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FEDERAL FODDER.

One hundred and fifty barrels Of alcohol were
exported from this city yesterday.
The United States Sub-Trcasurv redeemed
$1,000 in subsidiary silver coin yesterday, and
disbursed $4,000 in standard dollars.
The internal-revenue receipts at Collector
HarVey's Office yesterday footed I'D S33, 1877 Or
this amount, S2s, 431 was for tax-paid spirits,
S3,93s for tobacco and cigars, s2,243 for beer.
John RYAN, OF No. 100 South Halsted street,
was neld yesterday BY Commissioner Hoyne in
$500 bail to the District Court on the usual
charge OF selling liquors and cigars without d
license. -.
Maj. Kirkland has returned from Wishing
ton, whittier he went in the interest OF the dis
tlliers VITO have lately been assessed for the
deficiency tar on exported spirits. He bore With
him the formal arguments setting forth the
claim OF the distilers. and succeeded in getting
the thing tied I'D in the Acknowledgement
Office Possibly q decision will be rendered in
tae coursc or time, but it would probably suit
inc d'stilers just as well not to have Mr..
Devens put himself to any great haste in the
matter, since the iongerit is deferred the better
their chances Of getting rid of paying the assess
mcns through the hoped for passage of the bill
introduced at the last session. To defer in this
case will not make the distillers, hearts sick.
THR WOLVERINE.
The following important decision was received
-NaeSsAA4 Ill AI4AGIU1 W kut HOlVEFlQE, WDlC1s It
Will be remembered, was tied up few days ago
Tor falling to clear, and the question Of her lis
otllty referred to the Treasury Department. Tor
ruling:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE or THE sEcnE-
tam Henry Smith, En-, Cotteetor Of Eux,o1.s.
Chtcaqo, M.-StK: Your letter OF the 4th inst. is
received, n which you state that the Masters Of
port from Grand Haven, Mich, in tow,
nave refused to enter Or clear, claiming that
1 1oe vessels are exempt under the act OF June 80
are not requirod to enter and ciear under Secs,
!, 1lt-3, 12;5, Revised Statutes
iou also state that the schooner Wolverine has
arFlseo second time at your port, and, as her
aaster "a has refused to nay the fne specified in
Sec. + E5, Revised Statutes, you hare seized tho
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:I"'THE COUNTY BUILDING.

I
| Ten insane cases are set for trial in the Coun-
| t. Conrt to-morrow mnrninr.
| -,
Inc Countg treasurer yesterday pala over TO
the city S111,5l6 on account OF 1878 taxes;
| S100, 600 being in cash.
1udra T,lav caetaraor nada the ,,opa, oraar
| on the Sheriff for the presentmeut OF q list OF
! prisoners confined in the County Jail.
| Abraham snvdann f71od Yesterday af,ornoon
IN the office RI thp I,1crE of The Criminal f:onrt
| his netition for n writ nf habeas cornns' The
motion vii he arrned +o.norrow or Tnesdav
m. - 49, ~ ~,
lhere are over ooo worm OF county orders
OUTSTANDING, and tho county treasurer IS
ANXIOUS tnat the parties nolo'ng them shall
come IL ana GET tnear money "atnout 1urthe
delay
The County Collector Yesterday sold num-
her of lots in Iemont tor de1iuauent taYes.
Monday the sale will include the remainder Of
Jemont. also Elk Grove. Wheeling, Orland.
Palos, and Lyons. Tuesday the sale will begin
, 1879-08-10

