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M. Theirs regarded coffee as poison,
and never drank tea. s'~s q
1t is estimated that renter Of crack
Scotch shootings pays upward OF S5 for
every grouse, and $500 for every deer
he kills. f'' Sse Fi.iE = aa'
Major Gems. Dragomirof, Prince I'm
eretinsky, and Skobelef have been pro.
NOTED to be Lieutenant Generals in the
Russian army. 1s s..a5l s.ja. ara
The railroads in Minnesota are unable
to carry bel, crops to market fast enough.
All the elevators and warehouses are
gluttecs ia. ssoar ss.aF- ,e.3s
Those bitten by dogs are advised not
to apply lunar caustic, but potash caus.
tie, which latter follows up and elimi.
mates the poison in the veins. ss
BY some patent process cargoes of
fresh meat are now being carried from
South America to France without the
use OF ice, salt or saltpeter. .!.3s5, r
In Virgins and North Carolina the
screags planted in tobacco is so per cent
larger than last year, r,aud the yield prom.
ises TO better in the same ratio.
The Beach at aalveston lie the largest
and broadest in the world, extending 25
miles, fronting the unbroken tide OF the
Gulf of Mexico on the south and east.
1t is reported from Egypt that the
Khedivs has incurred e20, ,0O0, ,0e0 of new
debt in LEES than nine months. 7ni
| A Frenchman thinks he has discover
| ed that round cared animals love music,
and sharp cared animals hate it.
"Jones, you can't whip anybody"
said August Siger, in St Louis saloon.
l"I'li show you," replied Jones, as be
stabbed Siger to the heart, 6
The correspondent at ! okohama OF a
great Birmingham firm writes: "The ia,
! panese are now making a number Of ar.
ticles, which formerly purchased from
you, beyond the possibility Of European
competition"
A prisoner in Louisiana Jail patient.
ly feigned paralysis for three months, &c
as to get a,chance to escape; and, when
the chance came, In the language Of the
local newspaper, ''he was off like q tele'
gram" h. oE@..,. :.
A deacon of Q Cambridge Congrega
tional church induced the church to vote
unanimously to use unfsrmented wine in
communion ; and now they laugh at him
for that kind has been used there fol
many years. vY r-, 40, iiti.,
Two panels of "a jurors each were ex
hausted, and only 6 jurors chosen, in 8
case in Oakland. Cal, because the pros
ecuting witnesses were Cinnamon, and
the jurors would not believe Chinamau
under oath. is..isF c
1t seems impossible for the United
States to get along quietly with Mexico
There is really no head to, the Govern
ment, and revolution ID the normal con
dition of the unhappy country. Let the
soldiers have q little play with the Mex
leans, and the troubles will soon be over
The soilyof the land in the vicinity o.
Puget Sound is found to be surprisingly
fertile, rivaling that of California in its
ability to present the farmer with enor
nous vegetables. A cabbage was re
Gently discovered which weighed l0'
pounds, and tnrnip 8 feet ~ inches in
circumference, which pulled down th'
scales 10 liz pounds.
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5iII8f IHlHamea1H q agig .9aHOH
MARIETTA COLLEGK.

INsrsucrl0t 4 ctii.., Ion ! s.,s..
Hhshs Predecessors aad q. M xssdsny By
srsduatss Of high oseholafship.a AZ dfsn
70 promising young msa nssdins its; Tie En-
psnsss very modsrsts.yi Tbs College shas
graduated forty classes; has large and vslua.
slve esbinst ssppsrstuss- with 1Seee volumes
IN the libraries. The next term begins An.
gust 50. .2To2TIB1HA
1. w. ANDREWS. President.
Marietta, D. July, lS77--sugl4w4.
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Baltimore-IOcr. Cattle =
Fairly active and prices t@4c. Very
best 50@6 90; frst quality 4 50@5
25; medium 8 75@4 90; ordinary 2 so
@3 so; most sales at 3 1904 Is. Re-
ceipts !, ,4g9 bead sales 3,l39 head.
- Hogs-Fair demand AT unchanged
rates at 4 8 50@5 IS. Receipts 1895
head. .l,ys ,sI.tI z SM .tIaCa1 4Ts
Sheep-Dull and steady. Range "a
s 90. Receipts 3,S19 head u % gos-
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E~ Mrs, Christopher Rafferty,, whose
hnsbsnd has been unable to find employ
iment, applied to police justice, yester.
day, saying that she could support her
family il her husband would mind their
babe; and Rafferty,, having been given
the option Of either minding the babe or
going to the penitentiasy. chose to 60 to
Blackwell's Island. Who would be
Christopher Rafferty, Pm. =. Sun, Sd
inst. ''9 g. 3.iaH'Rl 4''' Sia'Sps
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Bonner Buys Centennial.

