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month ago, and yet tho committee
has dragged slowly along with
Spoilords case, leaving Butler and
Eustis entirely neglected. 4 cau--
Gus Of Democratic Senators rosoiv-
cd TO jug The committee up, and on
Tuesday, Senator Thurman again
introduced Ills motion to discharge
the committee from tho consiucra-
ton Of the South Carolina contest.
This produced il sensation. RaIi-
cal dry-boncs ratified considerably.
The fast fading majority ,naintaincd
that tho motion was premature. and
wanting III respect 20 the committee
Wadlcigh and Mitchell, Radic&l>.)
Of The committee, protested that
Trey and their colicaGucs were
doing their best to hurry matt2rs
up. Alr. Salisbury, however, in
behalf of tho Democratic minority
OF tho committee, convicted these
gentlemen Of telling What .is,it~--,
by showing thai the committee had
had IN abundance Of timo to con
slider all three Cases, and saying
that lie himself had cnNvuvorcI TO
call the matter up, but had been
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,
Jemima and Eliza Gladney,
township no. -, 12O acres and 1
building.
Estate Martha S NIa,tin, township
no, II, 70 acres.
Isaac Coleman, township no. 10.
$50 acres.
R D Ashford, township no. 13,
103 acres.
Estate Wm. d. Ashford, township
no. l3, so acres.
j. A. Bynum, township no. 13,
$50 acres.
Geo. L. Defines, township no. 13,
l12 acres.
Estate Cynthia Duggins, town
ship no. Is, ST acres.
Estate j. G. Furman, township no.
l3, 1888 acres and 1 building.
JEFF Guignard, township l3, 100
acres.
Mrs. il A Hammond, township no.
Is, 124 acres.
Mrs ~ Hutchinson, township
nc. 13. 3 acress
Mrs NJ G Neil, township no. 13,
$50 acres.
j. n. Hammond, township no. 13,
2 lots.
Estate II j Lylcs, township
no. 13, GG0 acres.
II i Lyles, Jr., township no. 13,
120 acres.
VIM II Lyles, township no. 13,
200 acres.
Brooks Morgan, township no. 13,
100 acres.
ESTATE ,Ino MrMahon. township
no. l., 1875 aci cs and [ Building.
II O'Nealo Il Son, township no.
-, 400 acres.
Jno Vance, township no. 13, Gao
acres.
G Il Wilson, township no. 13,
175 acres.
NIar,na D Xcalv, township no. 13,
473 acres and building.
Joseph Keller, township 13, 124
acres.
Fannie G Brown, township no.
II, 60 acres.
Notice is hereby given that the
whole Of tho several parcels, lots and
parts Of lots Of real estate described
III the preceding list, on SO much
therof rs will be necessary to pay
the taxes, penalties and assessments
charged thereon, will be sold by tho
treasurer Of Fairfield county, on the
First NioNDiY OF December, A. ID.
1877, unless such taxes. a:5sossmcuss
and penalties be paid before that
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.N&IKT &J.ME.

a LII persons indebted to me either on
"a open account or by note arc re-
qneSted to come up and settle, as must
have money. All notes and accounts un-
paid by December Is, will be given to
my attorney for collection Let no ono
think that an exception will be made in
their favor, MS l INTEND TO COLLECT FROM
EVERY ONE OWING ME, WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
nov l3- +. ELDER
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The LEGISLATIVE elections in
Charleston and Columbia passed
off quietly. Tho Democrats had no
opposition. Hon. j. Is. Campbell is
now Senator from Charleston, and
Capt. j. II. Kinslcr and Col. j. G.
Haskell, Senator and Rcprcscntu-
tive respectively from Richland.
The Senate now stands Democrats,
twenty, Republicans, nine, Gnclud :
ing Cochran) vacancies, four.
Dcaufort, Lancaster, Newbcrry and
Sumtcr.) BY tho time tho rosigna-
tions arc all handed in, tho Senate
will contain only four or iivo Re.
publicans at most.
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I. N. WrrnERs. An ?itor.
OFFICE COUNTY AUD,r,R.

WlNNsBoRo, S. c., Nov. 16, 1877.
In accordance with instructions,
/ hereby publish tho LIST of deliu~
quent lands Of Fairfield county for
tho fiscal year 1875.
John English, township no. 1,
$50 acres.
Charles B Young, township no. 2,
260 acres.
