The Lake County star., 1877-05-31
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II )Aaditloa.f bsi1ieSisl. hav. Been re.
ceiyed here Of the whiskey war In Lee
wefe khlsd and s9vsrai iwSuhded. The
sheriff of the county hss given every
|assistanoe tdthe United States authorI.
ties In their efforts to arrest persons
known TO be Engaged in illiclt distill.
inE. Ahumbsr q the. outlaws were
captured some days ago by United
States marshal Nided by the sheriff and
ten citizens acting as' deputies. While
conveying the prisoners AtO Abingdon
Si1e paAi;tktsN hhited by fifteen OF
twenty outlaws, who demanded the
ISiSts Of 1T1s Into tlie psftyiunless
It was done. The demand was not
complied with, whereppOn, the. threat
was carried into execution land one OF
the deputies was killed. The fire was
returned and one outlaw killed and
three others wounded. The sheriff
and thirty-five citizens are in pursuit
of the outlaws, and expect to capture
them all without the use of United
have aissedy bseH csptured, and 9th
ers will be seized the coming week.
A letter received here from Charles
ton, South Carolina, says the trial OF
persons indicted for participation in
the fllerton riots Of September last,
by which some twenty c0lored repub-
licans were killed, was begun on Fri
day in. the United States circuit court,
Chief Justice Waite and Circuit Judge
Bond on the bench. The jury as en-
panelled consists of seven colored and
fiye white men. The counsel for the
prisoners exhibited considerable feel
ing because the district-attorney chal-
lenged ex-Confederate officers for cause,
according to the statute regulating the
qualifications OF United States jurors.
The counsel for the defence objected
to the challenge on the ground that
the disqualification of lthe ex-officers
had been removed together with their
other disabilities, and on the further
ground that Congress had no right to
append O statute regulating the quail
fication Of Jurors. The Chief Justice
decided that it was not q penalty but a
right of challenge given to the govern
ment by positive act Of Congress.
which the court had no choice but to
observe until 1t was repealed.
A Washington dispatch says:-"It
AppeeBthstfhe Illinois silver law Is
81 m6ch greater interest to eastern CAPT.
talists than was at first supposed, and
will inevitably result In extensive and
expensive litigation. The text of the
law, It seems, Is not limited to con-
tracts made or debts incurred after the
passage of the act, but applies to all
debts which become due after its pas
sage, 1ffsSpectjve of the time when
these debts were incurred. This must
necessarily raise the question. as to all
eastern mortgages, whether, when
cents in gold were loaned
on every dollar, the legislature Of
Illinois can declare that only eighty
five cents in gold can be demanded In
Secretary Sherman Is preparing In
earnest for resumption. Besides re-
the fractional currency, the
treasurer has ceased to reissue bills of
less denomination than five dollars,
silver for ones and twos.
AS silver can be, purchased at c0nsid-
erable discount, this process leaves q
margin Of profit for the gov,
and also reduces by 80 much
the volume of paper that becomes ie-
deemable In gold In 1879. The funds
for the purpose are derived in part from
the current net income Of the treasury
and In part from the sale of bonds.
The question OF providing against
frauds BY postmasters whose pay Is
ky the amount Of stamps
sold, Is sti1l occupying the attention of
the Poetoffice DEPARTMENT. The only
which seems practicable is the
repeal of the law and return to the
old system Of adjusting salaries on the
basis OF stamps, &c., cancelled. Q
/. 1t isistated at the Treasury Depart
ment that the number of legal tender
noteA IL and 2s, now outstanding, Is
e53, 900, 900, equally divided between
the two denominations. This amount
Is ope-sevepth o. the entire greenback
There has been very great
as to the scarcity Of this
class OF notes, and the theory at the
10 that great numbers of
them are being boarded by the people,
inSf IL 6shsrfmedt has sus-
pended the issue ,of notes of this de-
TO private individuals, that
Ill the process OF resumption Of specie
they viii acquire Increased
vA1ue over notes of other denomina-
tons. This idea rs altogether erron-
eous. The department Is still furnish
mo IA ana q TO assistant treAsurefs and
United States depositories for the busil
ness Of their offices. The total amount
pf silver issued since April 20, 1875, Is
B31 .738. 400. The eurrv ncy outstanding
1t thiS date ID ~, ,O76, ,607. it'if =.
Grace Greenwood I would cry to
all worthy working women, to all en-
ergetfc, honorable young men seeking
an opening for talent, Q field for honest
industry, Keep array from Wdehtag-
ION! Avoid the place o. fearfully as
though every Department Of Govern
ment were 3 pest house e-ss though
Instead Of beneficently. leg
were doing 2 Lively business
b all The plaques Of Egypt, ASIA
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Z We do not 'thahRit ppch for the in
crest CT common, fAff1iefs 70 purchase
hianures, euperpnospnates
,oudretr, .Ac., some Of which are the
yilest hunibuRs, and the best Qf whicn
would hafdIt equal IN vafuethequant.-
" 3 man would 0btain BY Investing
n equal af1iount IN saving matter that
,early goes to wxste upon his own
arm. Besides keeping his place and
took IN better condition, and his
circulation nearer home.
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