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.oniy 194 persons in jail yesterday.
3 The Coroner has SO far recovered from his
recent Illness that he hopes to be on duty again
Tomorrow,
a desperate effort was made BY the strau-ban
| fraternity yesterday to get John Garrity out Of
jail, but without success.
| Dr.. Ed Bert put his name on the register
required to be kept by the County CLERK under
| the list -
The Equalization Committee, which has been
looking into the assessment Of corporations at
hlarc's HILL for several days, adjourned yester-
aay. It has examined or heard statements
from forty concerns out OF the 150 to whom
Monday
County Clerk Lieb is said to be very busy ar-
ranging nis slate for reelection. He Is said to
be opposed to the Democrats making any nomi~
nain nations, ana sees success for himself ony in
union OF the moss-backed with the Working
men and Grecnbackers. At meeting held in
~. mis ONCE 1ew days ago at which himself, Doo-
little, Dr., atttt. Hans Herting, and Gus Busse
were present, this programme was agreed on,
and the ticket is to be after this STYLE: Fur
J9o&e oi the County Court, Doolit:le, Jr. for
CLERK, Gen. Lieb; for Clerk Of the PROBATE
Court, Heftin.; for County Treasurer, Wal
Ts 1aee' WWalh sttt and Busse TO be provided for.
Inc commissioners are to be given to the
areenbackers and Workingmcn.
sESrENcH-DAY
Judge Farwell pronounced the following
sentences sen In the Criminal Court YESTERDAY:
William Harmon, larceny, sir months House OF
Correction; John Clifford and Thomas Clifford,
larceny, one year each Reform School; William
F1nnegau, larceny, one year Peuitentiarr; John
Mnnnens, larceny, one year Penitentlary Thom-
Is VConnoE, larceny, siI months House Of Cor
Trectlon; James Armstrong, larceny, three months
House OF Correction; John Brunner, lafreny,
three Years Reform School; Carney Berger, lar
9eeny, one year PcnitentiarT: Thomas Bealuer, .
larceny, ten days County Jail; William
Ganni, '.aa1ai,, driving away horse, si1
ceny, one year sPenitentiary; John johnson, lar--
eeny, one year Peniteutiary: William Rhcin-
hardt, larceny, eighteen months Penitenti 1yi' =
Charles kagy, larceny, three months Houae ot i
Correction; Joel Van Dusen, driving away a
n.orse, sir months House Of Correction; Joseph
Wail, larceny one year Pepitenttary; Robert r.
Marren, larceny, thirty days Couasy Jail;
chafics sorgle, larceny. one year House Of Cor
rection: JaGob Jackson, larceny, one year Pen!-
kentiary. This batch covers but small pro-
peFt1on OF those who have been tried and are
yek to &c sentenced, and the york OF sentene- !.
ing will be resumed tomorrow.
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tario: 'of Montreal. Thorald to Parry Sound.
Mary Of Port Stanley, Kingston to Port stanIeT
Eastward-Prop Cuba, Detroit to Montreal:
barks Norway, Toledo to Kingston; PULASKI
Sheboygan to Kingston; Gibraltar, Chat ham to
Clara Yanell, Black River to Toronto: schr,,
Tom Simms, Cleveland to Buffalo; Guelph.
Black River to Toronto; 4lQerine,- Detroit ID
Kingston; Hercules, Port Burweli, Toledo to
Kingston; Cascade, Black River to Brockyi|Ie.
, 1877-08-26

BRpaEPoRT, Aug. o5.-Arrircd-G. /. Booth,
Utica, 5,eCo bp corn, 1000 bu rye; prop City OF
Henry, Henry, 4,600 bu corn; Flidore, Henry,
5000 bu corn.
Cleared-Prop Montauk, Lockport, 1900 bu
wheat; Bri1liant, Norris 600 feet lumber,
10000 lath, 200 posts.
, 1877-08-26

