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forming the calEhrc Of fl,cir arms. ARrnts for
two New York iot1,e* arr there soliciting or
der. for American textile fabrics and other man.
nfnrtnrcs, In successful competition with tho
German houses, which heretofore have nearly
mnnnpo1tzet1 that trade.
The rccently.pcnding nczotiatfons for Tho
rrrngnitlon III the Dia1 Government hY tue
United States Is said to have hccn suspended
lcea,i.c Minister Foatcs dem anlc1 as
baefs Of the arrangement permission by the
treaty. for American troops to eros. the Rio
t'ratalc 10 pursue n,ara,nicr4, and the cxcmp-
tt,n Of American Residents In Mexico from
forced italIA.
ut1N TRnors OVER THE BORDER.
n.LvE.ros, Tex, Ort. 1.-The Ntar' Fort
Clark st,usial says: "Co1. shaltcr crossed Tic
ltto sisafAie yesterday with lN0 men and fwo
flattfnr guna TO ext+1catc I}nllfs frtHn ls posl.
tim. One thousand MrxItz,ns Jeff rictlrna. Ne
Era., saragossa Vicio, and NuevA today, ttcsti-
nation unAhDwn.
Latest specials frum the It!t, fisands give no
Information Of n collision between the Mexican
aihi Federal troops, although 1t Is tltu,lght
Shatter nHI I,ullb },ayt tul,l an engagement
with tho Indians uil Mcxhun stlI tsciuh,rrc.
f'lcnts l1ayc hccn sent 3baftct. There arc now
eight cotIlEtaulen OFT the Mexican side.
Grn. Falcon, commanding The Mexican forces
al l'litlraa Ncpraa, has uricrcsl his officers to
keep on The trail Of the Americans until they
recr1'ss the river.
, 1877-10-02
OBITUARY.

Ap<rtat Ma'dsoA 10 Tia Cateaqo 1sftaa&.
0AL1NA. ILL.,, Oct 1.-The Hon. John Adams,
proprietor Of tho p!ow maoufsctory Ia this city,
was found lying dead In his bed al his residence
in this city about o'clock last night. Ar.
Adams was Mayor Of the city in 18s5, aud rep
resensed his ward In tho Ctr Council several
years. liz had resided !p Galcna 4Ince la4aa,
aud was widely known and estccmol a. an bou-
osable. energetic, philanthropleal citizen. Ills
business extended ~ far west ~ California.
Heart disease Is said to bavc been the cause OF
death.
CLkvKLAhD, o. Oct. t.--W. Eusgu, PROM
tneat, s!tizon Of batfa!o. N. Y.,a Tell-known
narl House Ia this city ut IN early hour this
morning.
SSecs1i {ssp.teA q NJ catraQo Tt.ssst
St. PAUL. Oct. 1.-Df. Perkins ]. luodhue, a
youug practitioner, lately from Nofthiield, r.
certify married. fell IN an spoplcc4tc tit tas noon,
and dipd In few ininutcs,
, 1877-10-02
CANADIAN NEWS.

dkkt1d* LHsp0@cA 70 1AE Chicago Tft#HA
MONTREAL, 0ct. 1.-FtnAnctal circles hare arc
greatly excited to-day over thu announcement,
that extensive forRerles have beoa committed
oa s4ysral Canadian banks. The modus oper-
andt rcsorted 10 il that prsctlccd by wealthy
acoundsel lately a1reated In the Western States
for dcfraudlng OH a mammoth scale tho Eastern
and Western banks. After opening IN account
IN tho bank, a dEaft for, say, $500 was obtained
on the head n.licr. Thu amounts were sutsc-
auently sklllfully erasci, 4nd tel, ar twenty
times the sum substituted. Ths drafts looked
genuine. and When handed In to placc to thp
credit Of the arcount Wera never questioned.
The 'banSX which arp understood tu ba
.estntzea sre the Bank Of Montreal,
Bank u LoTer Canada. The amount 50 far dis
covered OIL the Bank Of Montreal IL k40U;
Unon baak, &, O00; and \ third draft for u, ,004
upon one oi the other banks
=, sntt1ul t*'pa!eA e Tax tA!eu2o fHesaA
NArAAKH. Ovt- 1.-The A1uerieau tug Sarah
Daily Of Ogleusbutg, n T., was seized l4eru To-
day foF Ill t!frsctiou Ut law In towing sessels tu
and Dut Ut Hspante lsives.
a sote.4i tA4e1tcA ~ I7s Chicago n1sses.
Qukbzc. Oct. IA despeFa4o uaMe4 BARLEY,
LIVING iu the County Of Beaucc. near tho Anefi.
can boslcE, whom = detsrhuient OF tue Pro-
TtnclA polcn we're sent ~ arrest Saturday
mofutsg, ased Into the police from a5&s11has-
ca4le Hhsn Dear hts house, and shot ~ s}ed
ScEKt. Dole md wounded several ukhtFk 8ft-
Icy Is siul at large and Il auPposed ta5t&4e
c1oSaed to the States. "a
, 1877-10-02
FINANCIAL ,

