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National Republican., 1878-11-20
I)ROPOsALS FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN MAIL
l. BAGS AND MAILBAG TAGS.
Po,r.OpFICE DEPARTMENT,

POsT-OFFICE DErARTNEST,
WASHISuTuS. ID. G., August 49, ls7S
Proposals nom pnlGntpPs, or their US iynCcS, for
granting the use OF improvements In the construction.
or In tho mode OF opening and closing mail bags OF
any OF all kinds and In the manufacture or materials
thereof aud also for the use OF patented devices for
tagging or labelling tho same Will be received at this
department until u O'Clock noon on the I'd day OF
December, lS1s.
All nroposals must he In accordance with the sprcl.
hCuOns and form of proposal which Will be- furnished
application by letter to the Second Assistant Post
master "a GenrTl,
The contracts which may made for the uso OF
any patents will be In COmIu rmlty with such speCica
tiOns and The accepted proposals. w
pDstmaSt I IFupraI
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H. .T.HELM BOlD'S
COMPOUND FLUID EXTRACT
BUCH'U-

,,AsPEcIrIc REMEDY f9r all Piseasc, Of the
Urine Irritation, Inflammation, OF Ulceraiion OF the
Bladder and Kidneys Stone IN the Bladder, Gravel
esssss Ssssa and ali RfBR9s Bs.e, he badsf kdasys % e
Prostate Gland, whether Affecting Male. Female, OF
arising O% 9, ss;
lion 70 E.etion Si Bdsines-s shorines; ~ Irsnth.
B$$s SSs:' ss rs%; n iS: ssss sss ssa
EsSSffo@ds @ .Is Slowed to e. 20 on s, ysy
ny aGfSS ofssH
weak ness u requires the aid OF on invgoraiing med
ns Z EiiSSS ps vsas ss sss which
HElMB0LD'S BUCHU
Chronic inaSnmaiion Of The Uterus and ali com
HELMB0LD'S BUCHU
prescribed BY the most eminent physicians all over
fssoed cons,isu,ions ~ o. both seIss aud ali asos
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION,
HEADACHE, Pain In the shoulder, Cough. Dzzi.
Mouth Pnipiiation OF the Heart Pain In the Region
OF the Kidneys. and n thousand other painful symp
toms are the offsprinys Of Dyspepsia
HELMB0L0'S BUCHU
INyiGoRATEs tho stomach. stimulates tho torpid
Liver, Bowels, aud Kdncys to healthy action In
cleansing the Blood Of all Impurities and impartlng
new Iie and vigoT to the whole system.
A single trial will be quite sufficient to convince
the most hesitatlng OF Its valuable remedial proper
tIeA
Price 81 per Bottle, OF Six for %.
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JOHN SHERMAN, Auc,Ioneci
JOHN SHERMAN & CO.,
- Real Estate Auotionecrs, St Cloud Building

- Real Estate Auctionecrs, St. Cloud Building.
TRUsTEES' SALE OF DESIRABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY. No. ists NJ STREET NORTHWEST.
by virtue OF u deed Of trust dated tho ltth day Of
November, A. ID. isTT duly recorded In libor No ST.
folio - ct sel. OF land recoTGs for the District Of
Columbia and Rt tho request OF the party secured
premises on WEDNESDAY. the s7th day Of NOveIn.
.cribei nroneftv si,Hat In The civ Of WsshIns,on
d. e. known as part OF lot numbered twenty (26J In
square numbered one hundred and forty 100 begin.
nng for tho same al the northeast corner o lot
bered nineteen (lp In said square, on the line OF
street north, and running thence south ninety.hvs
ej feet thence east twelve (2) feet, thence south ht
teen ti5 feet thence east twenyslS t5) fcet, thence
north hundred end iiO) feet, and thence west
thrty.eght (tSl feet to the place Of beginning.
Terms! One-fourth % cash balaLcc In six, twelve,
eighteen, and twenty lour months with interest nj
per cent. per anntlm secured upon property sold.
sOO required at timo OF sale. Terms TO be complied
with In seven days. - -
JOSEPH II. EDsON, r.,...
JAMES ID. CLARY. i'usee~
w NJ SMITH Salesman .TuThS.tls
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GALE AT AUCTION OF

" LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK OF FANCY
GOODS, CONSISTING IN PART OF LADIES
ASp AiH GEMS, Ms, EURSisIiIHa GOODS, 10
RIBBONs, BUiTONs, TIREAD d. PAPER, ES.
VE1OPES, &C. dC, &c,
BY virtue OF hye wrtS OF STt (dciS issued tho
Clerks Oce OF the supreme Court OF the District ~
Columbia, and to me directed Will sell At public sale
for cash. nt No i2l seventh street norih under
Odd Fellows Hall 'hlngton, DC, on I'll HUlSDAIs
The 2lst day q Novemb-r, is's, at ten o'clock a M
all the right, title, claim and interest OF the defend
ant In and To the following Rdoscrlbed property witt
the stock Of fancy goods contained N tie store No.
III Seventh street northwest seized and levied upon
rs the goods aud chnttols Of tho defendant, Henry
Adler, to satisfy executions No. 1900 law In favor OF
Isaac breenbaum 4 sons No. go I, law, In favor OF
Porter BROTHERS n Co., No. a.oi2, law, In layor OF
mrsn un ~, ~ 81 ph1IIn nis.cih ~ nW ,sTpr ot ss, ans
In hvor OF Henry FrunC, .-
FREDERICK DOUGLASS,
- u. 3. Marshal. u. O.
National Republican., 1878-11-20

sl3J- MEssRs. sToTT 4 CROMWELL, DRUG
ssoYx s,sis yhos,aIe N sysrs ser e, BuRx,s COM,
Great Diuretlc and Tonic superior to any medicine Of
the Kind in the market II certain cure for all d..
ings, &c, and specific remedy for stone In the blad.
der; In short. for all diseases Of the urinary organs,
prescribed by physiclana Sold by all druggists
Price. u per bottle. novaeoim
National Republican., 1878-11-20

EoR RENT-CALL AND SEE OUR LIST OF
l. property for rent JOHN SHERMAN & 60,
National Republican., 1878-11-20
E0rRent.

EOR REMITTANCE PARLORS, SEPARATE
or together, with or without board, at Jl2 Indiana
avenue Fine locality. 4 street cars pass the door,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02
WHAT ABOUT THOSE REPAIRS.

The tax payers of Maryland are wait
ing very patiently the result Of the in
vestlgaton now pending at Annapolis
relative to the recent expenditures upon
the State House, to expedite which we
suggest that the irrepressible Glover be
invited to take a hand 1t will be re-
membered that the Legislature Of 1876.
in view Of much-needed repairs to the
foundation walls and other portions of
the venerable structure, appropriated
the sum Of $4,000 for the purpose.
upon estimates furnished by MIR. Fred
ericks, an architect of Baltimore. A
year elapsed before the work was be-
gun under the supervision Of the State
Board of Public Works-NIessrs. Car
roll, Compton, and Woolford. In April,
1871, Mr. Fredericks, it seems, finally
submitted his perfected plans and the
Democratic enterprise was inaugurated
Now the peoples money is nothing in
itself to gentlemen ambitious to serve
the State, and, instead of restricting
themselves to such actual repairs as
the real Y unsafe condition of the build
ing required in foundation walls, etc,
and which We're contemplated in and
amply covered by the appropriation
made upon the architects own estimate
of their cost, they, in utter violation of
law, precedent, or authority, begin an
indiscriminate demolition and resurrec-
ton of the entire structure, until pleas
ant little bill-not of repairs, as author
lied by previous Assembly, but for
material furnished, labor, carpets, fix
lures, curtains and upholstery, and all
the thousand and one little clegances
those gentlemen love to indulge in at
the tax payers expense, and which
amounts to the startling sum of SlO9,-
900.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