Joel Copcs, township no. 4, Sc
acres and 1 building,
Joel Copcs, township no. -, 211
acres.
Estate Robert Lewis, township
no 5, l7Ol acres.
George W Melton, township nos,
2 acres and building.
George W Melton, township no.
S, 400 acres.
Henry Jacob, township no. 4,
6 lots and 5 buildings.
JcmimN \ Cook, township no. s,
250 acres,
Seldom NJ Smart, township no. 8,
LOG acres,
John d Mahon, township 0, 400
acres.
George " Kirkpatrick, township
no. Il, sos acres.
Urinh G Trapp, township no. 8,
260 acres.
Notice is hereby given that tho
whole of the several parcels, lots
and parts Of lots and Real Estate
described in the preceding list, or
so much thereof as will be necessary
to pay the taxes, penalties and ns~
s"ssments charged thereon, will be
sold by tho Treasurer of Fairfield
county, on the FIRsr MONDAY Of
December, A. d. 1877, unless such
taxes, assessments and penalties DO
paid before that time, and such sale
will be continued, from day to day,
until all Of said parcels, lots and
parts Of Renl Estate shall be sold or
offered for sale.
l. n. WITHERS,
nov 81 County Auditor.
E'Anssl :TIoti.
ScHooL COMMISSIONER OFFICE,
WINNsDoRo, S. c., Nov. IL, 1877
A Ill parties holding uxRnaIsrERnD
~ school certificates issued prior
to October 81, 1873, aro required
to present tho salno for registration
within ton days from tho dato of this
noticc--at tho end of which timo
payments on tho snmo will COM,
menCe
WILLARD RICHARDSON,
School Commissioner,
nov ID .xftd Fairfield County.
NOTICE.
NJ Office is horeby given Tint applica.
~ ton will DO made Mt the noxt session
of tho Legislature, to alter and amend
tho Charter of tho town of Winnsboro,
South Carolina.
BY order OF Town Council
WIN. N. CHANDLER.
nov l-flm uerk.
~
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m O ITO H.
FINAL DISCHARGE.

NJ Office is givon to all whom it NAV
~ concern t'lat David II. Coleman,
guardian of Charles Il. Coleman, will
apply TO tho Judge Of Probate, at Winns-
boro' p C.' on tho 3pth day of November
next, for final discharge
0. r. THOMPSON,
oe' oo-4M j. p, 4. @.
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Saturday, November ~. -: 1877.
r. MEANS DAVIS, Editor,
JNO. S. REYNOLDS, Associate Editor.

The LEdIsLArUnE ut it's next ses-
sion should divide the State into
proper congressional districts. The
present apportionmont violates all
the rulos of geography and arith-
metic. Another piece Of legislation
should he the submission Of u con-
stitutional amendment, providing,
that, where vacancies occur in ease
Of Judges, clerks OF court and
shoriffs and other officers, sue
ccssors shall bo elected for a
vacancy instead Of for full
term. In this way alone, can all
elections bo hold on regular days.
Under the present systcm, elections
will GRO long be occurring al odd
times over tho whole State.
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T y l.OiiCE.
OrT.cN CocEvy AUpIrnH,

I II
dnl;rn,rn. ,,nhI. nr W';rt;nl1 nrN,t y, y,
for The i isr,l yrn, fE-G
J"hn iMyfah, township no. l,
-" 'rrcs.
l'"ocr' >. Jenkins, township mol,
'oV acres.
u.s. y. AcNcown, township no. l.,
49, "r''5; w
-, ''''"sF" . Neale, township no. 1.
az, I''"*; ceres;
:, - I1''"''F" D. Means, township 10. L,
'"r "',%S'
Jun 'o''ia'' township no L, 200
"i"S'
h'fV Sihi@, to"nS!Hp no. l., 100
acres Co.
I>'oS Gums, township no. L, $50
acres. g.!
;, 4 ,''> /, iI!NSon: township no. z,
. '|'~ rI '.l',' I, I Dn'o'n%; I,'%
- - o'''''' \ N>'-,'"'''' 'o"nSnIp no. =,
y" ~'Tl 'T' 1' .
",'''>"H'' & 70: township no. =,
= '"!H <', '''''; = noli"inS@'
>''"'S '''t' 'o"ii9'Hp no. =,
Ia ! ,n,IS"5,,, ,,'I On. ,r .,.
