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The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1878-02-07

GOOD INVESTMENr-Ar X. +.
Rankin intends moving 10 Columbia about
the Isl April, and will be glad 10 sell .soeS
Of drugs now on hand a, Bciiefonie, this rs, Is
a good chance for n small investment lhr
store is doing q good pay ying business noN'
Can be moved 10 Pennsya.lvy without any
trouble. m
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LopeY MEKTlNGs.

oxxrnr Hall IoDoE, Nc. g, ! {; O. o III meets
every SATURDAY @ svesans So, - ~ III T. SASKrY, A, q.
a, !, roar Iopax, No, SS7, 7, A ~. meets ~ ,S. Sn
,,o.y sreatpe on or before each fall msos IN 'N'
OAd reiiows Hall. q, 4, te,x,,,>a W NJ
,r,.,vss 1Sar, No, a Z q n. nects az, Az teSIW
an centre HAL on the Saturday en- ~ pe'SlN f,,rA
Fsoon AtaP N. and even two week 49, tSsrt
MastRF ~ ~
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Spring Mills Market.
White Wheat 20.
Red 100.
Rye, soc.
Corn, ears, per bu. new, .45e
Oats, 25c.
BuckwhcAt, I5c.
Cloyersevd, 81 - 20 50 90.
Chop, per ton, S25.OO.
Plaster, ground per ton, SlO.m
Potatoes, SOc. per bush.
Flour. per DBL. 81.
Butter, lsc.
Tallow, &C.
Hams lie.
Shoulders Sc.
Sides Sc.
Rags, &c.
Eggs per dos, lee.
Coal, Egg, per ton, $3.50.
Stove, I %.
Chestnut. AS.
" Pea. 500.
BELLEFoXTE MARKETs.-
ty Shoridge & Co.
Flour per barrel, Wholesale, - %
White wheat. -.
Red " ~.
Rye. bi
Corn. shellod, IS
Corn. cob. 40.
Oats. - 10 80.
Barley. rye weight, 5.
Cloversoed 81 20 per 81 pounds.
Nova Scotia plaster, ground, 10 90.
CayugA SFV'
Potatoes. 40.
Onions. .5bc.
Butter. per b., .2le.
Lard,
Bacon, sides, .l0c.
+" shoulders, l0o.
4" Hams, lac.
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FROM MILLHEIM.

Ed. REPoRTEB-I have been interested
in your articles the last two weeks on the
subject Of a railroad from the Forks 10 our
town, and the thing has brought our peo-
pie 10 talk and think over the matter.
That's business. We want the short road,
and Millheim is able to make it too If il
gets in earnest about It Il would be 8
great convenience 70 AAronsburg and to
all Brush Valley as we'll as to Millheim,
and all these places should give US sssis-
tance in taking stock. We might offer
the new road when graded TO the railroad
company and let them finish it and run up
to Millheim from the Forks as they do
from Milesburg to Bellefonte. This idea
many Of our leading men have had long
ago. AeitAts the matter and keep II
alive. ssss ELK.
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CAUTION.-All persons are hereby
against the purchase oi : noie
riyen by me 10 =. ID. Ser, tor 80 on
which $40 are paid, as have not reoeISed
value for sane, and will not pay y Gnles'
compelled by law. /. y m - n
Tfcb3t
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DUBLIC SALE.

DUBLlC SALE.
In Penn township, a! the residence OF
the subscriber, on Thursday, March Ihb
ISIS 4 Horses, 8 Cows, 2springing htt-
ers, 2 stock Bulls, 9 head young Cattle
/ brood Sow, Pigs, broad wheel farm
Wagons. / two.horse Wagon, ! truck
wagon. ! Buggy, new Bobslsd, / truck
Sled new Champion Reaper, With all the
attachments to t. double Roller, Thras h
ing Machine, tanning Mil, corn fodder
cutter, Lewisburg Drill, hay Rake, !
circular wood Saw. D in in diameter, :
bay Ropes. pulleys and fork, Corn.scra-
per. Corn,plAnler. Culiiyaior, HSrro~i'
Plovs, HAY BY the ton, horse gears, sad
Ale 9Th and sixth chains, ETC., 2 selis
hay Ladders. sausage cutter, new cop
pcf kettle. one iron kettle, bureaus, "a
bles, l desk, lounge, bcdsieads, chairs,
o'ciock. a. m. JONATHAN HARTER.
A. HARTER,
Auctioneer. Sljar
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SECUTORis NOTICE.

