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The bill introduced in the Senate
by senator Thurman, TO prohibit men,
bers Of Congress from becoming securities on
certain bonds, provides that it shall be unlaw-
full for any Senator or Representative in or
delegate to Congress, to become surety on
any official bond hereafter executed to the
United States or to any officer thereof, or on
any bond hereafter executed by any contract
or with the United States, or with any depart
meilt or officer thereof, TO secure the perform
aHce of any contract in which the United
States may be interested, and any such bond
hereafter executed by such Senator or Repre-
sentative, or delegate, as surety shall be nun
and void.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-03-14
Published March 6, 1878. !
CHAPTER 81.

AN SGT to amend section Of chapter li0 Of
tta revised statutes, entitled "Of trials In
clasninal cases"
The oeople Of the state of Wisconsin, repre-
seated in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows
sestiou l. Section of chapter 119 Of the
rey&snI statutes, entitled "Of trials in criminal
casaa," is hereby amended so as to read as fol
lows. "Upou the trial of any person or per
sons: upon an indictment or information,
which Is punishable by imprisonment for life,
the parties shall be entitled to the following
pereInptory challenges, to wit: Twenty four
(24j of the persons retured as jurors, and no
Inorts shall be allowed 10 the defendent or de.
fcn,{.nts, and the prospecting attorney ehall
I've @atitled TO twelve Cl2) peremtory chal-
I'm yes, and 30 more.
Segtion q All acts and parts OF acts con-
hictng with section ore fths act are hereby
repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be 10 force from and after its passage and pub
licaiion.
March 4 1871
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Faneral or the Late rseni. waa.,

The funeral of the late Senator Wade,
at Jefferson, Ohio, was largely attended The
exercises at the late residence of the deceased
consisted of reading from the scriptures and
brief address by Rev. DIR. Dickinson, pastor
OF the Congregational church Of the village
and short prayer by G. s. Shipman, ofGirard
Pa. Unitarian church. Resolutions of respect
adopted by the Ohio Legislature were read,
and an address delivered by Hon. S. A North
way on behalf of the bar of Ashtabula. The
remains were then removed to the village
cemetery for interment. The pall-bearers were
Hon. II. o. Fitch, and Henry Fassett, Ashtabula
Hon. a. kellogg and N E. French, of jefferson
Judges Ranney, Tilden and Caldwell, of Clele
land and Hon. u. Chandler, of Michigan
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for mail service. The postmaster general al
so decided that the bid submitted by j. B.
Price, 8 citizen of the State OF Missouri, could
not be regarded as invalid, on the ground that
his wife, who is one of the sureties thereon
is possessed of sufficient property in her OWN
right. Another decision of interest rendered
by the postmaster general is to the effect that
certain bidders of Messrs. Brott, of Texas, and
Price, OF Missouri, who are not actual ON ners
of steamboats, cannot be awarded contracts
for steamboat mail service and are not re.
lievcd from the prohibition of the law on this
subject by showing that they have secured a
chaater of parties for the use of steamboats,
conditional upon obtaining mail contracts.
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Insanity Among the Higher Classes.

Having referred to the bearing of the
habits of one large portion of the pupula-
ton upon the manufacture ofinsanity, we
pass on To the consideration of the rela-
ton between higher grades of modern
society ard mental disord or. 1t has been
observed in institutions into which pri-
va.e and pauper patients are admitted,
that the moral or physical causes of lun-
acy are more frequently the occasion Of
the attack with the former than the latter
class. This is not always accounted Tor,
as might have been expected by there
having been less drink produced insanity
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The executive committee of the "honest
money league" has issued call foi meet
ing of persons friendly to the object Of the
league, to take place at the Grand Pacific
hotel Chicago, Tuesday, March 18TH The
call states that the object OF the meeting is TO
effect permanent organization for the North
west. to thereby disseminate sound views of
finance and to counteract the influence of or
ganiged agitators who would lead the nation
to the adoption of irredeemable paper money.
The leaders of the movement report that it is
rapidly gaining strength and that letters are
received daily expressing warm sympathy and
a desire to cooperate.
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LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
IoFFfcTAL PUBLICATION
published March 6, 1878. /
CHAPTER rs.

