Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1874 — Atty.-Gen. Williams’ Report. [ARTICLE]

Atty.-Gen. Williams’ Report.

Washington, Dec. 8. The Attorney-General’s annual report shows that there were judgments during the fiscal year in civil suits in favor of the United States of $2,021,724; amount actually realized, $867,192. Of the criminal cases, 6,018 were terminated, including 2,633 convictions, of whiqh 102 out of 966 were under the Enforemient acts. The total suits to which the United States were not a party is 19,194, of which 11,490 were terminated, the Judgments being to the amount of $10,508,624. The expenses of the Marshals, Commissioners, etc., for the year were $2,609,730, or $361,138 less than the previous year. The amount awarded by the Court of Claims was $2,418,804, against total claims of $4,054,866. The Attorney-General recommends that the United States District Courts be given authority to issue subpoenas directing the attendance of witnesses before the Court of Claims, and that the latter be given power to punish for contempt any failure to obey; that the heads of departments be given authority for use in the court of the Confederate records in possession of the Government; that the police force of the District of Columbia be increased; that all District Attorneys and Marshals be paid by salary only, fees being abolished; that a penitentiary be erected in the District of Columbia for the confinement of convicts, instead of that of Albany; that a uniform mode be provided for the selection of jurors for United States Courts and the enactment of a law regulating the fees and costs of Clerks, Marshals and attorneys of United States Courts.

A Providential Man. —This title now justly belongs to a physician who has added to the list of medicines a new remedy, whieh appears to include ail that is most valuable in the old pharmacopoeia, and not to include any of the drawbacks with which the so-called specifics of the Faculty are chargeable. The Providential man is Dr. Joseph Walker, of California, whose Vinegar Bitters has achieved, in the short space of two years, a degree of popularity never before attained by any advertised preparation In this country. We have too much confi-' deuce in the shrewdness of the American people to suppose that this sudden and surprising celebrity is the outgrowth of a delusion. Indeed, we have reason to know that it is founded on innumerable and well-authenticated cures of almost all the bodily ills that flesh is heir to. Not the least among the merits of the famous Tonic and Restorative is its entire freedom from alcohol, as well as from all mineral drugs. It jf composed exclusively of rare vegetable extracts. 12

Seed House of David Land reth Sc Sou. It is pleasant to note the flourishing fall trade doing by this lohg-established firm In the midst of dull times, fn the prevalent stagnation, enterprise has the. field almost without competitors. 80 determined are the Landreths to secure, as usual, a large share of the approaching year’s business that they have now nine of the fast steam presses of McCaU&yt Stavely diligently at workprinting their “ Rural Register" lor 1875. This has never before occurred in the history of their house. The “ Rural Register ” is furnished without charge to all who use Landreth’s seeds—and who do not ? —Philadelphia Commercial List. —The North Carolina State debt is f 88,921,549-05,

~ ***** | Ftae new rosewood pianos for SBOO. Good second-hand nianos $l5O to S2OO -—‘ * - —The new trade dollar prepared esSSJahM ’ r alre^y ß di»placed $9*000,000 of Mexican coin in those far-off realms.