, asslmulates the food, regulates the
Stomach, and cures Wind Collie. Few rem
edles are as efiiesclous for Feverishness,
Group, Worms and Whooplng Cough. Cas-
toria Is scientific and purely vegetable
preparation, more effective tb an Castor OIL,
and neither gags or gripes.
CoLUMBIA, Conn, May 3, 1879.
Messrs. J. p. Rose 4 Co., N. ":
Gents: l have family OF eight children.
and have used as much Castoris as any fam
lily In the United States, think have
never found anything equal to IL. My chill
dren have been saved from a fsver several
times BY the use Of Castoria. recommend
ifs use for children, for many diseses they
are subject 10, In preference 70 any medicine
know Of. feel Il my duty TO give this GER
tlficate on account OF the benefits have de-
rived by the use Of rasforia.
Very truly yours,
NORMAN p. LITTLE
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GRAIN MARKET.

WHEAT-Prime,S 81 5O@l 90; medium II 40
al 80 low grades. 81 2O@l 30.
OATS-35@2Sc.
RYE-Nominal.
BARLEY FEED--33@3jc.
CORN-Texas, In shuck, S@37%c.; Texas,
In sack, 55@60c.
BRAN-Sl %.
HAY-Sl0Il2
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A man will carry five hundred dol
lars in his vest pocket, but woman
needs morocco portemonnaie as large
as fist, and too heavy to carry III the
pocket, to escort fifty-cent scrip, a
recipe for making jelly cake, and two
samples of dress goods.
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GALVESTON, May l0,-llidea Dry selected
lohgllci light salted li'<ci stack salted AYE;
poi butchers grpen d,
Wool market quiet and unchanged, East.
cru ana northern, nne and medium, froe of
nuns, aWlnc, hurry llNlsc, eastern aud
northern coarse ln122c hurry l2Hlho, western
ANA southern nnu an@c; medium e20aAo.
COARSE western and Mexican l9Wihc.
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BALTIMORE, May a0.-Whoat moro active.
nrmeI aud higher, Pennsylvania rod N hl
" ny Maryland rcd VI 1ONl s0. Southern
eorn-wllle, active, nrmor and higher, vel.
low lull Rnd lower, western dull and lower
fOuthOru white Die, yeliOW bO0asUkLe
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Centaur
.Lininn entS.
One Kind for the Human Family.