WINCHESTER, KY., October 1,-Foster
& Simpson have just sold to Robert Bon
ner their four year old colt, Centennial,
whose three year old time Of 226t sthe
fastest on record. He ,trotted half mile
privately IN LOS. The price paid is not
known, but it is understood to be $780,
0O0
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RIt is the banks, and not the peo-
pie, which are suddenly ruined by pan.
les. p. 9a rg .rsse :, fq,if
1t Is the people, and not the banks,
who are gradually ground down to pow
erty by the continual withdrawal Of cur.
rency from circulation. .@e:s - -. ,.,
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claim of innocence, they charge him with
being the head center OF the roguery.
The American Baptist Missionary Un-
ion has number Of missionaries in the
Madras Presidency, at Nellere, Ongole,
.Ramapatam, and Kurnoll, in the very
heart of the famine-strickea district Of
India, and they are doing all they can
for the native Christians, Five cents
will provide enough rice at wholesale to
sustain one person there day.
There are over 2,060 shootings in
Scotland, leased at a total of between
f400, 900 and f500,000 per annum, -
The highest rental is paid by, the "Iron
Earl,"' Dudley. J4,47O: the next by a
city man, (Guano) Gibbs, $4,000. Sir
Charles Mordaunt finds solace in sport
at cost Of $4,000 year, as also does
q. brother baronet., The rest range from
f300 to f2,000. ,,W ~.
q The air pump is the most dangerous
tool employed by burglars. There is .
small space between the outer and inner
suectS Ol mtldi " tuc SaiC uoOIs,oWdy .
left by the manufacturer, and by exhaust.
ing the air with the pump fine powder
may be forced into the cavity at the rate
of an inch an hour. To prevent this
some manufacturers ill the space with a
layer of rubber, which fits into the ine-
quality Of the metal and makes solid
door. ..c,.-.s t.,,........s.. p
Letters received from the Sitting Bull
Commission from points near Helena,
speak of the rapid movements. of Joseph
and his band, through the country to be
traversed by the Commission. They
confirm the report that Joseph is en-.
deavoring to reach Canadian territory
by the shortest route and as soon as
possible. The chief object of his pres
ent movement appears to be to effect hi,
escape, this being plain from the fac,
that his band has passed good many
settlers without molestiug them,
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Pleyna is, to be attacked again-and
the Russians will succeed in filling their
hospitals. sasi.s. nj, sgrst -;
The splendid, fighting of the Turks
against their invaders enforce sympathy
for them almost everywhere. a.A
A prodigious effort at civil service re.
form: The clerks 60 home to vote on q
ten days leave and their pay goes on.'
"The Lightning Mule" said to be the
fastest mule On record, is at Lafayette,
Ind. The owner claims that his mule
can. trot mile in 2 80. 4
The Richmond Dispatch has come to
the sage conclusion that it would be
better for Virginia to get rid Of her
crop Of demagogues than to be relieved
Of her sixty million State debt Oh!
The following is all the space given
in Texas newspaper to q lynching -
"Dudley Hansford was hanged by .
mob of forty men this morning, near
his home, two miles from Perry, in this
county. Too much cattle" g :
Mr.. Miller and his wife we're in Rust
ohuk during the bombardment Mrs.
Miller was much frightened, She and
her husband were sent to England by.
the British Consul, where she died of
the shock caused by fright.
Isabella, ex-Queen of Spain, has CON-
sented to the marriage Of Alfonso to
Mile. Mercedes de Montpensier, and
Kings sister, the Princess of the As
turias, has formally announced this con-
sent to the. young lady. The marriage
win probably take place in February, /
The most ancient manuscripts now
extant are those written in Sanscrit Ian.
guage. A recent examination of the
paper used for the Vedas discloses the
secret that the stock was saturated with
arsenic, and the paper. prepared with it
thus became unattackable by worms or
insects. ..1 H., ay
Bismarck, when passing through Leip.
sic on his journey to Gastein, consulted
Dr.. Geolgii. It is said that he COM
planned of being unable to apply him
self with vigor to- his work, and that
whenever he has been at work for sew
eraI hours he is unable to sleep for many
nights afterward, .sfa.3-. .,,...lss i.
Mr.. Hayes very sensibly has decided
to do away with military ornaments
around his official household, and he
has notified Major Sniffen, Paymaster,
the only luxury of the kind now on
duty at the White House, that he can
report to the Paymaster General for du.
Ity on October 10th. ss- ~
OF all the various forms of fire, that
Of spontaneous combustion is the most
mysterious; whether it originates in
well insured ships, in valuable cotton
cargoes, or among important papers and
documents whose writing drives men to
fate or leads them to fortune, as the cases
may be. g't 49, ~ as 6a,a. e
Silver has advanced in London to So
pence per English standard ounce, and
estimating sterling exchange at the par
of 81 Sc per English pound sterling,
the bullion in the ancient dollar of 4l21
grains would have gold value of 80
81, while the bullion in the trade dollar
would have a gold value Of 30 95.
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.sNeFIuRgmaooN