NEW YoRK, Oct. lit was fumonM to-tlay
that the Poppenhcasens, Of tho Long Island
Railroad, had gone to protest. They, however,
claimed late this afternoon that they had not
failed, tut had plenty Of money to meet their
engagements. They say thcy refuse to pay lu-
teFcst on the 8mithtown T. Pert Jefferson
Brunch. and Central Railroad, Long Isl.
hare not earued thclr. nlaulng expenses,
and they sre not legally bound q pay the In.
terest. They also refuse to paw az per rent tn-
tefest on $s5o, 100 bonds II thse Rocksway
l,rsnch Long Island Nallroad. Conrad Poppsu-
l,eusen, who Essilcs Ia belgium, a1al who haa
Just arrived here, got Judgments sxaiust thu
sontacrn katlroaa Of Long Island for $300, ,0I)
aa,i Central Railroad Of Long Island for $780,
0uQ for snoucy lent
bosroa, Mass, Oct. t.-The savings bank At
Hyaunis has suspended.
FsoalA, ll!,, Oct. THE compromise in tho
sase e ot !. Pulsifer d Co., bapkrupts, against
Moo!ncr Bros, WA concluded to-day. The
Woolne1s arc 70 pay 81 per ccat, toue:half at
once aud lie balances III tnstalltnenta. Tho tlrst
paymeus, amounting to about 375,0oo, viii bc
pl2le tomorrow.
, 1877-10-02
THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST.

8U@S@U{ 1H1tRzfH u 1Af [HIt910 4F5H0M&.
BLooA1xoroa, Ill.,. Oet- 1.-Sehsoedcr's Ope-
ga-tiou&e WIS crowded tonight bY au audience,
listening TO discussion on the divauity Of
Christ, the dkputsnta being tho Rev. A. +.
Hobbs, pastor Ut the Christian Church Of BLOOM
ington, aud ths Her. Mr Sawyer, Unitarian
div!as of Btstrtcc, Nsb. Ihe latter affirmed that
thu Christ Of the Gospel was man merely.
Tho debats continues aix consecutive nights.
each disputsnt making two stirtJ-minute
speeches, except on the third aud sixth nights,
Nhun afth speech h allowed, frat to Sawyer
and second to Hobb.. Among the audiences are
theol0xla1 from all parts of the Union, and
psstos Of church lu Cincinnati, and sawyer "
An ANthoE aud &keptE ot national pQts.
, 1877-10-02
Troops Ordered to tho Frontier and
Officers Notified to Join Their
Regiments.
Paris Fearfully Excited in Ex-
pectation Of d Coup Of
Some Sort.
Deaths from Famine in india Es-
timated at $4,000.


