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The Morehouse clarion., 1881-04-22

State "s h'a'7;tha w. ~
lannt lax EDITORS OF -Aofe-
bousa pa5isn.
~ v;r,p.of the authority in
M. yaa,.a bq s.w, I vii; proceed
-. sa,i ., ,,.,ai;, auction. ut the
r.>r,r. aans, door of this parish,
v,.h5n ~ II sale hoors, on
49, .
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II { 4 D 1881, IN accordance
s.n Sc ! ~ Nc. NJ. lot # tne
,.-fu ASSEM-, ut iu,, SAFE.
|..,.,.., \, 1870 the following
a..sey,,,.-si .s,.,e,ty, forfeited %,
LTD -, .,,,o4.,t ,ax-sap,in not
r.,-.,, II VII.
!a3! Mrs Ann-home ulac4
b.ln1.,., nn,, Nv >,a,ain.h.;.,l
a,st rv S..h. place, snu.l, hy
Y f. L ~ " [ HAYDEN, $50
-.ra' - sc &c, 4 y. n L 5 Z
IA: r 3 Isl acre, a.
s+.2. . ~. nr5p, I llu,~rvs. u
99., acre, Il hif O. :, c 10. 20, n
a.. ! f.;n3..,1s, n 800 act-s 9
h.; -. ,, q = = s p: 1898
49, :. In ! - l2- III &c 10
see II 10 arse: 50 acres hi
y ors.r IL I 20 nr 5 :; $50
aet-s 5 :l and Z halt sec 2, 10
o,6 2.S3 acres.
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n ~ u. 2orr6 --l6J ac.-s
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- 90 "a so acre..
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.of naors 1c 80 40 acres bound
ed n nv .,,arsoey. $ by Pratt.
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Goa % ON, 80 I 81 re a 100 acre
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= .u ee0 .c,a.
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The Morehouse clarion., 1881-04-22