Hi3IAlifd Dfta-%la9JldJSf
TlHR County Com mmissloners ,will meet at
~ the bsidss on pssidaoR'ss hill, ap Perry
township. on ~. so; 3seYsroa bos
2 Tsa Thursday, October Z, 1S77,sui
At o'clock in the afternoon. to receive bids
for Q stone wall and ali at said bridge. The
Board reserve The right 70 fsjsct any and all
bids.
By order County commissionSrs.
WILLIAM WRDDLB,
sept25w3. Auditor Y. CO.
Gss4 i2sAsf fsEtEs4 .ssRT
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The Hopeless Condition. OF sena-
issiA tor Norton. a.sis

u. R. .Young's Washington Letter to the star.)
The news from Senator Mortonis very
discouraging to bis friends. ! have 1t
from the best possible authority that bis
recovery is impossible, and therefore he
will never again be able to take his seat in
the Senate. In his absence 1t willdeyolve
on Conkling to make the fight for the ad-
mission of the Republican claimants for
seats in the Senate from South Carolina
and Louisiana. 80 go 4. : x.tT
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= NeW. YorE

Oct. 4--Flour,3 3 00aSs 50;s, Wheat ]
33a1 "A; Corn 57a5Sc; SOats SaaA6c
Rye, Tie; Barley Soc "a bs.ssot sci,,T
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View YVFk-Ocr t.-Beeves-
Poorest to best Texas and Colorado
steers 37al0; common to best natives
$Sal1; fair to good natives, l,200a1 400
lbs, S10a11. -s-s
SHEEPT-84 50a5 80; sheep and lambs
mixed 75a6; lambs 6a6 Is, witha few
of the choicest at6 573a Il Z %
Hoas-Market easier at 5 75ae for
live, and 4 rs for dressed. Te5i0og
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Peter B. Sweeney, and Hugh Smith,
Of the broken Tammany ring, sold, in
New York on the 9th inst, real estate
which brought $65l 900. ~ I
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= ~ "a f.sls! = g ,t8ftUN II q T
ytb' !. Apbllt|rttl|Istu ll|tl|
NOTICE.

.8tiFJlk II fd l96tLtrr-T ling .5a95fni
A IL persons are hereby notified not to bars
III gain, trade or deal on credit with Jacob
Moose, Dc be hss been under 9usfdisnship
siaseo septem Dor "a, 1871. No contfacts Or
accounts made by him since ssid date wil3
be settled BY the Guardian.
80 oots,'17tl. FRITZ kKBH, 0usndixn.
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Cincinnati.

