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The Greenville times., 1878-02-23

The Senate has confirmed the
following appoinlmontss
Trustees Of tho University oi
Mississippi-R. A. I'LL, J. l.. Mo.
Caskill, a. J. Baker, w. 4. Martin
and J. z. George.
OF Acorn 0nivcrslty-W. g.
Williams, Il. Z. EvanA =. N. Beck,
II. q. 6nodsrass. Thos. w. Hunt,
J. Limmeriek, jacob Herring, w.
J. Martin, W. ,. Aurdock, aud r.
D. January.
\ or Holly Hprings Normal School
J. W. Hant. J. G. Levi, 8. =. Ghols
son, g. NJ. Govan and Howard
Falconer.
Of Tougaloo Normal School
]. 4. Power, Z. F. Monlgomery,
J. B. Yellowby, Oliver Cltlou and
F. A. Wolfe.
Of the Lunatic Asylum--W. L.
Nugent, Writ johnson, VIM L.
Hemingway, John w. Robinson,
Isadore Htrauss.
OF Deaf aud Dumb Institute
NJ. s. Graft, II. N. Taylor, r. L.
Saunders, G. ID. Subway and John
Hunter.
OF Blind Institute -I'hos. Helm,
Goo. 6mythe, Kinloch Faleoner,
W. D. Taylor and G. H. Manship. |
The Greenville times., 1878-02-23

A CARD,
-. ! hereby inform my patrons and
sns,Ipna9 INC pu99lic, e, that although / have
resigned @ the agency Of fhe Plant
es1i ers' Insurance Company Of Nissis. I.ii |.
elppi, for good aud sufIlcient- - rss.
sons : ! can still insure their 0i~~
.s sna other property ii oou,oS5Ies
.nose standing and fair deaIimo
ssha, Hannot be Questioned. The mosf
''oersi terms offered to insurer. -
s. W. FERGUSON.
The Greenville times., 1878-02-23

s"0 h.s nVt eiuce occM uU1c 10 Vul
chase books to supply the los
The county Is now without cour
house. without jail, withost
clerks or sheriff onIce, withou
records, and Is coosidsrably i
debt for current exp6nses.
w. =. TucKER, Chm.
KvEE DlSTRICT 10. I.
REPORT OF THE INvEsrIoArrxs
COMMITTEES.
The committee to report the af
fairs Of lcvee district no. I made
report as follows:
They find that u, ,0o7, ,ss6el Il
londs ef Ievse district No. 1, bear
Ing . per cesl. Interest, were POI
In circulation, a. shown BY schefl,
ule A and b attached to this 10.
port, and that Of this amount
~, 200 were cancelled by the trca.
surer Of said board, q shown By
the register Of cancelled warrants,
and el0e, 800 werc cancelled by
Stofe treasurer Hemingway. ma
king in III el6S, 500 Of these bonds
cancelled.
From schedule E Il appears that
tho total number OF bonds issued
n payment Of orders or allow A.
Gee cnlered o. The ,ninutos Of said
board, amount only to ~ sam Of
$50, ,7S0:07, ard of this sum olSo..
30 wsrc allowed BY the Board At
meetings held III tho Peabody Ho.
tel in Memphis, In the State OF
Tennessee, but the minutes Of
thcse meetings arc not signed by
the president Of tho board; and
sleo,61s q said es7Q,7so:o7 were
allowed By ~ board Il meetings
held = Msmphls, Tennessee, the
minutes OF which msellnas were
'igncd by the president Of tho
board F.; d$i7, ,ooS:s7 Of said 1870.
Ie007 were allowed by tho board
It mcctings held at Austin, 10 tho
'ouSty Of TuMica, In thla State,
'ut the m'nutcs Of these meetings
i Austin arc not signcd by the
president Of the board this leaves
MY tho small amount OF 81, ,SSO:lO
: bonds Of tho entire issue Of
f.0i7, ,ooosei which were regularly
ssuetP By Tho hoard II pursuance |
4 orders catered on their minutes,
ignesl by their president At meet.
ngs held 1t the place of domiclle |
4 said board as fixed by law. |
From the Foregoing statement II.
I'LL be- secn that there remains
utstahding e0oA, 1861 In bonds
raid district no. !, which with
hc coupons attached amounts 70
hc lum Of 4l.555,O76, out your
ommittce had no means Of asccr.
lining whether or not any part
the aforesaid $S2, 2,SSO:lo, which
|one secmoo to have been issued
accordance with tho provisions
tho ct Of March II. 1871, au.
lorixing said board to issue bonds.
% contained In tnis outstanding
'deblcdness.
From the foregoing statement Of
cts, 1t is manifest that many II
't oil the bonds now outstanding
we bcem issued In total disregard
not In violation Of tho act crca.
ng said board and empowering It
issue bonds, and your committee
~. log,s,o...., - III, -. ps
a hol.lcrs or s.,a ho.a. :. :. ...as .
n what r.r. ~ .n,, nv,.' - A.. !. .s.s' .
= invalid a.d ~: = = -. ~ ,,' .. /
'cessarv from ~. ', 81. ! =. 49,. ,"v ~
venue sri.inr 80 s~.s. ~ .@s ,s' !
hivh Is naynLio ~ sho.. az ,,.,s. s {
es not exceed asoI ooo - .n'
I'M. Ara lhls tax viii ~ t.. =.
nitation ~ law A. t,vo vc..s. :,
The Greenville times., 1878-02-23