\ grosser attempt to squanier the
peoples money for the benefit Of parry
johbers never disgraced the State
Thousands of dollars have been reck-
lessly expended in furniture, much of
which is actually inferior to that re-
moved, and some Of which already
needs the carpenters aid to keep it on
its legs. \ fearful business stagnation
Expresses every industry in Maryland
Our farmers groan under their load of
taxation, and daily petition the Lcgis-
lalure for relief To them the Demo-
cratic leaders cry Democracy" "ecou-
omy " and reform" while the reckless
squandering goes on under their very
noses We should like to see an ex-
hbit made to the people of the State,
covering the items of this expenditure
of 100000. This is no time for luxu-
ries at the peoples expense. Not one
dollar should be paid out of the Treas
ury of the State except for actual neceS-
sites. Let daylight be thrown on these
jobs at Annapolis and let US know who
pocket the spoiIs. Echo Tilden-and
reform, and let the majority at Annap-
oils live up to the promises of economy
they made their constituents, and re-
fuse to honor these unrighteous bills by
which iobbers seek to rob the people.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02
THE SILVER BILL 4 LAW.

The President sent the Silver Bill
back to the House Of Representatives,
on Thursday, with his reasons for re-
fusing to sign it. He favored the use
of silver as money, but not of n silver
dollar inferior TO the gold dollar in
value He said the chief defects of the
bill were the breach of faith to public
creditors and the failure to exempt pre-
existing private debts from its opera
ton. The House passed the bill over
the veto without debate by 1876 to 13.
The bill was then sent to the Senate.
There was little delay in acting upon
it, but it was then passed without de.
bate by 46 to 49, The most noticea-
BILE feature of the vote is the gain its
advocates made in the Senate. Ben
Hill, of Georgia, could not stand the
pressure, and after all his brave and
patriotic words, went back on his record
and voted for it. Commenting upon
the effect, or rather want of effect of
the Presidential veto, leading daily
remarks that it is the Presidents own
fault that his message, clear and straight
forward as it was, counted less with
Congress than q newspaper editorial
1t is the first time, so far as we can
now recolect, in the whole history of
the country, that veto message by
the President of the United States has
not only been absolutely impotent, but
has actually increased the strength Of
the measure it forbade For the first
time, the United States has President
who is thus shown to be powerlesS, not
only with his own party, which he has
dlsplcased, but with the opposite party,
whose good will he has not been able
to win
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

under Y hich nopHopIe, just ovcrv helmed
by an exceptional public calamity, could
ever recover their prosperity even in
the hest OF times, much less in the hard
business period through which we are
as country, now passing.
But with Chicago man every thing
must be either siIver-plated or gilt
edged. This heightened phase of West
ern business life has been enormously
called American enterprise. 1t is a
good enough kind perhaps to go up
with, but a bad kind to come down
with, as Chlcagoans are now sadly eX-
periencing. But slower and more
substantial kind of prosperity, surer and
not so snowy, is yet il store for them.
They are plucky were they not. they
would not he Americans. But unfortu-
mattel Y heretofore carried away by the
local pride and love of show we have
referred to, Chicagoans have gone on
from year to year enjoying their phe-
nomcnal display OF recuperave energy,
their palaces, their luxurious homes,
their gorgeouslv dressed and orna-
mented women, and their colossal mort
cages, all of which they have justly flat
tor al Inv
he world over, until now they find
themselves in limbo. They are learn
ing the inevitable lesson that solid pros
peritv only exists as the result of well
ordered economy in business a. we'll as
in domestic life that expensive and
vulgar show in architecture and in
daily life are not conducive or ncces-
Sarv to success that real wealth is not
born of ostentation and the false flat
terv Of an astoniShcd and admiring
world. Chicago had better have her
mortgage f0recloscd be sold cut. and
go back and begin again upon IA new
basis of new resolves aud new pur-
poses Her business men should learn
that there is better ambition in life
than to build the biggest and shoWiest
hotels and the tallest stores, to drive
the most gorgeous equpages, and to
make the loudest and most stunning
show for the purpose of advertising
their success in grain or pork to an
Astonshed and awe-stricken world"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02
DEMOCRACY In EXTREMES.

