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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29
at SHERIFFS SALE.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST.. JOHN THE, BAPTIsr.
.ase sEb 80. -- s9s I.r.t 5 ii3p III
SMccession Of Matthias Borne.
atgezc aisnnnt--<1 fsass VA ns
{, Y<I,, mo. 235.- j


Ry virtue Of and In ob~<iiooce 10. sfdesvc,
of sale dated September "a, A. ID. 1877. and
to me dirctc.l by the Honorable the Parish
Conrt Of the Parish Of St. John tho Daptist-
will offer af public auction ON the pre-
mises 70 the highest biddsr- I-y'T
SATURDAY, the Ord day Of NOVEMBER.
1t IL o'clock A. NJ.
the following described tract "a Iand to ~ .
a certain trart 1T ia0 sifnaeed In this
Parish Of st. John the Rahtist on the v;r.t
bank Of the Missisippi River. measuring one
f0nrth Of one nrpent front to tho Duhlic r0.1
until seven hundred and thirty two faeF II
depth and from thence having 4 width 81 AZ
nun,ired and fourtrcn ft'et until the end Of
its depth which is Of ten Ar,~s,ss ma 'oirht
feet; the upper line thereof, counting FINN
SAIL depth Of seven hundred and thirfv two
feet liverRing so m TO give at the aaid .I~y,fh 4
of ten arpeuts and eight feet. wiffl, ~ c.s
hundred a,sl seventy four feet: sakl fr.ct n
land bounded on the.upy line. bv IN pro
perty Of MaxiInin and 'CAlestIn Piefy ANA
ON the lowerlblc by tha& cf Nrs. Joseph Do.
81 sa vaIsfy ss.Perr an r the rear BY that
X : TERMS: X y.
I'LL f*f5ffN f,Ttft I 4 <IN{ IL ?
Cash on the spot. in u. 8. Trrasurv Noe.
Sherifs Offc1. PariAh OF 81. John ths
Baptist, Ssptcmbe~ 29tns ls77. 7 lffs7 -
,a,i y4laisgs los =. BuRcABD. 4 /,
.gip ~ sheriff. sheriff,
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29

The Dreddent, In accordance with
the report Of the Committee, selected
to compose the Committee ''to re-
ceive andopen said proposals. Messrs.
Lasseigne, Hymel, Metcalf Mericq,
and Barre. tFtKF att
Petition of travelling agents COM
planning of the lessee Of the "Eagle
Coffee House Ferry" in not keeping
a fiat boat for. crossing horses, etc.,
was read without action, on the
ground that their complaint must be
brought before some court.
The Parish Attorney submitted as
the legal fees and rates to be charged
by Justices of the Peace and Consta-
bles, in criminal cases, as follows:
Fee Bill for Justice of the Peace,
Parish Of st. John the Baptist, being
5Q o. lasa than rau,,lar E..a hill
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29

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.or ai ga .sT.sti sa faG '-
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29
Local Items.

We have interviewed several plant
ers, living in different parts Of the
parish, who all assert that but little
aamsge has been done to the sugar
cane by the late storm. The only
thing to he dreaded is an early and
severe winter, in which case material
damage VII be done, AZ 1t will be al
most impossible to windrow crooked
cane.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29
A GREAT SENSATION
is WHAT
JOSEPH STEIN

is creating In HAHNvILLE with his SHOE
FACTORY. Shoes for Ladies'. shoes for
Gentlemen. shoes for Children. shoes for rich
and poor, shoes for all. made to orler. by the
Respectfully solicits the patronage Of the
good people Of 81. John the baptist. irres.
pective of color. sex or previous condition.
Give JOE a trial. l.t' fI5-te To/
Address. JOSEPH STEIN. Hahnville.
2lJ,yTly. st. Charles Parish.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29

