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GERS held On tho es1no

JsY. sAi, tn;l... II .tc,i shnlj eautn to % bo
kept ser2;;, ~ p"!.'M witch shall contain tIe
haet. .: ~! ts2. 'ri;" ss ssG election ios
immrs,a', ;t"'', s;,:;r: n polls they .ha! ~.
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wtlt. n .,';seat "r ,"-';&r 70 o. the number Of
ssS H. - - ., !, 81 IsstiysS :ss
sanr s ~ - sna IT, 'ra M tas p9i1l,'ft together
w tno I ~ 81 ~ ~ sees@ n . T. 3 sern
town. ras sapssr.o., sox.thsr win ths Atse..
ePx @'u nal .,, sa' wn 11 msc aa{ tnese
r..n ses sa ssd erson aaa e rens n anu oes,e
1c ar!a ~ sash towns soL iln t.ansset!9n q i9sn
5a.ness ~ row psosiuth ey iaw' shail 20 held q
s psfs IN a.s tg%i a. NE ss%Sn " G"nne o.
sall b. e,nsen to rssda;e hy she clestors
tbsssof sr.a wh.,,,, ~ .m,,r.ncv c,t.,. hv
sk. mne1ss. ,Ia. eMe'E.ms5 ~ t. ..tu,.. sat, y
, G f hi. ppt .ba IL. sce snI b. IL
forco fsom aud aitcr its pa.sagr.
Atr Easto, saLi thnt TIN Bills. to hecome m.
srstiys sv a. to apply to ihe city elections &C.
stn1,. =: Fr1dsy ~, that tls twcutY sIays notiec
Of i,oi,}1nr Ihv election might t,c giycli.
ny G nsSH tef,pv y art tu sal b. cxtcnIc 10 appy
also % to tosi, elections. -.
Mr. Dun"s ,xils,i % 1T, tbc s1,ecIni order, The
rrsanttn,, ai,olisIIt thu ufllcc uf State 8watup
!. Int.I AEcnt, Tie resolution Is IL follows:
r,n,h i'snerai Nsscu,Ity uf tts State of ilnoIs.
stats AGENT was nppu!ntrd 10 funk utter the gen
crai Interests Of the state. grswlnS ont If tho
swsmp Land act of sel,t ~. 1a'9, and sho amend.
and scrip n9asr an .es q GotEess E h o. "a Mafen ae
an,. nPGh r. I}nfir siatcs. a '3 "' u '"'
etsi nos'ijon, psevented sny issjsaiion stnea hIs
81.
swamp land question, and also has "tcd hts raid
oielni position Tor the lurrosc Of n'akng favor.
nhlc hsigains for himself with the .rssrat sonn.
~ M r. SsS oss q Of
ns:ng II to o5,eet fot With Il was erestsJ
BE- m il ~ a.'..
scas;s ~ ~ sis sa ss
Agent under ssld to!nt fcaolntao1 o. the said
Twenty .ninth gsnssa! Assembly DO and the 6atao
SsteDy ,9 s.o,!s". .'ss,,o ,,o, ~, ,.,so,. ,,n,
1ssas M i: uitt, q c5caso, v. raj estats' e'
spcstlAtor, who Used i'is 9t'icc TO buy up I'll
speculation the scrip belonging to the counties:
Mf. puns sent TO ths C'GIk's ,.s,,, dssk and ad
pr"rostton to buy up the scrip OF Rankukee
County.
Ny. Watkins said HUI l'atl also been attempt
ing to speculate Iii like fashion on thu swamp
land scrip. --...
Mr Taylor, ot kankakcc, sent to the Clerks
deEk ni3sl Ind read letter from tllu Hon.
tlrccnlfy l.: Fort. 10 tue c1leet that the State
cong9s.; eca TO- a 1sas FL sss.s s'fs'e' es''s0n Iii
sTlfL iAnpKR hits.
Mr.. Fosbcnder said that Hit lad also COLI
trssteq vi. MaIsaali .aia C;ounty;
under whtcl, Mr. Hit was appointed was passed
by y thS @ @Twenty.ninth Assembly, It was known
for bis servicot. Tllu Whole thing was wro'.9
fhoft nf1t1HN
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ts"i"ntf'* tr"snaaic Hitter tvtnn nf Tron Ia =
and inatttd tia2rxtion. Dct,ot, 70 Ciatk atrotf,
, 1877-03-08
The Most Important
Medical. Discovery
Of this Century.
COLLINS rEaSanss xoaSAao

THIS great fcHeiy ennsitts Of votac OF plates
rafefny Atthrhr'l together and lnhedttd In l'ur.
ous ta.trf. hf1ht{ 1Hdlcatdd forming THO Krandsst
N4Ht '
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An Exemplary Convict.

