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ONLY A COMMA.
How Much its Position In u Sentence May
Cost the Government.
rEron, tha Nan, XorL Gam

~
Cost the Government.
[From the New York SUM-
The claim of the United States for the
return of the 81, 500, 900 lent to help out
the Centennial Exposition has been re-
jected by the United States Circuit
Court at Philadelphia, although there
are abundant funds remaining in the
hands of the managers with which to
satisfy it. Consequently, unless the de-
cision of the court is reversed on ap-
peal, the 81, 500, 900 will be distributed
among the shareholders in the enter
prise, and be just 80 much taken out
OF the public treasury for their benefit.
That this would be the result was fore
told by the opponents of the loan at the
time it was proposed, and was indig-
nantly denied by its friends. Some of
them, at least, were disingenuous in
their denial. and intended that the
money should be gift and not LOAF,
as is evident from the peculiar world q
of the bill appropriating it.
The clause which was relied OIL to
protect the interests of the nation, and
which was used TO secure votes for the
grant, reads thus
The appropriation hereinbefore made shall
be paid in full into the treasury of the United
States before any dividend or percentage OF
the profits shall be paid to the holders OF said
stock.
The advocates of the grant professed
to read these words with q comma after
the word dividend" and persuaded
the public that no dividend of any kind
would be paid to the stockholders until
the loan from the United States had
been first returned. Now, by their
counsel learned in the law, they have
successfully commended that there is no
such comma, and that only " dividend
or percentage of the profits" was in
tended. Inasmuch as dividend of
capital is not dividend of profits, they
have got the Judge to say that the stock
holders may pocket the 100000 as re-
turned capital, and the United States
must lose the whole.
This is not the first time that COM
ma, or the want of it, has been made a
fish-hook by which to pull money out of
the public treasury. A clause in the
Tariff act of 1875, by the omission of
this modest sign of punctuation admit.
ted free of duty all kinds of foreign.
fruits, when the intention of Congress
was merely to exempt fruits imported
for the sake of their seeds. The trick
in that case was universally denounced
and speedily frustrated, but, in regard
to the 81, 100000 now in question, the
nation is We y possibly without remedy.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
Population OF Paris.

The census of Paris is looked forward
to with much interest. In 100 the
population numbered 100000 inhabit-
ants. Toward the end of the eighteenth
century it had diminished to 100000,
and continued to decrease until 1901,
when it numbered SAG, 900. From that
time it has steadily risen. In 1881 il
was TIA, 1888, in 1880 900, 126. Twenty
years later it reached 1,538,613. In
1860 the annexation of all the districts
comprised between the old Octroi
boundary and the Notifications had the
effect of swelling the number to 1,700,.
900, and to 1925, 900 in 1866. These
additions nearly doubled the area of the
capital. In 1872 the population showed
a slight falling off compared with 1870
being 1851, 1872, against 100000 in the
latter year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
A New Industry.

Among the advertisements in one OF
the papers OF New York is one which
calls upon "any one desiring to sell
superfuous wedding presents to address
Cash Customer" at given number
on well-known street. III the adver-
tiser means business, as most advertisers
do, q way has been opened for turning
70 valuable account the duplicate butter
dishes and pickle-forks which will find
their way into the most ingeniously
guarded array of wedding presents.
" Cash Customer ought to drive a
thriving business.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
A Chrome with a Drink.


Henry A. Jones, brother of Senator
story on one of his fellow-townsmen:
While in New York city, during the late
cold and snowy weather, making his
way with difficulty against the binding
storm, he was accosted by familiar
voice, which, on recognition, proved to
be an old acquaintance from Gold
Hill. The time, circumstances of meet
ing and well-known bibulous disposition
of his newfound friend all cCnspired to
the usual invitation to take drink.
Seeking the first spacious bar, our friend
nominated his exhilarant as "whisky
straight" The shining decanter and
glasses were passed down, when, pour
ing out the fiery fluid, it rose one, two,
three, four fingers high, yes, even
full flush to the top of the tumbler, and
the customer seemed to reluctantly stop
pouring even at that, evidently regret
full that it would hold no more. The
barkeeper could hardly believe that q
single person would have the face to go
80 far as emptying a bottle, and until he
saw it done had no idea that any man
could master such q poison at single
swallow. Without loss of breath, how.
ever, our Nevadaite cleared the glass al
one bending of the elbow, and, without
grimace or change of countenance, threw
down his quarter dollar on the counter.
"What Is that for 2" said the barkeep
er.
"To pay for my drink, of course,
said our friend.
"Oh, no; none of that" replied he o.
the house; "you don't owe us cent; OF
the contrary, we always throw in chro
mo with a drink like that. San Fran
cisco Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
DEADLY ARRAY.
A Prominent Hotel-Keeper Kills His
Chief Clerk.

