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often engaged and not unfrequently propo-
sed, gained ibe reputation Of a lad Of spirit
and galIaEtry. A frankness of manner and
| liberaiity OF conduct made him the fayorite
of his associates, whom he was always rea-
dy tooblige, giving them, (among other in.
stances of Accommodation a share OF his
bed, when the inn was too much crowded,
or the lateness Of the hour preventing them
from gaining admission into their lodging
Some time ago, he telt so i'll as to be obl,-
ged to send for medical gentleman the
physician came, examined his pulse, enqui-
red his symptoms, and, perceiying the young
man in tears, assured him bis complaint was
.triGing, and there was no reason for dejec.
ton. Afew days after, the patient met the
doctor in TIE street. declared bis health per-
iectly re established, and returned him
thanks for bis attention. The catastrophe,
however, proved him TO have been too pre-
cipitate in his self-congratulation for, on
Wednesday last. while passing the door of
---'s Boarding House, near the Man
sion.Iiouse, he was taken suddenly i'll, car
ried ia, and an event occurred incontestibly
6emonstratiye that Gas an Irishman would
say the young gentleman was CONAN :! !!
So successfully had the secret been kept
(who will henceforth say that woman can
no, keep ever her own secrets 2? that none,
even of those accommodated as above, had
the least suspicion OF it. The circumstance
soon spreading abroad, she laid aside her
male attire, resumed the female garb, and
renouncing the assumed name Of -------
declared her name to be Miss ---- :.
The discovery, as might be expected, threw
her into great confusion, for, when one Of
her former associates, ascending to pay her
the compliments usual on such occasions,
met herat the top Of the staircase, and said,
How do you do, Mr.-p' she took
to her heels exclaiming, For Gods sake
leave me, and bolted herself in her room.
Last Sunday evening, she disappeared, ha-
wing previously discharged her Kill. She
seemed always TO have money at command,
had many very respectable acquaintances,
was strictly honest, and generally esteemed.
From the Philadelphia Union, .Mny 81
CONSULATE GENERAL OF RUSSIA.
Philadelphia, 30th JNay, 1890.
The Consul General of his Majesty the EN-
peror of all the Russias, by order from his
government, makes known the following
commercial document, for the information
Of the citizens of the United States.
His Imperial Majesty has been pleased,by
bis decree Of the 18th of April, 1917, TO
grant to the town and port of Odessa, the
privileges offree commerce. The construc-
tion of the requisite works for this object ha-
wing been completed, Odessa has become in
state to enjoy the privileges of a free port,
commencing from the 18th of August of the
last year, Its commerce is henceforth TO be
regulated by the provisions of the above men
toned decree. which are as follow
!. The territory town and harbor to which
the privileges of free commerce are granted,
ara laid down on the plan confirmed by H. /.
NJ. which defines their boundaries.
9. tits permitted to import into the port
and the town Of Odessa and its district, all
kinds offoreign merchandise, free Of duties,
without exception, even of those articles the
introduction of which into Russia is prohi-
ted ty ITS general tariff. Goods are permit
ted to enter the town and its district, with
out being examined at the custom house or
there being required from the importers the
usual declarations. Spurious liquors made
of grain, however. do not enjoy this privi-
lege until the Ist of January, 1921 and also
all other spurious liquors, prohibited by The
existing tariff.
5. The expectation from Odessa of foreign
goods, with the view OF selling them in the
interior of the empire, is permitted through
two custom house barriers, constructed on
the line of the territory which circumcribes
the immunities Of the tree port, subject to
the regulations of the general tariff and 10
those which concern the importation into
Russia of foreign merchandise. II follows
hence, that all goods imported into Odessa,
the introduction of which into the empire is
prohibited by the general tariff, can not pass
the line otherwise, than TO be exported be-
yond the frontiers, and according to suchre-
gulations as shall henceiortb be published on
this subject. But those among prohibited