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Taxation in the City of Paris.

The budget estimate for the city of
Paris for the year 1873 has been pre-
pared and distributed to the members
of the Municipal Council. The expend-
iture for the ensuing year is reckoned at
the enormous sum of 254, S37, 1872 francs.
or upward of $50, 900, 900. There is, how
ever, no lack of funds to meet it. The
receipts from tho octroi alone are esti-
mated at 121, 100000 francs. The gas
company pays $500, 900 francs, and the
omnibus company-"for the right of
circulation something over 1000, 900
francs. OF the total expenditure not far
from one-half is incurred to meet the
interest of the city debt and to pay off a
portion of the principal. Among the
appropriations asked for is $3.50 for
" tine arts" The amount of local taxa
ton for each inhabitant is averaged at
$25. OF national taxes every French
man, woman and child pays SIS yearly
on the average. Reckoning each family
at four persons, we find the average
Partisan citizen and head of household
paying $50 to the State and 800 to the
city, or S160 year in all.
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Failure Of the Russian Campaign in
Asia.

The Russian retreat to the Caucasus,
says the Chicago Times, is attributable
to three causes. The discovery that the
Ottoman forces in that quarter were
greatly in excess of their supposed num-
Der the fear that Persia would supply
an additional army, whose strength, COM
bined with that of the Turks in Asia
Minor, would overmatch the columns of
the Grand Duke, and the apprehension
that, with the aid of the Turkish feet at
Batoum, the Russians would be cut off
from their base of supplies. From
Persia, on the southeast, and Batoum, on
the northwest, Turkish road might be
cut which would leave the Russians at
the mercy of their enemies ON the plains
of ArClahan, convenient victims for the
guns of the relieved garrison of Kars
The retreat, therefore, was inspired by
Michael could not have held the noun
tain Businesses and the arid slopes east
of the Black sea with less than twice the
force under his command while still
another division would have been re-
quired to maintain the siege of Kars.
There have been no reports from
either Constantinople or st. Petersburg,
alleging that the Russian guns made any
impression of note upon the fortifca-
tons of the historic citadel. The only
method by which the invaders could
have hoped to obtain possession of its
walls was by the slow process of cutting
off supplies and letting starvation repeat
the dismal experiments of 1929. The
total abandonment of the Asiatic cam
paign will give the Turks an opportuni-
ty fully to repair whatever slight damage
has been done, to revictual the fortress,
and make ampler preparations for re-
turn of the enemy should the results of
the recent advance south OF the Danube
require the Russians to throw another
army below the Caucasus.
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TRAJAN'S WALL.
What IL ls, what 1t Was, and When Il,
Was Built.
(From the London Globe.l

y \
Was Built.
(From the London Globel
The events now Transporting in the
neighborhood of the Danube bring into
curious prominence the name of the En-
peror Traian, the buttresses of whose
bridge, we believe, still stand on oppo-
site banks of the Danube, and whose
famous wall seems to be the line along
which the tide of war is rapidly rolling.
The bridge thrown over the Danube by
this great monarch was, in some respects
ut least, the most remarkable OF all the
structures that successive belligerents
have erected for the passage of their
troops. 1t was not mere floating
bridge, but permanent structure. car
ried on piers $50 feet high and 60 feet
wide, and it comprised twenty arches,
extending altogether over span of 4. no
Roman feet. This giant structure, than
which ancient history records nothingQ Of
the kind equal to it, seems to have been
intended as fortress as well as bridge.
Standing 80 feet above the water, it is
supposed to have afforded the command
of the Danube navigation, garrison
posted OH it being, of course, able TO
damage or destroy vessels passing under,
while they would be above the reach of
retaliation. 1t was destroyed by Hadri-
an, and its precise locality has been the
subject of some dispute. Ruins, which
evidently might have formed the but
tresses Of bridge, occurring or the line
of an old Roman road, however, seem
to leave little room for doubt. Traian's
wall is another relic of this terribly en-
ergetic old Roman. 1t is, strictly speak
ing, a rampant of earth about 35 or ~
miles long, and extends from Rassova,
just at the bend in the Danube, to the
shores of the Black sea. Though only
an earthwork, it is formidable line Of
defense. 1t is 8 or 10 feet high, with
fosse in front of it, while the. western
portion is still further fortified by deep
lakes and the swampy valley of Kara-Su.
In addition to all this, another rampant
of similar character lies just in the rear
of it. This is known as the South wall,
the space between the two ramparts be-
ing from 1000 to 1900 feet.
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dsivsn through his hand, laeeraaps the