NECESSITY of repairing the Court
House, damaged by the late storm,
and ...-
Whereas, u being impossible to
levy -nnd collect n special tax there.
for, before the expiation Of the pre-
cent year, and q u | & !
Whereas under act No. 30 of the
session Of 1877, revenues of the seve-
al parishes and municipal corpora
tions of each year shall he devoted
to the expenditure Of that year. aud
not diverted FROM the designated pur-
pose, !" therefore, he it, vat
Resolved by tho Police Jury Of
this Parish Of st. John the Baptist,
that for the purpose of raising funds
snfiicient to complete said repairs,
the Police Jury of. this Parisl, issne
lromissory notes to the amount sufii-
cicnt therefor, not to exceed -, 600,
10 snms of not less than $50 nor more
than $500, said notes TO be signed
by the President Of the Police Jury
and countersigned by the Secretary
and Parish Treasurer, and made
payable to bearer, one fourth matur-
ing on the lst Of July 1878; one
fourth maturing on the lst October
1873. and one half on the 3lst De-
'cember 1873, all bearing interest at
the rate Of H0 per aspnm, sftom
date until paid; :.
That an entry shall be made in a
book Of the Police Jury Of each note
isssieti under the provisions of these
ordinances, showing the amount of
each. and the Secretary of the Police
Jury shall certify on the face Of each
note, that II has been duly registered,
each to be Uambered e0nsecmtively
in the order in which they are issued /,
That in order to provide for the
payment If said notes and interest,
az they fall ;lue, a special tax sh III
he imposed and set down on the
general tablean Of expenses of 1873.
sufficient to meet the payment there
Of, and which shall I've set anart as A
special fund to meet the insfallments
as they become due, and be it fur
ther-- vrg8-els 1sa M
Resolved that O. Hymel be and ne
is hereby designated to take charge
OF sssd aegotiate the aale of said no.
tea at discount not tn exceed 8 per
cent on the dollar, and shall deposit
tl,s pr2ceeds cf q the same in the ham,s |
OF the Parish Treasurer, taking his
receipt, therefor, said Treasurer to
give ndditi9Dal official bond and se-
cnffty ia the, sum % received. Who
shall pay oiit tie same IN the aa,ln,le
h1atiiier as other Parish finds. 'lT
Kcs0lted that should there he 4
snypIhsuf Il ] snch fund remaining
10 the tr6s.ory after the payment cf
the amount Of repairs, said ann ahall
DO disposed Of as the Polics jury
may hereaftAr direct. IL
Mr. Metcaf believed il. wosld he
well to have tho opinion Of the Par
ish Attorney ns tn the authority of
the Jury to raise funds az proyide,
for ai"v~ Mr. aEzche being present
stated that the Prtscnt issuance of /
fhcse nqtss Eere in liis ppini0n, CON-
sistent With laws, ns The ordinance
creating the debt also provided the
'aanssr at paying the same. which
wonid properly ,co,sc ~ an ap,lopria-
nf 1879. and form. no Vpft ..of expen-
ses Of l577. The Qneation recurring
npon the adoption ~ tl,t reS6i 6tions. |
The yeaa and uavs ~vn~v ..sy.as
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29
FOR SALE

I'D = CORDS DRIFT WOOD. suit
ONO able for grinding. -
. Apply 70 J. ". Ax,dAHT, Old vschesie Read
Store g. Ssues Parish. 2a5t.
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE
uYn POLICE JURY. tr,I
PARfyH or ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, Z
September u, 1877.

