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@crtlsben ira Ieccrab cmtrent ben
lite Sticber 1876. Gn roo eler rsciprM,
let 81. 3 aar sdmmel nalte 9aar, bpin
/ anliSiet, FAINT | Scanssrm ~ unosr
Waren. e~isslebss liet bpie pa @snsnt @
Salsn. $1,000 tetalss for 5iltdsstriustls
len til =. Z. Gnriabt. Oeecrab. Soma.
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Naa y. y. Sausens Office fnbss
Yteue Of auftralilt Spebe. brast
bertil fra philadelphia. uoitiuinssn
peo Sr. Narpe 8ilbertiOu. Dsnns
Speoe er b9rot at bsie. tbi Den CT
nGiten bobbelt laa flor Tom almin.
bella Speoe.
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C5srit Oils % auartsrmsitsr
Slopo peutss bsriiI / bsnne llss for
at inipicsrs 'tbe eight 8uarbs.'
&apt. 6aronsr bsraf Bpsn ltaI no.
iere iamms Grbsibs / S%norpsuosnes,
Soma.
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Der forslashss i iorrise uss ct
6crilas for Gitp Council ON at
fortiGtts mso 8Orinssn at ben nbs
Brcno ! @ater.S treet for muIissns
at naa Sprinspano, men 6orlasst
pauot life Bifalb. nermsit forbi 8s.
lissenbsoen er ubsIois for en- artbs.
MT Breno. 3 Den npe 8reno Ct
Der MI rs Sob 8anb.
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Son. &. &. 8urpld reilte til
Walblnston fibite Wanbas. San
ital nh9g9e fin Gmbsos.gc ben Ace
Warts f~eritfommenbs, men bans
Gmbsostio bsspnSer lite forinosu
n9its December.
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Wor samIs SscOrab.W ano .. s.
Sudsn CT paa oisie 6rGupisr isien.
- oenns Sang for at isss 0ottor.
pan liSsr Of Opsptpiia. % 9essn
bar. I%ortalte ban isIp, nastet bam
at ipiis, brittle % rese. TIMBER laa.
banns Betinsslier astsr ban lite at
,tepps Der Longer emo til Srscaa
Moreen.
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Or. VI. W. 8~roiuntll. tiblisere
GOuntp Glsrt, bar after optasst I'm
5orreiuins ION Sasierer. os bar fit
&ontor bos g. Bulls. Or. BrOpnsl
bar tiolissrs prattiisret iom Sasfe.
rn / &iuneibisf 60. nsmIis i Sort
@tfinlon, 90 er bel anieet.
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boIee bet nofomns Of SeIistOnen
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toiter fun s1.10 for Mareaussu,
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Oct ital bare panitclist at faa
en- lloen Stptfsbrif Der / Bpen M.
MISUNDERSTANDING er banae for,
at man ital bsbanble Dem paa
famine Waabs iom i Gresco.
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Wangc Sprier roger bUer Dag
Opsr iDue Ylbsr Sobaf buOrueo BOG
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Ger bet eperlte gas 8obat / Bibe.
bOUeost. Saimaf, % at mango ,Sor.
nsmme fun ta9er cufelts Drag al
YibCn Gen hnslte Sort 5oba'
IcUersr 9idcb,I. SaIonit % 5ielb.
bp9osn mciltm gibdnoH % 5aHrus,
Der uoiersr 1T YrOouit optr gaia.
tiao. 5obatfeH ira SaIonif az lpie.
0ul, Den fra 9aiafiab mertebtun.
Zen feite blipsr tcrret over SO.
buori man taiier ptlluaicuoe 5ru.
lorier % SnrpiT. Gnbbsr Sobai
oelcs | ire Sorier. Ell fGrf. en- mio.
oels % Ell iDag. Gen leritc bruaer
man ON 8lnieren, oen anocn ON
Sommeren. Den treble otter 8tbGg
Oct Ylbsrer. bporai man rclcr. ar
Den beiienote "5idibnt". Der alto
bcliaar al OtIlasttuot Str, iom Dortr
/ unsarn. Den rpre 9aIpecl al
Herel plsier man at o~pcroraac mro
brogei Sllts. lom / uarmt Weir
bIIper fusiet, for at 8srst ital boloe
hs fiellst vi SaHoplbsr. RareeIeb.
resss fun psrlilt Sobaf. Der life lom
Den tpifite fables "9udln" men
osrimoo "Sumbai". Gen cr meast
loas. o. 8eseu InbiuBts lttt oltne /
Wnnoen. men ogiaa paa aIminos
Iis lpoIanoR gis / eun9uut. Gen
beolte Sort iommsr fra SdJras =
bpert Sus bruaes sissutmlallllg J
Ynuo 8obnf ON 0aatn.
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aar. % ale 8eeraticnsr ueisrss gratis.
aue Slass Spmaltiner al aneet Sdtrif
repareres ~ sleres npe. alt arbeine IA
ranierss. Detailing meeerat.
Sbos. Gtfert,
Serinss Wilhine Npom.
Weii Slater Street, 0etcrab ,Sclpa
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0Obc.