driven through his hand, lacerating the
member frightfully. " 81 nv
HIRAM BRALEY, the one-armed soldier,
who carries the mail between Saginaw
City and Shattuckville, had his horse,
buggy and harness stolen from his barn
the night of the Fourth of July.
A MAN named Edward Whaley, while
hunting with n comrade by the name OF
Starkweather, ON the Fourth, at Chip
pewa lake, was wounded in the ankle by
the accidental discharge of Starkweath-
er's gun.
THE State Board of Health has issued
very complete pamphlet on the restric-
ton and prevention of scarlet fever. 1t
has been sent to every township health
officer, and many copies of the pubhca-
ton have been circulated.
The house Of Mr.. Joel Golden, situ-
ated five miles east of Hastings, was
burned to the ground on July 4. Mr..
Golden and family were at the celebra-
ton ut Nashville, when the house was
burned. There is strong suspicion that
the house was set on fire; no insurance.
GRAEArE M. WILSON, Prosecuting At
tornsy of Bay county, suicided in his
room at the Campbell House in Bay
City few days since, by cutting his
throat from ear to ear with razor.
Temporary alteration of mind, caused by
sickness and over-work, is supposed to
have induced the fatal act.
AT Trenton, last week, the Michigan
Southern train ran into a swarm of June
bugs 80 dense that it looked like cloud.
The telegraph wires upon which they
rested three or four inches deep, looked
like fringed ropes, the roofs of the
houses were covered. The swarm seemed
to extend along the line for several miles.
A 7-YEAR-OLD son of Theodore Gros-
field, of Detroit, got up at midnight in
somnambulistic state, the other night,
and walking to the window stepped out
and fell from the second story to the
sidewalk. He was picked up unconscious,
not having recovered from his somnam-
bulism, even through the fall. He was
not seriously injured.
AN old farmer named Stoker, living in
the Hammersaw settlement, near East
Saginaw, who has for some time past
exhibited symptoms of insanity, at
tackled his wife with an AK, few days
since, fracturing her skull and knocking
her senseless. He then attempted sui
eide, cutting himself terribly with the
AK. Both will probably die.
A NEGRO discharged from the service
of one of the wealthiest families in De-
troit, in revenge, poisoned quantity
of ice cream which was intended
for guests in the evening. He told a
colored woman employed in the same
family, and whom he wished to marry,
what he had done, on the promise that
she would not betray him, and she had
the tact to send him away pleasantly,
and Immediately ran down cellar and
poured out the cream, not more than five
minutes before it would have been
served. She then informed her employ
er, but he took no steps to catch the
wretch until morning, when he could
not be found.
THE following is list of dates of fairs
in this State this year:
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President Hayes Challenged.

