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as they conflict with the provisions Of this act,
are hereby repealed.
Section 49, This act shall take effect and be
ia force from ami after its passage 91nd publica-
ton.
Approved March 80, 1881.
Published April G, issI.l
CHAPTER 244
AN ACT to amend section twenty nine % chapter i've
of the revised statutes relating to gene n elections
The people OF the state OF Wisconsin repr3ented In
ate and assembly, do enact as follows
Section Section twenty-nine Of chaser Eve Of the
revised statutes Of 1873 is hereby amended read
as follows Section % The polls Of tls election held
the Tuesday next succeeding the FIRST Aonday In No
sember shall be opened at nine O'Clock 10 the forenoon,
thereafter may be, and shat be closed at
sundown The inspectors shall cause ,sc proclama
ton to be made of the opening and closi of the polls
The common council OF any city may by resolution
olde and published in some neweEape in the city at
the opening Of the polls In said city NOS earlier than
sunrise.
aem and after its passage and pubheatios
Approved March 81. 1851.
Published March %, isSi
CHAPTER lsi.
AN ACT prevent the obstruction Of tgaOn of the
waters of this state.
The people Of the state Wisconsin, represented In sen
ale and assembly, DO enact as follows:
Section J. Any person who shall oarrssor throw mo
Of IN any manner deposit in any lake pay OF INES .ns
state connected with the great chain cf tes avlgane
for sells or steamers, cause TO be carried thrown
or deposited therein, any sawdqs, shayss edgings or
exceeding ten dollars; and in case cf akeeond or any
subsequent conviction Of the same fersoS within any
year by fine not exceeding twenty Collars or In
prsonnent in the ccGnty jail not more than one month
nor less than ten days,
as 10 prevent the Of any material meINoned in SEQ
ton in the erection, construction or :pair OF any
being in any OF the waters OF this state
section This act shall take effect aIs be in force
from and after its passage and publication
AnprOt cd March ~. 1851.
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FOREIGN

PIERRE ALFRED RAvEL, the actor, died
in Paris, April rs.
THE nihilists have again threatened the
ear This is becoming monotonous tc
the car.
THE governors of two Tunisian towns
were instructed by the hey to surrender tC
the French under protest.
THE loyalty of owe of the Russian regi-
ments. which has been hitherto considered
above suspicion, is now called In question,
AT 4 land meeting at Dublin, Dillon
gave warning that wholesale eylctions
would not he effected without armed re-
sistance.
THE announcement in the house OF
commons that Gladstone would move an
appropriation to erect a monument TO the
memory Of Beacons6eld was received with
loud cheers.
King KALAKAUA, OF Hawaii, was re-
ceiyed with great respect by the Chinese
and foreigners in Shanghai.
SIX steel-turret vessels have been built
in an English yard for China and Chinese
officers and crews have arrived there to
man them.
THIS nihilists have issued an address to
the car, representing that the recent ex-
ecutions have served TO strengthen their
ranks.
The annual hegira of French Canadians
to the briek-felds of the eastern states is
in full operation, no less than six thousand
having crossed over from Montreal within
the past month.
GERMANY, while evincing no Partially
for mixed standard, is investigating as
to the praesieability of fixing the price Of
silver for term of years, TO enable her TO
sell her saperfiuous coin.
THE French consul general at Tunis of
fered to place the troops of the republic
at the disposal Of the bey,to preserve or
der Ia the European quarter, but the pro-
position was declined.
FTvE servants in the imperial palace at
Constantiuople have confessed that they
suffoeated Abdul Aziz. the late sultan and
opened veins in his arms to make il APP
pear that he killed himself
In the house Of commons. when Brad
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Strenuous and Determined Efforts OF
Passengers of Tainted steamer TO
Avoid Vaccination,