TURKISH DUNCOMNE.
LONDON, Oct. la dIsercslttod tlsratcl,
frnm Sophia, Sunday evening, says TINT Osuaan
Pasia rcpultcd the Russo -Kouman1an attack Tn
hts front and left, tn1tcttng hsayy losses; also,
that iie attacked tho Russians On the LoYa.x
road, anu recovered several positions
.PLEvNA.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-Tho Roumanians mean TO
push their trenches within Thirty yards OF the
tect'n,l Grivica retloubt before assaulttng It,.
Tic mud IN tho trenches IL fearful, a1,d tho
weather IL very cold. a correspondent writes
that thu Roumau1tans are elrc to carry tue re-
Doubt, and says that were the Russians advanc-
Ing as rapidly OIL tlsoir side, Pleynn would fall
bciorc fortnight
rppi.EBEN.
LONDON, Oct 1.-Gcn. Tol1cbcn succeeds
Gen. Zotai1 as chcf-oi-staH to The Prlnce Of
Koumania before Plcyna.
COUNCIL or WAR.
DuCHAREsT, Oct. 1.-The Czarowitcal visited
Gorny-Studcn to attend council Of war a. to
whether the bulk Of thu Russian army should
winter In Hulgnrfn Or Koumanta-
UNInUE.
ST. pETERsnuno, Oct. 1.-The report that
petitions arc being signed rcqucsttng tue Em-
porUr TO return home Ia untrue.
CERTAINLY.
Uninyited Oilers OF mediation would be ro.
Eartlcd almost as national Insult.
CORRECTION.
It Ia not the painter Vcrcstchagin, but his
brother, who was killed at plcvua.
sRnvtA.
DELGftADB, 0ct. l,-Sincc the agrtynl OF the
new Ruxsinn Consul-Gcncrnl and Isoumania's
Envoy Extraordinary, Servian Intervention is
regarded IS quito certain. It Ia said that this
question has been dcridcd In Cabinet councils.
Troops have again boon ordered to tho frontier,
aud oti'rcEs and surgeons bcon ordered TO rcjoin
their regiments within three days.
Ammunition and provisions are being sent
to the border. The Kragujcratx Arsenal Is
working day and night.
VIENNA, Oct 1.-Tho resolution como to ut
the scrvtau Cabinet Councils Is to ask tho
Porte To withdraw her troops concentrated ncar
tue frontier. AS the refusal Of this lcmand is
almost Inevitable, 1t Ii believed In Belgrade that
Scrvta will bc ready to tako tho field by tho
date announced ut tho Russian headquarters,
namely, tho 18th lust.
, 1877-10-02

Ep<stal NspsttA 10 Th4 GAteago 7stsax&,
WAslllN0roN, D. c., Oct, l,-Cierk Ataua
a-a.,a,.I.,.ot III D:,'xos',.as,sa- s's'. 4A st's
:. s.eo1.s''@'s " - '@ "ess"1at''ea eAeeps 19o1A
tha Fourth Csls1oshla District, Pocl,cco and
Wigg1ntou, mud the First Missouri. Frtnt Rpd
Metcnlf. Without deciding M In thrse tuo
Adams u-f,l ,,.,. ~, hi. I'll .,..,,v, r.se.s.
.,.s1s.i.a 49," -. ~ ..I.'.,s,'s ~ s"e Dsua atS
.nalotN1' ~ ~ - unas1stooo tnat u1e lapu1'-
lc'lu In the California district and tho Democrat
fn tho Missouri dssrict obtained certificates, tue
would be- chanrcti by tho decIsfon In thrso s. txn
cases. - wv
DEMOCRATIC p.oontaur.
, 1877-10-02
DISASTROUS COLLISION,

DacATua, H., Oct. 1.-At l:l5 yesterday
morning two Wabash freight trims coll!dcd
three miles cast Of the city, Just acress the
sancamon bridge. Two engines aud fifteen cars
weFe reduced u ashes. The engineers una ttrc-
men saved their lives BY jumping. Uue tra,up
who WAS stealing ride was burned. The loss
Is estimated n $l5U,Ulu.
, 1877-10-02