The President recently received the
following letter from Baltimore lunatic:
BALTIMORE, Nd, Thursday.
Mr. HAyEs-Honored sir: The fact OF my
being a staunch Democrat and the result of the
Presidential election going against all my feel
ings on the subject, see no other way Of get
ting satisfaction than by challenging you to
fight in twenty-four-foot ring, and may the
best man win; and, besides, have got a
twenty-four pound bull-pup that can lick any
dog in Washington, give or take half pound.
If any of the above arrangements fail to meet
your acceptance, I've got benefit at the Gen.
trail Theater on the 9TH Of April, and I'd just as
good American citizen. Well, anyhow 1 must
congratulate your Highness on the success you
have met with aud the long engagement You
have to play. Hoping you will make big hit,
remain yours. periodically,
ID N CorL,YER.
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In 1910 Napoleon was Emperor of
France, King of Italy, Protector of the
Rhine, with his brothers Kings of Spain.
Holland and Westphalia, and his brother
in-law King of Naples.
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IT is said that there are more Cinnamon
in California than can now find profitable
employment.
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gineer who essayed to run n train out
THE TURKO-RUSSIAN WAR.
THE abandonment of the line of the Jantra
by the Turks causes some surprise in European
military circles. The war correspondent of the
London Times says sit shows either utter
helplessness or else very deep-laid plan, that
they should have neglected the brilliant oppor-
tunities afforded them Of meeting the Russians
to advantage" The Russian Twelfth and
Thirteenth army corps have beon constituted
the army Of Rustchuk, and are destined for
the siege of that fortress, with the Czarowitch
as CommGnder-n-Chief.
SHIPS filed with stones have been sunk by
the Russians at the mouth of the Danube, to
prevent the Turkish iron-clads from forcing n
passage up the river An attempt was made
by the Russians tho other day to take Rust
chuk by storm, under cover OF heavy bonn
bardment, but, after two hours OF hard Tight
ing. the assaulting party was repulsed The
Turkish commanders Of Sistova, Tirnova and
Osman-Bazar, who were successfully surprised
bv the Russians, have been summoned TO Con-
stantinoplc, where they will be tried by court
martial and probably shot.
The reported abandonment Of the siege OF
Kars and the precipitate retreat Of the besieg-
ing forces from Asia turns out, % might have
been suspected, TO be q canard. The Russians
are still investing the place, and dropping
shells into il at the rate OF 1000 day. After
a desperate fight the Russians have succeeded
in relieving the besieged and half-starved gar
rison Of Bayazid.
THE reports from the seat Of war in Asa are
not OF much interest at present Melikor re-
mains not far from Kars, with $4,000 men,
strong in cavalry and artillery. Mukhtar IL NJ
Kars, his entire force, including the garrison,
numbering about 10000. The Russians still
hold Ardahan, which is about all that remains
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-08-10
Sudday School Picnic.

We had the pleasure OF attending q
Sunday school picnic on Wednesday,
held in the grove of Mr.. Nelson Poe,
of Liberty township. 1t was held by
the township organization, and eight
schools w,rs represented, es follows
Blanchard Union Chapel, Central
Chapel. Trinity, Zion, Liberty Chapel
and Bethel. The schools were all on
the ground by ten o'clock, and the
services commenced soon after. With
Joseph Critics as President, and Mr..
Barnhill as Marshal. After the open
iug services, speeches were made BY
Revs. Holden and Long fello v, which
were listened to attentively. An ad
tournament was then had till one
o'clock and the company disposed
about the grounds to enjoy their pic
mic dinners. The provision was abun
dant and was partaken of with zest.
At one o'clock, the assembly wa:
again called to order and the schools,
led by the band, marched in review
before the stand. After being seated
they were addressed by Mr.. Gray, of
Findlay and tie Rev. Hastings, o.
Tiffin. Mr.. Shaffer made the closiDs
speech, when the doxolosy was suns
and the company dispersed. All ap
peared to enjoy the occasion. which
as a Sabbath school and social re un
ion was a decided success We re
gret that our limited space prevent
giving a more extended report.
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Left Over or Condensed.

Owing to pressure of other matters
upon our columns this week, we have
had to pass over several letters from
correspondents, and itemise such news
as was furnished in others:
Our West independence correspond
ent informs us that on the morning OF
Saturday last, dogs got among Jacob
Crabill's sheep, near that place, and
badly injured a number of them.
Several were killed. The dogs were
chased to the residence of their owner
and killed. He also informs US thai
Mr.. Crabill is putting up a large and
handsome brick house-that the Muir
phyites are aetive-the band improv
ing, not only in playing but in finances
and will soon be ready for their uni
| forms.
A Blanchard township correspond
ent informs u, tina. Mr.. Haddox, O
that township had seven acres OF
wheat from which when threshed he
realized 227 bushels, or 3237 bushel.
per acre, and that the wheat in tha
township will run from 25 to 40 bush
els per acre.
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Cass Township Letter

