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Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07
approved February 5, 1879
CHAPTER 3.

AN ACT to amend section ffty-six Of chapter thirty
eight of the Revised Statutes relating to the weight Of
corn, and grain, meal, vegetables, and hair
Be IL enacted By the Senate and House of Represen
fatiUes an legislature assembled, as follows:
SECTION |. Section hftysX of chapter thirtyeght Of
the revised statutes hereby amended by striking out
the words ''sixt after the word oceans" in the
seventh Of sscon and ting in place thereof
the words 'sixty-two.'
SEQ. z. This act shall take effect when approved.
(Approved February s, lS7S.)
Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07

SECT. 2. Such board, at least once in every three
years, shall prepare list of persons, under the aye Of
seventy years. qualified to serve urors and in pre-
pairing such list shall take the names of such
only Of good moral character of approved integrity
Of sound Judgment and well informed, and qualified the
constitution directs to vote for representatives. in such
town. When new list is made the municipal officers
shall transfer from the old tickets to the new of the
persons the minutes the draft made within the three
precet ding years.
(Approved February 4, 1881
Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07
Chapter q.

AN ACT to amend chapter hundred and ninetytwo
OF the Public Laws Of the year thousand eight
dred and seventy seven providing for Bridge Guards
Railroads.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-
fiUes in Legislature assembled, as follows:
Chapter hundred and ninety Of the public laws
OF the year thousand eight hundred and seventy
seven, is hereby amended by striking out tine
word "eigheen" in the third line Of said chapter,
and inserting instead the word twenty, that said
chapter, as amended, shall read rs follows:
Every railroad corporation shall erect and maintain
suitable bridge guards at every bridge other structure
any portion Of which the railroad less than twen
y above the track such guards to be approved
the railroad and to be erected and adjust
ed to their satisfaction. Any corporation within this
state which refuses negects to comply with the
vi sons of this act SHALL for each month Of continuance
in such negl REFUSAL forfeit the Of fifty dollars;
and whoever shall wuy destroy br such bridge
guard shall forfeit not exceeding hundred dol
lars and be liable Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days.
(Approved February 5, 1879
Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07
Chapter 3.

AN ACT to amend aptr two hundred and eighteen of
the Public Laws of eighteen hundred and seventyseven
relating to Savings Banks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repres.Nt0
tiues in Leg isiature assembled. as follows
Section eight Of chapter two hundred and eighteen Of
the public laws Of eighteen hundred and seveutyseven
can Act revise and consolidate the laws relating to the
government powers, duties, privileges and liabilities Of
savings banks and institutions for savings amended
by inserting after the word 'located" in the fourth line
OF said secton the words or of adjacent county.
that said section as amended, shall read follows:
SECT. 8. Every such corporation shall consist Of not
less than thirty MEMBERS and may at any legal meeting
by majority Of at least two-thrds of those present.
elect by ballot any citizen of the county wherein the
corporation located Of adjacent county, to be
member thereof No person shall continue to be
Der after removing from the state Any member of the
corporation who shall fail to attend the annua meetings
for successive years shall cease to be MEMBER
less reelected by vote Of the corporation.
(Approved February 5, 1879
Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07
CkaDeeR q.

AN ACT additional to chaper sixtyeght Of the Revised
Statutes, relating 10 the appointment Of Trustees.
Be ii enacted by TIE Senate and House of Represen
tatiUes in legislature assembled, as follows:
SECTION l. When = trustee under q written instru-
ment Declines resigns dies 10 removed before the OBJ
jecs thereof accomplished II adequate provision
made therein for supplying the vacancy, the probate
persons interested, appoint trustee act alone
jointly with the Others the may be. Such
trustee upon giving bonds and security required, shall
whether . sole joint trustee, he had been origi
nsy appointed, and the trust estate shall vest in him
like had would have vested In the trus-
tee In whose place he is substituted.
SECr. 2. Upon the appointment Of u trustee under
the preceding section the court may order such
ance be made BY the former trustee his represen
tatives by the other remaining trustees may be
proper In such trustee either alone
Jointly with the Others the estate and effects to be held
In trust.
(Approved February 5, 1s7s.)
Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07