New YORK, April 25.-The steamship
London, arrived at quarantine with
several cases of smallpox in tie steer
age. The patients were removed to
the hospital and the vessel detained at
quarantine. While the ship Aas being
tumigated, the physicians Fnformed
those on board-nearly 1000 persons
that it would be necessary folfall who
had never been vaccinated to submit
to the operation The cabin passengers
and the larger number Of steelage peo-
Pile consented, but $50 Of tie latter,
Russians and Poles, made strenuous
objections. One Polander sad: "lf
the doctors come near me, ! Val knock
them down." That's right, that's
right" exclaime ed several of hi. country
men, DIR. Smith requested Vabman TO
bare her arm to be vaccinatea, when
she knocked the instrument out of his
hand. Finding $50 people obstinate,
the doctors requested the crevs Of the
steamer to assist in enforcing quaran-
tine regulations. For time tie scene
resembled pandemonium Tie men
shouted and the wo Ell scream ed, and
to use an expression of one of the
spectators, "The atmosphere Us blue
with profane language. DocsDrs and
crew were hustled about pretty lively
by Poles and Russians, and tht women
seemed inclined to join in thE melee.
One woman told the officers that rather
than have her two children vakcinated
she would knock out the braink of the
doctor The crew of the quarantine
steamer were then called upon e. assist.
The combined crews and the DEBTORS re-
newed the attack, and everN person
who would not submit to Vaccination
on the steamer was taken by farce on
boarJ the quarantine boat andsconvey-
ed to Dix Island, where they swill he
kept until all are vaccinated.
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laugh advanced to the speakers table
to be sworn, Northcote entered an obiec-
/ ton, and moved that he be not allowed to
take the oath. This was carried, after a
spirited debate, By POS to l75.
! A PARIS paper grayely announces that
| lively conflict is now in progress at the
| White House between the wine-drnkers
and the temperance society. The tenn
perance society" it says. would like to
| suppress the use of wine at official din
ners. On the other hand, Marshal and
| Aide-de-Camp Murat Halsted, opposes
with great violence the pretentions of the
| temperance society.
! THE Cologne Gazette is informed that
Princess Katinka Dolgourouki, the NOR
| gamatic wife of the assasis ated Car, is
| still living at ST. Petersburg in the strict
est seclusion, The Gar literally provid-
ed for her and her children in his last
will and testament. Immediately after
, the death of the Gar she cut off her beau
tiful hair, and with her own hands placed
il in the coffin of her dead husband, in
compliance with wish which he often
expressed during life.
A FRENCH column under Logeret has
entered TunisIan territory without oppo-
sition and encamped between the frontier
and Kef. Two French men-of-war re-
main at distance from the shore at La
barca. All is quiet on the frontier. The
excitement in Tunis is rapidly diminish
ing. Considerable reinforcements have
Joined the commander of the Bey's troops,
who occupy the whole of the kroumir dis
trict.
WHEN Charles Bradlaugh entered the
House of Commons and asked to be sworn
Sfaffs I'd ho
tive leader, moved that he be not permit
ted to take the oath. Notwithstanding
Gladstone's opposition. the motion pre-
vailed by a vote of POS to 10 The
Speaker then directed Bradlaugh to
withdraw, and, as be refused, he was
removed by the Sergeant-at-arms.
INFORMATION furnished the English
newspapers by apparently prejudiced cor
respondents indicates that the condition
of the Iransvaal is far from peacable
and orderly. The Beers are represented
as making things very uncomfortable for
the settlers who are loyal TO the English,
which is not very remarkable, as the
greater number of these loyalists are land
grabbers and spectators OF very disrepu-
table description.
AT the funeral of the Earl of Beacon
field the usual solemn ceremonies were OBJ
served. A large number of distinguished
notables including the Prince Of Wales,
the Duke of Connaught, Prince Leopold,
the Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of
Harrington, and the Marquis Of Hamilton,
were present. The remains were deposit
ed in the family vault at Hughenden
churchyard. There was great profusion
of floral tributes to the memory of the
deceased statesman. The Queen sent one.
Ne her her Majesty nor Mr.. Gladstone
attended the funeral.
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GENERAL NOTES