he REPLIES TO COL BENNETT, or HYDE PARK.
Apropos OF the injunction served on the Vii
1age OF Hyde Park by the City OF Chicago to
cnjoin Hyde Park from preventing the passage
through its sacred precincts of the cars belong
ing to the Chicago Rendering Company, re-
porter yesterday called the Mayors attention to
that portion Of Col. Bennest's address before
the meeting OF the Hyde Park Board OF Trus-
tees in which the indignant Colonel lnsinuated
that Harvey Weeks relations to the
Mayor, as his alleged partner, and to the Rem
oering Company. OF which he is an officer. might
be capable Qf explanation in connection with
this action on the citr's part
'Two Years ago last MaY," began the Mayor.
"and I'm glad you called nv attention to this
matter, dissolved uP partnership with Mr..
Weeks. Since then he has been my agent to col
lect my rents, bein@ absent, and SINCE / was
take my private matters in my own hands.
But ME Weeks isn't my partner, as has been
stated, in any sense whatever. He does nv
business, and charges me commission, just as
any other real-estate man would. had no in
Eercst whatever in this Company, and be
assistance that I would give them If they
we're all strangers and he not in it,
because he thinks that I am oYer-careful lest
our past friendship might be construed rs IN
are that the bill flied BY this Company was il
the interest Of the Company, and the city
joined in it because OF the demand Of the Health
Department that we do so to enable it to re-
move these dead animals. The city did so, fur
thcrmore, under the advice OF its Law Depart
ment.'
t'Then the insinuation was wholly out OF
place!"
tsYes, sir. have made It rule in the past,
and intend to live up to it for the remainder
Of my life, never, in any matter where
am acting % O trustee and attending
In annthpr pfthar
public or private, to consider my own interests.
I have not the remotest interest in this Fer
tilizlng Company, except SO far as TO force it
and to help it remove our dead animals.n
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j Mystery About q Pi1t Of Whisky aud
npnSf 2ro1ra

i Mystery About q Pint of Whisky aud a
Dead Snake.
london (0.) Cnf7sspondence Cincinnati Commercial
Please accept the. first iustallment OF snake
stories from Madison County. During the
Murphy movement, late1y defupct, I heard q
rausomed and redeemed orator nafrate the fol-
lowing thrilling srory:
81 In former years I used to herd cattle on the
Buff Prairie, in this county. took pint OF
whisky with me every day, to use IN case
drank my whisky little too soon, and lar down
to rest After sleeping some time ( was
awakened BY feeling hard substance under
meath me- I turned over. and, to my horror,
saw huge r7ttlcsnake lying on my blanket.
this day it has puzzled me to tell whether l
rolled over on that snake and killed it, or
whether the snake bit me and died!''
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SALT RiiEUM ON BODY
And Limbs. Obliged to 20 about on
Clutches. a wonderful cure.

Clutches. a wonderful cure
Messzs. WEEKS s 5PorrER-Gent!emen: In Jus
ticc to those who may suffer as have suffered,
and rs oratefnl acknowledgment Of the cure
have received from the use OF the CuTlcUKA REM-
ED15s. voluntarily make the following state
mcnt:
have had Salt Rheum on my body and on one
leg In very aggravated form for eight years. No
kind Vt treatment, medicine, or doctors. during
this time, did me any permanent good. Ny friends
In Maiden and elsewhere know that have been q
great sufferer, and that my condition at times has
been such as to make me despair OF ever being able
to hnt cure, or even relief. In TACT, when be-
gan the use of Cur1cURA, my limo was raw and
lender that could not bear mr. weignt on 1t with
out the skin cracking and bleeding and obliged
TO 20 about on crntcnes. commenced to use the
CCricunA in ADrll, and at once rcalized its bene-
fetal effects. 1t gradually drew the inflammation
and humor to the surface anu fast as it appeared
healed It, At times large quantities would come TO
the snrlace, eausIng burning heat, Inflammation,
swelling and Itching which, under the constant use
OF CUT!cUEA. ~would rauidlr subRde aud heal.
Each time these outbreaks grew less and less Sc
we're, and finally disappeared, leaving perfectly
cured. used the CUTlcUnA five months, and took
the REsoLvESr most OF lhe time, which were the
only remedies used. I think the REso1vEST a
vet5 strengthening and purifying medicine to take
in such extreme cases mine, because the disease
IL 60 weakening to the system.
Very gratefully yours.
Mrs. ASA r. BROWN.
MAIDEN, MASS, Oct. Is, 1878.
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MARRIAGES.
GORDON-CLTBOURN-On the 7th inst. BY the
Rev. Il. o. Taylor, Mr.. ". H. Gordon and Miss Mel-
drel Cybourn. No cards.
DEATHS.