oAAOA*A1A@41A l. ~ l. L AA41 ~ &A*
oNH or TILE MOTT GALLANT ACTIONS or THE
WAR v1vIDLr DEsclsInHp-TuE FIGHTING JOE
uooKklt or Auss1A-WAsTkD ttRKolsM.
Cbsrespoad<ncs Londota truly .Ss.ns.
LEFT Wls0, lovTUHA ROAD, Sept. 1g.-I
will now rclate the svonts which occurred Oh
the Russian extrcne left, commanded BY Primes
Mcsitinsky and Oeu. skobelcG. Whllo tho bat.
tic xas raging In front uud to the right Of me,
1t ragged With TO less fury round tho rcdoubts
and on thu other side Of tho Loftcha
Noad. but up 70 tho moment ct tho
second repulse Of Knoti, skobclcR had
not yet made his assault. IIo had we'll prepared
the ground, however. Al o'clock he had
brought down twenty pieces Of artillery TO tho
spur OF tho ridge overlooking picsua. Not
more than l,o00 yarsls distant from tho reloubt
saw All immense volume OF snloke rising, and
heard terrible thunder, which was not more
than 500 or co.. yas.ls awsy on my left. 6ko-
belctl, risklng his artillery In thia auvanced po-
eitio1, was determined TO mako desperate
effort 10 capture tbs rcdouht In trout OF him,
Tho rcdouht skohelcH ras attacking WAS q
double redoubt In the bead Of ths LoftcLa ROAD
down near Plegna. lIo Ind advanced his troops
down tho slope OF the mountain within easy
range. Al the TURKS immediately opened tira
upon HIN from the Fcdoubt Ao returned the tiEe
with stcaiincss and precision, putting bis u,cn
unutf cover % u1utA ID pQStlD}c4 Ills cannon
pouring steady stream Of shell and canister
into the redoubt ID well. For three hours he
kept up his IRE. aud Jus. aftcr kEilotf's Sec
onl repulse, the Turkish fire haying some
what ,rcla1el, dominated BY the Russian, to
thought the moment had conle for making tho
assault, Hu had four regiments Of the line, aud
1ouf battalious Ut sh&rpshooters. still keeping
up bts uaurdcFoua tte, he for1uc.i under its
SuseF Two regiments, tho Vl1din1skl aud tho
Hoo1olsk, In the little hollow ut the foot Of thu
low hill on WHICH was built the sc4oubt, together
wlth two oattalions Ut aharpshootcrs, not moro
that twelve hundred yards from. thu scarp.
Then, placing himself FL the best position TOR
Watching the result, he ceased lire nnd osderrd
the advance. Ae ordered tho nssaultinx party
not to tire, ana they Eushe4ts forward with thelr
Runs on their shoulders, with music PLAYING
Sill! banness lying. aud disappeared In tl,o iog
aud suloks. skobclcH Is tho only General who
plaees himself near enough 10 fecl tho pulse Of
battle.
fbe advancing column was tudtssipctly ssen.
q dark m2ss In tho foe and smoke. Feeling, n
It were, every throb Of ths battle, hn law this
line begin 70 waser aud healtate. Upon tho
instant he hurled forward rival regiment 10
support, and agaiu watched the srsult Tha
new fc1cc carried tho uass further On win IL
momentum, but tho Tu1kish 1e1oubt famed
aud sucked, and poured forth such tors.ut Of
bullets that The line W4s nxalp shaken. 6kobcletE
stood IL tia shower of balls ulhust. Ali lis
, 1877-10-02

CLINTON, Ia, Oct. 1.-Tho Town Of Wyoming,
Jones County. Town, was visited By de-
structtre conaagratlon at o'clock snnlay
afternoon, destroying l.. noyer's livery stable,
tho Foote House, Waite'a agricultural store,
Mrs. McClurc's millinary chop, GcorRe MIlnvr's
harness shop, shEbley i; pcck's meat market,
ncslef's restaurant and bakery, Gcorgo Fields
saloon mud dwelling, q. L. Thompson's barn;
also au unoccupicd building. McGrcw's drug
store was badly dan ascl. The fire burned
along both sides Of tho main street. of tic town,
1csolating tho heart q. the business centre.
ance reported Is *1,000 on tho Footo House,
lately sold by William Footo to Lintisey
urothors, Of Oxford Junction. There was
great excitement and several scrlons street.
rows, growing out of rotghs eontscatlng tho
liquor III tho druEstoro cellar.
, 1877-10-02

