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Norfolk Beacon that the brig Moon, from New
York, laden with an assorted cargo of merchan
die, bound to Charleston, was ashore on Nays
Head on the 9th inst She went to pieces A
portion of the cargo was saved in a damaged
state. Crew all safe-lost part of their bag
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WIN. Il. kEEVIL.

TI&E w vi. 81. h EEtIL,
Stl4& FASHIONABLE AND PRACTICAL Halter,
80 BALTIMORE STREET,
[2SENMSA Begs to inform gentlemen purchasing,
~ sthat owing TO the great number he sells,
he is At all times enabled to furnish Fashionable Hats
of quality SUPERIOR for the price any other estnb
worn, viz SIR MoicsEin, Russia, Cashmere Nufria,
and Bearer. Also, CAPS Of all kinds, Gentlemen
can always see
a BILL OF PRICES AT THIS STORE.
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BALTIMORE, May 18th, 1915.
SIR have your note Oi this evening, and in reply
thereto, take occasion to say that, in my cOmmuniCa
ton which appeared in the Clipper on Saturday morn
ing, my purpose To discuss the matters therein re
ferred to, of general notorety, upon general princ
pies and that did not intend or design to make ans
specific individual charges. Respectfully,
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COMPLIMENT TO AMERICAN DENTISTRY. The
Sultan ofTurkey, says the NewYork Sun, has
sent very beautiful present to DIR. Hitchcock,
dentist, of Boston, in return for specimen OF
his art sent as present to the Commander OF
the Faithful. The present is pure diamond
box, oval, inlaid with pure gold, the cover
mounted with seventy one diamonds; the larg-
est and most beautiful diamond is in the centre
the Others extended in the form of sixteen rays
surrounded with smaller Jewels, the rays being
enclosed in circle of Jewels Of which ten are
diamonds. 1t is not generally known that the
art of dentistry in this country las been car
rled to greater perfection than inEurope, where
the principal dentists are Americans
"CHMsT HEALING THE SICK" 4 card APP
pears IN Cincinnati paper signed by eight ar
lists, in relation to picture of Christ hcal
ing the Sick which is on exhibition at the
Unitarian Church of that city. The picture is
represented to be the production of the ccle-
brated Benjamin West; and has, of course, at
tractod great attention The artists in their
card, denounCe the picture as chase counter
felt, D." ga vile, miserable and abomnable copy
lmpostions of this character should be exposed
and we therefore give publicity to the denun-
citation of the artists of Cincinnati, to put peo-
pie on their guard.
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SIR-liaving asCGudlned that tOu are the au
thor of the communication in Saturdays Clipper, sign
ed ''1hc Conservative Element referring t. the sub
lect OF Taxes, License, Sc, respectfully ask you Il
say whether the illusions in said communication were
10 me perSonally-and whether you designed I" charge
me with being Gas ever the advocate of Reputation
aud fevOIutiOn'-and turihCr whether you drSlgncC
10 charge me with being "moially dishonest ant
guilty of aiSehOOd,' SC.
ans yiu nh
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SOMETHING LIKE Clock. Crane the nge-
NOUS inventor of the twelve month clock has
recently added another ingenious contrivance
to his twelve month clock. 1t shows now the
day of the week, and also of the month, and
also of the year, and exhibits the Sun and Moon
rising and setting every day in the year, with
the most Underwriting accuracy and regularity
The Moon as she revolvcs in her orbit is made
also to rcvolve upon her axis, showing every
day, with equal accuracy, her different phases
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SELLING OFF BELOW COST. The ba-
~ lance of my stock of DRY GOODS, which wish
to close on or before the 10Th July at "a NORTH
HOWARD STREET, fourth door above Fayette-st.
Bargains will be given ml3 81.
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"IHE INVESTIGATOR A periodical bear
ing this title is published in Washington city,
and has reached its fifth number at is de-
Voted (says the prospectus) ''to the subjects
OF Science, Religion and Polite LileYai,we,--the
scientific department to be mainly under the
auspices of the National Institute-and "the
religions and literary departments will compre,
Lend the contributions of some of our most
eminent clergYmen, and other gentlemen Of
acknowledged talent"
We notice this work by request, (never hay.
ing seen a copy of it, and think it proper to
append the following paragraph from the pros.
,pectus:
"The religious department Of the Investga.
Tor is not subSeruient TO any sect, but is open tc
the defence of all creeds and the RECITATION o
all errors, aiming, as its title ana motto ndi
cate, to exercise no species of tyranny owe
the mind of man. but to elicit truth, and t,
advocate independence Of thought and opinion i,
egery indiriduai, on ere1y QUESTION "
FLAX. Tie farmers of Iowa are turnin!
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FRoMrHE EXCHANGE REAplNG-RooM BooKs.
CLEARED,

