NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.COUXSKL IN TilK sTAK ROUTE cases.

SlTiMNTMF.Nr OF A KKNri'lKY I.AWYXK.IHV TELFUnHPlI TO Tilt CMU0UH.1

WaVOaTJftaTOX, M.iy 17.-Tlio Attornc-v-Cun-agajbanaaajajefi william 0. Biotlay, ni Um urtar.Ky.,aa special esnnael oa t>elialf et the United Htntej

io prosecute tiie civil aatta against star

ttoute r01.tra.-tore. who. lt ls sllered. defrauded the I lee*

e:nmrnt. Mr. Bradley has lecu In Uaetunirion uversl

dajset.iroiiiltu'the papers In tho rase*, and expectetoreturn ben tobetlnacdvaproceeSlnfaabo u .lune io. Mi.

er.fct.ev i» ono of i be deleratee-al brea i nun Kout inkyto tlieUepiii' m N .?ional t'onveiillon, and bs Stead!hisb as a lawyer. _̂

norn Boan proceedings in brief.WaunTJXOTOw, May IT..(.in nuotiofl <>t Mr.

Canny, nf Paanaytvanu, lbs Oonaa to-dsy peenai i billincreasing aa 99,090 the Bantry af tin* BpeoUl canminer of

drugs, chemicals, etc, at Booton, Mans. Oa UOtHHJ of

Mr. lillis, of Louisiana, the 'cunt* aniciidinenis to the In¬

dian Appropilatlon lilli weie ni B-aSUCUTTOd In.

liv a previous onlcr of th'* DOUN thi I ly wm set aparttor tbe ccnsiiici.ition of MU* preoontod bi tl:» Ooumttteecn the Ju.lici,ny. Mi. linke], of virginia, reportedfiem that committee a lull le lUgUUte tbs effect ot |0da>¦BasesandnSeasssof (hatted fiietea csurtstn thescYeralMstcs. It was passed on the House calendar. 'Die

mrinnrlal of E. lt. Wheelock, praying for an UVSStleattonof the legal matters involved In the a

lorfeimrc of the laud grant to the New-orleans.Baton BsngU and Vicksburg Kailroad Company,

was also ptaced on the House cn lei,dar.

On inotlou nf Mr. Tuekei bills wet! panned reniovinu- Hie

political naunfttttaa Of Henry Newman, Willum H.

I-arker and Bsasrl I*. Tbiirtion. of Virginia, and ChsrlotW. Haye.*, af Aliitiama. At every step tho Committeeen me Judtetsrywsi aarugenlaed by tbsOaasutttee enrubik* Luuds.whicb desired to call up the Oregon Central

forfeiture bill, but the former was successful.At 19*19 the House went Into Committee of thc Whole

(Mr. Ilorsbelmer, of New-York, in tbe chair) on tbe Bea-

ate bill extending until December 81, 1*84, the dUrstUUof the Court of Commisioners of Alabama Claims.

On motion of Mr. Heed, of Maine, an, anieitdiuont was

B-lo-ard chancing- the term of extension to December 81,le.{i.>. The commmlttee rose and the bill was passed.Mr. Tucker then called up the bill to change the eastern

aud r.ortbern Judicial districts of Texas, and

la attach a part of Hie Indian Territoryt-i those districts. After some debate tbebill was passed, hs was also a MU changing the time ofLo I'.in; (se Matriel aud Ctrerdt Courts in the northernDistricts of Georgia. Riils were also snaaod for the ap¬

pointment of two additional Associate Justices of theSupreme Court of Dakota Terrltoiy, and auosding Boo¬ti ni l.Oj'O, Bsvieed Htntutes, relating to interest on

Judgment* rcudcrcd In the Court of (launs. Thc hitterViii corrects an error In the revision oi the statutes byInserting "m " for "and," and reduces the nite ol inti rest

from 6 to 3 per cent.The next bill sailed up stirred up a familiar quarrel in

the Missouri delegation. It was a bill lo amend thc act

dividing the Shite ol Missouri into two Judlolal distiictsand to divide tbe < uateru and western districts thereofinto divisions and to prescribe tbe the limns and pluceifor holding courts therein. Mr. Hrodbead, ofMissouri, who reported tho bill, said thatthere was a division of sentiment among tbe Missouridelegation in reuurd to tne propriety ol the bill, andIniivcd to recommit it After some dlscu«hloii Uv Mis¬

souri members the motion to recommit \v;ui lost by a

Vote of 46 to 88. Then arose a nice point of parliamentaryIsw. Mr. Moonta, of Iowa, offeroil i*« n substitute foitbe bill a bill previously Introduced by Mr. Burnes, ofMissouri, upou the same subject. Thin whs ruled eut ou

a point of older, ou the ground that no iiuieiiilineiit was

In order which contained the substance of any lilli jicnd-Ing before tbe House. Mr. MeOotd theo proceeded to se¬

cure his object bv moving his substitute piecemeal, section

by section', for the bill under consideration. 1 his provedsuccessful an far as the first BOCWOS was concerned, bulwb.-.i j sui'*! mite wss offered to the second section, Mr.Alexander reseed the point thal tbe House could Bot il"

Indirectly what it couid 00t BOeompllah directly. The

Speaker Bald that it waaSmattel of serious doubt whetheramendments of that character could tie admitted underthe rule tun at thc same time lt wis tho opinion or theChair thu! when lhere mi room for doubt the aafsicourse waa to Ut tbs amendments come In and tie votedlinea by thc IluiiM*. On th'* aineaitiiieiit no qnornni votedand thii* point was raised by Mr. Alexaudt i. Thereuponthc Haunt at 5:35 sdjourned.

SWAM 0OUXT OF INQUIRY.WAJnTmOTOMi May 17..The counsel before

th- ¦swiiim Court of Inqull7 to-day stated tbat they could

net agree spaa the point whether the $5,000 due bill civ-en liy BasSaaan t.i Pwalm was or was not negotiable)i.it'cr, and the COUTI toot under advisement tbe qpeottOUwhether io callan expert ls testify in regard to the

ftiatter. M> nm M. 1'iiikcr, who (icrsuaded BatSOBSS to

withdraw lils eUatUH BUUlnal Swalm testifleil thal he

was m th*- aaaplsj of Bsusaan a.- On, when Ootsnel Uselow obtiiiijeil si.IVOO. "1" recollection was that Morrow

VSntsd to barren 16,000 or 19,000, and offered BOOM

lite lusuruiivc paUefea as aoeurtty. This loan was rent* d

Bud then he obtained money on h1« pay vouchers, lieWa- -I nt le n*k ^w.'iim to gee MoiTow, when the TOUOhOrSWere found to be duplicated, and have him po make

some arraacement to pay tbe dei:. Bwatu ex-

1 1 surprise to lenin thst the vouchers

were duplicated The due-Mil for Sh ooo was sm ren¬

dered to the witness the day after Ratemanai'd hwalu, to arbitrate and remained In hts possession untilbe turned ltovei to tbeJudfe-Advocate. Hehadonli an

I Hon of .my couveraatisn tn will ii1 on tin- payment of *HK) du.-him

Morrow nnd had threatened to "ao>i .nc-.-. iit Hie War Department Ile did

Beinber thiit anything whs .ad * tout " squeezing,"bul beal,l something Bbont tbs possibility ot a court-

tnurtial, anJ Mimin ieiciiii.il l liat then ali thc accountswould be worthless Mi. Bateman waa much excited,j! a,i. arranged the! the eouneel should submit their

aruwuunu tn written; un Wednesday,

NO TROUBLE EXPECTED AT KF.Y WEST.Wasbikotox, May 17..'1 be Secretary ot the

Havy ledOJ leeched a te.rerun from I OB!

Batehelur.eemasanduigthe United states Bhlp Galena,rn Key Wc-'., asylnf thal the threats acatnattbellfeoltin Spsnlab Conan] al that pince were nedi lu a bai roora

bj two ur three drunken Cubans but thal neitbei the

inn- tbe authorities Um re it: teh uueh Import mee

to tue tnreau. TheHecretarytelegraphediiie naval forces there if onces

i srve the peace andproteel thc coio.uL The Gi .¦

aud Yantle ure now ut Ke.i West.

REDEMPTION OF BOND8.Washington, May 17..TImamountofbouda

rsdeoaaod at tue Trenanry Departmesi lo date mulei tiie

iliHeiciit cdlls I- as fol'owsi l'Jl-T ead, 030,468,80011330,918,611,890; 138d,83S£78,900; 134th, 18,838.-400; 135th, 07.808,800; 130tk, 08.349,000; 137th, 980,-900, Tbers ur,- about 117,000,000 bendaeoanreced In

tbs 138th, 186th and 127th OSUB etti] euUtasdtog, andboom euipibm la isanlfeelsd al tba Denortnunl thstaotewbavs beenaunenderod nuder ibo recentoffei tore-il, bu these bouda with aeerued Interest to date iltatii-n.

lbs As«i-t.'int Treaaarec at New-York red'emed calledbonds today as follows! 127th cul, O2u2,&00; 126th,**i TK*; 123 n. -skij,40<); making tbi total redemptionsii dav 8323,000.

