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THE COURTS.
SUPREME coUaT.
SAfuKpAY, Nay iflh.
DEPARTMENT ONE.

SATURDAY, May iith.
DEPARTMENT ONE.
Court nscs pursuant 10 adjournment Present
Mckinsiry, J.. presiding Mckee, j.; Ross,
Gross. Clerk II. C. FiHkler, Bailif.
7479-Aiontgcmery Us. Specify consent il Is or
deret that this cause be continued to the November
session, subjec. 20 be called up st the next San
Francisco session BY respondent.
o79S-Gityof Msrysvile vs. North bloomfield G.
NJ. c. etai.-By consent continued FOR the session
6saS-caduc W. Peoples Ice Cc.-BY consent, or
sersa that the appeal hescin ee and the same IS
adjourned until Monday, May 10, 1881, a. O'Clock
DEPARTMENT rwo.
Court met pursuant to adjournment Present =.
Morrison, G j., presiding: Thornton, j.; Myrick.
j.; SbarTstein, J.; Post Deputy CLERK kswCn,
1852 Williams vs. Moutyom,ry-ordered ,ba,
appellant have 10 days in which 10 file blies and
Respondent 10 days thereafter 10 reply Cau1e 90 be
submitted when such briefs are fled
I45S- Freeman VS.. R,hm--Cause argued by
SpTague for appellant and rreawell for respondent
Twenty days 70 appellant 10 file tref and 10 there
aitSr TO respondent to reply cpse to be submitted
when such briefs are filed.
1906 Bank OF woodland vs. Hiatt--Argued fy
Treadwell for appellant
T457- Steele VS.. His CreGitors-Orier reversed hy
the Court.
7573--white vs. Freeman-0n motion OF Lambert
for respondent andnoappearance nor points and au-
thorities ON file on behalf of appellant. it is or
NSASN NiiSe4 1SASs+s W N4AN eAihO 10
hereby dismissed,
7e4z-Grener vs.. Greiner ct al.-Argued by Arm.
strong for appellant and Treadwell and Sprague for
respondents, and submitted
734S-Bennett vs.. Matteson-Continued
7490-FergusoB VS.. Neville-Continued
People VS.. Specialization to dismiss appeal. Ar.
gued by Deputy Attorney General for the People
and Bridgford for respondent, and submitted.
74Sl-Rayon vs.. Guillec-Judgment affirmed by
the Court.
To-pAYs CALENDAR.
DRPAgraKxr ONE.
6S56 Pacific Life Insurance Co vs.. Stroup.
7lT6-Captal Savings Bank VS.. Conner.
7S30-Wiiliams Board Supervisors Sacramento
county.
1852 People We. Donnely ct al.
7423-Thorel VS.. Figg.
I4S9-Fratt vs.. Whittier.
54-Whi.tenbrock VS.. Bellmer ct al.
169l-Hogaboom We. Ehrhardt.
7105-Carey ct al. Rae ct al
DEPARTMENT TWO.
Court meets at 10 A. NJ
II22-Frank vs. Superior Court Inyo county.
69lS Beals, Administrator, VS.. Croly
7l06- Booth VS. Gait
7210-Reese VS.. Hoeckel
1903 Hoeckel VS.. Reese
1iSS-Christy vs.. Fisher
1535-Davis vs. Drew
7557-Bixler vs. Board Supervisors Sacramento
county.
Retaliation VS.. Shanklin
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adyiees from, Victoria.


VICTORIA, May 4th.-Yesterday morning
the diamond drill at Nanaimo struck and ran
through a second lower seam OF coal, ten
feet below the seam struck last Sun.
day. This seam is four feet five inches to six
feet thick, and is good hard coal.
Jeusen,i Of the Occidental Hotel, has re.
turned from a visit to the northeast end of
the island. He went to Cape Commerell,
where he found large deposit Of black sand
on the beach. Following up a runlet
he discovered that it ran over bed
of black sand, and rightly concluded that the
deposit or the beach proceeded from the fiat
facing the beach. He dug through the loan
to another thick stratum of black sand, in
titles that will pay TO work. The deposits
are many miles In extent. and easily
worked.
After eight hours pumping the ship Su.
matra Hoated at II o'clock yesterday, and
remained afioat. Harmon, the diver, was
taken very i'll yesterday, and had to be taken
to the hospital for treatment. AS soon as
another diver arrives from San Francisco
tie bottom will be thoroughly examined, and
the ship towed on the beach.
Mr.. Chaquiette left Telegraph creek May
LIST. Stickeen river had then been open for
three weeks, and canoeing was possible but
owing co the low wafer PorIageS mao TO De
made. On the banks Of the river below Tele.
graph creek there was four or FIVE inches of
snow; but, strange to say, on Telegraph
creek the snow was gene, and ploughing
had begun. There were only four men
at Telegraph creek, but parties were
met going up the river in canoes, the
water being so low the steamer coald not get
up. Eight inches of snow fell ON Stickeen
river on Saturday last On Thibest creek it
was reported that rich spot had been reached
in the old Hilbert tunnel claim by two
Canadians, and that large pay was obtained
from crevices.
From Takon there is nothing later confirm
atory of previous good reports. Some OF the
Takon prospectors had gone to Cassiar.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA.
seriaus Chinese Riot.