u
Letters testamentary on the estate OF
Jacob Sparr, late Of Harris township, de-
ceased, having been granted to the under
signed, all persons indebted TO said estate
are required to make immediate payment
and those having claims against the same
TO present them, duly authenticated By
law for settlement
DAVID Z. SPARR,
DANIEL HESS,
20dec6t Executors.
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Valuable Farm
AT
PRIVATE SAIEt

PRIVATE SALE J
The undersigned offers for sale his farm
in Potter township. Centre county, one
mile east OF Centre Hall, known rs the
Robert Pennington farm,
Containing 46 ACRES,
in good state Of cultivation, no hills but
gently rolling. most ali limestone land,
about l25 Acres cleared, balance wood.
land near the buildings. Upon the farm
are large BANK BARN,
Frame House, Nearly New,
of modern style, Hog pen. Smoke house
etc, Two Apple Orchards on the farm
water piped into the house>yard and int
barn yard. The farm is we'll fenced, anC
ono mile from blacksmith shops stores
churches. The terms will be made, easy,
Bounded on east by lands OF late Sam
Huston, south by lands Of late VIM. Kel
Ter, west by Keller and Bible, and nortl
by Bible and Huston Also ninety-si,
acres Of mountain land.
Address or apply 70
ROBERT A, MEANS,
Lowistown,
2dec8m Mifflin county, Pa
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AN ASYLUM FOR WOMEN AND
CHILDREN BURNED WITH
TWO THOUSAND IN
ATE2

London, Feb, A dispatch from Pc
king, China, conveys ihiornauoh
OF horrible catastrophe AI ient'
sin. The Asylum for Women aud Chil'
dren IN that city has been almost totally
destroyed by ire. and Two ihoasAha pei
sons in the institution perlshed'
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MAREGIED.

Oal6ult. Mr.. r. B Triesler aud Miss
lydia ZetlIe, both OF Potter ~.
On 8, By Rev. Aurand. Mr.. Ellis ShaieT,
of Msdis0nbusg and Jennie Frank oi he'
beTiourg.
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DEATHS

On q, In Penn township. Macy krei
der, aKrd - year,.
In LewsburE, 2f.h inst, Bessie
Youngest daughter Of Wesley and Ell'
Doyle, aged / year, s nonths and days
Buried A. Centre Hail, Pa.
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DARK DRESS GOODS
Especially adapted to WINTER and EARLY SPRING, but soviccAbe
all the year round.
STRAWBRIDGE e CLOTHIER

