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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES PACKET.

REGULAR. OPEIOUBAB PACKET.
- FOR WASHINGTON. OPELOU-
saa, Port Barre. 1fmmsport, Church
Vile and all landings on the Coast,
Atchafalaya river and Bayou Oourtableau-The
splendid passenger steamer
WILLIE,
I'm place OF Lessie Tay1or.)
M, Kenfson, master, Eug. Quatrevaux. clerk,
will leave as above. For freight or passage ap-
ply on board, or to
r. w. ADAMS,
No. 81 Commercial Place.
Connecting at Washington with line of barges
for Bayou BRuf.
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GREENvILLE AND BENDS

BURG AND THE BENDS.
Leaves EVERY MONDAY, at 8 D. m.
t. FOR ARKAPOLIS, GREENYILLE,
lRaslfAkaS Vicksburg and the Bends-The fine
and fast passenger packet
KATIE.
J. w. Tobin. master; W. N. Gaines, clerk;
connecting at Vicksburg with Parisott's Line for
oil points on Yazoo and Tallahatchie rivers,
Boat reserves the right to pass all landings
that the captain may deem unsafe.
JANNEY IL WORK,
BROOKETT d CARTER.
r. W. ADAMS.
Through bills lading given to Trenton, Mon
roe and all stations on Vtcksburg. Shreveport
and Texas Railroad. and to Pine Bluff and sta
tons on Little Rock. Mississippi River and
Texas Railroad, via Annapolis.
BROOKETT d CARTER. Agents..
oc6 38 Magazine street.
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UNITED STATES NAIL PACKET,
~ FOR VICKSBuRG. NATOHEz
l@Ia Davis Bend and intermediates land
ings-Tfe steamer
ROBERT n. LEE,
William Campbell, master, e
A. McVay, clerk.
leaves 90 above, connectfng at vicksbure with
flower. Deer Greek and. Tallahatc6ie. '>'''' S
II. w. ADAMS y
JANNEY & WORK.
HITE d CARLIN, Agents.
VIII give through bills of lading to Trenton.
Monroe, and all stations on the Vicksburg.
Shreveport and Texas Railroad, via Delta, La
W. B. BROCRETT, Agent,
de21 So Magazine street.
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WEEKLY GRAND ECORE PACKET.
w. FOR GRAND ECORE, MONT.
s1lR gomery. Alexandria, Norman's Bar.
bins and way landings-The steam
err
Richard Sinnott, master Geo. Hamilton, clerk.
Leaves every SATURDAY. at s p. m.
VIII leave rs above. For freight or passage
apply on board or to r. w. ADAMS.
au30 No. II Commercial Place.
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He'd River and Texas.
NEW ORLEANS AND RED RIVER TRANS
PORTATION COMPANY, AND TEXAS Pa
CIFIO HALLWAY AND CONNECTIONS.
Through bills OF ladfng and through passen.
ger tickets TO all landings on Red River and oil
railway stations In Texas The best route to
Hot Springs.
The following splendid and fast steamers
composing the line will leave as advertised be-
low:
La Belle. Maria Louise, Texas.
g. FL. Durfee, Col. A. T.. Kouns, Lotus No. 8.
w. J. Behan. Bonnie Lee. Dawn.
-. FOR SHREVEPORT. JEFFER-
k>atEIrA.f~son, Hot Springs. and all land
kings on Red River and railway
stations In Texas.
FOR SHREVEPORT.
Kate Kinney, j. j. Dodd master.
Leaves THURSDAY. January 10, at p. m.
Texas, Geo. w. Rea master.
Leaves on SATURDAY. January IL. at 6 p. m.
FOR JEFFERSON.
Col. A. r. KOuns, M, III. Kouns, master,
Leaves on THURSDAY, January 10, at D. m.
No wharfboat charges. drayage or commission
will be charged at mouth of Red River. or at
New Orleans, In forwarding freight consigned
to the company by bill OF lading.
For freight or passage apply on board OF the
boats or at the office OF the company. No. Ill
Drawer street. JOS. A. AIKEN President.
HITTER oARLIN. BRiTToa / LER,
ia4 LORD b McPEAKE. Agents.
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Exchange Clippings.

