Qy WILLUKI H. BERNARD.
WILMINGTON, N. (A;
Friday Morning, February 9, 1877.
tiOINC BEHIND THE RETURNS.
The whole Presidential question
rests upon this pivot whether the
Commission has the legal right to go
" ' behind the decisions of the Return-i--W1
Boards? If the Commission de
i K'indei to go behind the returns, then
, either Florida and Louisiana will be
given to Mr. Tilden, or they will be
7 thrpwnTout, and the number of votes
''in the electoral college having been
; ; thus diminished, less than 185 will
elect, and, consequently, Mr. Tilden
, will be declared elected. If, how
ever, the Commission should resolve
not to go behind the returns, then it
appears to us that the one vote of
".: Oregon will be necessarily given to
: Mr. Tilden, and he will then have 185
votes, the number necessary to an
- election in a complete college. -
That the Republican line of attack
or defence, whichever it may becon
' sidered, is as indicated above, is ap
parent from the speeches of Mr.
. Matthews, Mri Stoughlon, and, espe
cially, of Mr. Evarts.. They all' as
" same that the action of the Return
ing Boards is final, and that neither
the Congress nor the Electoral Com
mission have any right or warrant of
law to investigate or disturb the said
action. The Democrats,1 of coarse,
repudiate and oppose vigorously any
such statement of law or assumption
of finality. Mr. Field, Mr. Tucker,
and Mr. O'Conor made very able ar
guments in contravention of such a
, position, .and insisted that the cdrtifi
; cates sent up did not deprive them of
the right to inquire into the grounds
, vUpon which the returns were based,
ahd'that it "was competent to offer
evidence of illegality and fraud.
But Mr. Stoughlon thought very
differently. Here is his position as
defined by himself:
"The statute of Florida created a Re-i
turning Board, having capacity to certify
the number : of votes cast for electors, and
to certify who were elected, and if that
... Board performed its duty, however mista
ken, however clouded with error, however
(if you please) -tainted by fraud, and did
ascertain and did declare how many votes
for particular sets of electors had been
cast, and did certify and declare who were
the persqns,whowere elected electors, that
ends alllnquiry Hire." j
Mr. Evarts argued from the same
v ' stand-point, insisting as to the abso
lute finality, of the certificates, and
that the Commission could not go
behind those certificates to uncover
or ferret out any rascality or fraud.
The Heraldy in an excellent article
upon The7Republ ican Ground Be
fore the Electoral Commission," in
commenting upon the position taken
by the counsel .for the Returning
Boards, thus tersely and truly ex
presses the sentiment of every honest
and fair minded man in America:
""Pf better the legal point be well taken
or not, it js abhorrent to every idea of jUs-
-. tice." --i -
It remarks farther :
" When sd.apla a lawyer as Mr. Evarts
is driven, by the exigencies of a desperate
case, to contend, in the face of the coun
try, that a 8tate certificate can override a
plain prohibitum of the Constitution of the
United States, and that an Electoral Col
lege, consisting- entirely of Federal office-1-holders,
may cast the electoral votes of a
State, shielded by a State certificate against
scrutiny; the public will . get a bad impres
" sion of the cause which requires such des
perate, advocacy." ' ; . : i '
. We may. add, if .the Commission
should decide for Mr. Evarts and his
. able associates, will it be possible for
1 4ae nght:thmking portion' of the peo
pie those who are actuated by priri
ciplesbf right and fairness,' to have
ny confidence in the justice of Su
preme Court tribunals, or in the hon-
, csty, and impartiality of Congressional
Committees? If politics blind men so
that they are unable to distinguish
between right and wrong, fraud and
fairnessr.jascality and honesty, then
pe4Ljtio9 need very - greatly to be re-
formed, and the Jess a man "tackles"
them, the better for his morals and
his brains
We hope that the final rendering
of .the Commission will be such as to
satisfy the convictions of a Urge ma-j
jv.iiKjrivi iuo tuiiciugeuij) ruiiuuiu auu
ust people of the United States, and
that it will vindicate their own claim
td fairness, integrity and ability.
J udgfcvBJaafcis represented as saying,
a Tewdays ago, that he did not care
who the fifth Justice was, as no man
who has eyer performed a iudicial
duty with a show of fitness or pro
priety, will shock the common sense
and common honesty of the nation
by deciding that a' fraud is as (good
as the' truth merely because it comes
wrapped in the forms of law.
