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THE HOTEL FIRE.
A CONFESSION BY THE ENGINEER. |

THE BUILDINGS IN FLAMES TWENTY
MINUTES BEFORE THE GUESTS WERE
ALARMED-LATEsT LISTS OF THE LOST
AND SAVED.
ST. LOUIS, April 13.
The remains taken from the ruins
last evening, supposee to have been
those OF child, proved, on examina-
tion to-day, to be those of dog. The
bodies OF the man and woman found
to-day have been Unidentified as H. ].
Clark and wife. of North Adams. Mass.
The lady was identified BY the dress she
wore and the gentleman by his watch.
~. E. Russell, ,schief engineer of the hotel,
has made statement OF his experiences
on the night of the fire, which throws
some light on the origin of the fire. He
says he left the engine room about half
past eleven o'clock, leaving an assistant
in charge, and went to his room on the
fifth floor. near the baggage elevator.
He was aroused and about five niirntes
past one o'clock by the shrieks of the
women. He hurried out and found the
hali hlled the smoke. which came from
| the freight and elevator but saw no fire,
He started for the south part of the
| house With view to descend BY the
servants stairway, and was Obliged to
crawl on his hands and knees TO prevent
snitocatlon the smoke being SO dense.
There were o number Of women on the
hfth hoor, crying pitiously for help,
whom he told to follow him to the lower
hoor. Some did, and others were too
distracted apparently to do as he direct
ted; finally he reached the dining-room
hoor, passed into the kitchen and de-
scended to the basement, Here he
found the smoke very dense. and that
the, pumps connected with the engine
had been in operation, and that some
Of the employees had been throwing
water on the fire, which at that time
was raging furiously in the room. A
nozzle had been blown off before he
reached the basement, Another was
put on, and he then put the pumps AT
work again and turned O stream on the
lire. This was continued until the fire
became so hot and spread so far that all
were obliged to flee for their lives. They
made their exit through the basement
under the rear part Of the building and
emerged on Elm street.
THE GUESTS NOT WANTED.
TAis account does not state how lonp
the hre had been burning before the fire
alarm was turned on, bnt it does show
and conclusiyely, that efforts were made
to subdue it before the guests of the
house were aroused or any attempt
made to notify them that the building
was burning. 1t seems to be very Ger.
tain, at all events. and it is extensively
believed. that the hotel was known ts
be on fire by employees from at least
twenty minutes to q half an hou,
before the fire department was notified
Russell also states that there was q pile
OF mattresses In one corner of the store
room and a lot of loose hair, and about
five feet from them on the floor was {
box in which the stock of matches wer,
kept. He thinks the mattresses had ,
good deal to- do with the origin Of tn,
fire, but does not know nything definit,
} | about If.
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DIED.

CALLAWAY,-Int this city on "Wednesday
evening. 18th inst. after a brief illness the
Rev. Charles NJ. Callaway, late rector OF
Grace Church. Brandywine Hundred.
burial services in the Swedes church,
at 4 o'clock, on Saturday afternoon. me
Rev. Clergy and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend.
BAILEY.-At Marydel on the 10Th INST,
John Bailey, and daughter of ex-Gover,
nor Polk, age 62 years 10 months. Buried
in Dover Saturday afternoon l4th inst.
MASSEY.-NearC Charlestown, Md, on the
9Th inst, Mrs. Cora Massey, VIE % OF Pa,!I aenIy
T. Massey, and dauShter9 9i 'oiiii '''0ii'
ESQ, of st. Augustine, Nd.
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LOUISIANA GOVERNMENT. If ii
was put to free vote of the people of
LOUISIANA, whether they would prefer
tbe sort of Executive and Legislative
Government they have had for the last
six or eight years, or purely military
government, administered directly by
officers of the army of the United
States there can be little doubt they
would select the latter. They have
had for many years pretences of civil
governments, sustained in authority by
the national soldiery, but without any
of the security or responsibility which
a purely military government would
have given them. The latter, in this
country at least, when administered by
West Point officers, is efficient, mex
pensive, honest and generally lmpar>
tial, though not always so. These ad.
yantages the Louisiana people have
not possessed under their civil govern
ment kept in position by the military !;
and so they have had military power
without any of the advantages of mill
tary administration. That hybrid sort
of government is not likely to do bet
ter in the future than in the past, and
should come to an end. If the troops
are to remain it ought not to be to up
hold helpless and powerless phantom
of state government; it would be a
kindness to the Louisiana people to let
them have military government pure
and simple-administered by respon-
sible officers of the army. OF course
that would not be the republican gov
eminent guaranteed to every State by
the Constitution mo more is that which
has to be sustained by perpetual gar
rison of the army of the United States.
Ledger.
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'pECIAL NOTICES.
Kunkel's Bitter Wine of
Iron,