An incident worthy of notice occurred
at the State prison at Jefferson City,
Missouri, on the morning of the fourth,
says the Indianapolis Ind.) Journal.
Ten years ago a boy sixteen years OF age
was sentenced to ninety-nine years i'm
prisonment for killing his employer, in
Linn county, Mo. He was poor, friend
less and neglected. No Il has ever
written to him or visited him since he
entered the ~penitentiary. He was as
much forgotten by the outside world as
if the grave grass was growing over his
head. He had no one to ask a favor for
him; no one to plead for his pardon; no
one to care whether he lived or died.
And yet such was his determination to
do right, to get Gods forgiveness for
his crime, to merit the respect of even
his fellow-prisoners, that for ten years
he has not disobeyed a single rule or
regulation of the prison, has never re-
ceived a reprimand, and has won the
friendship and favor of the officials in
charge of the place. They, acting
voluntarily, on account of his uniform
good department and exemplary life,
~appealedto the executive to pardon him.
Consequently on the fourth, Acting
General Brockmeyer, in person, deliver
ed the release, and the overjoyed man
stepped out of the prison gate q free
being once more. The prisoners seemed
to be deeply impressed by the incident,
and many resolved to initiate his perfect
department.. They raised S13 and gave
it to their departing comrade to MD him
in starting in his new life. The occasion
will never be forgotten by those in that
prison, and much good is hoped for from
it's impression on the other convicts.
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Tinct. opii.,
Capsici,
Ihei co.,
Menth pip,
Campho.
CanphO.
AbSent.M Minded.

One of u most excellent CITY physi.
clans, says the st Joseph (Mo.) Herald,
has ti:e popularity of being exceedingly
absent-minded. The other morning,
when dressing himself, he discovered
something unusually heavy in his vest
picket. Upon examination it proved to
be a valuable gold watch. He not
being the owner of such an expensive
article, it puzzled him to know how ii
came there. After a few moments re-
Election he remembered attending q
lady patient the day before, and fol-
timing her pulse, had asked the use Of
her watch. He returned in haste and
delivered it to the owner, who had been
alarmed, believing it to have been stolen.
One of the hottest days of the season
his wife laid out a clean vest for him to
change before he went ont. In q few
minutes he was ready to 60, and put
the clean vest on, went to his Office, and
remarked to o friend that it was exceed.
ingly hot. His friend agreed with him,
but wanted to know how many vests he
was in the habit of wearing at q
time. He had on two.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
4 Submerged City.

A strange discovery is reported from
the Lake of Geneva, Switzerland. A tour
list having lost his trunk, two divers were
employed to search for it. While they
were below water they found what they
supposed to be o village, since covered
by the lake. Their statement led to all
investigation of the spot by the munich
pal authorities, who took measures to as
certain the truth OF the extraordinary &C
count of the divers. On covering the
placid surface with oil, these latter were
able to distinguish the plan of n town,
streets, squares and detached houses
marking the bed of the lake. The ruddy
hue which characterized them led the
observers to suppose hat the buildings
had been covered with the famous YER
million cement which was used by the
Celts, Cimbri and the early Gauls. There
are about 200 houses arranged over an
oblong surface, near the middle of which
is a space more open, supposed to have
been used for public assemblages. AT
the eastern extremity lies n large square
tower, which was taken for a rock. A
superficial investigation seems to indi-
cate that the construction of these build
ing date from some centuries before ON
era. The council Of Vaud has decided
to have the site of the dwellings, enclosed
by a jetty stretching from the land, and
to drain off the water, SO as to bring to
light what promises to be one of the most
interesting archaeological discoveries Of
u day,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
Two Marriages Instead OF One.

A marriage was arranged between two
young people living some distance apart,
near Bengal, India, but who had never
seen n another. The bridegroom duly
arrived at the brides village, and the
ceremonies had actually begun, VIII, n a
report reached the bride and her mother
that the intended husband was m incur
able cripple. They both declared that
they would commit suicide rather than
complete the ceremony, and as it was q
fact that the would-be bridegroom was a
cripple, he was dismissed. But, accord
ing to the prevailing superstition, eter-
nal disgrace would have attended the
bride if she had not been married on that
day when matters had progressed 80 far.
So, another bridegroom had to be sought,
and after searching the highways and by
ways IL boy was captured and duly mar
1ied in the place Of the cripple. The
latter being in the same plight, had also
to provide himself with a bride before
the day closed, and thus there were two
marriages instead Of enc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
The Blue and the Gray.

