Ste. Genevieve Herald Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Saturday, June 9, 1883 FOR SALE: A House and Lot in the Northern part of Ste. Genevieve, formerly owned by August GIRARD. A most desirable piece of property with all the conveniences necessary for family use. For terms apply to A.C. HERTICH, Agent. Mr. Jules BOYER has a rosebush that is certainly a curiosity. The roses, which are of a deep red color, show in the middle of the corolla from one to three well defined rosebuds, that grown out of the roses on stems about three inches long. The phenomenon has never been observed on the bush. Last Sunday we observed this freak of nature for the first time in our life. Willie ABERNATHY, who was serving a sentence of one year in the jail for grand larcency, was pardoned on May the 31st, by the Governor on petition of the Judge of the circuit court, the jury that tried the case, and other prominent men. The boy was discharged from the jail on Saturday night at about ten o'clock, the time when the document giving him his freedom reached the Sheriff. We hope the lesson has done him good. On Wednesday before last, as Mr. Frank BABB was hauling a load of corn from the lumberyard, he felt the sack on which he sat, slipping from under him, and jumping from the wagon alighted on a stick, being so unfortunate as to sprain his foot. The limb did not hurt him much at the time, but proved to be more crippled after a time then he thought. Since Sunday the invalid has been taking airings with crutches but he is getting alright again. Our county court evidently don't think our county attorney knows much about law - and they must be right - for they did not consult him in regard to the legality of issuing the Court House bonds. But still the people elected him county attorney, and as such he is the legal advisor of the Co. Court upon all Co. affairs, and common courtesy demanded that he should have been consulted about the matter. He could not have made a worse guess than the court did. Mr. J. FLIEG brought a handful of wheat ears to town this week of the kind called Tapahanoc, which looked quite sound and nice but proved upon closer investigation to be entirely empty. Mr. FLIEG tells us that he looked over the whole field and found but very few ears containing two or three solitary grains. This is a terribel state of affairs, and if it should prevail over the whole county, the wheat harvest will prove even a greater failure than was first anticipated. Progress is pre-eminently a child of the nineteenth century. Progress is the watchword even of old Ste. Genevieve, if it is true that glass factories, railroads, &c. will be built here. Progress is also made by our young "Progressive Brass Band" under F.A. GEILER as leader. Scarcely has the latest pleasure picnic passed from our memory, and again they are making preparations to celebrate the 4th of July, in magnificent style. A tournament in baseball playing between the Ste. Genevieve and St. Louis clubs will take place on the grounds and hundreds of guests from St. Louis have promised their participation. The band will, on that day, turn out in their gorgeous new uniforms for the first time. A grand parade will inaugurate the festivity. The day is to be a festive day for Ste. Genevieve and vicinity. It is to be hoped that the sun and sky will smile upon the festive occassion. God speed! A GENTLE SNUB The following letter was received by our Co. Clerk, C.C. KERLAGON, last week in answer to one written by him in obedience to the order of the county court in reference to the legality of the Court House bond issue: STATE OF MISSOURI Office of Attorney General City of Jefferson, May 24, 1883 Mr. C.C. Kerlagon, Ste. Genevieve, Mo. Dear Sir: If you will look at Sec. 504, 514 & 517 R.S., you will at once see that I am not the proper person to advise the County Court, indeed, that I cannot do it, and that it is expressly made the duty of the prosecuting attorney. Under these circumstances I must decline to give any opinion in the matter referred to, unless he sees proper to call upon me. Of course I could answer you just as well, but the statute has provided otherwise, and I prefer to follow the statute. I will add this, the court should take no action without being advised, for it is evident to my mind that the court entertains erroneous notions about the matter, and again you are mistaken about Art. 2 of chapter 95 R.S. - it was not revised. Respectfully, D.H. McINTIRE This letter, though couched in diplomatic language, can only be construed into a "gentle snub" for our court. He first reminds them that it is not his business to give legal advice to county courts, but at the same time very broadly hints that they (the court) are sadly in need of a little advice and suggests that, as they evidently entertain certain erroneous opinions in regard to their powers, that they had better get legal advice before they go any further in the matter.