Knnkel's celebrated Bitter Wine of
IN effectually cure liver complaint,
n dyspepsia. chronic or nervous
4 chronic diarrh9a, disease of the
4 and all diseases arising from a
Sred liver, stomach or intestines,
constipation, fiatulence, inward
.ullDess Of blood TO the head, acidity
|tOmach, nausea, heartburn, disgust
fnllness or weight in the stomach,
|uctatiOns, sinking or huttering at
| Of the stomach, swimming of the
+ hurried or difficult breathing, fiutter-
hi heart. choking or suffocating SEN
when in a lying posture, dimness of
I dots or webs before the sight, dull
. the head, deficiency of perspiration,
hess of the skin and eyes, pain in
back, head, chest, limbs, etc, sud
hshes of heat, burning in the flesh,
bt imaginings of evil and great de-
b of spirits. Price 81 per bottle, Be-
i tcOunterfeits. Do not let your drug
/ IN off some other preparation OF iron
Esayis as good, but ask for Kunkel's
|Wne of Iron. Take no other. Kun
Bitter Wine of Iron is not sold in bulk
4 IN 81 bottles. Il. f. Kunkel, propri-
10. 259 North Ninth street, Philadel-
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U. S. CoURT.-In the U. S. Court,
Yesterday, argument in tho case OF Crum,
iish e. Calhoun VS.. the Wilmington ana
Western r. r. Co., was continued by
Geo. II. Bates, Esq, for the bondholders
who cnncluded at 3 o'clock, p. M, when
the Court adjourned. This morning,
VIM @. Spruance, Esq, also argued for
the bondholders. He will be followed
by Edward L. Bradford, Jr., Esq, ana
their arguments will doubtless occupy
the entire day,
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TAINTED ON THE STREET.-Abont
noon Yesterday, Mrs. John Sebo, while
walking up Shipley street, between lhira u
and Fourth, was seized with a faintlng
ft @ and fell to the pavement. She was
carried , into the residence of John Sebo,
where DR.. Grimshaw, who was hastily
summoned, applied the proper restora-
tives and she was soon enabled to pro-
ceed on her way.
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SECOND EDITION
BY TELEGRAPH
THE ARLINGTON ESTATE.

A SUIT TO wREsT 1T FROM THE COW
ERNMENT.
By Telegraph to the GAZETTE.
WASHINGTON, April IA.
Gen. G.. W. Custis Lee has instituted
an action of ejectment tor the recovery
of the Arlington estate, which was de-
vised to him by his grandfather, W. Parke
Custis. The land, consisting of about
one thousand acres, was, after being va
Gated by the late General Robert E.
Lee and family, in 1864, sold for taxes
and bid in by the Government for $26,
800, and a portion of it set apart for
National cemetery, where many thousand
soldiers have been inferred Mr.. Lee
thinks the act Of Congress under which
the sale was made was unconstitutional.
Notice of the suit was served yesterday :.
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OFF THE TRAcK.-The shifting en-
CINE, "Centennial," of the p. W. & B. r.
T., jumped the track, last evening, while
turning around the curve at the foot of
West street to run down past the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Co.'S works. After con-
siderable trouble, the engine was lacked
up and replaced on the track, though
some of the machinery was considerably
damaged.
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RUN OVER AND KILLED.-Barney
Sweeney, while attempting to cross the
Pennsylvania Railroad, as the Downing
ton accommodation train was approachiIe
Eagle Station, Chester county, about Ii
O'Clock, on Wednesday morning, was
struck by the engine and almost instantly
killed. The remains were taken to the
Eagle hotel, where Sweeny boarded
where an inquest was held, the jury ren'
deripg a verdict of accidental death,
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Public Sale.

The handsome country villa and three
acres, Maple HILL" of Wilmer Atkinson
at Greenbank, five miles from WllmrngCon nS,a
on the w. & w. r. r., will be sold at Public
Sale on WEDNESDAY April 25th at IL
o'clock m. Terms to suit purchasers APP
ply for particulars to j. I. HEALD,
P-' Real Estate and Mortgage Exchange.
T, w STIDHAM a. SON, Auctioneers:
i1' apr14, ,21&24.
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hanging Made Easy,
Al HOITSI,
No. 22s MARKET ST., w11M1xoo,ror nr,.