, ~ ..''''''""'' -','.Eo' township no. Z,
E,yrr Pink fovne!,;, ~, . 11o
.ryn. ''' A''
I.nl,c s;,wvcr to,,,.,,;, va . ooo
oc,rs unl ! M, 1,,,r - N--''
Mrs .lnnic Wuges, township no. 9,
10 rrr,., ''''''i ''0' ~
Mar.,rc. i,ssin town;,ir y, 3
10 ,c,D, awe ''
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Champion Boykin, township no. 6,


township no. 6, $50 acres.
Warren Cooper, township no, 6,
GO acres.
Mrs Hannah B Etlmunds, towns
ship no 6, 100 acres.
" D Evans, township no. 6, G9
acres.
Henry Helms, township no. 6,
4J2 acres and 5 buildings.
William b Hogan, township 10. 6,
lOO acres and J. building.
Margaret Ishcll, township no. G,
300 ncrcs and building.
il ii Jnmison, township no. 6
ll0 acres.
\ B Kennedy, township no. 6,
100 acres.
Mrs II G lamar, township no, 6,
9l5 acres.
Mary Il Nelson. township 10. 6,
$50 acres and building.
John j Nelson, township no. 6,
100 acres.
Ncsty Reynolds, township no, 6,
81 acres.
Alice p Rains, township no. G,
2Ol acres.
Sancho Ruff, township no. 6, 20
acres.
Mrs n a Stewart, township ne. 6,
80 acres.
Estate ID D Watts, township no.
G, 250 acres and ! building.
James u Watts, township no. 6,
81 acres and 1 building.
isebccca Wilson, township no, 6,
3S2 acres.
Edward Boulwarc, township no.
Z, * acres.
Estate Sanders Ford, township
no. T, .l95 acres.
Sandy 0 Ford, township no. T,
1S5 acres.
Estate Annie Walliny, township
10. 7. rs acres.
Elizabeth WallinS, township no.
T, 1AD acres
Daniel Nelson, township no. 8,
l23 acres.
Eliz beth Newman, township no.
S, 30 acres.
HAtt.c \ Colcman, township no. s.
327 acres and 1 building.
Davis i Coleman, township no. $,
254 acrcs.
James " Coleman, township no.
8, BOB acres.
EuSt';cia G. Chorpcll, township no.
s, - acres anl 1 building.
Estate Louis Perry, township no.
Z, 327 acres.
Joseph ID Aiken, Trustee, to wn-
Ship no 5, $40 acres.
Mrs iIssic II Durham, township no.
8, 252 acres.
Estate Sanders S Hogan, township
no. S, $50 acres.
Susan Johnson, township no, 8,
17j acres.
ErisGcr Kinsler, township no s,
so acres.
Warren r Marshall, township no.
S, 2 acres and 5 buildings.
Ehos NJ Nccly, township no. S,
Is acres,
Jno B Nec!y, township no. 8,
81 acres.
Al Richbourg, township no. s,
174 acres.
Estate Thos Richardson, town.
ship no. s, 302 acres.
Jno X Smith, township no. S,
10 acres.
Helen a Smith, township no. s,
50 acres.
n J Taylor, township no. 8, 145
acres
Jno Taylor, for children, town
ship no. 8, 200 acres.
Estate j p Thomas, township no.
s, 1000 acres and 1 building.
Lstatc Mary Vaughn, township
no. s, 287 acres
W c Yonguc, township no. 8, /
acre and 1 building,
Mrs Susan Hood, township no.
8, 116 acres,
" * Stanley & Co., township no.
8, 1 lot and 1 building.
Jacob Bookman, township no. 8,
700 acres and 4 buildings.
Copeland 81 Bearden, township
no. 0, 204 acres.
Jane Gill, township no. 8, 80
acres.
Est. Jno. Richardson, township
no. 8, ITS acres.
Annie r.. Simmons, township no.
0, SO acres and 1 building.
Cornclia A Wood, township no. 8,
$50 acres and 1 building.
Mrs. E X Anderson, township
no. 10, 1895 acres and S buildings.
