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Middletown transcript., 1877-05-05
Arlu advertisements.
STATEMENT

STATEMENT
OF THE
Road Commissioners Of St. Georges
Hundred, New Castle County,
For the Year, Eading Mny 1st, 1877.
Amount Of Road Tax Levied.......u$s, 9l5 rs
Errors and Commission, 9l2 II
Net Proceeds from Tax, So, OOs oil
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FOR RENT.
BLACK HILLS Gold Region

For information Of how to get there send
for circular TO "BLACK HILLS AGENT, u
22s Washington Street, Boston; 36s Broad
way, New York, or P. o. Lock Box, %, Phil
adelphia. ap7-tf
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- TIE OLD -
ffoLl1 AND N9FA
2SGA1ZzREITABTE, As

TNHE undersigned respectfully informs the
i citizens of Mddletown and vicinity that
he is prepared with excellent Horses, Wagons
and Carts, to do all kinds of HAULING at the
lowest rates. Coal and Lumber hauled at
short notice and on the most reasonable terms.
Orders for baggage or other parcels left at
be Post Office will receive prompt atnti on.
Good Building Sand always on baud.
janl-7T W w WILSON.
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LINEN DEPARTMENT.

Richardson's Shrting and Pillow Linens low prices Extra To
Loom Table Linen Behed Half Beahed and Turkey from IS to ST
One lot Damask Huck Towels from 81 doz One lot D
Napkins at 80 co. 25 So rs per One lot Dove
and Neck Cloths very low. ~ !e'
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SPECIAL NOTICE !!

We offer this Month the following Special Bargains.
THE CLOTH DEPARTMENT.
Cassmeres neat Paids and Stripes suitable Boys
at As, So so, IS and 81 90 per yard.
Cassmeres in Fancy Paids Stripes and Mixed Styles for
Young Men, rs cts 81 co. 81 25 81 So and Is yard
Cassmeres in Plain and Hair Line Stripes for Middle-aged
Men, at l 90, l 25, SO, rs and 50 90 per yard
Handsome GA AllWool suitngs fora ages $2 So So co.
s8 SO and 81 90 per yard.
Fine French GA Cloths Granite Diagonal and Plain Dark
Navy Blue Seal Brown and Black for Coats and Vests from
.s2 SO to 81 SO per yard.
Fine Black English ga Worsted in Diagonal and Plain
Twlls, from 50 so to 81 so per yard
Fine French "a Black DOeskn Gassmeres from one dollar
and half to dollars and half yard suitable for Pants
and Vests
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Dress Goods Department.

Plain and Striped DeBeges at III cents per yard.
Beautiful Newport Plaids at Is cents per yard
All the new shades of Plain Meanges the Cheapest and Best
Dress Goods in the market, at Is cents per yard
All Wool French DeBeges Plain Striped at 80 cts per yd
Black Apacas of the best brands 25 81 85 4O As and
so cents per yard
The Guinet Black Dress Silks the best imported to this
country, at I 90, l,25 SO and rs per yard
1000 yds. of Prints at cts. per yd.
1000 yds. Good Prints at 81 cts. per yd.
1000 yds Cambrics, yd wide, only lOcts.
1900 yds Ginghams, only 9, 10 & ii cts.
GLOVE DEPARTMENT.
TwoButon Real Kid Gloves shades to match the New
Dress Goods W
Two Hundred Dozen English Lsle Gloves and Buttons
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Plants! Plants
Early Cabbage and Early Tomato, now
ready Pepper, Egg Plant and Sweet Potato
viii be ready soon. Plants delivered in town
to parties making application TO Augustus
Hushebeck, John 7. Moody, or the subscriber.
Nav 5, 1877. &. R. COCHRAN
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MEMS FURNISHING DEPARTMENT

Gents ouPy Linen Collars and Cuffs all and styles Is to
70 cents Gents and Boys Paper Collars 15 20 cents Gems
Handsome Silk Bows Sr and Ties in the styles all prices
auze Shirts half sleeves all sizes IS 35 So and IS cents @
Summer Meno Shirts long sleeves from so Gents
White and Coored Shirts, at 90 62 so and 81 co.
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FANCY GOODS DEPARTMENT
WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT.

Tarane Swiss Nlulns Crepe Lsse French Mum organes Plaid
Musn and Nnooks all prices Victoria 40 cents
French Pues Cords Figures and Stripes 49, 37@ to so cents
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Orders dragn BY the Road Commission

Net Proceeds from Tax, So, oOa oil
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wholesale Tobacco House.
For Sale !

May 3, ls77.-am
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HAT and CAP DEPARTMENT.