Oct. 4-Ftour6 1Oae a5, Wheat l
25., Corn 45s46c; Oats 26as0c; Bye
5fa58c,; Barley 65s67c.. = 9 "a -
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-CiTTLE MARKETS.

East Liberty.i iPehnn.0oer 1
-Cattle-Prices ranging at "a 25ab 30
for common to prime. ,g,,,
Hoes Yorkers :. 6oA5s 7o;s Philadel.
phias s. S0a5. go. .i.a s..ii ~ ss,lsi,,
SHEEr--Selling at 5 45a5 Is; sss..srg
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.Chicagao.

: Oct 4--FIour 5 ooas 90; Wheat i
DIAL 1e; Corn 424c; Oats 2sic; Rye
54c; Barley 6Oc,s .sss...,, -.
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"Hard Times or Harder Times.v

The Wheeling Intelligencsr, of a re
cent date, irstsinterrogates ua, thenre-
plies to its own question. by furnishing
some good but rather cheap history, and
then concludes by giving Us swell meant
but altogether unnecessary admonition.
We have looked through our flies in
vain to find any unusual demand for the
InteRigencsrs specialattehtion to us just
now, on the suhject of panics and hard
times, unless it be in brief article under
the head -of~"Hard Times or Harder
Times" in our last number. Here are the
Intelligencer's gentle reproaches:
fur pnoxs pVprRY ~
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Great Busiaess I'm New York.

In New York the business failures for
the month OF September are larger than
in any month since March, says the Her
aid, and yet that city has been claiming q
great revival of trade during the same
period. l'fs I'd .wpii 7t3r3 i. -ieraf
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3Phitadeiphia.

Oct 4-Tour 5, 5Oa7s bo;s Wheat !
.44a1 SO; Corn 59a62c; Oats 3as37c
Rye 67a70c. .aei,resss
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ARE WE SUFFERING FROM REPUBLICAN
pAEre7s-..ss.s.

Intelligencer's gentle repreaches: (
ARE WE SUFFERING FROM REPUBLICAN
PANfe7
Wedesireto ask the WoodsGela (Ol
SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY whether if the Re.
publicans are responsible for the panic of
1873. seeing that they were in power at
the time 1t occurred, the Democrats are
not, by the same rule, responsible for the
panics of 1887 ard 1857, seeing they were.
in power when those great and disastrous
financial reylsions came upon the coun'
try. tits poor standard OF Judgment
that viii not judge both parties alike
American history shows that Democracy
Is not preventive againstpanics, nor yet
balm Of Gilead after panic occurs. Il
is on record that the panic Of 1887 occur.
red the same year in which Van Buren,
took office (having succeeded aDen1e-
cratic predecessor) and yet the country
was not healed at any time during the
four years Of his term. On the contrary
as late as 1S41, four wears after the occur
renee Of the panic, the country was still
70 lne sack cloln ana a asnes .. uespoau ~.
case in 1857. That year was the first Of
Buchanan's term. and he, too, succeeded
Democratic predecessor, and during all
his term. up to the breaking out OF the
war tue country was IL q oepfesSeu 'on' S'"f
0sItn .n, !. al, rnr, f,ni,, ,e,cbbor
not to lose siaht Of these facts in seeking
to create odium amongst voters against
the Republican party as the architects OF
financial ruin'-lnsete'gencer' oc1 ..
The Iatelligencsr disingenuonsly as
sumes that We have said that the "Repub-
licans are responsible for the panic OF
1873" II required to ind foundation
for this assumption the editor 81 the IN
tettagencer would have permanent en-
ployment. Whatwe might cay, il called
upon, is not pertinent 70 the question.
mentioned the panic OF 1873 mere
y as point, within easy rememorance'
from which TO date the severity OF the
hard times which hard a. times nave not 'l
only "not healed at any time during tae
four years. succeeding, but have been
growing year byyeafworsea and worse.-
Not word more than this did We say
about 'panics" in the brief article for
which Eve supposs) the InteAigencer
takes US to task. III oa5r aae e4so
Batif that paper really wants our opin-
ion as to whether the Democrats we're re-
sponsiblefor the panics Of lSs1 and 1857,
We have no iuclinstion 20 withhold it. We
believe that President JAcEsos's admin
istration had much to- DO With the panic
OF 81, and tnas no aamlnss.rs1'on q Pig con-
tributed much TO tue panic 9L oi'
Having disposed Of yhss we did not
say let us glance orieny q sass "nlcn tue
lntesttgencer so innocenHy oVeflooKs'
What we eid say.
Although the question has not now'
since the campaign has ended in Ohio, as
much immediate practical Importance
mere as1 as 1t nad q week oelofe' YET our posi-
ton ia just as sound as It was then.
we Claimed that the poiicy Of those
uuhn sanufrol sfha RonnhlinQn rQYtu Ia
"forced resumption by forced consrac-
tom" that that this forced contraction
was, and is, impo yerishlng the poorer and
middle classes; that that tor onlo 70 s''r endorse
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Democratic County Ticket.