W,o T,,l- 4o.,,l. 20
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Jones was dry-hadn't been so drv
since The strike, but there was no saloo,,
Close by, and he had passed The last
drug store. lie knew Mrs. j. had i
title old Hcnnessy about The house tl,at
she put in puddings aud pies. And sal
down on 'llc doorstep and wondered
how nc conld save il from being wasted
u such iixings, as econ0ui, was his
motto.
lie looked MP at ihc .lcr siar. he
alioth and the milk-maid rath. bnt they
We're silent and tending strictly 70 busi-
ness. a scheme finally dawncd upon
him, and he opened the door ana iclt
his way back 10 The icc-cooicr. ynt ~
in chair and iishcd out piece III icn.
bultoncd up his cont amd turned ~ his
collar. Then he staggered ~ slairs. iee
in hand, and met Mrs. Jones.
whats the matter. Joncs-becn
drilling." NO said Jones, viii sigh
and a shivcr. "Caucus?- NO. ~ c,,,,-
Gus. Another strike n "No-chill.'' n
said Jones, as he sank into a chair and
slipped the ice into his coat fail pocket.
Feel that hand. "Oh. mv!- ana she
khuddcred. Then she cot a blanket and
put over him, and said She would make
him some hot ten. As she started for
the kitchen. Jones called her back. and.
with sigh suggested II there was 4 lille
alcohol abont The house il would lie bet
Ter. There wasn't Bit: she had little
brandy for cooking purposes. Joncs
cave shake, aud said II would answer
il ste Ind 4 little hot water and sugar to
make II palaiable. They were on hand
IL two minutes, and while She pulled Off
his boots and wrapped The blanket
around his feet. Jones mixed his toddy
and >hiycrcd. lie felt tbciteraitcrwards
though llc made terrible face when he
cmpiicd the bottle. aud told Mrs. Jones
that she saved bis life. lie retired ten
minutes afterwards, singing
There's land that Is faircr than dav.- n
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lEf"N7FiNr courier
| On Monday afternoon. Messrs. Pete,
Casey and Deconchet, while hunting Il
the woods on the farm Of John Hodson
on the upper BAYOU, about four mile,
from the city. killed large siia,e or ne
hiHiiland inocasin family, after a con.
siderable light. II was killed by Mr.
'asey. by blowing its heal OF with =
i'rccch-loatHng shot gun. and after 1t had
chased the party some distance up q hill
The serpent measured five feet in length
and eight inches around the BODY.
Yesterday lhe snake was dissected and
revealed in the birth pouch family OF
Iiorty-seven Young ones. ranging in
licngth rom eight 10 twelve inches.
Inc pouch IN which the snakes were
held was about three feet long, and con-
SISTED OF tough membrane.
when II was removed, the Young
snakes were seen 10 be confined in an
Other pouch OF membrane. so thin and
clear ~ to be transparent. This ponch
was divided into cells. ia each OF which
was coilcd an inianfilc serpent. with
heads ia the center OF the coil. as II in
the act Of springing The sight was as
pretty as such sight conld be, tho little
serpents lying ia fortv-scvcn regular
coils, ~ as many cells. They were re-
moved and were found to be connected
70 The pouch by small mcmbranous
cord from the throat. showing that they
had never been dropped" althonghl
they were well developed aud wou.d no
doubt been born in few days.
Alter the snakes were removed they
Were placed in jar Of alcohol. and can
oe seen ut DIR. J. j. Harris pharmacy on
First street.
The highland mocasin. OF which tba
reptile was species. Il one or the mos
OF reptiles. The distinctive
'ihcfencc between il aud the water
'nocasin, = that the former lives Oh land |
the marshy places, while The |
a.ter iiyes IN the water, aud is not con-
sidercd dangerous.
~ was formerly thought all snakes |
We're Matched from The egg, but il has
lately been shown that the most vcne- |
nous 81 The serpent family are produced |
Dy inc fetal process, tic mcnbranous
'orn which attached them 10 the mother
,y The neck, bcing Tie means by which |
hey derive snstcnance. Only those of
.he nlidcr species arc produccd by in
q physician, when asked YESTERDAY.
az. lie had never heard OF ilc poison ofl
shake being analyzcd. as. like electric
w y was a substance which had never
zen seen. nor could it he undcrstood. /
~ poison = produced spontaneously
y ''le snake when angcred, aud 4 rnns-
iitihicated through the fangs. lie be-
icved All snakes 70 be venomous when
'roused. having treated cases Of snake
'lie produced hy wafer mocasins and
'lhrr species considered harmless.
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The Lynching a. tie simmons
Gang.

