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SHERiFF'S SALE.
MRS. ANN c. MANNING, ExEcUrRIx,

VS..
JOSEPH E. ROBERT.
No. 2213-9th judicial District Court,
Parish of Rapides.
DY VIRTUE OF AND TO SATISFY
ID writ Of Fieri Facias issued aud
to me directed in the above entitled
and numbered suit, I have seized and
will offer for sale at Public Auction in
front of the Court House door, in the
Town of Alexandria, La, between the
hours prescribed by law, on
SATURDAY, MARCH 10TH, a. D..
1873,
the following described property, to-
witt
Two certain tracts or parcels of land
situated in the Parish of Rapitles, on
the left descending bank of Bayou Ra-
pides, and fronting on said Bayou,
bounded above by lands of Mrs. Dam
lei Robert, and below by lands of Mrs.
Caroline A. Simms, and containing
each the quantity of one hundred and
twenty -sevetl acres, and designated ON
the Surveyors plat as lots Nos. four
~ aud five (5) in the partition of the
Succession of Daniel Robert, with all
the improvements thereon.
Terms Cash, subject to appraise-
nient. RI. M. ROBINSON
Feb. 10, 1873. Sheriff.
Printers Fees 5000.
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JUDGE WHITAKER.

I have no acquaintance with Judge
Whitaker, aside from seeing him on
the bench. He exhibited much pa
thence during the long trial; insisted
frequently upon the attorneys and
witnesses on both sides taking all
the time they required. It struck
me that he was particularly impair
tial, and it appeared to be his deter
mination to permit neither side to
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The Debate on Anderson's Conyic-
ton.

= 4. -R- r y . = T
In a discussion in the House the
other day, when Mr.. Hale, Of Maine,
arose to personal explanation, rela-
tive to what had been said by the
Hon. Randall Gibson, day or two
before, about tho prosecution Of
Wells and Anderson, he took the po-
sition that the proceeding by infor-.
nation was illegal and could not be
sustained. That the graveness of
the charge in. the information against
them was that they had altered,
changed, and published as true the
result of 1876 in the Parish of YER
non. He intimated, if he did not
say, the Returning Board has no mo
tive for making the change-trans-
ferring 17s votes from the Demo
cratic to the Republican ticket. He
urged further that proceeding by in
formation was illegal and violative of
the 9Th Article of the Constitution Of
the United States, and the 14th
Amendment thereto. We observe in
the debate which followed that Judge
Elan of Louisiana, took the position
that it had been held by the Supreme
Court of the United States, 7th Pc
tiers, pages 243.5-5l, and the 2lst
annual reports Of the State of Louis
lana, page 547-that the provisions
of the 9th Article Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States, requiring
prosecutions originating in the
Grand Jury by indictment only APP
piled to prosecutions originating 10
the United States Courts, and not
State Courts. After having been
driven from that position, Hale
urged that that method Of criminal
procedure in the State was perhaps
in conflict with the provisions Of the
| 14th Amendment of the Constitution
of the United States--to which Mr.
j Elan replied, assuming that the 14th
i Amendment had prescribed a new
rule for criminal proceedings in th.
State, rs we'll as in the United State.
courts-then that the only remedy
! ofthe prisoner in the case above re
ferred to MAS BY demurrer to the in
} formstion, or by motion in arrest Q
Judgment after the verdict had bee,
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-13

THE London Times in an an edi-
torial article says: est is said on au.
thority which cannot be questioned
thet seventy millions Of human be.
ings are now starving in the famine
stricken provinces Of North China.
The Imagination fails to cnps With su
gigantic calamity"
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A Camel, a Woazel or . Whale.