Chidren Fancy Hats from % and Youtb s
Hats from IS 50 CO. Mems Dark Hats from -
cents So CO. Mems Fine Soft Fur Hats styles SO 50 to s3 so
Straw Hats, for all ages, n full assortment v ~
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

According to the census of 1917 there
were in Mississippi 382,es6 whites and
and 444, POP blacks. Counting one voter
in every six, and we have, say, IN round
numbers, 10000 more colored voters
than white. Estimating the increase of
negro voters over white since that date,
at 4. 800, and the result is an excess Of
fifteen thousand colored voters. The
number of white Radicals in each county
would average say half a dozen, making
from 800 to 400 of that wretched set
in the State.
From this fair estimate it will be seen
how utterly preposterous and false is the
assumption of the Radical office-holders
that the Republican majority is %, 200
to 80, 900 in the State-counting every
colored voter as Republican. But this
assumption is equally false with the
balance 1t is arrogant in 4he carpet
baggers to say to the colored voter
you are a black man and therefore you
| must be counted as a Radical. /
assumes that he has no will, nor indie
pendent judgement, but is a slave to the
public plunderers who have claimed tht
right to use him as a voting machine il
their own interest. But this comfortable
theory of the adventures has been com
pletely overturned by the conduct of tn
colored voters in the last two elections il
this State. They assisted in overthrowins
the Radical party, and will henceforwarc
cooperate with the white voters in guard
ing against its future resurrection il
Mississippi, if nowhere else.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
Counting the Electoral Vote,
Midnight Dispatches.


New ORLEANS, Jan 1S.-The Senate COM
mlttee continued its examination of the
election returns in the parish of Richland
to- day. I'll. L. Wicker and John A. Hunter
testified that the election was fair and free
and that they knew of no Intimidation.
Ihe former had heard one colOred man saw
that he had been told he must vote the Dem.
ocratic ticket; witness had told his coIored
hands that any one that voted the Republi-
can ticket need not eX pect EN- ployment n fter
their time expired, as he claimed the right
OF an American citizen to employ whom nc
chose. The latter said he would give his
preference in supplying hands to men of his
own party.
VIM. Handy, District Attorney, testified
that Capt. Farmer advised him not TO at
tempt to make the canvass of Richland
parish, but to confine himself to Ouachita.
Alexander Il. George, holding over Sena-
eof from the parish OF Webster, testified as
70 the peaceful election, and that the policy
81 a. t1le democrats was to give no pretext to
the Republicans to claim Naturalization
Henry Blair, cOlored, testified to the oa,-
erai ana speclhc intimidation i'm Morehouse
parish that the Republicans were rot al
lowed TO make the canvass: that he had
Deen threatened with death by his emnlover
, LII Lar KIN and others for being Re-
puDiican; that George Bovd. co,orad
school teacher, and himself were dr;uo,'
from the paris D. UiiVoh
The Senate Sub Committee resumod H.
examination of West Feliciana. Henrr
3 and John Haley, coiored. test;y.
t ueu 10 voting the Democratic ticket. and
I n Ihere was no intimidation: J. Or sims
f or; II. X. Rlland and w, S. Hamilton tes.;,
o nui mere ~ was no political intimidation. but
owIng TO IaWiessness, pillaging and kiIIina
OF stock, club had been formed 70 n nnn;li,
o;nenders it was called the Union Conservs sn
1--WE oluD and its members visited the honse.
81 suspected persons and Administered csaSs
ttas Use, Sims said two or three colored men
hi nd pe cen hung and ten Or twelve shot or
ton with politics; that Henry Ten uJnne Zee.
one parish because he had once led a coloraS
the consequences. "' al aiu Oh
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
How Shall Fines Collected by
Justices os the Peace be
Secured to the State.