AN ACT additional to chapter hundred AMI twenty
seven OF the Revised Statutes in reatinn to malicious
mi schief and trespasses on property.
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Represena
tiues in Legislature assembled, as toiiops:
SECTIoS l. Whoever wfully and malciously cuts.
Injuries, otherwise damages destroys any ice
upon any waters within this state from which ice is
may be taken article OF merchandise whereby the
taking thereof Is hndered the value thereof dmn shed
for that purpose; whoever wully and malciousy in
cites procures another to do, shall be punished by
Ane not exceeding hundred dollars or by imprson-
meut not exceeding year. both according to the
nature and aggrayation Of the once and In any pdct
ment for said offence it shall not be TO alege
prove the title ownership Of the ice cut, injured,
marred, damaged or destroyed
SEs. 2. This act shall take effect when approved.
(Approved January 70, 1881
Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07

AN ACT TO amend chapter hundred and twenty
FOUR section eighteen, Of the Revised Statutes relating
to Campmeetngs.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Reprssento
tiUes in Legisi0ture assembled, rs follows:
Section eighteen, chapter hundred and twenty four
Of the revised statutes hereby amended by inserting in
nrst line after the word eder," Officers orr also after
words of r." in second line, religious temperance
that said section shall read:
SECT. 49, On application Of the presiding elder, Off
GERS preachers in charge tent masters, Of relg
ious temperance campmeetng in any town. the muni
cpa officers thereof shall appoint in writing, signed by
majority Of them one more police officers to
the peace during such meeting who arrest per-
violating any provision Of the preceding section, de-
tain him until be issued and execute such
warrant when directed 10 them and the presiding officer
committee Of arrangements Of any religious
sembly or meeting may appoint suitable person to
keep boarders and sell refreshments ct such meetugs
who shall conform therein to such regulations as the
officers appointing them prescribe
(ApprOved Feb. 4, 1881
Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07

shall have the right to travel any rain whether regu
lar express ran and shall have the privilege Of stop
ping at Of the stations along the line Of the road at
which trains stop and such tickets shall be good for
passage above for six years from the day it first
used provided that railroad companies may sell special
tickets at less than the regular rates Of fare to be used
only provided the ticket
approved February s. 1879
Ellsworth American., 1878-03-07
ChaDter 4.

AN ACT to amend section two Of chapter hun
dred aud six Of the Revised Statutes, relating to the
lists and qualifications Of Jurors.
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of Reprssentd
tiUes in Legislature assembled, rs follows:
Section two Of chapter hundred and six Of the
vised statutes, 10 hereby amended by striking all
between the words of in the second line, and 'when
in the th line, AMI inserting in place thereof the words
persons under the Of seventy qualified to
urorsj and in preparing such list they shall take the
names Of such only Of good moral charac
ter Of approved integrity, Of sound Judgment and we'll
for representatives In such town. that said secop
amended, shall reed - follows,
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NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
Death on the Hudson

