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Ebert Wagner, counselor of Dam
stadt, Grand Duchey of Hess, al
legged to have decamped with 10000
forins, recovered in course of profess
sional duty, was arrested in Milwau-
kee. ,.ss .y~a sfs
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DIR. Tut has been en-
gagged in the practice
of medicine thirty
years, and for a long
time was demonstra-
tor of anatomy in the
Medical College Of
Georgia, hence, per.
sons using his Pills.
have the guarantee
that they are prepared
on scientific principles,
and are free Eorn all
quackery.
He has succeeded in
combining in them
the heretofore antag.
onistic qualities of a
strengthening, puSga.
fire 4 PHyit y;agtoasic
Their first apparent
effect is toincrease the
appetite by causingth the
food toproperly assim.
ilate, thus the system
is Eourished, and by
their tonic action on
the digestive organs,
regular & healthy ev-
acuatioasare produced
The rapidity with
! which fersons fake Oh
fest, while under the
ii.fiuencrof these pills,
81 Itself indicates their
Isflalltabili!y to nourish
the body, and hence
their efficacy in curing
nervous debility, mel
arckoly, dy sp psia,
wasting of the mus
elcs, sluggisliness of
itlic liver, chronic con-
lstipation, and impart-
o The system. Sold ey-
ray Street. New York.
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1t is supposed that Kosciusko fell.
on Freedom, or else why did Free
dom shrek when koseiusko fell. q.
Oil City Call. Il
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CUR Fl 8


Why? because 1nha-
lation is the only way
that the Air Passages
can be reached, and
.Catarrh is a disease of
the Air Passages of
the Head. Use this
Treatment as We di-
rect, which is easy and
pleasant, and we guar
antee a perfect CURE
of Catarrh.
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Parish of Ascension.

REPRESENTATIVE Frederick Fob1,
:. GIOster II. Hill,
Parish Judge, Henry o. Maher,
Parish Attorney, --.----F redefick Duiiel'
ggerk of the Court, l.. L. Bentley
Recorder, -.-.----W., " buior"'
Secretary and Treasurer, r. IlcRhhr
Assessor Felix Brand,
'Tax Collector. Il. z. Landry.
Sheriff Peter A. Jones,
fIornner J. Sullivan, Jr.,
Jail Physician, ,---..-h N. McGaiiiar"'
sinner visor of Registration, Louis LetOrt,
Public Administrator, Jean u MaIhieu'
po1IeEJuRoRs,- I. Hanson, President
Henry Newman. Hillery Rice, p. A. Alleman,
Artb9r Burnett Joseph Fellier, Joseph L.
Brent. William King, Henry Mccall and
Bernard Lenann.
BOARD OF SCHOOL DIREcroRs.-A:: >. Da u
row, President 4. n. Pugh, Secretary :
Vicknair, Treasurer; Ben. Gibson: II. ~
Minor. c. ID. Blouin, Augustus Knight, ID
Claverie. Louis Lefort, j. q. Warner ano
Solomon Barmon.
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A Turkish monitor was attacked
and badly damaged by three Russian
vessels near Silistria.
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A!

WE GUARANTEE
TO CURE Coughs,
Colds, Diphtheria
Pneumonia, Neural
gia, and nearly all
other severe attacks
when all other rem
edies fail.
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Seventh Senatorial District.

fComprising the parishes of ASCENSION and
st. James.
State Senator. Pierre Landry
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.CATARRH!

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Consumption!

DYSPEPSIA WE
CURE. Liver and
Kidney complaints
are etfectualy reach
ell by Oxygeliated
Air.
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, 1877-12-22
TEMPERANCE.