Have lately closed out the NUMEROUS Importers and buying
ready cash have secured desirable goods almost he
mlAr qualities good
have ever before been sold
poruu marked only such all the goods AZ
will pay handling and distributing them Tho he
whether dress pattern isoriered or a hundred
ONE LOT BoURErrEs 10 CENTS.
ONE LOT BouRETTEs IL - CENTS.
ONE LOT BoURErrEs lwOoL FILLING, IA CENTS.
MOSS sUrrINGs 10 CENTS
Some special bargains in
ENGLISH MATELAsSEs, AT 90 CENTS
Real value at the present time, 37i cents.
MATELAssE BEIGE AT 20 CENTS.
MATELAsSE BEIGE AT % CENTS.
MarELAssE BEIGE AT 81 CENTS.
Thess goods very cheap indeed
ONE CASE MoHAIR BRILLIANTINEs,
In colors, at 25 cents former price, 10 cents.
FINE TWLLED BEIGE AT 20 CENTS,
SUPER TwILLED BEIGE AT 20 CENTS.
ONE CASE EXTRA TwILLs
Dark coors at Is cents just reduced from 20 cents.
CHOICE STYLES ENGLISH BOURETTEs,
At 20 cents 25 cents, n 37i cents.
Ois. sr avrv make of BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED MUS.
ms promptly filled at the LOWEST WHOLESALE htCfH
In SPRI NG CHINTZE PERCALS AND CALCOES we are show
an immense already making large sales
In syery Department Of exhibiting bargains too nu
,erous TO specify in this card.
SIWP ES cbeerfllly forwarded by mail application
Attention specially drawn the fact that our MAIL OhDEk DE-
ARTMENT thoroughly organized that DeeYei no other mouse
the country fully prepared TO NIL orders ano promptly
s instance we aim 10 please correspondent to
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER.
A. w CORNER EIGHTH AND MARKET STREETS,
ab 6m PHILADELPHIA
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The Central Pa. Conference Of the N.
Z. Church convenes this year A. Lewis
burg, on March 27.
The Clearheld Republican says that du'
ring the past sigh; weeks no less than
thirty children have did from diphtheriA
in the vicinity Of Lulbersburg, that coun-
ty. One family lost four out Of eight chill
dren.
The Topeka, Kansas, Bank and Savings
Institute has closed its doors.
Dispatches from Philadelphia seem to
indicate that the Demersra boy landed al
Baltimore some time ago is the long lost
Charley Ross.
A three-year-old daughter Of Cornelius
Wagner Of Lewistown was burnt % death
a few days since by her clothes catching
fire from q stove.
The liabilities of Althof, Bergman &
Co., toy importers, at New York, wh'
haYe failed, are placed at $4,000
--VIsITISG CARDs--Your nam,
printed on 80 Finely Tinted Visiting Card
\ for fifteen cents. Other styles Rs low.
WM. kURTZ, Centre Hall, Pa.
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AARoNsBURG AND VICINITY.

AARONSBURG AND VICINITY.
Although Aaronsburg is known to DO
very quiet village, and somewhat slow IN
some Of her improvements, yet there Is an
old adace. viz: "Stnl Waters run Deep, =
which always inspires US wl'h fresh Wig
or. Itcan indeed boast Of two Literary
Societies The "BonAide," +" established
several weeks ago by the young ladies Of
this place, and the "Phrenecosmian,
lately organized BY the young men OF
town, both are in hourishing condition.
The arm OF Phillips Bros, merchants,
successors to l. d. Boyer, have now taken
ful possession ofthe old and popular stand
and respectfully ask good share OF the.
public patronage.
Since the Railroad has been completed
to Spring Mills business has experienced
quite a revolution. New firms have been
established and the old ones have.
greatly revived The Pine Greek Lumber
Company is busy manufacturing aud
hauling lumber TO Coburn station. They
are at present manufacturing q superior
quality of shingles which find very ready
sale. Persons wishing to have anything
N that line can apply 10 J. &. Meyer,
AaronsburG, Pa, who Is the GeneFAi
Agent for the Company.
The people Of our town and vicinity are
becoming greatly interested in the great
musical feast OF the season which Is to
open on Monday evening, Feb. II, 1875
under the instructions OF Prof Wm. T..
Meyer. From present indications thls
convention promises 70 bethe mos. largely
attended of any one ever held in our town.
A great many prominent singers from this
and adjacent counties, viz Clinton, Un>
ion. Miiiin, Snyder and Northumberland
have prouli ised to be IN attendance We
have also received letters from the Profes-
sors and some Of the students OF the Cen
trail Pennsylvania Musical College prom
ising 70 be present. Tho address OF well
como will be delivered by Rev. L..
Shoemaker, of Aaronsburg, on Tuesday
evening. Feb. l2th With such a eollee-
tion of accomplished musicians. this con-
ven.iun canno, fail to furnish All friends of
music with the rarest musical feast Of tho
season. There will be two concerts given,
one on Thursday evening 18th, aad the
second on Friday evening the 18Th Feb.
Lovers OF the Divine Ara should not let
this rare opportunity 90 by unimproved.
Singers boarded free. OCCASIONAL.
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NOTICE

L
Letters testAmeptary on the estate oi
David Riahel, late Of Gregg township. de-
ceased, having been granted TO the under
signed, all persons indebted TO said estate
are required TO make immediate payment.
and those having claims against the same
TO present them, duly authenticated oy
Law. for settlement. JOHN RISHEL.
SAMUEL ILGEN,
seb7 81 Executors.
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From another correspondent