Democratic County Ticket
For Representative,
HENRY MAURY.
! g0g rni Auditor, as,
WILLIAM WEDDLE.
treasurer.
JOHN GATCnELL.
sass' Sheriff.
WILLIAM READ.
faal Prosecuting Attorney.
8laaa 10 JOHN P. SPRIGGS.
Commissioner,
t.as = JACOB AFFOLTER. Ss.
sssi1 s.i4 ~ Recorder.
ea1 E gAMEs MYERS.
lila lias 70 Surveyor,
-siasq g JOHN r. MIRACLE. q
= ss,ls5 Hnfrmary Director.
a6di Ioals., HENRY SMITH. $500,
Is i.iis faoiias Coroner, gao
= !. + = y. !. ssoHN MUHLEMAN,
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Frac. C'yl 4 small coin. 283 go $l25,oT Ss
I. Only verified by JlRs WILLIAnss Cashier
before ]. 7. Judkins, Clssk Of the Common
Pisss Court OF said csunty.
- yE4B WILLlAN1s, Cashler.
ssts.Tfti.
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,PHYSlCIANS PRESCRIPTIONS
cAs4IuILI PiiiAiib as'ari hours q The day
and night J. 7. JuDKIN
sspoiTIHn Ysasa
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,Wooa.deId stock Market.
October s--Cattle 3a4c per pound |;
Sheep 4t@5d per pound. Hogs Aa4a 4ac
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Democratic State Ticket.

y .1Elf 8 ate u 90 30 sge. r 1!
Democratic State Ticket.
42f a7a9 For Gesernsr, agg
kICHARD NJ BISHOP,
.fss.o OF Hamilton County. g1
-E9 Lieutenant Governor, 9a
8 gABEz W. FITCH, Guyahoga.
4a9f7snh s Supreme Judge, yr ~
geq aoHN W. OKEY, franklin. 3
80 Clerk Of Supreme Court.
RICHARD !. TANNING, Franklin.
ser 's'!s Attorney General. Z
zsAIAH PILLARS. Allea. 4
7go I Treasurer Of stats, a.
ANTHONY H0WELLS, 5tark.
m School Copmissisnsr, ,,.,.
gAMES J, BURNS Belmont,
Board Of Public worts, a
aein MARTIN sCHILDER, Ross.
Democratic District Ticket.
isfAsEs 1le f< ,i e
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PERFUAERY. SOAP, SPICES,
To4Acco, -sxuIx-AND. .maA1s,-
A ND variety Of other articles belonging
IA 80 the 'Drasdst's trade slt Of which Win
be sold as lev % they can be afforded.
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.o8- asTATEmRNf
MO n R.O E, B, A. N x
WOODSEIELD. OHIO.
ssLIAYIL1rIxl

Made in compliance with the law Of March
81, 1872, shcsing ths condition thereof
October I, 1877:
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Democratic District Ticket.

