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Year: 1877

The following is the text of the Illi-
nois Silver bill now in the hands OF
the Governor of that State:


FFom'a and after the date of the pas
sage of this act all silver coine, the
standard value of which has been fixed
and declared by the Congress of the
United States, shall be legal tender
at such standard values, for the pay.
ment Of all debts, both public and
private, which are payable or collec-
table within the State of Illinois, and
which ale not made by the terms OF
the contract which created them ex.
pressly in the other kind of coin.
Year: 1877

There has been some talk about a change in the C0mmissiClersLIp Of h. dian Affairs by men who want the place. That the present Commission CT, John c Smit1, wIIl remain at the head of that office, may be judged from the fact that he was reCommenIel for tle place by President Hayes himself When President Grant was looking about for competent and honest men t0 appoint he teIeEraphed to Hayes to recommend some person, which he did by naming 1Ir smith
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, March 9.-The Re publican Senatorial caucus placed Judge Davis on several Republican Committees as a Republican member t was stated that Davis considered himself an Independent Republican and would in the main vote with tho Republicans.
Year: 1877

Especial TO the Demoerat.l


LONDON, June 1.-The Times correspun
dent at Vienna says the persecution of Mid
hats adherents continues, despite his ban
ishment. Opposition to the palace clique
seems to increase, being strengthened by a
party in the ministry itself. The Grand Vizier
seems to have arrived at the conviction that
this condition OF things could not go on much
longer without leading to a serious crisis It
is by no means certain that the Chamber
would allow itself to be sent home without
some resistance.


The current is strong and the majority
appear inclined to follow the example of those
who are too polite to resist. That is the idea
of declaring the chamber permanency. 1t
is already suggested that the Sultan, through
fear of the possible return of Midhat, and on
the other hand, OF rising or attempt against
his person, is quite frightened and wholly at
loss what to do
Year: 1877

The first intimation that the Presi.
dent may not adhere to his one-term
promise comes from the San Francisco
Call, which says: While the country
may be willing to accord to Mr.. Hayes
sincerity in the declaration that he will
decline being a candidate for the second
time for the presidency, it is not igno-
rant that the same promise has been
made before, only to be forgotten when
election day came round. Tt requires
more than even Roman frmness to fore
go an offered presidential gre- election.
particularly il the incumbent happen to
discharge his official duties to the satis-
faction OF the people. Besides there fs
no telling what four years will bring
forth, and the leading politicians have
great deal to say about who shall be-
the standard bearer in a presidential
contest. But certainly the way to de-
serve denomination is to do nothing
in the way OF exerting influence to Sc.
cure 1t,
Year: 1877

l


The Russians Discouraged ana AnxiOu.
| for Peace.


Especial to the Democrat.l
LONDON, June An Orsova dispatch gives


the following details concerning peace ru


mors: It is believed by many well informed
people at Bucharest that the Russians are
somewhat anxious1to negotiate, through Ber
lin, for an arrangement that would obviate
the necessity of crossing the Danube. Having
convinced themselves that the enterprise ie
fraught with sacrifices and that the result is
altogether doubtful, it is certain that at head
quarters during the past few days the tone OF
the Russians has been anxious, even dee-
pondent


1t is significant that the corn contracts have
been finally determined, only for q very short
period. It is the current impression that the
Russians are spinning out their time here,
relying upon some chances Of achieving great
success in Asia. Some people go SO far as to
say they manifest wish to remain content
with the fall of Kars. They would then de-
sire to keep what they had gained in Asia,
and not cross the Danube, but leave force in
Roumania until the referees have framed a
treaty with Turkey.