The steamer Magenta blew up opposite
New York on the sd inst. She left Haver-
strow landed at Sing Sing, took on board a
large number of passengers, and started for
New York. She started out into the river dis
lance of two miles, when the passengers were
startled by terrible explosion. A scene of
the widest terror followed, and when the
steam cleared away there were seen lying in
the forward cabin, near the stove, directly in
front of the engineers room, the bodies of a
dozen men. The steam on the floor still
created a light vapor and the surrounding
woodwork was dripping from its nearness to
the exploded pipe. Two were dead and eight
were badly and two fatally scalded. The
Alexis was lying at Rockland lake, and seeing
the Magenta enyeloped in smoke started off
at once, and in a short time had come up to
her, the wounded were at once transferred to
her. and the dead to the Thomas P. May,'
which had just come up, and by the latter
conveyed to Sing Sing. Exactly how the ac.
cident occurred is not yet known. The spot
where it happened was between the main and
upper deck well forward. The steam chest
which was the cause of the accident, was for
ward of the engine and measured about IL feet
in circumference 1t is surmised that bolt
started and was blown out 1t is said the Ma
genta was running at great speed across the
flats to get ahead of the opposition boat
Albert Ruhnels and Mr.. Wright, of Sing Sing
were killed outright. Mr.. Law, of Sing Sing
is not expected to recover. VIM. Taylor, a
waterman was severely scalded. A party of
five from Pleasant Hill were more or less
scalded, and one boy of twelve is supposed to
have been blown overheard.
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The average husband is conceded by
all intelligent wives to be utterly useless
when at home. He may be acute and
skillful at his business, and he may be
an affectionate husband and father, but
when there is anything to be done in the
house in the way of repai ing furniture
or improvising cheap substitutes for bed
steads or mop handles, he is of less value
than his own little boy, who often helps
his mother. While this is undoubtedly
true of most men, there is occasionally
found one whose chief delight consists in
constantly practicing as an amateur cab
met maker, plumber or carpenter. He
stten prowls about the house seeking ar
ticles upon which he can use little glue
or varnish, and devlsing plans for filling
up the corner of the dining-roo with a
few triangular shelves, and for putting a
wooden mantelpiece in the hall bedroom.
The sound of his saw and hammer is of
ten heard, and he goes to bed at late
hours, with more paint adhering to his
fingers than his wife regards as strictly
necessary.
1t is curious illustration of the perver-
sity of the female sex that's husband with
this fondness for doing little useful things
is held among wives to be even more I'M
desirable than the kind of husband who
is perfectly useless. He is charged not
only with fiendish fondness Tor late
hammering, but is constantly upbralded
because he "makes so many chips In
vain does he explain that planning a board
necessarily results in chips and that saw
dust is tie inevitable consequence OF us
ing a saw. He is told that he ought TO
be ashamed of himself, and that no decent
man would think of making chips all over
the floor. These things, however, never
dishearten husband of an active dispo
sition, who cannot possibly find any en-
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ments were rejected and the bill read third
time and passed.
HOUSE, March 22nd.-Mr Stephens re-
ported bill relating to the coinage of silver.
II provides for free coinage; silver certificates
upon basis of dollar for every 41219 grains
of bullion deposited; the stoppage of the coin
age of twenty, five and three cent pieces; that
other fractional coin shall be legal tender to
the value of $50, and that trade dollars shall be
coined to the amount of @750000 per month
for the foreign trade exclusively. Mr., Ward
introduced a bill amending the homestead
laws by furnishing transportation to families
private business in committee of the whole,
passing several pension bills.
SENATE, March 25.-Mr. Window re-
ported the consular bill. Mr.. Wallace sub
mitted an amendment to the bill to repeal the
resumption act The bill to provide for ex-
penses of the district government passed.
The deficiency appropriation bill passed. Mr..
Howe addressed the Senate in support of his
resolution calling on the President for infor-
nation relating to the alleged defalcation by
Judge Whitaker, of New Orleans.
HOUSE, March 25th.-A large number
of bills were introduced under call of the house
and referred to suitable committees. A
motion to suspend the rules to take up
Stephens supplemental silver bill was defeat
ed, 140 to 102. A similar motion to take up
the bill suspending the action of the sinkin 2
fund was lost, 1872, to liz. Motion to make the
Stephens bill the special order for April 4th
was also lost
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DisabIed Volunteer soldiers.

The board of managers of the
national home for disabled volunteer soldiers
have been in session at Washington. There
were present Chief Justice Waite, Gen. Butler
Gen. Martidale, Gov Frederick Smyth, New
York; Judge n. L. Bond, Maryland; Hon.
Lewis B. Guncllel, Ohio; Gen. J. s. Negley,
Pennsylvania; and Gen. E. B. Wolcott, Wis
consin. The secretary presented the annual
report. 1t showed over 5000 disabled soldiers
were cared for during the year, as follows:
At Central branch, Dayton, Ohio, 1913; at the
Northwestern branch, 1907; at the Eastern
branch, Augusta, Maine, 1,325, and at Southern
branch, Hampton, Va, 95S, being over 1000
more thad during the year 1876. Total aver
age cost of keeping each man during the year
was $125, being $50 less than of the year 1876,
and a saving to the government of nearly
100000 There has been decided improve
ment in the conduct and morals of the men
and the number of dishOnorable discharges is
less than ever before. 1t appeared that more
than six thousand of the men did not during
the entire year commit a single offense, or
violate a single rule or regulation at the
homes. The board authorized Improvements
looking to an increase of the usefulness and
efficiency of the homes, and after making the
necessary appropriations and doing much
other routine business, adjourned to hold its
next regular meeting at the eastern branch
homes near Augusta, Maine, the 9th OF July
next,
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A Mans Regret.

