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THE CHARACTER or THE TURK.


Ons OF tho most almirabla easayA over
written upon tho Turk Ia TINT By EDWARD
FaxEMAa, entitled "The Turks in Europe" :"
Which has reccntly boon reprinted by tue
HAapEns In their little "IIalf-IIour Series, !"
An editorial statement Of ita contents will Riye
ths readers Of THE TRIBUNE worry clear Idea
OF the actual place they occupy In Europe,
OF the relations they sustain "a alious. and
OF theIr peradious and sangulnary character.
1le divides his essay into three parts-'s WHO
aud What Arc the Turksf", "What Haya tbs
Turks Done p, mud "What IL To De Done
with the Turk7"
In answer to the fasat question, Mr. Faxx.
MAN antla not only that tho Turks ara alloua
In Europe. but they are alien In manner In
which the nations Of Europe are not alien
from ons another. Nearly al! tho European
nations belong 10 ono family and speak Ian
guagcs derived from common root nearly
all Of them oncs formed part OF tho Roman
Empire, and thus hare . common history
they have common religion; they have q
certain common civilization, growing out OF
their common Christianity; they live under
national Governments, aud for the most part
under good Governments, characterized by At,
administration OF Justice. On the other hand,
the Turk belongs To another family Of man
from that to which the great mass OF Euro
peans belong, and has no aharo IN their
language. He has never, like the Bulgarian
and Magyar who preceded him. become
Europeanizod. Ilo has no shaEe In the his-
tory OF Europe, because be la9 neyer been
, 1877-05-07

ANTHONY TnuNsToN, negro preacher Of
Oslethorpc County, Ga, was recently 10 whip
ped BY party Of men TINT he publlshed card
stating that be l. would never again make po-
litlcal speech, deliver sermon, or vote = Re-
publican ticket; from heaceiorth ho Is an uu-
sweTylng Democrat" l'his sort Of thing comes
from permitting SUNSET Cox, IIEwlrr, and
others, to 10 8outh ln ths interests OF Reform.
TuuasToH probably felt the party lash until ho
WAS converted; but VIC would suggest that TINT
sort Of argument Is not the way to carry cleo
tious. It docs not mean p2ciacatton. II IL
simply tho Democratic logic Of ante-War times,
and was answered by battle Gcorgtans hal
better study the science Of Reputation, md let
the negroes alone 10 long as they obey tholaws.
, 1877-05-07

:. Tho annexation Of tho little 1sopublic OF
Tfausvaal by Groat Dfitain has becu formally
proclaimed, and tho British flag waves over
another colony. Tho people who aro most
Interested In the change, tho rrausyaalora
themselves, aro violently opposed to 1t, and,
while no armed opposition Is likely to DO at-
tempted, protest will 10 aont by the Ko-
public to the United States and other nations
FROM whom It has heretofore rccolyel recog-
milton,
, 1877-05-07

GALLON, ia hta privilege " speech thu other
day, sail tba. hts (tatss) accusation axaiuss Tua
TRtausx's Springfield reporter twas dlseetcd
pt thB lnau beA(ud him. Il wa* directed at tue
n,aa wl,o lal u,aia false and malicious attacks
upon thls Legislature ever since his nane had
been stricken from tle list uf Trustees Of the
DouaLAs monument" OF ali tbs p.epo.tcsuus
and coptemptlble rcasoua W. b4vo evcr hearl
alleged for = lncsu aud eowardly aes, this beats
It, Who Inserted ths ",aan'sh u ,larno ia the lit
OF monument Truskaea hs never kusw, and
TINT II WAS str!.ten out lo neyef before heard;
but it, insertion WAS unauthorized, aul it, se-
,uoyat l. u x@eabls ~ thu ''lua1,." a. hs bud no
time to spare for tho duties. Tha tsuubls with
GALLON l., that hs WA oae Of ehe worst sltpks
mud shisks Ia the House, aud he IL curascsl At
tbs exposure Of tis delinquency; instead Of
epologl8ox s.As constituents, he abused blu
, 1877-05-07