4 =
es ".'n 10 '''s'
..s,'. '." % u o. esse'ee oy 'h
:. ss's tut. - .ne e.s's Of Aiss's
,rp, ,',,p. a"-' .se.'on 2 o. ~ act en-
., .,..s - =. 70 psosiae f'r fb'
e'' .pp.os. % 'ne ome's' bonds o
ss.. ' - S"sel'' .ne 'of The justin
49, s. y 'Hs 'u'e',es on the ssif
sW'osea Mafen ~ 1915
- .m.aed :, mat ~ Wort
~ ...'.. ~. :. '.s As's 'ne snefeof
'Sss:ns, ,: WIN sne PaFen'nesls In
~. . ~ =: 4. .o''o,'s, = es..skeh
~. -. ."e ~oso 0sa'e oe IN
sesteu ID nco sheseof, 20 that here
LIZ. 'nAi oe 'ume'ens v such
~ NV =. .e!e'sl.e real es'
a.. | = -. os'uea 2! 'no ses o.
s.s. 49, '-'' - - s'n'no"en'' IN tau
r' 80 :. De . 'uF'her enscsed,
ss- -, ~ 'as.'y on snee eo1eial
-'n1 .no pred.eases ne sua'eieney
- 'ucn '.fesy y who'e or IN part,
a se. es'sse owned ~ h'm
= l.
~''.' s.s .@a's o. the county
:" "' 49, ~. ~ oos. = gwen. shall
me ".s 49,. NV sne e.'k before when
- '.e oo.. 49, = eas' o. - ume Of
.'s.'"s '.' 'su'e' : scneoeSe q tho
s s's'e o.nea ~ IN - thls
0.us, 49, 49, w''nou. se'd county
wn'ca eeeeeo!s shan = preserved
~. :. : '''u 10 inc os'es Of such
- ': . - y 'urihee eeacsea,
- .'s' ~ .soe!'a'n'ns me sua'ciency
= ss .,y !. .'sssy On any auen omclm
er any other Official bond The torn
Of o6lce for which tho same : !.
given shall have cxpired. shall ~
be considered. uuless anti - hecn
instituted ON same.
Sec. 1. DO Il further enacted
That one Of The surcties on overv
such oflcisl bond shall be n resi-.
lent Of tho county In which ths
boud may be given.
Sec. 8. 10 Il further cr.o..a
That this act shall take en.cl sr.'
30 in force from aud AFTER its pa.s.
lgc.
Approved February 8. 1874.
Al Az 10 amend scc,,on pss or
be IIevleed Oode OF 1871. a. rc,o.
lon to coroner'e inouests.
Section |. n n enacled hv ,he
.oeislature az The State ~ Nfi.s,.
ippl. That scction aks nr ~. H.. I
isesl Code Of 1871 - auS 4 hore.
" 40 amended = q rcsd I. -.
ows /. Whenever Il mav ~ neces.
sry. IN order 10 ascertain ~ c,rso
The Greenville times., 1878-02-23