In the presence Of Almighty God, aud by the
sacteo memory q our country fen who died in the
atl men free and equal in this Republic, we do
hereby afarm our devotion 10 American institutions
snd We DO declare TINT, in priority to ali ether
The Consultation Of the United stntea. and the
Federal Union Of the Republic.
M n ~ view q ttle ptlf' past Of our native country
ahd III esatlsude Tor the blessings We hare euD17s
N the ltepuolic which onr own Grattan dezcrtbcd
IN 'ts infancy as the refuge OF the liberties Of
Ame1canx o we maintain that It TIE duty Of Irish
subsidies end land -grauts, az cacuIstcd to rrcnt
a. arlstoesatlc ana tyrancar moncyed class, dan
insist that public affairs shall be atmnstarsd ~; ~
partially in the interest Of all casses OF tue neonI
WITHOUT diatnclion Of race. color, Or creed, and by
the stanuarus OF integrity and economy which nrp
val in private business: und to preserve sacrpdis
the purity Of the ballot box
We deploFe the depression in trade which has ir
alcted 40 much misery upon our werknq cinsscs
and, 10 prevent d greater snrpIusage ~ is,nr ~
nsee our countrvmen in Ireland not to coror H. ,so
Tinted states unless they arc resolved to pass the
npon the farming lands Of tis West and South
We, DO profoundly syno.thixc. with mr.
slstsr Island C4ba in her heroic struggle for m
depeadcnce, and with Poland tie Ireland Of thr
Continent; VIC congratulate Hungary unon bay1n"
wre5ted Homc-Ruie from Austria; aad We soiic,f
tSf ifeana o re Sympathy Of The enlightened por
We hereby record our admiration ~ rho IL:
senions bravery with which seven Of The Home
rtuaeIs ln tae English House Of Commons recently
= peiieu tdat asn body TO listen to the rejteraf
% protests OF Ireland agaust foreign :ntericrcnce
m ~, neF domestic 4ffaiss, VIC recognize the patriof
sn, .! the Aone-Rnle arty and indorsc is Aim a.
4o.as OF securing our end; VIC applaud their
3er;ea 3eG;aoatiou 70 resort to every parIfamcntary
~ .,Gs e; anu eeat method by which English lesali
W .Ud ase1sna snail bc made iucouyenient EN-
rpns ss~ 81 ne present complications In Eaetrr,
eattiaea IT. hr tae p,obaely 1lat England thus far
r. in,n srt13. eowattlce may be compelled to en-
.n.y ot tis is1ah peop!e Throughout the = wop3
C. t hS ssps Of
he moral support Of all people Who ore s os
nay, WITH lhe blessing Of Almighty Cod anS X,
n te5 n fsr Ssx9 million; e
ore tae nations Of The world free andindenenJLann;
le'. emanclpsssd peer. And VIXEN tits u1o,
'ea'oas nooF cones, We do solenla]y pledge to
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and renew the war Of the shsr;es.- >.
ing: Gen. KEnAS hes also put 's'a. w ..
"wah paint in vain, and need nv ~ hs
sound his slogan md prepare to ~ ~'as n ~
"goah." The calm determ;not;o. 'sae n
people and the sober sense of conp,.:a = u
combined to clap m etTectual e1t;9a:. as as''
over the whole pestiferous crew ~ 4.ses
roaring, shrieking blood-seekers ors ues' us
VIII BE- heard Of no more. Meanwhile ~ ~
case OF Mr.. HENRY WAr1zRsos is not .ss -
gether without its compensation. =. ~ ~"
he proposed to be SO generous in ths r.xs .aa
OF Kentucky mutton as to fill III. ssss -sa,
city Of Washington with lambs, be .,;7.as .av!e
had not counted the cost. Whea bs :sta
to reflect that, If his lambs had conspne5 . h..
two cocktails each per diem,-wbieb i :, w ".
tremely moderate allowance of fcsds. ~
theaverase Kentucky lamb,-they vmldh.S. ~
consumed the fluid equivalent Of saOo~ M
and when he reflects Upon the ' ath:
enormous expenses Of his herd in thu 49,
OF eating, sleeping, drinking. bootd;n.
travelling, and fighting the tiger, ha vim NJ ~
doubtedly arrive ut the ver5 sensible con,,r ~
sion that the services he and his lambs m;ost
render would not be an equivalent for r. H.
colossal draft it would make; upon Tunvx,.
" "bar4." The usufruct might be ye,y en;o,
able, but what would have become Ct n,
contents Of the bar1?
, 1877-01-28

