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South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

Nc The Winchester Prcsbytery will
convene in this place or next Wednes.
'ay week, September Ilth. Forty Dol.
cSatcs a'e expected-an it is hoped
tAe friends Of christianity will open their
hearts and homes and he just as accom-
lAodat'n2 and hospitable as it is posi- i.
ple Tor them to be. Let us all endeavor
TO make 1t season of refreshing and
one long to be remembered. We, who
arc heads of families. know that any sa.
eriuce we may make. or any extra labor
VIC can perform, will be fully repaid by
'ae good preaching we expect to hear {;
ana DETER than that even, by the sweet
Consciousness that we dill it for His sake.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

ATThe colored people OF this com.
mnnlty held their campmeetIng near
tnis place beginning on Wednesday
niSNt OF last week and closing Tuesday
night last. Six preachers wore in at
tendance and they were favored bv
large audiences all tie while preachers
"hd people seeming TO enter fully into
me enjoyment of the occasion. What
ne result spiritually, Of the meeting
vas, We hove not been informed. The
officers Of The church and members OF
NC committee, deserve great credit for
nc good order that prevailed about the
camp.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30
Gray's 1SpeciJsc .Medsciae.

Toe GRkAv BY
cfisH 3rxxpy, viii
rsolpuy and rad
lcally cure sny 4
every esse os Ner-
voas Debility aud
W eAkness, r~suit
"a inA.>rs..i..Ar a..
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

w Ex-Governor JOIN J..JAcoB arriy
"d here Oh Thursday evening OF las
week.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-08-30

tV"It is asserted that tomatoes as
food for COWS improve both the quantity
ana quality OF tbo milk, and give the
cream ard buttcr iich golden color.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11
Comptroller weolford's Report

The report of Comptroller Woolford
accompanied the message of the Gov
ernor. The following is an abstract OF
that document giving all the facts of
general interest:
The total receipts into the treasury
during the fiscal year from all sources
amounted 10 81, 109, 1878, and the
balance in the treasury September 30th,
1875, was $4O1, ,434.29; making an ag-
gregate in the treasury during the fis-
cal year sf $2,510, ,62S.02. OF the
amount seceHed during the fiscal year,
$219,315 was from the sale of 5 l97, 900
Of The Maryland State Loan to take up
the overdue debt of the State, payable
in London, and the sum OF SOL, ,362. "a
was from the United States, in part Of
the war claim of the State, leaving the
receipts from ordinary sources during
the fiscal year to be $1,S3S. .516.09.-
This sum is less than the estimates of
receipts in the last annual report.
The deficiency is owing mainly to
the failure of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company to pay the accus-
toned dividend on the Washington
Branch, and from the failure of the
Susquehanna and Tide Water Canal
Companies to pay The installmen: of the
interest due on the mortgage to the
State, 1st of July, 1877.
A large deficit has accrued also TO
the revenue from licences TO foreign in
surance companies during the last two
x,~n-- r<wws .. - .eS. aha v0aasa~n nf sha ae8
Of 1876, chapter 24S, by the operation
of which law two-thirds of the revenue
from this source has been cut of. The
loss TO the treasury from the failure of
these three items Of revenue amc'nnts
at this time to upwards OF $3.50 900,
and the deficiency must be provided for
by the present legislature; or the bal
ance m the treasury at the end of the
present fiscal year will be entirely in
sufficient 90 meet the demands on the
treasury on the 1st Of October, 1877.
The total disbursements from the
treasury during The fiscal year amounted
to %, ,1i2.646.69. shy -
In addition to the above there was
expended for school purposes the In
C0tUG u sttfE ECC sSCBUOt uuu,
amounting to $21 .270.s7, and for the
INDECENT blind S17, $50. There was also
expepded iron the increment OF the
..Sinking Fund.-" in the purchase OF
State stock for said fund, the sum of
$S3, 1896.
After deducting the amount Of $221,- :
1865 expended in the redemption OF
the overdue debt of the State in Lon
don, and for which no estimate was
made N the report Of 1876. the remain
ing expenditures amounted 10 $751;
47O.54, which amount approximates
very closely the estimate of receipts in
said report.
The balance remaining in the treasury
at the close OF the fiscal year was $397, :
06f.i3. Nearly the whole Of this sum
was required TO meet the large payments
falling due BY law in this, as in every
year, on the first day Of October or
within few days thereafter. as fol-
lows: Civil officers, $2.529.99; iu-
dietary. $22, l75; pensions. Sc. .O9O;
schools. (white,) Sf19,617; schools,
(colored.) S25, 900; interest on the pub
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

