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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
.rhe Capitation Tax.


The amendment TO- the Constitution re-
curing voters to paya capitation tax for the
preceding year as a prerequisite to voting
In any yearis likely tep rod,ice results never
contemplated BY its orlginators. Here lsa
question, for instance:
Editors Dispatch: Can a man who has
not paid his taxes prior to has election quar-
sfr and GIL the Office for which he was 2 can
d,datep or would he be debarred from hold.
ing it By reason Of not being aualned
voterS ..
This question is based, we learn, upon
fact.
The Constitution provides that nil per-
sons entitled to vote shall i'c "ettgt6le to
any Office within the gift OF the people,"
&c. That is equivalent to saying that no
person can be elected an officer who is not
q voter. And therefore our correspond
cnt's questions must be answered accord
ingly. GA man who has not paid his taxes
prior to his election" cannot equality and
I'll the office for which he was candidate"
II the language OF the Constitution were
that "all persons entitled to vote shall be
capable Of holding Office" the person in
question might now make himself voter,
and thus qualify himself to take the office
he seeks. But as the language is, All
persons entitled to vote shall be eligible" to
office, it follows that he could not be elect
ed: and not having been elected, he cannot
take the Office. ;, .... ...,
But this amendment goes into the jury
box. Section Of Article III. OF the Con-
stitution reads rs follows:
"All persons entitled to cote and hold
office, and none others, shall be eligible to
sit rs jurors"
How many lawful iuries have been i'm
pannclled in Virginia since the amendments
went into effect!
Another effect of the amendment we arc
considering will be demand for candidates
for Office who can pay the taxes of the
voters. There will be little or no dimin,l-
ton in the number OF votes cast ut import
ant elections, or at any election attended
with much excitement whether important
or not, but there will be q decided increase
in the outlay demanded at the hands OF the
various aspirants. They must pay for their
votes. At such elections as those held in
some cities and towns last Thursday the
vote will almost certainly be small. The
intelligent voter" is not going to waste
his money paying his own taxes, since he
knows that next November, when Il. Gov
ernor and legislators are to be elected, there
will be somebody else ready to pay them fol
him. But when Presidents to be elected,
or congressman, or Governor, or when
there is much excitement attendant upon
even municipal election, almost full vote
will be out.
Gentlemen intending to run for office
would do well to take notice.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
First FLOOR.

You will find
BLACK ALPACAS at 22, %, 80. So, 40. As, 80,
co. rs. Soc, and ! per yard;
Look a. our ALPACAS ut SOC. never sold less than
45c.:
4 full line of PLAIN. STRIPED. and COLORED
SILKS:
STRIPED SILKS ut 75c. worth 81:
COLORED SILKS at 81 worth 5l.25;
We call special attention to our BLACK SILK at
81. never sold for less than $50:
BLACK SILK 1T Gjc. worth 81;
BLACK SILK at 90c. worth Sl.2J;
BLACK SILK at $50 worth 1925:
4 complctc assortment Of BOiiBAZGNES, TAMISE.
CACHEMIRE, and HENRIETTA CLOTHS:
Don't fail to look III our HENRIETTA CLOTH at
SOC. and our CAcIIE2lIRES at 75c.;
4 full line of PIQUES from 10 TO Gee. per yard;
Another lot of those LINEN LAWNS 1T lG:c.:
PLAIN LINEN SUITINGS from 25 to i0c., and
TRIMMINGS 10 match:
100 pieces NEW pERCALES from to l2'.c.:
100 pieces beautiful LAWNS at 1910:
5000 yards OF SOLID PEECALE 1t 10c. per
yard. real value 25c. per yard;
4 full line of DRESS GOODS from 10 10 soc. per
yard;
More of those handson. DRESS GOODS ut lGa,
and zoe:
1000 COHSETS from SOC 10 - per pair:
Look at our EMBROIDERED CORSET ut 81:
The largest stock OF C.tSsIMEHES for gentlemen 5
and boys wear ever offered in HE city, from 2jc.
TO 81 per yard:
We call special attention TO % and IJc. CASH.
MERES:
! 900 UNDERSIIRTS for ladies and gentlemen,
suitable for the season. from 25c. to ! each;
Look ut % and soc. SHIRTS:
Our HOSIERY and GLOVE DEPARTMENT /;
complete:
Look at 75c KID GLOVES. worth 81;
1000 yards CAMBRIA EDGE from &c. to Il per
yard;
Don't buy your CAMBRIA EDGE before you look
at SYCLE BROTHERS.;
We have lust opcncd 5000 FANS from Sc. to 81
each;
We have on the first floor thousands Of other bar
gains too numerous 10 mention for want of
space.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