AT INDIANAPOLIS.
IspIAEArolts, Oct. LA fire to-day On The
eorner nf Meridian aud Louisiana streets ms
contned to tho fourth and third gt1ltes, tue
second snd first being dciuged with water.
Wiles, Colin g. Smith, wholesale gToccrt, hatl
a stock valued ut 35O,nD, Which WINS partly rc-
moved. Insured for ooa.afO, ns follows: state,
s2,5o0; Faneuii iia'i. Sa,oo0; H'rard. $1,000;
American, Of Pli1ahclplia, F2,500; Commercial
Uniou. s3+500: PhGnix, of brooklyn, s2,hU;
Fire Assurance, *3.000; Fircmen's, OF New
York, $1,000: Royal Canadian, $4,000: Boston
undcrwriten', $4,000. Mooney, Tayior 4 emlll,,
wholesale leather, had their stock badly
damaged bv water. insured for $31,soo, "a fot-
lows: Home, $1,000; ROYAL, Liverpool, 81, ,O0;
Hartford, $.k000; Scottish Commercial, $J,uD0;
Phcrntx, s21500: IEtna, 5000; Orient of liart-
fonl 25,000, and Hortll British, t5,0N.
Tie building ID insured In the franklin OF
Indianapolis, Northwestern Eattonn!, Atnazot,,
Atlantic, undcrwnters', anl tilcna Fails, 81, ,00o
each: nlso In tic Mercantile Of Cleveland,
$5,O0, and In the Loriliart, Gcr7nailta OF Dul-
faIo. Westchcstcr aud Merchants Of Newark,
$3.50 cacli.
The Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati l. In
dtanapulfs Railway Co,n}nny's ollccs, utltl ian,-
nscrstcln Brothers, i!tfsoEruplIora, were darn
aged by water not seriously. Probably tho to.
tai loss by the Ilrc ID QUO.
, 1877-10-02
ST. PAUL FiREMEN.

8n&t@R Dz1d@tA 70 III chicago 7F7bVNA.
Ut. PAu1, Mum, Oct. 1.-The volunteer dre-
men bad thelF last parade to-day On tho occaaioa
Of suzsendeEtng their apparatus 70 paid dEemcp.
Its city has heretofore relied partly upon vol
untser companies. OF the original volunteer
department, organized nineteen yc2ss sgu, Gully
tWu We1t III Line to-day.
, 1877-10-02

NORTHERN IAClFIC.
Speeiai NspateA 10 7as Gaicuao 1rfbesA
eT. PAUL, OF. LIN Anticipation OF the easly
completion of direct connection BY tho DsaIuesd
extension Of tls st. Paul Il Pacific branch, tho
general otticca of the Northern Pacific Hallway
superiuteldent'a md branch Lzn1- Onice, which
remain 1t Heatutsl.
, 1877-10-02
AT CORsrCANA rEy.

cohs1cANA, Tex, Oct, LA block Of wooden
buildings on Benton street, comprising plo-
togsaph gallery, two stables, largc blacksmith
shop, two Or thrce small Btolea, anu fur or Yp
dwellings, burned thts eycn!ng. NJ Insurance.,
, 1877-10-02
1ptal without Interest," st-............s 1sa A7a 7D1


pebtlns csah In tic Treasury,
Decrease ut debt during september. -, i,
lbecTtkse s1ncu JnHN VI lH7....,..,,,,,,,
uonds Issued 10 I'sclnc ItnlfroAI Coilpa.
principal lunkslaldthG, hG,.,.........,,.,,.,, ,
Fntcrt~s Aecruot ahdeiDt ret paid. ...,,..
lnstfcls paid By tic United HtAteA- ......
Interest repaid hy transportation Ut
ul4t'A etd.........,......,.
DalsHea Of Interest patd By rho United
, 1877-10-02

&p&caos DtsptueA to IAs CA1ea9o 1ffbsz&
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.--Lettsn to The Hartd
from thc City Of Asxtco ssy the opinion IL b..
coming very general there that trouble between
Mexico and thu United stascs aeon IL probable,
aud consequently some military officers a5e uui-
, 1877-10-02

AuorsrA, Ga. Oct Lit u reported that
four deaths from yellow fares occurred Yssses-
day at Port loyal, b. G.
, 1877-10-02

~. GA, aI1
mL11
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n1A, "


The cotnagp at the mtnts Of tho United statcs
for tho n,osti! II Scptculucs, 1871, waa: double
eagles, a.493W; trade dollars, *t,G7,0oo;
hall-l0t]a1b, 416, 400; quarter dollars, $4,000:
dimes, ~, ,OD0. Total, $7,Od8,aU
, 1877-10-02
A Comprt hensive Method Of Showing
the Condition uf the Put-
lie Debt,
Decrease IN The Ucht During{ The Month
Of September, 80, 1889, ,52i.
Items with Refereuce to tho Coming
Extra 8esaion.
The SavIer canrisitsn fJas a Hsrked EEett On
Tie 0tbtr Indicted rartiex