Ono Kind for the Human Family.
Tho other for Horses and Animalr.
fhese Linlmenls are simply tne wonael
the world. Their ELECTS arc illlIe lasa then
marvellous,
the white Linimaat II for tho human
family, II viii drive rheumatism, fieiatica
Sas Bag "S ChlhIaaS . f aiay ,q i,sh . and
liiual uaianeouh Efuptiqnaj II ektlantn nuat
nom ffoHen hands and foot, ana Tho .pniaou
oI blluh And stiuHh ~ venomouh fep9lt.i v
.nnunea svoliings, and Aiievlates pain OF
every kind, When aprains ar bruises occur,
u me most potent remedy over discovered
" henl the Injured parts, Tho Contaur iin-
n,sn. "a n.ed Win great eIneaoy ior seie
AMI n w.a ln aa oass I,.e,. assss
pie OF tho numerous testimonials
"innIAnA iloMn, Jeft. o., Ind, May ~ ma
~ think u my duty 10 inform you that
haNe HWcred much with flloieA lett uliu
,hofdi, A iow bottles Of Cenlaur Linlmpnt
free nom these wsilingsl n eloAi years. Now
hs a a p,s,,Jsc!lg .su, The Imminent ought 10
'BnNJAMIN BROWN"
The proof Ia in the trial. II N reliable, II
~ mandy II II cheap, and every family
IA ould have tho White oontAur iininsnt
The yellow Csntaur Linimeat ~
adapted ~ the tough muscles, oerdn and
heah OF horses and animals, IL haa perform.
oil moro wonderful cures Ia three yonrn or
SPAWN, strain, Wind9alls, horatohor,
Awoony, and general LAmoneas, than oil
other rumodica In exlalence. TOAD what tho
great EApreaamen say Of ~
'Nnw YonK, January, lH1i.",
Every owner OF horses should give the
ContAur Linim0nt a uinl, We cOnaiduf ~
tho boht article ever used IN our stables.
"H, MARSH,
"hupt. Adams Ex, stables, My.
"E. PULTZ,
"hupt u. n, Ex. htablea, MY,
AILMENTS n. of.lN,
"Supt. Nat. FIX. btablea, N. w
The beat patrons OF this Liniment arc Far
mem and Veterinary Surgeons, who arc con-
annually using some Liniment. IL heals
alla, W0undsnnd Poll.ovil, removed woiis
Tugs, aud IN worth millions OF dollars an
nuhlly 10 Farmers, Livery -men, stock grow
Ma, hheep-ralsers, and those having horses
What a Farrior cannot do for go tho Con.
taur Lnimont will do nj trilling cost.
These Linimonts nre sold by all deniofs
throughout tho country. They arc. warranted
ny tue proprietors, and a bottle Will bo givon
70 any Farrior or Physician who desires 20
Laboratory Of !. Q. Rose & Co.,
a. Day ~, NEW YORK.
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GALVESTON, May O.-Noon-Cotton dull.
,niddIing lOigc: good ordinary &c; ordinary
.sLc: low ordinary Sc. Sales 10 baies.
GALVESTON, May 30.-Receipts ~ bales
eTnorts coast wise, - bales; sales, li5 bales
Market weak and lower 70 sell.
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NroTICE or APPOINTMENT or AD-
~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IS hereby given
that ON the 3ith day OF March, A. u. III,
letters Of administration were gran 81 70
the undersigned by the County Court OF Dali
las county. Teras, upon tile estate OF bar
bara r. bempsy, deceased, and al per-ons
having claims against the estate Of the said
deceased are required to present the sane 70
twelve months after the date above, o. pay
nert thereof shall be postponed until We
clains lwhich have been presented = iinln !,
saId twelve months and allowed By me. and
approved BY the County. Judge, or .s.a ',.
rad. SAMUEL UHL. Administrntof;
Mccoy 4 McCoy, Attorneys for Aam .s
TRAITOR, sP'aH~
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SUNDAY LAW.

MARSHALz'S OFFICE,
Cry OF DALLAS, TExAs.J
Notice Is hereby given that hereafter the
ordinance in regard TO the Sunday law Will
be enforced to the letter, and the policemen
will be held responsible for enforcement OF
the law on their beats. W. +. MORTON,
may22dtf City Marshal.
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4 lower TO sell.


LIVERPOOL. May ~ p m'-SOf''" -
p"ie' WEDNESDAY. TUESDAY.
Middilng Uplands.... 5ssd Pa
Niddline Ofleans....-B Il6d l-i'l
Rseeipis $50, all American. SALES leNye
baies. includiDg 400 for speculation and ex-
PM me sales Of cotton to-day included 100
o9 Fs,,,1ea psrtiaily ls,d cheaper but closed
steady. ..,-,,.... .t..so MAG deiiv.
-, e ia-igd. Juiy end August 53si; Ausl-t
end sspieTnber, S 8l-33l; september ana Oo-
tober, l-s2d. 49,.
NV YoRK, May so.-Fo markeis-Decofa-
Wv W. sI repeat yesterdays quotations.-kD.l
Ansrnoon-oot,oq-Est receipts 90 bales
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Opposite Texas and Paeific Depot.

We are receiving daily large cOnsignmenh
Of general Merchandise, which We onrf 70
the country merchants ~ JOB lots oniS Ut
ali kinds OF Live stock. apIll-uem
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cotton Statement,

For tho week ending May a, 1877.
Furnished THE HERALD by ID. W. Barnett,
Reporter in this CityAior the National Cot
ton Exchange.
Stock on hand September, lst... 273
Received this weeR....-....".-, II
Received previously. .....y....... 43,7H
Received since September lst.. 1871
-
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ii,0G4
Shipped this -week..".."m.......
Shipped previously .."......"..". 1883
Shipped since September lst... $3.50
stock on hand.....,....,,,.,.,".. 2l0
COTTON MARKET.
Market unchanged. Middling 0. Low Mid
ding So. Good Ordinary 8.
METEOROLOGICAL.
Highest mperature-"".-........" w
Lowest temperature ..............-.....,...... 90
Average temperature mt IL m.............".. 81
N w pADNIrrTp
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CONNECTIONS.

