NEWS OF THE MORNING., „_.-.'.

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In New York yesterday Government bonds were

quoted at113ifor 4s of 1907 ; TOJ for 5s of ISSI;

lllifor 4Js; sterling, ?» SOJ@4 831; silver bars,

Ulliyy.X2"2--'X.'--'\u25a0-' '-'A:7:«-' 2. "'."-'..":*"

SUrer in . London yesterday, 61J; consols,

GS rMSd;5 per cent. United States bonds, 104J ;4s,

nej;:fla, mh- "-y.\u25a0' ... '- -In SinFrancisco half dollars are quoted at idis-

count to par; Mexican dJlars, OOigSlc. :*,..W .--;

AtLiverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at 9s Sd("insforgood to cJurtce California.

Mining stocks opened quietly in Bra Francisco

yesterday morning. Nearly all of the north-end

stocks were higher ran on the 24th, Utah leading

inadvance of SI 75, and others following in Jumps

•of from .„:to 7/ . Atthe regular 11 o'clock call, a

portion of this improvement was lost under a freeoffering of etock. The south-end stocks, on the

other band, were very weak, Aha sellingdown as

low as $2 10, Justice it 86c, and Benton at 75cOutside of the Board Altasold down to*2and Ben-ton at flOc. These are lower figures than before therecent deal in these stocks.

Burglars are at work at Napa.

The schooner Ilallan Man_.ua was wrecked nearSanta Cruz Sunday night, and Martin Frees, the

firstmate, was drowned. ' :/»l—.\u25a0'Rev. Dr. E. H. Chapin, the famous Universal Ist

divine, .'.i.i in Sam York Sunday night.

The storm on the New Jersey coast raged 72

boms, and did gnat damage.Extremely c-ld weather prevails in Illinois and

elsewhere in the West. j. \u0084 ::>. ^j. \u25a0\u25a0:-'.\u25a0*? ",i .A.J. Thomas, the lirumfield murderer, Is to be

hanged at Walla Walla, W. T., January **\u25a0 ,-;. ,'^Eight inches of BOW covers the jrjund at Vi«-

torU,B. C. .'"-•': \u25a0'-'- '.xy<:'\u25a0;';"\u25a0 ;>;~ ;

Twenty 'iquor dealers have been arrested at De-

troit for"keeping their saloons open on Christmas.'

Five beet-sugar factories arc about to be. erectednear Montreal. -. - • , \u0084-: '•'\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0". .\u25a0' 2

TwoMBwere drowned at Holyoke, Mass., Sun-

day, while drunk, r r . .- . '

Bernhardt'! season at Montreal was inno sense a

pronounced success."

De Tillanevnrt, the *reach Republican Deputy, is

dead.-

Aleko Pasha has withdrawn his resignation.

Since the Ist of January to date 315.937 iinmi-

tTants have arrived at New York by sea. .Turkey willhave nothing to do with the arbitra-

tion scheme.'Receipts from internal revenue at Washington

yesterday amounted to £1,103,803.

Two steamers from Europe brought toNew Yorkyesterday 81,827,000 in gold coin.

Fire at Jolliette, Quebec. -. ."'', '.Felix Heymai.n, a merchant of Savannah, Ga.,

committed suicide inNew York yesterday. .' :'• \u25a0

Jacob Gaze! and wife were murdered in bed nearBethlehem, Pa , Sunday night, and the supposed

perpetrator was hanged by a mob.

Thaddeus Babhor and Joseph Banks were sen-

tenced at St. Louis yesterday to be hanged Febru-ary Ilth.

V boiler explosion at Newburyport, Mass., yes-

terday, killed thr* \u25a0 men.The steamer City of Peking arrived at San Fran-

cisco yesterday fromChina and Japan.

The Colorado Central mine, at Georgetown, Colo-

rado, wasdamaged 810,000 byfire Sunday night.'

it is reported that Dervish Pashv Governor ofAlbania, has been assassinated.

During an altercation in Halifax county, Virginia,

.between a white and colored boy, the latter waskilUd.

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Three miners were killed ina colliery disaster inChesterfield county, Virginia, Friday. '

Judge Percy Walker, cx-metnber of Congress

.from Alabama, is dead.A detachment of Kurds have re-entered Persia.Inan accident on the Mobile and Ohio Kai road,

Sunday, fourmen were killed and several wounded.Hon. John Kowe, ex-Surveyor General of Penn-

sylvania, and once Speaker of ths House of Repre-sentatives, died yesterday at Cl.ambcrsburg, Pa.

Frank Hughes accidental that himself near

.Albany, Or., Sunday. y:-'.Br the bursting of a shotgun at Scio, Or.,James

Compton received fatal injuries.An experimental tea farm is being established

near Charleston, 8. C, ty the Commissioner cf Ag-

riculture. 'ii--':Fuller details of the railroad disaster In North

Carolina are given this morning.John McKenney, an old man, was burned todeath

Sunday at Logan, la.

A colliery disaster occurred at St Ftienne, France,

yesterday, causing a terrible loss of life, -v'-•'_-.

Floods in Corunna, -Spain, have destroyed a great

ntnount of property.

THE BOERS AND THE BRITISH.

The war with the Boer? of South Africaihas come upon England at a peculiarly in-opportune juncture, though, that is theway misfortunes generally come. ;That ithas been largely induced by diplomaticblunders may be true, but itmust not beforgotten that the majority of the Engliahpeople were quite willing to indorse theseblunders when they v.ere committed. TheBoers are undoubtedly a peculiar people,and very hard to deal with. :They are ex-

tremely jealous of tbeir independence,\u25a0equally opinionated and stubborn, and inmany respects wedded to ideas which clashwith modern civilization. Not a few ofthem believe inand practice slavery. \u25a0 Theyhave always had very rough ways of deal-ing withtheir savage neighbors, and theynave several times involved themselves innative wars which threatened to bring dis-aster upon the Cape Colony.

"This was the

original ground of those negotiationswith , them . which led to the estab-lishment of an English protectorate over

the Transvaal. Itis not possible to arriveat the exact truth of the matter, becausethe case of

'the'

Boers has never - yetbeen fully stated by themselves. There is,however, no .doubt that seme of theirnumber either usurped or were given au-thority ;to make arrangements with Eng-land which the \u25a0 majority \u25a0_ subsequentlysought to repudiate, and that the English(or Colonial) Commissioner on his part alto-gether overstepped

'his powers, and con-

cluded measures which the .home govern-ment had never contemplated. -The mis-chief having been done, however, itis con-sidered impracticable -to recede from theaction of the plenipotentiaries, and -soEngland finds another war on her hands inwhich there is neither glorynor benefit tobe gained, and which may very possiblylead to stillother wars with native tribes.Itis a bad business all round, and itmightbe the wisest coarse to put aside the notionof compulsory fulfillmentof unauthorizedengagements, ,and let the Boers have their-own way." As British troops have already

been surprised and '\u25a0 defeated by the Boers,however, this. policy willnot be adopted,but the war ;willdoubtless be fought out,no matter how distasteful and unnecessaryitmay be. -.. -"- _.*' ;•'-'. _-.;

THE NICARAGUA CANAL.

The promoters of the Nicaragua canal-appear to be making a mistake in relyingtoo much upon the Monroe doctrine. Ifthey expect that Congress will

-formally

commit the country to that doctrine inopposition to the Panama canal, they oughtto be prepared to show how the Govern-ment can enforce such a theory. :The factis that the ;Monroe doctrine is a

'kind of

hypothesis which could only be indulgedby a power able and prepared .to carry itinto effect at all hazards. The United

-States is inno condition to do anything ofthe :kind,' and

-therefore it* would:only.render ;- itselffridiculous by promulgating

suet a iprinciple. t:The ;projectors of theNicaragua canal willdo well to trust moreto the intrinsic advantages of their scheme,and less to fanciful;governmental theories\u25a0which are manifestly incapable of applica-tion.?Ifit is better than the Panama canalthat fact ought to secure it the preference.

t lfitis not itought' not to have the pref-erence.

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.V>When inpassing a country villa the onlytiling out of order is the front gate, it is

evident *.that Xthere is .. a marriageabledaughter inthe house. V

IRRIGATION.

. The State IEngineer's department hasbeen engaged during the "past;year in pro-curing data for an intelligent and :compre-

hensive treatment of the'important

-sub-

ject of irrigation. It is ascertained thatwhile the mountain streams and the riverscarry every year a volume of;water >amply -•

sufficient forthe fertilization oflthe wholeterritory through ;which they flow, yet solarge a proportion of this volume is wastedthat what remains isnot capable of meeting

the demands on it. j The :same :kind » ofproblem long ago confronted the \u25a0_ people ofIndia, and centuries before theBritish con-quest, of that country the natives hadsolved it by erecting tanks and damsat the \u25a0' most available points,

'and

thus - storing the surplus of the winterrains for use in

'the spring and summer.