nv child-Iovemy loye Of long ago,
How great a life when you and were
youngi
The world was boundless for we did not know;
And life poem for we had not sung.
Now as the world grown small, and we there
I'll, With wise toll and woe each flying day;
Elves from the wood, dreams from my heart
And heaven is bare for God is far away.
q INV .hild.love, cannot you come again,
And / look on you with grave innocent
eyes,?
Your God has many angels; ! would fam
Woo for one hour one angel from the skies
@ nv chjld-iove, come back, come back to me
And laughing lead me from the care and
din;
Law on my heart those small hands tenderly
And lovingly to let the whole world IN.
-Blarklcood's magazine.
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milwaukee, Produce Market.

GRAIN--Wheat opened firm and ~ lower,
and closed steady; No. l hard $1.15; No. ]
$1.131a; No. 2 $1.085E; March $1.085; April
$1.0S1s; May $1.0S5S; No. 3 $10219@1 .0411S.
Corn, scarce and firm; No. 2 44c. Oats, higher;
No. 2, 26c. Rye, firm and steady; No. 1, 55c.
Barley stronger; No O. fresh, &c., April SAC.
PROFESSIONALISM nominally firm;
mess pork $955 cash; 1910 May. Lard, prime
steam, S7.25 cash; S7.3714 May.
Chicago Produce Market.
GRAIN-Wheat active, firm and higher; No.
Chicago gilt edge $685.; regular sl.O7ss
cash; $l.06s4 01.06T April; S1.0714 May, these
prices bid; No. 8 Chicago $1.02; rejected SIC.
Corn, inactive and lower at 1890 cash, April
or May. Oats, demand fair and prices higher;
245S@25c cash or April; 2714c May. Rye,
easier at sac. Barley, easier at 46@4713c.
PROFESSIONALISM steady; good demand
at S9.50@9.5215 cash; 1855 April; $9.6719@
$40 May. Lard, fairly active and shade
higher at 1920 cash or April; S7.25@7.2715
May. Bulk meats, steady and firm; shoulders
$3.50; bulk short rib S5.124; bulk short clea
$751;.
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Compromising witnIvioIa,ors orthe Law.
Judge Whitaker.

The grand jury at New Orleans, pre-
scented report of their investigation relative
TO the charges against officers of the superior
criminal court contained in George Wells
letter of the 10Th ult. The report reeites in
toto all the charges made. In regard 10 the
charge that the presiding judgewas a default
ter to the United States, the grand jury's re-
port contains certificates from the clerk of the
United States circuit court and VIM. Grant,
special United States attorney in the cases
against w. r. Whitaker, which show that
the three charges against Whitaker for en-
bezzlement were disposed of, one by acquittal
by the jury, the others by nolle prosequi being
entered III consequence of the verdict in the
first case
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above provided fcf and no company examn-
ed shall either disectly or indirectly, pay, by
way of Gift. gratufty or otherwise, any other or
further sum, to said commissioner or exami-
ners for servicets extra services, or for pur-
poses of legislation, or ON any other pretcnse
whatever, said commissioner, examiner, or any
officer, clerk or ether employe, of any insur-
ance company, Violating the provisions of this
section, and shaft DE guilty of misdemeanor.
Said commissioner of Insurance, in his dscre-
ton shall not be}required To make an eXami-
nation of such companies, organized outside
OF this State, in n ates where, under the laws
thereof, they are, similarly supervised by and
under the propet officer, as IN such law pre-
vidsd; and suehEofiicer shall furnish Mhenev-
er required to dS so by thc commissioner Of
insurance certificate and statement eXhib-
iting the solyenye of such company. The Sec
Rotary of State ssan deliver TO the commission
er of insurance AL books, records and papers
in his Office rel4Iing TO the subject of insur-
snce to be kept ,dld preserved by said COM
missioner in his 5siice.
Section 5. TIE superintendent OF public
property is herse5y directed Ia provide thecom-
missioner of insurance with suitablae commo-
dations in the ctpitol, for oflicegpurposes, and
also furnish hiHssuch stationery as he may
need in the performance of his duties, and he
shall be furnished with necessary postage and
blanks in the saSle manner as other States
officers are furSsshed.
Section 2. Tins act shall take effect and be
in force from aud after its passage and publ
cation.
Approved March II, 1873
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Telltale Tomatoes.