81 Louis Republican. January I:
cargo. added to the 100000 bushels grain taken
{ oufby the Ny Choice ON Saturday. looks like the
new grain movement is no Joke.
fall steadily, with about twelve inches by the
marks. Winterish. Therm9meter ls deg; The
is cosed fas .s and he Ohio is frozen
nryER NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ENDORSEMENT IN
FRANCE AND ENGLAND OF MR.. M. j. ADAMS
TUBULAR INVENTION FOR THE REMOVAL OF
SANp-BARs.
[st. Paul pioneerl
MI. NJ. J. Adams, Of St. Paul, while residing
IT Reads Landing, devoted considerable time
and means toward devising a method for re-
moving sand bars from ,navigsable rivers. and
channels. Mr., Adams, about eight years ago,
conceived the idea that this object could be sue
Mh Sayyed opannss n ad 9
nently in the bed of the river. through which
water e forced either by pumps OR by the pres
don. seemingly so impracttcable, received en-
couragement from engineers. and though three
patents have been issued bt to Mr. ADAMS the
never received any. legislative. municipal or
sny other aid to enable him to prove the FEAST
II seems however. that this invention has at
ttacted the attention of engineers In France
and England. where, experiments have been
3fSncc. claims to be the inventor of this plan.
which ls the tdent1cal system Datented py mr..
Xdams. MI. B. read paper before the British
XSsociation. In which the whole theory was ex-
eTsneriSnants IN the harbor of Boulogne illus
Srafed ~ drawings, 1t is claimed that sand bars
sss1 be washed out by this process both In rivers
nnd harb0rs, and that such improvements can
81 made permanent at slight cost. Mr.. Adams.
"a IA nurnp at It's head forces the water In which
~ xsoYa }ined hy gate at the end securing the
ssrsssMrn- Where necessary the. valves are
s|nened the water rushes put. abrading the
ma 81 mud In the neighborhood OF the fumes
m INV rennfrpd depth and necessary distance
~ ether side driving the. sand or mud into
SiosSrhs and open places. forming banks. ana
6onfinln0 the water to the neignpornooQ 81 the
1sssss@ nv having this inven ion laid the en-.
5irs lennth of ariver, q battery can Pc opened
- 81 fime and place to remove ne opstructaon,
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SUN MUTUAL INSURANCE.
COMPANY.
Paid UP Capital, 100000.
FROM THE TWENTY-FIRgT ANNUAL.
STATEMENT FOB 1875,

Net annual earned pre-
miums and Discounts
and Interest EAST nS&
Losses. Expenses, Taxes,
etc-.-.-.-~-- :---...-.--..., 9777 .27 o.
Reserved fund $4,000. and
Dividend on capital 10
per cent so.S47 H-sss7s
Net Profit .. m aosss
Assets Of tbs Company es-
timated at their cash
market value:
Stocks, Bonds. Loans and
Bills Receivable. sea E9s30
Cash on hand and premi.
ums In course OF cOllec-
ton. 'i860ee
9sss 7gS n
Dividend paid On stock ten per n tper an.
mum. and On participating policies twenty per
cent. payable In casn. :.
This old and reliable company Is issuing poll
c1es on Fire. River ana Marine risks on the most
favorable terms. All losses promptly adjusted
and settled upon liberal terms af their ONCE
" camp street. JAMK6 I. UAY.
Presidents
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FOR JEFFERSON.
Col. A. r. KOuns, M. III. Kouns. master.
Leaves on THURSDAY, January 10, ct D. M
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fBy telegraph