Zen 4n 6sbruar. Grit ~ @aren
Wslcms Barn Glla, ispt ben 2Oee Sep.
tsmbsr 1875.
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Scicis's snsits Barn, Rils @ntbpn.
fset ben Chen Sttpbsr 1876.
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.. Y. amuncien & 60. .Stoma.
ssrt, bar Opbeust lit &ompaniHab.
@muneien er traaot no al Sorrst.
nin9su.
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Saararbeibe!

eltSa spler ueisrer Saararbeibe, laa.
l0m "Swit6es" l~lbrfiaeer clp. 9cpal
l Ssr ion fra @innsibeif Scuie, iSten.
bpsninSen, cpsnpaa.
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xiuete.

3 ache garslfer sr biaist tiuts cpsupaa
z. 8. Ntlirns @rceeriitprs. lisercsrfrr
Union Scuie, @lter Si.. 0seerab. aan
trusss Tom Samiliebshtmmtlisbee saer iii
acntcrer. 20.2
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Dor anappcmagcrr % 9nnltorci

dor anappcmagcrr % 4nnitorci
ere. J Den ieusrc Slo tr man i
England / flor uoittafnins bespnct
at slers Snapper al BET iaafaloie
Ylouie.e Iienbcn, iOm fcmmcr ira
Weutm. % Suo Nmerifa. 0ciic
Stoi fanss al en- cecn SIa9s &ec,
eo, iOm 9ror i 8lairr paa
Ell &rt Yalmstre. 0snnc Neo bar
uOpsnbis tcmmclls itor giabeo mso
Yotstsn. Gen sr iieIrsn irit % bel
bsltl8lcnnem, men alminoslispls be.
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ytpe Mpertisiementcr.
E[nttet!

Or. Smiib bar hpttst 1T Office
til Broaopap. Iiseoperior ben norite
&irfe.
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Nen9e tiuaans.

Nen9e tiuaanS. = Seq Ct MI
tliane I'll at uelaans Yfnss I GUNNER fra
$1,000 % cprrer paa Sarmeisnppm [ bet
ncrrsfiliss Snrd; eaanst CT paa 5 aar
nlee 8 pet. 3entsrne tstalbare bert Salps
aar. Smfcitninser rimslise, " penasns
ptl fInns faces mssst mart.
4. d. fulton. Oeecrab.
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teli1enes l SRI incrp fra Detcrab, flor
100 asrss, brcraf 100 atres rpeprtet.
eanbet er al unmarfst apllitsi. Wan
benrencer NJ Ill Is. Oap susr w. Plrli'
man Oetcrab. Scrl.
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Yen0e tiaaanS, / Summ

FS"Ue ttHuuUV1 I SImmfr
rda $1,000 ~ mere, na 3-5 alag mob 9
pei. aarlts. Rsntsn bstalss balpaarlis.
aclnmisiicnssetor tibet. Scm Siftrbep
irrsrss lsrits Pripritet | %Sarminsllne. Nan
benosnesr NJ iii 6cuntp aueitsrens
Sfiies. Cetcrab, Soma.
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Stucttcr

III % IRA bet slmle eanc. mso Den BE-
tlenets Snman sinie ialsss biQist hos
1872 v. Glieltae.
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W(nntcrbe0 !!