Hamlet Ito Polonius)-Do you see yon.
der cloud that's almost in shape of q
cameli
Polonius-By the mass, and tits like a
camel, indeed.
Hamlet -Methinks it is like weazel.
Polonius-It is backed like weazel.
Hamlet--Or like whale.
Polonius-Very, very like whale.
Hamlet, Act 8, Scene 2.
The above is the best illustration
of sycophancy clinging to the skirts
of power ever given in SO brief a
space. We have seen it substantial
~ repeated by number Of Chicago
fatterers Of the administration.
Thus two weeks ago the current ran
something like this:
Administration-Do you not see
that the southern policy was right?
Orgaus-We do, we do.
Administration-Do you not see
that it has brought peace to that
section?
Organs-1t has, it has.
Administration-They have ar
rested the acting United States col
lector on ground belonging to the
government, but the federal authori-
ties cannot prevent that, can they2
Organs-They cannot, they cannot.
Administration They threaten to
try the returning board for crimes
against the state, but we have moth
ing to do with state prosecutions,
have we?
Organs-Nay! nay!
Administration--Ifthe men have
committed offenses they ought to be
punished, oughtn't they7
Organs ought, they ought.
Administration-We didn't recog.
nize Nichols because it was necessa-
| ~, but because it was right, ehp
Organs-That's what's the matter.
Administration Ca week later -
Heavens! They have convicted An
derson and will convict Wells, and
ther'll be a row.
| Organs-There will, there will.
Misunderstanding promised
to let these things rest if we recog-
nised them, didn't they?
Organs-They did, they did.
Administration They have viola
ted their faith, haven't theya
Organs-Bet your live they have.
Administration--We haze some-
thing to do with these prosecutions,
haven't we!
Organs--Of course we have.
/ Administration-It was an impu-
dent Insult to arrest q United States
officer on government ground,
anyway.
/ Organs-1t was, it was.
| Administration--W recognized
these fellows, not because they had
any particular right to the offices,
but in the interest of peace, didn't
we?
/ Organs-Of course we did.
! Administration--We didn't do il
because it was right, bat because i,
was polite, eh9 #
Organs-Bet your bottom dolla,
that was it.
j Administration-Then what shall
we dos
4 Boss Organ see Tribune Of yesterday
3 1T is time for the national government
! to bring not only the Louisiana bulldozer
but the Mississippi murdersrs also to swift
and retributive justice. If they want
, fight let them have it,"
i Administration--But---
+ Organs--But--
\ II Inter Ocean
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1878-02-11
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mad ben Sdifferz Snieln gu
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burtb 6e1Gertrog ~iibcrtrogenen S9ubDerrz
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SeIett poetrp.
THE MILKINa-MAIp.

The year stood az its equinox,
And blnff the North was blowing,
4 hleat Of lambs came from the il0cks,
Green hardy things were growing;
met q maid with shining locks
Where milky kline were lowing.
she wore kcrcilIef ON her neck,
Her bare arm showed It's limple,
Her apron spread without a speck,
Her air was frnnk and simple.
She nailkei into a wooden pail.
And sang a country ditty.-
An innocent fond lovers tale.
That was not wise nor witty.
pathciEcaiIy rusiical.
Too poinsiess for the city.
she kept in time without beat,
As true as church-beil ringers,
Unless slse tapped time with her feet
or squeezed Il with her fingers;
Her clear. unssudied notes were sweet
AS many practised singers
stood minute out Of sight.
stood silent for minute,
To eye the pail. and creamy white
The nothing milk within in it,
70 eye the c0nely miikiBgmai
Herself 50 fresh and creamy
-tsood day 10 you'll" at last I said;
she turned her head to see me.
Good dayw she said, with lifted head;
Her eyes looked son and dreamy.
and All the while she MIXED and MIXED
The grave COW heavy-iaien:
I've seen grand ladies. plumed and silked,
But not a swecter maiden
But not a sweeter. frcsher maid
Than this in homeIy cotton.
Whose pleasant face and silky braid
have not yet forgotten.
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THE WHEAT CRoP.-The Hagerstown,
Nd, Nal gives the following :-'David
Gossard, near Williamsport, % acres which
yielded PSI bushels per acre; about one
third killed by the frost. S. D. Straub
rs acres, yield 35 bushels to the acre.
Philip Kreigh 81 bushels to the acre"
The Lawson brothers, of Montgomery
county, Nd, report 80 bushels per acre.
John d. Lott, Frederick county, 55 bush
els; Col. Trail, of the same county, 40
bushels; Dir. Fout, of the same county, on
a field of 90 acres made 1850 bushels, 80
to the acre.
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Farmers and Planters