Wo will briefly summarize some of
i the reasons vflxf ihe Commission will
Via AAtietvAinaJ An ..n U.l! . 1 ''
,wuoii.ii cm, as wj ueiieve, 10 oe
cide to go behind the returns:
l: The Supreme Court of Florida.
a court composed exclusively of Re
publicans, decided against the action
of the Returning Board. The Com-'
mission will consider this point. They?
cannot afford to be more partisan
than the Supreme Court Vof Floridll
and to ignore the action of that-bod.-2.
The Commission has the power
given, them to go behind tire returns.
The Herald states this point thus:
"Tint both tTouaiss have made an une
nnlrnxnl n scerrtnn htHiflfl1 rfirfiTto efoT)e
hind the certificates hv aDoointiflECOmjirii
tees of investigation to take testimony in all .
the disputed States, It , would ' pe more
than idle, it would be preposterous,! for
Congress to order such investigations ifi the
mere certificates are binding and it bai no
authority to question their. validity, i,,: Con
gress interpreted its owu powers and. deci
ded against Mr. Evarts in advance by (ap
pointing those committees of investigation,
and it has explicitly transferred to the Cpm-t
mission -whatever -powers on this subject it
possessed itself," .. j
3. The course of Congress in the
past offers good grounds to justify
the Commission in going behind the
certificates. The Republicans have
more than once assumed and exer
cised the same power when they had
a majority in both branches of Cpu
gress. Then they said that the . bb
jection of either-House was sufficient
to throw out the returns from?any
State. Arkansas is a case in point.
In 1873 the returns from this State
were thrown out by a Radical Con
gress, and that, too, without any solid
grounds for doing so. The returns
were rejected because the State seal
was lacking. The fact was, the law
of Arkansas did not require the ipse
of a seal, and so the 'certificate was
perfectly regular.
When Mr. Lincoln was elected to
his second term, the same thing oc
curred as to the votes of several
States. The Congress threw out the
votes of Louisiana,' and two or three
other States. It went behind the re
turns to do this. Why not do the
same thing now? If valid then, why
not valid now?
4. The Joint Commission itself
adapted . a rule, marked, fifth; that
would indicate that' it purposed to go
behind the certificates. The rule pro
vides: t
"Applications for process to compel, the
attendance of witnesses or the procuring of
written or documentary testimony may be
madfc by counsel on either side, and all
process eh all be Berved and executed by
the Marshal of the Commission or his dep
uties." -.; :
. 5. 'AH law vers know that the Su-
preme Court of the United States nas
time and again, decided that the
rulings of the State Courts must be
regarded as final and conclusive in all
cases arising under their own Consti
tutions and laws. In Florida, the
Supreme Court, "composed .exclusive
ly of Republicans, has decided " as to
the irregularity and illegality of ttie
action of the Returning Board. That
decision, according to the nighest le
gal tribunal of the United States,
must be accepted as final, and con
clusive. ..' , I
We cannot pursue the topio far
ther now. Our space-1 is up. The
country believes that the existing
laws give jey ery facility necessary for
determining wbetbei the Hayes elec
tors were legally and fairly electel
in the State of Florida. They be
lieve that honesty, justice, fairness.
right dem?nd that this great ques
tion shall be properly, thoroughly,
honestly inquired Into. It is only b
such an inquiry by such an investi
gation, that the real result pan be. as
certained who has been duly'; legal
ly, fairly eleQtdrsident and Vice
President of the Uhfted States.1 ' The
Washington Vhion In commenting
upon Mr. Evarts' strange and derno
ralizing proposition that it ia betted
to submit td fraud, than td have a
remedy for fraud says very force-
fully : . ,- f i tt wrj. ; i it :
"The common ' sense of the Americai
people the common ' instinct : . of Honesty
which makes good men of both political
parties desire that their candidate, If hq
comes into office at all, , shall comeiia-wittj
clean hands and an untainted tiUe-7-reyoUa
at any such proposition. The power to seq
that only the true and legal yotesof per--sonsjiuly
appointed to. exercise, the office ef
electors are counted must reside somewhere.,
Wbeb the Constitution says " aba tbe tfe
shall then be . counted," .4; , mans f. votes: '
legal votes not spurious, fraudulent or
counterfeit votes which are no votes at all
any morq than a counterfeit .com or
greenback is money." , ,;1U: tj. K.r: !