Chief Clerk.
louisville Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer.l
A shooting ARRAY this morning between
w. G. ID. Whips, proprietor of the
Willard Hotel, one of the principal
hotels in this city, and Joe w. Stockton,
his manager, has caused more excite
me mt and talk than perhaps anything OF
the kind in this city since the memorable
shooting of Gen. Nelson by Gen. jeff @.
Davis at the Gait House during the war.
1t appears that when Mr.. Stockton
came down to the Office this morning he
found Mr.. Whips there before him, and
that gentleman reproved him for coming
to his duties at so late an hour. Other
words passed, each person growing ex-
cited. They were standing behind the
desk of the hotel at the time, as was also
Mr.. Ingram, the clerk. Mr.. Whips
claimed that it was Stockton's duty to
give his personal attention to the o'clock
railroad breakfast. Mr.. Stockton replied
that the condition of his health would
not permit him to get up so early.
Passionate words followed, when Mr.
Stockton withdrew for moment When
he returned he accused Whips of in
sulting him. The quarrel was renewed,
when Stockton placed his hand in his
bosom and drew revolver. Ingram,
the clerk, being between them, caught
his arm and pushed him out in the hall,
taking the pistol away from him. Stock
ton walked back toward the reading
room, and minute or two later returned.
Mr.. Whips, in the meantime, took a
large Tranter pistol, carrying q half
ounce ball, and walked out into the hall.
He walked with a crutch on one side and
large cane on the other, one of his legs
being broken. As he hobbled out he
carried the pistol by the side of his
crutch, exposed fully to view.
When he reached the foot of the stair
way he confronted Mr.. Stockton, and
asked him why he drew pistol on him.
The reply was, because he had been in
suited. Whips called him liar.
Stockton returned the epithet. Whips
called him damned liar" Stockton
struck him two blows in the face with
his fist, causing him to recoil and drop
his cane. AS quickly as he recovered
his footing Whips raised his pistol and
fired three times in rapid succession.
One shot took effect on the left side OF
Stockton's neck, to the right of the ira
chea, passing around the windpipe and
lodging under the skin on the other side
of the neck. The passage of the ball
around the windpipe has infamed it so
much as to seriously impede breathing,
and may result in death. Another ball
entered the abdomen just above the
pubs, and, like the other, has not been
removed. The third shot missed him.
Mr.. Whips has long been connected
with the Willard, and besides has often
held public stations of honor and profit.
Mr.. Stockton was for years with the old
United States Hotel in this city, aftes-
ward with Mr.. Whips at the Willard,
leaving which house he took charge of
the st. Nicholas at Lexington, and had
only quite recently returned to his old
place in the Willard. The wounds re-
ceived are supposed to be necessarily
| fatal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09

CAPT. JAMES B. EADs, who is about to
receive an installment of $500, 900 fC. uis
work of opening the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi. is in his 57th year, and native
of Lawrenceburg, Ind. At very early
nQe he evinced strong taste for ma
chinery, and at IL constructed without
any instruction miniature engine that
worked perfectly with steam. He has
struggled upward to the possession of q
large private fortune, excellent health
and thoroughly American taste, passing
such grades as apple peddler, clerk, Mis-
sissippi wrecker, proprietor of the first
glass blowing establishment in the West.
and builder Of twenty-seven ircn-clad
gun and mortar boats.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09

GAT the same time that remarkable
shipments of muskets and munitions Of
war are being made from this country
to Turkey, the news comes from Biz
mingham in England, whose principal
industry is the manufacture OF rifles,
that never before at time of impending
war was business so dull. In the United
States the facilities for producing arms
have been much improved and devel-
oped, and the arms are made 80 cleverly
and cheap that serious blow has been
given to this branch of England's COM
merca
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
The New Senate.