YALE, May 15th.-A serious riot occurred
here yesterday among the Chinese railway
laborers. They allege a grievance against q
Chinese firm at San Francisco. who impose q
tex Of two per cent. month upon each of the
laborer's wages. This percentage, according
to agreement with the firm, was deducted by
the railway contractors on Friday, and yes
terday several hundred Cinnamon arrived
with shovels. sticks and crowbars, marched
into Yale and broke into the railway COM
pany's storehouse, badly wrecking the build
ing. Ten of the rioters were arrested and
taken to Jail, and meeting policeman the
rioters stoned him. The Chinese left town in
the afternoon and threaten to return and
burn Yale down. Special policemen have
been sworn in, as trouble is expected to-
morrow, wheE the rioters in custody are
brought before the Justice for examination
Two thousand Chinese laborers are now On a
strike
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IDAHO.
Fscape Of a Murderer.

BOISE CRY, May 15th.-Henry MELON
aid, who murdered George Meyers on the
overland road last September, and buried the
body and then took Meyers six-mule team
and claimed that he had bought it, escaped
from the jail of this county last night. Gov
ernor Neil has offered $500 reward, and
Sheriff Bryon $500, making in all $500 re-
ward for his apprehension. He is six feet
high, brown hair, dark eyes, weighs 175
pounds and is SO years of age.
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AN INTENSIVE FIRE.

NApAsKR tOns j May t5th.-A fearful IRE
is raging here ia Taylo / Sanderson's wooden
factory. Three explosion have occurred in
factory. 1t is feared large number of build
iues will be destroyed, including a large grist
mill owned by Sir John Cartwright, also a
leading manufacturing establishment.
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SAN Francisco, May 15th.-At the Pre-
'sidio yesterday H T. Slime, at the 600-yarC
target, made 81 cut Of possible 100 points
8 The Mystics heat the CALIFORNIA; at Oak
lard oday by z to g.
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Judge R. Thompson of San Francisco,
G. w. G. I. of the /. o. G. t. of this
State, dedicated the new hall at SouisbY-
vile, Tuolumne county, last Saturday.
The occasion passed off pleasantly. and, as
the material results, the Lodge gained nine
members and increased its treasury $50.
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ka,,ocb and the Bnp,is, sece,,crs.

SAN Francisco, May 15th.-Rev I. S.
Kalloch, at the Metropolitan Temple to-.
night, delivered an address aimed at the
churches and clergymen that seeded from
the Baptist Convention at Dixon. He was
very severe upon some of the clergymen, and
said the seceders had scraped Chinatown to
get votes against him.
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Another EIurder by One of the stockte,
Gang in Colorado.
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Determination of the Administration to
"Let no Guilty Nan Escape"
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DIED..

Sacramento, May I'm. L. Chandler native Of
New York.
Funeral notice hereaiter.1
Marysville, May lS-Ellen Grace Cooney, months
and 80 days
Marysgillc, May 14-Frederick Lewis Bomberg, 6
months and IA Gays.
Gaddes Greek, Ell Dorado county May &C. S.
Williams, As years.
Placeryille, May O. Edith Egglestone, II years.
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Lisht shower of Rain,
OREGON,

Los Angeles, May 15th-A hgh. shower
of rain fell here this afternoon. The weather
is still cloudy and warm.
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Mexico.
FAVORABLE REPORT.

CRY OF MEXICO, May 7sh.-The Congress
COMMITTEES on Public Works has reported
favorsbly on General Grants railway con-
tract
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MARRIED.