A U V V V1VUV1VU uvuvifio 4bMUO
more than a mere numbering or enu
merating of f the j votea lK: when l it!
uses the words "to count" "i- TheJ use
of count henepojistittttion
was framed, authorizes the' idestVfi
looking into; inquiring: jnto, examin
ing scrutinizmgir-rris is the mean
ing of the' wordinJlaw dictionaries,
and in the old pleadmgd' Miehtfy??
we learn from ai distinguished mem
bet of the'Wiltnington1 bar?irt
The Radicjataticjcliange wlftin
the exigencies of the hour.',,4They
are an ingenious f oik,, ,1KThe pivot, f
the plot formed by the Chandler con
spirators was! t&at, VtheJ 'renfm'"oi
the iSenate had 'the sdlhijo cdun
the electoraOleTirrnB; bt othat ,-$Ofli-tioa
would-1 novr stand thi trrjfeet
Would not i$pp$
that the voice of the cgantry is thai
the CpmmissibQ muat d6hmta!..ie
returns and inquire into the action of
the' Board, the Radical leaders, with
ope; voice, deny any such right, and
8wfjptnatrthe thing "cannot be did."
jie fallowing is in striking con
trast to the opinions of the ordinary
Radical paper edited by men who
know nothing but party fealty. The
Philadelphia Inquirer is a strong Re-
publican paper, and yet it has the
candor to write the following :
"The evidence-developed yesterday by
the Louisiana Investigating Com mi I te, and
the written, testimony, sustaining it, do not
make pleasant reading, for it is impossible,
to see that there are not, at least, the ele
ments of truth in it. The greater part of it
may be .the barest lie, and yet enough re
mains to demonstrate that the Louisiana
Returning Board, or two of its members,
.Wells and Anderson, were ready to sell the
vote of the State to the friends of Mr. Til
den,, and that many of .the affidavits pre
sented to the Board proving intimidation,
and on which over ten thousand votes were
thrown out, were manufactured to order in
the Custom House. This business has as
sumed such an infamous shape at last that
it can 1 not be permitted to remain un
searched to its lowermost depths."
The Inquirer has discovered that Sterne's
apothegm, "God tempers the wind to the
shorn lamb," printed in 1768, is traced to
Herbert, 1640: "To the shorn sheep God
gives wind in measure,", which is a close
translation from Henry Estienne, who
wrote in 1594, :God measures the wind to
the shorn sheep." Savannah Ifews.
The Inquirer did not make this
discovery. It was long ago made in
England, and has been traced in sev
eral works, and in "Notes and Que
ries.'' In Herbert's JaculaPruden
tiiim, these lines occur, referred to
above: : " I ' '.'
. . . , . a..- -, . . .
: "To a close shorn sheepe
God gives wind by measure."
We are glad to see it stated that
Hon. John A. Campbell will be in
Washington to aid by his counsel
and learning the cause of the country.
He is one of the really great lawyers
that class you often hear of but
rarely meet with. He was formerly
one of the U. S. Supreme Court
Justices. ?
1 It is now stated in the .' Northern
papers that, Senator Conkling did not
say in his speech that. "I really be
leve that ' Hayes and Wheeler have
been fairly elected." He said nothing
like it. It is said to be an interpola
tion. CAPTIONS
Of tbe Acts and Reaolatlon Passed
by the UenermlAssembly at lis Ke
( slou of 187677.
I Raleigh - News.
An Act, for the relief of the tax
payers of North Carolina. (Gives
persons whose land was sold for taxes
in the years 1872-73, and bid off by
the State, until the 1st of January,
1878, to redeem the same, by paying
the taxes and the additional percent,
required by law.) . Ratified 10th Jan
uary 1877.
j : An Act for the relief of Sheriffs
and Tax Collectors : (Sheriffs and
Tax Collectors for the years 1872-
'73- 74 '75, their bondsmen and legal
representatives, are authorized to col
lect arrears of taxes for each of the
said years, under such rules, &o., as
may be prescribed by law for the col
lection of taxes. 2d. This act not to
apply to those who have not, at the
time they attempt to collect said ar
rearages oftaxes,settled and paid said
taxes to those authorized to receive
them ; but, on such failure to pay
said taxes, the County Commissioners
brother authority, which may be estab
lished by law to lay county taxes,
may appoint a tax-collector, who
shall have all the powers above dele
gated to sheriffs, &c. No sheriff or
other officer,-' hot now in office, are
allowed to collect insolvent taxes,
when the same, has been credited to
him. A person who will ..make oath
-that he has paid his taxes,or believes
that the same have been paid, need
nof again . pay the, same. Nor need
executors or administrators pay the
same.) Ratified 31st December, 1876.