ED. JEFF;-At our caucus meeting
held in March, to nominate candidates
for the various offices to be flied al
the April Election, we baf a good
turn out of the Republican voters, a
resolution was offered as follows.
Resolced, That we now nominate
our delegates to represent us in county
convention TO meet in Findlay next
fall. Carried. They are as follows
DELEGATES.
Jacob E. Beeoon, David Lerce, Jno.
Y. Callahan, E. W. Pepple, ]. G. Van
Eman, Orville Summers, Jacob Ste
ker, Jas. A.. Ficker's, H. Grubb, j. L
Mckee
Delegates will please take notice,
and be at the convention. .-Cass
township. Aug. End, 1877.
J. l.. MCKEE, See.
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out one or two horses but were discov-
cred and captured and now languish in
Jail.
A week ago last Friday, two fellows
from Lima enticed a cattle dealer off a
freight train, at Columbus Grove, and
while one seized and held him the other
fellow rifled his pockets to the extent of
$35 in cash. They fortunately missed
one pocket in which he had $500
Two thieves were arrested near Del
phos, recently, for stealing horse and
wagon from a gentleman in Dayton.
They were caught by Detective Hughes
of the latter city, who had been on their
track for some time.
The same fellow who has been buying
farms in this county, and suddenly
skipping outfit seems has been operating
elsewhere in the same manner, but un'
der different name. He made MI
Samuel Eversole, near Lafayette. believe
he was related to him and after buying
(s) one or two farms in that vicinity, de
parted leaving Mr. E short about $35.
Some fellow tried to get up strike il
Carey, the other day, but owing to tht
good sense and promptness of the mar
shal he was soon put in the cooler,
there to mediate on his folly.
The C S&CRy Co will soon construc
In new bridge over the Scioto river, a
Kenton. 1t is to be similar to the on
formerly used.
A little four year old boy was hooke'
by a COW, in Kenton, week ago las
Monday, but the horns only caught Il
the clothing, and thus probably the littl
, fellows life was saved.
: We notice that Rev VIM Jones, Nj l
will deliver the inaugural address at 10
!, meeting of the Teachers Institute O
' the 18th inst. at Van Vert.
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The Way OF II.

A lady IN aneighboringt town was sud
denly aroused from her sleep, the other
night, by noise like som. thing creep
ing along the floor would cause. .'urn.
ing over in bed she gave a VIC ent
movement of one foot in the direction
where her natural protector was sup
posed TO be. Bat alas, the exertion
was an unne ;essary expenditure OF
force, for John had disappeared from
his accustomed place of repOse and
where he was suffered, by his better
half, TO drink deep draughts of Nor
pheus' dewy restorative. balmy SLEEP
on the condition, only, Of = ,od ba
havior. After making this discnv. ".
she gla- csd uneasi'y into = nid ne
of the room. a-ii was jas r-s3y :, Il !
the air with cries of police. fire. 'uur
der, etc, when she perez ive.' Ihr c Use
of her ire rp:dation in the act IF I, cling
under tie wash stand, for what with .
glance OF her argus eyes, she made out
to be flask. In bland voice. but
with malicious look, she said.
John, good gracious. what is the
matter"
At which unexpected summons, John,
though actually quaking with terror,
(for he knew what would follow
answered in sepulchral and dreamy
tone of voice.
Darling, | am subject to somnam
bulism, and Just now | was thinking
that l was in the act of gathering
daisies from the crested hills in yonder
fairy land, and was entwining them
irto garlands and wreaths to bedeck
my angel wife and home"
'I'll angel your not angelicaIly ex
claimed his wife. .'Giye me that bot
tie, you skulking vagabond, was shot
out from the lips of his better half,
with voice full of emphasis. as she
bounced out upon the floor. Then
subdued cries of ''forbear, forbear, :"
rent the air. Thudding sounds broke
upon the stiffness of the night, COM
mingled with the eIclamations You'll
get out of bed in the still hour of
night, will you!-thwack-and creep
round the house hunting daisies" in
the dark. Embellish your angel wife, ,
will youl-thwack). Oh. I'll embell-
ish you, will. I'll bedeck your brows
with floral ornaments, and garland
your daisies into wreaths of triumph" :"
And she hoped around more lively
as she grew more animated; and that
poor unfortunate somnambulist was
obliged to remain away rom the store
whole week, have his head batned in
warm water, two or three times day,
so as 10 remove the marks of bruises
and even after he was able to go down
town, he had TO explain very often how
he slipped on the sidewalk, On an
orange peel, and had a severe fall, and
could hardly raise his hand to his head
yet. In fact, he told It SO often that
he began to believe himself ''there was
something in it."
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Jail Delivery.