glg AfOLICE iJUHE.y tD/
PARIyH or ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, I
September u, 1877.
Pursuant to call Of President Cayol.
Ie, the Jury met, this the 2lst day o
September at the Conrt Honsc.
The roll being called, the following
members answered their names
President John Cayolle, Hymel, Me-
rico, Metcalf, Miles, Williams, Barre,
and Lasseigne; absent: G. w. Combs
aud Jos. LeBonrgeois.
-On motion of Daniel w. Williams
the nbinates Of last meeting were ap.
proved snd their reading dispensed
The Presidept stated that the Jury
t11 assembled for the purpose 4
takisg into confederation the repairs
tobs done npen and around the Court
House.
On mstisa At NJ. Msreq, the Pres
ident was directed 70 select Com
niitt<e ~ 6ve, t1 report "a the Jury
without delay what was the amount
6fsdan,Age NccaSoned by the late
stnfiH md repairs necessary to be
sTSs Precedent selected to compose
the- CumnIittee Messrs. A. Barre, D.
Hymel. D. w. Williams, Chas. Las.
seigfie, and H. Mica. And . recess
kyEen.' haU ~ IA ,Ef ssNSt att
Uion the reassembling ofthe Jury,
the Committee submitted through
it. chairman the following report.
"To tic Presideat and members Of
the Police Jung nj the Parish Of St.
Jahprthc BaPtist. sf.o- So saasoYET
.s-pY0ssi Committee appointed to
take into confederation the repairs tn
he9oue - ther Court HoUse ri this
,Pasieh, eh,Iespeetfally, recommend that
prspneala IN Invited for. the imme-
diata petoildipg u the roof and the
gallery ega the rrpairiDg Of the doors
and windows, and that . Committee
Of Eve menstera Is nuthorized to re-
ceiys and otS1q saad proposals. on
wednesday the 30l hat, at u, NJ,
and sceefs the lswest Responsible
bidder. .'fislisss z - f,ts'ifs
aa'Ths Commiteec akall Savssajse by
po6eess II I'll the pablIc places y this
Parish, and In two newspal,eys IN
New Orleans. the conditions ahd 0lIer
Of the bid; and II shah b specified
that tho work must be completed
within twenty days, from the accept-
an0e " The bssl. . akA
I'VE AlA0 recommend that tire ceil.
ing be left tor ulterior repairs, and
shat The Sheriff be authorized q, have
tste proper repairs made to the kitchen.
'Alss6iEucd -CHAtLKs LAssEIoxE,
@~.- Chairman
Mr.. Jo@. >lsteaif, be6bre the adopt.
io4& ] tlerrp1st ad ireGse4 ~ 1ory
and Thought that tho urgent neces-
sity of the repairs - he done, espe-
cially the reaG fpQu ujreh immediate
action, and potoIitfe1 s1he following
- . substitdte ~ the report:
anW Wlarsqs ID tl,e s@Wt prrSsluE
and desxtcti6n Of doors and windows
aud Other daspsge 70 the Court Hoese
IN rendered. the sane pp6t Ard inss-
,slre IN preserving the pahlic records
Of the PArish, and III.
Where's II being necessary tohavs
ssid repairs made within the sllortest
ppssible delay, therefore be it,
,sRoe9I Ived that laid work -. con-
menced at once, and t. that end A.sl
Rpliee Jury select aome rospepsfbleI
Ard eemlefent mscha!ic nN9er wAley
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29

Our friends Of tho .Blse Wing and
John ~. Hanna have Our best thanks
for fayors. r.8r fasfs
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29

DR.. Tut has been o.
gagsd in the practice
Of medicine thirty
yen9, md for Q lon1
time was demcustrSe
tor q snalosny II IL
Medical College q
Georgia, heDce, pes.
sons using his Pulls
have the guasanteo
thatthey ore prepared
ON sc3enti6c principles
and are free from I'll
quackery.
He has 0ccesded In,
combining In them
the heretofore antsG.
0nfsStc qualities Of q
stre16tA AesisN, tssxs.
6ys4 tsy!tS5sHf6sie
Their 6fst apparent
eAect h TO incresse the
appetite BY csaainRtho
food odtopropefiyaSihn.
Hate, thus the system
y nourished, and 81
their tonic seton %
the digestive orHanS,
regular 4 healthy sv,s
The npldity with
which fsysess fsAs -
fssA, Whne pn4ss tho
|inAuence ofthese pil1a
ol itsslf indieaeee b.
|adaptabi bility 10 ncnslaA
The bedy, and hsnco
their efficacy In curing
nerves. de6nity, nsJ-
aneh:ay, dy:Pspsia,
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1877-09-29