NOW is the time to buy your Farming
~ Implements cheap. ] have on hand a
large Stock of Machinery which / am deter
mined to sell. would make special mention
Of my two and three horse Furrow Plows.
My two-horse Plow / am selling as low as
$500, and for strength aud steady running it
cannot be surpassed, while my wrought shear
plows connot be beat. The Clipper Rake
with some important improvements Is also
being offered low. The all twroughtj Iron
single and double Shovel Flows and the three
Shoyeled Cultivator, which became so popular
and gave such entire satisfaction last year, are
now ready for the Spring trade at low figures.
Remember the Lion Feed Masticator is the
best Feed Cutter in the market, see 1t.
Reapers and Mowers promptly repaired unless
new parts are 10 be ordered which must be
done from the company who manufacture the
machine as there is no one keeping repairs on
hand. So in order to have your machine
ready for moving and reaping bring them in
early so as to give time to order repairs. All
other repairing done well and cheap.
mar 3l-tf Z. WAGNER.
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FOR SALE.

CHOICE DOWN BUCKS. one "a
~ South Down, 8 years old. One
Shropshire Down, 3 years old, bred 4zakls.
by DR.. DeCourcy. One Hampshire Down.
4 years old, bred by John Merryman. Price
Of each, $50.
Apply to JOHN MERRYMAN & co.
je l5-tsl No. - Second St, Baltimore.
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STATIONS.

An Accommodation Train viii leave Baltimore
for kesterstown at I'D p. m. and will leave Refs
terstown for Baltimore at lis, p. m.
SUNDAY TRAINS
Going East, viii leave Union Bridge for Baltimore
and intermediate Station at $40 a. m and 40 ~ M
Going West, viii leave Baltimore for Union Bridge
ard intermediate Stations at 9, m, and 210 p.
EMMITTSBURG RAILROAD.
Trains South will leave Emmittsburg at 655 and
lOla \. NJ, and $50 and COS p. NJ and arrive at
Rocky Ridge at 1-25 and IO45 A. NJ and 400 and G IS
2. N. Trains North viii leave Rocky Ridge at $50
and 1855 A. NJ, and 400 and rs p. NJ and arrive
at Emmittsburg $50 and ll.25 A. NJ, and 40 and
Through Car for Frederick leaves Baltimore at 90
7. NJ, and leaves Frederick for baltimore at zoo
a. NJ
Street Cars, Baltimore and Gay Street Line at cor
ner OF Gay and Exeter streets pass within n squire
Of Hiilen Station.
"a Baltimore time Is given at all stations.
J. NJ HOOD Gen1 Manager.
B. II. GRIswoLD. Gent Ticket Agent may .
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Hardware! |!
ANDREW N. STEPHAN.

ANDhEW N. STEPHAN,
SUCCESSOR TO RElFSNIDER 4 STEPHAN
WILL continue the Hardware business of
w the late firm at the old stand CoRx Err
MAIN AxD LIBERTY STREETS, WESTMINSTER,
and has on hand and viii continue to keep at
all times full stock Of
Builders Hardware,
Nails, Spikes, Locks, Screws, Window Glass,
&c.
Coachmaker's Material,
Hubs, Spokes, Rims, Ducks, Drills, Oil
Carpet, Bolts, Axles, Springs, Bowes, and
Ready Made Wheels.
Blacksmith's Supplies,
Iron, Nail Rods, Cast Steel, Old Car Steel.
Horse Shoes, Steel Fire Hoop, Band and
Sheet Iron, Anvils, Bellows Blowers, Vices,
Screw Plates, Rasps, Bolts, Nuts, DC.
Saddler's Hardware,
Buckles, Rings, Bride Bits, Webbing, Hand
Parts, Gigtrees, Hames, Harness, Leather, &c.
Painters Material,
Oils, White Lead, varnishes, Colors, Brushes
and Bradley's, Ready Mixed Paints.
Carpenters and Woodworker's Tools,
Planes, Hatcheis, Chisels. Augers, Braces,
Draw Knives, Hand Axes, Plane and Brace
Bits, Mil, Circular, Cross Cut and Hand
Saws, Rules, Squares, Gauges, DC.
Housekeeper's Articles,
Tubs, Churns, Buckets, Coffee Mills, Ladies',
Knives and Forks, Spoons, Flat Irons.
Depot For
The Celebrated Excelsior Cook Stove, Heat.
ing and Parlor Stoves.
Farmers Supplies,
Forks, Shovels, Spades, Mattoeks, Picks,
Hoes, Rakes, Hames, Traces, Breast, Halter
and Cow Chains, Leather Betting, Axes.
Agent for the Celebrated Kanawha Cucum-
Der Pumps.
Leather,
Hemlock and Spanish Sole, Calfskins, Kips
and Upper Leather, Sheep Skins, and Shoe
Finding.
ReVolVerS,
Guns, Razors, Pocket Knives.
All the above and innnmerable other goods
at lowest Cash Prices. dec 22-tf
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Toy and Variety Store