While it may be true that Judge DAVIS
will think proper to conduc in the discharge
of his judicial duties up to the 4th Of March,
md in the meantime to withhold all intima-
ton Of his acceptance or rejection Of the
Office Of Senator, to which the Illinois Legis-
leturo hns elected him, We place no faith in
tho rumor that lie viii consent to serve On
the Commission to decide the Presidency.
even il there were any likelihood of his being
called on. Judge DAVIS has too exalted an
idea Of the Judicial responsibility to place
himself in SO embarrassing position. Now
thnt he has been elected to tic, United States
Senate, he has entered into politics,
and it would be unsccmly on his
part, aud unfair to the country, to
act as the final arbiter in a
struggle which involves the ascen9ency Of
one Of the two parties that are contestiug
He could not undertake any such response
oility without subjccting hamself to the
zravest suspicion; and it is not likely that
1he four Justices having the selection Of the
fifth will so much as think Of choosing him
under the circumstances.
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bindly, without knowing what they were
doing. The result is one forced upon the
people. The building must remain unfinished,
or tho people must approve an appropriation
to complete it. There has been an unjust
exercise OF power by the Commissioners j;
but under tho circumstances we suppose
they must be thanked because the deficiency
was not million or two millions of dollars,
particularly as the Commissioners suggest
that es it is the building will cost from one
to four millions Of dollars less than some
architects had declared it ought to cost. The
grave objection is that these men deliberate
ly evaded the Constitution by spending
So, ,500, 900 on IN unfinished and incomplete
building, when that Constitution prohibited
an expenditure beyond that sum for the
whole work.
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Elsewhere We print the text Of q bill intro
duced into the House Of Representatives BY
the Hon. S. 3. CH1rrESDES, of New York,
providing for resumption Of specie pay
ments BY funding groenbacks at the option
Of the holder into Jour per cent forty-yea1
bonds. It is believed that the public would
gradually fund them into such obligations.
Those bonds would be at par with the
greenbacks, and for all practical purposes
would pass from hand to hand as money in
all large transactions. As the New York
Times remarks:
There is not the slightest reason to doubt that,
with legal-tendcr notes worth o41s {.s they arc
when gold is worth 1867, and with money lending
at the rates which now prevail ut all the financial
centres Of the country, funding in such bond as
is provided for in 3lr. CH,rrENDES's bill would
gradually and without ehock bring the notes to
par, and lead the way to complete and permanent
resumption No su:cr, more simple, sa,er
method of fu1tllling the pledge to resuno in 1879
could be Devised, and none more sound in princi-
pie. We hope that there is sense enough in Con-
gress to take up the question. And since the arsl
1ucnts for and against it hare long since become
familiar, there should be objection to passing
the necessary legislation before the Sd Of March.
, 1877-01-28