IL,
mas reduced the price of hanging
- wall paper SO as to make 1t as cheaf,
as common white wash. Holt is practicali
HANGING WALL PAPER REDUCED
from IL IL cents to Is cents per piece at Holts.
~ you want good cheap Job of wall pa
pering done. Holt is the man to serve Won
nus experience IL worth som mething to you.
WALL PAPERS ARE GOING UPl
MOI In price, but on the walls. Holt js
busy putting them up. "a
A FALL IN WALL PAPERS,
al Holt,s 223 Market st. They fell in price
WINDOW SHADES in beautiful de-
Signs, and also In plain goods in all tints.
at Holcs, No. 223 Market street.
oNE BAND WINDOW SHADES
are the latest. Holt has them in the newest
tlnts and styles and in size from 10 feet down
DOWN! DOWN.! DoWN!u
g, LOOK In Holt's windows, No. 223 Market
street, at the beautiful designs in wall pa
per- feb24- Sd w2mos
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TUE LIBERAL LEAGUE,-The League
w;ii hT meet in the McClary building to-
mottow iaot .or discussion is the course now
zee. ypnrsned IU by the advocate of temperance
putSI1ett ppa1n,,1oted to remove the cause of the
GALS ca Is,d of drunkness 2" A free platform m
se ;s here offered to friend and foe al1kef mn hn
S nrder h1r that the truth may be learned Inc
public are invited.
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INCREASE OF SHAD.-The fish mar
ket this morning, was better supplied
with shad than it has been heretofore
this season, and prices were consider
able lower, averaging from 25 to 60
cents. Most of those in market were
Delaware shad, eight hundred, the
largest number this year, having arriv-
ed this morning and sold for $40 per
hundred.
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THE LONDON STOCK MARKET.
y Telegraph to the GAZETTE.

BY Telegraph TO The GAZETTE.
LONDON, April IA.
The stock market is depressed on ac-
count of war rumors. Consols have
declined one per cent, and American Sc
curities I to 8. The whole list has a
downward tendency. The Paris bourse
is depressed, with a decline in rentes.
The Vienna and Berlin bourses are also
depressed.
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dor SALE.-Three bullulng lots on
Il Jackson street, between 9Th and 7th.-
Five building lots on Fifth street near Van
Buren,, four on Front street near jackson,
and lot q feet front on Delaware A venue,
near Harrison. Apply at this office. mar4ti
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Mr.. James Corie, Dentist,in Baltimore,
writes II have used DR.. Bulls Cough
syrup personally and in my family for
two or three years, and am prepared to
saw that there is nothing to compare 1t as
n remedy for Coughs, Colds, etc."
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tinh Nail Gnhaanne


ana Straight, Nail Brushes, Hand
fs, Nail Files, Nail Brushes. etc, for
f. BRlNGHURST & CO.,
Corner Sixth and Market SITS.
For the Bath.
brushes, Bath Towels, Bath Sponges,
Hth soaps IN extensive variety. Also
SloYes' Sn Straps, Brushes, &C. ,of horse
pfy friction Gloves, and many other
Of the same classes,
= E. BRlNGHURST & CO.,
Corner Sixth and Market SITS.
IES MiracOlous Cura for Germ 8
.gsd Ellsn remedy OF great popularity for
Jug Gorns without pain.
T. BRINGHURST & CO.,
co.n Apothecaries.
corner Sixth and Market SITS.
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FOR SALE AND RENT.

Il of 416 Market street, over the GAZETTE
office. Possession on 25th of March, 1877
now occupied by Messrs. Day & Mcleod
as a real estate and law office. Apply at
this office. jan22d&Wtf
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by all druggists and dealers every
WORM REMOVED ALIVE.

and all complete in two hours. No
head passes. Seat, Pin and Stom-
prms removed by DIR. KUNKEL, 259
Ninth street, Philadelphia, Pa. Send
ocular, For removing Seat, Pin or
|ch worms, call on your druggist and
bottle of kunkel's Worm Syrup,
II. II never fails. Common sense
If Tape Worm be removed, all 9TH
pms can be readily destroyed. ape
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Sand, soda and lime melted together
makes glass, which is made into bottles
to hold Kings Good Samaritan Cough
Syrup and sells for % cents piece.
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DOR RENT.-The residence of the late
l. Prof. j. L. Deggs, s. w. corner of sth
and French streets. Also, pianos, organ
and the entire household furniture at prl-
vate sale, Must be sold by the goth of
March. Inquire on the premises. feb2O- If
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NOTICES..