Louis 4 Iron Mountain and 40, hallway foI
all poinM North, East and hOuthoAht,
Az LOkuNlEM JUNCTION and MIN.
NhOliA, with all trains ON tho lntornAtional
H. II, for Tyler, Palestine, Houston, Calves.
ton aud Han Antonio,
At DALLAH, with trains OF the Houston
aud Texas Central II. n. cor CoTaloana,
Mehia, Bromond, Waco, Calvert, bryan,
Hampstead, llronhNm and for all points IN
Middle and Southern Texas,
Az SHERMAN, with IL, a a. y. Railway,
for all nolnta on tho llno OF that road,
Al FORT WORTH, with atAgoa for oil
points Ia Western Texas,
az SHREVEPORT, With Red River Htoam.
orH for Now Orleans
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH


NEw ORLEANS, May 3O.-Gold 81 OG,s9
0ss. New York sight Il premium. ster'
ing bank 8 2lhS5 az
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nlTFUT0obtained for mechanical
tN:;;;:::: $ ;!:.:$: !; : 81
~ Slabels. Caveats, Assam
ments, fnterfsfenc>s, Infringsrnents, and al
matter, Resting 70 fatcnn' promptly A.
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NAfIosAL LINZ OF sfEAHERs,

oftwelve nne large ste&mzhips.
One Of The bes. and sstrslnly ne ehs,Ps.t
tain and Europe. etecrsxe and cabin, with
railroad tickets, either Way, nom and 70
Dallas, or round trip teksts. good for enc
ss ioI ss,s J, = =; , ssss, &c re
''';' ~ ~ HG6 s. = Az : q. zs~.
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T. P. MURPHY. W.. oursrss.
REAL ESTATE AGENTS
FOR SALE.

Improved and unimproved property IN
farming lands In Dallas aud other counties
For rent--Dwsllings and business houses IN
the city OF Dallas. Special attention paid 70
iishing land claims; also. 70 the collecting Of
rents, notes and accounts, By
J. p. MURPHY a 90,
Real Estate Agents, No. 100 Damar direct
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Buy Your Tickets and ship Your Freight
By the
Houston and Texas Central Railway.

The following Offices and Agents have
been establishing by this Company. where
information may DO had concerning not
only the IL. q I. b. Railway, but Texas gon'
orally:
i. L. MANCHESTER, Eastern Passenger
Agent, Az Broadway, N. Y.
Gen. j. B. RO HERT50N, Pass. IL Immigra-
ton Agent, 1l3 N. Third street, st. Louis, Mo.
A. ALLEE, Northwestern Pass. Agent, l0l
Clark street, Chicago, Ill.
NICK HOLMES Southeastern Agent,No.
Burnett House, Cincinnati, Ohio.
j. X COFFIN, Southern Passenger Agent,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Information may also DO had at the ageD'
Giles OF the NJ. X. & r. Railway, In New York,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Hannibal and St.Louis
j. WALDO,
Genr Pass. q Freight Agt, Houston, Texas.
j. DURAHD,
UenT Supt., Houston. Texas. ian2sim
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s sss. n X, Os sSis' roars. closed stead,
Commercial,

IIereIpIHl not, no hhluNi grOas I'M halu
9ApoFls 10 Liverpool 2laQa bales New Nor
lAll, htOoI laih'l bales,
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DALLAS, Texas April 2S, 1877.
apl29-d,w-2m.
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Cotton Market.

,AIyEsToS, May SO.-fiold 81 o69l %. Sill
! nj mar. Exchange unchanged.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-08-13
Wanted to Get on the Jury =.