An Act to prevent the sale of spir
ituous liquors on Sunday. (No per
son to sell malt Or intQxfeating li
quors pn Sunday. For each offence
shall be fined or imprisoned, or both,
in the discretion of the Court.) Rati
fied 11th January, 1877.
Resolution directing the Public
Treasurer to pay the expenses of the
I commissioners incurred in the pur
chase of tbe W estern N, C. Railroad,
to-wit : ;To the Hon. R. F. Armfiel d
thersnm of :$45Q;; to vthe Hon. J. L.
Robinson, $350; t J. .Hi Dillard,
Esq. an additional -fee of $100, for
legal , services; to. .W. N.' H. . Smith,
$100; and to oy, Brogden his 'actu
al' expenses' in attending the sale
Passed Hh, January ,18 77.'
: The HillsboroeclonZer pays this
very neat and elegant tribute to the
late Col. Robert Strang. - It is too
Admirable' to bomtttedi ,;
'' ?intifpa; itp
fjert'Strange since early "boyhood, we
rdpeAaps.'as Well as ahy one liv-'
'irVg ashproughly1 acquainted with
-all those characteristics which,ldevel-!
4minB 6thin intefllectdal and hid
ral excellence -io -which he v attained.
His; wkS as nearly the haracter of
tbe perfect mania could be reached;
a character uivftu perfectly rounded
and proportioned than J any we can
compare with-it; nbtwkhout some of
tbd-in'rii'mities ofhuman nature,' hut
hose infirmities' held1 under control
iy-:)bf tyi priociploiilti!: ail) his life,
mkUfi soinewhat.waTinin temper, that
J,empewa8; 0lytieUf for the
?P5ga8AOft9 the 9bjsit .sentiments
wpqngr offended.hythe baseness
f ajted in. thought that A seofned all
: i f
ded to principle, and that of the loft
iest ideal; true to purpose, and that of
the highest aim; wedded to duty, and
that of the most useful aim." j
Pinebback, in a letter to a friend in
the North, in explanation of bis re
cent action, says: "Knowing that the
present pretended Packard govern
ment is a monstrous iniquity, and its
success would entail still further de
bauchery, and demoralization upon
the race, I resolved to destroy it if
possible. I. have not abandoned the
National Republican party, but if to
denounce the thieves in Louisiana,
who are fast destroying the manhood
aud integrity of my people, renders
me ineligible to membership in it, I
shall have to seek shelter elsewhere,
and continue my struggle for justice
and equality for the race."
POLITICAL. POINTS.
"Judas Iscariot" is around again
in the Republican organs.; Sometimes he
spells his other name Littlefleld, sometimes
Pickett, and again Maddox.' Springfield
Republican. ' M
Suppose the Maddox yarn to be
true, it cannot be alleged of Gov. Wells, of
Louisiana, that he is a cheap man. 1 No
thing less than a million would budge him.
Chicago Iribune. . '-
We have never calculated npon
a vole from Oregon for Tilden, or thought
him entitled to it. It is perfectly clear,
however, in our judgment, that Hayes is
entitled to but two voles from that State.
Richmond Whig. '
- Littlefleld was graduated at
Yale College, is a white man, and was pro
bably an honest one before he fell in with
Wells. His evidence is accompanied by
the forged documents themselves. The
proof of the Returning Board's villainy is
in black and white, as well as out of Little
field's mouth, and the Hayes folks must
face the music Ulica Observer. :
-The Radical managers appear
to have a great repugnance to the truth.
Their first plank that the Vice-President
should open and count the votes having
been swept from under them, they are now
straining every nerve to suppress the actu
al facts as regards the returns in the con
tested States. BaUo. Gazette.