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n52,s of ae! M Avg Mrs NJ
Funeral At N. E. Church, Engle~ood. Aug II, st II
9 s H. e. ?ss
NH bp5 Il siys for BURIAL
eay M g. ~ aa
- PistsoSis fisa ~ 2stF papers please copy
HASLEY-Aug. 8. 1879. Mr. John Han1ey, azed II
Funeral from late residence, No. 25s West Randolph
e essrS e +
lss aaS da.s o ax:d Ssss GzaSa sStS. s ana
sa x9 8 Sunday
"a 81 I'll dHs9sS Nj
3. F:s5e 4 s sn9 T. II astsS S 4'
PHILL1PS-At Dublin. Seb., On July 81, Mary c.
Phillips, formerly OF Chicago
5n sna
Fasers from lats Es,deaes on be-
iast; to Church OF Nativity thence BY carriages to
rt e. o q
Of f taken TO aFens0 0
WAEEspaasn1y E1tasy the sth No'ite w.wtfe
Funeral Monday. Aug. II. .. NJ. from the resi-
dence of her father ". A. Holz 778 M1cntEan-7y 1n-
te1menL at Gr1celAnd.
e. sna t6e aso ssa ~ kosss s ss a9 Of j.
ns fanffo o z x s:a59EsS te Inc
e alssta fsysF Sel!e J. 'ams W','as
aged 20 years.
Funeral First Baptist Church. corner South Park
av. and Thirty frst-st- Sunday. Aug. 10 st o'clock
p. The Rev. DR.. D. c. Eddy will preach the funeral
Sermon Carriages to 0akwoods. All friends OF family
invited.
poughEeepsie CS- ~ papers please copy.
.McAULET-aue. g. 1870. John Daniel AcAuley. be-
loved aon Of Frank and Mary a. AcAuley age year
FnncTa1 sunday. Aug. 10, at D. ~. from residence.
No. 1873 North May.s, by carriages to Calvary Gene
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4 man supposed to be tramp entered the
residence Of Mr.. David Upton, conductor OF the
Lake Shore dummy, during the absence OF Slrs.
Upton, the onlr person, in the house at the
time being Miss Della Kenyon, niece OF Mrs.
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The success attending the use Of these great rem
edtes in the treatment OF affections of the Skin and
Scalp with Loss Of Hair is astonishing. From every
part Of the couutry come the most grateful ac-
knowledgments Of what might be called mracu-
lous cures. Messra Weeks s Potter extend their
thanks to all who have spoken good word for
CuTIcuRA, CuTIcURA Soar, and CuT1cuEA RE
SOLVENT, and will thankfully receive reports OF
new cases wherever they occur.
, 1879-08-10

Caution-Do not let your druggist palm OFT a sub
stitute when you demand DR.. Bulls Baby Sirup or
you will be disappointed, for no medicine for chill.
dren equals it in effect.
, 1879-08-10
ECZEMA OBJ TEE HANDS
Cured. Interesting Latter from well.

Cured. Interesting Letter from we'll
known Attorney.
EDITOR NEW ORLEANS PrcAYuSE-Sir: Since
the fall Of 1857, up the lust three weeks, have
been troubled with an eruption .! the skin, which
the doctors call ~ various names, but which is
generally known By the pame Of Eczema or Salt
Rheum. The principal place Of attack was my
hands. which at times, especially during the winter
lime, we're very sore
At times the disease threatened to spread from my
hands aud enrelop mT whole body. Doctors have
been consulted in Philadelphia, Washington. and in
this city, with no more success than temporary
relief After considerable EXPENSE and much pain
and suffering. had couse to the conclusion ztat
wonld. the saying goes, hare to grin anil bear it.
ABOUT four weeks ago read in the Elcayune the
advertisement OF CuTlcuEA, for safe By our we'll
known druggist. Mr. LroSs, and resolved to try it.
purchased ffty-cent bog, and before it WAS half
used the disease had completely disappeared, and
/ feel certain that mine is permanent cure.
My object in sending you this letter is to make
known to other sufferers the vnlue Ut CuEIcUnA,
and thus benefit, if ever little suffering humanity.
Yours truly, I. P. CARROLL,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
3S cAMP-sT., New ORLEANS, Dec. IS, 1878.
, 1879-08-10

Buck & Rayner's ''Motn Powder and powder
gun aze staples with every good housekeeper.
, 1879-08-10

Among the prominent arrivals yesterday was
large invoice Of cigars at Dawson's, 211 State
Rtrect
, 1879-08-10

attend - '. -,
' HALLIGAN-At Manttou Springs Col... aug. 4. P.
j. ila!llsah. late ct St. Louis formerly Of Chicago
Notice OF funeral hereafter
hALLOGK-In this city. on the 8th inst, Mr.. Syl-
Tanus Ha1lock. OF the firm Of Aallock, Salisbury &
C!!ne, in the esd year Of his age.
Funeral from his late residence, No. 1887 Indiana
AZ! Monday nc1t at II Relatives and friends in
Tltcd to attend. Carriages to I.ossnlll.
, 1879-08-10