The government is feeding one thousand
destitute people in and around Ianton.
The greenbackers of Ohio will hold a
state convention at Columbus, on June Is
and nominate a full ticket.
TEE elevated railroads in New York
will probably try the experiment of reduc-
ing fares to FIVE cents at all hours.
CONTRACTS have been made in England
TO carry sixty thousand SWedes and Nor
wegians 10 the United States
! THE reform mayor Of Philadelphia is
70 be credited with considerable success
in closing the saloons on Sunday.
THERE are now 127 smallpox patients
and l07 typhus-fever patients in the
Blackwells Island Hospital, New York.
HEcHT & Co.. a mercantile firm at Po-
eahontas, Ark, have failed for 500, 600,
the collapse being the most important in
the history Of that state.
JOHN L. FRENCH. chief clerk Of the con-
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VACCINATION on the Arm

FROM the London truth
In America children are frequently
vaccinated above the ankle, end the
same is almost always the caset i'll the
south Of Ireland. Some years ago a
friend of mine was appointed surgeon
to ship that was conveying enEigrants
to Australia. Before starting he called
upon all the women to show the.r arms,
in order that he might see Shether
they had been vaccinated. Sure,
then, they said, it's on the fut;" and
they proceeded to bare that pc ~tion of
their lover limbs which they ddicately
called 'the fut," and which /, with
equal delicacy, call above the snkle. "
Many pretty arm is disfigured by vac
eination marks, and it is really 900 bad
Of English mothers to contirsle this
y1racfice
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ACCORDING to late advices from St.
Petersburg, the Gar Alexander and his
family are not resting upon bed of
roses. The Gar has consented to re-
ceive Polish delegation. On the eve
ming previous the Czarina received a
letter stating that the little Czarowitz
would be kidnapped and held as hos
tage for three weeks If during that
time a Constitution was granted the
Czarowitz would return safe; if not he
would be returned a corpse. The Car
ina, suffering under the depression
caused by this letter, nevertheless at
tended the reception of several delega-
tions with the Czarowitz at her side.
BIZ. when deputation of Withholding
peasants made their appearance and
violently threw themselver at the feet
of the Car the little fellow became so
frightened that he screamed aloud and
hid himself behind his mother, who
also seemed to be very much excited.
In consequence of the ensuing confus
ion, the reception was ended and the
Poles were not received, in spite of the
protestation of Loris Melikoff.
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FREDERICK TYRON,
The Rival of an Emperor Dying In a
Pennsylvania AImshOuse.

Pennsylvania AImshOuse.
Rochester Union and Advertikr.
A few days since there died III the
Crawford County, Pa, almsho.se Fred
erick Tyron, who was one of Rhe chief
secret advisers ofthe Emperor Nicholas
and who had been tine rival o. the late
emperor in the love of the fCzarina.
The man was born Il serf in FINLAND,
but was freed by his master and edu-
Gated. He entered the cara house
hold service, advanced rapidly and
was sent with Alexander H. so assist
in procuring the latter wife. He fell
in love with the late Czarina ghls feel
lngs were reciprocated ands mutual
fidelity was pledged Alexander, how
ever, was smitten with the csarms of
the same young princess and married
her, despite the planning of .1yron to
prevent the nuptials Mich, las en-
trusted many important missions to
Tyron, as did his son, the Late car.
The serf, however, remembered Alex
ander's anger at the discovery of his
plot and, after the peace congress
| fled to America to escape beAlg sent
enced to Siberia. His existence in t. lis
country was one of suffering.s He lost
his reason, and finally drifted unto the
almshouse where he died Giving to
his dread Of the prosecutions of the
Russian government he mad Cor years
passed under the assumed Shame of
Hyren. He left large arAount Of
manuscript, from which, takes in con
nectioh with his evident acquaintance
with European history o? theS present
century, the account Of his <life has
been cleaned.
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A FARMER il the vicinity of Quincy,
ILL.,, discovering three men at work try
ing to flood the country by breaking
the Lima Lake levee, procured a gun
and shot one of the party. The fellow
tumbled into the pit he was digging,
but was carrie by his companions to
a boat and taken away
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The Greatest Blessing.

4 simple, pure, harmless remedy,
that cures every time, and prevents dis
ease by keeping the blood pure, stom-
teh regular, kidneys and liver active,
Is the greatest blessing ever conferred
upon man. Hop Bitters is that rem
eay, and its proprietors are teii Z
d, ssed by thousands who have been
,aed and cured by it. VIII you try IL
see another column. Eagle.
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HOnOring a Mothers Feelings.