com pose the Committee Messrs. Hy-
mel, Metcalf, ,Mericq, Barre and Las
seigne, and the Jury took a recess of
30 minutes; when the Jury came to
order and the Committee submitted
the following report:
ITO the President and mem bers OF
the Police Jury.
-"Your Committee appointed to in
vestigate and ascertain if there are
funds in the treasury of this Pat IN
snfficient in whole or in part to meet
the expenses of the repairs necessary
to be done on the Court House, beg
leave to state that after an examina-
tion of the several items Of appro-
priatiops and the many expenses yet
to be iDcu rred before the expiration
Of the present year, causes your
Committee to believe that the Jury
ElQuld not be justified u, relying upon
.ponnt Of any appropriations of
le77,V0eet the expenses required.
"ResPetSeSlly, EMILE MERTco,
Chairman" r '.sl uttn sufd 1ff
On motion ofD. w. Williams, the
report was adopted.
chas. Lasseigne submitted the foil
owing: Ia 4 ,e1,ss ~, a....ss, t.
Whereas the urging and pressing
necessity of repairing the Court
House, damaged by the late storm,
and-
The New York herald., 1877-08-27

On and after July Is 1877
Express Trains leave New York via Desbrosscs and
lnndt street ferries rs foilows:-
73o $40; @ 80 Lmitee!. 1880 A. NJ, and
$3.50 NJ. sunday, o A. NJ. ., q, ana \ 80 r. NJ
Returning trains leave philadelphia 33j o. 80 30
ana II a y. Limited Espress 80 r. Nj, 2 T. 80
SGD A. ~, 4. I: :35 =. NJ. and ~ Midnight. = '
Ticket Offices 526 and 0f4 Broadway, No Astor House
and foot OF Desbros.es and Cortland Sta No Court
Brooklyn Nos ia, 1l6 and llS Hudson st. Hoboken:
Dero Jersey City Emigrmnt Ties ct Office No Battery
place. FRANK THOMSON. General Manager
i. J.. FARMER. General Passenger Agent
WEST POINT OR NKwBURG DAILY ttxCEPr
w Snndaysl-Take regular Albany Line by down
boat Round tickets At excursion rates see Day Limo
vertisemeut
The New York herald., 1877-08-27


AfouNLIGnT-uP THE sOUND-MoSDAY.
Ul Something
The great threeaieck steamer COLUMBIA viii make
another grand moonlight trip .,,,n -
on MONDAY LvENlNG. AUGUST ~,
leaving 24th st. North River. a NJ: West 10Th st..
$40 II. VI. Pier North River 20 NJ Jeweis wharf.
Brooklyn 80 ~ 23d St. East River 40 T. NJ pass
scenery OF the East River the public In
tnons the towns hamct aud villas that dot tho entire
ALL THE MUSICAL ATTRACTIONS
viii he on board and OF themselves are worh more than
the entire OF the tickets. - .-.......
RETURNING 70 THE CITY ABOUT MIDNIGHT
Faro fnr TIM excursion. 81 csnts.
A FLOATING THEATRE AND MOONLIGHT Ex-
"A .curson up the Hndson on the large ,,.
Steamer GENERAL stpGWlCk,
Bnrvcs KEPUBLIC and CALEDONIAN.
TUESDAY EVENING August ~. .
leaving Jewels wharf Fulton ferry Brooklyn. at r.
10Th st.. North River. 4 80
and 22d st. North hiver. - 4. NJ
New and startling attractions
tGrand promenade tbs large barge Csedoneu
Dancing on the Republic
variety by 20 best lady and gentle
men artists on the large steamer General Sedgwick
In OF rain will be ill the following Thurs
day. j. SNYDER. General Manager.
A -A.-LONGsTREETs DAILY EXCURSIONS
10 ROCKAwAY BEACH
EVERY DAY AND SUNDAY.
Steamer TWILIGHT. Captain John Holmes leaves 10th
st.. Harlem, at ~; railroad dock. $50; 10th D.
S4th ~, e:l5. SD 81 93O; Broome st.. 9a5; Jewere
dock, Brooklyn, 1913 landing at Neptune House and
sessoc Hous. AZ kockaway only; returning, leave the
beach AT 3 80 H. NJ.
Good music ana refreshments board
The New York herald., 1877-08-27
COAsTwlsE srEAMsTuPs.