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40 p 70 or6 h, 50 ACRES.
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az see i, v qt n X q, " hi Of
u W o., u Or Of uw qr of Nv qr
sec u, % mrs. :, l60 acres.
Irwin Len SIN hlf OF i've or
and W hlf OF n Or of sec 10, |
Il, nr6 e, 16O acres.
Irwin Len jr-16o acres Nc
description.
Jones Ephraim-16 bounded
u BY FnImer and Parker, hy
Mrs Bc CHAM, E by McCfe'gh',
" hy Fu'mer, q ~rc II II I D =.
Juck>rn Heury ~ Hai-4o,
"ot described III sec II, 70 u
) =.
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OF sec IT .ui iut com nTucIhg at
Il " corner OF sec 10, thence Z 4
25 100 cnaius to the road, thtnce'
) lV5 degrees, q Is chains thence
: Is ,!rIrees, q 5 3l-lO0 chains
% point on the road, thence ."
s IS 100 chains, thence ~
enaio-, containing ~ acres all
ID 81 lure :, III all 52as acres
LaS>ltt-r y CIV biz NV q
sec Sc, hIf : Or d ar sec 81,
[ q, 6 =, 200 acres
Mir J..sst-6O acres bang
part OF P,ul't t1act bounced L
u, P Pleasant and B,sfrop read
by A leopold aud Ike Man
mug aud coiored cnu'ch, 10y }
r Bigger aud " by + J Hilton
800 acres known AS the Gntmai
pace and IS acres not descrlh
d; also lot III town of Basfr"p
from ing on Washington stler'
10 t-et and runulug back lot
t--t in block 9 lying north OF 81
! CARS lot
Nee wee s epller-l00 acres
belns d part / and known rs the
| D ,lton place east of b,s'rop.
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or Of Or sec 9, ; IS, II t s e
~ acres.
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CtaSly, 1 10, Cr""ly aud Bay"'
Bar brlomew, BY Bayou Bar
choiom ", and " by Jru~s, con
tajuing 100 arr-s OF land.
Roau Johu-no description A
acres.
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ed n by oLe';nn, e b, Brown an
Wiki, ), D, S'epbeu~ tract an
" by LIVING on aud Ptt'lt,
htf of u hif If $ " q sec 10; :
or u e or Of $ " q OF sec Il; u
ar Of Il " Or sec 70, Il Ii 3 T.
$50 acres.
Su,nmerI,n J T--rne b"u~
aud lot in the village Of O.I
Rtdge.
Vaughan Frank-honsa an'
! lot oiosk No. 40 los 2O9, 2lt
Oil aud l6l aud one lot nea
Catholic church, bounded n"r'i
by Harrington. east by Skinner
west hy Vaughan and south I
Og,len, aud Office, being part Q
lot 43. block S, fronting t'rankil
stree; 10 town Of Bas'rnp.
White Mrs L An Or u
ar OF Sec II, ~ or u ar SEC
township % mrs 80 acres.
Wallace John Al 9 e. Sc
II. township 20, u I east.
Y,uug Chari----.' q a. II 9 9
OF sec l3, towu,h'a %, II r 6 +'s
d ar W or sec 13, 6 e-4
acres.
Sanders Fl H-H 'u~e and Ii
bounded nnrth b, " H Vangha
I sou h By FitweIIen, east 10y Mi
Nay, aud west ny Flrwrl'en,
: part OF lot s Of the P"tterso
survey.
: Alex .nder & Price E ! OF
/ o! fractional sec 6 and al ira
sec 5. L % n Rs E 3ll acre.
Banks J"hn W-nu ! and
] Of u / Of sec IL j l9 N Il I
; go acres,
B-.i Amon-s . ! Of n ! All
) / sec OF sec IS 20 n L 5
! 200 acres.~~~
, Baud-r j S All Of secs 3,
: 9, 10 aud 10 T Is, N r 9 E u
, J $50 an J 81 IA ~ sec {
,nd Il OF F." { / OF Sc % I
n Re E 200 acres,
Dark,nehan Jahn-- Of s,
I 81 n r 9 E. $40 acres.
, Boyd Rob- J If NJ anA
3 SC Il aud u ] Of " ] sec 2o [
N Il 6 E 64n acres.
f Claiborne J 'hn-Ail' Of Sc
% ,nd % lying west Of Boz
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-04-22
Sheriff and ex-officio fax Collector.
Bastrop, La, April l, 1851.

There are clouds of butterflies in
Kansas. They settle in every yard
where there are trees, making them
look as though the leaves are
brown with frost. There are mil
lions of them, of large size, with
long, black bodies, and brown,
spotted wings.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-04-22

Lord Beaconsde'd, Due Of Til
most brilliant s'al, smau Of E.
rope, is dangerously i'll III lou.
don.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-04-22

Ladies' and Misses hats, lates
style, at Sam Silbe1nageps.
The Morehouse clarion., 1881-04-22

Stat. Il Loas:sna va. Delin-
aaent FAX Debtors OF More
0oaea ps5lah.
Bg s;r,n. Of the authority in
M, vaa,ea bY itw, I vii; proce" d
4, sci, =, p,oi;o auction. ut the
Conf H. usa door Of tbs parish,
within iet.. SAFE srGGrs, on
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31

e---- .-,.n ,as regiment returned homo TO re.
sSs .; !. 0sss sssa ssas ssPss s;s%s s 'ss
y the soldiers There Will be-" said Major Dawes
anssrs Of The nett sst syes when the news of his death
ss s's ss :: sss es s's essf Sa'f
sbout as r,uch dsnis IN the least COMPROMISED by
mot feel at his funeral s9Spc Ia ne the be
buried adyse seeccor'plIshed taxdermist, ana after
hands OF tue mted that he be placed IN the
being well vet6 the hOnorod batteags OF the eti'e
osl',s ss1Spd Of adventurous vlIany just about tut
G furnish a. as 9as S5 y o o1Fs srSa OF as
blood anu s- A. scrthvestern Missouri Each OF them
esDsa h y. man in the most devAh manner cOncsy
s Il 9 & tn, s Tss than 'TsT:%s e; sa. S.
seu ~. recently been sent to the Missouri Peniten
brotae.S' Trs One Of the others was shot by the
@ victim Sn: two Of tho %nsn Sonr Ssss smoa
Justice t....J tuns Vas once the home OF outawry, Dut
eree and honorable labor have carried tnher uS
capital svSaton fatal to the peaceful pursuit CT sucn
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
Mr.. FIERUS ACTTON APPROVED.