The local Democracy was in trouble
again this week Nor has it vet fully
extricated itself from the impending
danger. Vague rumors that refused to
assume definite shape filled tue atmos-
phere Reports of damaging char
acter hoated hither and thither, intan-
gible it is true, but clothed with many
signs Of being founded on fact "The
faithful" gathered in knots of a half
dozen on every corner and in the pub
lie Offices and with bated breath dis
cussed the situation. How to suppress
the story, how to quiet apprehension,
how to stop the talk" was the Ques-
ton. For while Democracy may not
be responsible for the conscences of
men, it nevertheless is in power, and
the ruling power, as is well known, is
ever made to bear the shortcomings
and wrong doings of its appointees.
The Republican party had been held
accountable for the corruption Of its
officers, for all the petty faults and
errors committed by those who had
enjoyed its favors, or assisted in its
government, and the same rule would
apply to 1.-THE great unwashed." What
f,r h.,, he,
gander Hence the stir among the
Democracy on Wednesday last Hence
all this running to and fro, this earnest
whispering, this button-holng, this dcs-
perate effort to I" fix things" But the
tattle would not end The story passed
from mouth to mouth, and the effort to
hush it only aggravated it. 1t grew
on what it fed The gossip was too
delightful, the delicious tit-bit was too
| enchanting to permit its being dropped.
The cause Of all the agitation, the
stick that stirred up all the trouble,
the wind that started all the blacken-
ing smoke, was simply this and moth
ing more public officer, it was said,
"was short" a small item of two or
three thousand dollars had not been
accounted for, and the officer was una
bic to produce the funds with which to
account. 1t is strange, passing strange,
that in this age of universal moral fab
biness, when all public functionarieS are
inclined to consider any money tina!
may come into their hands as proper
object Of prey, as subject to their use
and to be devoted to their enjoyment
ordinary citizens should be so excited
| over such a small matter as two thous-
and dollars. We earnestly urge them
TO calm themselves, to allow the muddy
waters to settle and to forget the un-
| pleasant incident in the recollection that
the officer who got the money must
have had some fun with it. And 10
the Democracy we would say, quiet
yourselves, gentlemen. Hush the trou-
! bled elements, draw closer within the
charmed Ring, put your shoulder to the
wheel and watch out for the next
| fellow
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02
MARRIED..

WHITE. On Tuesday, Feb
ruary 10, 1873. at the residence of the
brides father, near Bay View, by Rev
James Thompson. WILLIAM II. ABRAMS
and ANNIE NJ. WHITE, both of tins CO.
TAYLOR-WAY.-At Nerdale, on Feb
ruary 81, 1873. 10y the Rev. 7. J Aiken.
BAYARD F. TAYLOR and LOUISA L. WAY,
both of this county.
PRICE-YAGER.-On February 2G. 1878,
by the Rev. w. W. Hebertou. JAMES b.
PRICE, JR. and NOBLE F. YAGER.
PERRY GREGG. On February 7sh, by
Rev. F. B. Harvey, GEORGE r. PERRY
Of Lewisville, Pa, to SALLIE A. GREGG.
of Rising sun, Md.
enthusiastically Rev. r. p.
Dubois, on the 20Ih inst. WILLIAM H..
SHARpLESs, of this county, to HANNAH
o. CLOUD, Of ChesterviIle, Pa.
WATSON-BUTLER.-O February aS,h.,
1873. at the NJ. E Parsonage, in Chesa
peake City, by Rev. John ID. Kemp
JOHN T. WATSON and ELLA BUTLER,
both of Charlestnwn, this county.
DECENTRALIZATION On February
9Th. IN North East, at the residence OF
Mr., Jacob Dean, by Rev, J. A B. Wilson.
JOHN Is. BRICKLEY to MAGGIE TAYLOR,
both of Cecil county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