AlAH AHI1ASoh1s
TIE runttc nEnr
!sstf7nt fhf1~,'eh {" 77e Chtea9n 7<ttun.
WARRINGTON, u. e.. O.t. i.-accrctary 9bcr.
man annn,,ncc< IL IN fe lila ,.,,f,v IN ~. ~.
,n,t, .,,a s,,,,a.. ,,t,z.,,na s ~ .! ~ sN. tua
tr. wut, .h. ,ntont ,hn to, -" ,'ss y, .,,s 'na ..
statement h1s tHen changed, and to4faT In MI
dillon there has f,ecn issued . ts},uf,sr,.tlYe
statement Of Liz, condition of t},. Treas,,r, NJ,
0rt. ,h,* xear nm, ,,.t xc,, Tht. .,~,s.5a.'. M
w. @"o ca, ""o 'a't 'en' Inns sta1amcht
~ E!anec 1n'l1eafta ~ lie important changes,
AMI Is like 10 be more popular report titan tue
debt statement ftscif Some Of tl,e most striI<.
ing feature, Of this report NAV be seen by The
~ x.s,..,... y. ~ 10y " ee." y, VIE
loio"", c.ap"''sone' 1he e'noH'lt OF cur
rct,cy In the Treasury to-lay Was about e14,OoU-
0u0; last year about $12.UOo,00o. The smount
OF lcra|-tendcr. now held foe the r..
~ ~" ~ s'A'"I"'e' ~ uepo7s u
o,Wo greater tllan last year. Tic amount
Of cntn l,s i,lcreascd frum ~. .uO to over
3llg0D0U. The amount of eotp actually
owned t,y Tim (;orcrn,urpt ia
s,.,, - ,r,r,..' =. .,.
FULLY Twice As dRaAT
rs that held year ago. The outstanding legal
tcslcrs hare tccn reduced within u year from
kX,a 40I. .74O To SxNN Nt4. 49, onl .},c froc41oo,t
cur.cncv I'm, ,ho,, ~, Isy m s..s'a.
s1a nSt{}.n ~. ..,,,;.' e-a,"",utu ~ 9oout
tsnior. " ,,eatIr ns'1 10 m 'fsen ~ % o teea'
sstrrsnor n i .n.nnt ~. 4aa III .,st
,o,,ntn ~ n. IT, .s. LIP sto ~ w. asu
oy's.t. FLY .,'S;s, u Iapotts A.la
tI - t I'M papte'.su .t tIoaaJ eHoss REhu-
,.'r H., ~ @ ] .te n.'R ~. tno tnG 1
as'ts. a as "!Mndn sg, t. ~ na'e acfoaeea *'uU
Will nrr,1,r txo., r.xnrns
Recretary Sherman, It is said, has decided to
take from ha currency balatcc this Innntl, Mi
.ae e bauxs .ssa ~ o.sa Il
selling gold to procure thom in tic market.
Ta!s sMo T. aaia to lave been decided upon In
, 1877-10-02

MEDIATION IMPOSSIBLE.
LONDON, Oct. la Bucharest dispatch de-
clarcs mediation impossible. The battlefield
must glyo tho solution; diplomacy mny utter
vene later.
, 1877-10-02

"idowskt fraud, the ttta! of which ease began
toaaF. Two Of The defendants pleaded! guilty.
an'''bcsought the eemency of Tho. Court. Gen.
Negley did not appear, but hts counsel ansvcr-
Cd 'or him, sud It Is expected he will appear to
morrow.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08

On Saturday morning last Frank
Yates, Frank Campbell Mack Dyson and
Robert Edelen, all colorcd, convicted at
the November Term of our Court for
rioting at Newport last fall, and sentenc-
ed to pay fine of $50 and be confined
in jail for sixty days, we're discharged,
they having served out their sentences
and paid their fines Edceu had no fine
imposed upon him We trust this may
be profitable lesson to them and all
others who, at times, are disposed to en-
gage in riotous proceedings. 1t is high
time a stop should be put to such conduct
and We feel sure that whenever such
cases come before their Honors they viii
get the full benefit of the law
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08