JUDICIAL DIscRETIoN.--H law ~
science, then its rules should T. CLEAR,
praciss, and saary, free from all va
gueness and Indebtedness. ans shonld
fx wssh an exactness that cannot be
mistaken both what il to be dOns and
what shall be the consequences Of fail-
ure. Let me Illustrate. by
ono single instance, what may call the
nssnnsisafixes inrnffeelina ~ iaN isA
- s 50 81 Nl.AS Nls allk
precision. Trefer to that nuEnkrous aud
perhaps increasing class ofcasese where
the matter II left 10 the discretion, = as
il Is eslled, Of the Judge or Of the jury
or of the administrator Of any pattieulau
law. Now whenever this happens,
whenever anything whatever is lctt 10
anyone's discretioE, TO the discretion OF
anybody, whether Il be committee OF
the House OF Lords, or to magistrates
Of boroughs, or to Justices in Petty
Sessions; whenever this happens, the
real state Of the case is this, the Legis-
lature frankly says TO The Judge, or
other party on whom Il eonIers discre-
ton: ave really do not know what
the law ought TO be, We have not disc
covered aEy fixed aud equitable rule.
we cannot find out the true and eternal
principle, we are quite IN the dark; and
so we Just leave it to you. who are more
or less in the dark too, 10 guess at 4
the best way you can, and God help You
to right conclusion ~ And this is
called leaving the matter TO discretion.
Now do not say that this is wrong; il
is often the best thing, and sometimes
il is the only thing that can be done
when the precise rule cannot be laid
down. tits atleast frank confession
Of ignorance, and il is far better than
rashly LAYING down a wrong rule
But Il affords very good illustration OF
the unscientife Vagueness of law, for
nothing is more certain than that strict
science knows no discretion. The ell
ements have no discretionary power,
and no discretion TO do or 10 foTbear:-
Right laws, therefore, when full and
perfect. will be complete and precise,
and this will not prevent their being
short and simPle.-Ld. Clifford.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

from the Farmers and MeEchaats' Bank.
for the ssPpFessioa-o5 he ret.
The militia--is sseeemFnended 20 be
strengthened Ia three regiments, and
$50 900 addiEiobal appropriation Is asked
The tobacco warehouses and inspec-
| tors are alluded to as 1 Sieious system,
which tends 10 interfere with the busi-
ness interests Of the commpnify.
The Offices OF fwsigher general Of grain
and inspectors 0i grain, being entireIy
without value b The community, ne re-
commends their abolition.
The Maryland Hospital and county
aImshouses, public edaeation, Maryland
and Vinginia boundsrf line. q ster hWs.
Maryland penitentiary, the Hoase of
Correction and State House improves
ments all receive attention H - sssT
In alluding 10 the justices Of the peace
of Baltimore, he says:
Some Of the police justices have, du-
ring the past year, received fees TOR re-
leasing persons on bail after the ofiice
hours which were designated by law.
These acts were committed, il is al
legged, under q misapprehension Of the
Law, which prohibits the taking OF any
fee. The provision Of the act on this
subject Is so clear that hereafter shall
consider such action on the part of any
police justice as q cause for immediate
removal from Office.
recommend that the law be so amen
ded as 10 require each police justice to
sit at the station house for hour after
10 p. NJ, so that warrants may be is
sued and releases taken for ofenses
committed during the early hours OF
the night. This would be protection
to persons who should not be subjected
TO imprisonment during the night, when
bail might readily be procured.
May / not conclude this message with
an expression of the hope that the re-
establishment Of the constitutional gov
eminent in every State of the Union
will bring about more satisfactory con-
drtion Of our national affairs, will tenn
per the bitterness of party spirit, and
renew in every section of the country
that cordial understanding which is so
essential TO our progress as nation.
JOHN LEE CARROLL.
The message has annexed an appen-
dix containing pardons granted, cores
pondence, including kilograms and let
tiers from Board of Trade. also report Of
architect for House of Correction and
State House, and numbers eighty pages.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