Ucn,' lu rand. maltstcr of Brooklyn, was
charge l., .'Ily by Excise Commissioner Herman
Colcli win .je ury in bankruptcy proceeding.
United States Commissioner Osborn took tho testi
mony in the case and in December held Altobrand
for tho action of the Grand Juy. Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Fcro came to tho conclusion that
there WAS no evidence to support the charge and 80
informed +. H. Lawrence, the plaintiffs counsel.
that the dismissal Of the complaint had been se-
cured by improper means. 1hereupOn Attorney
General MacVoagh wrote 10 the Distrct-AttOruey
forwarded TO Washington. The Attorney General
has returned the papers, stating that he made
careful examination OF the case, and came to the
conclusion that MIR. Altebrand should be honorably
'discLaryCd,
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
PUBLIC SUPERVISION FAVORED.
IgY TELEGRAPH 70 rne rRInuyE.

ALBANY, March 3O.-The Senate Committee
nm Miscellaneous Corporations this evening voted
port fayoraJly the bill permitting the members Of the
State Charities Aid ASSOCIATION to inspect under per
NIT from the Supreme Court, any state charitable insl-
tuition or prison The committee were prepared to-day
to hear arguments from the State Board OF Charities IN
opposition 10 tho BILL but nc member Of II appeared
Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler, in behalf Of the Charities Aid
Association urged favorable confederation for the BILL
Senator Wells stated that every member Of the State
Board Of Charities opposed to the bill, saying that
they came in collision frequently with tho members Of
fhe Association Miss Schuyler replied that during ten
years supervision they had not come into collision She
was confident that there 10 much good TO DO done in
tile State that there room for both.
h. WadswOrtb, in behalf of several charitable eoce-
ties in New-York CITY protested against the nvestiga-
on of charitable Institutions by the ftate Board Of
Charities without that Board proceeding according to
forms used In courts when cases are under trial.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
Amenl,pg s.cIion 14a Of the civil code.

AMenIing Secucn j 40 9I tue civil COde.
Relative to actions against municipal corporations
Defining the character OF buildings which may be
erected in the Twentythird aud Twenty fourth Wards
New-YOrk.
Amending the act relative to tho collection Of taxes
and assessments in Brooklyn.
To fix and limit the amount to DO expended by tue
Brooklyn Park Commissioners.
To provide against accidents elevated railrOaJH
Amending the act authorizing the laying Oi railroad
Tracks In West Farms and MOrnsania.
Adversely on the bill limiting railroad fares 70 cents
per nlle which was agreed 70 and the bill rejected.
Association.
Mr. Crapser from the Special Committee 20 investigate
the rumOrs and reports mat there persons drawing
employees Of the Assembly who have no dunes 10
PERFORM ana here except TO be paid, reported
that upon Investigation they ind there Is no uu'h III
the SAID FUGgts and fepOrtS
The following bills were passed:
To prOhbi; the construction OF elevated ralrOals Oh
lrying-place and Lolerts place, BrOoklyn
Mr. WarngG bill relative to taxing banks pNOyoeS IOr
taxing the shares OF shareholders instead OF capital
When the bill providing for the registration OF pump
and for tho improved drainage OF dwellings, IN the
City OF New-York car up Mr.. Cohen SAID ne tegruSsu
tins hill AS disreputable scheme, and moved 10 slke
out its eractlng clause. ..,, -,
Mr.. Andrews opposed the motion and sustained the
bill with much warmth.
Mr. NJ C. Murphy moved that the bill be referred to
the delegation from New-York and Kings Counties.
Mr.. Conen withdrew his motion, and Mr. MurphyS
motion carried. ,.,
City OF NewYOrk exchange lands fof school purposes
passed
The Governor has signed the following bills:
Incorporating the Chauauqua School of TheolOgy,
Malrg appropriation to the Soce Tor tne heior-
nation OF Juvenile Delrnquents IN New-York. .,o.,,
LoGalzng the certificate OF payment OF capia stocA
and acte OF meeting OF the stOckhOuts Oh the Nicau
stcrn Gold Mining Company Of New. York -, -
A ting OF the Committee on Militia VIII Dc nclu on
Wednesday next TO hear any parties desiring 70 nc
on the report Of the Commission Tor Revising the MIL
Code.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
TROUBLE IN TAMNANY HALL.

