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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-08-20
PUBLIC LEDGER.
MASONIC DIRECTORY.

LODGES. w
s ,urH MEaPHrs, No. lis meets I'd Friday
In ach month, in Odd Fellows Hail. I'm
,NaKRoNA, No. l6s-meets LIST Monday u
ea,h month, in Odd Fellows Hall. CM
Carroll, W NJ; Jshn Beamish. .See'y..
.eITA SoOrr, No. 3Sg-meots LIST wednesday
= each month, in Odd Fellows Hall. A s
Myers, W NJ; h A Lyle, sec'y.
DESOrO. No. 2-meets Sd Friday. IN each
mont 4 Odd Fellovs' Hall. Il q William.
kfrwtNNING, No. Al-meets ath Friday in
zach msnth. in Odd Fellows Hall. James S
Carpenter. W NJ; Al Knapp, Sec'y.
RoYAL ARC
PrEk CsApruR. No. Sa-meets I'd Monday Of
,soh mOnth-at Masonic BALL. in 0Gyoso
'losF. RObt. Galloway. N. Is. n. p; John
Beamish, secretary.
MEaeaIs CEAPfKa, No. 9-neet at Ma
,onio dali. in 9aycso Bl,ck. 81 Monday Of
each nor.h. B. +. Haller. NJ. n. II. P;
John W. Ward, Secretary
n.
EUREKA C0UKeTL. No. 6-mests Sd Thnrs-
asy OF sach rantA-at Masonic Hall, in Gay
% dick. Ed Werham. Acting III. III.
A. 4. Wheeler. Rec.
TuGrLARs.
CrRuKH CoNHkNDKRY. No. t-meets 4th Men
asy on each nonth a. Masoaie Rail-. aayoso
soss r. {. Williamson, Is, c. B. K. Pull
len. Acting Rec.
s.. KLNo C~oNNANDERr No. Ih.-Meets
Sd tuesday Of each month at Masonic Hall.
Syosa Block. A. J. Wheeler, 3. G.; John
SS,ssTs OF RED cRoss or c-oxsrAxrIxr-
meets sIst Aad thiri Saturdays Of each month
q Masonic Hall. L. B. Hatch. II. P. s.; I.
,. Bsrchus, X.
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: Thursday, september g. 1917,
sheriif's Sale OF Real estate.

pyBLIo NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN
4 that by virtue Of a yenditioni exSenas 70
on %e s alrecSed ed IRON The Honorable Circuit Court,
J; M. Coleman. for use Of b. z. CoIe case OF
Mrs: Martha NJ, Smith, judgment rendsraj
on the. 10th day Of August, 1879 fer AZ Sru
OF one hundred and eighty. six doIla.rnso SUP h
interest and costs Of suit, to satisfy said iudr-
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CnTrnH.

The market this morning is dull, with
prices entirely nominal Sales Saturday
we're 90 bales. Shipments during the
past forty-eight hours we're 427 bales and.
receipts, same times, &c bales, leaving q
balance on hand at noon 10 day Of 5743
bales
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Tuesday, September 4. 1877.

n legal hours. in front of the Court. bouso
Memphis, Tenn, proceed to sell. To- tbe SS;Snb
est niddef for cash, the following desoribed
a certain tract Of land situated, lying ana
being in the county Of Shelby. Tenrsssan
near the town Of Raleigh and adjacent 10 me
IssS mineral springs, and more particu-
iariy described IN a recent survey az II II
Mcclure as a lot in a tract Of land No g. cnn.
tanning three and ten-bundredths acres he
ginning az a stake at the corner of Genital
avenue and running northwest S chains and
IL links to a stake; thence east 9 chains ~ nn9
stakei thence south 5 chains and 10 links 10
central avenue; thence west along said ave.
same tract Of land sold to Martha NJ Sm;I,pc
by !. a. Ashford and wife by deed recorded
IN the REGISTERS office. Book 90, page 81.
Levied on as the property Of defendant.
ment, interest and costs. N jug
Memphis, July 20, 1877.
q. L, ANDERSON.
AhAaaH ~
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Sheriff Of SSbenibvA cNnIn
l37-l43. l49 ~ 0Oun'y' Aehhs