ToDLEBEx AND SKoBELEPP.-The
two most famous nen in the Russian
army at this time are the two who no
doubt differ most widely in character
and conduct. Yet the laure!s that gar
land th+ir brows are green alike, and
the shout that ascends when old Todle-
ben with his sixty years and silver
hairs rides soIcmaly by, is none the
heartier than that which Swells upon
the air when SkcSeIef dashes up on
his prancing steed. Forty year, ago
Todleben vas a student in the Engineer
School of St. Petersburg. He won
honors in the Crimean war, taking
charge of The seige against Silistria and
conducting the heroic defense OF Se-
bastopol. When the present hosiilities
broke out he was regarded as rather too
fogyish 10 take an active part, and was
theI efore shelyed in the Engineer De-
partment Of the Minister Of War
When the attack on Plevna devolved
the fact that some science vas required
in addition to men, they unearthed the
veteran and sent him 10 the front,
where he at once took charge OF The
investment, with what effect the Whole
world knows. SkobeleG Is the young
est Major General in the Russian army.
he being but thIFty-twO years oi age
His reckless bravery during the CAM
paign in Khokand secured for him the
title of daredevil, and bis career in the
present war has been marked By the
same fearlesyness. lie invariably leads
his men in their charges against the en-
envy, and the electricity OF his own eS-
ample has impelled bis soldiers 10 nany
feats OF daring. Il was his wondTous
galIantry that saved the remnant Of the
army which attacked Osman Pssha last
July. and il is said that in the fearful
assaults upon the Turkish works later
in the summer he fought with such
dash and desperation as TO carry victory
with him everywhere. The soldiers,
of course. worship him, and the people
are wildly enthusiastic in his praise.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

CosT OF LivrEe $50 Years AGO.
Barber's History Of New England, ed.
fS4i, p. ITS, SAYS: "The expense OF
each planter TO provision himself was
quite small, IL We may Judge from
an estimate furnished by Mr.. Jocely for
the information Of proposed emigrants.
A similar estimate bad been previously
made BY Captain Smith (Pocahontas
John) with reference TO Virginia. He
says: "Victuals to last one man a
year. 8 bushels Of meal, 60; 2 bushels
OF pease, 9s.; 2 bushels Of oatmeal, gs.:
I gallon Of aqua vit9 (bIandy,) q. Sd:
4 gallon Of oil, B.. 3D.; 2 gallons of vim
egar. 2s.;;" total g g., equal to $f4. N)
Who has the courage to talk about econ
omy after such an exhibit or the cash
cost 60 live $50 years sgos Not a
word said about tea, coffee, sugar. mo-
lasses, -four, butter, pork, beef, fish.
mllk, beans and tobacco, without which
last many people couldn't live a week
--at least they think so. Is there a
criminal ID the land, or on the globe.
KEEP. On the above square diets The
brandy must have been very modest
article at So cents gallon: one dram q
week, and the same Of oil. II Is Gu
ricus scrap Of history and q sample oI
very intense economy.-Boston Herald.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