Evidenoe accumulates going to
show that Wells had offered Governor
Nicholls a full confession of his guilt on
condition that free protection and pardon
should be extended to him. Whether this
was a bona fide offer on his part, or whe
ther it was a ruse to scare the Republican
committee and put up bis price, may never
be known.rBato. Gazette.
Among all the lies about Lou
isiana it is refreshing to find one man who
can speak the truth. It is not habitual
with Kellogg, but he can do it when be
tries, and he at least struck pretty near the
truth when he said that Packard was a
fraud, his Legislature a fraud, and the
whole concern rotten and ready tr tumble.
Wells probably thinks so, too. Philadel
phia limes.
Mr. O'Conor stands before the
Commission and the country in consistent
support of tbe great principles of constitu
tional liberty, of which he has always been
the eloquent upholder, while Mr. Evarts,
when he speaks in behalf of the Louisiana
frauds, supported by federal bayonets,
must turn his back upon the best action of
bis life, and repudiate the noblest senti
ments ue ever uttered. Horjolk Virginian.
PERSONAL.
The faculty of the University
of Georgia, at Athens, in that State, j have
invited Mr. Martin Farqubar Tupper to
deliver a lecture before the students. L
Senator Thurmah is a great
sufferer from neuralgia. Daring the past
ten days he has scarcely slept at night or
been free from pain an hour in the day.
Wattersbu speaks well in Con
gress when he speaks sense. He has an
easy delivery, a ready flow of language, and
an energetic style which lends to everything
he says the appearance of deep earnestness.
The youngest son of John Hab
berton, the author of "Helen's Babies,"
died on Tuesday evening in Brooklyn. The
little fellow figured in Mr. Habberton's
book as "Toddie," and -was a child of great,
promise. Neva York Mail. j
The Southern judges mentioned
in connection with the Supreme Court
Judgeship are Judge Campbell, of New
Orleans; Wm. Hope Hull, of Augusta; AJ
G. Magratb, of Charleston, and Judge Geo.
P. Scarborough, of Norfolk. ,
Yesterday Mr. Evarts and Mr."
O'Conor were arrayed against each other.
Tbe sparks flew as with the clash of flint
and steel. It is said to have been one of
the most brilliant intellectual encounters
ever witnessed in Washington. Baltimore
Gazette.
Gen. Sherman "writes to, the
editor of the Rochester (N. T.) Union: "As
near as I can learn it would be unsafe to
class Gen. Sherman as belonging to either
of the great parties into which our country
men are divided." He adds that General
Sherman "has openly expressed his satis
faction with the electoral settlement," That
settlesit. .
- A middle aged man from a su
burban town entered a car yesterday morn
ing and complained to the conductor that
all the gentlemen were smoking. "This,"
said the conductor, "is the regular smoking
ear." "Ah," replied the man, adjusting
his gold spectacles, "perhaps if you re
marked to them that I am a minister of the
gospel, they would refrain for one day."
New Tori Herald.
Hon. John S." Gallagher died in
Washington city Sunday night, aged 8r.
President Taylor appointed Mr. Gallagher
Third Auditor of the Treasury, in 1849,
which position he held for oyer over four
years. Mr. Gallagher was a well known
editor in his native State, and in late years
was connected with the National Intelli
gencer of that city. At the time of his death
he was the oldest editor in the United States,
commencing his editorial career at the early
age of eighteen. ;..! J u;: .1
: Edmunds, Hoar, and their! Re
publican colleagues on the joint committee
are not likely to be much; disturbed by the
abuse of the small organs and machine
tenders for their honorable course 'in per
fecting the settlement. The Vermont Se
nator is receiving letters from the most pro
minent ; Republicans in his. State praising
bis course. Senator Cgnkling's mail brings
him similar letters at the rate of one hun
dred a. day, and Mr. Hoar has had abun
dant reasons to know that Massachusetts
heartily approves her new Senator's stand.
Springfield Republican, Rep. . j
A poetical contributor has sub
mitted the following lines a la Poe:
i Hear J. Madison Wells,
: Brazen Wells!
With what glihne8s, a lie be tellsl
How he lies, lies, lies,
And every truth denies
With his sassy, brassy; 8 wells
Of insolent sarnrfse. -
- ,,i Telling lies, lies, lies, '
., Liea,,lie8, lies. , v ; I
f . While the committee look aghast ;
At the falsehoods falling fast
Prom the lips of J. M. Wells,1
: From the lying and defying Wells.