Gn lioeu fri Set astss aibolct
i "9ursns" 9cfaIe 0rsbus @itsu
Den 9oe bS. ri. 8. Ollie Wsolsm.
msr inbbpbss psnfabsliait.
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Der ualmineelis acpe Uintersbler. nplts pats
tet. bpilte ban oil islss biaist. 5psrsopsrs
for Union &culs. 0etcrab. 2O.2
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Vile. Tom trUnssr
en- no alSrnins til fine Smaasuttsr. tsr
Saa til 4. Stu. tbi ban falssr ubprs bils
list nufcrtibsn.
! asislens npe Ylpd.
@ater Ct, Oecrab.
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SS. y. Sanforo bar lsiet "Mr.
linstcn 3ouis" Stalo % oil IND.
rstte iamme til Qeieitalo.
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Sobn gmmon, Dice Brai.
Z. u. Snrbid. Sasisrsr
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Gountp elerf. oil / 8~espnoeIisn ai
Mpril Waanso bsspnoe Saefsrsr.
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rab Tor al oripe en- o~rbsntll9 Spa.
rebanf. 5orretnin9. Snolfno ira en-
Dollar % opao moblo9ss, gicntcr
betoles, % Hentcs Jientc for bpcr
d Wnnnc0, laal9uae Yen9ene bIlpe
ltanenhe / Bnnfen. Wan fan life
erbOloe Nentsr paa Ell lifrsre tllcr
beore Waabs, bperfrn al imaa cIler
ltors GUNNER, emo peo at inbirtls
Dem / oeune Sporebanf ri bar
Ell norif 8eilsnt, Der lrIacr Tor us
Faslagcr. Tillettcr for WHITE STAR
yinicn % ale andre uomgrfepe Samp
o. S~ciljfibslinicr Ill % ira ale
lt%anoInauIlfe 9apne, oglaa gcrlcr
paa ale DC beoits Banter / be fan.
binopilfe ganoe.
Srultees OF Hciercntcs:
Is. Is. 0idsrmau. 8. y. SbcmpIcn.
". 9raeiih. .. Aeoiden. o.. u.
Rattelcn. - Yrcf. Z. Sarien. Rep. y.
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Sdsitrer. y. 9. Sclbsrs % ale andre
S%taeninaper I Oeeerab.
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at ialss belle min 8elbebclpnins at fer.
etss al@psr for Born ~ Grense, oil bet
hstlls l9 at bore mine priisr. tbi lea oil
l1s9e ubprs ttut9t. r. Sia.
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MBUG.

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Spper at apertere nc1et iaaednt
HUMBUG.
@lle pere 8arer ere al ben gelfanenbee,
GA ere fisbte 'aaleees, at ri fan bape
en- Smule 6c~rtienefe paa BEN, % reg
eiste 6nbper &st % Sfiel. vi Nil etrs
for belit fcrtiatte lom vi bieinetil bar
9icrt, mee en- lioen men leYn 6crcel pad
enbper Sing pi ial9er, 90 trcr at Ale
eermee oil rare beof tent / sGnseen.
Gem ~Iaopanlis btfaar port Eager al:
ajoIctOicr, Tor ale Nursllosr. / lmnt.
&c Wsnltre % aulerer.
Sbamlcr, cnfelis o. oobbelie, til ale
Yriler.
Stakeholder @epsllants).
Tlonclcr, Opera % imple. halp. %
telsule fra be beofe 6abritfer.
Cashmere, Satinett. 6meeb. Sean
60 ecttcnaes / scet uepals.
StiortctOitr, llln % BouuIo. liant
fa~rbisslrrte Sficrtu at allie Slass.
lnocrflGocr for Serrer % Gamer.
Sanoifer % Banter, Sfiarf % gu.
bies fer Stpre % Smaa, 6attiS
% 8is.
StOplrr, $50. Susrlfo % @alo9sr.
Satte % Sner.
Solonial Warer, ioIist o. tprret Sin.
2urpemaaer : @rbeiee, SculpRrf,
Gait, eement Clr.
6crrefien Ilt Icm man almineelia ven
ter at Hnoe | ccr Sorretnina.
9a Der CT laame9 get Siraal en- 8cus
tant, 'tal nj life unelaoe at bemRrte,
at ri lem anore, allerbeli sniier Non
tant for pore 9arer, men tror life at
bet netcp nu sr Siotn til at ineitrante ia
til ueeiutteuoe Northumberland, on pil
eerfcr tuu / Wen'i9beo padmiuee ALE
% 6nbper lem ltaar / &e1nlfab til cs,
ON at af9lsre iamme inoen flte lanuar
nafttcmmeuee. Bort Retto gil berefter,
lem for, blipe:
WOoe Yarcr, billisc Yriicr %
Fort Senifano
til fire o. ilfe Runoer.
SarmprOouiter tagcs / yDtte for
Tarcr.
%rbsbi9f
Lee, Johnson & Co.
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Simpcl Waaoe at tiIbcrcoc Ben.