E5eIt is not always safe to impose or
a man because he ~ small. A six foot
tramp called st house on Embargo
street last week for cold pieces and wa,
refused, whereat be became saucy and
abusive. ThereUpon the man Of The
house, who is less than FIVE feet high,
vent to the door and said, " You just wal!
until can run over 10 the next neigh
bors and borrow a step-ladder, and |
viii kick you clear down these steps.
The tramp went tEay at once.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

ezsIn q case tried in the CITcuit Court
in The city Of Chicsgo, the ether day,
after the jury retired. and while the
foreman was taking the vote Of The jury
upon the question whether they should
End for che plaintiff or defendant, one
Of the iurymeD said: 81 don't know
which Is the plaintiff and which is the
defendant, but want 10 vote against
the man that has the gold-headed csEes
I don't ike his looks and be did.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11


-.
lic debt, $I5I lle n.seellaneeus
appropriations S4VH Aot7i, $55S,-
9g8. So
The probable receaT inso TIE treas-
ury daring fhe cuFrz eNE ere estima-
ted al 5 ,B93. .Uxb.Nas an the supp0si-
tion that no ainoons Be realized
during that period IroIN ils suits pend
ing against the Bzf'.#1.s and Ohio
Railroad Company O. 0lAnesn Cen
trai Railroad. and - Fay ment will
DC made during tna. nf alle Sus-
quehanna and Tide bnnal Conc
Panys Or hy the bn..e and Ohio
Railroad Company ios y 1a1nas On the
stock g iaf et4fE - 3 aseAnsIoa
branch hoaa. ms ameunt' aaaea 20
the balance IN the treasury on the 5Otn
OF September, 1877, vlz: SSSJ ,ySl.l5.
would make the total amount IN the
treasury during the hscai year 1878 to
De 2,ZSe, ,s5e.VT.
The probable disbursements curing
the same period. estimated aPon the
supposItion OF only economical and
necessary exPeaoliurea, amoant 70 tne
sum oi ". lSo'SVV.VV' Shoo'o tne
above hyPotheses turn Out TO De well
founded: and no additional revenue be
provided oY law AZ tne present session,
me balance IN .ne treasury =. ,ne enc
OF the current nscai year. wouto oe only
SloZ'uSo.Vc' a sum ehureiy inaoequate
70 meet tne payments wnie1 "hi a1e 1e-
come due on the Isl OF Octooern 1879:
The income Of the Free ScnooI rund
Tor the year amounted 70 SzI,ZIU'eI.
The York and Cumberland bonds,
amounting TO Soo. .oOO, were Paio'
BY the act OF 1883, the sums OF sur
plus revenue on deposit IN the Union
Bank OF Maryland and Franklin Bank
of. Baltimore, were appropriated to the
payment of the interest on the public
debt, and that act further directs that
SS4,O6S'S9 yearly oi the revenue 10
accrue 70 me otate from ue DalulnoEe
and washington roao De substituted ior
the interest on said sums, after dednct-
ing one thousand dollars per annum for
the instruction OF the INDECENT bind.
Ihe disbursements IRON TINS iund'
during the hscai year. nave oeen 10 the
Tree Puolic scnoois IN ine seVerai coon-
tles and the ci'y OF baitimore, S.i,-
2Iy'SI 10 the inoigent oilno, SHsooc'
and for the reinyestment OF the PTincI-
pal sum derived from the payment OF
the York and Cumberland bonds SoO'-
oVV' maeiag n an nag aggregale oI o'soulse-
ments OF SSo, ,o%V.9I' tesVIn Oaiance
10 tne Creui. o. tne 1uno ios inc ihu'seh'
DINO nc OF Sli'41o.4I. 10
ne le1e,P's on aceeuht o. Tue Oys-
Ter I uho curing .ne 1seAi year ~ a'iouH' ~.
LII 'he aggregate 10 Sol,OIo''o. inc
expenditures amountea curing In tne Ms
ca, year 10 lne sum ol pHV' 100 90 20. ':o
ne amoun. ~, 70 'he ciea,ioi e"e
'eE 4 ulu a. az tne c. .ioS1 Sr, Vi ,ue HSo@ co,
was %0O;o.4"o A"e '%ise T'oun, ),
Paio ior salaries OF Tue rolloe Eolee;
togethel Win otner eXPenseS' nearly
equals 'ne feceiPts.
me amoun' Oh 'ne Puchc Ieo' o. 'ne
. .se se .ns ee- 1nose eo ~ ~. nIca SS:r WIS
SlV' ioo,oa .oS; tne ac'ual net o'i'i'hu-
'ion pi'S4''H. ~ O..
Ine totai amount paio oy tue Sta'e
from school, tax and income OF the
school funds, and levied by the several
counties and city OF Baltimore tor the
year 1877, IS, IN round figures, Sl'oo4:-
o46.4l
The amount expended Tor State oonn- nn6
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11
Burns and Scaids.