the same In the bands Of the slerin
and having Issued such warrant,
he shall enter each ease, by its
number, leaving a blank for the
name Of the defendant upoh the
State docket, and each case, - en-
tered, shall renain upow the docket,
and be called bv iis number; and
orders taken and made thereon, -
in other cases, until otherwise or
dered BY the Court. Upon she re-
turn OF the Sheriff that he hes ar
rested the defendant, or il the de-
1endant shall be upon bail or re-
cognizance, TO answer for The Of
fence charged in The Indictment,
the name Of the defendant shall Be
entered In the black on the docket.
Approved, February s, 1s7S.
An Act 70 require an county Of
1eers, except eoanty superintend-
eoes Of education, 10 hear the |
charge q the judge TO the grand |
jury, and Tor other purposes.
Section I. De IL enacted by the |
legislature Of the State Of Nissis-
sippi, That u shall be the duty Of
oil county oincers, except the eoun-
3 superlntendeuts Of education,
to be present At each term q the
circuit court Of their respective
countics and hear the charge given
y tho judge 10 the grand jury;
apd in giving such charge Il shall
b the duty OF The Judge to instruct
the said officers touching their du.
tics % conscrvators Of the peace.
Sec. 2. De II further enacted
That any c.unty omcer falling 10
be present to hear the charge Of
The Judge to the grand jury, as
hereinbcforc required, shall be
fined b. such circuit court, on mo-
tion OF the district attorney, on
reasonable notice thereof, not moro
Than Afty dollars.
Be. 5. Dc II further enacted,
That this act be IN force from and
sfter its passage. L
Approved February 10, 1879. I
AN ACT to amend section S7i, Of !
the Revised Code Of 1871, in rs-
lation to giving notice to Dis
trict Attorneys.
Section I. Be Il enacted by the I
4cgislsture Or tho State Of Missis- q
'ippI, That section 81 Of the Re. I
'ised Codc Of 1871, bc. and tho a
anne Is hereby nmendcd BY strik- 9
" out the following words in the =
ighteenth llnc Of said section, TO- .
49, Provided, the District At. .
orney ofthe district shall hare ten {
ays previous notice Of the time Q
nd place Of dellvcring such schcd I
TO-" aud inserting In lieu thereof, I
no following words: provided, 6
'c Sheriff Of the county, IN whose q
'lsrge he may then be, have three {
ays previous noticc Of the time h
D place Of delivering such schcd- n
3, and It shall DO tho duty Of said a
herid, on notice thereof. TO inycs. s
cato the case, aud SEQ whether a D
'uthful schedule has been deliver. n
on the part oftlc prisoner" u
Sec. ?. Do II further enacted, :
hat this Act take effect and bc IN
rec from and after its passage.
Approved, February ., 1878.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-13

North China The bill extending the time for
the completion of the Northern Pacific railroad
was reported and recommended. The bill
for the holding Of a special term of court for
the trial of Florida timber land depredators
was passed. The military academy appropria-
ton bill was taken up in committee of the
whole and discussed.
SENATE Feb, 6.-Mr.D Davis presented, with
some remarks, the resolutions adopted by the
Chicago mass meeting in favor of the remon-
citation of silver. Several other petitions
were presented. Speeches on the silver bill
were made by Thurman, Herman and Chr is
! tiancy. The latter offered substitute Mr..
Ransom offered resolutions calling upon the
! secretaries of the war and navy and instruct
ing the committees on commerce to consider
the efficiency of the life saving service, and
means of Interstate communication on the
Cape Hatteras coast, and report. Agreed to.
HOUSE, Feb. Resolutions were in
troduced for inquiry into the Metropolis dis
aster; forbidding the coinage of the trade
dollar and fayoring an international none
tary commission. A bill was introduced max
ing the agricultural bureau an executive de-
partment. The PachecO- Wiggington Califor-
MIA contested election case was called up and
discussed without action,
SENALE Feb. 7th.-A resolution in
structing the appropriations committee to in
quire into the condition of affairs in the pen
o4Ou OHiCc anu duJuG ScneFaiS once, was
adopted. Mr.. Davis bill to remit taxes on in
solvent savings banks was passed. Consider
alton of the silver bill was resumed, and Blaine
and johnson spoke thereon.
HOUSE Feb. 7th.--The house admitted
Wigging, Democratic contestant from the
fourth California district, by strict party
vote, and adjourned.
SENATE Feb, Sth.--It was voted 50 to
"a, to adjourn till Monday, thus deferring the
vote on the silver bill A resolution was
adopted 4nstructing the committee on appro-
priations to consider whether work may not
be furnished to the destitute workingmen by
resuming work on public buildings now sus-
pended. The supplemental bill to appoint Is
additional commissioners to Paris and appro-
pirate $4,000 to pay them, was discussed and
referred to the committee on appropriations.
The silver bill came up and Mr.. Hill addressed
the senate.
HOUSE, Feb. 8.-A new Southern Pa
cifc railroad bill was introduced bill ap
propriating $132617 to pay claims allowed by
the treasury was passed. Majority and mi
nority reports were made in the Darrall-Ack-
lin contest in Louisina. Private bills came up,
the first being an appropriation of $18,430 to
pay for the use of mills in Alexandria by the
army during the war; This elected hot and
long discussion. The bill was finally rejected
~ to 100, the affirmative votes being mostly
Democrat.
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Minnesota News Items.
RAMSEY.