ture, taking the risk, aud is bound By his
purchase.
Assuming that family purchases during
tho seven days OF week twenty y-eiaht loaves
at Avs cents Loaf, and that each Of those
1oavcs ought at least weigh ono pound OF
good wholesome bscad, ve find that ut tho
end Of three months tho expenditure for
broad has been 3ls.2o. But 1t, As Ia un-
donbtedly tho case, theso loaves averaged
only twelve ounces OF bread each, then dur.
ing these three months tha fnmi1y Ia swim
died out OF $4.65, or equal to ninety-one
loa7es OF broad Taking, however, Tho
actual amount Of broad delivered for the
money recoivod, tho price exactctl wns at thu
rate OF atx and swo-thirtls censa per pound
Loaf. II tho loaves were honestly ono pound
each. the purchaser would In three months
timo have hsd ninety-one pounds mora
Bread or could haro dispensed with The
purchase Of ninety-ons pounds, or ono loaf
day. at a saving of S4.6o, mud still have
, 1877-05-07

Turk, can never bo mndo much better. The
inrk cannot reform, because the principles
Of his religion forbid him to rcform. Al
long as he remhins Mohammedan he cannot
90 anything but foreign ruler over subject
nationa in their own land, and such for.
eign ruler can hardly fail to be foreign op-
pFessor."
Whn haes Ms 1nrks tonef MonAxafED
taught his followers to spread his religion
~ tho sword, and to fight tho infidol until
efsher he embrsecd 1alam OF bccame tFib-
ute.paSing sao1ect,--a bondman In his own
iaua. 4Als pohcy wa8 oafs1ed ous from the
time they soixed GAllipoli, and made their
first settlement In Enrnna In 1a1C. nnf1er
cncu.u A,r7n.r,, n.,,.rn A,.,-, ,-,. ~ :,
Co., .~ - ~"
s'ccoao' "au aoHAMhkp tue Conquoror' VINO
overthrow Constnntinople, aud consolidated
Turkish dominion on this basin of comploto
bondaoa. Than f,,to,vo7 ths t-,,,-,4o ~
.t.n,- ~
una.en' WIG VETO subsequently of8ahl1en
into the 9antznfies, and developed special
oppression. DAIAzEr oraanizad axpet1itiona
Of havoc and nIun;,cr. In ,vhtch lnmon ,,rov
.,.a, s.,.s,.. - 49, -.
" ''0 'o"e"s Ao1 sne oasoat u po1pososs ano
the murdor OF Srlltans brothors At his nc
cesaton bocamo q law Of the Eu,pire,
"Thus. hv tha linn of afou ,..,xx,, tha ror-
,,o.a,. ~. - ~ o..~-
s'' @.9 e':Aa as'oR VI si.' o''on'aa ko"es
a8 system OF oppression cruelty, and
brutal lust. becnme fully aetalliat,ei. and
from TINT day to this tie promiso Of Turk
bus never boen msdo but to DO broken"
From that day to this, ,alao, b1ooathirsty
mnssaercs, like those Of Ohias, Cyprus, Kaa-
sanara, and the recent Bulgarian butchories,
havo characterized tho Turkish roigns. or
Turkish government In our OWN time, Mr.
FREEMAN says:
Ono charter after another has been put forth to
say that ali tho sntans subjects. OF whatevcf re:
h.~o on nna" os equa. onaet ~ protection anu
vhere le.lt with =. honar,n. . ,hs Moh.mn.a,n u.s
Is armed and tho Christian IL unasu,ed; tho No.
hammcdan rules and the christtan has to obey;
~. w. na ~, N mo .oeasd CON-! Of Ja,'
tjsn aoa,rst ~ ,ses.t "" Mohsas,. w o. Sas
Therefore no Christian ID ,sfs for uttnent In INV.
thing. Whatevet wrong Is dono TO him he has no
.eoIase' ,e hs nie, h's property To honor Of hls
coed u ss, sh th. ,ca.. .ax Mho Th 'asnss
of tho bloodtc.t aud iou1eat deeds sro pronaotsl'
whlls any Turk who tlares to act moro humanely
man nan the rcse 10 eommon1! dEs9raeed Ths
n,a a1a ,nuepsnusnss ., me o,oman En-
power Of ioing w,stoy,r ernes hs pea,es 1hro,ah G
The whole extent VI tho land which hc at presont
holds In oondaes'
WAat Is TO b dons toih kM I'urkf Mr..
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Because the Springfield Loarna! happened to
be printed at the little Capital Ut Il great State,
It Imagined that it spoks ex eahe&lna 10 the rest
Of tbs prcss Of the Stats aud haa . preacrlptlyu
right to abuse the President, deuounce hls
policy, anl daMantl an oflce. Tnn tribune,
with u mllcl, regasd 10 posstbc for lts feelings,
has indicated in some pleasant paragraphs that
It might, after all, bs running too much engine
a4'd shaltin9 for the size and horsepower Of it,
boiler. W. regret to sec that 1t dun't rscctye
tho suggestion kindly.
, 1877-05-07

