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MUNICIPAL ADVERTISEMENT
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR CONSTITUTE
TION OF SHELL, Road.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS. CITY HALL /
New Orleans. March 20, 1878. !
Sealed proposals will be received at this office
antil MONDAY. the eighth day of April, 1873 at
IL o'clock M, for CONSTRUCTION OF A SHELL
ROAD on Soniat street. from st. Charles to St.
George streets. In accordance with speoilca-
lions on file in the office Of the City Surveyor.
The city reserves the right to reject any or
all bids.
JOHN MUCAFFREY,
mh27 I'd Administrator,
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IMPORTANT TO MACHINISTS.

DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS !
Room 16. City Hail.
New Orleans. March l, 1878. J
Sealed proposals will be received at this Office
until MONDAY. the first day Of April. 1873 at IL
O'Clock M. for the construction of Draining
Machine. to be erected On the banks Of the Or
leans Canal, on the property known as the OLD
CITY PARK. Metairie Ridge. in accordance
with the specifications on file In the Office of the
City Surveyor. All bids must be properly en-
veloped and Endorsed as follows: Proposal for
Construction OF Draining Machine"
The city reserves the right to reject any or all
bids. JNO. MoCAFFREY
Administrator.
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS, CRY HALL,
New Orleans, March &c, 1878.
The time for receiving bids for construction
,sof draining machine is hereby extended to
"Wednesday May 1. 1878.
JNO. MCCARTNEY,
Administrator.
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Adam Dnpuy vs.. HersrIette Johnson are
james Francis. her husband ct als

FIFTH, DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
Il parish Of Orleans. No. 899--Ry virtue of %
writ Of seizure and sale to me directed by the
honorable the Fifth District Court for the par
ish of Orl- an In the above entitled cause. win
proceed to sell at public auction ct the Mer-
chants and Auctionesrs' Exchange. Royal
street. between Canal and Crstomhouse streets
il the Second Dstriet Of ths city on TUES
lowing described property. to witt
A, CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together
with all the appurtenances tbereunto belong
ing. situated in the Third District Of this city.
designated by the letter b, in the square bound-
ed by Lliharpe, Derbtgny, Columbus and Ro-
man man. st Gets, on sketch annexed to an act exc
city. m the twenty first Of May, 1869: according
to which sketch said lot measures. in American
measure, twenty-five feet six inches front on
Derbigny street by one hundred feet deep. be-
tween para lei lines. Being the same property
the defendant herein, Mrs. Henriette Johnson
wife OF James Francis. acquired from Mr.. G. A.
MORN, as per act passed before Abel Dreyfous.
on the Twentieth Of October, 1870. e
Seized i'm the above suit. .
TermS-Cash on the stOt.
THOMAS Fl. HANDY r.
Civil Sheriff of the Parish OF Orleans.
m nh q
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Succession of John Kellett.

SECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
- ish of Orleans, No. ,4o;2ol-'Whereas. Miss
Catherine Krllett has pettioned the court for
letters Of administration On the estate of the
late John Kellett. deceased. Notice lie hereby
given to all whom It may concern to show cause
within ten days why the prayer of the said
petitioner should not be granted.
By order OF the court.
mh27 ap1 s. JOHN HERBERT, Clerk.
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WHEREAS, SAMUEL N. REEDER OF THE
w county OF Jefferson, in the State OF Arkan-
of Arthur r. Anderson, Of said c1unty and
State. has filed in this court petition pray ing
that the testamentary executors Of the late
to bim as guardian OF The aforesaid minor OF
the amount Of the legacy to said minor under
the will of the licensed.
Notice is. therefore, hereby given to the credi-
tors OF the above entitled succession and to
those OF the said minor. and to all other per-
sons who may have any interest herein, to
show cause within thirty days from the date OF
the first publication of this notice. IL any they
have or can, why the prayer OF said petition
should not be granted.
Clerks Office. Second District Court for the
parish OF Orleans. this twenty eighth day OF
March. 1873
ap5 10 10 20 my3 JOHN HERBERT Clerk
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VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTY ON
DRAS AND PERDlDO. FIRST DISTRICT.
SUCCESSION OF AMELIA JONES, ALIAS
EMMA JONES