3D.
-Four inches Of snow, fair sleighing,
swamps and wild meadows solid, and all the
farmers busy hauling wood, hay and fencing,
and marketing their surplus wheat and other
products. The ice on the river and lakes,
which is now being gathered generally is
about thirteen inches thick-the thinest crop
ever known in the State
An increase in the judges salaries is
being advocated. :. Nick Martin, of Hastings,
has found at Hudson and recovered, a horse
which was stolen from him a year ago....W.
w. Atwood, of Eureka, owns colt one and
one half years old, that weighs 1880 pounds;
stands Is hands high, measures "a inches
around the fore arm, and twenty inches round
the thigh. He is a cross of the Norman and
Sampson blood, and is called Eureka Colo
mel" Judge Crosby, on Friday, sentenced
Lewis Hicks to two years in the State Prison.
Two indictments were found against him; one
forpassing forged order on E. w. Grosvenor,
at Norrish's dry goods store, for suit of
clothes, and one for petty larceny That no.
torious feather BED case so long pending in
the county courts, has finally come to an end,
Mrs: Rheims being acquitted. The bed, at
closing figures, has cost the county and indi-
viduals about $3.50. The bed is worth about
two dollars and half. ."Swi glass lager
for five cents" at Hastings.
RICE.
One of the finest business blocks in
Mortified, including the Mail Printing Office
and the leading drug store, was destroyed by
fire last week. All well covered by insurance.
....J ohm Fl. Whipple of Florida, is in Faribault
to visite his parents l<the Bishop and wife, but
who were themselves enroute to Florida, he
passing them on the way -. About fifty men
participated in the last wolf hunt in Walcott.
One wolf was wounded but got away j. b.
four sticks of wood at once through his wood
saving machine but is minus only one finger.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-13
CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE, Feb. IA large number of
petitions were presented, many Of them
against changes in the present tariff. Several
bills and resolutions were introduced, among
them one by Sanders, providing for eighteen
additional commissioners to the Paris expo
sition. The silver bill coming mp, Mr, Beck
offered an amendment providing for the pur-
until it shall rise to par in legal tender notes;
then for free coinage. Mr.. Bayard then spoke
in opposition to the bill.
HOUSE, Feb 4th.-A number of bills
were introduced, among them one to make
railroad receivers amenable to the authority
of State courts. The consular and diplomatic
appropriation bill was reported, and made the
special order for February IL. Two or three
motions to suspend the rules were defeated,
among them one made in order to instruct the
committee on ways and means to report bill
was 165 to 88, the noes being nearly all Repub
licans.
SENATE, Feb. 9th. "A large number OF
petitions were presented, among them several
by Mr.. Conkling from citizens OF New York
for the remonetizatio Of silver, which he ex-
planned were the result Of organized effort
and did not represent the sentiment of the
people of the State. Several bills were report
ed and placed on the calendar. The silver bill
coming up, Mr.. Eaton offered an amendment
making the weight of the dollar to be coined
Howe followed in favor of the bill. Mr.. Tellel
submitted an amendment providing for silvel
certificates. Adjourned
House., Feb. 5.-A number Of petitions
and memorials were presented, among then
one for the use Of the balance Of the Chimes.
indemnity fund, now in the treasury, in TIN
relief Of sufferers from the present famine i
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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-02-13
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Twentieth Annual Session.