BALE OF LIQUOR TO MINORS.
Another meeting was held last evening under
The auspices Of the Citizens League for tho snp.
precision Of The sails Of liqnor 10 minors. and.
Judging from the crowd tn the First Congregational
Church, tho effort 10 awaken public sentiment 10
the extent Of the corruption Of the youth Of Tho
he1e been i.gyo laaies ena gentlemen present
The Rev. Dr. tlan1rr presided.
After the singing Of i hymn, the Rev. Mr. Dar.
fttt led In prayer. asking uod's blessing upon the
The Chairman said tho obJect in meeting was to
kwnkrn public sentiment. a law, NJ wAs known,
prohibited the sale as liquor tn minors. hut tho
operation and sImpath, VI os.ler: loving e,t,xens
I!e VA 20 aetuntshcd at tha extent Of tho evil 0ul
'Sse* f. TO rh"s
son1c. but II wis samcntanfc that notwthsthnd'ns
tne heavy psna,'y. lqu9s VA; VA ;1a to ! children.
w!sheaH God speed. u was avt s,ost..ca!. No ont
%.se sspa os e, T. sot snS 4
to ataahnse any mind in which that Impression
mi2ht have found !odVtncnt. The League wa4
10 b. enforced. No mother could feel eernre Of
her ii,tls unss in view of the fart to which he Ind
Tss nn, .pted 1 bn ssg
sad waen N i t"tu he sSe,r p..es cail.ea vcea bcias
I'd into eeassss which must tssatt In tI.s'f ,.t
;'s.df 9s: fooxe ssa f. Mayor W. :sf in se,
e5HlpathJ Win 1n8 nlnFGMCHI. NJ WctS the PoHCG
suth0rLttcs. Ent without healthy. enlightened
ruoltc sentiment to buck up tho officials nothing
could 9c done.
THE REV. Mr.. JARRETT
offered the following:
WuxRKAs. Violation of the ordinance prohibiting the
sse " 1l9uora TO minors In this city Il hssrant and no.
.aFs s4st I'd .sk
tone ~ PUBLIC tcntfnseut. therefore
ess *e as' y ! ss.s t Sf essSS:: IL S
tcns I+hgue fur fhc enforcement of eafd ordinance.
f<s"tfth Tint - indirilhR1 We pclKt our cnFlal
with tni: Ls,Ee ~ sndesSerlns to secure
The resolutions were unanimously adopted.
The Cha tr1nan thrn read letter from surt.
Hickey, who said fc was deeply interested In the
Ut the movement, and would be pleased 10
have the assstaHce of Ill citizens niajor1ty Of
the saloon keepers tl.cinse'e es we're In fayur Of
rigid enforcement Of tho law. AHd tic Snpetintenl
cnt assured the League that the best efforts Of the
that direction.
ny way of a supplement. tho Chairman alluded
to the plan Of operations Of the League. One do
tccttye was now employed. and 1t was hoped the
finances would be sUun on such bas!a ~ IL wnt-
rant tho engaging Of several more.
The Rev. Mr. Murrell spoks Of tho Inducements
--n,uslc. etc.-.onered to boys and girls 10 enter
after the!r Children. II was time the community
was aroused. liz ntlyersel 10 tho lack OF moral
c1urhXc. and called upon a t atd the city author.
tt'cs. MeH14 they encourage then,f [auplaute1
an1 show them tlIat there was deep, earnest dc.
L er,ninaiun in the community tu eradicate the
csil. fApp!ause.
botly. men and women, got up.
Brief addresses wsrc also made bY the Nev. Ms.
Anderson and others.
, 1877-12-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

A public tonpesanes 'aaestng Will be held this
evening At Temperance hall. I'll West Madison
stEect.
"Tho Present Decline OF V,rtno and plcty" il
tho subject of tho Rcr. ps, Il. Kohicfa English
strtnun Tomorrow.
Tbs 1toy. sumner Ellis will commence to.n,or-
row evening In tho Church Of lhe Rcdcemer a
courso Of four sermons OH studies Of religion: l..
Mature.
Prof. John ". Clarke, the English scientist, will
addsess tho phslosephtcal Secssty shtA evening at
NJ. 103 Stato stteet. Tie public are Invited IL
attend. IIof. claske's subject IL "Tho Carbon.
lfgs0us AEe,"
Tho Rev. E. r. 'GoodwIn will conduct the sun.
day .schoul Teachers meeting In Farwcl lIalI 10
day noon. Subject: ''paul's Last WordA;" Tim. :.
~. IL. John storfsoa will conduct the Young
Msn'a meeting this evening.
, 1877-12-22