NDER AND BY VIRTUE OF A TRUST
y deed executed to me as trustee. bv W1mAl
d, Maldr9n on the 18th day. of January. 1870,
county, Tennessee. in Book No. u, nsga S6Iy
70 pay the Indebtedness secured thereby, and
UNDER the instructions of the beneficiary, I
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tomorrow for St. Louis.
The Vint Shinkle left Cincinnati
Saturday evening for Memphis will
all the freight she could carry OF
the water.
The E. 0. Stanard and Crane
Lake and bargos left st. Louis Sat.
urday evening for New Orleans.
The Home passed Louisville Sat,
urday night for New Orleans. She
loaded at Cincinnati at SOC. pei
hundred.
Captain Marsh Miller is "doing'
Cincinnati.
Captain J. w, Robb, an old Red
river captain and pilot, died in the
City Hospital at Shreveport last
Friday of consumption.
The Dora Cabler is running be-
tween Cairo aud Evansville.
There are only 3 feet 4 inches OF
water on Caseyville bar, the worst
place in the lower Ohio.
The Des Moines rapids canal will
be opened to navigation tomorrow,
The st. Joseph is being repaired
at st. Louis, and will run in the
Quincy trade, making two trips a
week.
The James w. Gaff for Cincinnati
Evansville yesterday morn
Steamboats, are refusing New Or
leans freights at Louisville, and the
railroads are carrying it for SOC per
The bar at Evansville is giving
teamboats much trouble and is
getting to be the worst place on
.he river.
The Port Eads passed down yes
morning for New Orleans.
M An
The little towboat Julia, with
her tow Of staye boats for New Or
ans, came in yesterday morning,
md is lying up at the island.
The Bee and barges are due
Up to-day.
The Belle of Shreveport passed
Town this morning for New Or
cans fully laden. She added co.
ons Of railroad iron for Natchez.
The Greyhound came up from
rerrene with two empty barges.
She makes up a tow here and gets
way to-day for the lower Ohio.
Captain Blanks new steamer,
he John Wilson, was launched at
Jacksonville Saturday.
The Pargoud viii ply between
and New Orleans this
eason.
Captain Kyser, superintendent of
he Anchor Line, returned to st.
louis yesterday by rail.
The Garrett and barges are load
ne at Cairo for New Orleans.
The Katie Hooper cleared Satur-
night for Arkansas river with
good trip of freight and people.
The Batesville returned to White
liver with an excellent trip.
The Illinois, which during her
etirement has been put in splendid
rider, will resume her regular trips
n the Riverton and Vicksburg
on Monday next.
The new rowbeat built to run
gainst the DeSoto rowboat will be
lunched from the Paducah depot
t five o'clock tomorrow evening.
NE contest between the two boats
come off in a few days.
The Ruth has departed for
City, where she will be
ocked preparatory to being thor
oyerhauled and reprinted
or the fall season. She will be
in two weeks to resume her
trips.
The Capitol City passed up yes
erday morning for st. Louis with
good list Of people and a fair lot
f freight. She put off here $40
seed and other freight, and
dded a lot Of wheat.
The Carl Schurz, Captain Mat
came in from Scanlan's
lnding with 149 sacks of seed and
.ndries. She returns this evening,
DING all way business. Capt. Phil
is her purser.
The Coahoma, Captain Stacker
zee, came in from the lower coast
l bale of cotton, $50 sacks
eed and sundries and a big list of
Gil ~
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On Thursday, September 0, 1877,

ia legal hours, in front Of Tho COurt-house
Memphis, Tennessee, proceed 20 sell, To the
highest bidder, Cor cash, the following do
scribed property, to- wit:
Situated in the Second civil district of
Shelby county, bounded north BY w. s. Mob
lin, and south by NJ. l.. Roy, more particu-
larry described as follows: Beginning at a
stake on W. S, Noblin's south boundary line:
thence north IL east l pole to an elm marked
n thence west with the south line 61.39 poles
to a stake on said line. dogwood and two horn
beam pointers; thence north Sc poles; thence
parallel with the south boundary line
.S9 poles; thence south Sc poles to the Begin
ning- containing thirty-threo acres, more or
less.
Levied on as the property Of defendant.
u. MeClelland, to satisfy said judgment.
interest and costs.
Memphis. 2Otn day Of July, 1877.
@. 4. ANDERSON,
Sheriff Of Shelby county, Tenn.
BY e, Il. MOGOwN, D. S. l4O-146-I52
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OLD YOLKs.