Within the past quarter of a century En-glish engineering science however, in-

troduced vast improvements upon the prim-

itive system of Indian"irrigation, and socomplete are the works now in operationthat nothing short of an absolute failure inthe winter rainfall can ;bring about the

destruction <of the crops. - Experience andobservation demonstrate^ that it will;benecessary to adopt a similar plan in deal-ing with the question of irrigation in thisState. The winter rains must be held inthe mountains and accumulated in reser-voirs and by dams. "\u25a0 This is the conclusionto which the engineers have come, and itis upon the application of such a schemethat the permanent salvation of the nowarid lands of the West San Joaquin and ofthe Tulare Valleyand other*, southern lo-calities must "depend. .But it is evidentthat the construction of the necessaryworks for a comprehensive irrigation sys-tem must demand expenditures such as, ifimposed . wholly.upon • the lands in thedistricts to be reclaimed and irrigated, willconstitute an exceedingly onerous ifnot analtogether insupportable ,burden for thesparse 7 population of those regions, whileit would so handicap settlement as to

check the sale of lands. The case, in fact,

appears to be one of those 'in which it isnecessary to invoke the broadest and mostenlightened liberalism. It resembles very

closely the problem presented \by. the so-'called debris question. The end to' be at-tained is the principal consideration. Thatend is the securing of permanent fertilityand enhanced production . and value to animmense area, which if not .relieved andassisted by some such !artificial

'means

must in allprobability cease sooner or laterto support a considerable population of anykind. Whatever . measures i> are calcu-lated to produce the beneficial .: effectsto be anticipated from a system of

water- storage and irrigation, must be di-rectly contributory to the welfare of the;whole community. j And this inthe plain-est and most practical way,• since it•isclear that the opening of the San Joaquinand Tulare valleys to settlement on a greatscale must result in such an increase ofthe wealth of the State as to lighten jtheburdens of

'taxation to . the individual.

Whatever enlarges the productive capacityof any section of the territory which formsone common government must benefit allthe'other sections. . The

'introduction

'of

fivehundred thousand new settlers to theState would be so great' a benefit to theexisting population that they could jwellafford to pay a considerable bonus for suchan immigration, and stillbe gainers.

True statesmanship 'is never narrow orparsimonious, any mere than true businessinstinct is. The successful business-man ishe who has the sagacity to realize that itishis interest to expend largely in extending

his connections and advertising his wares.Thesuccessful statesman is he whoperceivesthe wisdom of favoring expenditures whichpromise large retu rns. Nocommunity whichis afraid to;spend money upon anythingwhich does , not directly help every indi-vidual who contributes to the outlay needexpect to prosper speedily. Itis the com-

munities.. which possess . the businessinstinct, which do not hesitate to tax them-selves for the accomplishment of great en-

terprises whose returns are none the lesscertain however indirect, that make aston-ishing progress. . The man who lives inSan Francisco or at the north of the Statemay say that he has no directinterest in irrigation,", but.. ,if ..hedoes say so it is only because he does not

look farenough beyond his immediate con-cerns to comprehend the . mutuality andinterdependence of allthe interests which'make up the State. 1 There is not a taxpayerinCalifornia who is not helped by the in-crease of the aggregate of taxpayers, 'andthe larger this increase the more everyoneis relieved. .'And this is not all,'for withthe growth . of!population ;:.and •"; wealthcomes a higher,: civilization, increased op-portunities, increased facilities of commu-nication, transportation, education, generalenlightenment and prosperity. Tho great-est need of California to-day is" the devel-opment of.the resources of her soil. Itisthere that \u0084 her .- -

future really resides,and not in mineral deposits. 1Thedams and .. reservoirs proposed /.. to,beconstructed in the Coast :Range 'andthe Sierra are* possible :mines ofwealthIfar .richer and more • extensivethan \u25a0 the

'Comstock Lode. 'To developthese riches, to convert the now aridplains of the southern valleys into fruitfulareas affording sustenance to a heavy-popu-lation, is the subject about to engage publicattention, ;and we desire to bespeak for itthe moat intelligent and thoughtful consid-eration. We believe it to be a matter inregard to which the most liberal .spiritshould be invoked, not from any sentimen-tal motives, but from the practical stand-point of the common interest. There canin our opinion be no theory so mischievousand paralyzing as that which would con-fine allinterior improvements to what theimmediate jbeneficiaries of them can affordto pay. Had that theory been followed innational affairs the United - States wouldnever have made ;; the

-advances it|has

achieved, and what is wisdom for a Nationcertainly cannot be other than wisdom fcr.a States. 7yii7 .yy7ny '"<-*:

GEORGE ELIOT AND WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

;_ We

--do not understand

-what;the so-

called ? friends of George Eliot mean byspeaking of. the proposal to \u25a0 inter her re-mains in Westminster Abbey as "injudi-cious." They:surely. cannot Jintend ftoimplythat she \u25a0\u25a0 is disqualified in any wayfor such a mortuary honor,* for to take thatground {would\be\ to betray a carious foriget fulness of the kinds of meritwhich havehitherto secured admission to that greatnational sepulchre. 7 George Eliot, so faras the worldknows, was guilty of but one

offense, and that _ was \an ",offense againstconvention only. ylt\u25a0 has never ,been pre-tended that her life was immoral, or otherthan virtuous. She 7. chose '_her ;husband,and ,ishe \u25a0'. lived;\u25a0 withV,him\ as .ihis;, wife.What she did not do was to go throughthe ceremony of marriage as prescribed bythe church. r But had she been guilty[ofvery real and flagrant •breaches Iof- themoral code she would bave found in West-minster Abbey women farexceeding her in.

r that form.of!sinfulness. She would \u25a0have'encountered there

—to teke a single in-

stance Mary Stuart,'; sometime ,Queen of1"Scots, concerning whose morals even those• of her champions who deny her complicityiinthe murder ofDarnley. can find but thej slenderest apologies.^ Surely George Eliot|could not disgrace a sanctuary whichMary;Stuart has failed, to pollute ? "And for the: titleof George Eliot to honored sepultureIbecause r of

~ her '\u25a0'. transcendant :genius,' assurely it cannot ;be questioned. y We con-

| fess'that we v can .perceive', nothing inju-

dicious inthe proposal that she should re-. pose in*Westminster Abbey, ncr can we

regard as her friends those who so charac-°•,.' »^.--.---,.'W^!^*SrraX'i-rH-^rri»<;r-[ry«~7

terize that suggestion. . "^p|i

THE PRESIDENT AND THE RAIDERS.'-

The spokesman of the Oklahoma raidersmust have been .considerably astonished atthe reception * given;him by PresidentHayes, but assuredly the President wasright...': There can be no mincing .'.matterswith people who";shut . their .eyes to theplain letter of:vthe law, and who seem to

think that the 'audacity of a lawless raidis ofitself a justificationof it,and a suffi-cient reason for demanding its indorsementby the •.Government The President didhis dutyinbluntly telling Wilson that heshould not"'' recommend Congress to makeany change in the legal status of the situa-tion inVregudlto^ the Indian Territory,and perhaps when tho. raiders realize thatthey cannot capture .Washington by stormthey willbegin to comprehend the _ follyofthe business they have engaged in.' •

THEODORE GLANCEY'S WIDOW.

Visit of the Stricken One to the Scene of\u25a0 7 the Tragedy. '";\u25a0"..;\u25a0; y y

iSanta Barbara Press, December 23d.]

|There are" depths of grief too sacred torecord. There are desolations of rbitter-ness, of anguish, too holy to ,be described.Yet sometimes duty;forces us to touchupon these forbidden subjects, .tvWhile thebright Christmas fires are being kindled inSanta Barbara, and mirth.'revelry and joy-ous festivity is at its hight ;while rows oflittlestockings are hanging from the man-tel, and beautiful Christmas trees are glit-tering withIlightsIand ;ornaments, andbending withburdens of love-tokens; whilelaughter ard song, music and dancing, thesound

'of feasting |and the:glad !shout of

childish voices \are heard throughout thecity, one heart in our midst is inexpress-iblymournful. As Eugenic was drawn bysome :mysterious 3power to the \u25a0' far-offspot iin_jjZululand where :her ;;idolizedboy received his death wounds, so has thewifeof Theodore Glancey been impelled tovisit the place of his death. :> For severaldays she has .been in this city.