An interesting fact attending the re.
cent outbreak in Louisville, KY, which
was at once followed by the enrolment
of nearly a thousand citizens for the pro-
lection of the city. was the service side
by side of ex-Fedcral and ex.Confeder-
ate soldiers: Ex-Secretary Bristow, for
instance, colonel OF one of the Federal
regiments, recruited in Kentucky, stood
guard with General Basil Duke, John
Morgan's most dasling lieutenant, and
ex-United States Marshal Eli Fl. Murray,
the youngest brigadier i'll the Union
army, commanded one of the hastily
mustered commanies, while Major E. A.
Richards, who served under General
Lee, was one of his fellow-oficers. Hun
dreds of ex-soldiers of the blue and gray
stood shoulder to shoulder in the ranks.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
A Frontiersman'S Endurance.

Bill Hanson, better known as
"Frontier Bill" while pursuing a
herd of mustangs near Hat Greek IN
the Black Hills, was thrown from his
horse and knocked senseless, in which
state he lay for several hours. When
he recovered his horse was gone, and
his wounds panied him so badly that
he could not walk. He managed with
great difficulty to crawl on his hands
to a pool of water, some fifty rods from
the place where he fell He remained
there during the next day and night
without q mouthful to eat, and the pool
having given out he started on his
hands and knees in search Of more.
About twelve o'clock on the second day
he says he was SO hungry, thirsty and
lame and tired that lie could 60 no
further, and crawled under a tree and
stretched himself out to die. While
laying thus, bordering on the insensible,
he heard the leaves shake near him,
and YEARLY turned his head in the
direction of the noise, To his terror
and astonishment he espied a large rat
tlesnake reaching for him. The sight
of the venomous reptile banished hun
ger, thirst and pain for the moment,
and he raised on his elbow and en-
deavored to scare the scaly thing away.
The snake struck Mt him twice and then
glided away. This adventure reused
him somewhat, and he made another
endeavor to reach water. Finally, after
much pain and suffering, he crawled
Into the Cheyenne road and could go
no further. Next morning u ranchman,
located ut Hat Creek, found aim there.
laying on his face, insensihle aid almost
dead. He was taken to tho ran-n and
cared fOF,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
How People Get Sick.

Eating too much and too fast swal-
lowing imperfectly masticated food ; Ly
taking too much fluid at meals ; drink
ing poisonous whisky and other intox.
icating drinks F.; keeping late hours at
night, and sleeping too late in the
morning !; wearing clothing too tight,
SO as to relax the circulation ; wearing
thin shoes; neglecting to take suf-
icient exercise to keep the hands and
feet warm ; neglecting to wash the
body sufficiently to keep the pores open;
exchanging the warm clothes worn in
a warm room during the day for cos
tunes and exposure SO incident to even
ing parties starving the stomach to
crafty q vain and foolish. passion for
dress -; keeping up constant excitement !;
fretting the mind with borrowed trou-
bles swallowing quack nostrums for
every imaginary i'll; taking meals at
irregular intervals.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29

Of the whaling vessel Edward Lee, Of Province
town, Mass, reports that he was fred into by
an unknown gunboat at Cayfon, on the north
side Of Cubs. The matter will b looked into
by our government 49,. A storm passed over
Clinton, H., completely destroying q church,
school house, mill and other buildings, and do
ing great damage 70 rthe cropsS. ..:-EA- D.
schrener, cashier Of the, Farmers and Me
chsnics' Bank Of Westminster, Md::3Scommitted
suicide by cutting his throat With q razor......
A crowd Of over 10000 people assembled in
Bennington, Vt, on the first day OF the cele-
bration Of the centennial battle Of Bennington.
md ndss New Ha Msps PesS and the i5eP procession eSnis1 was
the most simposing ever seen in Vermont "A
great deal OF enthusiasm was manifested, and
on every side were to be seen fagsaef all
nations and triumphal arches bearing patriotic
Inscriptions. The Grafton Of the day was de-
livered by Hon. Daniel Roberts, aida poem
writtanIby MrsssDorr was read. Speeches we're
also made by General Banks and others. Pfesi-
dent Hayes and party arrived soon after the
conclusion Of the exercises.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
Words of Misdoln.