NkEI1Su UE IH3 W0XAA'8 AYs0CtATloN.
Tla monthly tnegtlnx Ut the hoard Of uIfccton4
Of the Wouan's Social Science Association oe.
CURED yesterday morning at the fremont House.
Ars. Elizststh Doyu*on Hashest pfestded, aud Miss
8. A. hIehatds ok1ieialed ~ Secretary. Besides
tAeAs there were preaent Ass. ChAsles Z. Bsewne
Of Esan.luu; Mis- II. Fre4tikA Perry, of Chicago;
Nts. Winchester 4. Clifford, Of E.austoa; Mrs.
Etlza Il. Sunderland, CaIeaxv; Ass. ". u. Bah
hit. Chicago: Ars. Calls +, Koolsy, Chicago;
, 1877-12-22
DEATHS.


ChaTlcs + aud Nary t. A0ure, aged months.
FuneTal lsutn palents' residence. NJ. ~. West
juckaon.st.> SATURDAY, u a'clack y. III.
EuNLAND-uec. II, IT. noon. james G., infant
SON VI JAMea 4. snd Altcs N. livrland. aged b
months *nsl ~ dsys, q N9 w Thirty y.secoat.st
CAMruELL-Aft<r lingering lllncss, 1t tho
Ees!dsnea vi Mrs. II. 4. hus-ei. No. ISL iiupba1a.
st.- Mrs.. L. e. Campbell, aged ~ ycs1s.
AEDSTR0N-At Buffalo, N. T., on the morning
OF ths 10Th lust. sitter lingering lne.s Cha1lulss
C., wifc VI l. llcastrotn aud tuUthes Of T.. l.. He'd.
Atrolt. lu 1hs I'd ycaf Of her axr.
, 1877-12-22

Cn,cAco. Dee. 91.-An article In yestcsdAY's
TnlnuNx has lhe caption "Anuthsr Constable
shot n; "A colored man defcuds his property With
1crolvcr.'' In this case 1t IL mot courcd man,
but white man. that defended hin property. The
culorcd people des!rs 10 humbly protest against
charging against them tho slns committed by tho
while puopio, and would suggest thnt II the while
people uf Fourth avenue conducted Themselves
with proprlety. tho reputation OF tho avenue would
be greatly Improved. \ cuIoHKu Wu4Ax.
, 1877-12-22

Within tho pagcs OF tho lrttkiy Financial IL.
port, published bY thu reliable huuse or Alex.
FrothlnXhans l. c., hrokets. !: Wall street. 10 ta
spestg stSst., ssnas se se,n 10 an1 o,sSf
publication ~ 1he land. it u scnt fsrs 10 uuY 3D.
dtsss. aud esvfy uaa shouta send foslt.
, 1877-12-22

For 4 Christmas or Now Years present for sweet +
heart. wliv, or sstor nothng can equal tho MRlhu
&hsk p!auo, fur whlch FELTON, + Ponlstvy, No. Is:
State street, kro sole agents.
, 1877-12-22
EVERYBODY SATISFIED.

matte" Wilcox & Gibbs IL the mo4t pcsfcgt anu
practical sewing marhiuo In tho world, anil
"siy mother-tn-law says it Is A servtccabIc
and scnAlble holiday gilt 200 and 3oa Wabash
AYGpue.
, 1877-12-22

Peltoa j. Famefoy, l53 State stree. have new
Christmas st0ck Ut 3lathust.uk, ilazr!luu Hsus.
aud nacon & k4ts ptsnus, which 10 w appreciated
need 4ut to be seen.
, 1877-12-22

and lowest prices OF furn!tura and rsttan gocls
ean be found as Colby i %trts'. :l7 aud .lD State
street. whu haTu Tho cTandsst dLsplay Of holiday
goods in their lIno ol auy house 10 ths city.
, 1877-12-22