THE GREAT REGULATOR SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATORS Summer is the season of the
year above all others when the system is
liable to get out of order and severe and
dangerous bilious attacks frequently follow
The principal cause of nearly all sickness
at this time of the year has its origin in n
disordered Liver, the largest organ in the
body, which if not Regulated in time, great
suffering, wretche dnesS and DEATH will en-,
sue. A little piecauiiOn taken in tine in
the shape of reliable and etficacious Liver
Regulator will in most cases prevent illness
and fatal consequences. No medicine in
modern times has gained a wider reputation
than Simmons Liver Regulator manufac
tured by j. H ZEILIN & Co. This Justly
celebrated medicine Rec ul.tes the Liver,
promotes digestion. aud fpitities [ lie sys
tenn against malarial disease.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02
M sUI'.,TINtI VIII eeII II FUNIIC SdI7, Oh
Monday, March the 18th, 1878,

the Ch,.r t,rn. The telegraph ROAD from y,
t" FAIR iI and mile north of Turk, town,
The following Personal Property, to-wit:
> good work or road HORSES; 5 excellent MICH
COWS: ! HEiFfE, sprin-ng to calf; two.yenr old
IT III. good stock: y"uug SUWS. with pig: BAR
ROW: full-h ed Berkshire JAR; ) Tulh"y Hens /
i"bh-r. 70 bucks brakes lot of laying Hens and >
iur Ri, lies.
! Germantown Carriage light Farm Wagon Gron
Atwood li"w> Extension CUtlvttors. pair of Twin
Iarrow> aud CHAIN Harvest Bed Double aud Si,.ge-
trees. Gross cut Saw. Hand Saw. Axes Iiatchrs
Nau AMI Wedge. -pts of Stage Harness. set Of Lead
Harness. st Carriage HtrIcS$, Brcas: Strap and
Traces Golfers, BRIDES ititers, Lines Saddle Buff ,u
Robe aud Blanket haiihn.hrl and peck Measures
| Barn Shovel. BrIrr Scythes > ShnvclS Spade.
Hoes, NItturk Shaving horses and kniye Fork. and
RtArS; about SO good White Oak and Chestnut Posts
Of them dressed: lot OF Chestnut Rails about u
.'r,s ct O,E. Poplar and Hickory Wood: acres OF
Wheat in tn ground: Is bushels of Hungarian Gras.
Seed 300 bundles Fodder: 600 bundles of BLADES:
about tom Of Hay: NOW Of Olt Straw lot Of Beans
Potatoes ami Tnrnp by tn" hu,he: barrel client
Cider Vinegar.
IInU~EI"Lp KITCHEN FURNITI RE-. such a Bed
-trid, rahcs. Chair Stoves. Corner Cupboard lot OF
Dishes. Carpet. Looking Gils-e> Churn and Horse.
Butter Tut. lot ai Tin Basin Tub, Buckets Kettles
Pots and many Other articles.
TESd> OF SiLE.--rhc posts. rails ard wood will be
sold for the cash 6n the stock farming implements
.rl household good, there will be 4 credit of Five
months given all sums Ten dollars. by the pur-
chaser giving Mott, with approved security payable at
thr National Bank Of Ektpn Newark without inter
~ it Iaid when due All under Ten dollars cash.
rs-Sai" L. commence at s. o'clock NJ.
C. T.. NuLLAST0N, Agent.
Mar =. iNls-lw G. FoPuiE. auCtIOuerr.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02
AN EMBARRASSED CITY.