CHAPTER rs.
AN ACT fixing the terms OF the circuit court
in certain counties of the eleventh judicial
circuit.
The people OF the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows
Section l. The terms Of the several circuit
courts Of the eleventh judicial Circuit ehall
hereafter be held as follows; In the county
of Ashland on the first Monday Of January and
on the first Monday of July. In the county OF
Barron on the third Tuesday of January and
on the second Tuesday of August In the
county OF Bayfield, on the second Monday OF
January and on the second Monday of July,
In the county of Burnett on the first Tuesday
of February and on the fourth Monday Of July.
In the county Of Chippewa on Their first Mon
day OF June and on the first Monday OF De-
cember. In the county OF Douglas on the
second Monday Of February and on the third
Monday Of July. In the county of Polk on
the fourth Monday of January and on the
first Monday of August.
Section 2. Every term OF said circuit court
in the counties of Chippewa and Polk shall
also be special terms for the whole of said cir
cult and all actions, motions, proceedings or
other business now pending or which may
hereafter arise in any or either OF the counties
in said circuit, and not requiring jury, may
be brought on, heard, tried and determined,
or otherwise acted upon or disposed of at any
or either of said special terms IN the same
manner and with the same force and affect as
if the same were brought on or heard, tried,
determi ned or otherwise acted upon or dis
posed of in the county wherein the same are
now pending, or may hereafter arises. and
when any causes or matters are pending in
either counties different from the county in
which the special terms was held, the clerk Of
the court where the special term is held shall
transmit all orders, judgments and other pa
pers TO the clerk Of the Circuit court Of the
county where said causes or matters arc pend
ing The said papers shall be filed and entered
By such clerk in the same manner as if said
cause or matter had been heard or determined
by the circuit court at term thereof held in
that county, and all orders, proceedings and
judgments made in pursuance Of this act
shall have the like force and effect az If made
ID the county where gllch cause or matters
ire or may be pending, aud no notice Of the |
aoIding of such special term shall be required
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DiscOuragiDg Prospects for Lake Naviga-
fIOn.

The vessel men at Milwaukee antici-
pate little or no business during the early
spring. There is absolutely no demand for
charters, and no likelihood of there being any
before May at the earliest. The amount of
wheat there is only six hundred thousand
bushels, not more than quarter the amount
usually in store at this season of the year.
There will be nothing for vessels to do before
the middle of May, and even then freight rates
will be ruinously low. There are so many
vessels, and so little grain, that vessel men ex-
poetic see rates lower than ever before.
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other than The passage and publication Of this

other than The passage and publication of this
act.
Section g. All writs, Indictments, summons,
recognizances, processes, informations. mo-
tions, and other proceedings In any Of said
courts, ard all jurors summoned to attend
and ali notices of trial, and every and all pro-
ceediDg spending or to be heard on the days
heretcfofr fixed MS the first day Of said courts,
shall be held returnsble, cited to appear and
noticed fof hearing Qn the days herein fixed
for the iisat day of said several courts, and
shall he beard and disposed OF as IL notified for
hearing ON Che days herein fixed.
Section 4. All acts or parts Of acts conflict
ing with this act are hereby repealed, so far
as they conflict with this act.
Section .. This art shall take effect aud be
in force from and after the first day Of May.
1878
Approved March 4, 1878.
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Published March q, 1878. !
CHA pTER 10

AN Mt to amend section ffty-four Of chapter
onG hundred aud thirty-seven OF the general
laws of 1871 entitled "An act to provide for
tbs trial of oflCpses upon information and TO
mrlse the general laws Of the state applica-
blt:thercto.'
The people OF The state Of Wisconsin, repre-
sersted in senate and assembly, do enact us
follows:
Section l. Section tfty-four of chapter one
hundled and tliirty-seven of the general laws
of ISL is hereby amended by adding thereto
the following words to-wit But the omission
of witness TO sign such testimony shall not
nvef.date any proceedings had upon the ex-
amilAtion, nor any information based there
ON
Section 2. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1878.
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| Published March 6, 1851
EIl Ap1tfD -