Colonel William 4. Roberts has been for
several years the head of the delegation from the With
Assembly District In the Tammauy Hall General Con-
mttee He has been president Of the Board Of Alder
men, and two years ago was the Tammany Hall candt
date for Sheriff The members OF the General Committee
in several districts have been slow In paying
their dues and considerable pressure has been exerted
to induce these members to pay up At the last
two meetings OF the Committee on Organization this
question was discussed with considerable feeling
Among others who questioned was Colonel Roberts
To the questions put TO him he replied that the dues OF
the members OF his delegation would be paid when they
were collected He was asked By Mr.. Kelly II ne coud
not name the date when these dues would be paid. .
"When are ready and have collected them. is all
the reply have to glve, said the Colonel and he soon
afterWard LETT the meeting There have been rumors
that he would be disciplined" out OF the Tammany or.
gnizat0D. Colonel Roberts Is understood 10 say tnat
he wl not leave Tammany Hall until be Is turned out
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
KNOWING OUR BOUNDS.

TO the Edft0F OF Ihe ITt0U"C'
SIR: Your editorial in Sundays issue,
. knowing our Bounds" gives food for reflection The
argument seems to be from strictly masculine ana lit
erry pon. of view. THE TRIBUNE is too widely r@coG
nzed as a chief among the powers that be 70 seno
forth such wholesale denunclarion into American
homes Who can tell the number OF Margaret Fullers
and George Ehots it may nip in the bud Those orght
stars had TO begin to shnei How is woman TO Know
her limitations until phe attempts to find themf Per
hama poor thing she genius for retail groceries
and dry goods the misguided creature NAV lave the
ieerity to think that she write how can she con-
nce herself that she cannot do this until she makes an
eort An anecdote in Of the da'y napers not IOnb
seo was rather suggestive man vi % Two stories
and set each TO differ magazine anc h0n were re-
iurned with thanks" as not eAa"i'y tyanae'e Ihe
nndsuuted aspiraut for fame or fu e hI rd me ar
tcles redireced them TO the saIne nun 10
ssch the story rejected by the CLer. They were
romptIy aecefted and paid for" These neatly ttho-
sraphed notes are certainly acts OF court - hL t9W
kind desire on the part OF the Ghtd puOhs - TO
neal gently with rash sdventurcs Net enc - ny to
wonder II the trash with famous nam"' att2t U.s.! l.
not seized upon safer than the a'' ie WIN a. m
known signature. So
March %, 1851.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
MYSTERIOUS DEATH At TIE ST. JAMES.

A mysterious death occurred at the st. james
aotel, in Broadway. yesterday afternoon. young
woman arrived at the hotel last Saturday and
registered her name as Mrs. c. M. Johnston. of New
Jersey. She was comely in appearance. neatly
dressed and refined in her manners. There was
1othing in her appearance or condnc1 70
excite suspicion ON the part OF tne en-
t5oyes on the guests of the hotel. at
O'clock yesterday the chambermaid went TO Mrs
Johnsons room to put il in order and found the
and IL wssdecided 4 force The door open. Mrs.
johnson wasfonnd D ing upon the bed. with her
Clothes on, IN an unconscious condition. physician
was 81 cnce called. but be did not succeed IN
restoring the dying woman TO consciousness and she
pbed abort6 O'clock. The physician is of the opiD-
i9n tna' her death was caused by a dose of NOR
pune; As tue woman was alone after going to the
hote little has been lesrned in regard 10 her. COro
Ger Eiineer VIII probably held sn Inquest to-day.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31