7E59g71 TBy IeI6RfHph.I
DELHI, Jan. 9-To Lord g. McPeake: Steamer
Trenton will arrive Friday; leave Saturday for
Bayou Macon and Tensas
& ]. b. SULLIVAN. Master.
BAToN ROUGE, Jan. $40 +. J. Winburn
a9ent. SIS NRtchez street, Steamer Clara s. will
arrive at 9 y. m. this day,
LEW RICE, Clerk.
vrcKsBuRa. Jan. 9.-To John +. Douglas, LOG
Grayier street, New Orleans: Steamer Gold
Dust passed down OF 10 o'clock this morning.
L. w. GOULD, Captain.
NATcHEz, Jan. $40 r. J. Winburn. agent,
81 hatcher street: Steamer Sam Roberts and
barRes will arrive Thursday evening.
A. j. ROSS Master
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Thos. A. Adams.
6am'i B. Newman.
SamI Fl. Kennedy.
John Phelps.
Adam Thomson.
Henry Abraham.
Victor Meyer,
Edward J. Gay.
Joseph Bowling,
Simon Hernsheinn,
Simon Forcheimer,
JOS. B. Wolff.
3. B. Post,
Ed. Pllsbury,
Jno. e. King.
Reuben q. Bush,
mY22 ~
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-. FOR SHREVEPORT. JEFFER-
k-raEIrA.k son, Hot Springs. and all land
kings on Red River and railway
stations In Texas.
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Fred,k Camerden
J. L. Harris,
Andrew Stewart.
Joseph Stone,
George Martin,
Alfred Moulton.
I. G. Jurey,
Edward Male,
Geo. W. Senten.
A. Levi,
VIM. Il. Matthews.
Paul e. Mortimer.
John Y. Moore.
w. B. Conger.
Henry M. Preston.
J. J. 1rby.
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TWENTY EIGHTH ANNUAL STATEMENT
Or THE
, 1878-09-07

How GREAT PEopLE COME To PARIS
We poor, plain untitled people are apt to
be disappointed IN this very thing We SO
anxiouslv desire, for the great people
come in such i,!ain attire, and so entirely
uphar,lird that one walks beside lords
and ladies', princes and dukes, archdukeS
md duchesses. without any thrill ot con-
s,.i,,,sness. anv sense 10 the nearncSS 10
:. His cyace," and knows of 1t only is one
finds an account III the papers OF tie visits
Of the different disnltaTIes 10 the eXhlbi-
tion. If b. any means people coming
INTO the building IN groups they soon
s.arter. rs they :lnmed.ately have crowd
f,IIowinc them. When the English royal
family were here they invariably scatter,
and once In a while came together inside
ois,es for consultation, rs they never could
talk together without beng crowded upon
The Australian archdukes, brothers OF the
ar,neror. came To Paris one at a time, and
made no effort IL attrac, attention, and
INST now. the archduke Charles having
gsrar;ed. Archduke RegnIer takes his
nldce The first came To Our department
: few DAYS since, 10 be escorted about as
one of our gentleman, and shown what We
Lad - offer. as an exhibit of our indus
tr;es and expressed much satisfaction
G. The whole train of royalty Will come
anJ .fa. and the mass OF visitors VII! not
b. a bit wiser Tor il There Is report
tbo+ Oueen Victoria viii come IL Paris IN
Jnne: but very likely 1t Is like good
Seal else We find in the newspapers
-anard Boston TrdreI!er.
, 1878-09-07

SOURCE oF PEEsoSAL BEAUTY.-A beanti-
full person Is the natural toria of 4 beautiful
soul The tiiad builds It's OWN honse- the
soul takes precedence ii the body, aud shapes
the body 10 its own likeness. \ vacant
mind takes al the meaning ont ot the fa!rcSt
face. i SENSUAL disposition det"rGis the
handS0mcst features. \ cold selfish heart
shriyels and diStor:s the best looks. a mean,
sroyelIin9 spi.it takes all the dignity oat ol
the figure and all the character out Of the
counteIamCe. \ christian hatred transforms
the most beautiful lincaments into al image
Of relincss. 1t is As impossible TO preserve
good looks with brood OF bad passions feed
M on the blood, set of low loves tr.inIpII.
through the heart, and selfish dIs'ia!Eiui
spin; enthroued in TIE VIII, is to preserve
the beauty . au eie-ant r4ai.sicn With = Ill
ter O. swine IN the basement, tnbe ol gyP-
sizes III the parlOr, and owls and vulcures III
tie upper part. Badness and nytuty VII!
no more keep company 4 great while than
poison viii couSCrt with health. " al elegant
carving survive the furnace fire. There Is
no scu!ptOrlike thc mind. There is nothing
that So reiines, poiishes and ennobles faces
and minds a. the constant presence VI great
thoughts. The man who lives i'll the region
OF ideas, moGn5eamS though they be, becomes
ilealized. There are 10 arts, no gymnastics.
40 cosmetics which can contribute tIthe 5"
much TO the dignity, the strength, the ell
noblinc OF mans looks a. 4 great purpose,
a high determination, a noble principle, an
unguencAabIe enthusiasm. Baltimore power
fui still ;han ANY OF these a. = beautiyer oI
the person Is the over mastering purpose ana
pervaliUgdiSpositicn of kindness Of tileteart-
Affection Is the organizing force III the
human constitution. Woman Is 1aIrer than
man because she has more affection than man.
LONELINESS Is the out side OF love. Kindness,
sweetness. good ysill, prevailing desire i-nI
determination to make others happy, make
the body I temple Of the Holy GhUst. TE7
soul that Is iull of pure sad generous alice
tions fashions the features into lis own ali
gclIc likeness. as the rose by inherent I'M
pulse grows IN grace and blossoms INTO love
hness which art cannot equal There Is
no,hiEc GA ear5h which 50 quickly and per
fectly beaUtities a face, transforms a person
ality, reEnes, exalts, irr:.lla;eS with heaven ;
own impression % ICveliress, asa perv2linG,
prevailing kindness Of heart. Tlne angels
are beautiful because they are good, and dGOd
Is beauty because he Is iove-HoAle J0dTIsGL
, 1878-09-07
Cur Washington Lc.tsr.
WASHINGTON, Angus: -, -, IS.'