Sacramento, May 1I-By Rev. D. Deal, Richard
Bennett Thomas, of Grass Valley, to Mary weide
mann, Of Sacramento city
Smartssille, May ll-Thon as r. Lee to Mary j
Conry.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ARxoRY Co. G, FIRST ARTILLERY REGIMENT, !
FOURTH BRIGADE, n G.. C,
SACRANENTo, May IA, 1881.
All officers and members of the Company will
appear, in full fatigue uniform, at Armory, THIS
(Monday) EVENING, May 16sh, in order to ascertain
the names OF members who are not fully equipped,
and to distribute tickets for the AnI Eai Picnic.
Every member must be present By order of
T. W. SHEEHAN, Captain.
RoBT. O'RouRKE, First Sergeant. m16-1t
A YOUNG GENTLt MAN TEACHER GERMANY,
N having several hours to spare, would like to
take few more pupils to inst uct in the German
language and literature. Best references Apply
"a S :" this office. mic ST.
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BORN.

Sacramento, May 10 Wife Of Christopher billiard.
q son.
Dutch Flat, May lI-Wife Of Lorenzo Jackson a son.
Downieville, May 5-Wife OF lhos. Bessler, a son.
Mokelumne Hill, May l3-wife of F. J. Harrington,
son.
Quincy, May s-Wfe Of James Parker, son.
Greenyille, May 9-Wlfe Of James Mitchell, son.
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LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES

SPECIAL TO THE RECORD uNIoN,I
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CARD

E. &. Jennings, Esq, District Agent
Travellers Insurance Company, No. IGGf
Fourth street, Sacramento, Cal.
nEAR SIR: PERMIT NE TO THANK YOU.
~ and through you, the Tr .velers' Insurance
Company, fol the pronptness with which my claim
against them was adjusted. | was insured January
81, 1880, for $1,000, and s25 per week indemnity
Costing me s25 for one year, l was injured Sep
TENDER 4, 1850, by being thrown from my carriage,
and sustaining compound fracture of my
left leg, and u simple fracture of the right leg
causing t. entysix weeks disability, for VIII oh time
received SOS per week indemnity. My claim in
full amounted to $3.50, which received promptly
upon presenting my claim to the Company. A
Company that pays their losses satisfactorily,
without trouble loss OF tire, will commend itself
to the confidence and gratitude of lis policy holders,
and take pleasure in Recommending them to the
patronage and confidence of the people.
With best wishes for your continual prosperity, l
am, yours very truly, c q. FISHER, NJ D.
silver City, New Mexico, My II, 1851. m16-1t
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Chinese Railway Laborers in British Co.
lumb;a Create a Disturbance. ;.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


~; Sernaania Building and Loan AssocIa-
be due and payable TO-DAY nIondayl Nav
~, 1851. The Secretary viii be ready TO receive
me same at his Office, No ices Fourth street from
~ AZ n; 10 P. NJ, and in the evening from to
y W. ", So Q. WElSEL, President
- e-n, oeelttNF aiG-lt.
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THE STAR ROUTE FRAUD AGAIN.
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Colorado Talking Up National Mining
and Industrial Exposition
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Mortality Report.

M0rfaEity Report,
For the week ending May IL. 1881, made by
S. R. CALDWELL, Superintendent of the City
Cemetery. Cffice at the Chapel, City Cemetery:
May 6-Jim Soy, 80 years China
May 9-Mary E. Hovey, % years Illinois Jessie
Dresser, months and II days California.
May 10-W. H. Nicholaus, 81 years, 10 months and "a
days California.
May 12-Ah Chew, % years China.
Besides the above there were brought here for in
terment the following
May dora A. Harlow, years 10 months and IL
days California.
Nay 9-Reuben Kercheval, 60 years, months and
days; Ohio.
May 10-N. " Doermer 40 years, months and Is
days Germany.
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SHOCKING Death OF AN OREGON BRAKEMAN
Excellent Shooting by slodier at the
Preside, san Francisco.
CALIFORNIA.

sac -. Etc Etc.
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Hotel Damaged by Fire Brakeman Killed
The Incest Case-DeleSates Arriving
nraxyneh-Sfeel Rails