This LintHseus has proved itself % be
ane sf the bed remedies ever used Sor
nsrns asa Sczias Ia quickneSa in ale
vizsinR pain When Applied, gives is erezt
sspSTSurigy over ak Cthcr preparations.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

rheumatism.

Time saa msn~y have been wasted IN
fatii1 endsavon % oR,izin some embroca-
sioa tkaa wsasid Fsvve a cure Cor this
exrFseiafing aiaesse: bas all have failed
exrEFG kKLLKR's RoMAS LAxINExs, and
sisaa hes hsea snrrenSfal in alncst every
iassancs where u has been employed,
wkrtkszr mneh has been cf che imeiansnsatory
orcAroaie type. In Enushsgoand SciaEica
is astsSls insSnua rrlieE
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

come so fully that your life in The years
20 eoSSe win be one long songoi thanks
giving. and each year happier than the
last.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

Hsasaesss Samarisas Linimens i earnings
xnaena = rrwmsnalnu. esqUr&ally in da chrunic
- a 1fies an1 Neuralgia. It's power yer the
sm1nanea and frriiasra surfaces and diseased
rTrvss suxmas nfrnnE1 fhbuioew. II cured cases
r.f p1iue = here the uazward Fretrusiuns were -
asawe a. = hen'aeggs Ala sfe Fain most exkrpc'-
- Il rfsrs is1.ssesIinfertiix<. There isn0th-
- AZ a iikk IL - don bs ~ q nifh any
&.Inn &c. Fer saie. by Wm- y. Edelea co.
ksonaEdlsxn NJ.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

TIE healing ard purifying qualities of
KKa1Kn,s IsExtmExr rrndcr u the bese
article ssr the sFe~ly and safe cure of
mauwrmama surnms CO. M
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

This psinfal and annoying complaint
= is~iansnaesusiy cnrea By the spplica-
ainm Ct ale ksnimans.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

SspA trayeser, aceosiing a newsboy.
asked: sssoBny, what j. the quicke Z
way to get to the North Penn depot"
'sRun !" he replied, and set the exam
pie by getting out Of the way pretty
fast.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11
Neuralgia.

This exeTaciatineiy painfal dise>@s Is
Sneamnsly relieved and rapidly cured ~
She cea1inaed nrplsczs;on cf this Lini-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

Ia enn~sa BY q saades, wrenching Of the
ssssnm. ard Issnsinccs vioarnt and aente
fsnfnN. snaking q very dificuit for the
swsnsm 20 uuvee. ID sheald not be neg
kxarA. - tie curvasars uf ths spine is
oAsn hEuaaelss On BY neglect of this cOaa-
msua oaunplAiua.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11
Sore Threat and puinsy.

Theeamses which usually inducs Sore
Thne=s aru ahore whirh give ssdden
ehwk - peqspiFatioa, and thus oeptruct
NminFes FsNsslar work. vslickls producing,
IN cgase4nrnce, an iniiazhmasosy eundi-
tina whirh, imvclving ihe tpnails. and
ssnsssslls sglsemling over The Whole rnncous
snsnalzasse &C che Ganccs uill cause Quinsy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11
weakness Of the Ankles and
Joints.

