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PUBLIC NOTICE

i hereby given that, by virtue Of A decree Of the
County Court Of Alexander County in the stare
Of Illinois, rendered OF the November term,
4. ID, lsI1. |, August Watermeier, 4dminjstra-
tor Of the Estate Of Frederick Watermccr, dc
ceased, w.t. eel Of public ven :ue on lh. 9ith
day " DeCember A. ID. 1877. ~ the vest door
Of thS. ourt llon5eln the city NJ Cairo IN SAID
County, and Siatc, O., . O'Clock p %, 0l said
day.
Subject to the widow dover Interest therein
for the payments Of the debta 81 said Estate OF
frederick Watermelon, deceased, The following
described property, to-vit
The south =, OF northwest Quari.r Of north.
west, quarter in section thirty-siS 81, town
ship, fifteen % south range two r., wet d
ne jrd principal meridian situate in said county
Of Alexander and tate of illinois
Terms OF Sale-Cash in hand upon approval
of sale and delivery Of deed
AUGUST WATERMEltE
Administrator of the Estate OF Fred Water
meier, deceaEed
Dated Cairo, Ms, E,y, -lst. r..
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CHANcERY NOTICE.

Stat c.Iilinois, county 6f Alerznd-!.
C.rcui, court Of Alexander COUNTY .January l,rm,
i. -. ISIS.
Henri Whtcamp Va. william EichhoG, Henry
| tichholl, haili LlehAoG, CEarlss Lichhoa amt
GratI' EiehhoG, bill % -eiorm AM 'orecIOAr nor
| gage N chanrery.
Affidavit Of the u0n-rs1dencs O. Henry
l'rhh'h and harhi Eichhoh, iw0 OF tue
defendants above nan ed, having been fed in tie
Office Of The clerk Of said circuit court OF Alexander
county, notice j. hereby G.vsn 10 said nOu-Iesidsnt
t-endtn-, that the complainant fled his iii Ol
complaint IN said c0u, the cAancery ;de thereof
on he 1lst tly Of November 4. -. ls,,, and lh-t
I Summon. tHrreuyoH issued O4t OF T1ji COU.
hga!n.' sal! defendant, TeiufuGbe on The first
Monday Of JaHlaIy, A, u. !'.s "a is by law re-
QusEcl. Now, Therefore, un,-'' you, The said Hem
~ i..chhCti and hathl chAOh shgll personally a.
AMI appear before the i4 crrnit count of Ait san.
der county On the hrst day OitAs next term there
81, 20 be- h0!dta NJ the court house IN N, City u
,'irO,n said cganty, On he first Moneay olJanu-
~ y. u. !",e, and plead, answer or demur 10 the
add cnmpln-nr. bill. =; complaint, the AM, and
III. matters md thing therein charged and stated,
vii he taken IS COME ed, and decree entered
s2An't you according 10 the payer Of said bill.
JONI A. REEVE, G!,T-
Gro. f!sHEE, Complainant Solicitor,
NOV. 2lrt, a. ID. ls.1.
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PURELY VEGETABLE

containing those southern roots and herbs which
NJ al wise providence has placed in countries
wLsTe Liver Diseases prevail. u viii cure all
0IEeas.o cansed by arrangement o. the Ever
and bowels.
lheynp.oms OF Liver Complaint are BIT
ter or bad taste Ia the mouth; rain IN the bach
Sides or joints, often mistaken for Thcllma.
tismi sour siOmach, loss OF appetite, bowels
alternately cOsive and la, headache, loss o.
memory, wilma painlal sensation q! having
failed 10 do eOmrthing which ought 10 have
been lone, debility, low spirits, th..k yel
low. Appearance OF the skin and eyes, dry
cough often mistaken for consumption.
sometimes many OF these symptoms attend
the disease, a. others very lew bit the liver, the
largest organ iu the body, - generally the seat
Of diseases and II NOT regulated ia time, great
sufesng, Nr,trhriGe1, amt biAIH will III.
tuo.
! can recommend 81 An sr1caC0us remedy for
dlseasrs Of the Liver Heartburn .ud Nv pepaIA.
Simm0n' iyer Rrycstar. LEVI, NrsTuRR,
lllG Master -lreet, Assistant Pu.I!as-tsr, fhil-
eds!pha
I'VE have tested IL virtues, personally, and
now that for Dl spepsit, BIlioushess and
lhrohblng Headache i Is the best mediciue the
world ever saw, We haze tried forty other
remrdies b,!ufr mM0u-' Liver Regulator,
but none Of them ga,. ~ more than temporary
relief; but the Regulator nOt only relieved
Int cured Us. '-ID. IELsGEArH AND hL--lS.
GER, Macon. Ga.
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Ghe 8nlletin.
THE INCOME TAX IN GER MANY
How it 10 Assesasd-NoI What Man
ReeeiV -, bat what he Pays Out
Hut Little baucp for Frauds