Second District Court for the Parish of Or
leans-No 40.O75.
RY PLAC1DE J; SPEAR, A4etiopeer...O
1873 -; at y o'clock K Mr. yI! be sold at pub
TIONEERS' EXCHANGE ON ROYALSTREET,
BETWEEN CUSTOMHOUSE AND CANAL
STREETS. by virtue and In pursuance of an
order from the Hon. A. l.; Tissot. Judge of the
9 cond District Court for the parish Of Orleans,
dated April 2. 1873. for account of said success
sion, the following described property, to wit
A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND. together
with all the buildings and improvements
thereon. situated In the square Bounded by
Franklin. P9ydras: Perdido and Liberty streets.
qring IS feet front on Franklin street by 100 feet
deep. brtween parallel lines. and bounded on
said lot being designated by the No. II, on
plan made by J. W. Smith. engineer in 1874
Being the same property acquired by said Anne
La Jones, alias Emma Jones, by purchase from
Warren Baer by act passed before Felix Percy,
late notary public In this city. on the second
day of February. 1S49
Terms-Cash on adjudication.
Act of sale before JOS. D. Taylor, notary pub
lie, at the expense Of purchaser.
apps IL 10 rs my37
VAJIIARlE pR0pEppIES or TTTsD,,Hr
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AUCTION SALES.
BY Placide j. Spear,

MOST VALUABLE IMPROVED PROPERTIES
CORNER OF RAMPANT AND EIJTERPE
STREETS. FIRST DISTRICT.
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Succession Of Jennie Bragg.

GECOND DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PAR
- ish of Orleans, No. 40 25s-Whereas E. r.
Parker pu bile administrator. has petitioned
the court for letters of administration on the
estate OF the late Jennie Bragg. deceased. No
tice Is hereby given TO all whom it may concern
to show cause with In ten days why the prayer
OF said petitioner should not be granted
By order of the court.
apps 9l9 JOHN HERBERT, Clerk.
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Machinery, Boilers, Engine, Tools. etc. In the
Sixth District. fronting the River MississIn
pi. and now In full operation.
That large portion OF ground adjoining the
above. Wiz
Eight splendid lots OF ground in their imme-
date rear.
Five lots Of ground on Tchoupitoulas street.
New, Cottage House on Water street, between
Robert and Upper Line streets,
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John w. Riddle vs.. James N. Bosart.

John w. Riddle vs.. James N BOgArf.
L'IRsT JUSTICE COURT FOR THE PARISH
Il of Orleans. No. aoO6-By virtue of a writ Of
Paris Childress. First Justice Of the Peace In
and for the parish Of Orleans, will proceed to
sell at public auction. at my warehouse No 1876
Julia street, on MONDAY, Ap il IS. 1878, at u
o'clock NJ. the following described property. to
wit
ONE LOT OF HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
as per inve ntory on file in my Office.
Seized in the above entitled suit.
Terms-Cash.
APPS 1915 JOHN F. WOOD. Constable.
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TO
fCOTTON PRESS PROPRIET0RS.
iilman's Patent Reversible Compress,

Gilman's Patent Reversible Compress.
Known In New Orleans as the champion, y
after q test of ne year. and having compressed
more than So 900 bales Of cotton under a mean
or accident, is now offered to the cotton
press industry as the only one that flu ly meets
all the requirements Of the trade. as being the
most powerful. the most economical as regards
consumption of fuel and other current ex-
penses. the quickest In movement and the least
liable to accident.
Within the last ten days 1870 bales of cotton
that had been compressed in one of the Morse
Presses IN this city we're recompressed by the
Champion" the gain In stoWage capacity be-
ing over 40 per cent.
Parties proposing to erect new congresses
would do W IL to examine for themselves the
comparative merits OF this press before con-
tracing.
Full information will be furnished upon ap-
plication at the Office of the
261 South Fourth street. Philadelphia or to
xx JOHN B. LAFITTE & CO..
Managers Louisiana Cotton Tie Company,
mills I'm cod New Orleans. La.
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Succession Of Caroline TiemRnn, Decea sed
wife Of G. 2 Senner

- ism of Orleans, No. 4O1l0-Notice is hereby
given to the creditors of this estate and to ali
other persons berein interested to show cause
within ten days from the present notification If
any they have or can why the account pre-
presented by G. p senner, administrator of
this estate. should not be approved and
homologated, and the funds distributed in ac-
cordance Herewith.
By order OF the court.
apb 14+ JOHN HERBERT. Clark.
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ON BASIN STREET. BETWEEN TFRpSI
CH0kE AND EUTERPE 81 REEFS. FIRST
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TO SHIPMASTERS.
THE CHAMPION PRESS