The choice of Preston B. Plumb in
Kansas completes the list of Senatorial
elections, and the Senate of the United
States will, after the 4th of March, be
composedsa indicated below. There
will be Republicans Gin Roman), SO (;
Democrats Gin Nalics), 80 Independ-
ents Gin SMALL cAPITALs), /; contested,
3; total, rs. The figures before each
name indicate the year in which the
Senator's term will expire. Those who
were Senators during the term of the
Forty-fourth Congress are marked with
star (~). There is contest over the
two seats from Louisiana, and one of
the South Carolina seats, which cannot
be determined until the Senate passes
Judgment upon the cases:
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follow with $3.50; the Presby terians,
North and South, of the United States,
$l.25; the Episcopalians, $1.22; and
the Methodist Episcopal Church only
AZ cents per member. The Christian
Advocate, in view of this state of things,
is moved to say that decent respect
for the opinions of mankind requires
that Methodists should either give more
or talk less.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09

in the evening. There was fair sup
ply of the imported beef throughout
the town, and the effect on the ordinary
markets was reduction of Il pence per
pound in the prices of English beef
London Times, Jan. Is.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
German Politics.

The Kolnische Zeitung publishes
some interesting statistics of the recent
elections to the German Parliament.
Including the fifteen districts of Alsace-
Lorraine, the German empire is divided
into 397 electoral districts, each cou-
tanning on an average 100000 inhabit-
ants aud mean of 81, 470 veters, or
POS per cent. on the population. The
qualified voters of the empire num-
bered 1898, 446 persons, out of total
population, foreigners included, &C.
cording to the census of 1874, OF Al
058, 1872. In the light of these figures
it will be apparent that the aggregate
vote of 8,427,O00 cast in November,
1876, at the Presidential election in this
country, bears no extravagant proper
ton to our estimated population of
43, 817, 400. The votes actually cast at
the recent elections in Germany, the
Zeitatnq tells us, were divided among
the different political parties now exist.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
Christian Charity.

In the matter of Christian giving for
benevolent and missionary purposes the
Congregationalists lead all other de-
nominations, their ratio per member
being 81. AZ; the Methodists of Canada
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-02-09
THE LITTLE FOLKS.

The First Party.
Miss Annabel McCarty
Was invited TO a party,
ss Your company from to ~" the invitation said
And the maiden was delighted,
To think she was invited
TO sit up till the hour when the big folks went u
bod.
The crazy little midget
Ran and told the news to Bridget,
who clapped her hands, and danced jig, 10 AHA
And said, with accents hearty,
Twill be the swatest party
II ye're there yersef, me darlint! wish IL was
tonight"
The great display Of frilng
Was positively killing!
And oh the little booties! and the lovely sash so
wde
and the gloves very cunning!
She was altogether " stunning"
And the whole McCarty family regarded her with
pride.
They gave minute directions,
With copious interjections
of 'Sit up straight J" and Don't do this, or that!
-'twould be absurd!"
But, what with their caressing
And the agony of dressing,
Miss Annabel McCarty didn't hear single word.
There was music, there dancing,
And the sight most enhancing,
Asdf fairy-land and horal-land were holding jul
bilee:
, There was laughing, there was poutings
There was singing, there shouting;
AID old and young together made carnival OF
glee.
Miss Annabe McCarty,
Was the youngest of the party,
And every one remarked that she was beautifully
drest;
Like a doll she sat demurely
on the sofa, thinking surely
II would never do for her to run and froc with the
rest.
The noise kept growing louder
The naughty boys would crowd her;
Ii think you very rude, indeed?" the little lady
said;
And then, without warning,
Her home instructions scorning,
She screamed: :" rant my supper!-dnd toant
togo 10 bed!"
Now big folks, who older,
Need not laugh at her nor scold her,
For doubtless, if the truth known, we've often
felt inclined
To leave the ball, party,
AS did Annabel McCarty,
But we hadn't half her courage, and we couldn't
speak our mindi
Josephine Pollard, in st. Nicholas.
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TEN of the nineteen window-glass fac
to les in Pittsburgh are idle.
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empire as follows /:


meration, that the public opinion of
Germany is in a state of extreme fer
mentation and that any relaxation of
the strict grasp now kept by the mill
tary Government on the administration
of the empire will be pretty certainly
followed by tempestuous times. The
Social Democrats In particular, though
not among the strongest in numbers of
the existing party organizations, are
well known to be more united and more
persistent in their political views and
intentions than any other single German
party of the present moment, and it is
not surprising that so shrewd and far
sighted statesman as Prince Bismarck
should look upon them as the "black
point" on the national horizon.-NeaO
York World.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
ts,HE ADLER HOUSE,
Clinton, Louisiana,