M RS CALL G H a N,
MAIN STEET, NEAR THE DEPOT,
HAS just received large stock OF chill
Ii drens' buggies and carriages, hobby
horses wagons, velocipedes, hoops, toys, balls,
musical instruments, satcEels, baskets, picture
frames, stationery, balls and bats, dancing
roFc1, dolls, ornamental brackets, books,
fancy articles, fruits, eoniectioneries, &c.
A call is solicited as they will be sold
cheap. mar left
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j. W. BRANDENBURG,

CORONER FOR CARROLL CO.,
Office, Westminster Hotel, Westminster, Nd.
WILL give prompt attention to all cases
w requiring his services. may ls-tf
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PATENTS

OBTAINED for Inventors, in the United
~ States. Canada, and Europe, at reduced
rates. With our principal Office located in
Washington, directly opposite the United
States Patent Office, we are able to attend to
all Patent Business with greater promptness
and desgatch and less cost, than other patent
attorneys, who are at a distance from Wash
ington, and who have, therefore, to employ
associate attorneys. We make preliminary
examinations and furnish opinions as TO patent
ability, free ofcharge, andallw who are interested
ia new inventions and Patents are invited to
send for copy Of our "Guide for obtaining
Patents, which is sent free TO any address,
and contains complete instructions how to
obtain Patents and other valuable matter.
We refer to the German American National
Bank, Washington, ID. c.; the Royal Swed-
ish, Norwegian, and Danish Legations, at
Washington Hon. Joseph Casey, late Chief
Justice L. $. Court of Claims; to the Officials
of the [. 5. Patent Office. and to Senators
and Members Of Congress from every State.
Address LOUIS BAGGER 4 Co., Solci-
tors Of Patents and Attorneys at Law, lie
Droii Building, Washington, b. c.
dee S-tf
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COACHES, CARRIAGES,
Buggies, Jaeger Wagons
PHAETONS, &c.

Special attention given to Repairing. All
orders promptly filed and work of every
kind warranted
BSy- Factory opposite The Moutour House,
Main street, Westminster, Nd.
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st. Johns Parochial School.
WESTMINSTER, Nh.
SELECT DEPARTMENT.

CLASSICS and MATHEMATICS taught.
~ Particular attention paid to English
Composition. Terms per quarter Of 10 weeks,
from 50 to SIS according to the studies pur-
sued. f. 4. MCGIBR. A. NJ, Principal.
A Night School for Young men will be open
from to 9, p. m, on Monday and Thursday
of each week, beginning October 10th, 1876.
oct II
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HNHE subscribers take pleasure in announe-
L ing to the citizens of Carroll county, that
they have just received from the mannfaetur-
ers the largest and best assortment of
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w HERE he may be found MONDAY,
w TUESDAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY, Of
every week.
VIII continue to visit the following places:
Union Bridge.-lst Wednesday and Friday,
of each month";
Neto ViHdsor.-2nd Wednesday and Fri
day, of each month.
LHionto,on.- Wednesday and Friday, of
each month.
Taneytolon.-The last Wednesday and Fri
day, of each month"; July 5-tf
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PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING EAs

CBaliy except saassysl
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st. Johns College, Annapolis, Md.
Commissioners Notice.

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PRODUCE AND GOODS

of all kinds. He also keeps constantly on
hand a large and full stock of
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GTOCK FEEDERS, LOOK TO
- YOUR INTEREST!
TO ERR IS HUMAN.

ian9lf sueeessor 70 Wagoner 3 Matthelws
The Morning herald., 1878-03-27
LOAN ASSOCIATION. (.