-?-A mo\ inc; ISLAND. *

WajhTVOTOH, Mav lT.-Soinc monthfl since¦anett fanlnb. ur -rt. Ionia, applied totboOeriiotaij ulfo Interior fer s narroy nt en uland in the, sfiaalBalpplKivcr. oneootU Bi Louts, claiiniuif lt to be public land.Tbe appiicaiou* was resisted BJ tm-city Upon the KTOSIIot us oerner«tit|» of Arsenal IslauU. to whies Hie new for-

¦ Bru wea ablated ns barre been a mere accretion, tim*

Bowed that Arsenal Island Bes! ilrvehift-bbs downwards for uany years, and tbat as lu head livas|jP,| ;,way bv the curr-nts of the river, lt* fo-i'isenlarssd. lu 1958 lt contained lO-l acres, and in 1963cn iv 119 Boras Since the Utter rear lt hal DBOVed south¬ward about 4.soo feel lu rate of rnciiou bein},' abouttight inches per iluv.

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i hi: army asd navy.WajhixotoVi Mity 17..Contain Daniel M.

Appel. Asaistant ^urnsou; Klrst lieutenant FTaBUl A.

Koutelle, 1st Cavalry; ('uptuin nnnenoD. I'Iiodih-k, rub

Cavalry; and Captain Winfield S. 1 dperly, 7th Cavalry,have Ueen detalieil to Inspect cei-tain prop«-rty ut lluilaio,

lin i..ci ipliia, Nev-York, aud Cincinnati, re,pecti?ely.Tbe Trcniou bus arrived st Naipisatti, Japan, aid tbs

Alliance al Matanzus. i lie Tinta left Polls yesisrda- for

Acapulco. The Nanilall« bas been ordered from MaUn-Kas io Key Wc-t toroosL Thc l-'lsh CouiUilssion steamerAlbatross, wlnob ba* been on an sxtendi-d surveying ex-

iii "inion In Cubas waters, arrived at tbe Washington»*»y Yan! last altlit.Captain Henrv wils-'n bas been erden^l to eomiriflnd

tbi-lercivinp ship Kranklln at Xorfolr Assist**! Hur-

feon William ItsxUa Ina been ordered to the Oonstella-llen. Tlie.Nsvsl Boards! lnti**etloii has n-turueci fromar. iii'jieotlonofthe Hensaeole at Hampton Koads. TheBoard found the vessel a hnnirvil men short of ber com¬

plement, but ber condition fair, cousidcriuu the longpassase she bas Just completed.

+¦..WASHINO'lON NOTES.Washinotok, Baturday, May 17, 1«94.

Miinso or rm Kvosmou rtrunn TkiPaaitappninteil to represent tbs BlSSUdvs Iispartiiients al theNew (ir'esns F.iposition met at tbe Ptaie department to-

d,/JY'f %SH9Ll! P.11nbanatssef the apsee re-(iulred for tbe exhibits of sa. h dep»rti.eft before uroc. nstUrthsr. Director Henera) hi.rk; wmoreMBBaOby mrliation sud partlcpa.eo In the ,IeX;iA Mw «akk. -The Centroller of the Currency hat

ant homed the Homer National Bank ef nomer, N Y u>bern, Bsanosaa w nh a caplial of $76,000.

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Tm ¦unnasj Embssst io Visit Ki.w-Yoris.-TbeMsntese Knduaoy will leave Washlnaion au oveninc torKejs i oi k, to remain there sereral days.

THOUGHT JO HAIR DIED OF STARVATION,Leominster, Muss., May 17..J<wl L. Morse,

ase Mivsnty-three, was found dead yeeUrdav afternoonU tbe wretched hovel where be had for anany years Uvadtbe life of a hermit. He waa at one inns an extensiveeouib insnufact in sr ead tSe aeaaeasor ot a fortune, whichkt s-iuaudered la drina, flaortly afterward he adopted a.ebury au** pf lifo sad abassei all bunus bclnifs. Ur-

IC In filth, sud snbslstlER upon such game nnd fish as benuid catch, and Ihe vegetables and rooU to lie found tntie woods. He Invariably refused assUtaaoe. Ile was n

cul scholar and a great reader. Hr is hulicvcd to lune

tarred to death.«.-

THROUGH NEW-YORK 82AlE.i PABHEB ROBBED AM» His will: sikh'.

lill 1HE1.I1AIII lo HU. tklill'NE.I

Tl i:m !;'*« STATION, M.iv 17..Asilnl Siuilli,rho lives In a large frame ilwe.ling on the hill overlookIf this village, left boase yesterday aflsrnoSO with his

rfc sud went te Monro! On retnrnlnii bonis, shout0:90 p. m.. lie iliove direct '" tin- born which stunds In

h.- issi et his iion-e il .. Icbtsd Iron hi- rnrriags. andnts in thc act ot lighting a lantern when BS wu- BtSTtledry tbs report ot n platol, end bys cry of pain from bis

i If! The next instant ii fl BC HsskOl w.i throw c. Bl .¦!

ds head, he was thrown VMlentl] i" the ground andnbbOd Ol fttfl in BBOBsy anil his w.iteh Hie watch was

rd found. After cautioning him soi io nuke an

a eryundei pol of death, tba rebbero depuited la tbelarkaese. Mr. Smith ron to the depot for assistsnee. a

tuber «f men aoeoupauiod btu Ut his house.

lin \ found hui Mrs Smith was faUUy wounded, the bulet from the roi ber's i -ii having enured ber beck. In¬uring the spine Bbs ls still alive, bul ti parslyted frombi pclnt where tbe bullet entered ber back iicwn lobereet. \ ii,,: iLe premises showed that tbe.ii .ci. bsd tala In w itt for Mr. Bm!tb. Mr. Smith ls na¬

lbia te kim- iui\ description wnateverof lils nsaallsntsSearchiaa parties started in every direction after the

oi'bers. Al Hi-it lt waa thought thal the robbery was.I'liiiLiticil oy tramps, bul the fact thnl the robbcismustlave been aware (kal Mr. Smith ked ¦ laiL-c sum ofDoney in hlapossessl m li .i ls many to be leva iihe wot lc nf some of thc nile vagabonds living in thoneilin v.

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TBOUBLE8 OV A BUFFALO PAPEB FIRM.I BX1ZVRI MAD! BY THI SULKII r.i!AI Bl Of

iii: TBOCnUt,mr rouoiArn io nu TniRrxie.i

Buffalo, May 17..Tbe onnottncemenl thatbc sheriff had levied OU the large paper warehouse of L..'. Woodruff waa rooalvsd wau aurprlso by Business bub

his afternoon, and until the casa was explained theyvere much mystified. Thirteen Judgments, amountingo nearly 930.000, bsd been secured lu the SupremeCourtif Kew-York County agslnat Mr. Woodruff individually.I'hey were in favor nf John L, BUthet land, axoentor, andrranou Sutherland Clark, executor of thsootste ol i>u

(.Clark, lat" ot New-Yuik City, it appear! that Mr.iVoodrutl was trustee of the Oeueseo Valley it.-il-

aad, wtiicti he hal leased tithe New-York, Lake:tie and Weewrn Railroad sever.ii yenrs prior to 1875,uni that up to that year the Lrlc paid Interest on theMada ol the road besides operating it. Since then no pajnents limn bei n malle, alni, aa irn*tct-, ..ii. Woodrufl Badruaranteed tbe benda, the Clark estate sued bim tornnounta coining dna on bonds held by the estele. Borneroan a.u Mr. Woodrufl brought sun against tiietrie for not fulfilling the conoiiiuu* ofhe leese, and be has secured judgmentsimounting to 9240,000, which be will perfect aboutday 20. If the (ndgnenUare not then satisfied, ii isiroWble thai Mr. Woottnitt will levy on the railroad lts ti iso said that he will sue Preaidi Jewett. or tbe Erle,or damages growing; ont of tba invasion of his establish¬ment by the sheriff: which, lt Is claimed, would nol have

UUpened if the Ene had not violated tiie provisions ol:he lease. There arc BO other unsatisfied judgments on

Ile against the timi or the Niagara Falls Pa,iel Company.-?

BILLS IM THE GOVEHNOR'8 BANDS.Albant, May 17..The Legislature left in

:he hands of (iorrmor Cleveland 400 bills, winch, auder:he requirements of the Constitution, lie must dhrpoea of

within the next ihiriy days, Tbs ouutbat ts largely tninonu of that left by tbe previous Legislature, and i» ion

ii excess of the number presented to tho Governorluring tbs entire aeeatou lust closed. Ike Oovernor to-

lay BUBOOneOd that bc WOUld ilevole. next week until

¦iiturd.iy to hearings On the lulls, and that, without ex-

i-cptloii. no hearing on tegUUtlon would bc granted alterl¦ rulay next.Pursuant to the requlrcineiils nf thc law creatlnc »<!'ll

tlonal Hupieme Court Judges and reorganizing JudicialDistricts, Oovernor CleveUnd to-dsy appointed the Gen¬eral Terms ol r-uprcme Court for thc Vth judicial lu narin I, to be held at lSulTalo theHi-t Tuesdaj in .lune,

b-l, uud al KovhesU'i the aoeond Tuesday la October,L884 .-«.-

GETTING TIIE SHOT MEANT FOB A BEARNkwiu ho, May 17. George Ornm of Port

Montgomery, near the Forest of Hean Mines, ls the OWUOT

efsMg cinnamon nour. Wheo ii wee greenout tost thebeal was to be turned loose Joel rotundly and his familyboessas frightened. A tew days h-.-o. one of Connolly'sboys, a Iud ofOfteen, was sbiit to th« ham. When ne eu-

lei td the bani he noticed a movement lu tho hay. Ile

ran to the house, got a shot-gun, and reUarntng, tired IntoHie hay where hs supposed bruis was hidden. IB rc

sponseesmi scna-ms from a human being, wno turnedout to be an employe ol the Fores! of Dean Mines. He

ikon to Highl-uul Falls, where the buckshot In¬

tended foi Mr. Cram's bear ware takeu from his body bya physician.