How it 10 Assesssd-NOI What n Man
Reeeiv ~, bat what he Pays Out
nHt Little nance for FRAUDS
They have an income tex II Germany
not Levied by the empire, but By the sepa.
rate states, and In many instances II Is a.
.esssd Oh .systein exceedingly detailed
and minute, not TO say doctrinaire. The
intention il that every class Of income shall
pay according to It's character, and that no
| class shall escape the cosnihance OF the
reyenue officers. In some places, Ia Sax.
ory Tor instance. whey 1t il question OF
~ seslng the income Of foreigner or any
other person as 10 Whose resouce. it IL 3
matterot difficulty for the officials 10 Oh
tain accurate Information, they estimate
his income by his ouigO, aud ~ they cannot
Tax What he gets they tax what he spends.
II 4 man lives III two-p pair back, blacks his
own shdes, aud live. ON 4 diet Of fO.gen-
bfOd. wuTst and einlscheS biOd, he stands
chance 9i escaping notice altogether
getting on for timing contribution; but
lonahle quarter, Keeps itsn OF servants,
and enlvrlalus coRpaBy, II IL assumed,
whatever lie may say 10 the contrary, that
lie !. possessed Of considerable property.
and lie j. mulcted accordingly. The pre-.
cantioHs tsAenby The German government
70 de'scI lhe doGges Of fraudulent tax.
payers are not connnei 10 The WING, they
s-stend beyond the grave. lfamAn, who
during his lifetime has professsd TO have 6
a. T'yild tbor, leaves behind him large
Il certain remed ,Issarles OF the state call
. Debility eft and stop their lsgsciss
Il t,na al srrtarsgss have been
; ,'',, irops5ly some heavy fines
2 ,ie Of this sort has Just oc.
s ~ " diuttgsrt. The fortune left by
- NJ Tie welbknown publisher
y -; sn."ho reesGtiy died IN that city,
~ !. be out OF proportion 10 The
swount he Na- IN the habit Of returning
Tor assessment 10 the inc0me-iaY, and oil
the property Dequsathed by him 10 his
family has been scizsd by the officer. OF
TIE revenue pending satisfaction OF the
claims Of the crown. His houae la. been
temporarily confiscstsd. his balance a. hi.
bankers attached, and even an embargo
laid on the original manuscript OF the Ro.
man Meines Lecens, Whether Hscilsn-
der really did leiraud the government re-
mains yetto - proYeE-!t is on suspicion
that the Gsp have bsen taken, and we are
not surpriss 10 learn tlst, The authors
family have ppeslsd 10 the king OF wur, /
embur. TOT NJ a stop 10 these apparently !
arbitrary an i, as the. probably think, I'm.
Necessary p Proceedings.
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lie hereby given 10 Joshua e. hall ~ admins.
traitor de bOnls non Of the estate of Hosea Clark
deceased, anu Edwin Brainard the tendency
in the CIRCUIT Court Of Alexander county, Hi
nois, OF bill in chaucery to i0reClose a mort.
gage, wherein you, together with Chauncey n.
ShiDhan, Louisa y. shipman, Jos PHI ".
Drexel and Charles Edward Tracy. "a Receiy-
ers or the Cairo and Nncennes railroad, and the
CAIRO hnd Vino .nnes railroad company are de-
ieudanE, and Charles &. Ilolten ss Receiver OF
q ne Mutual Lie InSurRnce Company OF
tnicagoi ito complainant and that the summons
IN said cause is returnabe on The frat dsy OF the
the January term, 4. ID. 1855, OF said Court 10
he holden u. the Court House, in the city of
AFRO, IA said county on the first Monday OF
SAID month. Dated Nov. nth, 80.
JOHN \, REEVE. Clerk OF said Court
SAMyrl p WmrLfR, Solicitor of t,omnlsint
Hlw i
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LEGAL NOTICE