Ed. OF REPoRTER =
When the Watchman prints Sian
ders about the Penn township supervisors
about "blundering," il should know that
the Supervisors are not asking its advice
about roadmakinE, and when it comes to
talking about blunders Mr.. Meek should
mind he lives in glass house and that
there are some stones here to throw that
might hurt him.
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CHRONIC: :;;: ;;::' 9; !! = : ]:

Tea sense, -nearly iaoa rares NO ltlumtrmtior. ~
ses.... y y, f.ooTE q lao LeEinFtoa Ave. NJ " Par
" leFsos or y NAL free Prtcc hy nail - ss To- So
ess safd ediiion, ~ Siso foF the Popular edtston
entAlns al the same matter aud nfpstrnti.va
y, ~ tables frpe Agents wanted MURRAY ANIL
rAnllahING CO. t@s East ssth 81 M M a 90 Frs-
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For meeting this demand by supply
ing the CELEBRATED DEXTER
SPRING which is so rapidly super
ceeding the old styles the Dexter
Spring Co. have no apology to offer
but rather feel that they owe the Driv-
ing Fraternity an apology for not
hdring produced it sooner.
SEND FOR CIRCULAR OF SPRINGS
TO
DEXTER SPRING CO,
HUTTON, PA.
l3jan20t Near Pittsburgh
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L., SPANGLER. Attorney at Law
" Consultations Ia Fnvfi.b "a -
msn- ofice in Furst's ne,. buii5inr
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WM; P. WILSON, Auorney,atsI-aw
W Beilefonte Pa Odiee in Mrs. Ben
re Building. Beliafontn pa
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lllssrAted family puhiioaslsa An che worsa Any ere
-a 49, = ~ - eneecaai1 aEant. Tbs nsaEt a.eannt
q - gtfen fres % snbtcFiterS The rSe- a -
. slasss ssss7 7oodg sabscrihcs one sssst ~
-. - ea-s -. sAeA ~ scek. iady aRant ~
Petta tAhtnF over av subscribers IN tsr Anrm m -,
800 - saAhs money fAsa Noa can drr9fp Mi yorr
@ - Nla o9aAnetas or unay yuar apRrv tluna Ne
bees nas be ANas frum hosn3 craF riasf - -. -
y - vel a. etaerA feli particaiass atrrrfi.ss -
Sl.s nee hlsxAnt and expensive tlafat fr~e ffTer
49, trestAhe wcFk ssn1 yonr ada4rms - sars n
oasta nesalaG 60 tg the haNlaeas No 80 ~sss es-
ouruAl. Pofttnnd Nae A@~ -oFs~
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Ohm = POTTER. Attorney-st-
Nervous Debility.

/, NitAl weakaaas or Deprssslon A ,Wmnh ,rh.~.,..
no saefRY Or courage, tie FpsnF ~ 49,
% - aeassretinn OE kaeesses e. sssss erss-
-i.aa t1s tgHie4a IL always cared - ~---@
1umnh hrewfg H.a.......-.sNs -
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ETTTHETT
No. o.

~ H$ r@Tis not aAssly earned An ths~m tl,,.. -.
NE/ /asaa es ssAes "a thTss ssssiss - A.
eN A one 81 e4tEeJ sea. ta ans Ilart ~ 49,
W e14ntf4 who ts WillinF g aazk .s~ati-
- AZ ths ~snfiaslnant that NE fnFn.
50 #a~ per wH@k An pour 0wn town Num n~aa ras
- ~ hwAy Ifpsh Bone over night foa rAn glEe Ksur
siaoas tne . TIE work. oag yaur speru nuo.s.ts
s.ss1 aothsrE % tsy the business Terms - -
Hutht tree Address a. aaca IA Hs1imsr a -
foTtaAnd. Portland. Maize - 49,
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AT COST!

Ldul60 dItu UCtltiCttCu
call and be convinced that this 10 the
cheapest place to buy goods in this sec
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-20
The Fair Grounds to Lease.