EDITOR STATESNIN:-Th Post. of this
city, Is dev0tlng It's space 10 efforts Ia defeat
the nomination OF Grant for the presidency.
The labor is probably unnecessary. Public
sentiment is not tending that way.
The appropriately of Hayes IN his own
party, and his failure 10 carry out any Of
the reforms towhIch he was specially pledged.
have caused the republicans 20 hook for l
future leader at an earlier period than usual,
and Grant, whose administration, whatever
else may be said cf II, was not hyp critical
one, naturally receives attention. hea
the time Tor nomination comes the Sins OF
himself and his friends, now forgotten IN
contemplating the fraud and dishonesty OF
his successor, viii have due weight IN the
public n.ind Tie Post aeed not he alarmed.
The pubic viii not AS, a repetition uf IN
administration made respectable Only 10y the
Infamv Of the one which follows IL
The Potter committee got from Major
Burke yesterday. 4 confirmation Gf some uf
the testimony OF Mr. Roberts. and the here
tcfore unnoticed fact WAS brought out that
HAYES used hispersonal influence With Grant,
IN the last hours of the administration, to
have affairs IN Louisiana put IN such ShapC
that the incoming president would have less
difficulty III carrying ont his d" barga,n, To
let Packard down easy
EItler and ELAINE / put them IN that or
der because there Is a great deal more orIEi-
nalIty and real ability III Butler than IN
lIaue-are the busiest men N the country.
Batter Is dom. all the work Oi the Potter
committee, managing his large law business
managing the Hew party, maxim" speeches
here, there an,! everywhere, and writing IN
Vulnerable letters 10 all classes OF people
Blame keeps the republicans Of hIS own
state III order, has a larger correspondence
than any other American politician ever had,
manages his large private fortunes md Is
booked ior political speeches III states south
ami west. They do not seem to remember
that The presidency never comes to busy
people. They shCu!d rest for = season and
allow others to do So.
As the yellow fever extends It's ravases,
there Is an increasing alarm here. Many
families, Including those of all the high
officials, are leaving for the north. The fact
that the disease appears IN places heretofore
exempt, and does not follow exactly its
former lIacS OF progress. hcl PS to create ap-
Pre!.,I.sIan. We have milcs of rotten wooden
ra:emelts and TIE sanitary condition ot
the city Is III other RESPECTS worse than 1t
las been FOR years The health officer, how
ever, thinks We shall not he :isitcd. Liberal
.lHcunts are bein. subscribed for afflicted
southern cities the isracl!tes taking the lead
in the humane work. REX.
, 1878-09-07