The Cu71cuRA REMEDIES are prepared by Weeks
& Potter, Chemists and Druggists. Boston, and
sold by all Drusglsts. Price OF Cur1cuRA. small
boxes, 50 cents; large boxes, containing two and
SOLVENT, 81 per bottle. CCr1cUEA SOAP, :o5 cents
per cake; " nlaii, 80 CENTS; 8 cakes, Is cents.
, 1879-08-10
4NN0UNCEMEN 4 ENT'S.


A CARD-1 WISH To OFFER THE HEARTFELT
~ thanks Of mr. family and self for the eny and
knd expressions Q! sympathy received by fruul
fTends Of our dead boy Their k.ndues has e1ped
inlay the sorrow caused By the untcly death OF him
o. who our @ pest 81, ,hqpes werc ccntersl aud those who
tion created by his loss. Again thanking those who
loved him. aod In the trust that they theirs n,ay
be called to endure 20 great bereavement
am, with gratitude. JOHN sNITZER
ALL PERSONS INTERESTED n FLORIDA
II lands please address T. ". JOHNSON, Merchants q
National Bank, chicago.
MR. couSc1r. GEEELY WILL LECTURE Be
l fore the First Red Ribbon Club at ther hall I59
wensy,ssco1d.s:: Tuesday evenlnS. giving ac~
count Of the temperance work IN Maine. from per-
sona experiences and Information received dnrIns a
recent visit to that State.
coLp1Egs OF THE LATE REBELLION DESIRING
= to participate IN the grand reunion at Aurora
the 2Oth :1st, and I'D inst, who have not enrolled
their names can have opportunity to do by call
ing the heaaqaarters OF Whittier Post, q. 4. T.,
$50 and 1R2 Twenty second.s. Tue sday evening, Aug
T.. Enrolment ts necessary to secure proper recos-
milton.
THE CHICAGO UNION VETERAN CLUB Will
j hold their regular monthly meeting At their rooms
Grand Pacific Hotel to.lnorrow evening al O'Clock
, 1879-08-10
JEWELRY DEPARTMENT.
Ladies' department

$50 doz Cooley C1.sp Cossets SOC; sold all
over the city for 81.
l5o doz- Hoop Skirts, latest sty1es ut c5c regular
price ail over soc.
worth l5c.
500 pcs Hamburg Edgtngs aad Iuserttn9g at 2 S, g,
I. 3, and lOc-
Ai-snk and Breton Lace and Embroid :red Bow, at
IS less than SC The dollar Of other. ask
Bed Spreads at IS. s., 6Sc.
1,5u0 coz Gents ~ Hose at &c upwards.
zoo pc8 of lg and lS-lnch Crash at &c ward.
, 1879-08-10


Coroner has been notified and will investigate
Louisa Winsor, white woman g years o1
age, living With a colored man named George
Atcninson at No. CT State street, committed
suicide BY taking dose Of morphine: Dr. ].
L. Lewis vas notified at once, but he ar.
only been living with Atchfnson about three
weeks, but previous to that time she had lived
successfully With two other colored men. Sue
could not live with all three, and was apparent
If dissatisfied because she could only lire With
one at time 4 woman 10 tile same house
says Ehat Mrs Winsor deliberately made her
own stroud several DAYS ngo, and announced
her intention OF ending her faith.
AT 7:30 yesterday morning an Italian b,rd-
trainer named Alessandro Tortonelli, 50 years
OF age died suddenly 4: his lodgings. at No. 500
Clark street, supposedly from heart disease
Deceased was a married man, and left wife
and three children In destitute circumstances.
He had become quite we'll Known In the public
streets, generally appearing at quiet street.
corners with stand and cage OF canary birds,
which we're trained to pick out OF 3 box little
slips OF paper bearing little fortnne-telling ar
raugement upon their face. In this way the
birds were advertised to tell the fortunes Of
man, woman, or child who consulted them, after
payiu. five cents Colored people frequently
consulted them prior to investing in policy.
The Exposition managers have had an entire
II new set Of tickets printed for use this fall,
numbering about 1900. While the price OF
admission for. adults viii remain the same as
last year. thaffor children is to be changed to
q considerable extent. Both adults and chill
aren will be admitted at the uniform price of
IS cents on every day except Saturday. On that
day adults will pay Is cents, while lo-cent
tickets will he provided for children. This ar
ranEcnent, which practically makes a regular
children's day every Saturday, is gotten up
chiefly for the ommodation Of parents who
wish to attend the show with their children.
and who find Saturday the most convenlent day
In the week both for themselves and children.
Although this is new move, and necessarily
somewhat experimental, the managers feel from
their past experience that it Will prove accepts
, 1879-08-10