40 ysr state senator--1sth District,
JOSEPH B. WILLIAMS.
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Nearly one million Of people died'of
in India during theIlate fam
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fashiog ApttS

The sweetest thing in ] bonnet
pretty face. s &
Cold and silver fringes are used in tt,
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% Which brings us back to the original
proposition: That the election in Ohio
must to q great extent determine the
question OF "Hard Times or Harder
Times" ~ @'.' -
The Inielligsneer will understand that
this ismritten before theresub in Ohio is
known to Us. 50 qIoa, -si;'-isl3,
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hIsCELLANEoU5
OBITUARY.

New York, May "a cable dis
patch conveys intelligence of the
death os Henry Sawyer, twenty-three
years consul OF the United States at
Parnmaribo, a colony Of Surinam,
South America The immediate cause
OF his death was injury received q
few days before At the hands of =
sailor, Of whom in his official capacity
Sawyer had been called upon to take
eegnizance. The sailor struck him a
violent blow, aud otherwise maltreated
him, iniiicting such internal injuries ~
to result in hemorrhage and death.
At the time Semmes Was in command
Of the privateer Sumter, he put in
at Surinam for coal and supplies.
Sawyer quietly bought up all the coal
in the city, SO that the rebel com.
.mander was unable to Sket a'lump.
A planter offered TO furnish Semme.
with . quantity which he had on his
sea shore estate whereupon Sawyer
hired all the scows, punts and boats
| in the harhor, 50 that Semmes was
detained in harbor for upwards Of q
week, whereas he intended to remair
only STEW hours. Meantime Sawyer
dispatched message to Unites
States steamer, then lying At Cayenne
bat cowardice or treachery of th'
commander allowed the Sumter to ea
cape TO sea again, and the commando
was subsequently cashiered for hi
conduct.
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liabilities.
STATE OF NEW YORK, =.
l,unilbY of N,.M York. as

II. Il, Hyde, eresilept. and Sasaral Blrrown,
Secretary 81 Tire EqHtAbi3 Life Assurance soci
eis, Being als s9sHi, Gl'i,1ls9 as sag, and eich
for himself says tiat thry &fc the above described
officers Of tho said co npany aud that on he 3l-t
day " December last aii tAe shoye described As
sci were absolute pfoperty 81 tile satd company,
in and clear from al ie9s sud claims thereon.
except above stared. AMI ;ha foregoing statc-
ne1t @tinfthe schedules aaa explanations here
-un;s anp1sei and by thGm snbsarfn,a and q ial1
and tJFrect e$hiBt 81 lis1iitigs ART OF the
disbursements afld ol the e2nefal condition and
sfair, ei tl. said company " The 3itt 81 Dss-em
ber la-l. and lpr the year ending On fant day ac-
eordipg 70 the best ~ itciF Information, knJH-
.ea.4;,s and b h-litl-Lr stiz2ilgsig
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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-07
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PROPOsALS.

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Z, May BIB, Is,7.
g EALED proposals In duplicate win be re-
y ceiyed nj Tins agency until IL of Tuesday,
May 18th, 1877. FOR the furnishing all material and
agency, In accordance with plans aud specifca-
iions to he seen al he office Of Eamnnds and
Wynn, Yankton, ID. IA. bond In !he saan Of one
thousand dollars with two mure sIrfslies, ap-
proved by L. S. Judge or district attorney, Tor
The faithful petformancesef OF the work, mnst Be
die8 Nth Ms propotafs Tie weTk mast be
inished on before June Goth, 1877, and pay
ment will be made by certified voucher upon It's
completion
The right To reject any or ail bids NJ reseryed,
and bids must comply with The requirements oi
ihis advertisement In order II receiye constdera-
tion.
JOHN "a .GAsnKsw,
U. 8. Indian Agent.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-05-07

Washington, May 7-Scnator Blaine
has arrived.
A gentleman from New Orleans
says Gov. Nichols has given ofeuse .
to his supporters by the appointment
of Pinchback As . member Of the
school board Of trustees.
An effort is being made to remove
naval officer, colored, At New Or
leans, to secure the appointment Of =
white man in his place. Candidates
for the position say such change is
in the line Of pacifcation. One OF
them ha. seen the president but he
makes no report Of the favorable con.
sideraton Of his case.