A STJtT IOU LEGAL SERVICES-Ni:wui it ., Miiy 17..Ez-Senntor Homet A,

N'"'.-"n ,i,nl John Nelson were pialatlOs m <<

reaUrday hsfUre three referee* The referees wen

i.i Mayor Alu un fl Caaaody, Odell Close of Westchesterand Robert F. Wilkinson of Poughkeepsie Tbe Uralbearing took p u<-r here yesterday in Mr. Cassiottice. lt is understood thal the c iee involves unipoints concerning clients' relations -*- U« vis. ihe Uc-teudanuare William O. Donaldson and othera.

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FREIGHT CARA WRECKED,\Ya>hi\i;.<>svii.u., May 17. . An extra

freight train on tho Newburg brsueh of the Brie railroadran off tbe track here ia«i nlghl and neara,I be U ji k wns blocked ror four hours, from Ui'.IU p. m. lo1:30 a. m.

MEETINGS OF llFUGIOCS BODIES.THE METHODIST GENERAL OON1 1.1'l.Ni K.

Philadelphia, May 17..The MethodistGenera! onferenoe roauraed ibis morning the coi ildi ra¬

tion of tiie report oi tb" ('omni, lee on ltliii-r-,iiii.\ re at ive

to licensing women to preach, i be report wi* advoeati ¦!

ly the Ber. Dr Daniel Corry, the Hov. Dr. K. M. il itfleldai. bj ile Bot, Dr. J. M. Buekh y, ebatrnun ol ki

AaunaUtuu approving the Ucenslngol women

as exhorten and Meal preacherswasd featedend thu re¬

port wa., adopted.Tbs Rev. Dr. W. F. Warran, of tbe ffew-Bngund Con-

fen '.1. tosqnssdoa of privilege and said Inurka had been misunderstood st yesterday*a aeeaios olthe conference. Tue Kev. Dr. Buckley bi .td he had

tskendown Dr. Warrens remarks at they fen from ins

lips. He asserted that tbsrsporU in O" l>'u>:/ ii-i-r of the Conference), wi ra tneorre 1 and

were nol verbatim, ile knew of one oaae where tonyhad been added to otu- of the speeches be Kev,

Dr. ^ arren -ai'! be bad nol seen the record, or anv one olIbo reporteis nf I'he Daily Adrot te. toe Kev. Dr. Huck-ley, in reply, said be did aol Intend thai aaysjoh Infereuee sbonld be urawa.

j iie report of tue Committee on thc Rook Concern rein-ttve to BUtborislug the revision of tba tierman HymnLo.il- was adopted,

i he Committee on Missions recommended thal the Daki fa and Montana missions 'ie made annual con¬ferences and Hat tbe put ni Dakotab noniol the fortieth parallel be formed bato n fm

a oi. Engl-sb anu Spanish mission)were recommended In Mcw-Mezloo, ^ml evangehtlui

ibeRoman Catholic portions ol tbe e.. miryi.i oommendaUona thai the missions In Japan and Mei Iccle inaile Minimi eon len-nn s were adO| led, but a Sluillaireport ooncerniug Denmark provok d a 1 mg dlssiFinally bishop osier, neinn Invited t" speak, steted thalhe visited Denmark biat year, and ».i -. .11 tbe

oe erected imo au annual couti renee, Tbs n ;¦ nWas adopted.

THE METHODIST PROTESTAJsT CHURCHBaltimore, Muy 17.-In the Methodist Pro*

teotent Ooneral Conferoaes today a lei ter wus resolvedhom the lier. B. K. flqaler, of the Cumberland t'reshytf.rlan f liurcli, the corrtspoiillng deacaio to tbe (uj.p

ence, ezpreaatngregreta at his ts ihlllty ta be preaeni amisuggesl if thi appointment of si "inn.'te- from each denomination looking to a union ol tin- two ('inn.wu; 1 efl ned io tbe Couui lltee on Pratemal Uciatious.

. ?Till. AFRICAX METHODIST CBTJRI ll.

BaLTIMOBEi May 17..In tue.Afi ii,m Methodi-i pbuepelConferenoosn ananeeoaafnl anuri ««- atad.to have tuc qUBlbar Of bishops lin-P-ased. Tiie pUBSr o!

ths Kev. 1). Jackson against the apaoloMe aueeossloiwsaapproved. This was arsfteetuo aaBlsaopJobaWIitorii, who-i' quuurcniiui sermon last m-nl, wits u, r,,\ aof tuc doetrtse. Thc cane ol ihe i:, \. c ii. Ureeawini was expelled hy the Annual Conferenoe of NenJersey on ebsrges of hmnorallty, wus ia.sen up on appest, snd hs was featured to Ida piece ss s aualstoi byivote of si* ayes to 17 nays.

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THF. I'l'.I.snYTKUIAN GENERAL SJ0EMRLT.Sakatooa, Muy 17_In thc Proabytnriai

Ueiiersl Assembly today a BSSCtol OOOaSBttSOO wss npIKUiittil to prepare a BBBSSSSUl niluutooa ibsRsv.W.QCase, of C alifoinla, who died on tbe wsy to the AssemblyThe moderator uppulutsJ a comiuillea of furly two ul

reduced repreaantetlon, of nhish ibo Rev. Ur. Mntchmon* of the 8. nod oi Pennsylvania ts chainuau. a autnof overtures were received aud regularly referred, 'lh,

twenty ninth inmual report lu reiatlou U lbs relief lumfoi disabled ministers was submitted by thc sccret-uythe Rsv. Df. (lenig* Hals. It wasadojited. A comuiliteiof fifteen was appointed on the matter of buurunotfor ministers, to rejioit at the nut Assembly. Alesolniion dcprecatliis: tbe publication and sale nf finnday pajicrs and tho desi ration of thi Sabbath was dealu eil w.i.i great force and was anally referred to a com

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UKCOMMFNMNI} A frTROVO FIVAXCTAL POLICYt'imit ins Biitynn lO/i/m Journal <Rrp

Unlesei ( inii/i ess promptly ronUnnfl tM -lun¬ger and imI miuish ri. relief, aol bing chu preicnt tin

panic, now impending The meusures of relief should be1. step the inlsi bl cvoiis continuation of silver astnagSV. Ut din c the ll cal ItlHli power Of elli ir to ti li dui

lars.8. Stop issuing silver ccrtitivates receivable for Untie,

on Imports.4. Call in and cancel tbe legal-tenaem-

MUS. LANGTRY WIN8 AGAIN.A VERBAL aORI i.Mi.M HOI BDH IS

mi:. ELWOOD ins's nts -in .it wa- ins mvp:*.

yviii< ii v*. al un: BAPEROX ?Thp Third District Civil Coori roon was

crow.iel \-"«tcril.iy with a adseellSUSOtta assen,lilage Ofton and am iteurs of tl

¦eatsbad eon* tuutnooef the J.rUly. whileothers wished to leora the vsudtty ot I verbal eestracior engagement,Tbe lury wu- eompoaed of six buatnesa men, all familiar

Willi ll,,, n.l'llrc BU'l III]. Ut ''1''* Of eollt-.ic- '111.ililli'!'- ll le ;i li l.d-cc.t BBBOBg flem.

i iiev were todecide whether Mrs. Lsagtrj iia-i reengagedArthur Elwood as ber li Mr, Elwood ¦.

sine.i thatauch waa tbe ease, the agreement, ho'being a verbal one.Mr. Hummel, attorney for Mr. Elwood, outed thal ht!

client was employed br Mrs. Emilie Cb lotu Langtry,iu I.¦ inion, on Oetobei 27, foi apel od of twenty-ds eon

scent iii- weeks, tn tale written con-met ItwsaetlpaUtedilint Mrs. Langtry should havotaeoptton ol eiteti.iina tue

elie;,, euicut. il s'le,C .1 U '. | | « - iufll led III ikln I

ii tour to California and Canada of ten weeks.Afteraigningtbe eontruet wrth Mr.Mendum.ber nuuvH.ri.'.ir. Elwood asked Mr. Coe, the st ii-- mai

whether be would be rateJnod fbi tbe estra season. Mr.

Ooo told Mi woodnoi to be aseosy about that, ao bewould ic retulned for thc satire ccu-, even if the writtencontract did read feronly twenty-sli weeks, wit* tutsi

understanding,continued theeoansel, Mr. Elwood wai

engaged, at a aslsry, of 080 a weeli a-i lea Ung " gentlelicin." In addition to Mr. noe's aaenranoe, be also hadMri. Lsugtry'i on two oooaaloos, ones in a eouverontlonin i! i»t.iii,. dag ila willi* walkingtuSt. Louis Even aftershe had spoken about displacing bhn.ahe came ut himIn un apologetic mani!' r. BSld that she eras «orrv for * hstshe bad s.iid about ills discharge, boped th it be would ex¬

cuse lier Utnper,and asked bim toeonttsnetu Ihecomponyiiml k-o to-un ran. i-ci, :,« they would all haven "nicetune oat there." This waa shout two months before the

axplrattoa of tbe written eontrael of tweuty-ets weeks.and Mr. Elwood hsvtng bsos twice aaaured by Mrs. f. Baas

try that he was expected to eontlBuofortbeenttreaeasson, naturally .-eluded Hint that was as good as Iwritten conti.ic'.Tin* cont i.nt expire 1 nt ChlCSgOOU April Oil. and Mr.