:4t t .1.,~a. ,,,>,, .1,. +.t1. 7@311s
WILL ~ oeer slasSes upon ule eupies.
tie asstIolaGe .,, ; was e mot!ey one, inc old
naotues o. tne o.acs ~ste 99t IN 1u1l 1oTce. and
@ M1elr lanes "ele 1ee1uiIeo W mauy ne" faces
ane gans VIZ s 'nosoaSn.y t.; oislepntaole ana as
h4ss h;:'.. aS son' SsG' naAn ee'nsel'es aeafa 1or
otTEha ~ eexsa, 4rounu ~ so., ,,.o,
.ne si.es1 ~ oo.a snes was naeo Win prostt-
nni+r as|, auu 4ha & etes5 scum Oh nu-
manly - ulaalIE Me saue"a!ks almost 1mpassa-
,.,,d NC - - ~ 1tes taen speech, and 1t
rennta1,ie c;fi1cne - Enorr +I;e nat ot OUT
tei-s c,onns n.,,1o ha 5" ~ thas sIase ot a.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-07
SPORTING NOTES.
The Great Australian Prize Fight.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-Advices from Aus
trala state that the great prize fight for mid,
die weight championship OF the world and
s25oo between ABE Hicken formerly gi oI pni ~
fought near Melbourne in the presence Of
two thousand spectators. Jem Mace and
Jack Thompson seconded Foley and JACK
Bitten and Geo. Perry acted for Hicken. F1f-
teen rounds were fought, lasting one houT
and twenty minutes, when Hicken, who had
received terrible beating, fell weak and ex-
hausted, and Foley was declared the winner
THE LIGHT WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP.
NEW YORK, May 6.-Arthur Chambers has
posted $1,000 with the New York Clipper to
fight John II. Clark, OF Philadelphia, again
for $1,000 aside and the light weight cham
pionship. The match is to be made to-mor-
row.
THE DwYER- R-ELLIoTT PRIZE FIGHT.
BUFFALO, May 6.--Owing to the anticl-
pated difficulties with the police authorities
here, 1t has been decided that Dwyer and
Elliott shall not make this their point OF de-
definitely settled from what point they. will
start, but In oil probability II will be from
Erie, Pa, or about five miles beyond that
town. boat will go directly across Lake
Erie and land at the most convenient point
on the Canada side 40 soon as II ts Light
enoughl for the men to see each other the
fight will begin.
Dwyer is on the Canadian shore, just across
the Niagara river from Buffalo. Elliott, with
his trainer, Smith, Joe Goss and three or four
friends, reached Buffalo this morning and
have gone direct to Erie Dwyer goes there
tomorrow evening.
From present appearances there will un-
questionably be q. fight. The betting is
largely In favor Of Dwyer. 1t is expected
that about 500 people will witness the fight.
Each train arriving brings Interested people
from New York, Boston, Philadelphia and
Cincinnati. Dwyer IL confident OF success.
THE NEW YORK WALKING MATCH.
NEW YORK, May 6.-12 m.--Guyon 145 miles,
Faber 1856, Krohne 1872, Washington 126 Cam
pana 1913.
The six day walking match at Gilmore 8
Garden Is attracting considerable attention,
and the four leading pedestrians are making
good records. The attendance to-day was
fair and there was heavy betting on Guyon Of
Chicago, although he looks pretty well
used up.
CINCINNATI, May 6.--Cincinnati Reds \,
Stars 6.
BUFFALO, May providence 5. Buffalos 8.
CLEVELAND, May 6.-Bostons 7, Cleve-
lands 2.
UTICA, May 6.-Uticas 8, Worcesters s.,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May 6.-Springfields
g. New Bedfords 4.
PROVIDENCE, May 6.-NaTagansetts 10,
Wauskucks s.
BALTIMORE, May 6.-Nationals 4, Balti-
mOreS /.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-07
FOREIGN NEWS.
GERMANY.
The German Government Discovers n
League Among the socialists ana Nihi-
lista Of All sections Of Europe.