N ACT relating to the assessment of proper
~ for sAxation, and amendatory Of chapter
$50 of Tive generatlaws OF 1868, as amended
by chapter 80 of the laws of 1877.
The peotle of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact rs
follows;
Section |. Section sixteen, of chapter one
hundred and thirty. ST the general laws Of 1865,
as amended by chapter two hundred and fifty,
of the la4vs of 1877 Is hereby amended by
striking out the words zone hundred and
eight" wnerc the same occur in said section,
and inseating in Lien thereof the words "forty-
eight SO that said section, when amended,
will read asfollows :" Section 10. Real property
shall be valued by the assessor from actual
view, In towns CONSUMING forty-eight square
miles or less but Ia towns containing more
than foTfy.eight square miles, real property
shall be assessed either from actual view or
the hest information that the assessor can
practically obtain, except improved lands,
which saall be assessed from actual view, at
the full value which could ordinarily be oh
tanned therefor at private sale, and which the
assessor shall believe the owner, ii he desires
| to sell would acceptin full payment. In de
| tern5nlng the value the assessor shall consid-
| er as ta,sach piece, It's advantage of location,
quality Of soil, quantity and quality of stand
| ing tinIpcr, water privileges, mines, minerals,
| quarries or other valuable deposits known to
be available therein, and all buildings, fixed
machinery and improvements of every de-
scriptiCsu thereon, and their value Real
| properly held undei lease from any religious,
| scientific, literary es benevolent association,
! but Otherwise exempt, shall be assessed TO
the lessee. The assessor having fixed the val.
ne, shall enter the same opposite the proper
| tract, i5l the assessment roll. Property omit
ted from assessment the previous year, by
mistake, shall be entered twice designating
one entry as omitted for the year Is; pi0ridtd
! that tfss act shall not be constructed TO apply
! TO LANDS containing iron ore"
| Section 2. All acts or parts Of acts contra.
veninc the provisions of this act, are hereby
| repealed.
| Sectfun. 8. This act shall take effect and
and be. in force from and after its passage and
! publication.
Approved March 1, 1878.
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steamboat sunk.

The steamboat Shannon, from Quachita
river,with 900 bales of cotton collided with the
monitor Canonicus, near New Orleans, La, and
sank in few minutes. Captain Depart thinks
no lives are lost. The Canonicus is at anchor
in the river, at the foot of Canal street. THIS
is The second steamboat sunk by collision
with her. Steamboat men claim the light
displayed by the monitor was insufficient.
The boat is a total loss. A portion of the car
go may be saved, badly managed. Boat and
cargo valued at 100000
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Cuban Items orNews.

Heavy foundations are reported in the
Cuban district, damaging the sugar crop. A
water spout near Madruga destroyed four
plantations. The insurgent chief, Esten Arias
with seven hundred men, surrendered the 4th
inst, in the neighborhood OF Yara. The same
day at Trocha, Jose Gomez and $50 persons
gave themselves up. Surrenders continue
with perfect harmony between Spaniards and
China
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Suicide of a Fifteen Near Old Girl.

About seven weeks since Miss Ella
Schultze, aged Is years, suddenly disappeared
from her adopted home with Henry q. Buell.,
wealthy farmer living near Geneva Lake.
Wis. Deligent search was made, but no trace
of her whereabouts were discovered until on
the 9th inst, her lifeless body was found in
wa'er hole near Caledonia station, Boone
county, ILL.,, twenty-five miles away from
home. A corners jury pronounced it case
of suicide
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) A Western New York farmer is credit
ed with the noteworthy remark that he
once carefully observed the effect of the
application of stable manure which had
been saved under shelter till needed for
use, and he concluded that one load Of il
was worth about as much as two loads Of
that exposed in the usual wasteful way
which is scarcely stating the case too
strongly. ---Erclta1sge.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-03-14
Published March g, 1878,
III nnrInn.In %