Is constan, y open for the accommada-
ton of tie pubiic. Meals by the day,
week or month at reasonable rates.
SINGl + ti..AN:S iIfTY GENTS.
Elegant aj.d wei FURNISHED rooms can
also lie l,rp,nr,,.t. Respect fully,
irlnc -. 'I..-ly. t.ls. S.ADLER.'
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
POLICE JURY PROCEEDINGS.
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF West Feliciana.
Nov, 10. Ii, 1S7'

1aIISu VI w cSC IcllClana,
Nov, Il. III, 1877.
The jury met in due form the following
members answering to their names, J. 81.
DERRICK, V. d. Walsh, Charles Decker.
Thomas Butler, j. J. VIM and Thomas
Raynham. A quorum being present the
jury proceeded to business. The min
utes of the preceding meeting were read,
corrected and adopted.
Report Finance Committee was re-
ceived and the following bills rejected.
viz: bill of =. NJ. Moore and bill Of j. NJ.
Deloach.
Resolved, that the Treasurer, pay to
A. L. Gastrell, all the monies now on
hand to the credit of Jail fund 1875.
Resolved. that the sum of S3a SO to
credit Of general taxes of 1875, the sum
of So II taxes of "a, and $1S 46 licences
IT be transferred to credit of Bridge fund
II and that all the funds to credit of
Bridge fund be appropriated pro rata to
pay the several claimants of Bridge fund
of 1877.
Resolved, that Chas. L. Fisher, Treas
urcr, be and he is hereby authorized to
appeal from the Judgment in the case OF
the State of Louisiana Ex. Rel. J. J.
Borrow. Sheriff, VS.. Charles L. Fisher,
Treasurer.
Resolved, that the Parish Attorney he
and he is hereby requested, end author
lied to appeal for the Police Jury Of West
Feliciana through its proper officers, from
the Judgment in case of State of Louis
lana, EX. rel, john j. Barrow, sheriff, VS.
Charles L. Fisher, Treasurer,
Resolved, that the Treasurer be author
lied to pay Samuel J. Powell, Attorney
for Judgment creditors of the Parish all
monies on hand to the credit of said fund.
Resolved, that the Committee appoin-
ted to confer with Mcssrs. Freyhan, Cobb
and Baptiste, De discharged and the mat
| ter referred to the Parish Attorney.
There being no further business before
! the jury, adjourned sine die.
| G. NJ. MILLER, j. w. DEDER1CK,
| Clerk. Pres
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24

pie are represented in the house, but the
: tate itself is cut off entirely from direct
relations with the general government
for it is only in the senate that State.
rs an organization, participates in the
affairs of the government. Louisiana
has no voice in tae confirmation of FEEDER
al appointments, and none in the ratitica-
ton of treaties, and she has only half her
rightful voice in the levying of taxes, the
voting of appropriations, and general leg
islation of congress. 1t will, perhaps, be
said that she is herself to blame, and that
she owes her exclusion from the senate
to her violent internal dissensions, and
her fonlness tor evolutionary proceed
ings. BIT profound peace now prevails
"ithin all her borders, and her govern
ment has, since, March last, "een com
plcte and stable in all its departments.
Her right to two seats in the senate is as
absolute as that OF the State OF New
York. For the seat, now four years va
can't, but one applicant appears, Mr.. j.
b. Eustis. His election, although by an
undisputed legislature, was irregular,
because the senate had not at the time
formally rejected Mr.. Pinchback's claim,
and his credentials are not in due form,
wanting, as they do, a certificate which
NJ. Kellogg, then governor, refused to
give. If he is entitled to admission on
| the credentials he presents, he should be
admitted at once, and if not, the senate
should say so without days delay, SO
| that the governor of Louisiana eau name
| some one to occupy the seat until the
| legislature meets. Instead of taking
| this course, the senate sends Alr. Eustis
! to the committee on privileges and cleo
lions, and that committee tells him that
he aust wait until the more recently
ari ing contest for the other seat is dis
pool of.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
sQssEssAgl FERNS.