THE FAIR GROUNDS belonging TO the
AGRICULTURAL and MECHANICAL
FAIR ASSOCIATION will be LEASED for
the term Of Five Years, aud sealed
bids will be received for the lease Of said
grounds until the FIRST DAY of fEBRu-
AIRY, 1878. Specifications can be seen by
calling AT the Post -office in Homsr- by those
wishing to make bids. ,
Done by order of the Board oil managers
VI ''''" R.P. WEBB, Prcst.,
j. W. SHERARD,
IA. HIf.LEY,
j. FERGUSON,
n. W. HARRIS, Secy.
Dee. ls, 1877. ls7t
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-20
At EvENlkG-TlME.

She talks TO us at eveaing-tiWe
OF all the quaint old ways,
And all the things that used to be
Once, i'll her girlish DAYS.
She says the Lads were twice rs true,
Tk- maids more shy and sweet,
And not afraid of work or play
We're those who used 10 meet;
A simpler life contented them,
Aud simpler songs were sung,
And one would think twas Eden-time,
Long since, when she was young.
She talks to us at evenng-timc.
Of how her lover came
To WOO her first; how shy she was
To call him by his name;
She says his eyes were bright as stars,
His hair was like the crow
saw him once-his eyes were dim,
His hair was white ~ snow;
She tells us, with tonch of pride,
He on her accents hung,
And ne'cr was lad so true a. he,
Long since, when she was young.
She talks To MS at evening time,
Aud tells III that we know
How dear We are, but still she feels
lis nearly time 10 go;
We stoop TO touch her silv'ry hair,
Or softly kiss her brow;
They did not love her more long since
Than we all love her now;
But she would fold her weary hands,
Aud 90 To rest among
The silent crowd o. those she knew
Long since, when she was young.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-20
{ NO. Il.

ments shall not vacate the offices of
the present clerks of court in each
parish.
AMENDMENT FOURTEEN.
Article 1872 of the constitution of
1868 shall be abrogated.
AMENDMENT FIFTEEN.
The Superintendent of Pnblic Ed.
ucation shall receive a salary of $500
payable quarterly on his own war
raut.
AMENDMENT SIXTEEN.
No license tax shall be imposed
by the State or any parish or mum.
cipal authority on any mechanical
trade, mandatory or factory except
such as may require police regula.
tons in towns and cities.
AMENDMENT SEVENTEEN.
The citizens Of the city Of New
Orleans shall have the right OF ap.
pointing the several public officers
necessary for the administration and
police Of the said city, pursuant TO
the mode of election which shall be
prescribed by the Legislature. The
same right shall be guaranteed to
the citizens Of the several cities,
towns and parishes Of the State,
with reference to their respective
officers; provided, that the above
provision shall not embrace the
filling of vacanciea
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-20

The President Aways Hungry end Ready
10 Eat.

From Washington Letter.)
at is q good thing Hayes is be-
yond the suspicion Of beirg drink.
ing man."
"Whyr said l to a gentleman
who called yesterday on the Presi.
dent.
"Because his face has all the
signs"
"Don't you know the cause of
tbati' spoke up third party, man
who always knows what he is talk.
ing about for the reason that he gets
his information from first hands.
We said We did not, and with q
prelude of "Well, l will tell you,"
he told US something which, although
it is of the nature of gossip, has not
yet got into the papers. l will ven
ture into the field Of gossip writing
this once to tell this bit which, l
want TO say, is better substantiated
than the majority Of Washington
gossip.
"Hayes is a good eater; that is
what is the matter with his flce.'
looked incredulously a: him
at is a fact, nevertheless. Why,
it is we'll known to all his friends.
They knew it before he came to
Washington, but il has grown on
him here. He eats anything and
everything. He eats five and six
times day, and each of these meals
he cleans every plate set before him.
When he was in Boston the other
week, he had five spreads, four be-
sides the big banquet. A gentle.
man who was on the committee of
arrangements for the banquet told
me that at each of the five spreads
Hayes ate everything before him,
and at the banquet, like Oliver Twist,
called for more AT tho White
House his appetite is we'll known.
He does not hang around the kitchen
like q hungry boy who wants to
know what lie is going to have for
dinner; he is not an artistic epicure
like Sam Ward. What I mean 10, that
he is always hungry, or at least
imagines that he is. He cares
nothing about what he eats, 80 that
there is a sufficient quantity of it.
He is with food like the old whisky.
soak who said GAN whisky is good;
some is better than Others" Hayes
eats something, just to stay his
stomach, as it were, when be first
gets out of bed in the morning.
Then he shifts q little fresh air and
goes to breakfasts grand meal
with him. Then comes MONDAY
lunch-a missioner. Later in the
day he eats dinner, and in the even.
ing he has tea. Before going to bed
he eats supper.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-20
CRADLE.S0NG OF the POOR.
by ADELAIDE PROCTOR.