OLD Folks HlsTORTcAL SOCIETY meets at
no. . Madison street basement. the Let
Tuesday IN each month. W. X. Waldran.
Pres't; Up. Prescott. Sec'y; J. 6. Lonsdale,
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OEuTsCHER

pEuTscHER BRUDER-BEsD - meets lst Sunday
ball. 7. G. Schaper, Pres't; 81, A. Junker-
mann, Vice yres't; W. Glaentxer, sec'y; II.
" schultze. Ireas'r; Aug Zweiiel and John
nanaWetker. Sick Committee for Northern
Division; John Wendell and John Margle
sick Committee for southern Division.
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NEv Yonx. August 20 1875 pm .-Ctt.oai
easy, with futures weak. Sales for future d.
Livery, % 800 baleg.

tISERrnoL. August %. 200 pm Cotton i,
neayy. Uplsuds Cd; Orleans, SO led. salOs.
t,WO bales. Of which 1000 we're fer export and
speculation. Arrivals opened 1.32d lower.
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Sherif's Sale b ReaI Estate.

DnOiin , Odio ~ neal ESIa1es
Du Ito NOTICE is HEREkY GIVEN.
\ that BY virtue Of IA venditioLi exponas 10
me directed FROM tho Honorable Circuit Court
o. shelby county. Tenn. in the case of Har-
ret Collins We, @. O.. Crenshaw, ihomasR.
feNiot and j. A. Crepshaw. surety. Judgment
rendered on the Sd dny Of April 1871, Tor Inc
t,lm OF two hundred aud three d-llars and
lh.ty I'VE cents, with interest aud costs Of
sui'' TO satisfy said judgment. etc / will, on
Teursday, september 6. 1877,
y legal hours. in front Of the court-house.
hpol.. lem, proceed - sell to the highest
Dlauor. LOT cash, the following described PROS
Lying. Q, d being in the county of Shelby.
state OF Iounessee, being twenty-fSur acres,
more or less, bounded as follows; On the
north by john Bynum, east BY Lucanius
y INN south by Charles Crenshaw and Mrs.
mary HOUSE, west by -, in the Second civil
n Levied on as. the property Of defendants.
!. y. and j. A. Crenshaw, TO satisfy said
Judgment, interest and costs. ~ ~
Memphis, July 20. 1877.
ltO.lA6-lb2 chnriG ~ - nHAeoONs
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Sherilf's sale of Real Estate,

pUBLIC NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN.
4 that BY virtue Of q venditioni exponas L,
ne airected from the Honorable Circuit
case OF j. M. Williams VS.. j. q. McCIelland.
Judgment rendered on the 22d day of August
1914, fer the sum of one hundred and eighty
one dollars ard seyenty-six cents, with inter
est and costs Of suit, to satisfy said Judgment.
etc., | will,
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TEKPLARs or HONOR.