Those who are inclined to place credence in
these reports maintain that the Russian
military and financial resources are not equal
to the achievement of the enterprise into
which Russia has plunged. There is no en-
thusiasm in the Russian ranks; the new army
organization is said not to work satisfactori-
ly, and, to sum up, / may say that talk of
peace is certainly in the wind It is said that
the Grand Duke Nicholas takes pessimst' s
view OF the campaign. have reported what
have been able to learn upon fair authority
and that there is some basis for these state
ments have little doubt.
Year: 1877

Especial to the Democrat


LONDON, June 1.-The race for the Oaks
Stakes at EPSON was won by Placida; Bel
Phoebe came in second; Muscatel third.


The weather could hardly be more unpro-
pitioIs for a race; the wind was blowing a
half gale from southwest, and the weather
was SO cold and cloudy, with occasional
driving showers. There was fair attend
ance, notwithstanding the boisterous weather.


The appearance of the course was ex-
tremely desolate; all the stands and booths
were wrecked by the wind and rain but the
grand stand which remained intact. It is re-
ported that one man was killed and a number
injured by the storm. Three or four were
taken to Craydon hospital The wind Is still
blowing q hurricane
Year: 1877

Especial to the Democrat
LoEDoN, June 1.-The Queen has inquired
about the health Of Mad. Titiens and received
answer that she could not yet be pronounced
out of danger, but that her advance toward
recovery iS cheering
Year: 1877




Political weather cocks are those who
shape their politics so as to conform to the
political winds This ia for Mr. Wctter'.
benefit, We trustlthe definition will edify
him


Beniamine Busy shot and captured g
pelican, on the sand bar below town. last
SATURDAY. that measured seven feet and one
inch from tip to tip Of his wings. W. S.
Cola has sent the bird 10 Yankton to be
stuffed and he will soon have the bird on
exhibition at his place Of business.


We went to Yankton last week to see
the fair We tried nearly dozen hotels
in that town for soft side Of cottonwood
plank to lie upon but there were none for
us. and was it not for the kinkness Of Mr.
-(have forgotten his nsme.) Of the
Merchants hotel barn. who gave us good
mattrass and some robes, We would have
had the pleasure sitting up all night 1,
is needless to say we returned next day.
Year: 1877

THE London papers are making the most
OF a little furry occasioned by the killing of
German by some Frenchmen in drunken
sailors brawl at Smyrna, together with the
fact that the German and French represent
atlves were at cross-purposes in the Con-
stantinople Conference. Dispatches from
Berlin and Paris are printed to show feel
ing of bitterness that has found expression
in the press of both countries, but it does not
appear that there is any serious ground for
apprehending that either of the causes of
animosity will develop into anything like
warlike dimensions.
Year: 1877

IF the Democratic party had possessed
the clear advantage of position which the
Republicans had in the law and the strength
of their case they never would have compro-
missed it. The Democracy always make the
most of their opportunities.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
a cases Indispensable not necessarytor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu-
niGations that are not used.
Year: 1877

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate countersigned by Stanley t
Pullen, Editor. All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
journal.
Year: 1877

AS an instance or the utter cuSs- edness of the mail service be- tween Mohave county and Yuma, via Ehrenberg, we will state that we last week received notice that there had been mailed to the SEN TINEL a copy of the resolutions published on our first page. That copy has not come to hand yet, Il has shared the fate of a number of letters for Us that never passed the Ehrenberg office. We reprint the resolutions from the Miner. A number of packages have been mailed at Yuma for Aubrey and other points in Mohave county, undercircumstances that preclude the possibility of mistake, that never reached their destination. Some of them were mailed in the presence Of the railway route agent and his recollection is dis tinct in having transferred them at Dos Palms for Ehrenberg. Mohave county has suffered enormous damage from the mis- carriage of its mails via the Ehren- berg post office.