NOTICE.
~ Jacob DWinslowl In Chancery OF
Charles A. Winslow, Delaware, New Cas-
Catharine H Winslow tie County, IS.
ct. al, u.s. C,ousa or Partition.
George II. Winslow
A ND now, to wit, this nineteenth day of
n February, A. D., 1877, it appearing TO
the Chancellor by the affidavit of Isaac
Grubb that George HI. Winslow, one of the
defendants in this cause has no known
place of abode within this county, and can
not be served with process; that his place
of residence is unknown and no appear
ance having been entered for the said Geo.
III. Winslow at the return of the summons
issued for him. 1t is, therefore, on motion
of Victor DUPONT, Esq, solicitor for the pc
titioners, ordered by the Chancellor tnat
the said George H. Winslow do appear be-
fore the Chancellor at his chambers in Do
yer, on Monday, the 2lst day of May, A. D.,
1877, and show cause, if any he has. why
partition of the premises in the petition
described should not be made according TO
the prayer thereof. or that the petition will
be taken pro confesso as to the said George
II. Winslow. -
And the Register is directed to cause a
COPY of this order to be published in the
DELAWARE DAILY GAZETTE, a newspa-
per of the city of Wilmington, in said
county, for the period of thirty days next
preceding the said 21st day OF May, a. D.,
iS77. Attest,
G. NJ. VANDEVER,
apr1O- -tmay12. Register in Chancery.
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MARKETS.

wr v1SGToN, Del. April IA, 1877.
Mons al the Brandywine Mills for
fnd Crain-C Corrected Daily.
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EUROPE a SMOULDERLNG
VOLCANO,

Germany, Austria, England and Greece
Cannot Long Remain Neutral.
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NOR SALE OR EXCHANGE.-Ah hand
H some fine toned second hand Estey Or
gan nearly new. Apply to this office. febStI
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NTOTICE--TO ALL WHOM IT MAY
IN CONCERN hereby give, notice
that my wife, Mary Campbell, has left my
bed and board, and that viii not pay any
debts of her contracting after this date.
Wilmington, Del, April 10th, 1877.
at X ROBERT CAMPBELL,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-03
The County School Commissi oner.

Tho Nc'oS a'sd Courier, co mmcnt.
ing upon recent article of TuE
NEWS AND HERALD, advocating free
schools, asks :
"Isit necessary, however, to have
pa'@ school commissioners We
think not J.
Wo believe that careful cxami>
nation by our contemporary of the
free school system, as embodied in
tho constitution and statutes of the
State, would result in an alteration of
tho opinion quo ted above. The
county school commissioner is an
essential portion of the machinery
thus constituted, and his duties arc
such rs will not be performed prop
erly unless he bo made responsible
ny tho receipt Of salary. That
Mne~tenths Of the commissioners
heretofore have deserved no salary
is undeniable but tho reason for
this lies in their having never
oven pretended to discharge the
duties of their office.
These duties aro manifold. They
nrc defined in The Revised Statutes.
Chapter xxxviii., and some of them
nre here quoted:
The county school commissioner
shall give bond for twice the amount
of his salary
1t shall he his duty to visit each
school in his county three times n
year, to note the course of instruc.
ton, and the branches taught, and
to gee smch recommendations d,
the ."t Of t,aching in ouch school as
shall be expedient, SO that uniform .
ty shall be secured in all tho schools,
He shall aoqnaint himself as for os
practicable with the condition of
each school, noting any deficiencies
that may exist, either in the govern
ment of the school or the classifica
ton Of its pupils, or the method of
instruction employed in the several
branches, and shall make such sup-
gestions, in private, to the teachers
as to him shall appear necessary to
the good order of the school and the
progress OF the pupils. lie shell
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-03

Another view to take is this. The
Il iilcrcnt schools in each county are
united in ono. Tho school commits
sioner is tho ''head schoolmaster' Of
the county. His business is to
teach tie teachers. Ho must not only
possess u knowledge Of his subject,
but must devote q large share Of his
time to it. For this he must be
paid. Take away tho. head of II
large grammar school, and it falls
to pieces. Take away the head Of
the county system, and it pcrishcs.
The hue and cry raised against
the school commissioners is because
they have been such abominablc
humbugs. But because they were
humbugs, can 10 competent officials
be obtained? We have had abomi-
nablo governors and abominablc
legislators, but the people do not
talk Of abolshing these Offices.
They have, instead, wisely filled
them with good men. Fill the
school system with good men and it
will succeed too. If they cannot be
elected, let the governor appoint
them. If competent persons cannot
be found in the Stat send elsewhere
and import Them When local teach
crs have failed, Tie people have not
been in the habit of abolisling the
schools. They have raised more
money and imported u thorough in>
structor. Build up the system, in-
stead Of tearing it down. Penny
wisdom is often pound folly. Retain
the Offices and fill them property.
and tho problem of free education,
is solved
We must apologize for the length
Of this article, but we feel constrain
cd to'use ovcry cllort in behalf OF
free schools. They arc the salvation
Of the State.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-03