NkToHA TEMPLE OF II. AND 7. FH%NM
ho.l-neets every Friday even eANH
ms At . O'Clock AZ Temperance III Ft
Hall, No. rs Second street.
u. Thompson, W. G. T.; Earle CAN'T, W.
v. T.: Q. A. s. Richardson, W. r.; d. 2.
Shepherd. w. 4, R.; " II. Harris, W. 2. r.;
Bun F. Price. W IT.; 7. T. Callahan, W. u,
9. Olsen, ". D: WV. W. Caps, W. G.;
D.. c. McD0ugal, WIS.
THALKB TEMPLE OF Il. n 7. No. l-meets
every Thursday evening at X O'clock al baII.
No. I8 Second 81. W. II. Atkinson, W. c. n I,
j L. Bourne. W. v. T.; Chaa. Z. Gebhardt
w. b. Peter EnRles, ". A. R.; j. Callahan.
w. +. r.; Jonathan Wood, W T; @. Salem,
W. u; ]. q. Barbee, w. D. o.; Geo. Ram
sey. W. G.iJohn D. Cox, IT,. V. s..
UHELsKA TEMPLE OF II. AM I. No. 2-meets
every Tuesday evening at 5 O'Clock, at their
all Brick Church, Chelsea. W. NJ, Carr.
W, 9. T.; r. 7. White, W. V. T.; Chas. H.
Lanham, W.. Ri G.. R. Dawson. W. A. R.;
\. g. Williams, W. y. R.; !. r. Chandler.
W. <; Il. Wheadley w. U. r, ]. RawlingS.
". d. u; g.. r. Egnew, ". g.; /. Isaaes,
w. s.; e. X. Colby. P. w. G. T.
MONTGOMERY COUNCIL No. l, 7. A. AND S
t. meets first and third Saturday in each
month, in Temperance Hall. at TX O'clock
Pm. Horace II. Briggs, @. Of c.; g. A. S.
Richardson, X.
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RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
BoArs LEAVING To-Day.

BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
Friar's Point, Coahoma-
~. Louis, Belle Memphis.....-.5 nm
AshHert, Osce0la Belle. ....S nm
Scanlan's Landing, Carl Schurz....~...5 pm
ARRIVALS.
Ste inner Julia, Ohio river.
Colorado, St Louis.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Belle Of Shreveport, st. Louis.
Port Eads, St Louis.
Capitol City, Vicksburg.
Phil Allin, Vicksburg.
Greyhound, Terrene.
Coaboma, Friar's Point
Mark Twain, St. Francis river.
Osceola Belle, Ashport.
Carl Schurz, Scanlan's Ldg.
Alice, New Orleans.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Ruth, Mound City.
Batesyille, White river.
Katie Hooper, Arkansas river
Colorado, Vicksburg.
Capitol City, St. Louis.
Port Eads, New Orleans.
Belle Of Shreveport, N. o.
Julia, New Orleans.
Alice, st. Louis.
BOATS N PORT.
Coahoma, Phil Allin, Osceola, Belle.
Belle Memphis, Mark Twain, Carl
Schutz.
Condition OF the Rivers.
The river here declined 10 inches
in the As hours ending at noon to-
day, and now stands s feet 4 inches
above low water mark. At st.
Louis it declined 3 inches with z
feet 6 inches in the channel from
there out to the mouth; at Cairo s
inches, with . feet 2 inches on the
gauge; at Cincinnati 2 inches, with
4 feet 3 inches on the gauge at
Louisville I inch, with 3 feet 2
inches in the canal; at Evansville
it is falling, with 3 feet on the
gauge. The Cumberland is falling.
with 2 feet 4 inches on the gauge.
The Arkansas Is stationary with Z
feet on the gauge at Little Rock.
The White is getting down to its
summer stage, with 3 feet 6 inches
on the bars.
nisceIlaneOus.
The week opens out with a little
improvement in business.
The new cotton season will soon
open out.
The cotton crop is rapidly matur-
ing, and a large yield is antioi-
pated.
Steamboatmen are sanguine Of a
busy and profitable season.
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GATHER MATHEW
SOCIETY.

RAsHER MATHEW TOTAL
ApsTiEEHcE AND BRNEvO-
LENT SooIETY No. 237, u.
OF A.-meets LIST and Sd
Sundays Of each month at
pm, at St. Bridget's
school-house, Third St.
between jackson and 0verton. Rev. VIM.
Maleh, Pres,t: y; consodine. Vice Pres't.
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RAILROAp TIME D

MEMPHIS AND RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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DdUOI ~ leHU y N.IH sHVV0' :
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sMPRIsAND LIrTLRRO0K RAILROAD
Arrives. Leaves.