Atlch lltfhlds
A burglar entered housed in this
city, in which mother was sfting up
with sick child. Sir" she said to
him in a whisper. as soon as slse could
compose herself to speak, ..here is
nothing Of value in this house E,ut that
child's life, at least to me, INT ,t)u may
find otherwise. Here, take ney keys,
search everywhere, take wlsat you
want, but speedily and without noise /
implore YOU She handed him the
keys, placed her finger On her lip and
pointed TO the door. The sburglar
moved quietly away, then turked and
said in low voice: as he veTy sick?"
His life hangs on the continuance Of
this sleep" "Then he vii recover
for all the noise III make, til 4 robbcr
answered, laying down the kSys and
noiselessly taking his derartlsre, but
absolutely nothing else
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An old lady in Brooklyn by the name
ofO'Hara died three years ago, leaving
an estate of sl5O,Oo0 by her viii to sew
eral benevolent institutions Of the Cath
Ole church The will was contested
by her grandchildren on the ground
that she was unduly influenced by the
priests. The case has been decided
against them, however, by the surro-
gate, who is himself Catholic, and as
signs for his reasons that Mrs. o 'Hara's
religious feelings were stronger than
her affection for her grandchildren, and
that she wisely preferred the prayers
and blessings of the multitudes who
will profit by her charitable requests
to the prayers and blessings of few
randchildren
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Russia has invited the other powers
of Europe to a conference for the pur-
pose of suppressing Nihilism by deter
mined and concerted measures. The
conference of the king killers, y which
was to have been held in London this
week, has been postponed until the in
tentions of the kings have been dis
closed The work of detecting and
arresting the conspiritors is still going
ON in Russia. and the establishment of
the Nihilist newspaper, The VA Of the
People, has been siezed. 1t seems to be
the determination of the new Gar 70
crush out Nihilism in Russia, if such a
thing is possible.
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WOMEN have been in diplomacy
from time immemorial. but seldom
have been commissioned diplomats
never in the United States Is this
precedent to be set aside A Washing
ton dispatch says Mrs. Belva A. Lock
wood, the welI-known female lawyer of
Chicago, has sent communication to
the president offering to accept the
Brazilian mission if it is rendered to
her. She incloses a letter from Mrs.
III. NJ. Barnard indorsing her as one OF
the bravest, truest women Of the coun-
trv -
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CONTRARY to general suppos. q.
Lord Beaconsfeld leaves a fair fortune,
although the exact amount will not APP
pear in the will His wife brought
him a good property, and he made
something out Of his books. Then that
romantic old lads. Mrs. Willyams, left
him 100000 ON condition that she
should be buried beside him at Hugh
enden. Mrs. WiIlyams Is buried in the
same vault as his wife.
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The Ponuiar Demand.

50 great has been the POPLAR de-
mand for the celebrated Kidne.s- Wort,
that it ia having an immense saSe from
yajne to California. Some havtS found
it announcement to prepare it fr5m the
dry compound. For such the I9oprie-
tors now prepare it in liquids form.
This can be procured at the drSggists.
Il has precisely the same effects as the
dry, but is very concentrated 60 that
the dose Is much smaller. --Io,pN Moil.
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IT is stated in Washington that Simon
Cameron's proposition that the noml-
nation of Robertson be withdrawn in
the interest of harmony. received a
most emphatic negative from President
Garfield, who SAID to the venerable ne
gotiator, what he had previously said
to others who had undertaken a SINH
lar mission, that this nomination was
the result of careful consideration and
due deHberation, nd would not be
withdrawn.
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SiiIwauISee slarket.