At the fifth annual meeting of the Excsl-
>!or Loan Association, last evening, the iols
lowing officers we're elected:
Presidept-William Emmope, Jr.
Vice PresideUt-J. Fl. Simms, NJ. d.
Secretary--D. T. Hawkins.
Treasurer-Joseph r. Taptum.
pirectors-J. l.. Smith, Sol. Fl. staate,
D. o. Gillespie, (Ior three yesrs),
Auditors-s. Fl. Baynard, Charles a.
Foster and Edwin T. Dilworah.
The statement for the year endiog March,
1878, shows the receipts TO have beep
S27, ,6lS .O2, and disbursements see 957 90 >
leaving a balance In the treasury of $723 IL,
inclpding loan of 5000 not granted. Dur
ing the five years there has been received
Sl0S, $40 So. The present value of each
share is as follows First series, $94 70 !;
second series, S71 Al third series, $47 Al;
fourth series, sss 30; fifth series, sla.74.
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AT THE HALL.

At the police court, yesterday evening,
Fannie Mills was sentenced to sixty days
with Warden Herdman, on charge Of being
disorderly and commen nuisance. Fannie
thanked his Honor very kindly for his ten,
der consideration.
Ellen Burns preferred charges against
her husband, Patrick, for using abusive
language, threatening to strike her and
shutting her out of the house. Burns testi.
fed that his wife frequented low houses,
was very seldom at home, and was NO use
when there. Burns said they han no chill
dren, and he was glad of it, and that the
charges were brought up against him to get
him over to New Castle while she could
have "hlgh time" in the absence of her
leige lord His Honor gave the parties a
little sound advice and dismissed the case
and Mrs. Burns as she left the station de.
clared that she would notlive with her bus =.
band,
The Morning herald., 1878-03-27
THE WEATHER. ;-To-day Il ,piu be
to@rn'er and cloudy o. partly cloudy pos
sibly tcsth ratN.
AVOIDING lrS ISSUE,

The Gazette, in long and temperate ar
ticle, defends the Governors course In the
matter of Chambers and Collins. It un-
Justly accuses the HERALD OF making
marked attacks on His Excellcncy. This
Is not fair. What the HERALD had to say
1t said openly, and decently, and did rot
attack any one ; but simply announced its
owp opinion. 1t must be conceded that, If
the liberty Of the press means anything, 1t
includes the right to fearlessly crticise the
conduct Of any public officer without heiug
called to account for go doing. Any fair
reading of the sentence about the Governor
"being upon the brink of peril" could not
fail to see It was merely coincidence, because
of its being championed by Every Evening,
whose advocacy Is perious to any one. So
much in explanation. We have again and
again presented this view of the case, and
no one has attempted to answer. Chambers
aud Collins were convicted upon the testt-
mony of two persons who falsely represented
themselves to be man and wife; and so
swore upon the trial. This was perjury
The pretenee of calling the soled dove
O'Toole, Mrs. Smith, is to lift into the
marital state the foul contract of two
tramps to live in sinful concubinsge, iosults
the faith and feelings Of every one who look
upon marriage as either holy contract or
sacrament. The sooner the Governors
apolegists stop doing so the better. Con-
fessed perjury 10 the man, proven perjury
by six or seven persons in the women-when
judged by the oft repeated, and well known
maxim, "Felse In one, false in ALL" created
such doubt as demanded judicial exam
iustion. The assumption OF the Governor
to examine or pass upon the guilt of the
convicts in the face OF this after discovered
perjury, was plain usurpation of the func-
tions of the judiciary. The plenary power
TO grant reprieves was lodged with the
Governor, by bis masters-tbe people-to
be used, and not "laid up in napkin, )" like
the servant Of the parable In Saint LuBe's
gospel. How similar to the servant whom
our Lord rebuked for his non user of the
IN oney left with him by bis master, is the
Governors failure 10 use the power of re.
prieve entrusted to him by bis masters, the
people.
The pretense that the Governor had no
middle course bat "free pass or hanging"
as he expressed himself on Monday to
reporter of the New York Herald, may be
judged by Sec. 9, Art. 8, of the Constitution
OF Delaware:
"He shall have power to remit fines and
ftrfeitures, and to grant reprieves and par
dons, except in cases of impeachment He
shall set forth In writing, fully, the grounds
of all reprieves, pardons and remissions, to
be entered In the register Of his official acts,
and laid before the general assembly at
their next session."
1t Is not manifest that he has the power to
ci her pardon or reprieve; to totally absolve
from punishment, or temporarily suspend
It's nfiction.