Hotel Damaged by fire Brakeman Killed
The Incest Case-Delegates Arriving
Fisherman Drowned-Steel Rails.
PORTLAND, May 15th.-The American Ex-
change Hotel, ON Front and Jefferson streets,
caught fire this forenoon and was partially
destroyed. The building belonged to the Ore.
CONAN Railway Company, aRd was occupied
by B. L. Longfellow. Damage to building,
81, OO0; fully insured. Lonsfallow's lose,
81, 500; insurance, "a. 0e0. Ihe fire caught
from a chimney.
To-day, a'ou, $50 : NJ, as an extra
freight train ON the o. and I. Il. Il. was APP
preaching the station at Salem, Louis Beh-
rens, one of the brakemen, while running
over the top of the cars, slipped and fell be-
tween two of them upon the track. The
train passed over his neck, nearly severing
the head from the body, and killing him in
stantly. Behrens was aged about 10, and
has relatives living near Eugene City, where
the BODY will be sent for interment. No
blame can be attached to the conductor or
engineer.
Moses Robbins, under Indictment on q
charge of incest committed with his two
daughters, is now confined in jail at Dallas,
Polk county, not being able to furnish bonds.
His trial will come up in few days. TIE
affair creates an intense indignation.
A great number of delegates are arriving
here from various portions of the State, to
attend the sessions of the Grand Encamp.
ment and Grand Lodge 1. o. o. F., which
convenes here tomorrow.
One of the boats belonging TO the Occi.
dental Packing Company, on the lower Co.
lumbia, capsized on the 18Th, and fisherman
named Andrew Hakke was drowned. The
body has not yet been recovered.
Through private sources of information il
is learned that 10000 tons OF steel rails fol
the extension of the Oregon and California
Railway south from Roseburg will be ahoat
from British ports by the LIST of next De
cember
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The Baptist secederJ Severely Hazdled
by Rev. DR. Kaiioch.
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H3HIS PROPERTY Is SITUATED y MILES
4 north CT Single Springs, II Dorado coun; y,
California. A shaft has been sunk 20 feet deep,
developing ledge feet wide of good milling ore
II Is proposed to erect hosting works. and syste-
matically open the mine by the most approved pro-
cess The Company is Incorporated, and offers a
lin ted number of shares for sale, for the purpose
of orking capital.
in the treasury for this purpose, Ten Thousand TO
oe sold at e5 cents per share all the money to be
expended in developing the mine, when IL is expect
ed that the developments will be such that the re-
m aiming Invent, Thousand Shares will sell at ~ per
share and the proceeds be applied to build suitable
mill and placing the mine on paying oasis
This mine offers superior Inducements to any Per-
son for investment, ana is near Sacramento and open
to inspection to any or all persons before investing
The company owns :, 500 fnea feet on the ledge
and 100 acres of land aajacert t. the mine plenty
of wood and water, and every facility for WORKING
the ores, cheaply.
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POSTAL CHANGES FOB the PACIFIC coas'
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TIE czAR,s cRoIcE.

or to justify serious doubt as to his I'M
partiality and probity.
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Italy.
RESIGNATION OF THE MIsIsrRY-THE FRANCO
TJSIsIAN TREATY

HESItFN.AIIO-N OF TIE u1tNtS1 M TIE fHz1-NoO-
TUSIsIAN TREATY.
RoME, May l5th.-King Humber. has ac-
cepsed the resignation of the Ministry, and
has asked Sig. Sella, Leader If the Right to
form a cabinet Sig. Sella has consented to
undertake the task.
The tone of to-day's newspapers bears wit
ness to the profound impression the Franco
Tunisian treaty has caused. The Bersagliere
says: The Gaia Ministry erred solely
through loyalty and integrity. They could
not have anticipated the conclusion of suck
q treaty, after the declaration of France.
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ESCAPE OF a MURDERER FROM JAZZ
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Money stDien.
PORTLAND, May 15th.-Felix Landers, a
retired farmer, quite wealthy, sold piece of
property here few days ago for g, 500. put
the money (gold coinl in tin can, and hid
the same under porch adjoining his dwell
ing, corner of Eighth and Harrison streets.
Last night about o'clock Landers took from
the cache $500 to pay debt, and with his
wife left home, and returned in an hour and
half He found that his house had been
ransacked and his treasure of 81, 200 stolen.
As Landers lived alone with his wife, and
kept no servants, he can give no clue to the
burglary
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speciaImer,inro 70, ,onoo.,,