There are some human tongues which
have two sides, like that of certain
quadrupeds, u smooth, the other very
rough. .,~....
The passing years drink a portion of
the light from our eyes, and leave their
traces on our cheeks, as birds that drink
at, lakes leave their footprints on the
margin. -<$&gr% an+ "a
He who writes against the abuses of
the age in which he lives, must depend
on the generosity of the few for his
bread, and the malice of the many for his
fame.
Benevolence does not measure it's
charities too nicely. The clouds never
send down to ask the grass and plants
below how much they need; they rain
for the relief Of their own full bosoms.
If the SPRING puts forth no. blossoms,
in summer there will be no beauty, and
in autumn no fruit. So if youth be
trifed away without improvement, ripper
years will be contemplate, and old age
miserable.
A young girl, scarcely yet awake to
the mysteries OF her hature, and dutter-
ing over the first demonstrations of love,
is like o child sporting on the ripping
strand of the sea, when a high tide is
about coming in.
He who goes through a. land, and
s~catters blown roses, may be tracked
next day by their withered petels that
strew the ground; but he who goes
through it, aud s~catters rose seed, a
hundred years after leaves behind him a
landfull of fragrance and beauty for his
monument, and as q heritage for his
daughters and o n
AS there are some faults that have
been termed faults on the right side, SO
there are some errors that might be
denominated errors on the safe side.
Thus, we seldom regret having been too
mild, too cautions, Or too humble ; but
we often repent having been too violent,
too precipitate, or too proud.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
One of Brigham's Dupes.

A writer in the Tribune, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, says: Some years ago I
listened to the story of one Of Brigham's
dupes as he WAS escaping from beneath
the yoke: Born in Sweden, where he
espoused Mormonism, he started for
Zion with his young bride. Reaching
Cleveland, Ohio, his funds, he found,
would only bring one of them to Utah.
His wife stayed there with friends,
while he came here, went to Provo,
where he found employment with q
bishop of the church. Money was earn
ed and given to Brigham to send for his
wife. Months passed and nc wife came.
Again money WAS sent, witholike result,
until the husband had sent money four
times through the same source. Be.
coming, at last, very much Disguised,
he announced his intention Of going
after his wife, still serving the bishop
until he thought he had funds enough.
Applying for his pay just after the har-
vest he was told to so to the stubble
field, where almost every head OF wheat
had been carefully collected, and to
"glean his pay there" He came to our
city followed by spies, and finally
reached Ogden and a friend there con
cealed him, and with the aid OF kind
hearted railroad men he found his way
into liberty again. I saw him trembling
with fear while hiling from his pur-
suers !; and, again, after he had passed
beyond their reach. How great was the
change in his department and looks.
Our valleys no doubt contain thousands
who are receiving no better treatment,
and yet most of u visitors come here,
look on the best Of Mormon society, and
60 away and proclaim this n great,
prosperous, happy and free people.
They know just o much of the true
Mormon life as if thy had never visited
Salt Lake City.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
A Daring Feat Above Niagara Falls.

The tug Minerva, engaged in towing
mud scows from the Welland canal to
the Niagara river, had proceeded well
out into the river just above the falls,
with her usual tow of three loaded scows,
when the lines holding the last of the
three parted, and the scow reeled around
and made for the rapids. Jim hampton
was at the wheel, and with great presence
of mind he headed his tug for the rapids
and made a circuit around the scow,
which was nov dangerously Dear the
rocks. l. the mean time the men
boarded the two remaining scows and
dumped them, rendering them easier to
handle. When they approached near
enough to the runaway, q man jumped
aboard of her, fastened a line, and
dumped her. And now came the tug of
war. They lay on the very edge of the
rapids, when the throttle was thrown
wide open, and the tug headed mp stream
from the cataract. It was nip and tuck,
and they were about to cut away part of
the tow, when the tug seemed to gain a
little on the current, and gradually
emerged into safety with her full tow.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
pro,n,se,and Performance,

The prorrietors Of Hostetter's Stomach BIT
ters promise nothing in behalf Of this fam0ts
tonic and regulating elixir which it will not
perform. No pretensions irreconcilable with
common sense are made in reference to 1t, but
evidence Of the most positive nature has been
accommodating for over a quarter Of a century
in its behalf, which proves to be . reliable
preventive and curative Of malarial diseases
and efficient and genial tonic and general cor
.rectiye,. and speciallysvanAble in cases where
thsbowels,f liver, stomach 6rs urinary organ&
are affected. DEBILITY, the sourcs from whence
so many ~bodilyseyiIs spring, is entirely rernes
diedsby the inufgorative action of the Bittsrs,
which arrests ~psemature decay and repairs
losses of nervous and muscular power while
improving the appetite and rendering digestion
easy. AZ. -
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29