ORDINATIONS AT THE, CATHEDRAL--Bishop
Gibbons, OF the Roman Catholic Diocese OF
Richmond, Va, acting Archbishop Of Bal
timore, yesterday morning, in the Cathe-
dral, conferred degrees in Holy Orders on
about forty students who have been study
ing for the priesthood at the Seminary Of.
Suipice. Among those ordained deacons
was John Lynch, Of Richmond. -Baltin,ore
American, 26th.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

TUE cApITATIos TAx.-Th he amount OF the
capjtatiea tax, which 1t is necessary to pay
before q person can vote, Is one. dollar at
present, and cannot be more, the Constitu-
ton providing that the State capitation tax
shall not exceed one dollar. IT does not
require that any other than this tax shall
be paid as . prerequisite to voting.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

A DISPATCH FROM THE fARlsi JUDGE
Neao Orleans, May 25.-The following was
received to-day:
CLINTON, La, May a.
To r.. r. Nichols, Governor: r. ;. .
Your telegram Of this Gate in regard to
the murder Of Laws just received. Laws
was killed on Saturday, May 10, in the town
OF Jackson, at 8 O'Clock, by one man-not a
band OF men. Our coroner has made full
Supposed assassin now in
Jail. It is believed a family feud, growing
out OF divorce suit now pending between
Laws and his wife, caused his death.
[Signedl 0. McVEA,
Judge Fifth District. :
D. j. Tedge, Parish Attorney.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

The New ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY
NeD Orleans, May 25.-In this city to-day q
vote was taken for and against Il tax of five
mills on the dollar for the benefit OF or to
ensure the completion OF the New Orleans
Pacific railroad to Marshall, Texas. Re
turns have been received from oil but four
wards, and the Indications are that the tax
ls deiea.ed by FIVE thpEasend q u. .iI,s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

We are assured by one who knows that
neither Senator WitherS nor Johnston en-
dorsed Mr.. Forbes for postmaster OF Rich
mond. Further, that Messrs. Hughes and
Wickham endorsed Miss Van Lew, While
the Lewises supported MI. Gilmer.--1le1-
dndria Gazette.
And owe are Informed by one who
knows" that Senator JOHNSTON did endorse
Mr.. FORBES. And very influential en-
dorscment it was. Forbes and JOHNSTON
are old friends.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

We invite our customers, friends, ami the public
in general to an examination of our new store and
stock OF DRY AND FANCY GOODS. which are
arranged in the following departments:
BASEMENT.
You will find MATING, OIL-CLOTIIS, IA
BILE OIL-CLOTIIS. OIL-CLOTH MATS, CAR
PETS, BED-TICKS, and large stock of DOMES-
TICS, such rs BLEACHED and BROWN COT
TONS, GINGIIAMs. PLAID DOMESTICS. Don't
fail to look at our MATTISGS at zoe. per yard :;
yar,l-widc OIL-CLOTII only 4rc. per yard; full
width TABLE OIL-CLOTIl only soc. per yard {:
and all our DOMESTICS will be rrtacd at whole
sale prices.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

SECOND FLOOR.
You will find Il full assortment of BED-QCIITS
from IL TO $40, and We call special attention to
our IL and $3.50 QUILTS:
4 full line of BUSTLES aud SKIRTS from soc. to
1926;
CURTAIN LACE from zoe. TO II per yard:
WINDOW-SIIADES and FIXTURES,
PARASOl.S and UMBRELLAS,
And 4 full line OF SIIAWLS. such rs LACE. SllET-
LAND. and other new styles.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
lT FRESH NATURAL
MINERAL WATERS