'j|She is a

frail, gentle," low-voiced woman, 'whosebeautiful _,features are deeply marked bythe cruel suffering of her crushing bereave-ment. The brave journalist who constantlyalluded to her in his dying hour as "mypoor, dear child," "my own littlegirl,"realized only too well

'how dreadfully the

blow wouldfallupon the woman- he wor-shiped, ii.. Heart-broken, hopeless, withnothing but tears in[the future, and nolonging save for an, early resting-place bythe side of the husband who was her world,her all, the sight c the sweet- faced,broken-hearted widow brings tears ,to theeyes of every one who' beholds her grief.Yesterday kind hands supported her tothespot where the tragedy occurred. She sawwhere her husband had •attempted to pre-vent his assassin fromdrawing the deadlypistol, where he had fled through^ the hallto escape his merciless adversary, and bythe mute witness in the panel of the door,understood how his unrelenting jpursuerhad followed. the unarmed victim to thevery inner door, before the heartless bulletwas fired.',_,, This .witness, eloquent, yetsilent, is the furrow which the half-relent-ing lead plowed in the casement ere itdrank the life-bloodof the fleeing journal-ist, whose love for-his girl-wife, whosenatural instinct of self-preservation, wasurging him to escape from the cruel assas-sin. As Mrs. Glancey stood at the spotwhere the dread deed '\u25a0'. was committed,'which swept in an instant the joy andlight from her existence, the over-whelming agony she endured was so ex-treme that heart-sick and swooning she wasborne from the place,- sobbing and moaninginuncontrollable anguish. Here inSantaBarbara

-sho was to have passed the glad

Christmas-time withher husband. Honoredand beloved by all who knew him, howproudly had she anticipated the happy reunion with jhim who had gone to prepareher a pleasant home in this peaceful landof flowers, cf sunshine, of gladness. .:Uponthe dark contrast let us drop the veil ofsympathetic silence. A widow's outpour-ing grief might well cause' an angel's pento pause, and poor weak mottai must behumbly mute. .. May the :infinite mercy ofHim who knows why the innocent blood ofthe \u25a0\u25a0. sacrifice .is required .be sufficient totemper the winds to this stricken heart.

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SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

[From San Francisco exchanges of December £7th.]'The receipts at the Custom-house for

duties the past week were §159,698 84,making a totalsince January Istof§5,561,---414;31. ? •"'••\u25a0"•". ""\u25a0' 'i"'"'- '"' ':'''' "

I;One hundred deaths were recorded at theHealth Office last week, which is ten lessthan .'. in the previous iweek, \ and thirty-three more

~than

"for the ;. corresponding

week last year. '";,"..\u25a0-'.' '_'-7^2*,r77y;ryy~"~_.'\u25a0'*.

I\ From Friday night to [Monday morningthe police

- made 168 arrests for drunken-ness. iiOf these 49 forfeited their bailof $5each, 41 were -fined §5 or 24 hours, and the

lance weredismissed."';;';Four cases -ofIsmall-pox .were verified

by the '\u25a0; Health Department yesterday andfive to-day, seven of whom were sent tothe Twenty- sixth-street Hospital, and theothers quarantined in their homes. ;"IThe managers of \u25a0 the Mechanics' In-stitute have published their report of thefifteenth industrial exhibition.> It showsthat the gross receipts of the fair amountedt0.541. 106 '\u25a0_ 2, the total expenses to $27,---27133, including §4,289 91 -for, medalsand cash premiums, leaving a net profit of513,874 72. ".. -\u25a0-- yy ->

Courtney Talbot, -ono of-the g Mussel

Slough .settlers, convicted -. of.,resistingUnited States Marshal Poole, gave bailin§5,000, on Saturday,' for.his appearance inCourt. the 10th of January for sentence,with Joseph \ Martin Bowles and ThomasMcGuire as sureties. W. L.Pryor, anotherof the |defendants,' gave |bail in* sameamount :to-day, with:iDaniel .Spangler, awitness for the

"

defense on the trial, andThomas GDonneil as sureties.

\u25a0: The body of a man, commonly known asthe 1"Hermit," was _ discovered by:someboys in an advanced state of decomposi-tion in a hut near!the jocean .beach, southof Golden Gate Park,' last Saturday after-noon. From . papers ]and 'books found inthe cabin < his name *is supposed Itohavebeen - George Jacob 'Hoeffel, a

'native _of

Germany, 45 years of age. \u25a0_ The deceasedhad|liveda secluded \u25a0 lifein the littlehutin which his body was jfound for jmanyyears, but]where he

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came from or whatcaused his estrangement from society orhis fellowmen, is not known.

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<- John Bright and the-Chi:rch.

—John

Bright writes in a letter just published :"Isuppose an Established Church, beinga creation of law, must keep within thelaw, and they who cannot endure what thelawrequires must place themselves outsideof;it-by withdrawingifrom, the Church.The case is one much to be regretted, butperhaps it willopen the eyes of jsome peo-ple to the bondage which is Iinevitable forthe ministers of a Church which is the cre-ation of a law, and ttherefore bound3tosubmit to the law.t Ispeak of the Churchas we see it constituted and working inthis jcountry.'';', Thousands of \ members ofmy sect were persecuted twocenturies ago.''They.were outside the Church, and werestill,'and, for that very reason, persecutedeven unto death for that .in many cases.Ifjyour clergy willput themselves outsidethe Church they willbe free as the mem-bers of|any • sect are now. It is hardlypossible, or rather it is not {possible, to.bewithin the lines of the Church and to havethe freedom of those who are outside." ?; -i

'..-: Hammer's :GltckeoliJ or Tab has >beenbefore the public for the past six years, andits constantly increasing demand is the besttestimonial of its success. •\u25a0\u25a0";_.;

TELEGRAPHIC.LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES TO THE REC0RD-........ ... -,

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MURDER ANDLYNCHING.

A Man and : Wife Silled in Bed-and their 'Murderer Hanged.

NORTH .CAROLINA BAILROAD DISASTER.

Death -r of Rev.-

Dr. E-^jH. Chapin, the*".

"'Eminent Universalis!

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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS OF WASHINGTON NEWS.

Report that Grant Feels . Anything but<\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.' Friendly toward. Blame.' \u25a0"\u25a0 :_\u25a0\u25a0''\u25a0 \u25a0':\u25a0'':

ALBAMiS COVEUXOK:ASSASSINATED.

A Feeling of Sullen Depression PervadingIreland.

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• DOMESTIC SEWS.

Ainu and Wife Murdered and the Perpe-

trator Lynched.,. •:,,.,.. .'Allentown (Pa.), December 27th.'—^Jacob

Gogel - and wife, residing four miles fromBethlehem, was found dead ivbed this morn-ing, their heads nearly severed. from theirbodies. -/A bloody, ax was found Iin,theapartment, and the walls were splashed withblood, 'i,Joseph Snyder, whoboarded with theGogels, was believed to be the murderer. Hewa3 caught by an infuriated mob soon afterthe discovery of the crime, and was hangedto the nearest tree. ,The Gogels leave threechildren. ' "-''\u25a0- . -'.••\u25a0 •< --»•* •""';

~:. ./* ISECOND DISPATCH.] X ;;:

' r ;,_• jAllentown(Pa.), December 27tb.—JosephSnyder, aged 24, the murderer of Jacob andAnna Gogel, near Bethlehem, was found in aneighboring barn under the straw at 9 o'clockthis morning. He was immediately takenback to.the house of his victims and ques-tioned as to the murder. , He was cool andcollected. He. was interrogated !by Rev.Mr.Brendle ofBethlehem, and at occa con-fessed to having committed the crime, tellinghis story with great deliberation. He wasin love with the oldest daughter of theGqgels, 16 years of age, but was opposed byher' parents; sHe believed .that by killingthem all opposition wouldbe removed tohissuit.. He had scarcely confessed before arope taken from one of the beds was placedaround his neck and he was dragged outsidethe house and hanged to a large jchestnuttree. After being suspended twenty minuteshis body was cut down by the poor-houseauthorities and taken to jthat institution,where itwas found that death was caused bystrangulation. The officer of the law madea vain endeavor to restrain the fury of themob, Detective Yak of Bethlehem firing atone of the ringleaders, without effect.;Sev-eral thousand people visited the scene of thetragedy during the day. ;.

The North , Carolina Bailroad Disaster—1 jjj-;-! ;..'- Farther Details.

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iCharlotte, .'December 27th.— frightfulrailroad disaster occurred on the AirLineRailroad 500 yards beyond the Paw Creektrestle, nine miles from this city. Two freighttrains left Charlotte yesterday morning iinIsections, one about fifteen minutes behindthe other. On the up grade, just beyond thePaw Creek "trestle, fourteen cars of the for-ward* train broke loose, and stopped afterrunning ;a short distance. In the rear carwere the flagman, Bob' Griffithsof this city,and six passengers, three of whom were col-ored. hen the detached cars stopped, flag-man Griffiths immediately jumped iff,andhaving told the train men to notify the pas-sengers that they had broken loose from theremainder of their,train, immediately startedback to signal the -second < section.'' He hadnot gone far before he heard the approachingtrain, and then realized the fact that hecould proceed no farther, because >of; thetrestle, which is 150 yards wide and veryheavy. He waved ,the flag as the engine, iocharge of. engineer Wasenberry,

~~came in

sight, and the engineer expressed" his recog-nition of , it by immediately "blowing onbrakes; but his train was heavy,' and he wasnearing the bottom of one "of:the biggestgrades on the road, hence it was Iimpossibletostop. As soon as he realized those facts,and fore crossing. the trestle, he reversedhis engine and continued to blow on brakes.Realizing the catastrophe, be left his seat,and standing in front of the fire-box withhis hand on the lever, awaited -theshock. It came, and he was par-tially knocked down by a stick , ofwood from the tender, but was otherwise un-hurt, though almost entirely shut inby themass of debris which was thrown against theengine. His life was probably saved by thefact that the rear of the tender was thrownto one side, thus diverting the fullmovementof the train from the engine to the side ofthe cut.against which the shattered cars werepiled inan inextricable mass. :2,.r ,,..,,; .'