Reading tho monthly debt statement fails
to convey to the minds OF most pooplo the
actual ratio al which tho United Statos Gov.
ornment is squariug accounts with the
holders of its paper. It Is whom tho thing
Is Jumped together TINT It's in,n,onsity ap.
pears fully-as for instance, that during tic
eight years and ono month from March /,
1860, to April 80, 1877, the decroaso Of tho
public debt aggregated $455, 10i, ,642.
, 1877-05-07

Ono OF tho curious contradictions of cur
rent politics appears In tho contest for the
Washington District Commissionorahip. Tho
Jackson Democratic association Is pressing
NJ candidate for the place ono of tle cliof
orasons Of the 8th Of January mass-meeting.
A"l 10 1t goes. Tho ardent patriots who
were going to iuaugurate T1LpES il they had
to wade lii'-higl In goro arc now peacefully
begging otfico Of HAYES Whenever IN oppor-
tunity presents itself,
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THE CHICAGO WHISKY MEN.

IL ms bccome very evident that people
VINO engage IN tue nelarloua business Of de-
tfaaaln8 tue Government OF It's revonue
Will una no comfort nor sympathy from the
present Administration. Those who were
convicted and sont to tho tails or the pcni-
tonnaf1oa have reason to congratulate thom-
sel'es On foeelsin8 their pardons from Pres
iaent thAar ocforo tho expiration Of his
ter'n; haa thoy NOT they would havo boon
compelled like JORGE (tho only xhisky-thiof
VINO romnina In duranco) to servo out their
terms' as tho public demanded aad expected.
Those who escaped personal punishment for
thear share in tho frauds, md nnrsasonably
demand, over aud "boya this, I'll exemption
from all civil damages, may as we'll abandon
n hope OF securing sucl immunity; they,
loo, Should have pressed tl'oir c1ai1ns before
tho lato Administration went out Of office;
Tor President HArKs aud hts Cabinet ara
plainly not well disposed to tho con1oning
policy.
Tue decision OF Secretary SHERMAN, aus-
thinning tho opinion of tho First Assistant
Secretary OF tho Treasury In Tho application
OF Tho Chicago llstillcrs known as tho !" first
batch for II rofeaso from all civil liability,
furnishes basis for tho vigorous prosocu-
tion everywhere on all bonds liable for tho
whisky-tax mt Of which tie Govefnmonthns
boon swindled. This frst batch consisted
Of number Of distillors (tl,o first who wore
inflicted in Chtoago}, who agsood to furnish
evidence for tho indictment and conviction
Of others on the consideration that they we.e
, 1877-05-07

We print this morning latter on the snb-
feot Of Insurance fsom our Now York cor.
respondent, which will, as usual, 10 found of
gene1al interest.
, 1877-05-07

An Eastern illustrated Journal ha1 perpetrat.
cd the greatest joke Of the season. II publish
cd pictures of members Of sl,e " Paragraphers'
Associations" anl not one OF thosa members IL
nblo 70 recogulze himself.
, 1877-05-07