Sinpel Waaoe at tilbcrcoc Ben;
WiOoirl paa. I'm Wsoarbdou /
4sbe $orticuliurlst" meboeIer fol.
aeubs: 'Seg bar ct itert. panoiGt
SIsbOpeo itaoenoe noe. mar aleffe.
net. On &anren o9ffer lc9 Bun
Den mso ct 6 CONNER lpft 5orola9
Openpaa bette l999er leg Il lige tbft
gag al Ben. % BAXTER Dem pel meo
nlubet @lte. Ssrpaa lGases Ct an.
oct Sag Ben, iaa aife % iaaIeees
piocre, inoill SIebopsoet CT fnIbt.
Seq lnbu bet MI ltaa uoiat for
8esn % Col bile SOmmcren %
ben uGite 8inier, til @laten after
fommer. Naar SIeboucoct oa ten.
mes. iubsr its naltsn ale Beneut
ila more, at Dc iNloe lammeu III st
INT Yulutr peo oen minoite 8eter.
ing. % Be 9ioer en- net lille Slump
uercIulo @leoieI, irrbis III sic.
bIltfelIa al ia8es / Drug. 0e 9elt
al Bencne, iOm life cr tiIlttUiisIia
cplcltc, logger iss iiIbase / aarrcl
isien. iom after iplots paa lamms
Waaoe for al bsnDiiss nGfte 8aat".
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Slot at &uert.
Geutrifnaal Npparat til Mielten5

Centrifugal Npparat til Miclten5
Sfnmuing. Ut %laaoani. Der peo
Gsntrifusalfrait / 9ebet al 300
Winuttsr uolfill,r en- tpi 6leoe al
ben npmnlfebe Wclf, CT nplig fon
itrusrst at 4sfclot o. 9sniid / Sde.
uiu9sn | 8pifIano. WeIten boloes
| Ell Iuffet Gpllnosr meo loorst Nrel,
ION peo eli flor Nemlflpe iGttss /
Ell meaet burtis. omorsisnoe BepG'
aelie. Ssruso iamlsr 8Ieoen iis ON.
firing GIelen % uobrsoer zig, naar
Mpparatct itanbles, ouenpaa ben
Welf. Der ba aftappes
for no.
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Wanniaftnrs % Colonial Tarer

Tom ri islser til tiesipa,enbe lave Bris
fer. VI BRUCE life bet aneb at laIse
neale faa @ienitanes
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Secorab=Yoften.
pssorab Os gmssn.
Marieosprijer.

Den he ssbruar.
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untcr Snbfi6bspris,

for eerpee at leffe 5elf ino, o. pil Der
fer helleritfe befatts IS mee, pee ieee
Snper AT upertere up1et iaahlut
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Observation-Disclosures

tsprus CT life at taie en- eisls baaree
Sieer).
vi bar after | Sst eiort ct fcrNgti9t
CO, lem vi trrer, bsleiai uepals AT
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Sat for Sibit!

Sa pcre fierutbcenee 9enner, 'cm
iielosn fcmmer til Seecrab, iunee fri.
fies Ill at tire at pt bar faneiet Ger
retninssr, fcret nj | ben isners Sie life
ajennem gpiisrne bar label bore fra cs,
iaa faar ri eneelis fcrisse at afle Sie
til at f~crtalle pore
Vcnner % &unrer,
at nj fem ~iaepanIis or beifiaitiset meb
at f%eripue Yereen Cen Del al Zen iest.
minefit) mse
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-15
CONFEDERATE RAIDS ON THE
TREASURY.