| all his patients. Have our doctors notnlng
better to offer us than this? Is there no
remedy, no precaution or preventive, upon
which they may agree? If not, then q plague
on both your houses. You have flooded US
with zy1notics, prophylactics, antiseptlcs,
therapeutics, sputics, and all tho other tics
known to the mntoria medlca- You allo-
pathists inform us that bclladonna has been
proven absolutely worthless, and you
homeopathists inform US that it is Success
full. You homoopathists inform Us that
tho sulphates will e1tirpate the germs and
disinfect tho blood, and you allopathists in
form us that there is no drug of any sort
that can do this! If you who have made
medicine ind disease the study Of your lives
are still only in the region of experiment, SO
fnr as scarlet fever is concerned, and cannot
agree upon anything that will save US from
it, Why not cease wrangling drop jenlousies,
and have the frnnkness to confess Ignorance
Of the remedy, meanwhile giving us such
results of your experience as may enable US
at least to isolate the disease and keep it
from spreading?
does not wait, and Death stands by, griuning
at your technical discussions. Ho is reaping
a fearful harvest while you arc expending
your enmities and humors upon each other.
There are hundreds of saddened homes ell
over the city in which the pratt}e Of the
children is heard no longer. There are
hundreds OF other homes-homes in
novels and in marble fronts-whera the
little sufferers are tossing about in their
pain. There nrc hundreds Of other
homes marked by the Destroyer rs the next
to ba visited. You cannot restore the sun
shine in the darkened homes; but, in the
name Of common humanity, can you not
agree upon some relief for tho suffering and
some preventive that shall battle this malig-
nant fever-dend aud keep it ont Of the
homes where it has not yet come? Can you
not for once, gentlemen OF all schools, come
together and concentrate your knowledge
and experience to devise soma method Of
checking this horrible scourge2
, 1877-01-28

The long drcary seven weeks of snow. ice,
areas Of low barometers, and absence OF Aun-
Light, have at Inst been succeeded by claar
sky, bright sunlight, and balmier atmo,;-
phere, and every one rejoices. Coupled
with the passage Of the Compromise bill in
Congress, it is certainly now in order to
hope that q great weight hns been lifted off
the people; that the uncertainty and appre-
hension arising from the distractions Of the
political situation will disappear; that busi-
ness now will revive, and the great tide Of
commerce will once mora flow in it's old
channels; that cpidemics will commence to
disappear; and that We can all get ready to
resume in the paths Of progress and pros
perity when the spring comes.
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After suffering severely from the reckless In.
providence OF issuing bonds by local municipal
ties, the people Of Indiana orc now sc.:ond;
contemplating the adoption OF an amendment
to stop this folly. An amendment to the Con.
stitution Is pending in the Leg glslature Of thzt
State which is very favorably thought Of. L
absolutely prohibits counties, cities, towns, md
townships ever to subscribe to the stock Of MI.
roads or other corporations, or to loanor dor,tt
money or credit to them, or to indorse tor them
or to assume their debts; and, further, it d..
clares that NO tux shall be authorized, lerA
or collected by any person or officer Of M
county, city, town, or township, except tos tha
necessary expenses thereof" The people u.
oppressed with taxes levied to pay the interest
On railroad debts, and yet there sesms to BE- 10
way of arrcsting tho growth Of such debts, q.
cept through constitutional measure ta,tti
i1fnr II :
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trouble will have q reviving effect generally
There has been great improvement made
during the last year in our financial condl-
tlon. The country has been reducing its
debt It has sold more and bought less; 1t
has produced large surplus. The balance
on the books hay been in our favor. What IS
true as to the nation is true Gs to ind1vldunls
There has been reduction of incomes. but
there has been an equal if not greater reduc-
ton in expenditures. Our people have been
able to abandon many expenditures to which
they had long been accustomed HaVlne
gained this victory over themselves, they
have conquered to great extent the worst
consequences of the panic. Unfortunately,
the commercial depression is not local one
It is ns universal as commerce itself.
The Interchange Of commodities and the
employment Of labor must be resumed, and
already TINT resumption has begun. We
have added largely to our exports, conse-
quently our production has increased, and
with increased production there are increased
labor and increased means with which to
purchase for consumption. Tho season las
advanced SO far that men now look forward
to the resumption Of trade, of building, and
Of many lines of employment suspended
during the winter: The days arc lengthen-
ing, and the weeks of probable winter are
getting fewer; the sun is growing warmer
and there is general increase of hopeful
ness and promise that within q brief period
the country will enter on period Of renewed
activity and prosperity.
, 1877-01-28