Where did you get them tomatoes?n
asked an old Long Island Iamer, last
summer, of a neighbor whose real estate
yields product of nil, and on which
there was tomato vine. His basket was
full Of very fine, ripe specimens, which
he thought he recognized. 1t was not the
first time suspicion of his impecunious
neighbours honesty had arisen in his
mind.
"Where did you get 'em2" he asked
again.
" Bought 'em?"
"Ah! Let's look at your hands,
With his basket on his arm. he held
out both hands for examination. "Whf [
do you want to look at my hands for?
There amt notin' ON EN- The old
farmer was washing his own hands at the
same time in tin basin of rain water.
with a wooden bowl of soft soap before
him. "No, there amt nothing on
'em that you can see; but, Hook a. here
Set down your baskent, and wash em.
It's VERY coolin, and your face and hands
look hot
Som saying, he emptied the basin, and
filled it with cold water, pointed to the
soap-dlsh, and relieved the bearer of
his basket. The first immersion and fric-
ton of the hands in the water let the cat
out the bag. The fluid at once turned
green, and grew greener every second, and
at length turned an intense dark green.
"Here, Jim,n said the farmer to his tow
headed son, g take in this basket and
empty it, and bring it out ag'in" Then,
turning to his honest neighbor, he said,
/" You hooked them tomatoes from my
sspatch not half an hour ago
Three or four of the top ones knew in a
minute. Here's your basket If any
country reader of the foregoing would
test this discovery of theft, let him pick
one or two tomatoes next season, seperat-
ing the vines with his naked hand. and
then wash it. There is a mysterious some
thing about the plant, perfectly colorless,
that remains on the hands until water re-
moves it.
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Feeling In Austria.

a Vienna correspondent says: The full
text Of the treaty of San Stefano, has renewed
a strong anti-Russian feeling. There is no
difference Of opinion about the real meaning
of the treaty. 1t is not Russian preponder-
ance but Russian rule in European Turkey
and it is just because, such alteration as
would remove this feature would entirely de-
stroy the treaty that less confidence is felt in
the efficacy of the congress since the publica-
ton. While Count Andrassy will demand re-
vision of the entire treaty, he will decline 10
do so in combination with England, because
their interest is not identical.
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Attempt to Remove SeIah Chamberlain
as Referee.

Judge Larremere in the New York
court of common pleas has given his decision
upon the application of Francis &. Saltenstall,
of Chicago, for the removal of Selah Cham
beTlain as receiver of Warren 4. Greenleaf,
surviving partner of the firm of Greenleaf,
Norris & Co. Judge Larremere says as an
officer of the court, Chamberlain is controll-
cd and restricted by the courts order and
amenable to its direction, and he cannot
legally dispose of the trust property except
by general sanction. No act of his was shown
that was subversive of his trust, or that tended
to a violation of official duty. Saltenstall, as
a mere creditor, should not be permitted to
vacate the Judgment, without showing fraud
or collision in its recovery. creditor can
in no case be appointed as receiver of debt
or's property. The appointment as such was
not necessarily improper and invalid, and all
authorities led to the conclusion that re-
ceiver appointed by court of competent jur
isdiction and in the exercise of its discretion,
should not be removed by any judge of the
same court except for valid cause. Judge
Larrimere says, however, his conviction is
clear that as a nonresident or temporary
resident of the State, Chamberlain would be
disqualified. AS the question of residence was
one of doubt he directs the referee to take
proofs and report to the court with his opin-
ion For the present he dismissed the appli-
cation.
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joyment in sitting at home. and doing
nothing at all to him the little domestic
Jobs are all a relaxation, especially when
the nature of his daily routine business is
of another kind; and we earnestly implore
wives who happen to have such husbands
to be indulgent toward them, as they are
really of more value to them and their
children than those who, when at home,
do nothing but fill their rooms with
tobacco smoke Chambers Journal.