No pains or expense Will he spare" 10
insure the comfort of his guests.
Thc hotel will he entirely renovated,
r,fitcd and reiuYnlShcl during the sum
mcr,
CUAS. e. SMEDES,
Proprietor.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
Terms Only So 5Oper Day !.

The undersigned having pure hasr9 lne
,.,;r,l lease of MeSSrS. II. l.. Rivers
&. co., in the above hotel, is now in pos
.rssinn of the same, and has the pleasure
nfnnnouncing to his friends and the pub
lie th,t it will be kept open the entire
SIMMER for regular and transient guests
md LnN hOnrLterS on
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are the only ones which are sold direct
to tie people at factory prices, and the
only low priced Pianos which have IL
ceived the endorsement CT any hig =,
authority, such as the Judges at tt! :
Great Centennial They contain every
improvement adopted by the best makers
besides valuable patents and improve
ments never before introduced. They
are luatcllcss in tone, Purcst in quality,
Finest in finish, most durable in nse.
Cheapest i'll price. Mathushek's new
Patent duplex ovcrstrlng scale is thu:
greatest advance in the history OF Plan"
making, producing the most astonishing
porc7', and richness Of tone, and Il sustain
iug Guatity ucrer before attained, being ~
..GRAND PIANO IN \ SQUARE CASE : :,
The Mcndclssohn Uprigl,ts. are the fin
est in America. They are pronounced
the .Pnnos Of the Futurc.'
Mandatory x Warerooms: Nos. 4"e
1872. 4AI, 1876 d 49S West 57th ST., Nos
sos. 500. -62, Stj4, COS x $40 10th Ave.
Pianos sent on trial. Illustrated and
descriptive Catalogue ma led free.
SEs.Ntps;..s%O PIANO CO.
BUSINESS OFFICE
No Sc Broadway, n. Y.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24

kovRT,-In the matter OF the State
|reL Jno. J. Barrow Sheriff vs..
las. l.. Fisher, Treasurer, this
|pse was an action to mandamus
! Treasurer 10 register certain
proved bills OF the Sheriff
kndamus made pcremptory From
ID Judgment the Treasurer appca!
and the Police Jury by resolu-
~ also appealed.
hn the case of the school board
L. l.. Weber, on his bond, to
tovpr school monies, defendant
Fourh counsel 10; k an exception
the jurisdiction Of tie Court.
Il ction sustained and plain is
cal To the Supreme Court.
Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-11-24
ysz-@UOUSE PAINTERS
ATTENTION. ssfff
B3XTER, BELL s. co. -
PURE; Liquid PAINTS,
OR
gEOsJszs PAINTERS COLORS

We beg to invite the special attention
of Dealers and Consumers to these
PAINTS. They are manufactured from
the very BEST AND CHOICEST PIG
MENTS, and mixed orthinned with only
-THlCTLY PURE Linsecd Oil and Tur-
pcntinc and they cannot be cXcelled in
covering capacity, durability, fineness and
beauty of finish. They will neither
chalk, fake OF peel off, and work with
perfect freedom under the brush. TheJ
weigh from l., to Is lbs per gallon, which,
Of itself. POSITIVELY demonstrates their
purity and superiority.
The various compounds known i'll t1''
market ~ Chemical Paints. contain oniy
sabour so per cont. of Paint; the balEce
i, wafer, Introduced into the same by the
use of an alllali, to combine it.. The,
last mentioned Paints, so-called, only.
weigh from. Q to 10 lbs per gallon, which
we think certainly proves their lack OF
capacity or body. When water is mix
| ed with Paint, it not only destroys it's
body, but, toa very great eN'ent, ITS adj
ncsivcues$. which NIL practical men know
| is Of the highest Importance to preserve.
| in order to make Il durable Paint.
| We think. from the statement we have
made, that Luyers cannot fail to at ONCE
! perceive that their interest Will be best
! T. "omotcd by huying our Liquid Pants
! j. c. Pure PHints). i'll preference to the
| so-calleG PanvS referred to.
! Sample card and prices seut Tree on ap-
| BANTER, BELL Il CO.,
| Is Murray ST., New York,
| manufacturers and dealers III all Paints,
| Colors, &c Mar.17.'77-Gn.