l. hereby given 10 Anton Stiagala of the
pendency, in the circuit court Of Alex.
ander county, state OF Illinois, OF O bill in
chancery 10 cntoce vendors lien, wherein
he !. defendant and samuel Staais Taylor
aud Edwin Parsons, trustees Of the Cairo
CITY Property, are compliments; and that
the summon, in aid case Il returnable ON
tho first day Of the next term OF said
court 10 be holden at the court house in
the city OF Cairo, in said county, on the
first Monday OF January, A. p. 1878.
JOHN A. REEVE,
CLERK Of said Court.
GREEN a GILBERT, Solicitors.
Cairo, NOV. !, 1877
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Honey

To the taste but death to GTipes and Stomach com
plants. Pitchers Castoriai sa complete sub
,ntu'e or Castor Oil and is as pleasant to take as
Honey. l.h particularly adapted 10 Teetning and
irritable Children. II destroys worms, assimilatcs
the food, regulates the Stomach, and kures Wind
Collie. No remedy is as ettcacious, for Feverish-
ness, Group, Worms and Whooping Cough. Cas-
toria is purely vegetable preparation, more Ell
sechve than Castor Oil, and neither gas nor
gripes.
a., CoLrMBIA, Conn. May 3, l..j.
MeSsrs. j. b. RYsR&C., ":
nave iamilyof eight children, and have used
your Csstsra. Ihaye never found anything equal
TO I. Ny ohilkren have been saved from severe
sickness by tho use of Castoria. | recommend j,
W preference TO any other medicine ! know.
teal pleasure to give this certifcat on account
OF the benefits haue derived by the use OF your
admirable preparation.
Very Truly Yours,
NORMAN J.. LITTLE,
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TO Oonsumptives.

consumption, that sconrge OF humanity, il
the great dread OF the human family, 10 ali civil
Zei countries. w
ieei confident that ! am in possession of the
Only sure, iniallible r-medy-now known 10
ne profession Tor the speedy, positive cure al
hat dread disease, and lis unwelceme concop.
ian.', w: Cstarrh, Asthma, bronchitis, Nrr-
t nons Debility, ETC., etc. ain old iogy. be-
lieyr IN medicine. Twenty-eight years eyne-
rlenrs as busy practitioner in the best con-
sumption hospitals In the old and new world.
hts TAUGHT Inc the vaue OF proper Inedica tion
Dom local aud constitutional in the curn of thIs
great enemy OF our race. 1 have found IL. R,t
am dlgre:sbin8. started sut TO say 10 thoss
suffering with consumption or any of The ahove
ilalsdies, that by addressing me, giving symps
lohs' they shall be put in possession jotlis
great boon. without charge, and shall have tbs
benefit OF my experience in thousands of case
.hucce,sinIly treated. Full particulars, dIrsc-
lions ior preparation and use and advice ana
INSTRUCTIONS Tor succsasful treatment Al yonr
own nome WI be received by you by return
mall, free u charge, by addressing
DIR. JOHN 3. BURNETT,
S'ilv lG7 Jefferson street Louisvili
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CENTAUR
LINIMEN'TS,
They Relieve Pain.
They subdue swellings.
They cure burns withouta scar.