A PASSENGER'S 'STATEMENT. 7'

j.What occurred in the cab is obtained froma statement made by Thomas H.Gaither, ofthis city, who was a passenger, and fwhomiraculously

'escaped, though seriously in-jured, having had several of his ribs broken :There were six passengers besides

'the flag-

man. The train which ran into them hadcaught up with them at a wood station a fewmiles back, and hence when its coming wasannounced no one felt apprehensive. -

A flag-man had been sent back as an additional pre-caution,' and hence no attention was paid tothe approaching train, _ Itwas upon them be-fore they knew it. Gaither remembers thathe and Philip S. Whisnant started to get out,but before he pissed the middle of the car hewas knocked down. He managed, with theassistance of a colored man, to extricate him-self byliftingthe top ofthe car off. The otherpassengers, Philip -S..'Whisnant of this

'city,Charlie ..Sellers,' whose parents live in Pin-hook, and a negro named Ned'Stroud, wereallkilled.. The ears telescoped each' other,and were • piled in the greatest confusion.The mass caught fire aud the contents of thecars, including that in which the passengerswere, were destroyed. IAtleast one of them,name unknown, was

'burned alive, his cries

being heard. J His charred remains were re-covered after several hours, but could not berecognized. The head, feet and hands wereentirely burned off. ,. ;,-

v...' ,-jji. '\u0084 r.~i?'••'.*»Grant and Blame. *''\u25a0

-_• Chicago, December 27th.—

The Tribunehas an improbable story from IWashingtonthat, notwithstanding the cordiality withwhich General Grant entered the late Repub- •

lican campaign, he cherishes, and does nothesitate to> express, very J bitter.; feeling*towards some of the leaders for the kind ofwarfare they made on him at the ChicagoConvention. During|his lateIvisit in NewYork,he took occasion to let Senator Blameunderstand that he regarded his conduct inthe Convention with attacks .upon. GeneralGrant's candidacy, as so far transgressing theproper bounds as to put '

an end to personalintercourse. This he did by declining to seethe Senator when he called and sent in hiscard. When General Grant, a few daysafterwards, was received by the Senate, Mr.Blame was the only member of the body whodiinot go forward to be presented. Incom-menting, iwhiletin New York, upon thosethings in Blame's course which displeasedhim, Grant declared '\u25a0\u25a0 that ]helwould neverspeak to him again.

Hf-r'x'-.'-'r'':Beport Denied. yy

'\u25a0.-- Washington, December 27th.—

Friends ofGeneral Garfield deny that there is any truthin the published statements that Garfield hasrequested President Hayes to make certainanti- Conkling appointments in New YorkState, so as to relieve Garfield of embarrass-ment when he assumes the Presidency nextMarch." r ''.".' -""- r

"'.:<-.:.Senator Kcllogc'g Seat. yx.

i-- Washington, December ;27th.—

A report'has j been lincirculation for several days tothe effect that the idea of calling up a reso-lution declaring vacant Senator Kellogg's seathad been abandoned ;;that the Democraticsupporters

'of the resolution were satisfiedthat it wouldbe defeated, and therefore pro-posed to let it die by default. _ Itis now be-lieved that this is incorrect. A majority ofthe Senate Committee onElections seems de-termined to get the resolution up as soonafter the :holiday recess as practicable, andpress a vote upon it. They evidently do notexpect to carryit, but theirpurpose is to putevery Senator; on;record onIthe question.Democratic members lof the committee ratimate the opinion that the Democrats of the

c 'untry willvisittheir disapproval upon threeSenators of the party who vote with the Re-publicans against the lesolution.

xfiiThe Poncas nt Washington.''

'-\u25a0'• Washington, December 27th.— The PoncaIndian chiefs to-day had another long inter-view 'withv Secretary

*Schuiz. ,StandingBuffalo and White Esgle were the principalspokesmen, ? and.|in!? making|known _ theirwants seemed \u25a0 anxious rabout Ischool-bonlesand educational |facilities for their children.Secretary iSchurz |informed |them *that the

Bebool-house nowbeing builtwouldbe pushedto completion \as

<-rapidly as t possible. S Hehoped

'the \u25a0 pending 7Indian f severalty % bill

wouldbs passed during the preset, session of

Congress, and as soon as itbecame a,toweach

one of -; them wouldbs given a farm, the titleyyy:.-' -.- r.-...-::r,^rrij^-y2,1.-rr,:XrX^y

ira."'. \u25a0'->T'_

"'

2 to which wonldbe as validas that of a white7 man. 'Atthe \u25a0 conclusion, and after explana-I tions :by;Secretary Schurz,"' the s ten

- chiefs i; signed .;a 7 paper '5 that ithey^ had '\u25a0 requested

'"

to'27 be v drawn y,up, -\u25a0 -in~

7which-,they i

!declare'} that ;they desire 2. to -.remain ',\u25a0 on: the '\u25a0 lands now occupied :byIthe Poncas in :

Indian Territory, and toestablish permanenthones there, also express their_ willingness

j to relinquish ralls their right and interest inall lands » formerly owned ;and occupied bythe Ponca' tribe in the State ofNebraska and !

': Territory, of Dakota. In compensation for. the land, as wellas for*the property at the !

] time of removal to jIndian Territory in1877, jfor depredations committed on \u25a0 them by the !Sioux, they ask Congress to|appropriate thehub _ of \u25a0':\u25a0-, $148,000, % the 1same r sum V asked •for in':the

'bill'?- submitted ;> by.:-, the :xIn-.i. terior. Department f,about Itwo;years • ago. r j

• Afterenumerating some purposes for which jthey desire to have this sum expended or in- i

: vested, :the paper :closed •as follows :"We Ideclare this to be an expression

'of our free

; willand desire, as well as that of our peopleat present residirg on the Ponca reservation iin Indian

"Territory, and 'we ask that this I

declaration and request be submitted to the |Congress of the United States for its favor- i

\u25a0 able consideration- and action." :'Tne papers jbear

-the'signatures *. ofr the "2Ponca Chiefs

present Iand the certificates of the interpret-, |ers. 5The Chiefs, .through . their spokesmen, ito-day reiterated 'that they had concluded

'to Itake this action,' not upon jtheir own motion,but upon fullconsultation with all the mem-

j bers of the tribe inIndian Territory,and now\u25a0 wanted togo to work and be leftundisturbed

by outside interference. . :77-7, Miscellaneous Washington Items.

Chicago,-;December ;-;27tb. The Inter-

Ocean's .Washington special says :{'\u25a0. Secretary-Sherman does not lose sleep onaccount of thestories that the Democrats in the Ohio Lfg-islature .willunite with the disaffected Re:publicans and beat him.for the Senatorship.* jHe knows there is nothing, in it,and | thestory is only worthy of contempt. -'7 '\u25a0\u25a0 -7

The impression still.prevails that JusticiSwayne willresign from the Supreme Benchafter the ;holiday.?,' and Stanley Matthewswillsupply the vacancy. \u25a0'- 7 ?..* ; \u25a0-.. )iy;

"72 The Democrats are quite concerned at thestory that Senator Davis willleave the Sen- Iate to accept :an appointment on the Su- jpreme Bench, as this would result in a Re-publican gain in the Senate, and excites theDemocrats accordingly. p fjfig;y.y '-• .*»Itis believed here that Secretary Ramseywillbe elected Senator from Minnesota, 1thatGeneral Miller will"succeed "Booth in Cali-fornia, that Jones jwill be re-elected IfromFlorida, and the Republicans confidently "ex-pect to elect in Tennessee, which the Demo-crats stoutly refuse to concede. \u25a0 Morton isthe favorite in"New York, and Oliver inPennsylvania. It13 learned that GovernorHartranf t willbe here with 10,000 Pennsyl-vania militiaat the inauguration of Garfield.Tents willbe erected by the committee, andthere willbe a militaryparade in Washingtonsurpassing anything seen since Grant's review.at Uie close of the war. .y,..i.'I'\u25a0>

"'; iy

'The Storm In the East. *Cs*-

"New York, December 27th.—The stormon the New Jersey coast raged for seventy-twohours. The summer residences on Mon-mouth Beach were damaged tothe extent of$40, 000.

'The roads about Long Branch are

blockaded withsnow, some drifts being ten feetdeep. The bluff, bulkheads and porticos ofthe hotels were carried away. I At ConeyIsland tbe sea swept away the piazza of theCentral Hotel, and carried off about 200 feetof the bulkhead The damage is estimated at585.000 to $100,000. '.- AtManhattan BeachHotel the irjnpier remains intact, but Borneof the outlaying bath-houses were washedintokindling wood. _\u25a0* jj-.*'-**?*.«

- .=-"£" \u25a0'•'<

Red Bank (N. J.), December 27th.— Twomen lost their lives during th? snow-storm inthis section. . .•'-'.**.