This question is frequently asked; and
the attention of the Legislature was called
to it in the able report of the Auditor.
The same difficulties which now surround
the transmission to the treasury of the
fines collected by Justices of the Peace
until 1875 were experienced in regard to
the privilege licenses. At that time,
Colonel j. S. Hamilton, deputy Auditor,
drew up bill which became law, re-
curing uniform receipts to be issued for
each license. These receipts were issued
by the Auditor and charged to the Sher-
ifs and in their settlements they have to
account for them. The effect of the
law is shown by the large increase OF
revenue from this source (see Auditors
repor).~ Some such law as this would
accomplish the same results in the case
of fines by Justices of the Peace. The
law could provide that the Auditor should
have uniform Justice of the Peace re-
ceipts in denominations; of say two dol
- - cr4s- oo-+~. f.-n nnd ton dalla.s
prepared; and should issue them upon
requisition to Sherifs, and they in turn
issue them to the Justices of the Peace.
The Justices should be required
to give these recei pts in cases of
fines collected They could with the
denominations named above, make the
proper change.
The Auditor could hold the Sheriffs
responsible for these receipts, and they
could hold the Justices responsible for
them. If then, it should be provided
that Justices should in no case collect
costs unless the party charged should be
fined, and that no fine should be for less
than two dollars and half nor should
be for any amount for which these re-
ceipts could not be given; and with prop.
er penalties for violation of the act. we
| feel assured that there would be less
trouble about the collection of these fines.
and that the school fund would be great.
ly benefited thereby.
There would be no trouble about the
receipts. For twenty-five dollar fine,
for instance, the Justice could give two
ten and one five dollar receipt, and SO
on. This plan might not work as we'll
as desired, but it certainly would be a
great improvement upon the present sys-
| tenn.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
Louisiana

The statu quo remains In Louisiana.
The Nichols government is complete
master of the situation so far as the
Packard pretence is concerned. TIE at
ter at the approach of the former sur
rend cred the court building and police
stations, and it holds possession of the
old St. Louis Hotel, which had been
converted into State house, by suffer-
ance of the Nichols government. I'm
able to lift a hand for the maintenance
of its pretended authority-or to bring
its partisans to the sticking point-it
crouches like whipt spaniel in the pres
ence of its master, and piteously whines
to the Federal Administration to come
to its aid with the army of the Nation.
1t is too pusillanimous to strike for the
maintenance of the authority it claims, and
not honest enough to abandon its preten.
sions to what does not belong to it. If thu
Administration at Washington would
recall its purpose "to preserve tae peace
for the protection of the conspirators a nc
outlaws, the Legitimate government woul(
| bring them to terms, chastise their crimes
and put them on their good behavior il
little or no time. As against them, it i
invincible because it represents the will
and majesty of the commonwealth o
Louisiana, and its foundation is the con
sent of the governed without which n
government can stand in this country o
| democratic ideas.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

THERE is one pleasant reflection con-
nected with the Tennessee Senatorial
elections. Mr.. Key, who turned con-
senting ear to the demand of Morton,
Boutwell, & Co., in the interest of the
defeated carpet-baggers, that Mississippi
should be investigated and did actually
cooperate in their foul conspiracy against
our people, has been sentenced in his
own State to retirement. There was a
scarcely a corporaIs guard in the Tennes-
see Legislature to do him reverence.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

COUNTY FINANCEs-A note from
VIM. Allen, Esq, Circuit Clerk of Rankin
county, states that the warrants of chat
county are Eat par, and warrants in the
treasury to cash all warrants" Sheriff
Cooper, of Leake, informs us that his
county is in a like solvent condition. A
few days since, we sent to friend in
Lexington, Holmes county warrant,
with instructions to sell. He RENTED
us the full face of the warrant. II
would be interesting to publish the names
&C oil COMMITTEES th at make o~eh o. eiIv-
ing as the above. The retrenchment and
economy inaugurated by the State Gov
eminent has had salutary influence
upon county and municipal finances.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
Moro, Illinois, Jan. Ia, 1877.
j. i. Poloer, Jdcks0n, Miss
Reported Freachery Of the Chair.
man of the National Dem CORA ii G
Executive Committee,
By Telegraph to the Herald. |

BY Telegraph to the uerald.J
RICHMOND, Jan. Is, 1S77.-A special tele-
gram from Washington. published here this
morning, says Mr.. Hewitt. chairman of the
National Committee, frankly avows that he
would prefer Hayes to civil war, and he
thinks the very first step to force bv arms
the Inauguration of Tilden would denrive
the democratic party of its most valuable
support in New York, Connecticut and New
Jersey. The moneyed men of the democratic
party in those States ofc0urse desire the in
auguration of Tilden, but they are a unit
for peace at any price. This statement has
caused quite comm otion here among the
leading politicians, and they express both
surprlseand indignation at Hewitt's position
taking Tor granted that he is properly repre-
scented. Nothing that has occurred since
the electlon has produced upon the COM
a III. SO much encouragement concerning
Ilidens Inauguration. Your correSnon'
deht visited the capitol to-day and conyers.
ed with General w. b. Taliaferro Chair
man OF the Virginia Conservative Commit.
tee; Hon. X. A. Coghill, member IF tho
National Committee for Virginia, and MANY
influential members from ali p.rtions ofths
State. One and all agreed that such a nosi-
tlon was unfortunate, and that even if
Hewitt entertained those opinions he ouoht
To have kept them secret for the present,
Mr.. Coghill, who has recently returned
from Washington, could not believe that
newitt was properly represented.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