The past two weeks have been an
inroad upon the hoary locks of winter,
and his frozen capillaries have been trans
formed into the laughing curls of spring.
But fortnight ago vessels were locked
up in our rivers and Iarhors .bala;--.l,c
their white wings are reflected in the
deep blue Of the majestic Potomac
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08
Good order TO be Pre.crvca

Sheriff Wade has received orders ia
summon and arm a sufficient force of do
puties to assist him in putting down any
disorder that may arise in our village
during the scenes Of tomorrow. We
trust the good people Of Charles county
will aid and assistin preserving our here
tofore good name for order and quiotness.
Let nothing be done that will in the least
add to the unpleasant scenes of the day.
There will, doubtless, be a large and
mixed gathering of people and more or
less drinking but let each one vie with
the other in keeping good order.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08
NoRTh'N CENTRAL RAILWAY.

'tBER II, 1876.
Trains leave Baltimoss, 1T, ,;r,o 80 e,l,o,,.s.
Cockeysyile Accommodation. q ~ 20 ~.
6.35 and II 25 p m. On SnnJo",it " * ~, y,
Mail Train, daily except SUNDAY o. = ~, u,'
Fast Line, daily, West.............,ii IN q m
Lock Haven 4 Watkins Express, ''O -
except Sunday. .....................'.fI.3 80 a. M
York accommodation, daily except
Sunday 3. 20 pm
Parkton Accommodation, daily ex-
esah .Ss8P asI,ess- ,ass.s - 2 m.
Erie Mail aud Buffalo Express, ex-
cept Saturday .................,....... 9.O5 pm.
For Gettysburg, s.25 am, and % pm.
For Hanover, s.25 am, and 1926 pm.
For Cumberland Valley Railroad, 1928 am.
aud 80 am.
For Green Spring Branch, cas- 1925 am.
1925 pm.
Trains arrive from the West, 7.40 m, 80
pm, daily, COS pm, except Sunday and
Monday From the North, TAO am, daily,
except Monday; Cos and 100 pm, except
Sunday.
For tickets to all points East, North and
West apply at Calvert Station, at northeast
corner Baltimore and Calvert streets, and al
Charlcs-street Station.
Baggage called for and checked at Motel.
and Residences on orders left at Office north
east corner Baltimore and Calvert streets
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08
NInch nnprnxed.

We are pleased to learn, from a
reverend friend who has recently return
ed from Richmond, and from whence he
would have sent US sketch had time
permitted him, that that city has I'M
proved wonderfully since the late civil
strife May She continue so tonnprovc.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08
Iarer Contract for RIGS.

We are pleased to learn that our
friend, Col J S Ammon has received
a large contract for furnishing railroad
tics, and in order TO give the contract
his undivided attention he has rented his
Steam Mill to Mr.. VIM H. Ketchley
We wish the Colonel every success, as
he is richly deserving of it.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08

We would advise those who wish to
secure good Valentine to call on our
young friend, J r. Lacey, at the store
Of Joseph | Lacey. He has a fine Sc
lection of both Sentimental aud Comic.
and will do his best to assist you il max
ing a good selection.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1877-02-08
IIenYY Rnnhs.


Since the recent thaw 2
from every quarter of the coT
our roads are in terrible condt.
This is a natural consequence after 81
hard ireezings as they have gone through
this winter ATHEIST our roads are moth
ing to Drag on, but just now it is almost
impossible to draw heavy vehicle over
them. We heard gentleman say the
other day that he drove his buggy over
one Of the best roads in the county and
that for distance Of half mile the hubs
barely grazcd oyer~the surface Vein
tend putting our drive off until some fu-
ture time when, perhaps, the tire will
only Craze over the surface.
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MilitarY Guard.

From the Baltimore gazette we lea,
that Gov. Carroll has ordered two &C
panics (Capts Browns and ZollipIl,
of the Fifth Regiment, Marylp5
tional Guard to this place t~Hllo
guard at the execution to- AZ AAd
that they will arn.e bys
afternoon and leavet Y