Do FISH SLEEP.-The editor Of the
FtsLjnJ Ga-.tte proders some little testi-
mony bcarin. upon the interesting querry
whether fish sle p Ii is his opinion that
the trout sleeps at night and, As proof,
he states that, when entering ms hsil-
house AT night In summer time, he has
Observed al the fish IN the tanks lying
motiunless on the slate bottoms, aud has
often watched them thus fJr some length
Of time. Their slow respiration and
analogous movement OF the fms Indicated
= diminished action Of the heart, and a
state Of rest somewhat similar to That OF
the human being in sleep. On striking 4
Eqht while the fish We're III t.lls qulescent
condition. they would start rs if scared,
and fiv about wild, exhibiting the saline
alarming feeling that a man not mcom-
monty does when suddenly aroused from
nrofonnd slumber. This evidence refers
r. FISH in all artificial state bat the
writer believes that it applies equally 70
those which are wild in their native
wafer I've may safely come 10 the
conclusion" he remarks - That repoSe oI
tbs brain. more Ut less complete, does eX-
Isl IN the rriscine wor.d 'iid certainly
the higher the organization Of the animal,
tb,. more need We shall iind Tor some sys-
tenn OF rest or resI iiration OF the nervous
SYSTEM" The movement oi Sliis, MS,
and tail. which is ever present III tlshr the
writer considers 10 he purely the result Oh
rsaex action as :ilat of the 0eatlng oi tAe
heart: and therefore he regards these
n,oT-1eeU;s. when the fish is otherwise
sill. no indications that 1t Is not IN state
~ absolute re2ose and Inconsistencies.
, 1878-09-07

BAyARiAN SUPEESTITiONS. A large
portion Of the BavaIian peaSantry, unfor
tunatelr, entertain the superstitious no
ton that fire kindlcd by lightning is not
to he cxtinguishcd. When such aa aeci-
dent happens they are discouraged, and
do scarcely anything to check the progress
of the flames. \ funeral must never
pass through 4 tied field, not even IN
winter, though it might considerably
shorten the way The peasant Is fully
persuaded that Il field through which Il
funeral has passed becomes barren. EX-
cept on extraordinary occasions, no fun
erals are allowed on Mondays and Fridays.
/ peasant who Is i'll search 81 L wife never
goes, except on Il Thursday or Sunday,
into the house where he expects to make
his choice. The bride and bridegroom
a.c not to give their bare hand 10 anybody
on the day Of their marriage except To
each ether at the altar, otherwise they
are threatened with poverty during the
whole course Of their union. II Is also
Il very bad sign If, when the bride returns
from church, she finds anybody on the
threshold Of her door. When a young
girl finds IL leaf of trefoil divided Into
foar instead Of three parts, 1t Is siSn
that she VIII be lnarIsrd within a Year
at all events, she carefully preserves this
leaf till her wedding day. On Christmas
Eve the coHH;rymen are accustomed To
frequently drive out IN s!ed.es. They
think that this viii cause their hemp to
he more abundant and higher They do
not fail to visit the ale house, and To
drink heartily the same evening; being
convinced that this Is tie Way 10 make
then. look veil till the following Christ
mas. They never destroy crickets By fire,
beng persuaded that those which viii cs-
cape will destroy their linen and clothes
When u peasant loses his way IN the
woods after sunset he avoids calling any
person 10 show hiIn the way, being con
yincrd that In any such case the evii
spirit Of the forest would cause HIM TO
plunge still deeper mo It's recesses-
, 1878-09-07
REcENr SwINpLE. Easy wayto make

RECENT SwIsDLE, -Easy wayto make
money Take counterfeit - bill; en-
+.r store al dusk with witness and ask
+fe. honest tradesman if he can give you
S;Irer for q 81 bill The honest trades
non will slam the bill into the TIL and
nonnt out the silver When he discovers
that the note was counterfeit You have a
r;tnes, 10 swear that YOU received just -,
bsnce the bad V, can't have been gwen
BY you.
, 1878-09-07

NIGHT AIs--An extraordinary fallacy IS
the dread Gf night air What air can We
breathe at night, but night ar: The choice
Is between pure night ar from without and
the foul AR within. Most people prefer the
latter. An unaccountable choice- What
viii they say, ii it Is proved to be true, that
iuIly hall Of all the Lesease We suffer
from is occasioned by sleeping with our WIN
dows shut. An open window, most nights
in the wear, can never hurt anyone. 1hIs
Is not 60 say that light Is not necessary Tor
recovery Ia great cities night ar Is often
the best and purest air to be had III the
twenty-four hours. HecOuid better under
stand shutting the windows IN town during
the dav, Tor the sake Of the sick The ab-
sence ni smoke, tie quiet, all tend to maze
night the b-st time tor aIrIng the patient
One OF our highest medical authorities on
cousumption and climate has told Us that
the air IN Lopdon Is never So good As. AFTER
ten O'Clock at night Always ar your room
then. from outside air, Ii possible " lndo"s
ar, made 10 open, doors are made TO shut,
\ rruth which seems extremely difhcult OF
APPREHENSION. Every room must De AIRED
from without, every passage from within
But the fewer passages there are IL hos
ritaI the Letter.
, 1878-09-07
Ike .moliila fns:iaas,