Gszasss aua ehrunic ruins, eold and ex-
seesuAl is6asies, are The chief csnses 81 ihis
sxmplnins. The usnrcles are relaxed, ia
nsnny cnrcs making u difficult TO move.
~ a ffen. gzsx cf gli1 IAniment q certain
sssse wkll V e1sxeed. A. 49, ts
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-01-11

TAia distressing complaint may he
e1rca, ur entisrgy Fscvcssed By the timely
- III si.is resaesis. Il has never failed.
wacn aF4.lieA at she commencement, or
tskse he gathering takes place.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-09-19
The Wife'S Victory.

For half an hour before the circus
opened yesterday an anxious looking
middle-aged man was observed walking
around nervously, as If he had q free
ticket and was afraid the show was on
the point of busting up. When the
ticket wagon opened he made rush for
it and bought a paste board, but while on
his way to the tent, ticket in hand, a
woman lodged into the procession,
seized his collar, and for half minute
the air seemed full of heels.
''Going to the circus. eh p exclaimed
the woman as she slammed him around.
"Sneaked out of the back way and made
a Decline for here, did you" a
"Let up on me-stop-for heavens
sake stop this disgraceful conduct I. he
CALCULATED ash tried to keep her at arms
LENGTH .tidE edj III q@,ag9S olai@ q
- q Gentlemen,", she said TO the crowd,
as she held up one foot, and then the
other, see them shoes? I've, worn 'em
better nor a year, and there hahn t moth
ing left but heels and shoe-string. ALI
the children are just as bad of, and we
don't have half enough to eat. That ex-
plains why I'm bouncing him why I'll
make his good-for-notbing heels break
his gooa-for.nothing neck |" 5 5tt3
They fell over rope as she grasped
him, and in the confusion he broke away,
leaving the ticket on the ground. A boy
handed it to her, and wiping the mud
off her nose with her apron she said:
hain't seen no giraffes, nor clowns,
nor hyenas for twenty-five years, and
beng this ERE ticket is bought I'll walk
in and view the gorgeousness, and
the children shall come tonight if I
have to pawn the wash-tub to raise the
money. ""-DetrOSt Free Press.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-09-19
Funeral OF q White Elephant.

A curious ceremony has recently taken
place at Siam, on the occasion of the
death of the eldest of the white ele-
phants-one of the idols of the Siamese.
He was born in ITO, and died in his
temple at Bangkok. A whole people
bow down before this famous Albino di-
vinity; it is the emblem of the kingdom
OF Siam. The most beautiful presents
are given to these animals, because, in
| fuenced by belief in metempsychosis,
the Indians believe, even at the present
day, that so majestic an animal cannot
but be animated by the spirit OF a god
Or an Emperor. Every white elephant
possesses it's own palace, gold dishes
and harness studded with precious
stones. Several mandarins are appoint
ed to wait upon it, and they feed it with
cakes and sugar-canes. The King of
Siam is the only person before whom it
bends its knee, and the monarch returns
this saiutation. Magnificent obsequies
were prepared for the defunct idol.
Some hundreds of Buddhist priests Off
ciated at the funeral ceremony. The
three surviving white elephants. preced-
ed by trumpeters and followed by an
immense concourse Of people. accompa-
MED the funeral car to the banks Of the
Menam, whither the King and the dig
nltaries of the state had come to receive
the mortal remains. They were then
transported to the other side of the riv-
er, and there buried. A procession of
thirty vessels, decked with flags, formed
part of this curious ceremony. All
the floating houses, which are ranged in
double line, on the Menam, number
ing upward OF 10000, were ornamented
with flags of all colors and other symbolic
attributes. - qGlig,eass5's Messenger.