The The White Centaur Liniment s now
the STANDARD remedy for Rheumatism, Neuralgia
Sciatica, Lumbago, Frost Bites, Caked preaSts,
Itch, Cutaneous Erup,ions, etc. tn csc Linimeuts
nave stood the tests Of time. They have per form
ed more wonderful cures OF obstinate bed ridden
cripples and have alleviaed more pains IN shorter
| space OF time than have all other Liniments,
Elnbrocatons, Extracts, Ointments, and salves
in existence. Their sale is increasing regularly
and rapidly. Their best endorSers are physicians
surgeons and veterinaries. There is literally no
case OF flesh, bone or muscle ailment upon man or
beast which the Centasr Linments win not alleyi-
ate and generally cure. Eu, il must be understood
that there are two kinds of Liniment: the White
Is for family use and the Yellow Tor horses ami
animals. For horses and mules liable u spawn,
Ring bone, sweeney, Calls, Strains, Sung-ha.t
Poll-eyl, etc., the Yellow Centaur Lini-
msnts WORTH It, weight in gold. We have
'housa OF certificates relating how Thousands OF
valuable horses have been speedily restored hy a
dollar bottle OF this all healing remedy. The same
IS constantly told OF the enscts on the human
tame: Persons hobbIing on clutches lor yenr.
IRON SHt joints, Tumors and Old Sores, have By
ihense oithe White Gem aur Llniment, been
restoredt to the use OF all their limbs The effects
are next TO inarvels. We Will give the Lniment
10 any person who overheard OF FAILURE. Such
case has never been reported to US. Those LINZ
globe.
J. b. ROSE & CO.. 10 Dey street. New York.
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THE CHEAPEST. AND BEST FAMILY MED
ICISE IN THE WORLD.
For DYSPEPSIA, CONSTIPATION. Jaudicc
iliOus attacks, SICK HEADACHE, Collie, De
r;sslou OF Spirits, SOUR STOMACH, Heart
Bu n, ETC, etc.
This unriyallei Southern Remedy Is war
rAnted not 10 contain Il PARTICLE oil Mercury,
or any irmri0us substance, but is
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CAIRO, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, DECEM
Ask the IecoYere

ASK the TecoYere
dyspeplirs, bilious
sufferer, victims OF
fever and ague, the
mecurial dIseased pa.
fient, how they recov
cred health cheerful
(spirits, and good ap-
| petit they will tel
you by taking Sim
mons LIVER Pegu-
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Dr.PIorce' S favorite Preservation.

The term, however, 10 but feeble sxpsesssoa
OF my nigh appreciation OF IL valAs. ba6eA RDsp
my own personal observation. q . eissS 6
suit. il The tsv H :psss a.ss:s. Il Es,:
sepsr1s organism Of woman, aasied u - .
the climax or erewnlng Ten 81 ~
medieal career: On ID Isflts, >es 8 -
Of diseases, and one that will, Il q tnes' -
under all Circumstances, 1T kin6iy "a 81 -.
mony with the laws which govern tAA lsnAIs
system, an willing 70 stake ~ fspslaHsS 6
that il win moi dissppoint 10 nsss :ssss,ss
iss NJ y lie siassss is s" vsiss ~ 49, =
"a SGi k 2 saa zen \ \ 'S sIAf -
sxpsfi:need y tSs tims Two iSis1s 81 a. u.
tent, Of tho bottle are used. WIN q rSsurS e
the bottle, two-thirds Of the nsdietns havfs0
being one for which / recommend Il psHnSlS
refund the money paid {or 4. Had - ~
most psrfect confidence n il virtues, scU1 n
oaer y as 90 under these eondiioas: .bW ~.
sahds Of cases. ! feel wa1rs1SSI ~
perfectly safe In riskin9 HCVk ~
rspItasion and my aensy On II
Tho following are among dose diseases n
w wsss e. sSr. .: !: = ,ss g.
tainty never before attained 81 asy 1adlaiSs:
e1sSSI,rh g. Excsssivs Ii9wipE ,ra.ea
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RS1Sys.sion. Bearing Down 5spsssiqaA t1RE.
Rondeney. Thrsaleasd NliceirisgS, 6Fls
Gongestion, Inflammation and ulecahea - -
male Weakness, and very nAiy c(iss 1SHGnlS
diseases incident 70 woman not neat3sne4hegA
Ia al Affections Of this nature ny 1aYsgt6o
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GENERAL DEBILITY.