Sleepig cars on mail train. Ticket o1ces,
louisville Depot. ST Main tcor. Madisonl
Md STS Main street.
W.. +. SMITH. Acts GenrSup't.
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MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON &. R.
Arrives. leaVan.

MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
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TILDEN TALKS.

His Latter - Herman Rspudiating tho Agree
msnt mot 70 xnvsstigate Rank Accounts.
New YoEK, February 21. .-Governor
Tilden has sent the following commupi-
cation to Senator Herman:
Nxw rosK. February ~.
70 Hen. Francis Herman. wsrhington, D. c.
A telegram to the Associated Press.
published this morning, states that 4
harmonious agreement has been brought
about between the Senate Commsttee Of
which you are member. ana the Com
mittee Of the House, by which il has beea
decided not 10 90 into an examination
of my oank account, on one hand, on the
accounts OF the Chairman OF the Re-
publican Committee on the other. re-
pudiate any such agreement and dis
claim any such immunity. protection or
benefit from II. Ireject the utterly false
imputatlon that my private bank account
contains anything whatever that needs
20 be concealed. Under pretense Of
looking for a payment ia December. a
demand was msde for All payments
after May, and all deposits during the
nine months. The bank was repeatedly
menaced with the removal of It's officers
and books 10 Washington. A transcript
of the enterprise. private business. trusts
and charities, containing everything but
what the committee was commissioned
TO investigate, but nothing which Il was
TO investigate, because
nothing of that sort existed. has been
taken with my knowledge 10 Washing
ton. Ofconrsc there is no item II, II re AZ
ling TO anything in Oregon, for / never
made purchase or knew of an expendi-
|ture in relation to the election In that
State, or resulting controversies. or any
promise or obligation, or negotiation On
lthcsubject. Mr.. Ellis, the acting presi-
dent Of the bank, himself Republican.
some time ago told the chairman OF the
COMMITTEE and several Of its members
that there Is nothing in the account cana.
ible Of furihering any just object Of the in
Ivesfigatien. am also Informed that =
resolution was passed to summon me as
"a witness, but have received no SUBJ
Spoena. ! had written before this tele-
gram appeared requesting you to say to
the Committee that il would be more
agreeable to me not to visit Washing
ton If the Committee would send a SUBJ
committee or hold session here. but
that otherwise should attend under the
subpoena. As to this arrangement now
reported. have only to say that can
accept decorum and decency, but not a
liictitious equivalent for Q mantle OF
secrecy to anybody else.
s. J. TILDEx.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

"A novel case was tried before ESQ.
Buchanan and jury at Freedom few
days ago. The facts are about as fol-
lows: Geo. w. Stutz had set two traps
for fur animals, close togefhersnd made
them fast WIN. Jamisson was passing
10 the vicinity Of the traps with his
hound when the DOG struck a fresh trail
and started off at a lively run. Janis
son followed his dog and when he had
come up with him he discovered the
dog and fox both caught in Sfutz's traps
and fighting as best they could. Janis
son released the dog, killed The fox and
took his hide. Stutz replevicd tie hide,
and the question raised ut the trial was
whether the trap or the dog had caught
the fox. The verdict OF the jury was in
favor of the trap. The cost Of the sui,
was nearly $50 and it 10 likely 70 bc
taken tos higher COURT Owen County
Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

~ Last Friday, Miss Alice Chew.
daughter Of Mr.. Joseph Chew, = wealthy
farmer living near Petersburgh, COM
mitted suicide by shooting herself with
2 gun. She was left alone in charge OF
the house, and when her father returned
At noon, from work on the farm, he
found her dead, with . bullet hole
through the brain and the empty gun
beside her. She was intelligent and
bore an excellent character for virtue,
and no reason is assigned for her action,
except that she had recently recovered
from severe illness, which probably had
in Q slight degree affected her mind.
The sad affair has made her mother
smost raving maniac. Il vincenRcs
Sun.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