\u25a0\u25a0

:yy ,'22J2. Severe Weather. .Chicago, December 27th.— The sun ap-

peared jthis morning for the first time in afortnight. 'The weather has been moderate,but gloomy and depressing. It turned verycoldlast night, and thn mercury isnow nearly-at zero. AtManito Bay itis nearly 40"sbe-low zero, and at St. Paul 16°. The droughtabout Springfield, in this State," is aggravatedby the severe cold

' weather, which is con-verting into ice the scanty supply of water inthe smaller streams.

-Livestuck are suffer-

ing. V :'\u25a0 :i7Chicago, December

—The cold wave

which struck -Manitoba yesterday, .sendingthe mercury Jto 40° below zero, and whichreached this city early this morning, has beengrowing inintensity all day. - Although thesun shone brightly to-day for the firsttime ina fortnight, at midnight the thermometerregistered 13 below zero, and at the presentrate willreach 20* below before morning. Itis by tar the coldest spell of the season, butau absence of windand a clear sky makes itless trying than t weather Ithat r is .not sovigorous. \u25a0

*y.' ' '••'-. -' •

Death or Rev. Dr.' E. 11. Chaplii.New York, December

—Rev. Dr.

Chapin died yesterday. His friends haveknown for a • long time that his recovery wasimpossible. _

Dr..Chapin was .born \on the29th of December, 1814. He was a native ofNew England, was finely educated, and oneof the brightest lights of the UniversalistChurch.

-He -fretted constantly from some

cause or other." He worried lest the churchmembers would be discontented on accountot his frequent absence, and ifhe noticed anyprominent members not regularly in theirpews he would attribute their absence to hisown shortcomings, and make' himself miser-able. Dr.Chapin's last sermon inhisChurchof Divine Paternity was on Palm Sundaylast year. ,.On that day itwas feared that hewouldnot bo able" to finish the seivice. Hewant toEurope last summer, but came backno better, imagining from the fact that hemet no familiar faces in Switzerland that hisfriends were deserting him. He left' tbehouse but seldom this autumn, and then onlyfor a short drive with his nurse."

"Two weeks

ago he went for the last time. He passedyesterday withhis six grandchildren, no dan'- 1

trerof death being apprehended untilevening.He died an absolutely painless death, so far as ]could be noticed, ten minutes after midnight.For the last four years Dr. Chapin has com-plained of fatigue, which no amount of rest I

'seemed to relieve. Frequent trips toEurope Ifailed to do him good, and infact, unless sur-

-1 rounded by friends during his foreign trip,he1 was apt to become homesick and worry con-

stantly until he could return. Yet such was'his indomitable will, visible in every lookand movement of the man, even-when ill,that he would not allow the trustees of hischurch to engage an assistant until recently,when itbecame evident that be would not beable to preach again. '. Although - troubled

r with asthma and dyspepsia,' it cannot be said. that he had contracted any particular dis-ease. His mind remained clear.

' Tramps £Suffocated— Fatal -,Altercation—,:. "-"- Colliery Accident. '---

I Richmond (Va.), December 27th.— Withinthe past forty-eight hours tramps havebeen found in a dying .condition, from beingsuffocated by the gas of a lime-kiln in the

1 lower part of the city, where such charactersare in

-the habit of spending their nights.

Two of those mentioned have died. ?. 7 O ."kSDuring lan altercation

'Friday inHalifax

i county between Marion Wimbish, a white'

1 boy aged 17, and a negro boy, about the pos- ji session of an ax, the negro attempted to at-' sault Wimbish with a hoe, when the latter' dealt him a blow on the neck with the' ax, !i almost severing the head from the body.*"1 ; Three miners working in' the Union coali mine, Chesterfield county, were caught by ai caving portion of the mine on -Friday last

\u25a0 aud killed.;The accident occurred "at dinner1 hour, while all the miners except those men-' tioned were out of the shaft, otherwise thei loss of lifewouldhave been very great. The

victims are colored men and :.all leave large1 families...; .""'.."'.' .;.'.'.."?T'~ '*'.-"•",- .;_\u25a0

y '\u25a0'\u25a0'. Westward-Bound Passengers. \u25a0\u25a0;

j i.'. Omaha, December 27th.— The following. through. passengers were,on jto-day's train,leaving at 12:15 P. M.,' to :arrive in Sacra-mento December 31st : ;George E. Cole,Portland, Or.; H. Hunter and family. Cat-: son, Nev.; D.Henshaw.'Ward ;|H. Alhof,

r Oakland ;H.V.Rice and family,Brooklyn;i W. J. Shelton and wife. Wells, Nev.; Twenty- through emigrants leftonSat-

urday night's emigrant train, to arrive in Sac-ramento January 2d, and fourteen lastnight,

i to arrive January 3d. ty.CAWti'l'J'T. •,-/:,,"..v'.f.ic ,;j,.Kew,Yar_k Stock Market.

'.--. v.Nkw York, December 27th.— Sixper cent'

!was the ruling • rate to-day, but later 4 percent. per. day was paid additional Stocksopened strong, and continued so throughout the; day. 'vItis rumored that the Erie road will

: shortly ', declare *. a - dividend:on -. preferred\u25a0 stoclcj'.-,; 'i:.7x7;.y^,.^., %sy^y^v,i& '-\u0084'--„

'<*2. :.}M \X:..'-[ r QUOTATIONS. iijy:-y 77 -::i•*Silver bars, 111| pmoney, active, 6;Gov-'

ernments strong ;'• stocks .irregular ;_ West-ernUnion, 78|; Quicksilver, 12J; Pacific Mail,51J ;Mariposa, J; Wells-Fargo, 115; 5 NewYork Central, 140J ;iErie,150 ;IPanama,offered, 225 ;1Union

'Pacific, lllg; bonds,U7J,; Central 2Pacific, -=

Sl\;-

bonds,' 117J ;- Sutro, liOf'-:.-^y_^.'\c--

&-**%:*-~3 yyVf Terrific Boiler Explo*l«a. cy^>Nkwbobtport (Mass.), December 27th2—To-day at noon the boiler of,E. P. Dodge'sshoe factory exploded, :killing-. the engineer, 1

James Huntington, stockfitter,' DanielBridges, and a heeler, John R.Bailey. Theboiler was thrown 200 yards,

-Thousands of

panes of '\u25a0 glass fwere . broken. *Several men

were slightly injured, and 'a \ fireman:is re-ported missing, v- Had;the help been at.workthe loss oflife wouldhave been terrible. • The |loss toproperty willamount to$10,000 :Wm. i

Calkins, a boy who was injured, willprobably i

die. Six hundred Ihands are thrown out of jwork. y'rJ^,.y_2i. $-i_ __llJy.'^t-iiif-1r shocking Death ofan Old Man. ".*'*yJ iiaill•(Iowa). December i27th.— Sunday ]evening John SlcK-iney,' an old

'man, wenti to his room with a lucket of coals to warmj-

»v*" ..T.r.r^-I.ril V-Trf^__TTr^iyrtfVW7ftlllMlttri.'---'-.:-r. .7I-'r,

the room. 7 Some ours later his body wasj found on"the; floor.burned to a crisp. It is!supposed that be suffocated and then burned.'

;\u25a0. T^fai^ " yiiFire in a'311ne,'.-SS' '-.",..-'•= -VsiS

'xiGeorgetown 3 (Col.), December i27th.—Afireraged inthe Colorado Central mine fromSunday afternoon to Monda v evening, caus-ing810,000 damage. V«'*ip**-'j'y"£t*:!•" \

"-' - T::Railroad Collision/ *: :New Orleans, rDecember <27v •>.

—A col-;lisionoccurred Sunday morning be tween the

south bound passenger and a freight train at; the State line on jthe Mobile and Ohio Rail-Iway.:,Two engineers and two firemen were|killed, and several others fatally wounded.

Laundry Licenses. yy; %New York, December 27th.— At a meet-jing of the BrooklynBoard of Aldermen to-jday, a resolution was .providing aIlicense fee of $5 for each Chinese" laundry inIthe city. An

'amendment :was offered that

j licenses be granted only:to:citizens of thejUnited States, which was adopted.'7. Experimental Tea Farm. .

j Charleston (5..4C), December y27th.—|LeDue, Commissioner ofjdgriculture, is here,!and ;has completed an arrangement for thejestablishment of an experimental •

tea |farm.| The location selected <is- twenty miles fromCharleston and two miles from Summerville,

j on the line of the South Carolina Railroad.!liie JMunitobans and the Canada Pacific

'"': / ;.' "'.. Railway. 'yy*'J'y\u25a0 Chicago, December ,27th.