THREE M1sER1Es.- To walk two miles
for the purpose of asking q favor, and
then feel too modest to name it. Bowling
to a-person whom you mistake yfor. an
other, and getting nothing but a vacant
stare of surprise for your pains. Totbe
in a scrape every hour, merely for wunt
Of nerve to say no. =!
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29

Light, WeIl-Rnised Bread. Biscuits.
Cakes and pastry, digest easily and conduce to
good health. Good health makes labor OF all
kinds easier, and prolongs Lite Dooley's Yeast
Powder viii always make all these productions
lipht and wholesome It is warranted to make
better, lighter, s~weeter, more toothsome, and
nutritious biscuits, cake, bread, etc., than any
other baking powder.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29
The Sun Cholera Mixture.

The New York Journal of Commerce
says:
More than forty years ago, when it was
found that prevention for the Asiatic
cholera vas easier than cure, the learned
doctors of both h%emispheres drew up a
prescription, which was published (for
working people, in the New York Sun,
and took the name of "The Sun Cholera
Mixture" Our contemporary never lent
its name to q better article. We have
seen it in constant use for nearly two
score years, and found it to be the best
remedy for looseness of the bowels ever
yet devised. 1t is to be commended for
several reasons. It is not to be mixed
with liquor, and therefore will not be
used as an alcoholic beverage. Its in
gradients are well known among all the
common people, and it will have no pre-
JUDGE to combat; each of the materials
is in equal proportion to the others, and
it may therefore be compounded without
professional skill; and rs the dose is 80
very small, it may be carried in a tiny
phial in the waistcoat pocket, and be al
ways at hand. It is:
Tinct. opii.,
Capsici,
Ihei CO.,
Menth pip,
Campho.
Mix the above in equal parts; dose,
ten to thirty drops. In plain terms, take
equal parts tincture Of opium, red pep
per, rhubarb, peppermint and camphor,
and mix them for use. In case of diar-
rhea take a dose of ten to twenty drops
in three OF four teaspoonfuls of water.
No..one who has this by HIN and takes it
in time will ever have the cholera. We
commend it to all, and hope that the re-
ceipt will be widely published. Even
when no cholera is anticipated it is al
excellent remedy for ordinary summer
complaint.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29

Hatch's Universal Cough Syrup has been put
to q six years test in our trade, with the fol-
lowing result It gives the best OF satisfaction
to all Of our customers, and they testify to that
satisfaction by buying far more Of it than any
other cough remedy, although we keep in stock
a large number Of that class Of medicines, in
fact ali that have been heretofore considered
most salable. SLAUGHTER Il WELLS,
Wayarlv- N. Y. o.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29

Ksndalrs Spawn Cure, discovered by Dr..
B. J. Kendall, Enos6prgh Falls, Vt, is a won
derful discovery, as 1tonreasa1l blemishes and
emoves the bunch without blistering. 1t Is
now sold by dealers throughout the country or
sent to any address on receipt of one dollar.
Send address for circular giving proof OF its
wonderful effects and o list Of agents, etc.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-08-29

Physicians of high standing unheatatingly
give their Endorsement To. the use Of the Graef-
enberg-Marshnlrs Catholicon for all female
complainsa. The weak and debirtatsd find won
derful relief from q constant use Of this valu-
able remedy Sold BY alfiaTgggists. s1.5opsr
bottle. Send for almanacs, Graefenbsrg Coz
Nav, vort- - - 49, SSss ----
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.... Ponds Extract,
the peoples remedy. It not only affords imme-
date relief from pain, but is a permanent cure
for many disorders. Book at druggists.
Sold b. DruEsists' on;,t,s 1r;ab
Tea. 1t costs only 25cts.' o package.
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CHEW
The Celebrated
"MATCHLEss"
Wood Tag Plug
Ponds Extract,


THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
" New York, Boston, AMI Chicago.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-01-25
For Cutaneous Disorders,

and all eruptions Of the skin, this Ointment
is most Invaluable. It does not heal EXTERN
ally alone, but peneirates with lhe most search
ing effects to the very root OF the evil.