MINERAL WATERS - a.s
BFFFALO LITHIA WATER at $3.50 case |;
HUNYADI JANOS BITTER WATER, Hun
garian; ...5 -3 p#e~EI r +.
PULLNA BITTER WATER, bohemian;
FREIDHICHSHALL BITTER WATER;
CARLSBAD WATER (Sprudel sprinsl;
vICHY WATER;
Settlers WATER, Nassau;
CONGRESS SPRING WATER, Saratoga;
HATHORN SPRING WATER, Saratoga;
ROCkBRiDGE ALUM WATER,
ALLEGHANY WATER, &C., &C.,
by the bottle or iu original packages, on the best
terms, at MEADE & BAKERS Drugstore,
myll crack 9l9 Main street.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
SPECIAL StpriCEs. :.
~NEW STOCK! NEW STOCK /!
T. r. PRICE & co.

T. r. PRICE & co.
The subscribers, just from market, have opened
splendid line Of NEW SUMMER DRY GOODS, TO
which attention Is called:
100 pieces NEW-PATTERN FAST-COLORED
LAWNS ut l2izc.,
5000 yards PERCALES and PRINTS at 64, 81,
10. and 12c..
Beautiful line of DRESS POPLINS from 25 to TIC,
ELEGANT ORGANIZES for polOnaises,
PLAIN ORGANIZES to match,
BLACK BROCADE GRENADINES,
BLACK BASKET GRENADINES,
PLAIN SlLk-ASD-WOOL GRENADINES at all
MOURNING GOODS in great varity-such rs BY
ZANTINE. FEORENTINE. TAMISE, BOHBA-
ZINES. HEERlETThS, &c.
GRAPE CLOTHS and GRAPE EEILs.
my28 T. X. PRICE & co.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

We otter our sincere thanks 10 our fricnc$, cuts
TONERS, aud the public generally for their liberal
patronage, aud hope for Q continuance of the SAME
in future. SYCLE BROTHERS.
81 Broad street,
my24 between Third and Fourth streets.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
FURNITURE.

NOV ON HAND, THE Largest
IN STOCK OF FURNITURE, made TO my "a
orders, aud daily receiving additions 10 Siai
that have ever offered 10 the Public. o,s nr,ce.
viii give satisfaction To all who wish 70 Dny. L.
robes, Sidcboards, Dressing Cases, Bed,se ornrrs,
ine Parlor Suits, EtaScres, hne ena.'S With full
Iat Racks fin. Book-C Cases, Tables. Sc'' 49, Won
line OF clean Furniture. See my s.oSs EiIiS
buy. T'c:oy.rror street.
nih 3-3m ~ -------
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
TE,vpEr,AyCE RALLY.

TEMPERANCE RALLY.
GRAND TEMPERANCE RALLY
AT TILE HALL OF THE
VOTING MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
ON THIS (Monday) NIGHT, MAY %, 1877,
under the auspices Of the
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF GOOD TEiPLARs
OF the city of Richmond.
ROBERT McCANDLIsH, Esq, State Lecturer or
the State of Virginia, will address the meeting.
!. The members OF the order and tho public gen.
orally are invited 10 attend.
:, No admission fee will be charged. my 2S-1t
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

MT LEVY BROTHERS WILL RE
CEITE from auction The finest stock Of HAM
BUEGII EDGINGS ever exhibited by any one con-
ccrn in The Uuitcd States. These goods will be
opened THIS MORNING. Among them will be
found
1900 yards NAINS0Ok or VICTORIA LAWN.
wide edSings. at 23c. per yard worth Soc rcsu-
lar:
1000 yards of CAMBRIA EDGINGs at zoe. worth
1000 Yards CAMBRIA EDGlNGS az 15c., regular
25c. goods.
AM, iii immense stock Of
CANfBRIC EDGISGS ut 12i:c. worth zoe:
CANBRIC EDGINGS at Toe. worth one shilling:
CAMBRIA EDGISGS ut $50. worth 121c.
We put no fictitious value as to the worth OF these
goods You can save from 25 10 soc. OH every dol
lars worth of these goods by purchasing of us.
LEVY BROTHERS.
Great bargains also IN HAMBURGER 1NSEltT-
INGS. my
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