The Chicago produce markets were active
Saturday. endmost of them were easier. Mess
pork closed at S16.424@l6.45 for February
and S16.G74@1G.70 for March Lard closed
unchanged, at $40 7o@1o.72 per 100 lbs for
February and $10-s2!@10. for March.
Meats closed steady, Mt &C for shoulders,
boxed; Sc for shortnbs; and SIC for
short-clears. Hghwines were unchanged, ct
$1.o5 per gallon. Flour was quiet and firm.
Wheat closed sc higher, at S1.oC4 cash and
$Log5 seller Mc1cl. Corn closed l@sc low
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One good result at least has been secured
by the scarletfeyer controversy. The peo-
pie, the physicians, and the authorities are
fully aroused to the frightful spread Of the
disease, and there Will now be every effort
made to check it that can be secured by pub
lie, professional, and private apprehension.
Professional jealousiesend conflicting theories
among the doctors may not permit the pub
lie consultation of the physicians to be as pro-
ductive Of good results as they ought to be,
but we are confident that there are enough
slzillful and conscientious physicians in the
city to prevent the trial Of pernicious REM
edies- Meantime, the public authorities are
prepared to net upon the best suggestions,
and every family will feel the necessity Of
securing from the regular medical attendant
advice as to the proper. sanitary precautions
to. take. # there shall be a general observ-
ance Of the laws of health, with particular
reference to the prevailing epidemic, there
is little doubt that in few weeks the disease
may be confined to its ordinary limits
, 1877-01-28

Mr.. GLADSTONE, while disclaiming any
s7crlike intentions towards tho Ministry Of
England, bluotly asserts that the policy OF
his country in the Eastern complication has
been wrong and ruinous. In his speech
at Taunton yesterday, the e1-Premier criti-
cised severely the English attitude toward
Turkey, claiming that the British Govern
ment is largely to blame for the Portes
treatment Of the European Powers The
Oriental savage has won renown for his dis
regard of treaties, and Ar: GLADSTONE
showed that the Paris compact las never
been respected BY the fez and tssel,
, 1877-01-28