 Major Ben. Truman is now the Special Agent in charge of that route. We demand his attention to his predecessors memoranda Of registered packages lost but un- traced beyond Ehrenberg. We ask him to personally inspect that route and satisfy himself that the people of the Colorado river have been patient and not disposed to eXaggerate their wrongs. He will find that whole communities have been made to suffer loss in the interest of one contractor. And while he is about it he can inquire whether at present, as in the past, the mails are carried by persons not sworn to perform that duty, not of age and not citizens of the United States. He might inquire whether the contractor himself is a citizen; he certainly is not. and never has been, a regis tered voter of the county in which he has lived for the past ten years. We can stand to have the mails bulldozed occasionally by one of ourselves, but we don't like to have it done by foreigners.
Year: 1877

MANY WHO ARE SUFFERING from the effects
OF the warm weather and are debilitated are ad-
vised by physicians take moderate amounts Of
whiskey two three times during the day. In a
little while those who adopt this advice frequently
increase the number OF drinks. and In time be-
come confirmed inebriates. y beverage which Will


not create thirst for intoxicating liquors, and which


Is intended especially for the benefit OF debilitated
persons, whether at home or abroad, Is Dr..
scuEScK's SEA-WEED TONIC. containing the
juices of many medicinal herbs This preparation
does not create IN appetite for the intoxicating cup


The nourisbing and tie hfe-supporttng properties
Of many valuable natural productions contained In
1t, and well known to medical men, have a most
strengthening influence. \ single bottle OF the
Tonic will demonstrate its valuable qualities. For
debility arising from sickness, oVer-exertton, or
from any cause whatever, wineglassful OF Sea-
Weed Tonic, taken after meals will strengthen the
stomach and create an appetite for wholesome food.
To all who about leaving their homes we desire
to say that the excellent effects OF DR.. Schercks
seasonable remedies. SEA-WEED TONIC and MAN
DRAKE PILLS, are particularly evident when taken
by those who injuriously affected by change OF
water and diet. No person should leave home With
out taking supply of these safeguards along. For
sale by all druggists. a.. ar.r."'
Year: 1877

Mrs. Julia l.. keyes was daughter OF the
novelist Caroline Lee Hentz, and, with her
husband, was resident Of Calhoun county,
in Florida. Unlike her mother, she had
not been a voluminous writer, but two or
three short poems from her pen, especially
"The Dream of Locust DELL" had been
widely read and justly admired. She seems,
also, to have possessed much OF her mothers
nervous temperament, and to have always
felt. very great, indeed morbid, dread OF
physical suffering. For some weeks she
had been in very bad health, and about
the beginning Of this month she felt that
her recovery was impossible. on the
10th instant she died, or rather was aided
to death by her husband and chloroform.
The widower, writing on the day OF, his
Wife's decease, says that g she might have
lived a few days longer" ''I talked with
her about dying; she said she had no fear
Of the hereaiter-no dread only Of the pain
Of dying. She begged me to give her chic
roform when the time came, and let her die
easy" And the time, in the oplnion OF the
husband, unsupported, it appears, by medi-
cal counsel, did come, and when he saw her
in condition OF what he calls .ffstran-
Cling" he gave her the bottle; she inhaled
the chloroform, put a few drops upon her
handkerchief, and so passed away. .>..-, .. ~


This is the gist OF the story as the sur
yiyor gives it. There is not = hint Of the
presence Of any one else in the room when
the husband took upon himself go fearful a
responsibility. His letter itself shows that
the drug was administered, not to bring
about any temporary alleyiation, but to
hasten on an Immediate and painless dis
solution. 1t is true that, so far as we do
know, it was thus given at the pressing
request OF the dying woman. But this
will not remove it from a dilect offence
against the law. Under, all the circum-
stances it would, perhaps, be too severe to
call it murder, But so long as in law sui-
eide is self-murder, man who willingly
hands woman any deadly narcotic with
the express purpose OF enabling her to de-
stroy herself is technically guilty as an ac-
cessory before the fact. 1t is very dangerous
to the community to allow husband or wife,
in cases where death is apparently near, to
constitute himself or herself the sole Judge
OF its imu,inence, and to determine in how
far it would be right and proper to abridge
the pains Of dissolution, as Dir. keyes did
in Florida two short weeks ago. - s.:a !.