Having just returned from New York, where
have purchased some OF the greatest bargains,
have concluded to give my customers the benefit. AS
my stock is large and completes ask call from all
in want of bargains. .#-..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

" LINEN SUITS FOR LADIES, a
new supply, at LEY BROTHERS'.
BASJt,ES and OVERSKIRTS, the most tasty
STYLES At LEVY BROTHERS..
LINEN BUSTERS and LINEN ULSTERS for
ladies, the latest styles, at
my2S LEN BROlHEtS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
FAIR AND FEAST.

r AIDES FEAST AND FAIR.-The
IL ladies OF the ELEyENTH-STREET SYNA-
GOGUE will hold @ III
STRAWBERRY FEAST AND FAIR
for TWO DAYS ONLY, commencing TUESDAY
EVENING. May 10Th, At Mouticelloa Hall, ON
Broad street between Sixth and Seventh.
They extend a cordial invitation to all.
my % st
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
MT GRAND OPENING,

GRAND OPENING!
AT.
SICLE BROTHERS,,
No. 81 BROAD STREET, BETWEEN THIRD AND
FOURTH STREETS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
INVESTMENT.
" SECURITY.


This grand old company, viii, the least ratio Of
expense of any company In The country,'with solid
investments producing interest more than sufficient
to meet all mortality clalms-in word In perfect
condition, demonstrating Life Insurance under SUI
pcrior managemeut-now tenders TO the community
Il SEVEN PER CENT. COMPOUND INTEREST IN
vESTMEST WITHOUT CHARGE FOR THE GREAT
INSURANCE BENEFIT WHILE INVESTING. The
agent specially invites conference, and recommends
the company The NEST solvent financial institution
on the face of the globe. my 26-1m
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
,,UE.ES. HORSES. &c.

TORsES AND MULES fokIC
Ill SALE-Just arrived. twenty Io,sI nSf HORSES
fne DRIVING, RIDING, ana rAhM ~ hands
mos, of them bays; one extra iron,ss:y toRE: QUO
perfect family horse; ONE due GRAY sise' thirty.
BAY MARE, eau troll ~ three i",nu,. aud Inbroke,
all sizes. sop .a 1912 Franklin
street., opposl tue Mason, Haii;,>,,p RoSslEUX.
my o-eodlot* EDAe.No
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

AIDES AND CIIILDHEN'S STRAW
- HATS In great varct: AMI very cheap. ra,l
and see them al
my lG-cod BROWNE 1 ppNL,s
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ADJUSTMENTS.
FESTIVAL.

T1HE STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
AT TIE
FIRST ENGLISH LUTHERAN CHURCH,
Seventh street near Grace,
commences NEXT MONDAY NIGHT, May 2Sth,
.'E. to continue during the week.
Arrangements have been made for
FINE MUSIC EACH NIGHT.
Admission, &C.: which entities the holder Of n
ticket TO plate OF ice-cream or strawberries.
my 2S-lt
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

on the other shore OF the Potomac. The
colored men are more interested in taking
the hint OF the President than the few
white men OF our party, for they would be
emancipated from a thousand
they now have, and would he
sought after by two parties, either OF which
would be entirely able and eoIting to secure
them all their rights OF citizenship, while at
present the party they act with is powerless
to protect them, and when, they succeed in
setting up State government as in South
Carolina, SC, ~ 49,, ... s.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

MINERAL "ATENS.
---~--~-~-~~----~---
BETHESDA WATER.
ID The best known remedy In the werld for
Diabetes, Gravel, Dropsy,
and NIL Diseases of the Kidney and Liver.
Water delivered In any part Of the city.
.aitz ! GEORGE SCHEN.
an @ l. HOO Main street,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

EOR GOOD AND CHEAP SWISS NI.,.
Il LlNS, VICTORIA LAWNS. pIpl.r- ,rI
other white goods, 20 L. "'
my l6-cod BROWNE 1 p1u.r.S
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

BEAUTIFUL AND CHEAP LINE or
~ BLACK AND CDLOE!D BASKET ,RENA-
Dimes just 0pcncl al JULIUS MEl ER'S.
my 2l-eOd SOB l;rp,d street
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

DOR PARASOLS. FANS, NECk-WEAP.
4 JEWELRY. BUSTLE-. CURSET~ ami oiL.'
fancy goods 90 TO
my l6-cod BROWNE 4 ppWF',
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28
MEETINGS.
SUSDAf-scHooI UNION OF ALL
DEMONSTRATIONS.
MEETINGS.