Elwood was tnfonned that bis eontrsetbod expired amiihat retorn passage to LOO lol had been engaged for him.Ile rsnwnatruted, hut Mrs. f,iUs"try replied curtly In a

note: "The engagement waa shined by yea and bm tor

tu only ali neets, and I hold your eontrael to that ef-lect." sj,,. Baked fa m to pupae day toetou the Cnlengoseoaon. andbe dbl -i>, telling ber manager that boson*atderedtl a re-engsgeaaent. Be araa paid rn.- tint one

dayanddunuseed Mr. Elwood therefore aaed far tvsdays' salary, orf67, buming deo that he wis catii ted toten weeks1 salary, the full time of "ie supplemental tour,

bsgtostngon April 96,Mles Adelaide Moaatea UottUedi "I ara lea.tin«t indy

of theOompant. Peellag dissatisfied wit I' something thatbad ie'in red. i rrenl to Mrs, Langtry, while at st. I/nils,and told her that lt she did not wlab io re-engage nie. nrrfade no difference, for I would lust as soon return t«England. Mrs Lauetry replied:'Don't think of going,deai; I wani ron te srav with bbs If any ofthe membersare in doubt about remaining for tho entire tour, go. mydear, nnd tell them that they are all ^oinr to stay, audwe are all griing hat k to England together.'"

.iii-i :is Miss il -.ii i 'ii concluded, Mrs. Langtry enteredfrom the clerk's nfl '-. and was placed on tbe -tami. Sheseemed confused at Brat, but soon sbe Axed ber eyee In¬tently on tbe jurymen, and wreathed ber fine tn a nos!pleasant smile, sic- testified that Elwood waa dbw harpedfm Incompetency. Ile stammered through the -en*

enees, -ii., said -'md marred ber ettort*. I dui expect totaiie him back 11 England, hut became dl«-uti stied withhim, nnd decided nol to renew the oontr iel arith him. .is [did with th" nth- -. There was an ir' in lae contractT'n-1" ir t.. California and Canada waa to be made only

if' 1 wu- sueoeasful in tbe Ural tour. Tari of the timeMi. Elwood waa alck. At Dubuque he said that bihmt lum so imo' that he could nol raise his .inn.Mrs Lanrtry told tue in,.-r story In a quick, Inrttfferenl

manuel', and -.ililli ii roar of laughter ruled the court

room, she looked nonplussed for a moment, tiuaiiv,however, joining in the general hilarity. Mrs-Lengtrj denied the conversation witb Miaa Houston; esneeia ly the endearing terms; but ste admitted the jBoston and flt. Louis oosverastlons with Mr. Elwood,Uko Intended re-engaging Mm then, she said, bur sinceshe had decided other wise. In answer to e question byMi. Hummel, ai to whether she obaporonsd Elwood onthe occasion of mia wals, sho replied sharply:" No."

" Then lie wa- the chaperon i".Tut it auyway you lise," sue rep'.ied, ber face suffused

wttli blushes.As Mrs. Langtry left tho stand she was

met by Mi Elwood, who had been calledIn his iran behalf. He looked li lo hei eyes "Uh a stolidexpresslonli ss stare, and passed * Itho ¦ word of ra ojni'ioii. ile testitteit io ihe conversation, abieb, hetbought, eonatltuti i ¦ verbal i«--i naageroent.Mr. Coe, sta^c manurer, stilted Unit Mr. Elwood un

au Ineompetenl actor, sud thal ii« could not playPj gniallon "

a~ Mia, Langtry arented it pUved.a im an bonr-a deliberation theJury decided tn teven

HANKERS AT ODDS ABOUT BONDS.Kulin, I.ino At Co.,bankero,ofNo. SI N:iii<nii-

m.. reeently fermi d ¦ syndicate wiih Drnsiow, Kaston AMr ifs, brokeg! ami l».i ri 1. *-i -.af N".7ii FlrcfUUg* l'lace. thc

Cotted States i."«t Company, winslow,Lsntot bOo.,Kidder,Peabody dii >., iud Oeorgc k. Nature's Pons, to

plaeeou tbeaaarkol LontavQU, Ky., four per oent bonds,worth 91,100,000. They parebaaed UM booda at 01,000e.icli par value for DenatoW, Easton .'.- Uer'.s, ut '.I'i'u percent of their faee value; thej arerepsM 97,800 as panequivalent for tbe booda, while isnalow, Easton A Bertsde|ioslled with Kulin, Loeb -v CU. the bouda as collateral

security open a loan for 1190,048 ul, for walch a

promissory nota s is \ li sn, I aol) p ri ty bod. the privilegeof selling the lionds at not leas than 101 per cent Toa

luau a int ll the I "ni bonds hadbeen sold, end lt was then to be i"id from tbe proceedsOn Wednesday Kuhn, Loeb A Co. demanded iiavmsnt.* nieiioi, reattaining tin- demand was obtained on

nd that a forced sale, tn view of tbe fallurea inref, would result to tbedetrim ntof Denslow,

Easton & liens, 'i lie inlunc in a is i m ated j surds hJustice Denohue, on the affidavit ol Kuhn, Loeb mCo.

ne, and that Denstow, Beeton dllerifj ..uuaid pay rt

EMBABRASSMEN1 Ol FOUR FIRMSl-KCtivr in i ri'irr* ry anti I'l-rn ca'.'^t.-- esr..

mr rani niM -.

C. Mcculloch Beecher vV Co., of So. 41Wall-su. nude an aaalgnmonl yeatetday to Henty Painei.u. li tt, a fenner clerk, preferring Drexel, Morass A < a.

for 075,000,snd WI -ons |S,726, Thearmwmformed In 1878 b] Charles nToCnltoeh needier,

anepnew of Henry ward Beecher, Beborl w*. Day andWailer g. i;,lillie tor the purpose of shipping flour, lord,kerooene, lumbei ind various arttotos ot Ann rlcsa anson-fuclure to Kio .fi-nelro and ot lier '¦oulh Ainciieau port-.Mr. Beecher, who and been tn ibo lamber hu*ine*s in

Bridgeport, Conn., for s- oa il yann before owning hen*.

erna, \*.ifii funeral CL T. Christensen, abu angagod ta Ohsbanking business unil»r th firm nam" of c. T, Ourtateuseu A In. for a fi iv Btontba in 1m7!i. Mel'ulloch Hi cher

A CO. bnpOrUd Bi-Uer lilli! Oilier proilllcil. A htothcl-'ll-law o'Mr Meei In r, I lank lt. JobUBOU, WU! adndtted to

the Ara ou January 17,1880, and ls thu tallowing MayMi. Dav, '-.ho baS ie| reOOnted fhe timi ta Kio Janeiro, re

tired. When lie fulled --fat's ami BlUSt! Milli Siean -InpCompany waa organised tbs linn bsesaaetho agenla fisth** vessels of the line, hut BOBBC tim,- a;*o those relationsrca ed.A memher of the Iii ni yseterdof in speaking of the sus-

]m-iikIiih saul:Our bustneas last year amounted te 96,000,000, Th'*

.-., , sre $30i 1,000 md the liabilities between WSO.OOOnnd0300,000. ii.e suspension waa caused bv tim enr-renci ol Kr.,/1! hsvtag been heavily depreciated, and tbadecline In cottee from IV,ti to IO enU j pound rn the lastii,iii months. Our creditors are mostlj merchanU luthis c.!-, b meeting will be held next week, Wi- iiml -u>

roanu with thi Pirat Natloaal and with tlit* Importers'and Traders'Banka While tbe paulo thia week uid notcause our hii*--cu*lon lt luuteneil lt.William I'mliny. of Kn, 10OM dip, who has boon car

rytagon sshtpplagand eamndealon auBtneas, oadsi thelinn name of ltcutier 4 I'iulriy, s'nee July, 1870, whenion parlue!, Ilram Iii inc r, died, made au assignment to

Harrington I'utnam with preferences of e*j'l,:ii-o, one ofVJii.ikmj helng to Amos Plnkny or his wife. Mr. Kinkilyha« been In business sine- |§flB, .-,rd hts f:n!ii;e was pre-etpttatad uv tue failure of thc Matine Hsuk, of which hebait beausdepoettorfortweutj years.JagaqsunBtoehuaa deeler ts kimiiinK wood, Ve.88

Vest-st., niaile an aoalfl Bunt to Frank K. tngnrsott. Heprefers tue North River Rank fm *ll,*iOO; r. W. Alcott,1 Co., H,8V)- and t.'Uus ir.ain. iK'.'.Olii). luirtng thetlltfi-ll ti his Ihat he tins tuen |g bu.lneSH he has tieen inihe shi-ehuildlug, lim shin-ciiaiidlriy aud the woisl-

j bustseoa Lasl Monday the North liner Hankprocured an sftai-hnn-nt a-rnlnst him to secure paymentof a promissory not*, ano it wns said yesterday thut hehad left the city.Charles K IlrliikurBoft' and Georg* K. Brigatsen. com-

prtslsg tbs firm of Brtakeraofl -t Brlghston, dealers laYankee notions, etc., ,,t Wo. .'iv Uroadwav, mads an as-stgnment to David MeUowell, with four preferencesamounting U$30fl Til. i'he arni waa founded an January1, 1 383. Mr. Brlukerbol had Oe,n In the tum of Uniikii-bofl, KohUaat A i o .md Mr. Brighton lu Sweetser.I'lonbrook 4 f 'o. They »sH that they were doing a profitable buslaess. but R. tl. Dun A Co Issued cautionary re¬

ports a "Ut them. Their liabilities ara said to be 950,000?