Is prepared to recompress cotton that has been
compressed by the Morse presses. in the usual
manner. and guarantees gain of 80 per cent
in stowage cap tcity. The charge for recon-
pressing. will be rs cents per bale. including
drayage from and to the vessel
JOHN B. LAFITTE & CO.,
Managers Louisiana Cotton Tie Company
mh15 I'm cod
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MOVABLE EFFECTS, ETC.
SUCCESSION OF AMELIA JONES, ALIAS
EMMA JONES.
Second District Courtfo the Parish of Orleans
No 4OO75
MOVABLE EFFECTS,

pY PLACIDE J. SPEAR, Auctioneer-O
ID No. As Royal street-TU EsDAY. April 49,
1878. at 4:sO O'Clock p. M, will be sold at public
auction. at No. 124 Fra lin street. between Poy-
dras and P e streets by virtue ana in
Tfssot. Judge Of the Second District Court for
the parish of Orleans. dated April 3. 1873 for
account Of the above succession
THE CONTENTS OF THE ABOVE PREM
1sES, consisting In an assortment of Movable
Effects. as per inventory on file in the Second
District Court
Terms-Cash on adjudication. APPS s121s
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SPLENDID IMPROVED SQUARE OF GROUND
on Vaence. Bordeaux. Laurel and Jersey
streets,
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AND CORNER EUTERPE AND RAMPANT
STREETS. FIRST DISTRICT.
SUCCESSION OF MR.. AND MRS. AUa
STRATMEYER
Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No 39S16

No 8 Royal sFsaH Meg T.
1871 1s7s ct - o'clock m. will BE- sold at pub
Il fHe2n fh Re MNEHgH4 IN Ro ANP
sIKEET II BE, :, WEN CANAL AND CUsToM.
HoUsEsTkEEI S. by virtue and in pursuance
Of the Second District Court for the parish Of
Orleans dated April 3, 1878. tor account of the
above succession. .the following described
i. G Cfis + IN LOT OF GROUND, situated
n ane ars It, Of hs c In the
Of Rampant and Euterpe streets. and is part OF
the lot designat by the No. IS In certain plan
draWn oy Joseph sep Pile. surveyor. under date
measures 81 feet inches 8 lines front on Ram
part street by depth Of 90 feet. between parallel
chased by the said late August stratmeyer from
Nicholas Burke by an act passed on the twenty.
third OF March. 1869, before W. J. Castell. no
2. A LOT OF GROUND. situated in the First
District of this city. in the square bounded by
Basin formerly White), Terpschore. Rampant
inches front on Basin street by 96 feet inches
I, lines deep; together with the buildings
-, g. AND LOT OF GROUND. adjoining in
the rear the lot OF gre und above described,
forming the corner Of Euterpe and Rampart
streets. and measuring 81 feet inches lines
front on Rampant street by 96 feet II inches
lines in depth and front on Euterpe street. To-
gether with the buildings and improvements
thereon.
The properties secondly and thirdly de-
scribed were purchased by the said late August
Stratmeyer., by three acts passed, the first be-
fore Michael Gernon. notary. on the thirty first
of March. 1851; the second, also before the said
notary. G rnon. on the wenty- second of March.
1s52 and the third Thcmas Beck no.
Terms D ' and CopdtionsL iyI, casb the
balance at one and two years credit In notes OF
the purchaser, bearing 8 per cent interest
gage and vendors privilege: the purchasers
to pay lawyers fees at per cent in case of suit
to recover the amount of said notes the prop
to the vendors as collateral security. and the
purchasers to assume the drainage tax over
and above amount Of adudications. Pur-
chasers will be required to make deposit of 10
per cent or the amount Of adjudication ut the
of sale.
Acts OF sale before r. Bui4son. ESQ, notary
puplic. Mt the expense of purchasers.
AU5 10 10 2G my37
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l5z, l54..... Camp street. ia
Is now prepared to sell fine as well as ordinary
New Furniture at greatly reduced prices.
Country orders respectfully solicited.
P. S.-Also Furniture taken on Storage. and
Secondhand Furniture bought sold and ex-
changed. One price only on each and every
rticle. No deviation. Country orders prompt
ly filed. mh15 SIN
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CITY ORDINANCES---OFFICIAL.
MAYoBALrY OF New ORLEANS,
City Hall, April q, 1878.