The annual meeting of this Society will be held at
CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH
TUESDAY NIGHT, MAY 20, 1877, at 81 o'clock.
SUBJECT For DISCUSSION:
"THE MINIMUM OF A SUNDAY-sCHoOL
TEACHERS DUTY"
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THEY ARE DEPRIVED OF 1T.

THE PRESIDENTS WISH THAT WE SHOULD.
The Federal ofice.h holders will perhaps
object to this programme, but they are not
wise counsellors on this subject, and ought
to be excluded from the councils Of the
party OH this question, for they might fear
to do their duty lest it be inimical to their
interests. Should there be but one party
how pleasant it would be to live in State
where all agreed, where all are political
friends, and peace, passing all understand
ing, affords its attendant Happiness. Such
an immigration would follow as would
make old Virginia tremble with the tread Of
her millions OF adopted sons, and the State
debt would soon be a thing of the past, and
you and I would live in Elysium.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

EENTLEMEN'S G. UIE UNDER.
~ SHIRTS al 2Jc. an4 upward, ~
my 2l-coI julius METlH>.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-05-28

A 2i-lNCII SILK >UN-UMBRELLA for
IN 50 at my 2l-coJ' H'LiI~ MYERS.
A 250-BONE FRENCH CORSET FOR
"A $l.2J at my Iced JuLIi'S MEYERS.
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HARDOZO, FOUEQCEEAN ( CO.
Ne " - Ppl. \.

from our buyer now Ia New York Mc ar .a,"!g.
in. large stock Of
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-16

EAST LIBERTY, Feb. 13.-Cattle-Re.
ceipts run light and a great many are being
shipped on for the want of buvers best
IS 25; medium to good 81 50@5 90; com
mon to fair 81 O0@4 90 Hogs-Receipts
for to-day / ,595 head; Workers SO esq
Q 60. Philadelphias s. 0OQ7 IS. Sheep
Receipts for to-day 5000 head; selling
at a 50@6 10.
CHICAGO. Feb. 14-Cattle-Receipts to-
day $500 head, shipments to-day 1870
head; market very dull and heavy, except
for better grades: sales at 50 1904 81.
Hogs-Receipts 1900 head; shipmt nts
], 800 head; market dull. and prices 100
12c lower: sales of common light at s. so
as IS; good S. 90@6 90; good packing
$6@6 20; good to extra assorted shipping
at e6 25@6 65. Sheep-Receipts to-day
200 head; market firm and in good de-
mand for good grades; sales at S4,75@
$40.
BUFFALO, Feb. 13--Cattle - Receipts;
total for the week thus far 4,069 head
the market was active to-day and prces
on good cattle advanced &c on last week s
quotations: medium and fair grades ad-
vsnced 10@15c, and common stock was
weak at last weeks prices; good scarce
and the demand hardly supplied; sales al
&505 as; medium to good butchers cat
tie at "a 75(G5 37f; common So 25@4;
stockers ndd feeders 50 10@3 so; about
90 cars common uusold Sheep and lambs
Receipts for the week thus far $500
head; marked fairly active; sales of good
10 choice Western sheep at SO 60@6 40;
fair to good at 81 S0@5 55; common s. so
a.; Western .lambs-Three cars at S. IS
@6; 8 cars unsold Hogs = Receipts to-
day 400 head; total for the week thus far
5, 400 head market inactive for want o.
stock; sales of only 8 cars fair to good
Workers at Sc 05@6 25@5 SO: few heavy
at 90 65, demand fair; yards bare.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-16
LIFE INSURANCE.