LONDON. May 6.-From time to time In
these dispatches 1t has been stated that the
Nihilists OF Russia and the Communists,
Socialists and Revolutionists Of Germany,
France. Italy, Switzerland, Spain and Eng
land were leagued together to accomplish
their common end, namely, the abrogation OF
certain laws. These statements were made
on best authority and have received strong
confirmation from an unexpected source:
The government at Berlin has communicated
to the Post OF that city, in a emi-oificial way,
a statement to the effect that 1t has received
Information, not only of the existence OF this
International league, but that congress OF
representatives of these revolutionary asso-
citations has been summoned to meet In Lon
don early next month. The names OF many
persons who have been chosen as delegates
are known, and among them, as representa-,
tive or the German Socialists, is member oil
the German Parliament The German gov
ernment has caused information concerning
this international combination to be comlnu-
nicated to variOnS governments, ana mas
recommended common action against the
common danger.
THE EMPRESS OF GERMANY TO VISIT QUEEN
VICTORIA.
The Empress of Germany has accepted the
Invitation from Queen Victoria to make visit
to her at Windsor Castle The Empress IS
expectedito arrive In England shortly, and to
remain at Windsor for some time. 1t ls IN
derstood that she will also go with tne o4eeen ren
to Osborne and perhaps to Balmoral. Inc
Empress is now about seventy years OF age,
but Is In vigorous health.
DEBATE ON THE GERMAN TARIFF.
The debate on the'proposed alterationsin In the
German tariff was resumed In Parliament to-
day, and was conducted with great anima-
tiOn.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-07
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
BAsrEop. La. April 2s. 1879.

BAsTKoP. La. April 2s. 1879.
To the Editor OF the Democrat:
Seeing that your columns are open to express
sions Of opinion upon all legitimate subjects
that will come up before the Convention. and
others that interest the people. drop You
few lines. have no wise suggestions to oner.
but want little sociable chat with you IN
planters style.
It does strike me foreibly that there fs q Dig
difference Of opinion as to whether the fraudu-
lent portion OF the debt can be discovered OF
not. Ii It can't Be discovered. why. then. there
Is no fraud to viiate the contract OF me state M h
and any arrangemsnt 81 tae aep' 20 orEns can " b
discovered. find the fellow tainted , mari mark h5m @
close. crop his tall and turn him loose. Me
Afford sG Pay any pansers VIII Whom have
talked fand we have many In Morehousel. agree
ia saying that the present system OF courts are
too costly and too slow In settling business.
One IN tb1ne they do want. and that Is that sum-
mar mary way way be fxed for deciding upon and pun,
of bis hands are frequently dragged before the
tain tained for the two weeks Of the Grim nal docket
the crop season. This is ruinous and suggests
the necessity Of small offences mot felonies)
being TIED aors the bs gNaa ks aa
labor isn of the hands Of the district court.
The formation OF the courts Of course can
Their own as well as the interests OF the plant
ers. demand that more expeditions and legs
cumbersome system should be adopted. We
would like to see the district attorney receive g
good salary 50 that we can have q hrst,ciass
lawyer to represent us in this capacity; Crime
Is diminishing. and we want man in every
district who can keep Il 1t going down blu.
pie here don't understand; and that Is why the
warrants of the officers Of the state government
are worth 80 little. The Judges complain that
they don't get half pay. and the assessors say
| they don't get half-pay. Now how is this2
The taxes uD here have been well paid. Thor
ough collections have been made. Now. why
can't the men who serve us get their money?
A hint in answer by some intelligent reader
Of this or a fair and definite statement ON the
part OF some officer informed. would doubtless
| interest and be highly satisfactory TO many
| readers throughout the State. We would like TO
! see something from the DEMOCRAT on this sub
leet. tell you there Is great deal Of d1ssatis-
faction on the subject. just or unjust. and nucn
There is 10 Kansas fever up here Crops
look fine and everybody begins to look more
cheerful and talk Of the time when they VI "a
| out of debt-that is. this fall.
Very hopefully. i. Ha