—The Times'Winnipeg :special says :, A crowded - mass

meeting was held this evening at the Court-house to consider ; the terms of the CanadaPacific contract, It.was resolved that thepeople of Winnipeg indorse the action of theGovernment in contracting withprivate par-ties for the construction of the road, whilethey view

'with

'apprehension the lines and! their power of _ running their lines to anypoint on the international boundary, and itisthe opinion of _,this,meeting , that no branch

Iline should be run nearer 'the boundary linethan fifteen miles untilthe eastern section iscompleted. Captain Donaldson then calledforIthree cheers" for.John A.;Macdonald,which were given. yiayyy 'ir'iyyyiyy:-~-

Tlic Spragne Case— The Ex-Governor Evl-r dently In Earnest. :

Providence, \u25a0\u25a0 December. 27th.—GovernorSprague.talkedr freely;to a repot ter, sayingthat she would" fight the case to the knife.Since Conkling was introduced into his house-hold) he r had no control over his wife.- He(Spragiis) had been to friends «of Kate andher"father, ;and pleaded with them to saveher. Ho was asked,

"Shall youshow crimi-

nal relations 'between Mrs. Sprague andConkling '!"

"You're a funny fellow to ask

me such questions. Where there is so muchsmoke there must be some fire. Ishall leaveno stone unturned to /bring Mrs. Sprague'swhole lifeout, and the crowning iniquity.is \u25a0

the Conkling relationship. Ishall consentto no testimony inprivate ornocompromise."

Seriously 111.:; Indianapolis, December 27th.—John C.New has been for ten days confined to hishouse. His friends are seriously alarmedover his condition.' _ Dance House Row. -

Denver (Col. ), December 27th.— Tbe Re-publican' t '.-. special isays: \u25a0_•

'-Saturday ... night, :during a drunken row ina dance hall atRob- jinson Camp, a man named Meally was shotthrough the breast. Policeman McElbany,inattempting. to:arrest the disturbers, wasshot in the foot.' Several others had bullet-

iholes in their clothing.Temperance Lectnre.

j CHICAGO, December 27th.—Bridget Twin-ning, in a drunken spree this evening, over-turned a lamp it her home on the West Side,aad was burned so that she cannot live.

'-General Sherman at Boston. j_;.;vBoston, December- 27th.

—General Sher-

man was banqueted by the Merchants'. Asso-ciation to-night. He said Boston merchantshad developed California ;the United Stateshad annexed all of Mexico that he wished tosee itpossess, the true policy being to buildup distinct nationalities by mutual help.' \u25a0-

1..Walking Match at "The Hub." ;'"'-

--'

Boston, December 27th.—

A sweepstakego-as-you-please match of 130 hours jcom-menced this, afternoon, at Music Hall, withseven starters, viz., Frank Hart, F. Wilmot,Richard Lacbuse.'Jeremiah Houriahn, BillyPegram, Park Fitzgerald aud John Funis.Hart, who was suffering from a cold, with-drew after making twenty miles, and Houri-ahn withdrew after .scoring ten miles.

-At

midnight the scores stood: Fitzgerald,' 60 ;Lacouse, 50;Pegram, 50 ;Wilmot, 40 ;Fu-nis, 40.

Rumored Sale.New York,December 28th—a. M.—lt is

rumored that Jay Gould lias sold bis*stockinthe Tribune to Whitelaw Reid.

;

lOKF.Hr-.N' NEWS.

The Agitation In Ireland.Dublin, December 27th.

—is generally

said ithat": so ,dull and "sad a Christmas baanever been experienced here. Sullen depres-sion marks the spirit of the people, and thetraders, who for some time have been feelingvery acutely the effects _\u25a0 of -the disturbedstate of the country, are beginning to exhibitsigns of great embarrassment. But the agi-tation whichis paralyzing trade, putting cap-ital to flight and poisoning commercial life,stillextends its deadly influence, while thesufferers look on its progress in helpless dis-may. The efforts of the Laud League arenow chiefly directed toward the north of Ire-land, where itis persistently trying to over-come the repugnance to its practices. Therecan be littledoubt that it has succeeded con-siderably, when almost all the districts arehoneycombed withits organization. The ex-ertions of the agitators are also directed to-wards county Dublin and the borders of Dub-lin,itself. Malabide, near Dublin, was thescene of a second demonstration Sunday, butthere was no reason to boast of its success.

-%% .'iyyr NO COERCION. :

New York, December- 26—

A Dublinspecial says :Chamberlain's friends again as-sert that no measures of coercion have everbeen adopted at a Cabinet meeting. .'.Theyboldly proclaim such measures never shall bewhileMr.Chamberlain is a -Minister, all ofwhich affords vast comfort to law-breakers ofevery degree. They wish each other "MerryChristmas," and plot starvation and ruin totheir law-abiding country.

_ '„.,'..7. '\u0084....:\u25a0I!

'"""JOHN BRIGHT'S DEFENSE.'.' .""

"

London, December 27th.—

John Bright re-plies to the Earl of Carnarvon's letter pro-testing against Bright's speech at Birminghamlast month. He says : \u25a0../.-\u25a0;

Youcomment on my speech of the lfithof Kb"vember, and find in it terrible blemishes not di»"covered by other critics. You condemn me for at-tacks on the Sovereign, the aristociacy, and theland-owners. Ihave defended monarchy, althoughthat defense is little needed in this country, and Inthis reign.1Ihave warned thi aristocracy at dangerwhichIwished them toshun. As to the land-own-ers,Ih-<ve been one of their most prominent sup-porters of the policy so necessary for the countryand so wise for them, that, hail itbeen obstinatelyresisted the great land-owners of England and Scot-land would long a.; -1 have been running for theirlives is some of the Irish land-owners are reportedto be doing now. )tIwillnot reply at leng h to yourletter.' lam content toleave it and my speech to'the judgment of the public. "~""" .

MEETING OF HOME RULERS.- Dublin, December 27th.—

The Home Rulemembers of Parliament held a meeting atthe-City Hall to-day, E. Dwyer Gray presid-ing. -Thirty-seven members |were present.Parnell was elected Chairman of the party,and proposed that a Yice-Pr evident be chosen,as he might be unable to attend Parliament.Justin McCarthy was then elected Vice-Chairman.

Aresolution was carried pledging the mem-bers to consult together on important ques-tions, and Jto

'abide by \u25a0 the idecision of the

majority.1j A resolution ,was - also . _adoptedbinding the

'members to opposition to every

Government that refuses the just demands ofthe Irish people, especially for legislative in-dependence. When Parnell. on. coming tothe meeting, entered his carriage the crowddetached the horses and drew the carriagethrough the streets.-:PARLIAMENTARY

'COMMITTEE— "BOY-

\u25a0'-'. COTTED."Dublin,December 27th.

—E. Dwyer Gray,

M.P. O'Connor, A. M.'Sullivan,' John Dil-lon, Arthur O'Connor, J. G. Biggar, JohnO'Connor Power, Charles J. Fay.and An-drew Commins were -selected at the meetingof Home .Rule members .to1form a Parlia-mentary Committee.'

Many of the jurors in the State trials aresecurely *.'Boycotted," and willbe unable toanswer to their names when called.

\u25a0" .j~

X';"'7MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. .'.yiiXyt-Dublin, ;\u25a0 December • 27th.—Mrs. VDunlapand her daughter have been fired at inMon-asterberce, County: Louth," but neither washurt. Their assailant fled, but Miss. Dunlapsecured his gun. •,-*:;•-.'\u25a0 . f """VHi- Th»- torchlight procession whioh was totake place inKildare to-night has been pro-hibitod.vv.--^^2v»;-i:'«;^x'i^s**- Joseph W. Foley, a Nationalist and HomoRuler, has resigned bis seat in Parliament forNewross. '-rXr--.J'-'-''------2-.a The Boycott relief fund :has now reached£14,000.' 7x7."y7 x - ".-

-•ir Several notices are posted at Clona Kilta,threatening Benee Jones - or his employe*, oranyIperson ". furnishing him .supplies, withdeath.-'-..'-;"':"'-....' I.''1.'' '\u25a0; \u25a0 :\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0 -y-' -'22- 7y-Forty-two members of the Rifle

'Brigade

|have arrived at Galway. :y. %'\u25a0^. - -•!*_"*»

j There are twogunboats in the Bay. -ix'

-'.The Land League has closed its subscrip-

ition to the Parnell defense fund, as £14,000j have been collected.' ;::\u25a0".':•^At tbe Home Rule meeting to-day the Par-|liamentary committee was enjoined to act *«

itshould 1deem advisable when the Queen*' speech lisIknown, and \itIwas Ialso -\u25a0 recom-Imended Itbat Ithe jparty should IproJnce roImeasure !until. the Government had showns^:_gii'rss'&-iwsmsi^ms^m_^m^^imsss_^s&s

their hand. J On motion of Parnell itwas re-solved \u25a0 that the committee Iarrange for

'an

amendment | to,the address in1reply to theQueen's speech, praying the Queen to refrain Ifrom employing the navy,police and militaryin enforcing ejectments where rents exceedthe poor-law valuation, pending considerationby Parliament of the land bill. . .-'i'ys^sp

;" 'distribution OF, troops. . ;)""

.'iyDublin,\December 27th.

—Five3 hundred

troops have ,been sent to different parts ofIreland since Friday. One hundred \ soldiers jpatrol

'the

'"roads in Parsontown district>

m'ghtly.;'-'-,-~'- ;r—-'"-: "' > -THE LAND LEAGUE TRIALS.