REA1Tys CABINET ORGANS seventeen beautiful stops FIVE
reeds elegant black Wanut with
stool hos music free excursion TO Washington and
return NewHork ,y. all for only S65 Passengers
ot O Bare ay Christopher Ferries S2J mOrnmg)-
- parlor Heboken. Beatty's expenso)-arrive at
. arlington 1890 dinner. Leave Washington at arrive
Ntw.Y0k CITY $3.50 pfernOOnl same DAY. delightful
curson crossing the beautiful Hudson iackensack
distant view Of Newark touching
lie CIV Paterson glimpse OF the celebrated Pasaic
beautiful valley ami mountain scenery 10 BOonOn
Dover and HacketstOwn, thence through rich far"lug
Naey)-distant of famous
Delaware Water Gap-tO Washington NewJersey Come
visit Beatty Mandatory. learn how organs built
You are welcome direct from the Manu-
facturer and avoid middlemens large profits.
70 Philadelphia passengers leave Third and Berks q45
(morningl via Bethlehem and Eason arrive at Washing
ton 1880 aitenOOn Leave Washington at 33O arrive at
Philadelphia e2i d9y DINNER aud supper at Behe
Lem at Beatty's eXpense)
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
AT THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
CONTINUED rom FIRST paOs)

will be promoted while on the training-ship at an
Increased pay of $40 80 and $11 so per month re-
sDectivelT. and on cruising vessels vii be entitled
to higher ratings as a reward for proficiency and
good conduct. They will be furnished an outfit of
clothing, the cost of which will be charged to their
respective accounts. or the parents may purchase
the necessary outfit from the payma5tc of the yes
sci and give it to their sons. At tho discretion OF
the commanding officer they may be allowed to
draw 81 a month for pocket money, and also be
permitted to so on shore On libery If out OF debt.
They will be transferred to seagong vessels as they
become proficient.
The education OF the boys will comprise tho ele-
monts of an ordinary English education alternating
with practical soapanshp and other nautical occu-
pations designed tc make profcioDt sailors in the
Navy. The prime bject is TO place ~ the naval
service, with tie con- ent Of their parents 5000 and
deserving boys, VINO VIII elevate its standaH and
make the Navy more trus worthy rs an arm OF sS'3
defence. Boys who have been convicted Of
any crime cannot, therefore. DO received,
as it is not advisable that they
should become the associates of tho better class:
Boys will not he discharged from the service until
they have reached twenty-One years of age except
upon medical survey, inaptitude for the service,
or 1or misconduct Those injured III the service, or
having contracted disease IN the line of duty. Will
be entitled to the benefits Of pension.
Applications for enlistment may be made to Com
modoTe Earl English Chief of the Bureau OF Equip
ment and Recruiting Washington. ID. g., or tho
commanding officer of either of tho following
named vessels Minnesota. Coasters Hsrbor Island,
Newport r. l. (she at present lying at the Brook
lyn Navy Yard but will sail in few daysl Wa
Yard. Now-YOrk; st. Lou., Navy Yard League
Island. Penn; Passac, Navy Yard, Washington, ID.
T., Boys enlisted at either OF the abOve-named
places will be sent to the Minnesota as soon there
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
OPINIONS oFly.sEN1IoR rHrHAlN