Presently the stiffness Of the court
room was interrupted by the entrance
of q man who came in with a shDffling,
uneasy step. and with his hat in his
hand. He halted and leaned against
the railing. Nobody took the slightest
notice of him. however At last be
took courage and spoke:
as the Judge in:'
The clerk Immediately awoke his
Honor.
"Well, what DO you WANT"
I'm looking for a job, your Honor.
I've been looking for work over a
month"
There is nothing for you here"
Il thought you occasionali gave jury
men job. ! don't. Rad newspapers
any, and bcin' stranger in town.
havn't get any prejudiccs agin any
body. A pard Of mine wrote down to
rue ct Reno. last week. and said that
the jury business up here was bri-k ali
it would pay TO come up As am a
stranger,to yen and little hard up.
Ill start in and serve for case or. two
for half price till you can see what l
can do"
What are your main qualifications"
"My strength is in maxim a jury
agree. No jury gets hung if I'm on it.
just lay low till they take the first
ballot, then jine the majority and argue
the rest into it. can discount airy
lawyer talking / eau show EN- up
points they never tumbled to before.
Sometises have to use force, but sell
dom. Once. down at Truckee, in a
murder case. there were couple Of fell
lers standin' out agin hangin', and af-
ter arguing with 'em as smoothly and
gentlemanly as could for over quar-.
ter Of an hour. l went for 'em with
chairs. and by the time I'd busted half
dozen pieces Of furniture over EN-
they was glad to come in with q YER
dict OF murder in the first degree and
tho Teller was hung not long afterward.
In these Justice courts can get on the
jury, and If you'll just give me wink
as to how you want the case to go. I'll
guarantee to fetch in thu verdict you
want or not take "a cent
The man was told To call around
again in day or two and they would
try and make vacancy for him. In
order to do so. however, some regular
jnrymsny would probably have to be
discharged VUginia City Chronicle.
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A PERSON vino was recently called In.
to court for the purpose of proving the
correctness Of q surgeons bill, was
asked by the lawyer whether "the doc
tor did not make several visits after
the patient was out of danger" mo"
replied the witness, 81 consider the
patient in danger so long as the doctor
continued his visits"
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mo-" she said, and the wrinkles in
her face sm6othed out pleasantly, mo,
/ do not remember the last seventeen
year locpsts. ] was nj infant then"
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The United state. Of Ohio.

Ohio may not DO a mother Of Prcsi-
dents, but she is q mother Of Office
holders. and a mother Of remarkable
fecundity. She has at present the
Presidency and the Treasury Depart
msnt, two Of the Seats on the Supreme
Court Bench, including tue Chief JUS
tieeship Of the District Supreme Court
and the japanese mission, With Mr.
Noyes gaze.ted for France, Or other
civil positions filled By children Of Ohio
the oaioial:.lis,s.nention tho First Comp
troller, the sixth Auditor and Deputy
Third and Fourth Auditors Of the
Treasury Department. the chief clerk
Of the Post.Otica Department and Of
Its contract branch. the chief clerk to
the Solicitor oil tue Treasury. the cen.
sus clerk Of the Interior Department,
ETC., etc. In the army Ohio owns the
General and Liuieuaut. General. one oil
the three ,nuior.gsnerals, one Of the
Eve active brigadier. generals and an.
other on tho retired list, IL colonies,
10 liutenant.cslonels, Is majors. 4S
captains and 90 liutcnants. In the
navy she has the Vicc.Adniral, S rear.
adnirals, 2commoiOres, S captains, s
commanders, a medical inspector, q
pay director, pay inspector, chap.
lain, 5 liutcnant commanders. q lieu
tenants, 9 masters, 3 eusigns. s mid.
shipmeu, 9 medical officers, s paytnas-
tiers, 6 engineers, Que professor and q
evil engineer, besides 4 liutenants Of
marines, 3 captains and one liuteuant
Of the Revenue Marine. This does
not include children of Ohio appointed
from other States. AT this ratio it will
not be long before the proverb will be.
Scratch no Office hOIiCr and he will
cry. Ohio !"-Ne,O York World
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administration. He was at the White
House long time the other day, and
says he gave the President lots Of good
advice. Bswlss, Of the Springfield
Republican, was there the same
day, and there is no doubt he gave
him advice, also. He is always giving
it.
The President and Cabinet go to
Philadelphia tomorrow. to be present,
ut tie opening Of tho permanent ex.
hibitiun on the Centennial grounds.
\ nephew of Gen Butler recently up.
pointed to a small place under tho
Postmaster General, was yesterday
dismissed. The recen. reduction 10
tho number OF Pension Agencies
throughout the country will not ma
terisIly affect the pensioners, though
il will cause slight delays 10 ,nAuy Of
them and add small amount to the
expenses Of others.
Hon. L. j. Cason, OF Indiana. mem
Der Of the last Congress and who made
many friends while here, is an nppii'
cant for appointment as Commission.
sr Of Pensions. A change in the Of.
fee will probably be made, but Mr..
Q. is only one Of many applicants.
With tue surrender of Crazy Horse
the Indian war is as dead apparently,
as that of 1872. The penobscots or
tho Dslawares arc as likely to com.
mcncs hostilitiaG as the Sioux Mr..
Hayets littls army viii have to live
without pay, but will not be exposed
to danger in battle or fatigue from act
iTa service. RRSo.
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Our Washington Letter.