New York,iDecember 2Sth— a. M.-^TheHiraltTs London •special says: The long-ex-pected prosecution of the Land League lead-ers begins thismorning at 11o'clock. -Work-

men ;have |been ,busy for weeks'intrying ;to

extend the accommodation, but the Court- >

roovn is still insufferably inconvenient, v Ad- |mission will only be given by ticket. .: Thefiont row of the gallery is reserved for ladies. !Rumored Assassination of Ilie Governor j

•t ;yot,Albania.' ;j:'^"London,; December _27th.—A Constanti-nople special says :Itis rumored that Der-vish Pasha, Governor of Albania, has beenassassinated, which seems to confirm rumorsthat a meeting of Ithe |Albanian League hadcondemned him to death. , As none of

'the

foreign Embassies here received any news onthe subject, it is.highly probable the rumorsare unfounded, but the fact that they werecurrent among Albanians in Constantinople,some of whomjare jindirect communicationwith the League, proves that the relationsbetween ths League Iand the Porte are farfrom cordial, and gives new importance tothe recent arrests of the Prince of Meridites.There is a great deal cf smouldering discon-tent among the north Albanian chiefs. -y.'.ii

7 Witnesses Killed.London, December 27th.

—The • five per-

sons killedSaturday while crossing the rail-road track near Claudberry were witnesses inthe great Biddulph trial, and were again tobe called upon to give testimony inthe caseon the 24th of next month. '\u25a0 The prisoner?,six innumber, who are stillin jailhere, weregreatly excited when they heard of the acci-dent, as the parties were witnesses in theirbehalf. ._ , ;,;- is,-^.-yt.'\u25a0-'£-JS !"J' Troops for Natal. J.uii-

London, December . 27th.—The steamerThe ( Queen iwillistart for. Natal, 'SouthAfrica, withthe bulk of the Sixth Dragoons,ina few days. '"\u25a0 -y '_'._. 'J U.i. \u25a0_ lliiii'n-.;.' SJi

\u0084The, The Kurd* Re-enter Persia. ', .'i?.:Teheran, December 27th.

—The Kurdish

Chief Hambeh Ahego has re-entered Persiaand occupied Serdasht witha small force ofKurd... \u25a0 r •'.-.'.. __,

\u0084 y.2, Dislructlve Floods. .. r. 'Madrid, December 27tb.—

has beengreat destruction of property in Corunna byfloods,'

Colliery Dfssstcr InFrance.Paris, December

—An explosion of

fire-damp occurred to-day in a coal pitat St.Etienne, while the miners were at work.Eleven bodies have been recovered.

Prisoners Released.• Durban, December 27th. The. Boers re-leased the men of the Ninety- eighth Regi-ment whom they took prisoners, and sentthem to Pretoria. Itis supposed" that theleaders of the rebellion disapproved ,of themassacre.

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Addition Approved.'

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St. Petersburg, December 27th.—

ThtCouncil of the Empire approved the additionof 10 per cent, to the import duties.—

-MISCELLANEOUS.

Twenty of the richest and most influentiall'q-vr dealers inDetroit have been arrestedfo. .v m ing their saloons open on.Christmasin d.-ianos of the State law. *"' ffjH*Jy-AFrench firm intend erecting 'five beet-root sugar factories near -Montreal.1? Theywill turn out two and a quarter millionpounds of sugar annually.

James Know'?s and George Owen weredrowned in the canal at Holyoke, Mass.,Sunday, while d»-unk.

The Chicago T''me_' account of Bernhardt'*Montreal season differs from the others sentout. .Itsays it.was.in no sense a pronouncedtuccess. The auditorium was only half filledat the Christmas performances, and ticketspeculators lost heavily. None of the nightsexcept the first had anythirg like a foilhr 11 \u25a0«'. .„;_.\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 j;,-, yyy-'-.y- • l'--!'- \u25a0

A Paris dispatch, announces that De Til-lane vurt; a Republican Deputy, is dead.

John11J.1Me;hi. theinoted agriculturistand razoi-strop maker ofLondon, wh< ss fail-ure was announced on the lGch inst., is dead.

Aleko Pasha has withdrawn his resig-nation. 1;

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/'".;.- >i;Jj "_\u25a0 ':\u25a0\u25a0 yThe immigrants arrived at New York by

sea from January Ist, the present year, todate, number 318 937, snd will probably ex-ceed 320,000 before the 31«t, being the largestnumber yet recorded for twelve months.

Turkey has resolved to have nothing to dowith the arbitration at heme. _' Receipts from internal revenue at Wash-

ington yesterday were 81,103.803, and fromcut-tiiiis SCSB 728, :.:'•--'

The steamship Rhein, fromEurope toNewYork, yesterday brought 51.100.000.ia Brit-ish and French coin, and the steamship Bri-tannic §727,000 in British gold coin.1 \u25a0 A fire at Jolliette, Quebec, Sunday nightburned Burden's hotel and the adjoiningstores. . Lof,g §25,000.

There is an excitement in political andcommercial- circles nt Berlin, caused by theseemingly authentic news that Russia has re-solved to increase the customs duties on allimported wares 10 per cent.

The St. Petersburg Oolos says :The forth-coming increase in import duties willnot onlycover the loss caused by the abolition of thesalt tax, but will.produce a surplus of2.000.COO roubles. '. .: i'l'i si. Felix Heymann, a merchant of Savannah,Ga.', !just Irecovered from a.fitof sickness 1,suicided at New Yorkyesterday. j

Thaddeus Babbor, for killinghis mistress,Lizzie Schwendler, and. her mother, about ayear ago, and Joe Banks, a negro, formur-dering his: wife on the _2Sth of last March,were sentenced Iby Judge Laughiin of theCriminal Court at St. Louis, yesterday, to behanged on the Ilthof next February. Bothoases willbe appealed.

AtKirkwood, Mo., yesterday, cine framebuildings were burned. Loss, §30,000. I.' ;i\u25a0: Hon. John Rowe, formerly Surveyor-Gen-eral of Pennsylvania acd Speaker of theHouse of Representative-?, died at Chambers-burg. Pa., yesterday.

Judge Percy Walker, ex-member of Con-gress, died at Mobile, Als., yesterday. • .

Afire at Wilber, Neb., Sunday, destroyed§20,000 worth of property ;insurance, 510,---000.----

The sale cf season tickets to the Bernhardtperformances at IMcVickcr's Theater, Chi-cago, began yesterday, and when the boxoffice closed at ni;ht about $3,500 worth hadbeen taken.

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Gloves.'— While gloves change theirstyles and colors from year to year, theyhave been known since .very ancient days.The Greeks and Romans were familiar withtheir use ;many ages

'ago,' and about thetenth century they were introduced intoEngland. Queen Elizabeth, who seems tostand .in history as a medieval fashion-plate, possessed many pairs. They wererichly embroidered with pearls and goldthread, and reached to the elbow, and werestiffened withbulliongimp. It was thencustomary to give presents at colleges andseats of

'learning,- and the University ofCambridge presented her with six pairs ofperfumed gloves. -Upon alloccasions whereroyalty or the dignitaries of the .land as-sembled gloves were worn. It was a favorwhen given by alady,and a challenge whenthrown by a -.knight.: Gloves were em-bodied iin

- song. "The Glove and. thoLion

"has ( been worried .in recitation by

many a stammering school-boy.— [DetroitPost and Tribune. i.y2y- -This fashion of wearing no gloves is an

-infernal fraud. With gloves you can have

three[or Ifour jstrings . tied < around eachfinger, with hard knots at the back, andfolks would think it is a lot of diamondrings. 'yy 7 \u25a0''\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' y-. ...

THEDA] \u25a0\u25a0:l?-UXiP\v

IFES^AT \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0-\u25a0•.--.PEC-EMCEiE 88.'38X0 j

NEW ADVEBTISEMENTS,-

Plonrerx.— You will meet nt your HalliiTHIS DAY(Tues-j'cv). December 2Sth, at 1o'oiock• P. St., to attend the {liberalof the wife of our fellow[ member, P. H. Burnett. -'- '\u25a0'- '- _\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0 -:\u25a0 '-"d23 ItVi

i Slenibers or the British MjilimlBenefitand Social iSociety.— The regular meeting will. beheld THIS (Tuesday) EVENING, at 7:30 p'clock, atPioneer Hall.