rI,r M,NsAEY CoSrrEScE LEELY TO BE OF
G.rAI Ea>lrlI-l-s rE"DABLL LLNGH-iIIILE
rn@tY AB.uI POLITICS.
A r,uorter of Tnr TRIBUNE was ushcrcd
,,t .I,lic ini or u the Hoffman llouse yesterday,
.to~, ro v,s cordially received ~ tN-soua or Thur
man m, senator docs not seem 20, old ns his years
vou,o Indicate AN,r inquiries as 10 his health the
,o,yrr.a,n VIVA directed 40 tue Monetary Conference
at r.lis 10 which Mr, thurman j. orc " tue Comis-
s.oncr-. lie saidi
g., rIj T, IN the Monetary Corfcr,nc,. will sa for
u,r oo I,e.day nc3 The pgoJyct Is certainly good
~ II I dtd not th,L so would nJt go as delegate.
,,r F,.rt, who is more eouver5au with the arrange
io.t. was very sangnuc of success The Last uhe "a"
,, As for Inyso Isrc no good reason Why satisfactory
t nouId not be brought about. because thlnz that
IN, world &. ready for some Grange As TO what thnt
cnnu 20 IL likely to be do not know 40 TO what we may
-, 7 IL, not caro- go state, because think It would
J.. ,re.unpton or the part Of the Commiss oners from
t country far them to state publicly what they hoped
" accomplish"
d" How, long do you expect to be gone =
"Ihat pends very much upon he longtn Oh tne con.
ference, hc int was held ONLY iasted nine
een davs A. that time there was niue prooaDty Ola
sarfactory agreement bng aIrIcu NJ, %ct d G"o ,Si
ibcrr IA a possibillty OF agreement the chaees are
4t tn 'son VIII be VIA, Ts ,hs Oe ore nj nteSent S unfoe
seen 90 moi thnk tho session VIII last more thah Anew
duys. After It Il over hnk o, o"A'nH "io""u '''''
a. Mrs. Thurman Is going VIA me. -,
What nave you TO say about pSluC7s g., o, ~, ,ho,
Il do Rot care to say nytni : just no" Oh tha'
What are tho probabilities Of an extra session later
n link tne chances are very much in favor OF one
beng nrid saw In October The not holding Of one this
spflnR think, j. a good thlug tOr the country
Ana not Tor the Republican party u - ,-
well let ne see. Preccdents sh0" that extra pesSOns
have always dan1 0s9 br M Lincoln That Of course was
an extraordinary OCCASION
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
CLAIMS OF THE CoLoRED MEN.

VISIT OF LOUISIANA OBLIGATION TO The PRES
IDENT.
WASHINGTON, March G0.-A delegation of fifty
coIorcd men, representing the coOred Republicans
OF Louisiana, called upon President Garfield to-day
and presented handsomely engrOs5ed address,
setting forth the views and wishes Of tie cOlored
people OF their State. jacques A. Gla acted as
chairman and A. J. DImont spokesman for the dele
CATION The address claims that the colored race in
Louisiana has kept pace with the rest OF the Union
in the march Of progress that they pay taxes on
$2J,000,000 OF property, and by their labor
raise sevcneighths of tie sugar and rice crops and
five egths OF the cotton crop; thaC they ask
legislation only the honest enforcement Of existing
laws for their protection especially equal partlc
nation in tho advantages of tbs public school sys-
fem. and the freedom and protection OF the right Of
suffrage. .c
Inc President. in reply expressed his grathcatlon
at the progress and material prosperity oi the
cOorri race as evidenced by tho statements OF their
address renewed the assurances OF his inaugural
addrt,. aud urged upon therr consideration tie nm
porta..cr to THEN race of education and personal
ownership Of the soil upon which they 1--we and toll.
New-York tribune., 1881-03-31
TRY 1T THE OTHER WAY.

ne fhe Ed1TOT FVW"V'
SIR: I find the inclosed quoted in THE
Tpmusr Of to-day; Gold value of the egal'tender
,yer dollar (4l2Ia grains) SITS cents" lhave some
Al 800 in gold and would like to invest In eGatender
silver dollars wiz you be kind enough to ten me w9eIe e1
sn New York can get legatender silver dollars arg
vrsinsI for 977S cents in gold CHARLES f. KELLOGG
Yineland; N. j., March 26, 1881.
There is no such slaoe, nor is there any place
where worker in the precious metals viii glve more
than S77slOo cents for the silver i'll the so-caied
silver dollar. Unwso legislation has contrived ono
of those false balances which the preacher Gays -
an abomination to the LoId-EdI