~ u sHysS sEhiSr 1sR Asb Tasss rasssaS ES5sEb 61EB
'''"''' ''ssi sSs' 'f, 'xSasA Ss MIR Dihc nrs'
eirY OF yhsH catz' ths'DfS'ss Ds.s.n xss -
" sfT vkhs foes csuz %S6 SEw
via Hsysna, Progresc campeaehy, Tuxpan and rampcc
- T. &iExssDER Sons. 81 sud x Bfoaa~sy.
Txxas LINE FOR ,y SyALyEsToN ~ 5oucMisG At % KEY
Through irsgh, and OF aang siyea all
Santiago Freight and rates. For freight
axIfSkS .Ies''s SaiSsa ans Apply %
MOR0AN's LINE TO Nav ORLEANS AND TExAs.-
M The steamers will sail from pier W North kve a. ol-
MORGAN CITY,. .......:... Saturday. septemesr
to Morgan. louisiana and fsass Railroad Tor Morgan City,
s Mo,Ea" Sa%p % % 80 on ;s s
S"Siis inaianoi"' uorpa. christi kcesDe Brs.os
Iess: c,nsra sisr"aons rus and SS Gre", ssSsra Tess.
sS and .aa
effected under open policy Of the line.
For Hs~ =, 70 sIs port; 10
MORGAN, Agents office pier ~ North Hiver
OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
sailing from pier 81 North River.
S E. SlIs Sb S2sT fra
ncetiDg with .he yirgn. and Tennessee Ar Lne Atlantic
road and With the sempanys steam line interior ports In
SS'h SHwsERs Gsia!S" snS and wxsfscroS c. wi. Yor
every TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SATURDAY
LEWES, Del MONDAY WEDNESDAY, and FRIDAY.
at +. NJ, connecting with the Maryland and Delaware
railroads. and for REiOBOTH BEACH aud OCEAN CITY.
Passenger accommodation unsurpassed
Through passenger tickets AMI bills of aiding TO all points
nt lowest rates Insurance to Norfolk &c n cent
Freighs received daily pier 81 North River General
Office No. 1917 Greenwich ST. n. MccREADY. President
DERMUDA, ST THOMAS AND WEST TNDIES-TiIE
De.egan mail steamer GAMMA Is intended to sail for
bermuda on Thursday August 80 and September l3 max
ing close Connection there with royal mail Tor St.
Thomas W. This Is now the most direct mall and
scnget the West Indies For passage apply A.
OUTEKBklDGE. Agent. % BroadwAv
NEW ORLEANS DIRECT.-THE CROMWELL LINE
~ steamship Hudson Saturday September at o'clock
r. NJ. from pier North River
Through bills OF lading piven to Mobile and principal
points tho Mississippi River For freight passage
ply to CLARK SEAMAN s6 West West st.
HALIFAX, N. s.. AND ST. JOHNS. NJ.
IL CROMWELI. LINE
Steamship CORrEs will leave pier 10 North RIVER FRI
day August 81 At r. NJ For freight passage apply to
CLARK a SEAMAN. ~ West ST.
Dor HAvANA-THE SPLENDID NEW MAIL STEAM
NIAGARA. Capt Tbos. H. Curtis will sail from picr
II East River Thursday. August 80 At ocock has
magnificent accommodations for passengers
JAMES X WARD CO.. Agents. ll3 Wall ST.
L,oR NASSAU. N. P.-REGULAR MAIL STEAMSHIP
@ j. CLEOPATRA WI leave pier ie last River Saturday.
MURRAY. FERRIS co. 81 South st.
WEEKLY LINE FOk PORT ROYAL. s O., BRUNs-
w wick ja. and Fcrnandna. Fla sailing every Friday
from pier 20 East River Mp. NJ
For freight and passage Apply e. H. to MALLORY CO..
I53 Maiden lane
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-28
NOTICE TO LIENHOLDERS.
NOTICE rs HERERY GIVEN TO ALL