Our citizens were startled last Fri
day. by the intelligence that Sullivan
and Chain, two prisoners confined at
the county jail, had escaped, and most
singularly in broad day light. On in
vestigation the rumor proved to be
only too true, and the facts are as fol-
lows: Sheriff Tritch had given the
prisoners their dinner, and upon com.
ing out of the hall which leads from
the cells, he absentmindedly laid the
door key on the window sill, and was
gone for few minutes. Not noticing
any thing singular on his return, he
went away to attend to other matters.
However, the restrained inmates were
wide awake, and seizing the favorable
opportunity, presented to escape,
quickly fastened a nail to the end of a
broom stick and reaching through the
bars soon gained possession of the-kev.
About two o'clock, when every thing
seemed quiet, they stealthily let them
selves out and made their escape.
Chain was seen to go in a Northerly
direction along the park till he came to
Cory street, and then probably hid In
some alley till night. Sullivan, how
ever, took a westerly route, and wa
observed by the Marshal ard several
other parties who started in hot pur
suit; but after chasing the prisoner
into corn field he finally eluded hi:
pursuers and has not been heard from
since The officers in all the adjacent
towns are on the look out for him. and
it is hoped he will soon be discovered
and re arrested.
Chain was caught the same night il
North Findlay and returned to jail
His brother had nearly worked on
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Charged with Attempted Rape.

On Monday last Squire Beardsley
issued a warrant for the arrest of Mr..
John Bookmiller. on a charge OF at
tempted rape, on information made
by Mrs. Powell, wife of Emanuel
Powell. The parties reside near Mt.
Cory, and the offense was alleged to
have been committed on the morning
of Saturday the % ult, between seven
and eight o'clock, as Mrs. p. was pass
ing the farm of the latter on her way
to her pSther's. The defendent was
arrested and appeared before the
Justice with counsel and the hearing
was fixed for Thursday next. The de-
fendent denies the charge and AYERS it
an attempt to blackmail. The ''true
inwardness" will no doubt appear on
the trial
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A farmer named Louis Shiffier was
killed at pic mic at Rocky Fork, neal
Columbus, on the 28th nit, during 6
fight with three of bis neighbors
They were arrested and have been
bound over on a charge of murder in
the first degree.
Seven men who were working on q
platform supported by ropes over 9
furnace they were lining. in the Lucy
Furnace Company's works, at Pitts
burg, on the Sd, were precipitated in
to the furnace by a rope burning off
Two of them perished and the rest
were fatally burned.
Ben Debar, a prominent theatrical
manager, of st. Louis, was prostratec
by a stroke of paralysis at New York,
several weeks since, and is scarcely ex
pected to recover. He is said to bt
the oldest actor In America.
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DIR. Townsend's Oxy-
genated Air will pu-
rify the blood IN one
third the time that
any other known re-
medy can Whye be-
cause to inhale Oxy-
genated Air il goes di
rect to the Lungs and
passes through the
TISSUES and come 5 in
direct contact with
the blood as it Is for
ced into theLungs by
the action of the
heart All the blooQ
in our veins returns
to the heart every
four minutes IL the
blood is good, and is
forced from the heart
to the lungs and the
more oxygen you In
hale into the lungs
the more you purify
the blood. When Ok
ygen comes in con
tact with the impuri
ties in the blood. IL
carbonizes andburns
ca lsipg the blood To
be heated so that It
warns every part OF
the bodyas II g es on
its revolutions thro'
the S stem. II youl
blood Is pure you can
not b. sick. We drive
Mercury and other
Impurities out of the
blood. We guarantee
TO purify the blood in
one third the time of
any other known
remedy.
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bis fine for him, and on Monday be
was set at liberty. Considerable blame
Is attached TO Sheriff Tritch for being
SO careless, and it is hoped that in the
future he will keep his eyes open.
Two other prisoners have escaped
with la the last six months, which is
not very good record for public of
ficer
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ToraIBnsiuess Hofirss
Northwestern Ohio
NORMAL SCHOOL.
ADA. HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO.

The fall term of this popular institution
opens August 18th, and continues Ii
weeks. The school is not endowed, hence
the teachers are compelled to labor for
their pay. The common branches and
training class for teachers, are made spe-
cialties. In short, the aim is to make
students self-rel,ant, practical men and
women
TUITION-Common Branches, $500;
High Branches, $1,000.
Board from 50 90 to S3.00per week, in
Guiding room rent, fuel, &c.
For particulars send for catalogue
IL IL. s. LEHR, Principal.