VITAL WEAKNESS OR DEPRESSION a
weak exhausted feeling, no energy or courage;
cREIloNS OR EACEsSFs, or some drain ON
NE sys'en., "a always cured by Humphr Va
Homeopathic Specific No. IS. Ii tones up md
nVigorates the system. imparts strength and
saerg. -stops the drain and Teiuyenstss The
ect success by thousands Sold by dea iers
Price s. per single vial, or 81 per package o
i've walls and s. val Of powder Sent BY mai
a receipt OF price. Address HUMPHREY
iiOMEOPATHlC MEDICINE COMPANY, l09
Fulton street.S. y.
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no. 276
Daniel F. Beatty's
PIANOS and ORGANS.
BEATTY PIANOS s Grand i!s ssg.s.

and BEATrY'S CELEBRATED CoIDEy
ioNeUE PARLOR ORGANS are the sweeiest
toned and most perfect instruments ever before
manufactured in this OF any other country. The
me world is challenged 10 equal them. Best
discounts and terms ever before given. Rorl
bottom panic prices now ready 10 iohhe,s
Stenta and the trade in general. Al, siIer
Ihesc celebrated Instruments teither piano n,
oaIrsan) boxed and shipped anywhere, ON i've 10
gr.'sh, days test trial. Money refunded and
unsatisfactory. Fully warranted for six vear,
~ strictly nrst-class. Extraordinary liberal
ni,lscounls given 10 Churches, Sci coils. I,odges
haiis. Ministers, Teachers, etc, in order 10
a naSe men introduced At once whers have no
rated ADVERllhER Catalogue edition. win
ilst Of testimonials, now ready. sent free. Fs-
taDlI'hed in 1882 Address.
decl-dly Wsshina,on "
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DEE Any Person who will make
NEGian and forward me list of the
names Of reliable persons Of their acquaintance
who wish to procure al instrument, either Pi-
ano Or Organ. will use my best endeavors to
sell them one, and for every piano succeed In
selling to their list within one year, will credit
them with $40, aud for every organ 81, TO be ap.
plisd on payment OF either piano or organ !;
and when II amounts to sum sufficient 10 nav
for any instrument, selected at the LOWEST
WHOLESALE PRICE, will Immediately ship
the instrument, free, or after any amount Is
] will then ship them the Instrument, They
need not be known In the matter, and will be
doing their friends . real service, % I shall
make SpEC1AL OFFERS to them, selling q
SUPERIOR INSTRUMENT for from ONE.
HALF TO TWo,THlRDS what il ordinarily
asked by agents.. Please send me lis, At once,
snd amer you have made inquiry, you can add
Oft. Address,
DANIEL F. BEATTY, Washington, ". J.
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fk6h0 80 fine mixed l0c. 80 extra mixed Csc.
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In the remarkable addition to the Tweed
literature made by the letter from Mr.. Caro-
Ian O'Brien Bryant, which we print to-day,
the public has a pleasing opportunity to
study from new point of view the history
of that famous confession in which moth
ing was confessed. Readers who have
followed this subject either with the
lively interest Of politicians, the amused
indifference of philosophers, or the titillated
fancy of lovers Of piquant gossip have
scarcely forgotten how at a certain period Of
the correspondence the several parties
seemed to agree in the application of con-
temptuous and other impolite epithets to
the author of the letter given to-day, and
how this author retortel by promise to
"trip up the whole puzzle" of the confess
sion. He has gone far to full redemp-
ton of that promise. BY this story
it appears that Tweed came home to
his prison from his rambles in
Spain disheartened, depressed and almost
contrite that while this mood was upon
him. and while he was under the influence
of his legitimate family, the measure was
conceived and initiated OF opening such
relations with the judicial authorities
rs would guarantee him future immunity
from any legal consequences of his past
acts. The conditions were very simple. He
was to go free but he was pre-
viously to confess and--make restitu-
ton Not much weight was placed by the
authorities upon what he might confess; but
they counted a great deal on the public
money he might restore. At first Tweed
understood distinctly enough the relative
importance Of these two parts of what he
was to do. But before any practical steps