Unless Florida yind dicates the majesty OF
the law by a prompt investigation, and q
punishment which need not be excessive,
the example thus set may be initiated as a
more expeditions mode OF obtaining divorce
whenever amy slightly alarming titof illness
provides at once the opportunity ana the
probability OF an escape from detection. Ii,
indeed, such methods, OF quelling pain and
providing euthanasia are to be sanctioned
at all, it would be better to furnish some le-
eal machinery like that talked OF by the
English enthusiasts, instead OF opening
wide door for the possible commission OF
the worst Of ali erimes.-St. Louis GLOBE
Year: 1877

Much has been written against the accor-
deon, but the first evening after q young
man who practiced on 'one moved into the
second floor OF a house smile lit up the
face OF the aged gentleman who lay sick Oh
the floor above. He said that he was now
reconciled to death. Il. III
Year: 1877



 An Act in Alteration of the Act Con.

 corning Domestic Relations.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House

 of Representatives in General Assem-

 bly, convened:

 Sec. l. That in all marriages hereafter contracted. neither husband nor wife shall acquire, by force of the marriage, any right to or interest in any property held by the other before the marriage, or ac- qulred after the marriage, except as to the share of the survivor in the.property of the other. as hereinafter provided. The separate earnings of the wife shall be her sole property. The wife shall have DOW er to make contracts with third persons. and to convey to them her real and per. S0nal estate, in the same manner as if she were unmarried. All her property shall be liable to be taken for her debts, except % far as protected by other statutes: but m no case shall be liable to be taken for the debts of the husband. And the hus- band shall not be liable for the wife's debts contracted before marriage, nor upon her contracts made after marriage, except az hereinafter specified.

 Sec. q All purchases made by either husband or wife in his or her own name shall be presumed. in the absence of no. tice to the contrary, to be on his or her private account and liability; but both shall be liable where any article purchase cd by either shall have in fact gone to the support of the family, or for the joint benefit of both. or for the reasonable ap- parel of the wife, or for her reasonable support while abandoned by her husband It shall, however, be the duty of the hus- band to support his family, and his prop. erty when found shall be first applied to satisiy any such joint liability; and the wife shall in equity be entitled to an in- demnity from the property of the hus. band for any property of her own that shall have been taken, or for any money that she shall have been compelled to pay for the satisfaction of any such claim.

 Bee. 5. On tha death of either husband or wife. the survivor, except in the cases mentioned in the next section, shall be entitled to the use for life of one-third in valne oI all the property, real and person. al. legally or equitably owned by the oth. CT at the time of his or her death. after the payment of all debts and charges al. lowed against the estate; such thlrd to he set out by distributors appointed by the Court of Probate, and to be set ont in any property real or personal, or both. ac- cording to the judgment of the distribu. tors. The right to such third shall not be defeated by any disposition of tho property by will to other parties Where there is no will the survivor shall fake snch third absolutely, and if there are no children 0f the decedent, or representa- nves Of children, shall take one-half ab-
Year: 1877

CdAFTEh

 An Act in addition to An Act Concerning Paupers, being Title XIV of the General Statutes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

 Representatives in General Assembly

 convened:

 Sec. 1. Whenever there shall befound in any town in this State any indigent imbe- cile child who would be benefited by being sent to the School for Imbeciles at Lake vile, the Selectmen of such town shall make application to the Judge of Probate for the district in which such town is situ- ated, for the admission of such child to said school; and if upon inquiry, said Judge shall find that said child is a prop CT subject to be received into said school, he shall order said Selectmen to take such child to said school, to be kept and sup ported for such length of time as said Judge may deem proper. But said Select men shall not take or commit any such schlld to said school until the order of such Judge has been approved by the Govern or, and no child shall be received at. said school to be supported in any manner by the State without the approval of the Gov ernor.