NOTICE IL HERERY GIVEN TO ALL
~ persons holding mechanics liens against the property
OF Vim. H. and D. G. Corbet described ~ follows, TO wit:
Lots Nos l. T. and of block So, of Proctor Green
division of Carson City Ornsby County Nevada that the
undersigned have commenced action in the Justices
Court of Carson Township OrInsby County, Nevada be-
fore C. A Wtherell Justice OF the Peace to forecos1
mechanics lien held against said property and ali
holding liens said premises under and by virtue Of
Act Of the Legislature of the State OF Nevada entitled
An Act to liens to mechanics and Others and to
repeal all other Acts in relation thereto approved March
1872 are hereby notified to be and appear before said
Court On the fth day OF August 1877 at 10 O'Clock Of
said day and to exhibit then and there the proof Of the
said liens P A. WAGNER L CO.
By T. COFFIN, their Attorney.
Carson, New, July l6 1877. tyl7Iaw3w
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-28

San Francisco time the c, P r. R.; Carson time
the V. & T. r. r.
Dinner the boat from San Francisco and Breakfast
Reno going East.
Breakfast on the boat from Vallejo, going West
SLEEPING CAR daily between Carson and Vallejo.
II. NJ. YERINGTON,
General Superintendent V. 7. r. r.
A. NJ. TOWNE,
ag1d General Superintendent c. p. r. r.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-28

CNted States Tor the DISTRICT OF Nevaua. In the
ttr CT George ". Chelic bankrupt. In Bankruptcy.
district Of Nevada sSNGce is hereby given that George
~ Che!c, of Carson City OSby county in said District
duly adudged bankrupt according to law has filed in
this Court petition discharge and certificate thereof
from all his debts and other claims provabe under Title 81
OF the Revised Statutes of the United States, and that
TUESDAY, THE 10th DAY OF JULY, A. d. 1877, at 10
O'clock A NJ Of said day, in open Court in Carson City
ortsby county, State Of Nevada and District aforesaid
have been appointed the time and place fol hearing the
when and where the creditors who have proved their
debts and any person In interest appear and show
any they have why the PRAYER OF the petitioner
should not be granted. T. J. EDWARDS Clerk
Carson City, June 20, 1877.
, 1877-04-19

4 dispatch from London, which needs
confirmation, states that Russia has made o
formal declaration Of war. Tho purportod
circular OF Qoa1souAKoFr to tho Powers
stnteo concisely tho position Of Russia aud
tl,e grounds upon which nhe commences hos
tslitlca. Tile first is n point Of lonor-tho
Porto l,aviug l'cre'nptorily md defantly re-
jecsel tlle protocol, rehabilitation by Rus.
sia could only la looked upon ~ rctreattug
through fenr Of Turkey. Tho second is u
point OF responsibility. Turkey hns rojected
every overture Of peace, nnd, in now Urging
forward decision by arms, forcos tho war
mud ,nust tako tho responsibility. Tho
third IL n point Of fact. In rejecting tho
protocol, Turkey slonied to the European
powerH Tho right Of urging inturnh reforms,
Or demanding guarantees for tlloir control
mud execution, thus creating an entirely now
state OF things which sets aaide the very
basi, Of The Conference that was hold at
Cohstantinorlo under tho operation Of tho
Treaty Of Paris. y
, 1877-04-19