No taseniioa Of The hge has 10 greatly reyoiu.
tlontzeu any hfanch OF art ~ lhs MAthusIsk p,snu
has antCt<1 music.
, 1877-12-22

=, Tho aathushek plano, With cquaftznR scala and
!Ioeas BRUCE which cah bo seen 1t fctlun y i'ou..
Htuy's, NJ. lds St4tH street, beats the Wp{It,
, 1877-12-22

hutk Rsynts's malt cough mixture Ii stmpla
remedy fus adults aud children.
, 1877-12-22

Nits MArJ A. stfaub. Chicago; and Mrs. ABBY A.
vollcttc.
The rcsfgnatton Of Mrs. James Steele from the
position of Vice. President was accepted:
The name Of the fnb-tlcplrtment Of ''tEfefa-
tnrc" was changed 10 that OF Literary OtRantka-
lions" Title more In keeping with its attributes
and relations.
Mr.. Sunderland snefe.ted. ss suitable petson
Mtss Eddy. Of the West side IN case siiss Rice Old
MT accent; also. for that Of ''fainting,' Mrs.
Miss Perry stated that head. Of the following de-
partmenss wtre IL yet without cxistcncc: ''scNtp:
TIRE mi Enc.*yg ,'iloascho.ld !! Science I'D
1loaset-eptnG," "posue.t!e service. "1seA'lns
The h!tfng Of thcsc vacancies waa held over.
The resignation nf Mis-. tncla kimha1l. t'ha!r-
man Of the Committee on Reform. wna aeccrtcd..
Mtaa s. A. richards, Chairman OF thr Commit
tee on the New Or9sn uf The Ae.uclatiun. tho
1anRements made for the publication Ut the paref
expected to appear.
The Chair made remarks on the necds tbs paper
nisatcn 10 memherahtp The following lahscs: Mrs.
smia 'as 4s vi ftssef. ~ H. s. a'0s' t'; %;ie. Mf.
Y. !. Hudson. Mrs. r. A. Tnylcr, Mts. charles
Amelia ltoRets, and Mira q. q. Aisnri.
These were admitted. a. were also tho following:
Mrs. Otadiah llnsf. 5flss Jnita Stewart. Mias
justln1 r,hatee; ~. v. u. pser!n;:: nn5 ny Me-
Mrs. ilenrv. y. Fuller, Mrs. ClapP, and Mrs
rInmmer. Of Chiesxo; and Mfs. N. II. Na'teY, Of
Polo:
s on were "''
The Secretary reported ~ follows regarding tho
As1oc1at1on's pecunlasy condition:
, 1877-12-22

III next May, when ths changes Of rratdrnce and
tho difficulty and hsrdshtp to tho cigar dealers.
, 1877-12-22


GUODNIE-L0ND-A thr residence Of the t.te
pr. thouas Wright, father Of the bride. Iuglesids
Hamilton couasy. o., on lls luth Inst, JamcA h.
un0dwa, of Peorls, ILL.,, anl Afs. Mary 4. Lord.
NJ cards.
, 1877-12-22

Invite special attention to this de-
pnrtsnclt, whfct, fs now rcplcl.
fsflcsl with new goods Of the chOic-
est and 1nOSt desirable selections
from tile latest mud most approved
designs for modern house Furnish
Ing, nt,iDilE which will Ire found
many beautiful us well MS useful
, 1877-12-22
ntcRIrtD
From membershpl and papers
. kIFEsptTukks,

The Chair stated that she had hccn IN vie to tcct
tust st Mnttoon. Milwaukee. Calru. sn't two other
places on Social ScIcnre, and the meeting uutned
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Matter Enough.