WAsHtssroS D. @. Nay 0. 1877.
Editor Dmocra!
In the spring Of 1861 President
Lincoln acting in the face Of a grsal
and sudden national danger, raised aud
supported an army without authority
previously given. At his earnest 80.
licitation the Congress which next mel
incorporated into one Of its laWs-Au.
gust 8. 1S61-the following:
"That oil The acts, proclamations
and orders ofthe President Of the Uni,
ted States, after the 9TH Of March,
1851, respecting the army and navy
Of the United Slater x = *are
hereby approved aud in ali respects lie.
galizSd and made valid to The same in.
tent and with tho same effect As If they
had been done under the previous OF .
press authority and direction Of the
Congress Of the United States"
Il i, not = cheering reflection that.
twelve years after the war and in q
time Of profound peace. the new Pres.
ident thinks 1t necessary that ho, too.
shall have an army which cannot look
10 Congress for its ,upport-which 10
fact after juno 3oth will not DO The
array Of tho United sta!ss at all, hut a
body looking solely 10 liz executive
for ito existence.
But Congress will no! put The seal
otsutherity upon the illegal and 10.
necessary &C. Of 1877. It ought to
take such action as will forever pre-.
vent a President from doing with tbs
army in time Of peace what required
The % ring grace Of subsequent legi,la.
tion Ia time Of war.
This 10 written with tho understan.
ding that October 18th shall stand as
the day for tho meeting of Congress,
but various friends Of tho President al.
ready suggest that an earlier day may
Jstbe fixed. Nothing that has been
done by the administration has receiy-
ed more general condemnation than
THU proposal 10 delay tho meeting Of
Congress. Outside Of a few city Jour.
mails the prcsa Of both parties, 50 for a,
received here, condemns II, or makes
faint excuses for il. The President
must remember that the pconls con.
The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-05-12

The State Of West Virginia:
At Rules held In tho Clerks Office Of the
County Court Of Lewis Cou MY, on the first
Monday in May, 1871.
Edwin Maxwell, Executor Of the aSt will
and testament of Burton DeSpard, de.
ceased, plaintiff
vs..
Andrew Fitzsimmons, Gideon D. Camden
aud J. ". bennett, defendants.
The object Of this suit Is 10 auuul and can
eel a certain contract, nude On the I'D dar
Of April, 1870, by one jacob S. Boggs, agent
lori. ". Bennett, for The sale TO the defend.
ant FitzSitumOns OF certain tract OF 1919
acres Of land, situate on Steer Crack in the
county Of Ciiltnpr, and State Of West Vir-
ginia, owned jointly BY tho plaintiff tesla.
tor, and the d PENDANTS Gideon b. Camden
aud J 81. Bennett.
And it appearing by affidavit filed that
diligence has been used by the plaintiff 10
ascertain in what county the said defendant
Fitssi;umous is, without effect, and 10 not
appearing, Il is ordered that he do appear
here nj Rules 10 be held for said Court GU
the frst Monday in July, 1887, and do what
Is necessary to protect his interests in this
suit. Tvstc:
JESSE W00FfER, Clerk.
JIM B Sol'r