Major y. 4. Cornoyer, III an official
communication from tmatIlla Agency,
Oregon, L. the Indian department, Wash
ingtun, July I9,h, says:
The whites throughout this section
Of the country, and more especially the
people Of Pendleton, are bitter in their
denunciation of the Indians-not only
the host.les, bp; the Indians ii this reser-
vation, who have shown their friendship
by fitting OFT = war party II seyenty-six
oi their hravsst Iaen, wIthout asking aid
or remuneration from the whites or the
government, and having killed Eagan, the
var chief Of the hostiles, and twenty five
others, besides capturing twenty five Tris-
"ncrs and large number cf horses.
Notwithstanding all THIS the people Of
Pendloton Threatened t" Kill any Umatilla
Indian found near the town. and have
actually COME upon the reservation, cap
tured an unarmcd Indian, ko WAS hunt
Ing horses, and imprisoned him. In view
Of these facts, and IN order 10 protect the
friendly from violence, requested Gen.
Wheaton t. station some soldiers at the
agency until the eXciteme:,J subsidies,
which request hc complied with
The outbreak has been very severe
bow To tEc people q! tkis country, both
Indians and whites. Forty whites and !
number Of our Irlams have been mur.
dcred up To the present ;ime. Many have
fed fIon their homes, leaving their har,
vest un.athcred and the!r stocks dispers-
I'd ur Killed and their homes piilaged of
destroyed All the reservation Indians
have lost there crops, either by hoStiics
or by stock breaking into the fields. \
few fields on Wild Horse creek and one
Near Prndlcton a:e not badly injured, but
the Indians are afraid Ia harvest them,
owing t" the animoS;ty Of the whites; and
before the excitmcnts subsidies the gram
viii shed and be unfit for harvest
Some of the most industrious and
worthy Indians on the reservation Have
lost all their stock and haze not slfficicnt
food IL last Il month. Many are already
IA want, but for the aid rendered by the
more fortunate Indians and myself, by
issuin. cattle to them, they would suffer
for the HcccSsarics Of life As the num-
Der Of INDECENT persons are Increasing, 1t
WILDE impossible 10 supply them without
AID from the department..
Somc provision shou!t also be made
for the government stock, as the hay and
gram is all destroyed, and they may per
ISL t!yIingth the wintcrUnless provided for. y
, 1878-09-07

Covs-rrUTIoy or WASMSGT0N.-So lar
We have not nlet any citizen Of u ashlngtoii
territory who enpcesses.a belief that tins In
strument viii be adopted. In the first place,
tb.r. Is much Indifference IN regard 20 II,
which indicates that the people do not care
vet 70 seek tie responsibilities vi statvhoodi
and second, there Is HO positive opposition
IA the instrument Itself, on account Of VARIOUS
f.a..Ir.s. considered objectionable, which Ii
i found 20 contain. 1t has no active sup
mort On the part OF the press, but some very
earnest opposition. IL would he Dncandid
IA saw that the constitution Is altogether
without merit, IL has, IL fact some very
g,,oI PROVISIONS Many OF the articles aP-
mar 70 have been carefully STUDIED, and
there Is a ju,iiciou5 distribution oi power
aud responsibilities. But ii We OF OreSen n
have reason 70 ccuIp.ain that oar own con
.,itution Is IN soEe Respects narrow On
the neoule OF Washington all ind the one
ROW presented i"r tlie.' ven
mar. so.-Ore} }olidJL-
, 1878-09-07

a LoNDoN policeman aged %, lately
reported seven fires within thirty hours.
Such amazing activity excited suspicion
thar he had originated the fires himself
for the infornants reward, and this being
proved 20 tie satisfaction OF a jury he
has gone 10 penal seryitude for fifteen
Years