Alas poor Chicago! Her treasury is
depleted, her tax payers withhold their
taxes, and the unfortunate city, under Il
recent Supreme Court decision, can Dor
row no money to relieve her distress.
Out Of all this trouble the Chicago " Tri-
bune" sees but one way, and that is
for the large tax payers to voluntarily
come forward and pay their taxes in
advance, but they are already carrying
as much as they can stagger under
and refuse positively to shoulder anv
additional municipal burden The
inquiry is natural: Why this financial
embarrassment in Il city heretofore so
prosperous The true cause is to he
looked for beyond and outside of the
natural effects Of the terrible calamity
that befel her in 1871. Chicago has.
to great extent in her present tinan-
cial troubles, been the victim of her
own folly, or, as leading daily puts
it, has been ruined by the senseless
love of show and display which af1Icts
her people" There was every reason,
to be sure, why it was desirable to re-
build the city in solid and subs;an-
tial manner after the great fire. But
there was no reason why there should
have been such extravaganza as was
INDUCED in in the construction of snowy
and palatial buildings, many Of which
were of no possible use, except for dis
play. By this local love of ostentation,
its ambitious citizens covered the city
with heavy interest, bearing mortgages,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

WHAT an inspiration for new
Bridge of Signs could Tom Hood
have found in the the pitiable case of
the deserted and friendless girl, whom
Recorder Hackett, of New York, re-
Gently sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary for abandoning her illegiti-
mate child on door stoop.
Oh it was pitiful. near whole city full.
Home she had none.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02
THE PRESIDENTS DEFENSE.

Inc message vetclng the bill was re-
ceived in the House at | 80 o'clock on
Thursday afternoon. 1t was announced
while roll call was pending, aud after
Speaker Randall opened the package the
fact that 1t was veto WAS generally known
before the paper was read. 1t created a
good deal of excitement, and members
were exceedingly FESTIVE until its contents
were known. At / 10 O'Clock, Speaker
Randall laid the message before the House.
The President, in withholding his sigma
ture from the bill. says that after careful
consideration of the subject he is com
PEELED to return the bill without his sigua-
ture. His objections are that the silver
dollar is worth eight or ten cents less than
the gold dollar. He contends that the
coinage of the silver dollar would prevent
revenue from imports and compel the pay
meut of too much of the debt in silver.
! He holds that our bouds were paid for in
gold when silver had deprecated. and that
40 one would have bought them had it
been anticipated that they were to have
been paid in silver. The L nited States, he
says, received the benefits of these sales
and when doubts were expressed as to the
, com IN which they were to be paid the an
nouncement was made that they were to be
PAID IN gold, and good faith requires that
they should be. One defect he urges
against the bill is that it makes no provision
for the payment of the pre-exising debts
of the Government, which were cOutI acted
III gold, and when 1t was the sole legal
tender. He says the national honor should
be guarded with uuflinching fidelity. be
cause there is no power to compel Il nation
to pay its debts, and he cannot approve a
bill which will violate the national honor:
that If silver dollars are to be made a legal
tender, they must be made equal in value
to the gold dollars.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

THE rumor comes from New Orleans
that something is liable to happen which
will not only free Anderson from SEN
tence, but will stop all the other perse-
cutions. Perhaps the Democratic lead
ers are discovering the double-back -ac-
ton effect of the whole movement
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

SOME local optionist suggests that if
the Mrs. r. B. Hayes Temperance So
ciety would sit up with the Senate at
its next night session, there would not
be so brisk demand for soda cock
tails in the morning.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

IT was not Confederate Brigadier
this time, but something worse-a Con-
federate Congressman. And he eulo-
gized Jefferson Davis on the floor of
the House of Representatives. Go on
with the reconciliation, gentlemen.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

Mr. HEWITT rises to say, in the terse
language Of controversy, that Mr..
Watterson lies when he accuses him of
suppressing Tilden's dispatch. The
devil will slip his rope now, sure.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

Mr.. S. S. Cox exhibited himself at
full length on Thursday 1t was an
easy thing to do, for there isn't much
of him, and there is very little him to
he proud of.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-03-02

LOCAL OrTIoN-The Local Option
bill, having passed its second reading,
will probably be put upon its passage
on Monday. Its friends claim fifty
votes for it on final reading in the
House. The opposition to the bill is
still rampant and claim to be strong
enough to defeat it in the Senate. On
Tuesday the wholesale liquor dealers
presented their memorial against the
bill, one Of the most remarkable papers
in many respects, both in statement
and argument, ever presented to the
Legislature