In New York on Saturday grecnpaoks were
worth 83f@93s.
, 1877-05-07

Monroe street. between s&4te aud Dearborn. Vaude
Tfs and novelty. EoRa9emeot Of Den Thompson.
"toshua Whtcotnb"
, 1877-05-07

The Democrats OF the South Carolina LcRis.
laturc are investigating certain charges against
TITO Clerk Of the Senate {,soopRuFr) and ecn-
ators WnlrrsMoRE, NASH, and others. Tho
main charge is that they were bon r4pahts at tho
expense Of tho State Treasury. It u alleged
that at nearly every committee meeting tho
Clerk OF the Scna;o would send tho orders
signed by him III hls official capacity to Colum.
bta merchants for champagne, cigars, brandy,
etc. Among tho orllcrs are tho following apecl-
mems:
COLUMBIA. 8. c., March 3, 1s72.-Mr. 0<orQs
!Sv""tF': PLEASE rand one box best champaXns.
Send to Flnanco Committee soon. ~' q
j. ". ALLEN.
Rooas JotSr srxe1At 1xyssr1oAT,xo roxxtr.
mtrs: Please deliver bearcr ons bor best elspts.
one gallon beat whisky. aud ono bux tptnts) CHM.
pagae forJ. Woopnurr, per order Of above.
]. u. DKNNts.
Dxcsxukn 10, 1sz3,-0<orqs Spmmsrs, Esq. i:
Please send ca:e Of champagne to Senator lsn's
Residence, and charge J.WoopRuFF, e. 8.
pEczxnrn u, 1s7a.-Ar. symm<,s: Please
box, - wlsh him to take It to senaeor NAaa's
fesldouco. ]. J.WooDHurY, @, ..
Besides tho liquors, there werc orders given
for barrels Of sugar and Of -four, aud other cat
ablcs. a Republican member offered the reso-
luton OF investigation, and majority OF tho
Republicans voted Tor It. In this respect Ro-
publlcaus act differently from Democrats, who,
as rule, t1y to conceal and cover up tho dcprc-
datlons OF their partisan compatriota.
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n1eFieker's Theatre.
Madison street. between Dearborn and state
''swetthearts and Wives" and "Tom Cobb.r
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-. naverIyss Thentre.
Randolph street. between Clark and L29alle.
3nRAzement Of tho Atmea Opera .Dou1e Tronpe. 'La
Pertchois.~
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Ahetpht Theatre.
Monroe ttfett4 corner Dearborn. Variety perform.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
DEMOCRATIC.
3:
1B,'curE q E