AN ACT to legalze the proceedings of all
towh insurance companies of the State OF
Wisconsin
The PEOPLE of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly do enact as
foll>&ws.
Section /. The proceedings of all town iu-
suran@e companies ia the State of Wisconsin,
held on the first day OF January, 1878, arc
hereby declared legal and valid TO all intents
and Purposes, and in all places, as though the
same had been hold at the time provided by
law, except so far as the same proceedings
may eject the exclusion of members or the
cancellation of Policies,
SeesiDn .. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage and publ
cation
Apptoved March f. 1873
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A Parrots Practical Joke.

ln his new volume on the voyage OF the
Challenger, Sir G. Wyville Thomson re-
lases an incident which may be cited in
prof that animals are not destitute ofthe
seose of humor. The vessel stopped at
Gort Of Bahia, Brazil, and some OF the
voyagcrs went to Santo Amaro, town
alSi,ut twenty miles distant. There a new
litsa of tramway had recently been
LAID, with sharp incline, to a
steamboat WHAT. DR.. Thomson's
party arrived in season to take the trial
triD on the new tramway. As the truck
thar carried the party went down
thSS inclinc the agonized cries
OF a child, followed by low means, were
heard apparently from beneath the wheels.
INSTANTLY the break was applied, and the
tr.sek stopped with sudden jerk. The
scientific party jumped out and looked
around and under the track in vain.
10y of swarthy native children stood near
this rails, looking on vaguely and curious
IL but not AZ IL anything had happened
tp:iny Of their number When the pas
seagers. mystiied, returned to their seats,
a carrot, banging in cage on the truck,
burst out into loud, hooking laugh,
and was at encc recognized as the per
fnmer in the previous screaming and
Although DR.. Thomson is not
fs,ailiar With Bahian patois, he is con-
vsuecd that the observations thereupon
aeSsiresscd BIZ the truck drivers to the
paErot included some vigorous language.
Mrs. Phillips Of Hopkins, KY, wen
1si to shoat her husband, from whom she
aaai parted and who was throwing stones,
Il Der housc. By 4 mistaken aim shes
kssfed her brother.
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Published March 5. 1878.
CHAPTER sc

NTtATIEh Do
AK ACT relating to village cemeteries.
The ,cople of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as
follows;
Section l. The trustees OF any incorpor-
ated tsillagc within this state shall have power
to purchase in the name of said village, out.
side III the limits of said village suitable
grousds to be used exclusively as q village
cemetery.
Section y This act shall take effect and
be in3orce from and after its passage.
Approved March /, 1878.
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Refusing Fraternity win french Masons

The grand lodge of Free Masons Of
England, Lord Carnarvan presiding have
Unanimously passed a resolution refusing to
recognize as Free Mason any person initial
ed in a lodge whose belief in God is denied OF
ignored. This refers to the action of the
Grand Orient of France, which recently elimi-
mated the article expressing belief in God
from its ritual
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proved March 4, 1873.
Published March g, 1873.
PIER Is.

AN ACT relating to warehouse receipts, and
&inendatory OF section !, chapter 20, OF the
laws OF Wisconsin Of 1877.
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
snted IN scnateand assembly do enact as
Follows
Section 1. Section Of chapter 300 Of the
la,ss of Wisconsin for 1877, entitled IAN act to
declare warehouse receipts negotiable Is
hereby amended so as to read as follows:"Se
tion l. All warehouse receipts on which the
words not negotiable are not written or
staih ped upon the face thereof, shall be deemed
negotiable, the same as bills Of exchange ana
prSmissory notes"
Section .. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage and publication.
Approved March 4, 1878
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The CIotiles-Line.

DAnbury News.
Come, now, what internal barbarity i
this leaving aclothes-line out after dark
a great deal of funny comment has been
made upon the custom by thoughtiess
neoDle. but it is q most serious matter, and
It's high time the fomfoolery was aboi
ishea. We are just as ready as
anybody to see the funny side of thing,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-03-14

"You wasn't round when they dealt
our hair, was your said red haired man
to a bald -headed man in railroad-car.
"Yes. was there, said the man with the
skating-rink on the top of his head; was
there, but they offered ine-a handful OF
red, and / told them to throw it into the
coal scuttle to kindle the fire with. -
Louisville Courier Journal.
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r,ena,sh ana Dlapo,,ea, murder.