 Sec. 2. There shall be taxed by the Comptroller two dollars and fifty cents a week for each week such child shall re. main at said school; and the principal of said school shall make his bill therefor quarterly, and present it to the Governor. upon whose approval it shall be paid by the State Treasurer, and the balance shall be paid by the parents or friends of said child. and, if it is pauper. by the town where said child belongs.

 Approved March g, 1877.
Year: 1877

Much has been written against the ac- cordeon, but the first evening after a young man who practiced on one moved into the second floor of house on Union Street, smile lit up the face of the aged citizen who lay in sickness on the floor above. He said that he was now recon ciled to death. .-NorWitcb Bulletin,
Year: 1877

The fact that large party of American young ladies is about to make a tour of the Rhine and Switzerland this summer has been pretty we'll advertised, and many French count or German is wearing but one paper coRar week, in order to save up money enough to take the field.
Year: 1877

solutely instead of one third. Where. ei- ther husband or wife shall have given any devise or legacy to the other by will, such provision shall be taken to be in lieu of the share herein provided for, unless the contrary shall be expressly stated or shall clearly appear; but in any such case the party shall have his or her election wheth CT to accept the provision of such will or to take such statutory share. The wife shall also, when in the opinion of the Judge of Probate it is necessary, be al- lowed d reasonable sum from the estate of the husband for her support and that of her family during the settlement of his es tate; but in that case shall not take her statutory share till after the expiration ot the time for which such allowance is made.

 Sec. 4. The provisions of the last pre- ceding section, with regard to the statuto- " share of the surviving husband or wife In the property of the other, shall not ap- ply to any case where, by written con- tract made before marriage or after, either party has received from the ether what was intended as provision in lieu of such statutory share. Nor shall either party be entitled to such statutory share who had without sufficient cause abandoned the other and had continued such aban- donment to the time of the others death.

 Sec. 5. The foregoing provisions shall apply only to marriages hereafter con- tEacted; but in the case of marriages al- ready existing any husband and wife may, during the marriage, enter into written contract with each other for the mutual abandonment of allerights of either in the property of the other under existing stat utes or at common law. and for the accep tance instead thereof of the rights given by this act; which contract shall be re- corded in the Probate Court of the dis trict and in the town clerks office of the town in which they reside. And upon such contract being so made and recorded the provisions of this act shall apply to such marriage in the same manner as to mar riages hereafter contracted.

 Sec. 6, All statutes and parts of statutes now existing which give to either husband or wife any other rights or interest in the property of the other, either during mar riage or after the death of either, than those which are given by this act, are re- pealed as regards their application to all marriages embraced within the provisions of this act. The provisions of the statute with regard to dover are however to be in force so far as they relate either to modes of proceeding or to the duties of tenants in dover as to property held by them, which duties are hereby made the duties of any husband or wife holding life in- terest in any estate..of the other under the provisions of this statute.

 Approved March 16, 1877.
Year: 1877

Sand, if not the best, is one of the
best articles in use for bedding cattle.
1t is good deodorizer. and keeps the
stable sweet. As the cattle work it
back into the trench under their feet, it
mixes with the manure, and thus divides
it and makes it more suitable for the
use of plants. If the distance to haul
it is not too far. its very cheapness ought
to recommend its use. In barns that
have no cellars, were it used freely, it
would absorb large amount of urine
that is now wasted. Soil and muck are
dirty things to use in stable, but sand
is clean. Then, too, it is nice thing
to use under hen roosts, to receive the
droppings. which can be easily raked off
and kept in barrels, and in the spring
mixed with fine cow manure-one part
of the former to two of the latter. This
being shoveled over thoroughly two or
three times, makes mass of rich ma
nure. A large handful of this in the
hill will set corn to growing finely.
Flowers, too. grow and blossom far bet
ter In soil that has an admixture of
sand. So clayey and peaty soils are
benefited by its combination with them,
and vice versa. When spread on heavy
soils In grass, it produces more effect
than any chemical manure.