A WOMAN AS J ht Mit. 0F AS ESTATE." Atlanta, Gu* May H..Jmlgv HasnjBumd linaJu-1 li id pu -ciit«*<l to him a petition of a woman to be

iipptdntcd tnistee fol thc ciiiitiol of Hie pro|H-t ly ot lui

alsation. The Bstnaenaa is Min .Mame c. Kass,**hoasks to be made successor of the late C. il. liass, who wus

trustee of an estate BShBBfUnj to his children. Po tar as

can lie ascertained from records uo womnii has Inn to

lore been \--ii.I\mi1i such trust, eakhj In lieorgia, and

the question of her eligibility waa rained when the net!lion was pio»euled. Judge liaiumond could llud nothing

ii fhe hiv of Georgia ta prevent her from rsdnr eligiblei tl.Irk ..¦ and bs she bi a natural guardian of children,ii'i':i-'.| ju order appointing her trustee, sin- viiielva the proper Dona, snd toke elura* af the eetste almee

LETTERSFROM TBE Pl GPL!..

nu: mudan RAILWAY.Ml III! PROM (iF.SKItAI. Mil'.-.

f n I h t tdltor Of Th r Tr thu n e.

Bin: From i nen ipnper letter of March 1" [ex¬tract tii- following: "In Mnjr, 1880, the work ofibo Mexican Central Railway waa begun. Iniweiny-six working days 7A miles1 ol track weremill, "ii March H, l»8t, tbs railroad, 1,235 aoilealong, wai completed, ami al the rete of nearly nine-ti mils ofa imi" foi... ..." I imn May s. 18 0 toMaj ri, 18»4, there went 1,400 daya In pifhich 1,328inili nf railroad wore graded and built, and not anarrow g I, ¦ private stock coropanj candothis, whj cannot tbe British Oovernmenl doTho country between 8uaktm omi tin' Nile ia a

l.s, ,t. but it ia nol probsble thsl eonatructlon ia

nore tliffli nil th* re than iu tbe country between Hie

City of Mexic, ami the Rio Grande at El Paso.rb-ni-iiml- of British Lips and sailors tbe telegraphreports idle. Hero U a clianoe to emplov them in¦iiir, in:* railroad m itei iel to Stukim.

V. .u, aud such war c in led on al a diatance tromInline, im in-hes employmenl and wagoe for tboaeiv Im remain aihoma, Those who go to the scat ofuiivi' hostilities go of their own desire nnd free

will lt laen \ to be sentiments! about Iheanffer-inn in tue Held,but tlnir miaalonlato buto fromnm aacTe tbe Kgyptian gnrnaona aonth of Aaoonnn,and fi oin the horrors of the slave trade, worse thanslavery itael& the whole eonntrv to tbe equstor.rho British Oovernmenl bnve apeni Btillkma tnuaintnining (leets and armiee to suppress tbe linestrude on tbs cosato of A fries. Hero they burs theopportunity to relieve dlatrsoa si bruno sod abroadby striking ut it in its seat, the centre of thia nn-

happy continent. Let tooee who "Sonet reed tin*

compendium sn Samuel Raker's " Heart of Africa,'ind archibald Forbes's .. Handy Hook of tin* Lrfe ofCbineee Gordon." They caa be bodfbrSfl cents

each and u-tll open many eyes hf. C. Meioo.Wt -hintjUm. I>. C, M.iv 13, 1884.

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BLAYERY IN" BRAZIL.To thc Rd I tor of The lr i S h tic.

Sm: lu The Sun of to-day I sn- an articleheaded "Msvery tn Brad] " whlcb stile's tbs nnmber ofsteves tn Brasll In the year 1873 aa 333,301, whichBamber, asyi tbe article in rpuetun, bsa been reduced te147,168 iu the w.mle Bmplre ap to dote.

i innot u,niei stand where the writer gol bia statisticsillilc-s. as ls verj pro 'lilllie, he took tbOOO Of U lUgleprov.one, probably Kio Grande do eui, tor the whole

Empire, in i-t:;, m cording to tbe meagre oak iel rtethvtics of the lugUtrstku B re.m. tbe stoves lo tbe Bmplreaf lb null OTooodod l.dfU.ooo; thia number bea heen re.

dm e.i hy niiout 150,000, no timi the number actuallyexistent iu th- whole country win seareely tall underl^nOOtOOO. Iiilllrui from c-rliiln knowledgeOf nra/.! mn

genernsity aii'ljiistice Ibsl nUe-tentha of all BUsnuhvnVmo heretofore bsve hoon otititnod hy private philan¬thropy, and yon may rest Bleated that if the eompsrs-tivelv small BUnfbor of UT.niKl were all the slaves thatexisted in thc Bmptrsi then davory would set exist fortwenty-tour boure unnurI The city of Kio U" Janeiro,where there ure few si.iw-,-'111 has sonic 40,OfiO. The

treat mass of suvee, aa la nutural, are on the plantations;tbe freedmen, genet and outdo, remain inthc different cities with the families of tbe punters.ithinkTiii ti:i»,i vt should eall atti ntkm to tbe toot 'hutind univ many a met loelia, bul ulio rmriish, Freneh, Bee-muns, ami Portuguese al ovaall, atm hold in slavery lanremun hera of their fellow-men acquired by mal ri.ure or pur-ehsae In Brasll. The elvlltsad world should know thalnot the HraAilhins alone, hut foreitfiiors of almost allEuropean nations, eonsei i to and uko part In this crueland nutuatoppression, Hanyrepreeeiiiailveaof the en-

llabtened and lust (european rareo go to Brasll, wherethey pose aa polite, educated and liberal, cud by manylinc Braxlllan hetn um, owners of sUveg, nnd rarely ifever remember to fros tbs stores acquired by ttda andother iiie.'ius.

I be writer of these lines defends no American of theerlmeofbotdlnaslaves, lie is a true Southerner, was aConfederate officer under Store val] Jackson, has heenuresilient for j curs in Brazil, waa and hue heen sn Aboli¬tionist before, during and aftei the war, and la, therefore,until issi-.i :md knowe whal be ls saying, tfo one betterthan he knows the generous Brazilian people, and tiefore.other nation aocuae Brazilians, vbey abould disown alonce and forevei their own sous who ,ire now holdingthousandsof their fellow-men aa slaves In Brlttl. lt lsIllegal, unjust, cruel and etc he human race.

*..,- fork, April 19, J804. Jaarsn U Bauson.? .-

MECHANICS WISH A HALF HOLIDAT.Io I lie E tl i I « r o f 1 lt r TritUnO.Biri A large nnmber of yoong meehnnics

from fourteen to twenty .. rho belong to tba"Wcit Mild lui,." ol which Un* Kev. lt. Helier Newtonls presiiieni, eulup;.: ii thal they ha\c bo tune by daytlxhlim' baoeball and other imtdoor gamea, except on Bund iy,when such BioiiaenieiiU are forblddon by iw. in Insttoeio such worthy young nara, I beg yon win usc tho influ-eneo of your poper, to Induce employer! to grant themhaif-hoiiii.ii s on futurnay, ar allow them, al least, to quitBork to :!'.'. " k on tnal dat. Clergyman will serve thecause of leii.-iun .uni humanity by appealing to their eon-grcgatlona to ie imi: of thia pun. I siuuiid lie pleased tosn- published ihe names of employers who favor this

appeal Respectfully.J, M. Un t's, srei, lery Westside Club.

.Vo. 44 Matt Pouri rv-PorAr,ApirU2o,188«,ONE WAY io SETTLE ll.

To the Editor nf r /, t T >. 11, u n «.

Snt: [ moko this suggestion i Kef tho del-esatea at Chicago from Sew-York, Ohio, Indians andi .-liiini ni.i go into sep ir o indloan lld itoior president; and if there li a go id desree of ansulmltylet suub nomination lie taken ia that ol the Ropubp.nv. li tues.' itatei em "i ic'i-". theo thej wonld

" ground '.? complali t a Pilnst the noni nee selectedby tbe Convention, Respectfully,' VT. if. Kunu.Butter tprittge, li .11.. Maj 13, 1--1.

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CBABLB ry-COXOR'J INTEMPERATE t-AJTGUAOEto i hr t: di to r - t I h » / r i it n n t

Put: Dun"t you think the presentation, of the.enclosed win serve to modlfj tome remarks la your euio-iry of Charles tyoonor, aa also psrttonlsrty the dosing ro-

nurk ta w of bislife I Ihave despised but ever

Blnoe this bettor was written, and nive carried it lu mypocket book ever Bines \ our- Iruly,

An Ol ii Ki.i ri.ii SS ami Bl n-'iuiiKR.\,<r Torie, Hay 14,1084,St. Lui ls. Dee. 5.- A few il il'« BgO Samuel C. Hi ld, n

lawyer aud pollticki wrote tu .Mi. (h.ii.csi-i oi or for an opinion concerning tbe situation In Benth

Carolina, and reaterday reoeived the following reply,wine.. ¦ ..'.,'.. ru mitral if to day, beletter, on account of Its co I oeneoncern-tnn the President, h is heen thc suhjeet of un'oti unfsvor-able coiniiieni uv men of both pal

1 "i.r W'a-iiiS'.iu.n, N. Y. Nov. 20, 1876.DoanSlUi Gibbon says lhere fi a vital difference in

the eonseqaesees "r b foreign and s civil war. The formerli tbe external warmth of sumuier, s ways tob rable, andsometime* beneficial; the latter is tbs deadly neut offever, which consul rlthuol remedy the vials of theConstitution. I do not tioiik opinions ol a ludlolal natureem.i i-ii.iu ihe law or the i-iiMilimi-in of any conse¬quence, the arunken Democrat whom the BspubUcsnadragged oul if the (lalena gutter, besmeared with theblood of bia rountrj men slain In domestic broil, and liftedlo a high peile,i.-ii bs tii" Moloch of their worship, rules.and until a mai change in seutlmenl shall tike placemuttoonuaue to ruli -overtbe pruetrate ruins of Washmet,,u's Kep-iieio. i bal Kepub lc perUbed on thnduy th.itMvUowcii uiovtil ou to liiciiu.mill. Yo ira tully.