The special correspondent snuf ~
Newcastle by the Courier-Iors1al tele-
graphs that nearly 40 armed men ,veYa
~ The mob that nun1 The simmons GANG.
ne Jailor. y. ". Jones. saws: Abouf
o'clock | was awakened Dr loud
knocking at The door. ani ,llx IN
l"Nhcre Is the Jailer? hurriodly we,s
down and was confronted by bodv 80
Il5 or 20 men. They pointed pistols and
Iguns at me. and told mc 10 get tie Lev
|of the Jail and 90 with them. When wa
reached the Jail they cOmmandcd mc ~
open the door. Thcy were ioincd IN
other men on the way to iail. ana 4 len
we got there some fortv or fffv ruSh.5
into the jail and NJ once took ;,osse.si.,n
Of The prisoners and tied ropes aro,nd
their necks and led them OIL. Dn th.
way out Sam and Joe Gooderich .a,d
II am innocent: no blood Of any man N
on our hands, The mob said N ro-
sponse, IF ynu want TO pray Yet ~ Nj,
Sam then said. "Will YOU allow me n
send some money to my rnother,v
They said yes. lie then handed mo
about forty dollars. They then pro~
ceedcd ont Of the door. aud down IN.
street, taking the four 10 the BRIDGE
-, 'e "ssN 'tti- 0u fftfl side.
lhe Following Is published .roncerning
nc crimes for which The men were i,
jaii; The murders with which the ner-
sons were implicated were that nf par
rish, for which Shuck suffered deatIf'on
'ho gallows: q pcddlar from Jackson
VILE. ~ Shelby county, by the name ~
Iparrall Beeicr james. son or a mem
y the gang, killed by biz unfeeliny
'aihcr. member OF the gang, because III
Sncw too much aboni his airsirs and
whose bones We're found where Dics
,huck said they were John Onnn 4 ba1
GLOW enough, who was iirs, robbed
'nd attempted 10 be killed with pistol
mot which only broke his arm. was tbe,,
akeii i'l skin into the Kentucky rive-.
weighted down wiki rocks. and snnk Il,
ne raging current, the river being yrrv
iigh AZ The time. Following this was
ne inurdcr. on six Mile or Eli Downev
cousin of Shuck. who was shot IN ia
icad ~ Jack Simmons. son OF the kim
md robbed Of $40 and bis sisters pen-
lon money. Next comes the lnntdm ~
~ inasaiiaLi named Gallagher. fi.nit
rce peddler from Indiana. wlss was I,rSt
obbea and Then Knocked M Tho head
YIN q stone and his body THROWN .info
he river.
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for ths Jasper cursrr.
Resolutions Of Otwen Circuit n
IL. Church,

We the members Of Quarterly Con
ference, otwell Circuit, Iiockport Dis
irici- at our fourth quarterly meeting
held AZ Bethel church. June 23i. 1871
10 endorse the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we. ~ officers or lie
Al +. Church, entertain the highest re-
gard for our preacher. y. v. Moore. ~
10 the earnest. faithful and efficient
performance OF al duties resting mon
hlm as pastor Of our church. and. that
hls gcnilcmanly and christian dcporf-
mcnt among us is unimptachabic. and
that his prudence aud discretion ara
commcndable.
Resolved. That we arc willing 10 abide
the decision OF the Annual Cuniercucc
~ sending us preacher Should Dro.
Moore bc returned 70 as. we shall be
pleased. and will do an we can 10 render
him comfortable and make him success
tul ia his labors.
The adoption ofthc above resolutions
was unanimous. J. Il. BrrTTArN.
Secretary.
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RockpoTt Democrat
Governor Williams refuses 10 sanction
the tearing down of The old State House.
Narrick county will send q Senator aud
4 Representative 10 tile next Legislature
that will be opposed 10 building a new
state House M The present time. Mark
THAT ~. BoonvilIe Enquirer.