Hush, cannot bear To see thee
Stretch thy tiny hands in vain;
Dear, have no bread to give thee,
Nothing, child, to ease thy pain!
When God sent thee first to bless me,
Proud aud thankful, too, was 1;
Now, my darling, !, thy mother,
Almost long TO see thee die.
Sleep, my darling, thou art weary
God is good, but life is dreary.
have watched thy beauty fading,
And thy strength sink day by day,
Soon, l know. will want and fever
Take thy little life away.
Famine makes thy father reckless;
Hope has left both him and me;
We could suffer all, my baby,
Had We but u crust for thee.
Better thou should perish early,
Starve 81 soon, my darling one,
Than in helpless sin and SORROW
Nainly live as have done.
Better that thy angel spirit
With my JOY, my peace, were flown,
Than thy heart grow cold and careless,
Reckless, hopeless, like my own.
am wasted, dear, with hunger,
Aud my brain Is all opprcst,
| have scarcely strength TO press thee,
Wan and feeble, to my breast.
Patience, baby, God will help us,
Death will come to thee aud me,
lie will take us u His heaven,
Where no want or pain can be.
Such the plant that, late and early,
Did We listen, we might hear
Close beside us-but the thunder
OF city dulls our eer.
E,.ry honrt Gods hri vbt ANGEL
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-20

A bill, introduced by Mr.. Leonard,
of Caddo, making some very mate
rial changes in the laws bearing
upon the eligibility of certain per
sons as witnesses in criminal cases,
was passed by the House yesterday.
The first provision is to permit per
sons accused to testify, if they de-
sire, in their own behalf.
The second permits persons joint:
ly indicted to testify in behalf OF
each other, and the third provision
allows the husband or wife to testi-
fy in each others behalf. In each
case the matter is left entirely to the
parties, to testify or not, as they
choose, and q special clause fOrbids
the District Attorney TO comment
on their refusal, Or that the refusal
be taken as n presumption against
the party accused.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-20
Constitutional Amendments.

The following are the proposed
constitutional amendments as sub
mitted by the joint committee Of
the Legislature:
An act proposing amendments to
the constitution of the State Of
Louisiana.
SECTION l. BE it enacted by the
Senate and House Of Representatives.
Of the State Of Louisiana, IN General
Assembly coareaed, ttwo-thirds Of
the members of each house agree.
ing thereto), That the following
amendments be proposed and enter
ed upon the respective journals of
the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives, with the yeas and nays
taken thereon, and the Secretary Of
State shall cause the same to be pub
lished three months before the next
general election for Representatives
to the General Assembly in at
least one newspaper i'll every parish
of the State in which newspaper
shall be published; and said pro-
posed amendments shall he sub.
mitted in such manner and form
that the people mag vote for or
against each amendment separately,
i. e., "first proposed amendment
for approval" or against approval,
and in like manner as to others
and il a majority of the voters al
said election shall approve and rat
ify such amendment or amendments
the same shall be appropriately
numbered aud become part Of thu
constitution, and he proclaimed al
such by the Governor and Secretary
of State.
Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1878-02-20
Proposed Amendments 10 the csnstitstloa.
AMENDMENT ONE.

Proposed AmehoMeats 70 inc CohstRetl0a'
AMENDMENT ONE.
Representatives shall be chosen
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November every two
years, and the election shall he com.
pleted in one day. The General
Assembly shall meet on the first
Monday in January, 1879, and BIZ
ennially thereafter, on the first
Monday in January, unless q diff.
ferent day be appointed by law, and
their sessions shall be held at the
seat of government.
(Strike ont article H.
AMENDMENT TWO.
The members of the General AS
! sembly shall be paid a salary o.