When, during the Presidential cam
paign, Mr. Tilden, in order to strengthen
himself at the North, disavowed his svm-
patty with the South on the subject of
Confederate claims, his personal adher-
ents very correctly supposed that the
act, so far as his popularity at the South
was concerned, was questionable and
impolitic. Public sentiment at the North
however forced the disavowal upon Mr..
Tilden but which evidently his abest
interpreters at the South never accepted
as sincere To them a Democratic res
toration meant more than Mr. Tilden
would have the electors of the North
and West believe it meant The South
ern Pacific Railroad scheme, the I'M
provement of the Mississippi Ievees,
New Orleans ship canal, the whole pro-
ject Of Southern internal improvements,
and last, but by no means least, the fell
and complete payment, by tie general
Government, Of Confederate war claims
were all embraced in the Southern idea
of final Democratic supremacy. And
now that they have the Lower House
of Congress in their hands, and to say the
least, are as strong as the Republicans in
the Senate, and are confidently expect
ing, in the not very far distant future,
control of all branches of the Govern
ment, it is not surprising that the first
step should be taken towards the con-
summation of so desirable an end as
the long-hoped-for raid upon the public
treasury. TO Mr.. Wilson, of West Vir-
ginia, belongs the honor of the prciimi
nary act in the premises. Last week
he offered resolution in the House,
taking large number of Confederate
war claims from the Quartermaster's
Department, where they have failed for
want Of evidence to establish their au
thentic character, and referring them to
select committee of the House, armed
with authority to remove them to some
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-15

being made public, tardy justice is being
done brave man His march extended
from Kameo, in Idaho to Cow Island,
distance of seventeen hundred and
fifty miles. 1t was done with infantry
in sixty-three days, an average of TWEEN
ty-seven miles day. Is the loudest
lunged traducer of this officer strong
enough in limb to equal the achieve
ment? Twenty miles day is the
average distance for foot soldiers-and
that on a forced march True, General
Mcclellan has dlstanced this. Many
time, when the enemy was behind him,
he has doubled it. With the enemy
in front it was a weeks work. General
Howard deserves well of his country.
The story of his campaign is a record
of unsurpassed bravery and endurance.
He did the work, while General Miles
reaps the glory.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-15
TARDY JUSTICE,

Gen. Howard, than whom no truer
man or Drawer soldier ever dared the
dangers of food or field, has been per
sistently maligned, and merclesslv ridi-
culed by the partisan press as mill
tary fraud, and :" Christian soldier,
Strange to say, the ink splasher of any
common Bourbon sheet, who boasts
astuteness enough to recognize the ee-
ments Of hero in Gen. Mcclellan, can
fam see not one redecming feature in the
character Of General Howard. During
his recent campaign against the Ncz
Perces Indians, while this persistent
soldier was performing a forced march
OF nearly two thousand miles, under
adverse circumstances, as to entitle it
to be considered one of the most eX-
traordinarv marches on record, and
which General Sherman does not hest
tate to pronounce this name was
Kissed in ridicule upon the profane lip
of every tipsy Bourbon. For what :?
For not overtaking Joseph And yet
one half Of General Towards traducers
are as ignorant of the red skin Joseph
and his movements as they are of him of
the coat Of many colors whom his wick
ed brothers sold into bondage Bur
now that the details of his march are
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-15
FALL OF PLEVNA.

Pleyna has fallen after protracted
siege, during which the strategy of the
Russians and the endurance of the
Turks were fully tested The Turkish
troops, under the command of Osman
Pasha, were reduced to the last eX-
tremity, and are said to have been in a
starving condition, when he, with a
heroism worthy better cause, resolved
to cut his way through the Russian
lines. The sortie was made on the
morning of the 10th of December. and
though the Turks showed much bravery
and penetrated the Russian lines for a
short distance, they were surrounded
and forced to surrender Forty thous-
and prisoners and four hundred pieces
of artillery fell into the hands of the
victorious Russians Osman Pasha,
whose valor is said to have been des-
perate, was severely wounded before he
would consent to surrender. The Rus
sian loss was inconsiderable compared
with the results obtained Whether
this victory will end the war or not re-
mains to be seen, for Turkey has an
immense amount of vitality for " sick
man." to which she was likened quar-
ter of century ago, when some of the
Great Powers of Europe were anxious
to administer upon the "sick mans "
estate, no doubt with the intention Of
dividing it among themselves.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-15