ClUOLO! o' 'OBOS.

MISUSE OP REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS.fa lb! ffdi tor of Thc tribune.*ut: Please "take a tiing" at the modern

misuse of "myself," "himself," ate -reflexive orin-isn-u i pronouns for " I " or " mn," " ha " or

" lum." etc.

.the personals, i bb] Bsodora " OttSUSS, Boesusa thoughBaakeapeote oasa tbeeonstruottos a fen ttaaoattwUeorthrice., tkeugi charles 1,-iiuh has it ance.perkanaoftener and though Hawthorns, U "The.Uoueeof tin-

ss\cu Osbtos," now sm! than follows thou bod ex¬

amples, yet there is nothing Uko const.mt - dodging " or

the iinht rues anywhere tn literature, aueb na everj onemust notice, if he koop! kl! esr! open, tu the .spokenlan-fna'tc of evm educated people to flay.

1'iiiin pbli uiiy coiisi,lured, too, such sentence! as"John aoduiyaell will go,""Praj accept thanks fromMrs Rrownand ajyaelf.'are ahaurdi while,hlstortoaltyixuisiUeieil. Uiey would turn Protessor iliircb's h.ilr pur¬ple With r.,te. M.

^PAttorfshySiS. stHy io, i*--t

Anti*-! r nc Si ik.iuv..Dr. B. Ltt, nt Lon¬don, expreeeu the oftaton tnsl iboprlnolpnaionwnleb1,1/ -i(itii surgery to founded ndghl boestsndefltetboirciituient of pnlatansry dtosasaa, provided that thodiffi reme between iiiifiision iii arapot andnflnMwerakept lu view, lnplie v,,l;,|lll/.i,tloii of my uiitl-eptk-oriuiiili.il anent, he retnarks.lt ls uecesasury that thewater with which lt is astiadeboukt beorspstutofl,nepractical usc rcsultlns, from simply iuIiIiik thc BsbasUneawith hut wstcr and tiilirslln^r the etc.iiu. Tile rate ofvolatilization of any aUOStOUOO, when holllcil with water,dependa aa it« own honing point, lia spi-t-iflc Kru\ itj, andreadlnoaata adi with water. In thu oom nf the oil ofRllOat' lillis, liol,lilli-, the rule of e\ rtjinrat loll dill he eon-fraped bi u-lilng alcohol with lt, fiir, tbougk lt.-* hollinsliolnt ls RO°, Hs specific Krui tty ls less Hum Water, and ltyolaUilaee, whoa mixed witu it, much more rapidly thanthe water; earbotle m id. bowover, vototUlasalu exsotllytile same p oporlloii ns lim water lt In lolxi-d with, and lsll. .t the il jet sulUhie for SUllacpUo UinUiuds ol trca-,insnts .

LOCAL MISCELLANY.INDIGNANT DOCI COMMrss.oNT.IiS.

IBXATOR KIKIINAN's IIKSuI.I'TIuN I'KNOI'NCKD as

ncramour.The Pock Conunuetonen were indignant rester-

day over the reeolntioa Introduced ly senator.Kiernan, in tbe closing boura of the legislature,asking for an investigation of the rupartment.L f. N. stark, president of tbe Boord, enid:Tbs teruuof the resolution are tnfsmous. Tba work

eftbe Hoard ts open for Inspection :it anj lime, snd we

are always ready to ri reive and accord any tstpsyer theopportnally lo make whalevei Investigation hi

ms to nu no moro than s pleee of spue un Hie putHarbor Masters, who iliinkthat we have bean

wmklng agalnal them, and they tike tins

of throwing di ¦. n 111 on us i havealways received thoae gentfemea civilly, a;id theyhave always treated as weM, heretofore. M. 'iii' nehave ilene ii.-,in them irss .-¦ Qevertior(loveland'he manner In which lock In¬terests of the eltr. UTn told the iiovernor that we nero

11 onduct those Interests aa wall ipectailie* ii,.i ,oi m ten could, (cu In factmore systematic, wv divide lbs city into dlstnetsai 'I :. ' of eVI l-l:. b«docks Tbe office ol llarboi Master li ecure therean- three of nc \\ e work togothei li -un mi insly, having'." circa - 01 i.eai gardens,John If. V".uliis. tn-usurer nf the Bosrd, thought

thst tho statements made in the K utionwore incici-i .teni, ii,- laid:ThO tow limits IbO expenditures "f the Dock Depart¬

ment iii 03,000,000 pei ..lenin hem - li nol pe " edpow is. Tbe moser is obtained from he

.:,.1 tb! 'a '¦ sr :i lo hi¬ll!.uti* foi tte amount required by tbe B ard:so tie,; there is no necessity tor resorting to Improper!means for raising money, Aa a matter of fact, the ex¬penditures of the I.k < ommlssinn at no tune ilurluu*iwelve yearn nave eieee.li fl,000,000 a leal', nu hiding:» purchases of property. There have been some irreg¬ularities ot tho Department (me o. these waa ni'

ago, he fun- any of i h- ni cse nt < oinmissioners held ottosSoother waa a defalcation of $0,000, ncc iv two year-

ago, that was made good a' once i un aol aw ire or mir

Irregul min s existing al preaenl ami n any person thinksfi,ai In- can Hud ll.uni I am sure he will have every fadll-t.i mc BBS (.ive.

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PEOPLE WHO ARE MI881NO.Tin- nnmber of muaing persona reported ut Police

He.ul.iu.,item yesterday was larger than usual amiannie of the coses were regarded with unusual in¬terest by the police. Friends of FroncuB. brody.an Iruhiuau t. irtv-one yean old, who disappearedfrom bil home ut No, i ll Clinton-it. on Thurodny,said tiicy feared ilmt in- lent committed suicide. Hehail In cn despondent mi accounl of aickneso fofMinn-time ami when In* I'-ii bb) home he carriedbu razor with liim. Mn Louise Hostler waaiaBrest distress over tin- disappearance ot her bus-baud, trust Hostler, forty-sis yean old. Thevclinic to S'ew-York from Germany inst week, intend¬ing to go to St. Louie. Ilovtier C.illlcll 5,000 (ill-iiuiii marka in u money-bag about lu**waist under bis clothing. Un Wedueodayevening with a friend he enteredu liaaement beer-shop in Chatham-at. After drink¬ing only four gluoaea nf beer Hoefler'i friend be-ciinn- unconscious When he came to h's senses hewai lying on the sidewalk, and a policemanlocked him up. lie did mu know what had become ulHm tier. Mri. lloefler feared that bai baibandhndbeen murdered snd robbed.

I ir. E. II. Heard, Um proprietor nf theHawthorne Hotel in ihe Ocean Boulevard, nealParkville, L. I., woo in thc city looking for his stu¬bb man, whom lie hired ten days ago, and knew onlyus " Robert." He sent him to 11.: ci./ on Friday t<>iret a trotting bone, ruined at $4,000, whichnail ic-eii kept during the wiutei in Canarys board¬ing atables nt Broadway and Forty-nintn-it, Ihebone was entered for ii race on otic of the longInland rnce-counei this apr ng, arni Dr. Nearawented it exercised. Koberi len Canary'! stabieewiih th- luise on Friday afternoon, and 1ms notbeen seen aluce, pr. Heards anxiety waa doe chief¬ly to the loss of the horse.

MR. BBBGH HIT HY "CHAIN LIGHTNING."Ihe nanni Saturday aftci noni entertainment fur

children nt tbe Eden Munee, in iwenty-thlrd-et.,was varied yesterday hy Hugo Herb, one ol theartista connected with the eatsblishment, who ex-empUded the ruahing character ef modern lit'*- oshpjiIiciI tn tut hy sbuwniK what a "chain-lightniug sculptor" can do, ii he tries. Ile appearedupon the itogeof thc Winter Garden and a breath¬less throng watched him as he attached a hagelump ot day with u wire modelling Instrument amia plain, stisrn-pointi d one. Mt. Ileib pinched andpatted and scraped and plodded the clay vigorouslyanti rapidly, and in hilt an hour his astonishedspectators beheld the benet "lent i, aturua of HenryBergo "ii ¦ bust. lhere was nu mistakingthe bust;ii could represent no ono hut Mr. Bcrirli. It was

a good likeness considering the " chnin-Tightninn"manner of ito production, anil those who nod tuebest view of lt deolered thai there wea an evidentexpression of sorrow and disgust on the feature! ai

being thmjuggled Into companionship with thedenizens of tin* Chamber of Horrors. A ourst of ap¬plause showed tin* appreciation with which Mi.i elli's work was received. In answer to the con¬

tinued clapping ol' liam's the sculptormodel second" ohaln-lightuing " asaault on tho plsstlo elsy sndiu another hu If hour the benevolent Mi. Bergo ha Ibeen transformed into a dashing young women

wearingsJsnnty Osinaborougb hst trimmed withflowen nnd fenthere. Hbo wore n bunch oi'tluweraou her shoulder.