Richmond Enquirer.
Awful omen Wm. A. . Wheel
er's initials, W. A. W. I Louisville Courier
Journal. r . The exports of Boston for 1876,
notwithstanding a large decline in prices,
show an increase of $11,600,000 as com
pared with 1875, and $16500,000 over 1874.
This year the Southern States
raised 10,000,000 bushels more corn than
in 1875. Illinois is the largest corn grower
of the Northern, -and Tennessee the largest
of the Southern States.
The English .army continue to
desert at tbe rate of twenty soldiers a day.
They will, have to come to the American
plan of increasing wages for Jength of ser
vice and reserving part of them at com
pound interest as a saving fund against the
day of discharge.
"Which is the largest gland ?"
asked a Chicago' medical professor of the
newest arrival in his class the other day.
The student buried himself in deep and at
tentive thought for a moment, and then
brightening up suddenly, exclaimed, "The
largest gland, sir, is England." Then : the
professor kindly led the young man aside,
and pathetically advised him to think no
more of medicine, but to join a minstrel
show, or enter the army.
t FROM MOTHER GOOSE.
Sing a 'song of million,
Chandler full of rye;
Four of the deadest blackbirds
Baked in a pie;
When the pie was opened, the birds began
to sing, , .
And wasn't that a dainty dish to make the
country ring f
I left the South to sell my vote,
And asked a million to turn my coat;
But Roscoe did my scheme disclose,
And tripped me up on Cronin's nose.
Washington Capital.
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Rousing orders wanted for Corn, Molasses and
Coffee, Western and N. C. Meats, Lard, Ac, Mul
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Will have in a few days, Mountain Butter, Dried
Froit, Ac.
We have a lot Sweet Potatoes, Sugar -Cured, Can
vassed and Naked Bacon Hams and Bacon Shoul
ders, which, with the Fish, we will close out at un
precedented low prices.
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Blankets and Shawls.
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JX and LADIES' WINTER SHAWLS,
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fl ALTERED TO BEEECHrLOADl.NC;
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h MANUFACTUhERS I
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Send for CataioRHR. dec 2-2-UiVVif
TOLLEYS
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ENGL I 811
Breech - loading Guns,
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to the special instructions of individual sportsmen
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manufacturers who produce for a general market
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are judges of Fine Guns and who know the impor
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We are r oroT4- mAa
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STANDARD '115
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dec 14-D&W tf . '
iVLETALLIC CARTRIDOR. VTT.ttapv Hf:"i
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EXCEL ALL OTHERS IN ACCU
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Every Rifle warranted good shooter. Calibr
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Charge ef powder from 50 to 105 grains. Weight oi
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Pietol grip and checked. Bihts: plain; Globe and
r-eep oignts; vernier with interchangeable ffon!
sights aad Wind-gauge. Every variety of am'
munition for above guns, constantly oa hand.
Prices from $30 to $125.
SHARPS RIFI.E COMPANY,
. sept 21-DfcWtf
Bridgeport, Conn.
j High-Bred Dogs.
JCjNGLISH, IRISH AND GORDON SETTKKs
of the Choicest Blood, with guaranteed pedigrees.
" ' - ; " For sale by:
E. P. WELSH,
York, Penis.
Boy7-PWtf'
Pure Bred Setter Pups
. For Sale, ' -' - ' .
SSSr- TH RECENTLY IMPORTED LAr
VERACK Dog "DON," who is own brother to tbe
WS remowBed Field-Trial winners, "Countess"'
"Nelly,' and "Prince." 80 far as figures have been
made public, this is the highest priced dog, with the
single exception of Mr. Burges's "Roh Roy," ever
imported. These celebrated dogs were bred from
Layerack's "Moll, IU." by his "Daeh II ," from
which pair viore prize winners were bred than from
any pair which ever existed. They have a pedisp te
running aacK for ichtv vears without a stain.
tiuen, th dam of these duds is a Dure Gordon.
w B- r- winner. -
' hevPup5 Wn d, 1876. Price
each, boxed and deUvereaatress Office in Phil
adelphia. Addrss
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PubUsbed weekly
JOHND.CAMERC
Editor and Prepri
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