! -o - "oLt@s, secretary. al6-lt'
Special meeting of Concord Eadse.
Ne. ~, +. and A. NJ. This Mondsy5 81
| EVENING, May tn, az O'Clock Visit X y
! ing brethren cordially invited Rv w
ORDER Of W. L UUGuTON w \,
". =. 5sysSss. Secretary ml6.lt
notice. California Eoase. No. $50. x.
Of H.. will meet THIS Gionday) lVESINc -
their hall corner Of and Ninth streets. M 80
O'Clock sharp for work in all the degrees Members
of Unity Lodge aud visiting brethren are co dia1v
invited q meetwith rs Z. u. EMERY, Dictator.
i. L.. HICKMAN. Rerortrr. 10. C,l nllSlt
Csrd or Thanks.-I beg leave 90 return
my sincere thanks to al the friends who Kindly
eNteudei to the sympathy in my late bereaye-
ment in the death Of nay | also express my
sincere appreciation to Vie Rev Or. TaubnJr, who
oeiated at the last sad rites II burial, and to all
the frieaos who expressed their sympathy by at
tendance at the funeral Ny thanks ART also due in
u special manner the Choir If the German
Lutheran Church, and to the Turner Harmonic, for
vocal music rendered on the orcason OF the funeral
ml6-it- LOUIS Nj HOI.At 5 AND FAMILY.
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FOR SALE.

& c. LILLlS WILL ARRIVE FRoMA
1e 81. Louis with SIXTY Fine Large tES-R
WORK MULES, on MONDAY, May 10th. NV
Ihey can be seen az the New Railroad <riia-cziA
Cattle Corral, Eleventh and ST. Gets mi62t
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PACIFIC COAST.

LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO TIE RECORD.
UNION
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PROSPECTUS
or THE-
Bullion Hill Mining Co,
OF FL DORADO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA.
Incorporated March IA, 1881.
100, Geo shares Par Value. 81 Each.
Ioo.Geo shares Par VALUE. 81 Each.

OFFICERS: T. D SERVER, President j. H
CORBIN, Vice President; NJ. E. GATES, Treas
urer; J. Ii. DowNER, Secretary; DAVID
DAVIS, Superintendent.
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MRS. aAarIELD's CONDITION IMPRovIN
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FOR. SALE
On G street, n Two story Frame Dwelling,
containing 3 rooms, with bath (fot and cold waterh
and gas good stable and other out buildings.
Lot 120A16o, finely improved. Price, $1,000, Of
which part can remain on mortgage.
Several Frame Dwellings, from $1,000
to $500.
A Desirable Far- in Lake eOanty, one
mile from Midoletowr, and three miles from
Hardin Springs containing $50 acres, with House
and Barn. There 30 acres vi Growing Grain,
Small Orchard and Vineyard. Price, 81, 900.
Cheap end Desirable. mEe-2plm
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS |

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT CITY
TAXES, with Five Per Cent, added, will be
received at my office during the present week.
After that time, the Roll will he delivered to the
District Attorney for collection.
&. A. PUTNAM. City Collector.
10. T.
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| SERIOUS CELESTIAL RIOT.
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DOMESTIC NEWS.

Etc
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raIs MORNINGS NEWS.

In New York Saturday Government bonds were
quoted at III for As OF 1907 1885 for IS OF 1881
u0l for s8s sterling, q sSl@i ISL silver bars,
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Etc
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STATE HOUSE,

TX ELDRED, RECOMMENDATIONS and lodg-
HE ing at the most reasonable rates. Bar and
billiard rooms attached Street cars pass the door
every five minutes.
ar Free omnibus to ard from the House. mls 4plm
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-06-02
Municipal Debts

1t appears from the census bulletins
that the aggregate debts of three hun
dred and nine cities and towns in the
United States having over 1900 popula-
ton each are $57O, 00O. 0O0 The aggregate
debts of all the cities and towns in the
United States are probably not less than
$3.50, 900, 600; the debts of counties are
probably $500, 900, 900, and the debts of
the States $500, $1,000; so that the to-
tai municipal indebtness of the country
is somewhere in the neighborhood of
81 $50, 900, 900. These, says the st. Louis
Republican. are large figures, but it is
encouraging to reflect that they are not
as large as those representing the indebt-
edness five years ago. During the war,
and for eight years after it, plunging in
debt was the chief sport of States, coun-
ties, cities, corporations and individuals,
and a deprecated currency made the
business all the easier and payment all
the more difficult. This fifteen hundred
millions of Indebtedness does not repre-
sent public works or wealth of more
than onehalf the figures it is expressed
in; indeed, in many cases there is moth
ing whatever to show for the debts. But
this foolish era is past. For six years we
have been paying debts, and it would be
within the limits of truth to say that the
aggregate is at least third less than it
was in 1874. Reputation and readjust-
ment on the part of municipal corpora
tons and foreclosures in railroads have
materially fastened the reduction, and
the country's enormous increase in
wealth has made the present aggregate
of its debts comparatively easy to carry.