Tho auddcn production by HrknhErn Of a
pardon procured on the very last day OF IN
Administration aingutarly sympathetic in tho
cascs Of convicted whisky-thievca will not
hayc tho desired effect, ii tho intention was
to modify public prejudice against tho sent
ing Of H1IDnETn in tho Common Council.
Tie fact that lie WAS ab1o to receive Execu-
two cleuaency carries with it no re.
lease from tho odium which Inns result
ed from long career Of rascality both
In and out Of the Government service, nor
docs 1t oporatc to remove tho disabilities
which tho law Of Illinois imposes upon n
convicted fe1on. Morally and legally, Ill.,
Dnrrn's twelfth-hour pardon il worth no
more than tho paper 1t is written on as m aid
TO his restoration either to tho good opinion
Of tho people Of Chicago or To the seat In
the Common Council which he left vacant
whom le lod to Canada to escape the conse-
quenccB Of Lis crimes.
, 1877-04-19

CHICAGO MARKET BuM4ARy, !

Tho chich4o rro'lnce lnarkrts were nc Tvs and
geMcnly hghc:, AicsA porl; ciusc,l lie ,ioF bri
higher, at Sill. 2:!i Is. .5 for Apr! aud; G1i. 10
GIBBS for May. Lard closed lie prr 100 lbs
higher, at 80. Vi for April md 50. 00@ o. O5 fur
Nay. Meats warc Bteady, NJ h!4c for lat 81 shoui-
ers, TIC Ito for trIbs. md u,:c fordo short
cicart. IttgIwtnrs wcru lutes, nj II. NJ per gal.
10y. Florr was ncAvu aNd Grnl. Wheat t1osctt
:c higher, ut Sl.441i for Apr,i md S1.i5s. for
AIly. Corn closed 11ic higher, at 47c for April
nnd +7Ac tor May. tats ciosc.l 10 13ghcr, ut
;!is fes spri! ard 3Rc for MAY. lsye war stsador,
at 1tG7H'ic rasl,, aud IL. 4l1Uc for 3tay. barley
elosrh &c better. at s1io for April. Hogs wcrc
quiet anil weak. ut DECLINE of ho III Hight End 10ls
11c III henry grades. Cattle werc unchanged. With
sales ut g.. SIft.75. Sheep quiet, at 81. O01
LOO. One hundred solinrs In voll would buy
$10U. 87!i iu Erecnoacka nt tho clusc.
, 1877-04-19

Tar. Tho most important OF all questions 10,
What will Englant1 do2 So long "a the war
is Confined to tho sc1avio issue, there Ia no
roason for her interference. In his Moscow
speech, and in subsequent communications
will, the English Government, the Czar gave
his solemn Assurances that Russia had 10 de-
signs upon ConstantInoplo, md Tint her
route to Asia lay not through the Turkish
Capital, hut through Egypt. Nations, how
ever, ohange their minds ~ we'll As indiviau-
ais, and promises made before war are not
often kept utter a war breaks ont.
II The Russians find their progress
difficult, 1t is not very likely that
they would attempt to tako Oonstantinople
but il they sweep everything before them,
tho temptation to Reizo the clly and dio-
tate peace from tho palaco Of the
Sultan would be irresistible. It Is only
some gravo .:risis like this that can provoke
England. Tho English people have not
that sympathy for tic Turk they had twenty
years ngo. His inhuman barbaritics anu
atrocities, not to speak of his dishonesty
toward bis creditors, have produced such
revutsion of feeling md such q growth Of
antipathy against him that England will take
no part except under condition Of things
that affects her own interests In tafe Eaat.
It IL significant that tho Government has
Rent Mr.. LArAnD to Constnntihople. who Is
moro familiar with the East than my other
Englishman, to watch theprogress Of events
and givo tho signal Of alarm.
Russia goes into this war better prepared
4bas, o1,o +vaa t., tin Trtrtaor ,1nra Tar