La democratic a de nomhreux en-
nemi par le monde, ct ces ennemi>
nom meux, pctits OIL grands, dun
nom OH dun autre, mails unai'mes
,Cank leur haine ct dams leur l,eur,
e4ctranglcraient volontierS, bien vo-
lontiers, avec une charite vraiment
toucl,ante, s'ils le pouvaient.
&c nest pas le vouloir 1ui leur
manque. Et ce serait pour eux une
Huvre meritoire, glorieuse ct pie.
lis auraient alors, scion le langa-
&c dcs plus lettres de la bande, Du-
panloup, Veuillot, Cassagnac ct au-
tres, sauve rorlre. sauve Ia propri-
etc, sauve Ia famille, Sauve la reli-
gion ct peut-Gtre meme sauve Dieu,
qui etait ell peril.
Car &C sont de grands sanveurs,
tout an moins scion Jeur dire, ct,
tant QUA ttre sauveur, il ne faut
pas rttre a moitie.
Mais Ia democratic, i coup sur,
nest pas Ia fol de leur cHur, le dog
me dc leur esprit ct laffection de
leurs entrailles. lis Ia dttestcnt bien
corlialement ct bien radicalement.
Ellie est leur bette noire, leur bette
immonde ct leur bette apocalyptique.
Ellie les emp6che cruellement de bien
vivre, de bien Sc rejouir ct de dor
mir convenablement. La demOcra-
tic est une chose infame ct mons
trueuse. C'est le diable lui-m6me,
auquel lis croient devotement ct
dogmatiquement, qui Ia lachee sur
Ia terre pour la peste, Ia damnation
DGle chatiment lie pespece humane.
En- voyant ses pieds, qui sont four
chus CONNIE ce,lx dcs boucs, ct ses
mains, qui sont crasseuses ct san.
glantcs, on decouvre vite son Ori.i
ne. e sort des lieux sombrcs, mau'
dts ct infernaux. Ellie estn1e resul-
tat dc conceptions criminelles ct
d'acc0uplements hideux. La haine,
penvie, la jalousie ct rorgueil, tou
tes les passions mauvaises, tOus les
sentiments odieux, tous les peches
capitaux, ont coopere i sa forma.
ton. Ellie est l'9uvre des tenebres,
la revolt6c lie l'ombre, celle qui Sin
surge audacieusement contrc la III
miGre. C'est un affreux mensonge
Ellie ne s'appelle meme pas demo
cratic. Ellie vol6 son nom. Cal
son nom veritable, son nom parm
les hommes, le nom de ses pensees
ct de ses 9uvres, est tout simple
ment revolution, c'est-a-dire revolte
outrage, pillage ct sang. Ses cory
ph6es sont des bandits CONNIE La
ther, Calvin, Voltaire, Rousseau
Danton, Robespierre ct Marat. Sol
gouvernement Sc nomme guillotine
Dams ces derniers temps, en plell
Paris ct en- plein dix-neuvielne sic
Gle, ellie a etc Ia Commune. Ces
ellie qui a brhle les Tnileries, rem
verse Ia ColOnne ct massacre les Ota
ges. 81 le sauveur n'etait arrive ;
point, Paris n'etait plus qu'nne rui
ne. La civilisation etait emporte'
ayec scs palais, ses monuments, Sc
musecs, ses arts, ses lettres, Sc
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
No. 4.

il ma 1uHn clcmln il prt.lmr". II est
. Ni>nlcllf, irDrllr ct ltNt'i',tloil;llrc.
c'"st- dire comliullard. q1lanl i! de
I:ignr ct rcroN>Ss. les ralrli,iljr,S
ot1icielleS. En- llli tai<aut rl.o"1lr,u
d. I'intcrroger. Oh lui LcEnnlc MI
OH. ct SON dr"it ne prnt allcr JUS,
/ qu';, dire non. Nom est l'il!>nllrctiou
Quon chlti", ct oni l'obtlSsalre ne
cr>sairc. Napoleon III ne rcnten
DAFT pas autrcmrnt. Et c'cSt Ii, une
politiquc de raison. de Justice ct de
| tcrmcte. En- outrc, meme en- prcnan'
1t chose an point de vuc dcmocy
tlquc, c'eSt-; dire de la souycrair
rationale, qui nous prouvc quo
n,ajoritt> alent ralSon, ct ne s.
nous pas piut6t qu'elleS ont
lc;nent tort! Numerus sfulto,
infnit"s. La France, simple
raj, ftra done &c que vent Nj
hon, Qni est martcl,al, ct c'c>t
cue Sc borne son ,lroit ct que
.;e son devoir. Au rcstc, 81 cl
matt de l'humcur, sc rc,lress;-
ses er@ots be'li1ucux ct rous
s;l crete gauloiSc. ON n II,
bicn vitc /; i. -aI>aH i',ut,ttG
tendon ql r,t;; ~, S'lnrH
de Sa pati.i-". h - ,.i.r:,
de sa dtmn',}Ji" ia! op ~
lcntc ct irl.t,,', ri'r sr.,l' u;
I;cilc 4 rt.I,t,'o >''s.>l alls
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
AGENTS DU LOUISIANAIS.