Mr.. BUSH, Of the celebrated Oregon firm
Of LADD & BrsH, appeared before the Sen
ate Committee on Privileges and Elections
yesterday, and produced some significant
kilograms which show the source of some of
Gov. Growers rigid integrity in sticking to
h1r. CnosE. Fifteen thousand dollars have
now been traced from the har1" to the
Capital Of Oregon, and it is demonstrated
that part went into the pockets Of the bold
CaoSS and part into the capacious wallets of
''cornsel, !" leaving still part unact.ounted
for, with opportunities for Gov. GaorEE to
expInin
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The items Of taxation and revenue in
France may be Of interest to Americans, who
have for many years passed through sys-
tenn OF tazation such as few people have ever
endured In the figures given We have CON-
puted five francs as equal to ST. The total
revenue Of France for 1877 is put down at
$547,00o, 900. Of this sum, $34, AGO, 600 are
the proceeds Of Land ta1; S11,7oo,00o, per-
sonal ta1; door and window ta1, So, ooo, 600;
patents, $31, 600 200; $3.50, 900 from mines;
and $2,000,oo0 from horses and carriages
These are the direct taxes. The Indirect
taxes furnish the bulk Of the national rcyo-
nue,-some of the leading items OF which
are as follows:
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The four members Of the Louisiana Re
turning Board were brought before tho
House yesterday, and the election returns Of
that State demanded OF hem. They replied
to the demand that oil TIE documents were
in the hands of the Secretary Of State Of
Louisiana, whereupon the House, by g
strictly party vote, ordered the four gentle
men into the custody Of tho Sergeant-at-
Arms, there to remain until they should con-
c;ude to hard over the papers
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| The touchl ng epltaph that Was carved bJ
some philosophic soul upon the infants
tombstone, *'Since SO soon am done for,
wonder what was begun for" may be con,
telnplated with great profit by 3fr. HENRY
WA71EnsoS, shepherd of 100000 con.
tingent lambs, as PLAIN HENRY WAITER
son, editor Of the Louisville Courier
Journal. Mr.. ". was an ornament to his
| profession and made a good newspaper, but
there has been blood upon the moon ever
since the Congressional bee lit in his bonnet
| and stung him, and, to put it as mildly as
possible, he has been making himself ridicu-
| lous. Mr.. WArrERsoS's most recent PROPOSE
ton was to bring 100000 Kentucky lambs
to Washington upon tho 18th Of February.
They were to be weak, innocent, helpless
| creatures. They were to venture timidly
within the shadow OF the Capitol without
arms,-not revolver, shotgun, bowie-knife,
blunderbuss, or bludgeon among the whole
hundred thousand. The only sido arms
which they would carry were to be of
that peculiar fashion and calibre that
are liable to indict dangerous wounds
in the neck The mission Of these
hundred thousand Kentucky Merinos and
Southdowns was to exercise in hundred
thousand persons the right Of petition to
Congress guaranteed them by the Constitu-
tion and its fathers, and to plaintively bleat
for tho counting in Of T1LDEs. It was to
have been demonstration of grace, mercy,
and peace; display Of tender, pathetic, and
Toffr M hi of r1Jn
protest against the usurpation Of tho Repub-
1ican wolves standing ready to deyour them,
that would have overwhelmed Congress,
saved the Constitution, and rescued T11DEs.
Even MORTON, CHA.'D1En. and the President
himself would have been moved to pity at
the sight of these hundred thousand Ken
tucky lambs trotting up Pennsylvania avenue
with the pastoral WArTEHsoN a: their head, /
armed with no more dangerous weapon than
his shepherds crook bound with garlands, ard
his faithful dog following at his heels. |
ALL this pretty bucolic display, howe|er,
will be dished by the passage of the ;om-
promise measure. The lambs will MT bo
needed They must seek other pastures,
and content themselves with the blue grass
Of Kentucky. Mr.. WArrERsoN must forego
the proudest moment of his life, vhen he
was to march ut the head Of his o7ine pro-
cession, irnpersonating the sanctity Of the
right of personal petition. To sum it up
somewhat vulgarly, the Compromise bill has
knocked Mr.. HENRY WATTERsox and his
hundred thousand unarmed Kentucky lambs
higher than kite They are not alone in
their discontinue, however. It has spiked
the guns Of the old Chicago Bulldoze7, and
its columns have grown ns tame and peaceful
as m ordinary barn-yard- The Cincinnati
Enquirer has had its pins knocked ont
from under it, and, not having now to
to fight, bleed, and die for the
can concentrate all it's
gall and bitterness upon HA1sEEAD
, 1877-01-28

: FERNANDO WooD is still operating on his
tlittle impeachment scheme. His plan is for
his Comnitte to report in favor OF impeach-
ing the President, and By keeping the reso-
luton back until the Senate adjourns let
Grant go out with toe odium supposed to
be contained in the passage Of the measure
by q DemQcrntic House.
, 1877-01-28

Judge DAVIS will accept the Senatorship,
but will not leave the Bench until the 4th Of
March, as the Chief Justice has assigned him
opinions to write which will engage his time
until then, and also preclude the possibility
of his serving On the Arbitration Comn1is-
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he will. owe it to a high tribunal which is
called upon to arbitrateI in the interests OF
the whole American people, Tho result can
not fal to be of the greatest benefit to the
political and commercial interest Of the
country: It means peace, goodwill, and
, 1877-01-28

One Of the cheering circumstances of the
time is the change that has taken place in
the political condition Of affairs at Washing
ton Both political parties hive given bond
to accept the finding Of the newly-created
Court in the matter Of counting the Electoral
votes for President. This much has been
gained All uncertainty has been removed.
This Court will make decision, and
that decision will be final, and will
be accepted by the whole people,
and, therefore, there will be pence, and the
President-elect will enter upon his duties
without the least question as to the legality
Of his election. The political cloud being
removed, the country, which has been pass
ing through period Of anxiety and depres-
sion, will feel measurnbly relieved. Dur
ing the last two months there has been an
oppressive sense of danger, which, added to
the general stognation of business, has made
the prospect Of the future hopeless one.
The cheerful acquiescence of both Houses
of Congress and Of the President in a sat-
isfactory discrimination Of the political