had been taken confusion arose in his mind
on this score. II the average lawyer sees a
rogue about to surrender to justice some
ill-gotten goods he would belle all
the opinions men entertain OF his
craft If he did not do his utmost to prevent
contrition from thus doing cruel injury to
the finances of the lawyer. Moreover, if a
woman who has shared in the rogue's plumber
hears of restitution and considers that it
will involve her wealth, she must have
parted with all the malign ingenuity Of her
kind if her charms are not once
more utilized to defeat justice. Between
a woman and a lawyer, therefore,
if we may accept the chronicle, confusion
arose in the mind OF the pitiable old plum
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natural allies, no one can help seeing what
an immense opening there is right here at
our doors for the sale of our surplus prod
ucts.
No one can fail to see, either how great q
service the Secretary of State can render to
every productive interest in the country If
he will redeem his promise to make new
commercial conventions with these countries
We can do without Europe we need not seek
to sell yard of cloth or a pound OF any
manufactured article in Europe, if only we
can command, as we ought, the great and
growing commerce Of North and South
America. Why should We continue to buy
nearly one hundred millions worth of Cuban
products and sell to that island, under
ridiculous, oppressive and Anticipated COM
mercial treaty, less than fourteen millions
worth of our products? 1t is unreasonable.
Rather than continue SO unequal traffic
we had far better pass an act discriminating
against slave grown sugar, and encourage
the sugar growers of our own country and
Of our neighbors in Mexico, who would
gladly in such a case give us commercial
advantages. Why should we continue to
sell to Brazil only seven millions Of her
eiehty-three millions of imports? We
ought to be able to quadruple our sales to
her with ease.
Secretary Evarts shows that he too has
been struck with these lost opportunities.
The promise that he means to help, so far
as the treaty making power can, to regain
them, is promise full of hope of renewed
prosperity to the whole country. We must
sell our Surplus before good times can be
brought back Every merchant and manu-
facturer knows that even SO small q surplus
as ten per cent beyond the power Of the
country to consume is enough to crush
every industry.
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Va, the principal point at which disturb
ances have taken place. That larger num-
Der of the misguided men has not been shot
down is owing entirely to the prudence and
torbearance of the militia. Yesterday after
noon the rioters had entire possession of
Martinsburg, and no freight trains, east or
west, were permitted to pass through. The
new fremen were driven from the engines
and their lives threatened if they attempted
to take their trains out The couplings Of
the cars were cut and broken, and when the
soldiers took possession Of one of the trains
they were fred upon by the mob. The
order to return the fire was promptly obeyed,
with the result above stated. The rioters
seem to have gained confidence from the
small number of soldiers-only seventy.
fve-that were opposed to them. More than
thousand strong, and armed with every
description of weapon. they calculated that
they could easily overpower the military.
Last night the rioters were practically the
masters of the situation and had everything
their own way. Reinforcements from Wheel
ing are however, on the road to Martins
burg and it is to be hoped the rioters will
have the wisdom to give up the contest to-day
and prevent further bloodshed. They have
of course the right to refuse to work for the
wages offered by the company, but in taking
the law into their own hands they have COM
mitted a great and grave crime for which
they will undoubtedly be severely punished.
The officers of the company appear to think
that it will be necessary for the Governor Of
West Virginia to call upon the President fol
the regular troops, as it is feared some Of
the militia sympathize with the rioters and
will not fire on them. We have more faith
in the militia of the State, and believe such
extreme measures will not be necessary.