One of the most tiendish and diabolical
murders ever committed, recently occurred
near Hoge Stanton, Kansas, a man named
Andrew Butts being the victim. He was
travelling with companion named George
Stuttman, both being from Mount Carmel,
northumberland county, Pa. While he and
his companion were.sleeping by Il camp fire,
three tramps whose names are unknown, came
mp and asked permission to sleep by the FIRE.
This being refused, the tramps went ayay
and the two young men went to sleep. About
midnight Butts was awakened to find his
clothing in flames and burning railroad tie
laid across his body. He tore The burning rag
from his body,but he was so badly
burned before he could do so that the flesh
dropped from his body in various places. He
erawled to farm house near by and had his
wounds tied up, and was then taken to the
poor house at Leavenworth, where he died
the next day. His companion has not been
seen since that night, and the general sup
position is that the tramps made way with
him.
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Suicide for Jealousy.

Mrs. Kaiser, wife of A. Kaiser, prom
inent business man of Burlington, Iowa, com
mitted suicide by taking morphine. The testi-
mony at the inquest developed the fact that
she had contemplated sef-destruction for
some time. Jealousy and imaginary wrongs
on the part of her husband were the causes.
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Mails Harmed kasI ofGhIca.e.

A baggage car from New York was
burned on the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern road on the nth inst, while ay
preaching Edgerton, about 40 miles East of
Chicago. All the contents were DESTROYED.
including considerable amount of mail mat
ter which was in one section of the car. The
fire was discovered shortly before arriving at
Edgerton, and when the train stopped at that
place the flames had rendered the use of water
of no avail No estimate of damage can be
made although reports OF heavy losses by
passengers are current. The fire caught frcm
candle which was carelessly left burning in
the vicinity Of large pile of pappers. Some
5000 pounds of mial was burned, but there
were no letters, and the mail was chiefly for
Iowa and Nebraska. Among the principal
losers by the destruction of baggage we're NJ
L. Scott and daughter Of Eric, 5000 worth Of
diamonds; Daniel Bows, New York, valuable
papers and baggage, and many others for less
amounts. The car was formerly in the fast
mail service, and was valued at 5000.
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Chicago Produce Market

GRAIN-Wheat, excited, higher and unset
tied; opened strong and higher and closed a
Chicago gilt edge Sl.109S regular; $1.093.
cash and March; S1.10 April; sales at S1.09@
lily April; No. 8 Chicago S1.04@1.041z; re
iected Gle. Corn, demand active; opened
strong and higher, and closed at inside prices
gilt edge 4Sc; regular 1880 cash. March ana
April; So &c May; rejected 36@361ac. Oats
duh and unchanged; Csc cash; 24szc March
24Ssc April; 27ss@271r May. Rye, fairly ae
i've ana shade higher. &c. Barley, good de
mand and prices shade higher, at Ale.
PROVISI0NS-Pork steady, with fair de
Sl0.57l5 May. Lard, steady and in fair de
mand, at 1925 cash: S7.35@7.371I April; ga
@7.47l5 May. Bulk meats. steady and in fai
Aar,,arA
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A Sunday-school teacher in Albion, n.
7. asked her class tie question what
did Simon says Thumbs nps'' said a
little girl,
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DeeisIons by Postsnastsr ssen~rai.

The postmaster general decided that
members Of Congress have legal right 70 be
como sureties on bonds ACCOMPANYING bids
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Milwaukee Produce Market.

GRAIN-Wheat, opened unsettled and closed
firm; No. hard Sl.15; No. Il $1.14; No. 2 81. 10;
February Sl.095s; March 81 .095S; April 81. 1015
NJ. 3 $685.. Corn, scarce and wanted No. 2
nominal at 4ic. Oats, steady; No. 2 25c. Rye,
scarce and firm; No. 56c. Barley dull and de-
pfesseaNo. 2 March 5215c; April $3.50 d55c.
OVISIONS-Nominally unchanged; mess
pork steady at 5000. Lard, prime steam
81 80; kettle S7.62l6