The Crawford County (Indiana) Reg
nlstors are on the war path again. aud
last week seventy whipped William
Goldman. Mrs. Hendricks and Peter
Crosby. placing ropes around their necks.
dragged them TO the woods, beating
them numerically and threatening 90
kill them ualess they left the country.
These regulators are The terror at their
vicinity, aNa are doing Crawford county
an irrepaEgbis injury BY diving immi-
grafton away from *, a. no one desires
Ito live IN community where such law
lessness Il tolerated.
II is time shis mob OF dcsperadoes was
broken up. They have been carrying
/ on their acts Of violence for the past
four or five wears, and should be sap
pressed, cyen though the military. ot the
State have 10 he called out 10 do tho
work. Governor Williams owes u a.
the good ssms Of this section Of the
State that thir lawless mob be broken
|up without further ccrcmony, and
shcrid take immediate steps 70 this end.
'-II.cuiNillc Lrcnins News.
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West notice Is given that all the toll to
which they are subjected that bond
Holders and monopolists may fatien se-
cure. is repaid by no sccu,'tv for their
rights, and that shrinkae, values IL
now in order. II there Is "a r>r fraud
there y reason for violence, 49,. 20 that
we make our last appeal"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

- Bolknap. when he heard of the dc :
cision IN the Louisiana case, exclaimed
!" This y great thing for mel And
20 u will be. Belknap and Bahccck will
both get on top again II HAYES Is in
auguratcd, and why shouldn't they 2
Are they any worse than the other
thieves who have stolen the Presidency
for Hayes ?--lEv. Courier.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

Ifyou were 70 take an unregcncrated
man of the streets of Boston tonight
and put him on the crystal pavements oi
heaven, he wouldn't want to stay there.
III you could take a drankard and put
him under the shadow OF the tree Of life
he would say, Sits hell to me- Heaven
Z . prepared place for prepared peopcl.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

The +. & G. II. X. have constructed
. switch from their depot at Hazelton
to the steamboat landing, for the
transfer Of freight 70 their line Of steam
ere lately started from that point to
Petersburg.
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ruBLrsHxp EVERY FRIDAY, AT sAsPEE,
DUBOIS COUNTY, INDIANA, Br
CLEMENT DOANE.
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Hon. p. q. Brsnham, State Scnator
from Jefferson county, Ind, died a In
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

Senate biIls Of local nature were
passed. The state house bill was con-
sidered by the house in committee or the
whole during nearly the entire day, and
after the adoption Of four sections, the
house adjourned.
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sExArE.--February 81

Bills passed: Providing for town
ship elections In the spring amending
the assessment law. There was big
fight on the question Of going into a
joint convention for the purpose OF
clecting officers within the legislative
gin. II was agreed chat the two houses
90 into Joint convention en- the 33d.
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ELECTION.
New Winter Stock
BOOTS AND SHOES \

TTvHE undersigned tss a large stock of seasonsble
- wear Just received which he will sell a. cheap as
any house In Dubois Ccnny Look my prices Tor cash
Full stock Mems eocts. o. 30
New style Mems Boots, Full stock. 10
Ladies' Coarse SHOES. 4 90
Ladiss' Fine shses, 20
And AL other kinds IN proportion. Ten pcr
Ssss o6 Tor caah. Come andsee. X. BECK.
EAST SIDE or PuBLiC SQUARE,
Nov.e, My. JASPER. IND.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

The senate met at 10 o'clock. Stand
ing committees were called for reports
and house and senate bills were read [
second time.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

Bills passed: Regarding the rights
Of married women amending the road
law; concerning the powers OF cities
over harbors amending tho fee and
salary act. The new prison bill was
showed under after long discussion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

Amer listning to : few committee re-
ports. the house went into committee OF
the whole and after adopting the new
state house bill in the committee, the
house refused TO concur in the report oi
the committee. The bill legslixing the
contract Of the city Of indianapolis with
the Belt Railroad company was passed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-03-02

FiIIs pasSed: TO enabIc cilizens 10
form voluntary associations for the pur-
pose OF insurance; 10 enable cities 10
Issue bonds for the purpose Of funding
their Indebtedness TO prevent the spread
Of Canada thistics amending the divorce
law TO establish new school districts I;
20 protect citizens from empiricism ;
living township trustees exclusive con-
troll OF the tow nship pecuniary affairs.