The recent failure of the Continen-
tai Insurance Company, and the pres
ent failure of the New Jersey Mutual,
to which company the policies of the
Continental had been transferred is
another evidence that persons VIII o
invest in Life Insurance should
be extremely careful wherein they Sc
cure policies. 1t is another proof too
that the State laws upon the subject
are lame and imperfect and should be
remoddled. There is one point upon
which every Legislator who has the
well being of his constituents at heart
should insist, and that is a deposit of
sufficient securities in the State and
under control of q proper State officer,
to render insurers some security upCn
which they can rely. If the general
government can demand and exact from
National Banks q deposit sufficient to
secure their circulation, it would be
equally legitimate for it or the several
States to demand similar security from
insurance comps nies. During the
year 1875 the amount of premiums paid
foreign insurance companies, and
which vent out of this State, was e.
582, ,22s. This was to secure Q certain
consideration in return, yet for which
the citizens of this State had no securi
" whatever, except In confidence in
the honest, capable and righteous ad
minietrstion of the business of the
company in which they were insured.
individuals, in these matters, cannot
protect themselves; and it is the duty
of the State to afford them adequate
security. This has been attempted bs
the laws. but they have proven made
quate. The Commissioner of Insur
snc- has certified to their having com
piled with the laws of the State, and
people have taken his certificate to
mean that the companies are sound
and reliable. Experience has proven
that they are not; ths' efors the law
thould 10 changed TO meet the smsr.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-16
HAVE WE A BASTILEt

In view of the treatment which ].
Madison Wells and Thomas G. Ander-
son are receiving at the hands of John
g. Thompson, Sergeant at Arms of the
National House of Representatives, We
may we'll ask the question, 'have we a
bastile" in which political prisoners
can be immured in dungeons. dark,
damp, and dismal, at the will of a man
who at best i. ''clot ned with brief au
thority?' Whether We have or no, the
dungeons of the Capitol are being en-
ployed, at present, in that capacity, by
the man who, a few years ago headed
q Democratic mob in Columbus, Oh
election day, and who, by a chain of
fortunate circumstances to himself, is
now holding the mace of Office in that
Democratic body. Itappears that even
the Speaker of the House felt outraged
at the manner in which the prisoners
were treated, and ordered their trans
fer to another and more comfortable
cell, but that Thompson had them re
turned to the noisome cell. On Thurs
day Representative Hale called up the
matter in the House, and offered res
olution directing the Sergeant-at Arms
to remove the prisoners to a well-light-
I'd and well ventilated room. After
considerable debate the resolution was
referred.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-16
Ebenezer Orphan Institute.

FLAT hOCK, teO. 3, 1877.
A. H. BALsLEY-ED. JKFF. Plesse
allow me to say a few words through
the columns of your paper. Twas Wis
Iiting in the vicinity of Findlay short
time ago. While there heard how
plenty the apples were. So thought
now is my time to beg for our orphan
children. We had but very few apples
and must pay Scots per bushel for them
here. l asked some of the friends for
some, and was so fortunate as to get
about rs bushels of choice apples. Mr..
g. W. Powell alone gave about half of
these, and 4. Sager, p. Fellers, A.
Powell and g. Pfeifer made up the
rest. then went To Findlay TO secure
barrels to snip them in. The Messrs.
McManuess. Green, Davis g. Co, Hall,
and Stackhouse, gave all their empty
barrels cheerfully. Still not having
enough, L got some more from Mr.. F.
Karst, who sold them cheap to me.
These kind friends then brought their
apples to town and got them ready to
send off still have another kind act
to mention, that is, the L. E. & l.. Ry.
carried them frcm Findlay to Fremont
free; but from Fremont to Bellevue,
the Lake Shore charged regular
freightage. There was great joy when
the apples came. How eager the boys
were to roll the barrels into the cellar.
Friends, We wish you could have seen
the happy children. We, as family, ALI
join in thanking the kind friends for
their liberality. May God bless one
and all is our prayer. NATION.
The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-02-16
CALIFORNIA DRIED PEACHES

Hickery Nuts,
Canned Pumpkins,