-Election of Officers. -....»:.-.-•"";-, \u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0' y-^yi-.-.t THUS. UAMER, President. ;-

JQll.v H. Mkriul'.,'Secretary. '-..--.. :. d2B-ItJl-:--r

' — ...I.O. O. F. Notice.- Weinberg '^g___v<, "'-

-{ of Industrial Lodge, No. 157, are here- -jfijMK*-byrequested to meet at the Lodire.=-*\-<£':^?

| room, on WEDNESDAY EVENING, ~^mm^ .-December 29th, at 7:30 o'clock, for the

'purpose of

paying Eureka Lodge, No. 4,a fraternal visit.•r.-i*v,-vv,«i-,.ii..-r i.H. FERGLSEN, N. G., F. B. HI'SSST, It.S. '-\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0- -; \u25a0 ~d?8 2t*

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IF. M. Stevens, '.'30.1 street, near Third.—Fine imported wines, liquors, etc.; also the best bit

1 cigars in the city.' .'-

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IHEREBY NOTIFY.;all .persons having anyclaims or demands against mc to present thera

with the necessary vonchcrs before the 1-t of JAN-UARY, 1881. \u25a0•;- -•'•\u25a0«•'

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d2B3t- \u25a0\u25a0-•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0•\u25a0\u25a0-.\u25a0• MARIAESQ^IVAL..i'A'^STEADY YOUNG MAN, WITH A FAIR/%• education and not afraid

WITH A FAIReducation and not afraid of w. rk, wants a

situation of some-kind. References given. AddressEDWARD CLARK, No. 1110 Third street, Sacra-mento. . , . . -•\u25a0> . \u25a0\u25a0-

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LOST- ON CHRISTMAS DAY, A ,GOLDJLJ - THIMBLE, enclosed ina small box, in goinglioin

-Sixth and I,in the city,, to Brighton. \u25a0 The

finder willbe suitably rewarded by returning to •'No. (i#7Istreet.

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FOR SAIaEAT A BARGAIN,

'i'j^ FOR A FEW DA} ;;That desirable eligiblyInratnl Two-/t&

STORY FRAM*DWELLING, containing gnine rooms, double parlors, bath -room,JSaiL

\u25a0 igas, etc. ~'i -.- .';•-_-- \u0084 ,;...--Lot 80xicn,' withchoice fruit trees,' grape arb _

Has a good new .-table upon the premises. S - -̂1i -northeast corner Nineteenth and J streets. .i'-'\u25a0:-\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0'•\u25a0• SWEETS* X A AISIP.

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Real Estate and Icsurance Agents, 1015 Foil streej_J d-28 2ptf

Removal !1 .'.-...._ '.. \u25a0 j_..:ii-'.ir::,-:

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E. GREER & CO.-' '

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llfc« ;._.....„„—HAVE '.yjy."\u25a0\u25a0:.: .-.: i-gpr* k

Eemoved to their OLD STAND,

812 K't STREET,;BETHEE.V-EICUTU;AXD HUTU,:~;':::'•'.\u25a0'\u25a0'.-\u25a0\u25a0 ixir I-".:-.' .-. ••"\u25a0' i'.i~277

Where they .willbe pleased to see their. old cnstonieni, ns well as new ones,

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who may . favor them withtheir patronage.

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ON AND AFTER JANUARY J l, 1831, WEintend toconduct our business on a

CASH BASIS!,tr After years of experience in the GROCERY

BUSINESS, we have become fully convinced thatthe CREDIT SYSTEM is injurious and detrimental ,to the best interest of the public at large. i

We feel positive that the public of Sacramentoand vicinity will feel gratified to know that anotherCASH House willbe putin practical workingorder,'where they can buy their Grocery Supplies at theLowest Price for CASH.

813 listreet, bet. Eighth and Ninth.\u25a0\u25a0--<•-•- d__B-3 \u25a0\u25a0-• ': \u25a0

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HOSPITAL SUPPLIES.

IN PURSUANCE OF THE THIiTY-SECONDsection of an Act cut tied

"An Act providing for

the government • f the comity of Sacramento," ap-proved April 25, 1868, sealed proposals will to re-ceived by t'le Board of Supervisors of said county.up to 11 o'clock a. .v.,

JANUARY 6, 1881, :;:'For furnishing supplies to the COUNTY HOSPITALof the couuty of Sacramento, State of California, forthe term of three months, commencing JANUARY .0, 1881,' and ending April 0, ISBI.

t_T List of articles to Icsupplied can be seen onapplication at the office of the County Clerk.

Allbids to be left with the Comity Clerk."

•<\u25a0: The Board reserves the right toreject any or ait

bids THOMAS H.BERKEY, Clerk.lecmber 27, 1550. '\u25a0-\u25a0 d£B lOt

, W. D. COMSTOCK,^CORNER FIFTH AND X STREETS, (ft:..i::-' .---—\u25a0'.-

- UnFURNITURE & BEDDING,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.d2B-4nlm

CALL ON SCOTT st MriK

NO.303 J STREET, FOR THE LATEST STYLESI^l in GAS FIXTURES. Plumbing in all itsbranches done at short notice. .Being practicalworkmen, we are able to do work at the lowestrates.

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iA. LEONARD,aInsurance and Real Estate,

No. 1012 Fourth street,Represents Both IZnnie and Eastern In*.. ;Durance Companies. ._-- • -- - __-——-_ ' '

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TO IBLJES IST 'JC,THE ELEaANTTWO-SrTORY ANDBASEMENT

FRAMEHOUSE. No.1215 Lstreet (FRONTINGCAPITOL PARK). The house is entirely new, hav-ingnever been occupied ;has seven large rooms,bath and closets, hot and cold water, gas and gasfixtures throughout. Bent, 845.

alsoThe Two-story Frame Honsp. No. 2113 I,

street, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second,.containing EightHard-finished Rooms and Sum-

I mer Kitchen, withLot bOxIBO, Stable and Chicken-. house. Rent, $25. . X.:'::,t.... -• .-.».also

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Home on Corner of Fourteenth and Fstreets, C rooms ;Kent, 916. Also, Hou-e No.1323 F street, C rooms, hard-finished ;Kent, $10.

FOR SALE -Houses and Lots In variousportions ol the rity. dB-2plm

FRIEND&TEBRYLUMBER COMPANY.

MANUFACTURERS, WHOLESALE AND RR.tail Dealers ln every kind.and variety

of BUILDING and FINISHING TIMBER and

LUMBER,KILN-DRIED DOORS,

WINDOWS AND BLINDSI

BT Special Orders and odd-sizes promptly filled,and shipped direct from the OREGON, REDWOODand SUGAR PINE MILLSof the Company.

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GXSIRAL Omo, No. 1310 SXOOXD STKKKT, USA* M.Br-isch Yard, Coknrr -Twihtu ass J STaasrs

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FOR _S.A_.X_.Z3,AOH ACRES OF LAND, EIGHT MILES

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4t/w I) below Courtland, fronting one-half mileon Miner's Slough on the east, and one half mile!on Prospect Slough on the west. A portion of thatract is CHOICE VEGETABLE LAND.'. For price and particulars, apply to the

\u25a0 dl7-2plm SACRAMENTO BANK.FOR SALE,

OAA ACRES OF FIRST-CLASS RECLAIMED&\J\' TULE LAND, situated about one milssouth of the town of Isleton, on Andrus Island, andfronting on Jackson Slough. For price and par-ticulars, inquire by letter or in person of the

nll-2ptf -HACKAMENTO BANK.

LADIESWHO DESIRE A CLEAR, NATURAL AND .;

» » _. -Beautiful Complexion should use

-4 PHOSPHATE SOAP,IBMmiAeimjr^ir.w,;..ii«ii^».jprim tifmmirr -_-i-.i,N-U IT',. -.-:And nothing else. No other TOILET SCAP is socleansing, soothing and healing. ItCares Skin .MMMof every kind. For sale by Druggistsand Grocers generally. .Ask for PHOSPHATESOAP, aadtake nothing else. '\u25a0'? \u25a0

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BTEINWAY & SONS' PIANOS.''"

A' j';:HEYMAN,SOLE AGENT,' 'a*_m*i.''

J^_. street, be.. Sxthand Seventh, HES i"-'..m

ppoaite Court-house. .PIANOS wSTffITSvET Pianos sold onInstallments. * " **

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Toys! Toys! Toys!_noi-EBo3s:^L_Krxcs !> store:

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.Nollee!-Capital Lode, *». 51,

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" T., willhold, in conjunction with/Ki_£\the regular meeting THIS (Tu»laj-)U<s>daEVENING, their ANNUALCHRISTMASTREE and SOCIAL. Afu'l attendance is X&p^desired, llcmbtra of Siloam Lodge and sojourningmembers ef tbe Order are cordially invited to bepresent. ABE WILSON, W. C. T..

J. V. Luca*. W. Sec. y-T.--.-if._,-•\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 d2B-lfIA. ». C. W.—Sneramenlo Lodge, No, 80,

A. O. U. W.—

Hegular meeting at 7-30 o'clock,THIS (Tu-sday) EVENING,at hall, corner of Sixth*j_d X street*, for Election of Officer*,'etc. A fulland prompt attendance of allmembe-* desired. \u25a0 •-.••_«,,;,\u25a0"- i-*.",^ =

ORA N. CRONKITE, M. W. :IG-50. B.Katzesstei'', Recorder. B. C] d2S lt

<irrlfirnt.il Kneampment.-No. *-.tx a

I.0.0. F.—The regular meeting 'fthcEi-*X/'

campment will'. be held IHis (Tuesday) y\EVENING, December SBth, at o'clock. / AElection of Officer* for the easuirg term, and otherimpoitant business w.ll ccme before the meeting.. r- .... ,-.>£- -r THOS. D MO-»RE, C. f."

INslson Wilcox, S ribe. yiy18. C.]£ 3 d2Blt .