A meek-looking young lady entered q
store, pointing to dollman, she drew the
saleslady aside, and said:
"Miss, is it true that none but hump
backed women wear those things?"
"No, indeed it isn't, for I wear one,"
Indignantly replied the saleslady.
The meek looking young lady colored
up, and then asked:
"And is it true that woman who
wears one isn't thought much OFF,
NO." snapped the saleslady.
"And does every woman who wears
one get sick and die in less than year?"
continued the meek-looking young wo-
man.
"No, Of course not" was the quick re-
ply:
Then the meek looking young woman
put her handkerchief to her eyes and
commenced weeping, and between her
sobs she blurted out such expressions as
20 the villain! o the wretch!''
"Why, what's the matter, MADAME"
queried the saleswoman.
''Matter!" responded the weeping wo-
man, stamping her foot angrily upon the
floor, ''why, here ! have only been mar
ried three weeks, and when I asked my
husband for money to buy dollman, he
goes and tells me they are only fit for
hump backed women, and that they are
not respectable, and that I'll die in year
if wear one. And now see that he
lied to keep me from buying one. Isn't
that matter enoug hi"
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Something Cooling.

They sat on bench in the park, and
his manly arm was around her waist.
Suddenly she twisted around and spoke
"It's awful warm"
EYES,"
Silence for three minutes. The young
man ponders on the awful peril that en-
circles man who comes from home
with only fifteen cents and sleeve
button in his pocket.
"It's the warmest weather, I think,
ever knew"
"Ye-es, it's warm."
my throat is dreadfully parched."
"That's too bad. Would you like
some water2"
20, no; the water is so terribly warm
and brackish."
"Young man grows desperate.
wouldn't you like damp handker-
chief tied around your throat7''
"No; I think need something refresh
ing. Dear me, it seems as though I
would faint for want of something
cooling"
Young man chokes with despair, then
braces up.
"Darling, let ME feel your pulse. One
AuAOACO hAu kCA LII I1C "
darling, it has come as I feared. never
can forgive myself: Your mother warn
ed me about keeping you out in the
night air on account of the typhus pre-
valcnt, and now I have kept you here,
and these terrible symptoms tell of the
approach Of the destroyer. Lot me take
you home, my darling; and should you
die, the waters of the lake will close over
my hapless form forever. Come, sweet
one, let me take you home"
Ten minutes later that young man
stood over schooner of lager in a corner
saloon, and wiped the perspiration from
his brow as he laid down his last fifteen
cents, and congratulated himself on hav-
ing beaten woman on tho ice-cream
business; while young woman sat down
on the door step waiting to be let in, and
so mad she couldn't speak.
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Latest Markets,
MILWAUKEE,.