City Hall. April q. 1878.
mo. 4421-AdministratIon Seriesl
An ordinance providing for the payment of
the pay rolls therein named.
Be it ordained, That the sum of $6866 be
rolls OF the Department OF improvements,
Waterworks and Public Buildings, Police and
Commerce for the month of March, 1878, and
that the Administrator of Public Accounts
warrant Tor the payment of the same, viz:
DEPARTMENT OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Street repairs MISUNDERSTANDING 2,246 Is
Drainage (dredgeboat9 .............. 432 90
Drainage s,.,,,................1 277 Is
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .$3,955 80
DEPARTMENT OF WATERwORKS AND PUBLIC
BUILDINGS.
Waterworks (street serviee) ....... 1901 90
City Hall building Observation-Disclosures. 374 rs
Public buildings Observation-Disclosures. 80 IS
Total Observation-Disclosures. 81, 1863 so
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
PUBLIC squares ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Ho4t w
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
Canals and drawbridges ............ $40 90
Wharves and landings ............. 1856 90
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $685. 90
Grand total, S6866.
Adopted by the Council OF the city of New
Orleans April 2, 1878.
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denis, Diamond,
Edwards. McCaffrey, Rengstorff.
ED. PILSBURY, Mayor.
A true copy:
THos. u. RAPIER Secretary.
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IMPROVED PROPERTY ON LAUREL
stree, between Marengo and Constantine
pie streets. Sixth District.
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PY PLACIDE J. SPEAR. Auctioneer-Of1ce
- No. 46 Royal street-On WEDNESDAY,
April II. 1878. at 1os o'clock a. M. will be sold
at PUBLIC auction. al, No Ill Carondelet street.
bew and L. and P9ydras Streets yr
Hon. a. L. Tissot, Judge of the Second District
Court for the parish Of Orleans. dated April /.
1878, for account of said succession
THE CONTENTS OF The HEREINBE-
FO E MENTIONED PREMISES. consisting
in large assortment of Household Furniture.
etc
Terms Cash on adjudication, ap5s12H
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DIR. SYDNEY DAVlESON'S
ARRIVAL In NEW ORLEANS.
DIR. SYDNEY DAVIDSON.

DIR. SYDNEY DAVIDSON,
vi. n. c. .. LONDON. VI. ID. GIesen.
Auth9 1s1 1t ooseEsys2ns On Nervous
Senior Proprietor Of The Missouri r.
State Museum Of Anatomy.
Begs to inform the citizens of New Orleans
and vicinity, and especially those who have al
ready availed themselves Of his services. that
may be consulted. till the slst March next. at
his old rooms,
. Rampant street, Between Canal ana
CustOmh0use.
And may be consulted DAILY from 10 a. m. till
Dr: DAYiEsoN having adopted as his line Of
practice the treatment and cure Of
Nervous Diseases,
Has spent years Of study and research in that
LES 6R n55a eaghf
mental and physical debility: and the loss Of all
the best European Hospitals togeth CIV With j
Years Of the most successful practice both In
Europe and America. enable him to guarantee
Relief to All Sufferers
who consult, him. DR.: DAVIDSON has been
specially and remarkably successful In his
Treatment by Correspondence.
tits, however. desirable that at least one per.
b. ssG sspe Be hs a1 tie alien
ftion of those who by placing themselves under
e she care Of ignorant charlatans have only In
$ creased their suferings. The physician who
!. understands his profession and fabsrs with In
Z eelligence to advance 1t In the respect Of men,
4 is a beneractor to mankind, and the high esti-
/ nation In which DR.. DAVIDSON Is held BY
! physicians themselves. Is proof that all who
s amply to him may have
D Inpiicit Faith I'm . Rapid and Perma.
nent Cure.
DR.. .DAvIES0NS work, :. Practical Observa-
ssSforfs" now In its 18Oth edition will be found
galuable guide. and may be had. bound In
cloth, price rs cents, By addressing the author.
DR., Sydney DAVIDSON. No. Rampant street,
+ between Canal and Oustomhouse New Orleans,
or from GEORGE ELLIS. bookseller. opposite
DR.. DAVIESON may be consulted at No. .
Rampant street. between Canal and Custom
house. New Orleans. up to the s1st Of March,
after which his address will be 17o6 Olive street,
st, Louis. where he has been permanently To-
Gated for many years
Offlce hours from 10 O. m. to 8 p. NJ. and from
~ TO D m. Sundays. 10 Q. "a till p. n- only.
As2f sm
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SUCCESSION OF JAMES M. ALLIE,

Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No 40 O44.
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HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. ETC.
Succession OF MRS. ESTHER HOUSTON.

Second District Court for the parish of Orleans
No, 4O225,
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Second District Court for the Parish of Or
leans-No 4O,O75.
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SUCCESSION OF HENRY WRAY.

VALUABLE PROPERTIES OF CUSTOM
HOUSE AND kOCHEBLAVE STHEETS,
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New Orleans Hamestead A-sOciatiOn vs.
Mrs NJ. L. Blanchard and hus band.