So viii Spencer county. "Mark that
Notwithstanding one certain paper tried
70 make the people OF Spencer believe
that the Democrat and EyqmsviIleC Courier
were trying 10 destroy the Democratic
party BY opposing the building - new
state House At this time, whcnl, - pco-
pie were already ovcrburde nH} vjth
taxation. "iionesty is the be, olicy. y
IA we did work hard 90 elccfD,d Blue
Jeans, we were not bound Ia indorsc
him when we knew he was xoinu wrouy
by putting his signature to lie state
House I'LL. We don't need new state
House, and u we did, The people OF H.
drama are not in a condition now 10
build one. The indianapolis corrcs-
Pnndcht 10 the Cincinnati Gazette lii
the nai ~ The head when he said. ..thc
commissioners have never understood.
and do not yet appreciate the opposition
" The State House project that exists
cveryv here in thc Slair outside of Iudi-
annapolis. The fact i that the state
House question has been eiiecluallv set
~ resi- Tor twenty years to come nj least
~ iir next session &c the Legislature n
reasonable appropriation should he made
~ nm ihc present building in good re-
Iili. aud that being done, we shall have
/. naildiig quite sufficient for the pur-
pose Of the generation now living
There never was anything in the claim
hat the State needed a new building.
The measure was suggested and carried
into effect by The indianapolis rinastcrs
and its practical defeat. which we have
The pleasure Of recording This morning.
may teach those WORTHLESS that they arc
hot the only power in indiana
August Bchmcr, a Huntingbnrp dis
penSer Of Justice, took in Tie town
Tuesday and Wednesday. Gus Is N
ncrciiul judge. but with all this. that
'ilk plug i entirely too small To accom-
nodatc his head. That's what Won Get
or ne; calling az the Democrat Office.
In our news items last week IN refer
nee 10 the Catholic school. there ~
cared an error. The Sisters who want
y locate here arc IN Ferdinand. Dnbo;xI
'nHmty. and Of the order Of Providence
instead OF Charity. The movcmTnT W. I
ilAiscd by Rev. Ebcrhard OF that village
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The election Of directors fnr the
Evansville and indianapolis road tool,
place yesterday. The road j. 4 narrow
guagc, running through Brown an,l
Lawrence counties, thence south through
Southern Indiana 70 Evansville. For
the present the building Of the road Nill
be deferred. but not indcinitcls. AZ AL
tive steps will be taken for its cnnstruc-
ton. The following well known gen
ilcmcn were elected directors: Dir.
Pearson. General john Love. General
Thomas Morris. Ingram Fletcher. Col.
Prnthcr y. Il. Kappes J. j. Moore. ii.
Y. In Force Charles r. Voolfolk. j. 4.
Albert X. Nj. Wclman and John Gram.
clspachcr.
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bic wrongs which must be inflicted upon
the country In order 10 reach resumption
The people will not fail 10 notice in
these glowing pictures Of coming pros
lpcrity. that resumption. which Il hui
another name for contraction, Is relied
upon ~ connection with the crops a. Il
means Of inauguraiing the new era oi
plenty, and they hope by such glittarinq
Igencralitics TO reconcile the people 10
their present burdens. and hush The
storm ofindignation that the destruction
of currency and lis consequent wrongs
have raised.
The people will not fail 10 notice that
The contraction and The resumption or
gnns, the advocates for bonds and ma
flnnal banks. grow eloquent oyer The
ability OF the United States TO supply
Europe with food, II II believed there
will be a large deficiency III ENGLAND.
Germany and France. aud since Russia
cannot supply ne demand. America
viii be called npon for her surplus. II
y gratifying that y ncrica has surplus
bu' i should not be forgotten that while
our brcadstun- are going abroad "a sup
ply deficiencies there are Thousands and
tens ~ thousands AZ home who cannot
bread and are famished with
hunger.
And II should also be remembered
hat ~ The countries mentioned. indus
ries are moi paralyzed by contraction oil
ne currency, buf they are able 10 pur-
'hase food, because The people are ac-
lively enplovcd and because the cur
'ency PER cArITA is about three times
more than in this country. where busi-
'ess i prostratcd and industries para
yzcd.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14

The German Government has kept
two priests IN prison for eleven months
for refusing to give awny' the secret
administrators Of their diocese, and has
now, az thcy pcrsistently refuse 10 tell,
released them. Such course must create
bitterness among the Roman
Catholic subjects of the Emperor, which
may vet bear ugly fruit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-09-14

We arc Informed that young dam
sol who lives less than thousand miles
rom Petersburg, sent twenty-five cents
and postage stamp in reply 10 an ad.
vertiscment that appeared In an eastern
paper az "how to mako an impression \
and got for her answer "sit down III 4
pan Of dough. ~ Petersburg Daily Fair
News.