lmaEel to,sahle; carried, Mr.. Morgan TO
committee on printing; carried.
By Mr.. Bury: A claim of Hon. j. ..
II ANN TO committee on claims.
By Mr.. Griffin: To extend an act to es-
tablish college in Mississippi Territory !;
approved May IL, 1902; referred.
By Mr.. Fewell; To regulate the fees OF
Chanrery Clerks IN cPr.ain eases; referreh-
Bv Mr.. Thompson To amend section 1902
Code 1871; referred.
S. B. regulate the tax for retailing Il
quor; passed.
Adjourned.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
Contradiction. j. B. Yellowley, of
Madison, has introduced an important
bill for the establishment of an institu-
ton of this character. Itproposes to use
for that purpose one-half the interest
arising from the agricultural land scrip
fund, donated by Congress, and to make
an annual appropriation of $4,000
from the State Treasury for the term OF
three years.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
The Mississippi Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The Joint
committee on the Electoral Count had
two sessions to day. The Committee
on Privileges and Elections examined G.
A. Wilson, District s ttorney for Yazoo
and other Mississippi counties. He had
no knowledge of unfairness or intimida-
ton before or at the election.
Mr.. Price, of (Grenada,) testified that
large numbers of negroes did not vote in
1873; they feared bodily harm would
be done them if they presented them
selves at the polls.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

IHE English Patent Journal describes
a combination of foot warming appara-
tus with boot: The heel of the boot
is OF metal and hollow, and contains a
supply OF artificial fuel. The heat from
this Is made to pass through channels in
the inner sole, part of which is placed
upon spring, SO that the action of the
loot IN walking acts like bellows, draw
ing IN the cold air by an Aperture in the
heel, and driving the heated air into the the
boot. A modification of the apparatus
can, 1t Is thought, be applied to horse
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan. lS-Anderson and
Wells, of Ghe Returning Board, arrived this
morning and were arrested at daylight.
The officers of the House lett for New
Orleans to bring Kenner aud Cisonave to
the bar of the House.
In the Senate Mr.. Jones, of Florida, pre-
sented petition of Williamson, Col. RobJ.
B. Hilton, j. e. Younger and Robt Bullock,
Dem ocratic Presidential Electors ofFlorida
claiming to have been legally elected and
asking that the electoral vote cast by them
for President be counted instead of that
cast by electors of the other side; the pet;-
ton was laid on the table, and Jones gave
notice he would call it up next week to
submit some remarks on the subject.
The a., y. SenatOrship i'm Nassa-
clausetts.
BosToN, Jan. 1S,--Third ballot for Z. S.
Senator--Hoar 100, Boutwell,. SO, Abbot e.
Rice IL, Bullock 4, Seeleay 3; no choice.
Important from VVashinston.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.--Wells and Ander-
son will be presented before the bar of the
House after the expiration of the morning
hour; it is understood they will purge,
Counting the Electoral Vote,
The report of the joint committee is mo-
mentarily expected. They are in session
it. Payne, chairman of the
House branch of the joint committee on
counting the electoral vote, has just entereu
the Hall of the House; the report is signed
by l3 members of the Committee Morton
only dissenting.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
LOOK ON THIS PICTURE AND
THEN ON EH7HS.
RADICAL RULE.

Auditor Musgrove's report, January
LIST, 1874:
. 1t will be seen upon pcrusal of the Re
ports of this office that for the past three
years, and the present one now before you
that in no single instance have the receipts
proper reached the expenditures of any
wear, but on the contrarytbe latter haze far er-
cseded the former and hence debt of con-
siderable magnitude has been increasing
year after year.
DEMOCRATIC RULE.
Auditor Gibbs report January 1st,
1877:
A reference TO the tables of Documents
ga" and "B" will show, that while the re-
ceipts for the past year are much less than
for the year previous, the disbursements
have been correspondently much less
Taxes have been materially reduced, and
receipts of a consequence have fallen below
the year previous; but Notwithstanding
this, there is quite large ercess In receipts Cce,
disbursements. The receipts from all sources
up to January 1st were S9Sl,373 25, and the
disbursements to same time were $51S,7O3 O3
leaving an excess of receipts to amount OF
SAP, 664 %.
Her (Mississippi's) bonds and warrants
are at par, with currency in the Treasury
.uInSIcnL w nIooU pi Oocnt demands. Our
State has entered on a career of substa ntia
prosperity, well calculated to cheer the
hearts of the dispondent, encourage The
hopes of the patriotic and give fresh i'm.
petus to all her material interests.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