MILWAUKEE,, April Colour Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat-Opened firm and closed
pull; NJ. hard, nominal; No. l nominal
No 2 1909; zoos for seller April
1.OOM for seller May; l.O2% for seller June
l.O3 for for seller July; No. 3, %, No. 4, 81
rejected, nominal. Corn Stronger and quiet
No 2, 2. 0ats--Higher; No. 2. 35ss. Rye
Dull-Ao. l, LOO Bnrley-Quiet and stead
Ter: No. 2, "a.
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SECRETARY WINDOWS scheme to ex-
change a provisional three and a half
per cent. bond for the matured SKIES
finds Great favor in Europe, and two
experts have been sent to London from
the treasury to conduct the business.
Foreign capitalists would rather have a
3! per cent bond of the Urited States
than the securiti es or other nations NJ
q hlcher rate of interest.
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SOME curious newspapers, whose mo
tives are past finding out, persist ii
representing that Secretary Blaine has
Bright's disease, and is too i'll to attend
to his official duties The truth is, thai
Mr.. Blaine has not been absent from
his Department single day for the
past six weeks, nor absent from Wash.
ington an hour since he was appointed
to the State Department. He is or
the street daily, and appears to be ii
his usual health.
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AT the Whitaker trial, Governor
Chamberlain endeavored TO upset the
testimony of the experts in handwriting
by showing that they were mistaken in
their opinion as to the authorship of
the Morey letter, but was ruled out.
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FIVE servants in the imperial palace
at Constantinople have confessed that
they suffocated Abdul Aziz, the late
sultan, and opened veins in his arms to
make it appear that he killed himself.
Three officials are said to be implicated.
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SENATORS ingalls,, Mcmillan and Gar
land have been appointed committee
to prepare new bankrupt law for the
Senate, and will report in December.
They viii undoubtedly indorse what is
known as the Lowell bill.
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which they shall be offered for sale within the COUNTY
city village town issuing Them provided in this
section they shall be Of denominations not exceeding
hundred dollars less than twenty i've dollars
bat tc expiration Of said period Of thirty days
they may be Of any denomination in the discretion Of
the constituted and statutory authorities empowered %
issue them. 50 that said section. when 50 amended
shall read rs follows Section 800 {. Whenever any
bonds Of amy county city, village town shall become
due and payable, in anticipation thereof the const
tinted statutory authorities having the power by Jaw
creon to be issued, in proper furIu, tods
having lo more than twenty years to run. Al bonds
which may be issued for the purposes prescribed ~
sections nine hundred and sixty a. nine hundred and
sixty b. and this section shall first be offered
within the county, city, village town issuing them,
for period u thirty days. notice Of such sala shall be
county city village town. If one be printed therein,
and II not then by advertisements posted in ut least
i've public places in such county city village or town.
The terms Of sale OF such bonds shall be- that 20 the
bidding the highest sum, not less than par, and
ering accept the lowest rate Of interest for te whole
any part said bonds, the said bonds in whole IN
Shall have been sold authorized by this
any portion Of them shall remain unsold at the eSpTa-
ton Of thirty Gays, such bonds remaining uisad
may then be disposed of by the statutory authorte IN
interest OF the bond payers but in no case s2 neN
bonds be sold except at rate OF interest as low that
borne by the bonds for WHICH the new bonds are . be
exchanged. such new bonds shall bear date ana draw
interest from the date of the payment of the bonds 50
retired and shall be made payable at some stated place
within the state OF Wisconsin, and during the period OF
in the county, city, village town issuing them.
provided in this section, they shall be denominations
not exceeding one hundred dollars less than TWEEN
ty-lle dollars but after the expiration Of said period
Of thirty days, they may be of any denomination in
the discretion Of the constituted and statutory author
ties empowered 10 issue them.
Section ?. This act shall take effect and be in forts
4 ON and after its passa &c and publication
Approved February ~. 1881. P
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THE Grand Duke Nicholas, brother
che late car and nephew of the
present one, ard who was arrested
about two weeks since at Moscow, has
been sentenced to prison for life, for
his connection with the nihilists.
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NEWS NOTES.

The New York people are getting OK
cited over the probable failure of the
Worlds Fair scheme, and are now en-
gagged in an attempt to compel the
railroad companies to increase tn cir
subscriptions, but it will not succeed.
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A woman was Unexpectedly left with
out a servant. She undertook to make
her husband cup of coffee, but it took
so long he asked what in Halifax was
the matter with the coffee. 81 don't
know" she replied, bursting into tears
I've billed them ar beans for full
hour, and they amt no softer now than
they was when | fust put EN- in the
not 2