tribunal where favorable decision could
be had. 1t is also proposed to repeal
the existing law, which requires proof
of individual loyalty, as a condition
precedent to the consideration of all
claims. AS the law now stands, the
burden of proof is upon the appl-
cant to establish his loyalty, the Demo
cratic House proposes to put upon the
Government the establishment of dislov-
atty in all cases Mr.. Wilson has en-
braced this proposition in bill now be-
fore Congress The bill is insidious, since
its name does not indicate it's true char
acter At glance its title would seem
to be prevalent. "A bill to define the
meaning of certain legal terms After
defining what shall be the meaning of
the terms "loyalty" and loyal citi-
zen " as employed in the laws of the
United States, the bill concludes thus
And that the loyalty Of each citizen
shall be presumed until his or her dis
loyalty shall be affirmativelv proven
The effect of such law would be to
open the Treasury to almost every
Southern man who sustained any loss
during the rebellion no matter what
MAY have been his conduct or feelings
toward the Government of the United
States 1t would throw the entire bur-
den of proof on the Government, and,
considering the feeling among Southern
people on this subject, every one knows
that it would be legal impossibilitv
for the Government, in a majority of
cases, to overcome the presumption
which MIR. Wilson's bill would estab-
lish in favor of claimants No matter
how actively engaged in the rebellion
a claimant for damages may have been,
his neighbors would not volunteer to
furnish evidence for the United States,
because they might be claimants them
selves. and, even if they We're disposed
to testify in favor of the Government,
the fear of bodily injury would deter
them from SO doing. Indeed such a
law is about equivalent to enacting that
the Government shall pay for all the
damage done by the national armies in
the South. Such prospect is not par
ticularly encouraging to national tax
payers. 1t is, however one of the
prospective blessings of Democratic
restoration.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-15
SENATOR DENNIS AND THE SILVER
BILL.

A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sum-" writing from Washington. makes
the statement that Senator Dennis, hav-
ing returned from visit to his home,
had reported that large majority of
the people of the 1" Eastern Shore" are
in favor of the Silver bill now before
Congress. If Senator Dennis is cor
rectly reported he either has been mis-
informed or he wilfully misrepresents.
So far as we are able to Judge from the
expressions of the press of the Shore,
Republican and Democratic, and from
Information derived from other sources,
it seems clear that the intelligent public
sentiment of this section of Maryland
is overwhelmingly opposed to the Bland
bill, or any similar bill the probable
effect of which would be to make de-
preciated currency the legal tender OF
the country or to impair, in any degree,
the credit of the nation.
Speaking for Cecil county, we do not
hesitate to say that the statement OF
Senator Dennis, so far as it includes
this county, is just the reverse of the
truth. Our people are believers in hard
money, are opposed to an initiation of
the currency, and are earnestly antago-
nistic to any scheme that may lower
our financial standing They are sim
pie enough to entertain, what perhaps
may be very foolish notion, that the
payment of ninety-seven or ninety-eight
or ninety-nine cents does not discharge
contract to pay one dollar They re-
sent as an insult and SANDER anv at,
tempt to place them in the category of
repndatonists. They are not thieves.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-12-15
THE MENAGERIE OF INFANTS.

We are weak enough to believe that
a frst-class Maryland baby, when it
feels well, is as admirable specimen of
infantie humanity as can be produced.
Nevertheless, baby shoacs are not adapted
to the latitude of MARYLAND, and, as ex-
hibitions, are not suited to the tastes
and habits Of Maryland people. 1t is
then paying Baltimore but an equivocal
compliment to congratulate it upon the
failure of the two baby shows attempted
there this week. We have no sympa-
thy for the speculative adventures who
project these exhibitions, and afterwards
rob unsuspecting mothers of the pros
pective rewards and premiums, into
competition for which their weakness or
their poverty may have betrayed them
We hope they always will fail. Babies
are blessing, rightly considered, and
we deprecate all such degrading uses OF
them. If beauty commands premium,
either in mother or child, let the in.
creased respect accorded it cat home "
be the measure Of its payment Not a
twenty-five cent fee paid at the door OF
a public exhibition hall. We can i'm
agine no possible use for a baby show,
except to afford gaping newspaper re-
porters an excuse to get off, leaden
wit. Is your baby a temperance
child, madam" says a Baltimore re-
porter. Certainly, sir; l do not know
what you mean" "Ah ~ sententiously
observes the penny-a-liuer, " l though,
perhaps 1t was addicted to tile use of the
bottle "No, sir" replies the indig-
nant parent, 81 nurse it myself" The
weary wit was worthy the occasion