Nouvcllc- -Orl6ans:-A. G. Romain, ,Tclou-
pitoulas ST.. No. Is.
St.-Jacques, -Baptiste. Ibcrville,
Assumption ct A-ecnsion:-Just Comes,
Donaldsonvilie.
Lafayette, Attakapas:-EfonardE f. Mott
ton.
Nouvclle- le-1berie:-Aususte- Girod. .<'~S
Vacherie:-Morris Fcitel.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
Bah !!

LIE lllIItcIitt ''r. -...
pas jusqu'au !,out. tH ;.r,.s 'y..t !.
Responsibilities il 80 hit / ,l--c,r
trop vieux souar Us >ou|s sri-tat,
ct les genera3j< ,ie >olxantc dix Ane
mont plus qU. IcntDtpnrnt ie l'in,
puisSance ct Ii v"l',;tt In mat.
Croyezbiel' sgsSi que rassa,t a..
Ia France n'est ,n~ 'asSaa' e. E4-
lakotf. Malai-n fat u.sr...a
dttc,nlu pa: st,-s, ,....,:,, >. It Ia .sf
ce est unc ci' .'i>Htiun G'tt, x, p
un peuple. On tic sinJtren
France, on II" Ia sais,it l,ojng pa
collet, ct vous nave pas slr salit
police pour e..;e i.lle he sous
met nj l'injure, III Ia prolHnatior
le crime. &c ne ps,ilt ulc file
mauvaise vic Oh i:Iae rairiy s'es.
YES. Bonne rGHr ses >pryitcurs.
nereuse pour SOS a;.S, ellie est i,r
toyab!e pour les n.altres. RI
France, Il cetta t"ure. i &C $ q
pour le monde, est plus que larl.,
un principe lie SoHreraiile llh~
dc supreme .jus,;t'e It d'nn;u
democratic. Son unn est S,t
lie progress, de sG,rte ct lie
Ellie est I'M SONNET ls0ar lps
nations. le SONNET Hi .llni5
S:l mission dans i>lltlnlai;ra G
ble,-francaise Isotlr Soa I,r,
lib6ratrice pou les lc,plps.
RuvreS ont une ti"ubiv ,orft,s', fienS
rayOnnementS,' 'ietsx g,Apt|ttsr,, Gleux
SplendeurS,-la sp!entle,,r ae Il
vre ell sol ct raeceptatiou 6n;
splendeur par le E,;,i,e. +, nsi
cree personnclie,""'3f as >on;
lier OIL son labcrtrst 90; a'i est
manifestation d" .4's.~ -. e
3lne de son esprit. a'iHsI."rrt ii.
Car Il. France & III eranle coIli;
du genie, ct Ses Tatjous, ii'u
Dire general ct suI,tieur. pla
phiques, chreticnnps ct radie.
ont lc caracte1c tie universal
Quand ellie peEse. c'est tout b :
quand ellie rayonne, c'est pcnr
ct son lerolSme $'a.iressc i l'Lt
mite. Cc>t III nation democratic.
par excellence, ou ,.ei.e.ntc, 81 vot
aimez mieux, mai> nourvu 1uc II
clrristianisme, divine |,i,ilosophie 1e
Ia libertf, matt plus '.it.i, de comuan
avec pu'tramontallisme. lui est FAT
freusc theorie dt ncnsoggge ct lie
rasservisSement. 1T son ponple est
vivant, est fer, rst genereux, est
maieur, est Responsible, la cons
cience de seS dlUif;;" It de SIS de- uir@,
salt bien que la SclHitnIc content
toute l'onte, que II royaute est ul,e
laideur, ct que c. !i'c>t ln,jnt avec
les doctrines dun thcocsat,e et d'u,.
Syllabus, 4ui SOL doctrines dc ;csi}.
bres ct doctrines q, mort. Nn'ul
penp!e marcle iih:cnesit dams !.
vote dies grantles hoses. sles l9rg'
horizons ct DIES desEineeA splendid
Aussi ne rasservlrez yous point.
resistera 4 vos presents It i
mens0nges. VoS t!attclis-s. vos
resses 1T vos sopilI>nl!.s ne !e1
ront point. Vous ~ 1T; tts'~7
pe,!r. non plus. q -
nave. pas, l., io,,. "a.
rez ianlai>. s., p;
q, ct -. moderate =
de cette f'it sais.
force cnnstantn. Ga
Du'un jour pour
me une lleure, il /"
~r.,s ~
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24
PRIX DEs ANNONCEs:

Far carre dc 10 ligncS, on moins. pre-
miere insertion. 81 90
Par carre lie chaquc publication sub
SeQuentc Observation-Disclosures. 10.
Les communiqnes dc nature pers"nnelle
ct les avis rannee Sc regleront de gre i
gro avcc Iediteur.
Le Louisianais. [volume] (Convent, La.) 1865-1883, 1877-11-24

Au dessous des empereurs, des
rois, des princes, des altesses ct des
dues, qui sont des fauves de gran
de tamille ct DIES oiseaux lie proie
superieurs, nombreux encore ct HE.
rarchiquement etagfs sont les cnne-
mis- de Ia democratic, mais Sc rata
chant tous plus or noins d nm me
me principe social, 4 nne meme po-
litiaue ct il une meme famiile dc prl-
viIfgies. La waste machine qul sc
The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-12-20
SAruRnAY. Dec. s. ISL.


Board met pursuant to adjournment
Present, Commissioners Halliday, Brown
and Sammons.
The following bills were presented ant
ton motion allowed, to-wit:
on. Z. Park for burial OF four paupes. $40 U
on Mary Byrne, for boarding pauper,.....,. IL q
Dawn. 4. Beerwart. for sundries furnished
shern .'..,.,', ''.;''" % y,
or VIM. Howell for mattresses fer jail''..... 30 o'
Bill OF L. S. Marshall for furnishing
collins for paupers, in full, to Dec. LIST
SIS 80. presented. On motion, $40 waS
allowed in payment In full OF said bill.
Bill OF Fred. S. Smith, for services per-
formed in writing up records in the
county clerks Office lett incomplete and
unfinished during the term OF j. &.
Lynch, the late incumbent, amounting
to $l20 10, was presented. On motion,
the sum OF Sll7 IS was allowed in pay,
ment IN iull OF said bill; warrant for
the sum OF 500 heretofore issued by the
board to said Smith for account OF
such service to be first returned
to the county clerk; TO be by him
marked upon the face cancelled, and re-
ported to this board to be destroyed.
Bill OF Sisters OF the Holy Cross, Tor
keeping and maintaining paupers at the
hospital, in full to lst inst, the sum Of
SS7. On motion, the sum OF So 20 was
allowed by the board In payment in full
of said bill.
The following legal opinion OF N"ssrs.
Green u Gilbert was presented to the
board aud read, viz;
CAIRO, LII, Nov. y, 1877.
MEssRs. GREEN Il GILBERT, Attorneys,
etc.-Gentlemen For the Information
of the members OF the County Board OF
Alexander county, | respectfully ask
your legal opinion upon the following
questions, viz:
First, Has the County Board authority
to order warrants drawn upon the treas
urer when there is no money in the treas
ury to pay them?
Second, Can warrants be legally drawn
upon the treasurer in anticipation OF and
against the current tax levy, when and
10 what extent?
Third, Has the county collector author.
ity to receive in payment OF the taxes tor
the current year warrants drawn prior 20
the leyying Of such tax by the County
Board
Fourth, II warrants can be legally
drawn against and IN anticipation of the
current taxes, must the tact be shown
upon the face OF the warrant that they
are so drawn:
Fifth, Has the County Board authority
to apportion and set apart among the
several funds or purposes of the county
the revenues of each year; aud when SO
apportIohed and set apart, can any county
officer or other person legally incur any
liability against the county tor aiy pay.
Jose or in any manner in excess OF such
particular fund or purpose.
Very respectfully,
THOs. W. HALLIDAY.
Co. Com. Alexander County.
suppose you are aware that the coun-
ty Indebtedness is now in excess Of D per
cent. Of the assessed valuation Of the real
and personal property within the county.