Nix. ii. Il. STEVENS
In 1872 your Nrgctinc WIS recommend
ed To me, and yielding To the pcrS, uSinns
of rlcnc, consented to try it. At he
tlmc, | was suffering from general debili-
~ ana nervous prnStrations, Snpcrin-
duced ly v,rwork and irregular hnlits
Its wonderful strengthening and curative
properties seemed IN affect my dcbiltatcd
system from the first dose, and under it's
persistent use / rapidly recovered, gain
Ing more than usual health and good
feeling. Since then have not hcsitated
to give N"Grtinc my most unqualified in .
dor#rm"nt rs being II safe, sure and pow
"riul agent IN promotn" health and res
iprin9 the wasted system to new life and
energy. \rGctinc is the only medicine
m>". aud aS long as live never expect
t find Il better
Yours truly, W. III. CLARK,
40 Monterey Street, Ailcghany, Pa.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-03

vent the several railroads of this
State from making unreasonable
charges and from SO discriminating
rs to injurc ono community for tho
benefit Of another referred to com
mittee on railroads.
A number of bills and joint reso-
lutions were introduced, read by
their titles, and appropriately re-
ferrcd.
Whittemoro rose to a question of
privilege, sand made Il lengthy and
bitter reply to charges made against
him IN the Charleston Ncacs and
C'UU/ier.
Adjourned.
House or REPRESENTATIVES,
A number Of bills ana joint reso.
lutions were introduced, read by
their titles, and appropriately re-
fCrrcd.
In the case Of Will II. Thom1s, q
member Of the Mackcy House from
NcwEcrly county, the report Cf the
maj jority Of the joint committee was
adopted, and. his scat declared
vacant.
AnCrcws. Il member of the Mackey
House from Sumter county, refused
to make II proper apology for his
contcmrtuou> behavior, and his seat
was likewise declared vacant.
AdiCuncd.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-03
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

A number ofbills and Joint rcso ,
lutlons were introduced, read bv
their titles, and appropriately
referred
The joint committee on the ad-
mission of members of the A[ackcv
House reported the following rcso>
! lutionS
l. That from the county of Dar~
lington, Messrs Richard H. Hum
bert, Samuel j. keith. Zachariuh
Wines and jackson A. Smith, on
presenting their credentials and
rurglng themselves at the bar of the
House of their contempt. have the
oath OF office administered. and be
allowed TO take their seats as mems
bcrs. That from Newbe1ry, Mr.
! Thomas kcitt be admitted on the
same conditions. That from Sum
ter, Messrs. j. II. Ferritcr and Will
liam >. Andrews be admitted on the
same conditions.
/ q That Mcssrs. Will II. Thomas.
IRON the county of Ncwbcrry, and
ID. A. Straker, Of Oragcburg, on
account of the gross contempt bv
them comlRitted, and the defiant
attitude assumed against the law
and the dignity of the House, such
acts tending to overthrow the
government. be denied admittancc :;
and that the respective seats which
they claim be declared vacant.
Mr. Myers, from the minority of
the committee, made the following
report: That in the matter of w.
: II. Thomas, q member from New
berry county, and D. A. Strakcr, n
member from Orangeburg county,
they be admitted upon the same
conditions as persons who had pre-
vlously been members of the SO
called Mackey House.
!. The first resolution was decided
in the affirmative. The second re-
solution and the minority report
were made the special order for
Tuesday at 2 o'clock, p. IN.
The following members elect nd.
peared at the bar of tho House, pro
duced their credentials, purged
themselves of their contempt, were
sworn, and took their seats: From
Darllngton--NIessrs. Richard III.
Humbert, Samuel j. Keith, Zacha.
rlah Wines and Jackson II. Smith :
from Ncwberry-Mr. Thomas Keith ;
from Sumter-N1r. j. H. Fcrriter.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-03
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
MONDAY, April 80.
CLIMATE.

A number of bills ana joint reso
lntions We're introduced, read by
their titles, and appropriately refer
rcd. ".'
The bill to authorize county com
m'ssioncrs; to submit to the qualified
electors Of their several counties q
proposition to alter the fence laws,
was made the special order for Tues
day, May l, ut l.30, p m.
Adjourned.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-03
VEE{::: 81 s:;; s T I III.

Y y EGl"ilNE has never failed to effect
= cure, giving tone and strength to
the system dcbilitntcl by disease.