SENATE, j an. MIR. Nelson's bill for
draining lake in Pope county passed; also
for indemnifying Yellow Medicine county for
supporting two frozen strangers; also the
authorize Murray county to issue bonds; re-
lating to chattle mortgages; to keep
tenants on shares from gouging more
than their share of the crops, and exempt
ing Isanti county from the operations of
fee bill.
HOUSE, Feb. 2.-The bill providing
seed wheat for grasshopper sufferers was
passed unanimously. About twenty-four pc
titions for a stringent liquor law were pre-
important bills relating to life and fire insur-
ance.
SENATE. Feb. Mot in session, no
quorum being present.
House, Feb. 4.-There were but lust
enough members present when the house
convened at 8 O'Clock, and no business of inn
portance was transacted; all matters Of gen.
eral character being laid over.
SENATE, Feb. 5.--Mr. Edgerton pro-
poses to amend the reform school law The
ST. Paul banks are authorized to cash the
State warrants for seed grain to the amount of
$50 600. The attorney general thinks the in
ebriate asylum tax can be collected, if county
officers do their duty. The bills passed yes
terday were: To legalize tax in Wright
county; to lay out winter roads; to pay John
Schroeder 500; permitting executors to
serve without giving bonds when SO desired
to indemnify Yellow Medicine county. The
new bills are-to authorize Yellow Medicine
county issue railroad bonds; amending to
statutes relating tC corporations; challenging
Of jurorsand schools; also local option Law
for the town of Waseca.
HOUSE, Feb. 5.-Almost the whole day
was spent in considering the Hastings & Da-
the adoption and passage of the substitute
prepared by the select committee. 1t was
amended SO as to make the transportation
rates subject to regulation by the legislature,
and clause permitting any other company to
complete the line in case of default by the
present company, The bill authorizing Lake
City to issue bonds for ferry purposes was
passed. Mr.. Wiley introduced bills appro-
priating 81, 600 for the support of the State
reform school, and $4,000 for building work
shops. Mr.. Rice offered a bill appropriating
| $14 900 for the enlargement of the capitol
building.
! i SENATE, Feb. 6.Y Yesterday was most
| " spent in considering Halls amendments to
the Merrill text book law, and after Yigor-
GUS contest in committee of the whole, the
vote seems to indicate that the senate is in
favor of both the law and of the amendments
proposed. The judiciary committees amend
ments to the seed grain bill, which sought to
compel the counties to assume the RESPONSE
bility Of refunding to the State the amounts OF
/ money advanced for seed grain was voted
down. New bills introduced: To consolidate
Steams and Benton counties; fixing times for
holding court in Douglas county; relative to
the suspension of attorneys from practice; to
authorize the Minneapolis Gashght company
to issue bonds; to legalize the action of the
NJ, o.aSo asoks -EY u.
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M1.eellaneou..

a-OuDSCIJptlOuS " Odlc Ou luc lOui pGl
cent. bonds are nearly three millions.
The Merchants Savings institution Bos-
ton, is enjoined for the present from doing
business.
An asylum for women and children at
Tientsin, China, has been burned and over
1900 persisted in the fire.
The father of Charley RossN listed
Baltimore lately where he met the mara
boy who he declares is not his son. IN
A Constantinople dispatch saX the
blockaders of the Black Sea between Odessa
and Constantinople have been retired.
Catrois' Touring mill, Nabraska City,
Neb, burned lately, with one thousand bush
A score of railway managers at Chicago
are resting with freight problems affecting
the western pools.
Omaha and Council Bluffs are unani-
nous and enthusiastic professionals against the
passage of Chafee's Union Pacific Bill.
The New York Senate has agreed to
the Assembly resolution placing -four, leached
ashes and petroleum on the free list Of canal
tolls.
Nine million people are reported desti-
tute in northern China. The foreign relief
committee appeal to England and America
for aid.
A Houston special says the standing
| committee of the diocese of Texas unani-
mously consent to the conservation of DR..
Seymour.
Sacramento City is in no danger from
the flood in it's river, but it is feared that the
farms and orchards below are damaged an
aggregate Of 81 100000 or more.
The Home Stake mining company of
San francisco, have purchased the Giant mine
situated near Lead City, Black Hills. Consid-
Grafton, forty two thousand five hundred dol
| ars.
CD. Fell s. Bros, dealers in spices,
ETC., 100 South Frank street, Philadelphia, are
suspended. The liabilities are believed to be
heavy. The suspension is due to the general
! depression.
/ Augustus NJ. Turney, teller of the bank
of North America, New York, has been found
to be defaulter in the same of 100000. He
/ has been arrested and SIG, 900 of the money
recovered.
1, Thomas Cassidy, aged four, one of the
/ children suffocated at the fire on East Sixth
street. New York, has since died. The only
remaining child, Joseph, aged i've, is not ex-
pected to recover.
The ST. Louis, Kansas City and North
ern and Missouri Pacific railroad companies
have given the 40 days notice requisite for the
withdrawal from the southwestern rate asso
1 citation pool.
\ Judge Blodget, Of Chicago, dissolved
the temporary injunction recently granted
which restrained W. B. Clapp, agent Of the
4 St. Louis meat preserving company, from
making or selling the article known as cooked
compressed or canned meats.
| The Dominion oil cloth company and
David Robertson, tea importer of Montreal