GRA1x-Wheat, No. 2, old, $1.1s; new, 81. Is;
seller August, $1.O9sl; seller September
$1.02I Corn No. 2, 44111c. Oats, No. 2, 23115c.
Rye, No. 1, 55@5515c cash. Barley, No. 2, Csc
cash; seller September, 67@68c.
CHICAGO.
GRA1N-Wheat, No. q Chicago spring, 81. .16
cash; 81. .o6115@1 .054 seller August; 500 sell
er September; CSC seller the year; No. 8 do.
9714c; rejected, Tc. Corn, No. 2, 44596c cash; ;
Axe seller August; 1870 seller September;
rejected, 42c Oats, No: 2, 233<c cash; 2s15c
seller October; rejected, 9Oc. Rye, No. 3, 51Sc
cash. Barley, Csc cash; 671ic seller Septem.
Der.
PRov1s1oNs-Pork, $13.15 cash and seller
August; e13. 13.121<@1s.15 seller September;
9l3o2719l305 seller October: Lard, $8:6d
September; e8.621<@865 seller October Bulk
short clear 71(c.
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| Turkish nomads. Their wives have been
outraged, their children have been sold
into slavery, their crops have been taken
from them, their homes have been de-
stroyed, and they have been held in a
condition Of servitude by these fiendish
task-masters infinitely worse than that of
the negro in the days of African slavery.
When the opportunity came, they not
only welcom ed the Russians as their de-
liverers, received them with open arms,
and furnished them with assistance Of
every possible description, but the
wrongs which they had suffered, the
memories Of their burned homes and
murdered children, drove them to take
revenge against the Mussulmans. The
Russians have conducted the war with
singular moderation, and that the. Turks
are inventing these stories of Russian
atrocities. The Syra correspondent of
the London Times says:
In the provinces the manufacture of them
seems to have become regular business,
carried sometimes to the extent of tam
pering with the letters and even forging
the kilograms Of newspaper correspond
ents. In the provinces where Turkish
authorities have control, both letters and
kilograms are subject to pressure to make
them report Imaginary Russian atroci-
ties.
Another correspondent travelling with
the Turkish army, says:
OF course, Turkish ohicia accounts
tell Of the strocities committed by the
Russians, ,-pillaging of villages, outrages
on women, and Staying of children being
freely attributed to the foe. I believe
none of these things. I have now for the
last week been following in the wake
of the retiring Russian army, and can see
no traces nor hear any reports Of any such
misdeeds. On the contrary, they appear
to have behaved with the greatest moder-
alton, and paid for everything they con-
sumed.
The utter untruthfulness of Turkish
statistics is shown by the fact that after
they had massacred 10000 men, women,
and children last summer at Phillippopo-
lis, and the attention of the Porte was
called to it by the English government,
the commissioners sent by the Sultan to
investigate the matter failed to find that
any Bulgarians had been killed, and were
promptly promoted for their convenient
ignorance. 1t is evident that if the Rus
slams do not strike some swift and telling
blows against the Turks, or the other
Powers do not interfere in the name of
common humanity, the Christians of Bull
garia and Roumelia will be exterminated.
Upon the Turkish side it already prom
ises to be the most horrible and bloody
war of modern times, and has reached
that pitch of cruelty which makes it i'm
possible for any European nation to in
terfere in behalf of Turkey without max
ing it pa'ticeps crimiasis with the Turkish
butchers.
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"NOs }. {, .''''
"Then let us go at once to his house,
in Chancery Lane, and see about it."
They started off. The morning was
now advancing, and the Under-Secretary
began to feel that there must certainly
be something wong. Keeping his
thoughts to himself, he devoted him.
self to fastening his companion. Reach
ing the house Of the chief clerk of the
Crown Papers, they found him in the act
OF stepping into his phaeton for country
holiday.
"Did you send the reprieve to the
coiners at York?" demanded the Under
Secretary, almost breathlessly.
The clerk turned pale, and replied:
"Great Heavens! can it be possible? I
have forgotten it, and left it locked up in
my desk"
The excitement created on all parties
by this revelation was very great.
'This is terrible!" cried the Under
Secretary. "Nothing but fleet express
can save the lives of these men,
II hope that it may be ordered" said
the chief clerk of the Crown Papers.
"You have my authority for it. See
that the respite is sent off without the
delay of an instant"
Thus instructed, the chief clerk drove
away in his phaeton.
"Takcn altogether" said the Under
Secretary to his companion, as they moved
away, this affair is most mysterious and
impressive. If the lives of these men are
saved, it will be through the means of a
dream, which forced me from my bed last
night to the Home Office, where my atten-
ton was arrested by the entry in my
memorandum book in regard to this re-
prieve. will relate all the circumstan-
ces to you, and from this hour shall lbe-
lieve in the influence Of Dreams"
The Sequel may be soon told. Prepar-
ations for execution of the crimes were
made, and, as an expected reprieve did
not arrive, it was announced to them that
the hour of death was at hand. By this
time the reprieve was on its way by ex-
press. The time was short, and the 81 light
est delay or accident would prevent the
distance being overcome before the exc
cution. The criminals were led from the
prison, and were now in the act of mount
ing the cart which was to convey them to
the scene of the last act.
At this moment the express arrived,
and the cry went up:
"A reprieve-a reprieve!"
When the singular facts in the case be-
came publicly known, they caused a most
profound impression throug ghout the
whole country, and led to such investi-
cations that the men had their sentence
commutcd to Imprisonment for life.