Clv1I Sheriff. Of the Parish OF Orleans.
mh29 ap5 IL 1925 30
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Second District Court for the Parish of Orleans
No. 1851.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

mountain, hutl did not Seeit, ANA know
nothing about the alleged battle above
the clouds. The day was clear and
pleasant, ana the only clouds | saw
We're clouds ot smoke, and these were
moi dense enough 10 hinder vision.
How many We're killed | de not know,
uNr bow many We're Wounded; hut,
while there wCrenot rs many casualties
ON either side OF G0th sides Is III the
battle 81 Ghiekamauaa, or Missionary
Ridge, or Champion Hills, on Nieks.
burg or many other battles | Witnessed
III the south and southwest, Il Mas III
exceedingly brilliant affair." aud to my
notion certainly deserves the place II
haS secured IN history is !he ha;tlc Sc
Lookout Mountain In respect to the
statement Of Col, Maxwell Of Florida,
chat M, u circumstance, not even
the irregular firing OF piekets Skin
miShcrs, occurred to disturb III, rcyml
ing Stiffness | have Is say that, If tic
confederate forces which held the
mountain were III an equally ohhvious
and nou-ohserNant condition, that fact
would 81 far towards explaining why
the federal troops We're permitted to ne.
quirc So important position with such
comparatively small losses.
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oerat party To reform these wronsA
upon lts aseendency 10 power.
ON the currency the following the
resolution:
Resolrs3 That the Louisiana dcha-
cracv demands that the National Ban
ing system should Ne abolished ana III,
National Bank notes retired, and in lieu
thereof that the government VI the
United States should issue All equal
amount OF treasury notes, commonly
known rs greenhackS. and we also de-
mand the unconditional repeal 81 the
laws imposing tax upon the circua-
tion II state banks We demand also
the immediate and unconditional r.
peal If the resumption act and
are unalterahly opposed to the
rulnors policy pursued hy the rcpuh-
lean party, whereby the volume Of
currency has been contracted far below
the business requirements of the eoun-
try, and failures, depression of business.
scarcity OF labor, and pauper wages
have been entailed; that il is the sense
of this convention that all bonds and
Obligations of the national government
shall be paid in legal-tender greenbacks
notes of the United States, except where
IT is otherwise provided iii the original
law under which they were issued. We
further demand the repeal of I'LL laws
passed subsequent to the original Law
creating the public debt, 10y which ohli-
cations of contract have been made
more DnprQllS
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

II Is claimed by 4 distinguished New
York Hibernian that the telephone was
first invented and used in Ireland, but
that when st. Patrick arrived and saw
IL he smashed IL just because lie did not
understand it; and went all around Ire
land smashing telephones precisely as
tie tramps " tic west 20 smashing
moving machines.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

10 know whether garden has been
planted Or not, 4 paper gives the fol
lowing rule "If one fo.gots whether
beds are planted or not, good way 10
tell IL to turn u stray cat into the gar
den. RI the beds ARE planted the cat
will proceed to race round and dig into
them, and act ~ If il had relatives in
China whom il was anxious to get 1T;
while, if they are not, il will sit down
calmly in the path and seem 10 be medi-
tating on the progress Of missionary
work III Africa. A cat's instinct sel-
dom decciyes in this matter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

II Il now asserted that the Capron
barber didn't bl9w out h- brains We
suppose he would have done ~, how
ever, If liz had known in what particu-
lar spot o look f0r them. Let u not
judge the gentleman too Aarshlv.-B BIT
tala Expyess.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-08-16

a New YonK IIibcrnian earned ~
pretty easily the other day. The judge
having cut him short with "You were
drunk. sir; fined $40" Fat replied:
Find $102 And how can ! do that I
That's i thing ncycrdid in my life I
That'sa pretty thing 10 ax II man To
find" Judge Smith called him back
and took of IS from the fine rs u tri-
butte of Wit and Pat went down, saying
"Wcll, Judge, I'm much obliged TO yo;
and if can find the other 81 you shall
have il. "- LouoH (MaSs.) Daily Courier.
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Population Of the Earth.
London Times.

The fifth publication of Benin and
Wagners wcll-known Bevolkorlng
der Erdc" is Just out, n few days too
soon "a contain the new arrangement
IN the cast. Since the last publication
Of these statistics the population Of the
earth shows total increase of 10000
600, partly arising from natural growth
and partly the outcome Of new and
more exact ccnsuscs. The population
Is now vet down ut ,I39, 10000 diYd-
ed among the continents US follows;
Europe, 312,30S, 1SO, Asin, S31 900, 600;
Africa, 2c52I9 800; Australia and Poly
nesia, 4,4l1.3OO; America, s6,ll6,0O0.
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LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN.

I've Tribuue's Old War Correspondent.
Bod" BegS Ia Differ with Gen.
GNnt When the Latter states There
Wa~' NJ Action Worthy 10 be Called
"A BaIc on Lookout Mountain.