WORK OF MR. THOMPSON'S DEPARTMENT.Commissioner Thompson sci to thc Mayor yester¬

day tho report of the work of the Department ofPublic Works for the tlneo mouths ending March81,1H84, 1 'he expeuditureefpf the Depsrtiuent were

$873,016 08, of winch 0420,663 io was on tbe ap¬propriation account: (142,241 i.-> on the assess¬ment fund (or street unprovenH nt, and 8301,2 is imon the funded debt account, Sixteen outr ntswere entered into at au estimated cost of 826U.-466 38, and thirty-one contraota were complete itun actual coat of $372,736 63. Workwascontiouedon the reservoir nnd conduit for the Bronx Riversupply. No new pavements were uid. lin* workfoi thequartei lucludesthe building ol 2,363 feet ofnew sewers. In regulating snd grading the atreeta1 .'.ci'-.' cubic yerda of earth and L'.".,;<:><» pubic vaniaof rock were excavated, and 19.25s euhie yerda ofembankment were built. The abundant rainscaused a constnui overflow of from one inch to

thirty-one inches ar the (Iroton doin. The rei enuccollected from the water service was $X'J'l, 177 05and I nun other sources $23,477 50.

HARD WOBDS FOR THE OOVERNOhVS VETO." .Malicious ha **i>i ri t, faloe In fscl and unsmiii'l in

law,"is the way that General Barnum characterizedthe message ol >overnor ( loveland vetoing tlie billproviding for the psymenl ol'tho Hsrbor Mastersyesterday. " Wo have served i'm tbe past rear," hecontinued, "believing thsl wo should be paid.We are now confronted with this situation. Wtaro bonded nnd swoin officers of thc Maro amimust dtecharge our duty. How long do they <.*--

peel ;i man lo serve fol nothing ind hoard biiueeli 1"" As to the Dock Commissioner! discharging our

duties," said Captain Snow, v* ho was present,"they can't. They bare no authority to. Here iaom-of many letters which have hen tent to theOovernor."The letter wai trom Vernon II. lirown, agent of

the I nunn! Ll e saying that thu Harbor Mastershud discharged then dutl ra faithfully and wen ab¬solutely necessary to tbe welfare of the ahippiuginterests in this city.Captain -Snow am! General Barnum holli said

that it had imt been decided os yet what stope theHal bot Hasten wi Hld lake in lie Uiat.cr.

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FUNERAL OP HENRY Aldis irs SMYTHE.Henri Augtutua Smythe, who died on Wednes¬

day, wu- hulled losterdayut Oreeuwood. Tin* Kev.Dr. E. W. Donald, assisted by tbe Rev. Dr. Theo¬dora A. Eaton, of nt. Clement's, snd tho Ksv.Thomso Gsllnndel of St. Ann's Epiacopsl i hu rob,conducted the set vices at tbe Church of the Ascsu-

ni l'illli-ave. OJldTentb-et. Among tics.- pre¬sent were Richard llcCurdy. Samuel R.Snroulla,Frederick ll. ( ossitt, Frederick Cromwell, .>. Hue-led. Henry Vf. Smith, James C. Holden, R. 8.Jamar. H. B. t lalliu, George W, Burnham. Abrn-liiin M. Benninger, Cellector Robertson and aonseof tnc director! of the Central Hank. I lu* pailbearers were Samuel 1». Babcock, Frederick (J.Ehlrnlge, Charles H. Welling, Hours Do ll. Knuth,Wellington Clapp, J. P. Marun. R. (J. Moulton.Effingham Townsend, J. O. hWthnlojnow andSamuel McLean.

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THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE.WAITINC, POI Tll.lirV IO SPEAK.From Th' gt, l.nutl Fn»t-ln$paiih Orin 1

On tin- Democratic tide, the inly remaininganeaUon is. Will Mr. tilden aceent I any and all of thotiemoeratle eandldatea will withdraw In his favor .it anyBUS) of the prooeedtnga, and ll la.believed or auapeotedtii.it the action or tht* Republican Convention In Junewill Im ve » |.i iieui tn tin villi bis Dual answer to theDemocratic Convention lu July. lt is becoming moreeviiient every da) thal no other nandldaU eau quenoh -illtiie firebrands iu ilu- Convention Bad^utNUBtbeeuthaal-a-ni oi .ill tbe elements ur tbe party,flin; DBMOGBATIC paktv LD nw rm: BAB. :

from The JfrmphU Avprul Ind. OBBB.)Tildens mill giinda olowli hut it grind*

suicly. borne ol thc bretkn u BIS] Ink, mit shot le theoat or kicking agalnal Hammy f lie baa col Ute Demo¬cratic party ny the oar »ud will lend it wiutber in* win.Well, it ls some consolation to Itnnw that lt mlghl lie ledby a worse man, and lils.uomlnailim will afford lae publicsome aniuaemenl lu aritneaalng several partj ergMureaB-..4 Tilden crow.

NU KEAHON WHY Tl IK PAKTY HIIOCLD KNOCKOCT ITU BRaCTS.

yyoin rut flnrtnwah1 CSetessrtUi-dUnrUUiNothing bad been -diowu to niiik«* it necessary

tti.it Hie EUpubUosnparty should knockout IU brains,orshould abandon Its ii-fbl tolls owu will lu the cindee er a

1'ieslileiit. io sar that the party will acouteece In auyii'imliiiitton H no Orgnaunl tor setting aside Its will. Intie rlaht euler tba nnOurlty la not re-puri-d to renlsn luoardce. lue sluux&terof thc party chiefs, amt th- nomi¬nation of oue who was nut kimwu hs a candidate, tsulwm s h strum on party ailegiaru e, aud lt Inevitably.111-e- 4 1I1-, lin cl mn iu 1 lie leviers of tho puris, winch

luisa bali-nil effect on bin aduilnlatratioii. Parti leadersami their pata-nit lc supporter* are human, and ikey cannut lie ex ...,¦!,-, 1 to take kindly to this huiullhttiou.The popular mind may be bull-headed, and may to

wrung, but lt ls always robust aud uasculm-i lu impulsesead Judgements. It has Its heroes, bul thsy arc always

nf the itronjr-«o'dler», orators, fltate^rnen who are nnwSflhi tbolr nun seisrma lt would quickly eat off with coo-

tempt .1 bit nf flimsy sentlmeiifaflty. cl i|ih« the supremeem! of i aurl vliieli hus «ared am! reg-' u*.it''.I n Nit lonnf .VMmmi.inni nf people; and which nus Btrang leaderswho are uii-ntlricd with all Its (trent work.

A DI LL DAY IN CUP AGO.

IBU1 kai.lim; by !-m>bi. poi\ is.LABGB SfllF*mi Ms BBpOBTBDl,

mr tri ii.raiii io mr mist Mr.i

Cnn mu, M.iv 17..It wiih a dall davon'Changs, Thi re m re not enough nhs des in Bott-et tocn,.ti to-day tbe scsJpisg trade there ni yt . rdoyanifm ii iv bc ¦. e. 1 ai .'t a tome. TheJoly option began atW% eenU ofter asen^mlBight on the curb at 92taeeats it-: tlefrss-tious to '.ur- ' usa win .it. -..ii.,, bb | en tbamarket but those wbo gossiped e anonrpbecause they bsdnothing ebotoaay. i» *«« inst omlarge esah sratn carrier had bees "esUed" fur %i ,,mhi-iioo ny tho difrerent loesl bunks. If bobed kees i

for tlil- n. I.- lineup ii..- rt wi Ile-' oil In t lie

p.-i, i, i. tbsdsy, pUssssUy stroking hlskeard mid

Bsytasand seUlBgos i* ale went, raero wasonstBetrumor, evi .i little bm.ru/> Utan Un preeedUo. to

Ibeefli tbs r B mk el Boi I - ¦

I,, i- These ntcrfe* were eln-nlaled. but hadno ii.i' ilare waslittle trading, and beean* Vew-Yo i

trailers could not tell s i Hier tt.erewm- i,, icu failure or imf. The rece'pte were a MliU

resterday'a, bat amall Iud-ed or thia timeoi ti,* year, of wheat there sets Kean; el eeru.tWt., - .ii 0 ot eal - 1'-".' c;irs.F Prov) ions were ateady* there were only75,000 nonaat tbe yarda. and prirea were ettS. Ari., i, lr cns . g.waa cotilnv wi."' oi, naab product, and thia hada tittie e s*to Dilative opUoue. ie ihlpnunMo. .»-!¦ proper! v are euoi mao*.

ai i p m. the clone waa: June wheal aasgeenta; JulyDOO- cuts; .im.« coin :,~>\ aenU: -lui) ("in oT^ cents;Jul> pork s-17 .Vi; .Inly lind *i HO.

A.Dulsea ano (Tait ages.

-ESTAHIJSHKI) 1H.18.II KJANI CAKIlIAdF.S

BntROAD WKIONs.

Buyers will do well to call kefsrs pm, hailnt.j. B. HIU.V.SI ki; A Ol.,

ot nttS-StVlarironins-Sth-ave cor 4J.i-st.