A study of the report of the warden
of the Indiana Northern State Prison is
calculated to confuse generally accepted
ideas of morality. Of 704 convicts
only 81 can neither read nor write, and
there are only 48 who can read but not
write; the remainder are proficient in
both these requirements, the attainment
OF which is held to be the first great step
toward the lessening of crime.
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

SHE was forlorn and mild spoken wo-
man, but firm, and as the lady of the
house placed half loaf of bread, and
some cold meat in her basket, she calmly
said :" No, ma'am, l couldn't think of
taking it. You've given me cold veal
once afore this week, and my family
hasn't been raised to repeat their meat
more'n once in two weeks"
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
From ConstantinOpIe.
Foreign News.
War ADDrenhenA ed.

The Times financial correspondent says
advices fr,m Russia continue to afford
strong evidence OF the injury already done
the Inercan lie community by apprehensi0n~
of war One cotton spinner, employing
1900 hands, has lost severely since Russia as
suned a warlike attitude, and would have
been compelled to close had not the firm
obtained assistance as is said, from the gov
eminent which was unwilling to suffer such
a catastrophe and involve so large number
nj ON nloVpps
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19

In composition written by a Miss If
fourteen, pupil in one of cur nnbEa
scnoois, occurs the following passage
sunrise is the front door Of the dav
and sunset the back door," This ind
Gates talent. She will probably grow nm
to be poetess or circus rider. ~
The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1877-01-19
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURES.
ENATE-FIFTEENTH DAY.
Thursday, Jan. 18th, 1877.

Thursday, Jan. 18th, 1877.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment;
President Sims in the Chair; roll called:
PREsENT-Messrs, Allen, Albright, Barry,
Bills, Carter, Catchings, Currie, Everett,
Jewell, FITZGERALD, Foote, Furlong Griffin,
Mcneil. Mendenhall. Nets, Morgan, Pratt,
Reynolds, Shirley, Stewart, Tag Tor, Terry,
Thompson, Thernton, futile, White Mr..
President-32.
ABsENT-Messrs. Callcott, Chalmers,
Gray, Oldham, Smith,.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr..
Terry.
Mr.. Thompson called up the bill to change
the time of holding Circuit Court of Law
renee county; passed.
By Mr.. Pratt: For the relief of Mrs. Kate
l.: Barlow OF Madison county; passed-yeas
10; nays s.
By Mr.. Allen: To authorize the State
Treasurer to appropriate certain moneys to
the payment of warrants; passed.
5. j. K. To amend the Constitution: or
dered printed and made special order for II
O'Clock Tomorrow.
SENATE BILLS
The following passed:
10 amend section SAG, Code 1871. to in
corporate Austin, Tunica county: to incor-
porate Sardis Female College with amend
ments and TO re-charter Natchez.
The following was indefinitely pOstpohed :.
TO incorporate the Mississippi Military
Institute.
HOUSE BILLS.
The following were passed:
To amend section 2l69, Code 1871: for
relief of Charles Dudley-yeas 2s. navs
none. to authorize Holly Springs to fund
its Indebtedness; to correct erroneous as
sessment OF church property in Franklin
county; to authorize supervisors of .Jasner
county; to audit the claim of M. J. SheeIv.
to amend section 2410 Code 1871: for relief
of ID. w. Mills of jackson county: to amend
the registration law of 1875 20. S. to carry
into effect section 6 of the act creatiny
Leflore county; to extend the corporation
charter of Holly Springs; to amend the act
requiring Union county to paw certain
school funds to Lee county, with amend
ments; to authorize the payment of the sal
airy of Hon. VIM. r Barksdale; for relief of
the holders OF certain YaZoo county war
rants; to enlarge the limits of Tilla toba
aloousha county. The following were
724, code of 1871; o. s. to repeal section o of
the charter of Abbeeville, LAFAYETTE conn
ty; TO exempt trustees of schools from
working roads in Tunica, Bolivar. Washino-
ton, Warren, Kinds and Noxubee COMMITTEES
10 amend the agricultural lien law. to re-
peal the charter of Toccopolo, Pontotoc
county.
The Senate concurred in the amendment
TO the resolution to go into an election of
of Imrn gration--.ha election
comes OH on Monday, 221 inst: also in the
to the bill fixing the nav of |
nighs watehman at the Capitol.
by Mr.. Morgan: The memorial of the |
Press Association. Mr.. Fewell moved to |
reier 10 the committee on Humane aud Be- |