A. s. FLANDRAU c\ co.,37'A 374, 37iJ ¦BOOnUtsST.

CAKRIAOBS OB THB BBOT CLAM

Largaal Wan-rooma and Stock in the World.

I -J. P. GOODRICH & CU.,n . Manntactur- rs ol

l'lXK('AIiniA(ll> AND IUII.\l>s,(ifllce and waiernum"

131 \ Ml" IB) lilli KIM St..(me Block eaat of Rrumlway,

NEW-YORK.

[JT-THI*[>. RIlINKI.KY WAOOS,with rnlibevi natlteaed ailes fur «?5o.

Vary Stylish ami es ni ia.lv asalaued for (.'entlemendesiring a inst-rls-M road wagon at a low j-ri .*.

J. BRIM Kl.LY 4 ll).. l.MM Rrimd* av. near 4-th-at-

cOLGATE'S BLACK HAKNEMS soAi'11 e,ins|,lei«,l tt.e l-eot tot .* J'lilBfHARNESS, CARRIAOK TOPS,

au-! all article! umile ofLEATHER uk RUBBER

CARRIAGES, Si-conil-liaml. at a Rarpain,.Land-mr LaudaoJette, Coupes. Top-phaetons. Village

Cart*, lop mil No-top ftide-bos Wafoas. So., at st <'UR-f.i.'i"s Bfriaee Factory 1. ."> i iirnjiiw,,, ne ir *¦ th-it.

1>UNSCOMH HARNESS.Aid. I.. KKILV. -ile ssnr toALEX. II. DUNS! um u.

Manufacturer nf Fine liam's.'. AcIM I Broadway, between 45th au 1 4«th «t«.

Nsw York.

PEAL with responsible parties.and save Now-York aricea. a. h i.i-.wisu,aiema ioi nf hor«-»

All ari iiuiavii ami ready for work i among them are severalfine carrie-, e p iln i lonely matched a pair striwderry roanpomei, 11 heml* lilith, that cannot he larnaaeedi i nix rearold rr-lrt1ii|* th et eau trot beluw 3:"0. Then* horie« are illwai muted. A. il. I.FWIK

ll and 15 wan'iiuftoiiit. Pesghks p«ie. B. T.

POWARD M. DKLAMAIKK,li JMauufa. lurer nf

Mifht Carriaife-i of all di-scripMona.417.4.nainU 1 Main it Poughkeepsie N Y_

C-IS9 & DOERRtJI 111 rr. FiiuNT HAMC AND EXCHANOE ajTABLESJ,i5, 157 and IN East 'J4tu-*t.. between rblril ami I.eiuiKton-

uv. - Nee Vic'i. Uiauch stables, Jil anil 33s N. Quean it,Lancaster. Pena._FIXE COACH AND BADDLE HORSESI POE BALK..k jantleraea laavtaa ha Europe Seatieaagdispose ofaeveral tine horne*. Apuly a* private stable,anM i»f j'-thnt., belora toa m.. darina- pre*--nt nunitli

I I ARNESS, H0R9E GOODS,I L HADDLRRY,And ail Vnru-tii-i u.* 1'nrrlares at

Li-nih it UHrvalns for eailiJOHN KOOBaVB,

Wnrerooiui. 07 ami .'.'J \\ aireu «t.

JAMES 0cuachinakt-r and repairer.

2- I .\*-l lu ll ST. N. VTi'arf.t siaiiliopo I'liaefmis. sranluiju- men. l"ji I'miv Plue.

tm « v ilia ire taits, Oeheol ism, Vwterlaa, itoail vt'aiiona,erooabamiMANUFACTURED ('N PREMISES.TEST RECEIVED.-.I A I OT OK 8IIKTI.ANII I'cNIKS.Winch cnn he leeu nt the ila'.les di I. lt DaUI.MAN,'.'ODI asl J4th.it. Parnas deming ti) parebass puuie* will ^ieatecull.

¦.IMIE STDE-BAR VEHICLES,I with the

EDWARD STURM BPRIB0B,-ui i..,-.s .il others '¦¦ r

COMFORT, Ml LE AM) Li KA II 11,1 Y.tDWAllU s'TollM sPUINd CO

Pougbksepate, N" V.

sEA80NABLE CARRIAGES.EXTENSION TOP PHAETONS,

TOP DEPOT W UiONO,PAMIL1 ROI KAWAYS,

bt'KKKY WAUONS, all nrlot\ ILLAOE ari's.

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J W RENWIPE, JO and il W.tor it.

CECONI) HAND0 Wa lenette tn c*;tt «ix one to carry 11 -nt

i.i laa-Iiunl Landan, b nil by Brew*tor, |Do! .¦!'. VIM rill iii v. V (i >tii.linnie Mig, $250;1'iiuiil Viil^ve ("art. $l'i,"i; Ti a. t Burrer U-i/un.si i -e.it i;,M'k i\..... broagbam, Pour-Seal Pha-teuVictoria, i ahnu '. Oi ?.»>. iu liriugham, lop U aifi>u».

A I'. DI MA 1ESTS i 'I IK Hiul ol- ItiuJdwuV.CAimi.K HORSE FOR salk.-'.;.,Met >,.:1 ' rel, IBS* ti ii ls iil<li| abe utifnl ml-n il. soond amUfer-feet in eveiv ii-uect il a full iimtker lo tro-|UOla, Hie IVihyiiiiiu-r. For lull iiaitkulan ami price see

ni i.ki.l.rv ilniine.

'IM LE I ..Kv thr month, new roaches, ooaponjI Landaus ana Vtctonaa at the lowell termsH'HJI.Kl HALI, it BON, 1.1 . ll

U'\l. i;. BHORT St CO..DE ILKItS IN ItAItNESfl AND

IIOKHE tc I'll I.mi,II wi: REMOVKD KIKi I I Ml ill n' ii ST IND,

.VJ VVAKREN-Hl Ul 27 WAR EN'-ST

r/ 1. PRA IT, Ap-iii.WJ» Miiiina. lurer of Coaefe l.:imn« (Un! Rue \n|iiratiisMTiiais, id s..ie Manufaetoier ct Pratt'i - lehiated i ;u.iiioLanteruaand Candle Hut mus. Rfipalrtn« ie-uk alni iirmuptlyrtmnv >'n lua Weal 1 lilith .scieuth-t.. cu un BloailwaV.

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©rates aub Xcniiers.

J. S. CONOVER <k CO,DEUIONERI AM) MAM'l'A' ll lilli- Of

6KATE9 A\If FEIVOEnM,OPIB KlUKlM.At t>.

DIRECT IMPORTERS OF TILES,no. :io \vi>t nVMiT

icc Cr Clim.

4 PACT..Hortoo'i let CrnnBt i* aajuni from|iuiecream, ls th* oem and u.sat poi,uiar ice iiuin lu the

wm M. fry lt and ton will nae no otti-r DSSSSa :*0*i 4th ars.

1,-ISS Broailwar. 7» (tiathamat.. Iii) Last IBtOVSt, New.

York, anil 46:1 Fulioii St.. Br.siLWn.

rrssl'.LLS ICECREAM, No. Tut) Broaniwarjr.l-'aiiillies bbmBoI Ont ot town luisiiieaa a «|n ciattjr.

IniUviiiuai lu uk* fm restaeraala, fair*, eicli le|.!,one itt '.'Ul st

Difsain i*i.i;.

A THOROUGHLY oipniinnccid Ftttnr andDiBnar wanta l-jinaki* a fen mnre eb(.i«eiiientii Uy the

Uajf BrW«SSI no uhlti-tioua fii«»iuit(,f tue liy Oi-at refer-eui'i'i. AiMiia. I>. M ri.haiia t uinwu Oft*. ¦-, l.'.'JM Broati-way.

nKF.SS.MAKIMJ..t'hililreiia tinnm-uts cul«i J maite in la teal aiyiea, lenua %'i |ier Sag. Iiu|ulreat

ldB> Weat fltsB-si_rvREHRMAKER..Tborongh; mtK ami Ats1 " iaie«t Kunch aurlss hs tho day, or take work home|family Bret fla. eslah lahuieiit cllj refeiMwea. A.iiir»»»

KOUBS, Tilhuus L'ptown nilli e. No. \;£M I.mail*ay.Al 1.1.KS. HENRIETTE and CE3ARIKC!?¦ m it*. auranannsBasBBaasesi iate«t n... u.-, tD mePail-uau siv'e make at aluirt uuti, . mi-drrate uilt-oe, apeaSSpan ah No. tia WMt lOfh.st.

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MADA M E PLANNY) robes Ut aawOwBanVIlillie t Ul. arUaUc, stylUhi a-ieakM Hermaii.

_No. 74 Mactiiugal.at. iNo il«u.)

MILLINERY and DRESSMAKING.-Maitanae f, Januiira, the c*|-htated Kreiuh liner Ag

Weat 18th.at. Ladlee i.uitlallj liiilte.1 lucian.lue hei beau¬tiful ImiMirted akirtafiem Kan.Inn/ alu! Leiunlne of I'artsiUBi-quallril titting i-xi-ulalte treSaUg, ttu* failalao atylo-t-inis n.tfceiai-

ithsccllartcone

IPURCHASER..A voung ladv of retluod tastewlahna to do pm rt.aaiaa for out-of-town nartlee; all ot*.

titra carefully amt piuuiytly exacBled, lor ratVeaesa, Uriaaaaatiliiiaaa, aditioM, ter oas weak, BCVER,Trll)uMOfflos,