TUESDAY, MAY ID ls45.
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DEs rRUCrTvE LEGENDARY FIRE. The large
dry goods Warehouse of Messrs. Barker and
Towlc, No, 81 Catharine-st., New York, was
fired by an incendary on Sunday morning, and,
owing to the con.bustlbIe nature of the goods,
the whole stock, valued at $4,000 or $780,
600, was consumed. A young man, who slept
on the second floor, was somewhat burnt about
the face and hands in escaping, but IS not dan
gerous!y injured 4 young man, named Will
Der, burnt his hands and face severely il saving
the books and papers.
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Schr May, Hubbard, Norfolk, Thos. Hooper.
Steamer Baltimore, Rees, Philadelphia, Il. G. Harris
ARRIVED.
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BALTIMORE. Nav 12ib. ls45.

Baltimore, May 18th, 1915.
In tive course of half an hour, | received a reply,
As follows:
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the moon fnr green cheese. as expect to use sucb
statesman as Jnhn G.. Calhoun in the manner
and for the purposes for which they want Pres,.
dent. They want Presden, whu will he their
creature. and who will do their wurk-not one
who. looking In The people as the source Of his
elevation To the chief office in their GIFT will in
his every act ask of his own heart the question.
" will this he f"r The benefit of The people of mn
country. which has beslowe ed irs confidence upnn
me IN eIecling me Ia the high office hnd %
M! John c. Calhoun will never-never receive
nomination ir"rn The politicians Well, there
tore YIN NAV saw C we have done fighting for the
Presidency We have. however. our princi-
pies left. IL we waste time in fighting mr the
Presidency we shall not waste time in battling for
principles, ''Trnih is omnipoen, and pubic
Justice certain.' Though il NAV he iardv. Our
principles must and will triumph. for a. doubt il
would he In d"nb the intelligence and capacity nj
the people. and their triumph will he the triumph
of John G. Calhoun. their able, eloquent, mighty
exr"nndrr-the Statesman without emile. And
to triumph in the triumph of his principles will
he nohler triumph Ia hun. than can he the sue.
cess of any candidate of the politicians for the
Presidency. whoever he may he
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THE RIGHT WILL COME.

The charter party in Rhode Island are COM
planning loudly because suffrage men, who were
injured by outrages in lS42, have commenced
suits against their prosecutors for false imprson-
ment and irespass The Providence Herald as
sures us that these suits have been ,mmenced
without the advice or knowledge of Mr. Dnrr.-
They are brought under the act of the late as
sembly. requiring snch suits to be brought within
thirty days of the close of the session.
"The act Of the legislature iuviied these suiis
at this time. II indirectly and tactly admitted
that ouiTages had been committed for which re-
dress would he sought. and arbitrarily resolved
that they should be brought 10 trial while the AL
gerine party was in power. The individuals
who have prosecuted accepted this legislative in
viaton. and have put their complaints in a train
for legal Investigation and it is absurd to insinn.
ale that influence from any other source urged
them To do that which sense Of duty TO them
selves so imperionsy demanded r."
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the unwllingness of Mr.. Paine to give such ex-
plana,ions as no one but himself can give, and
such as are indispensable in the outset to salts
factory investigations Meanwhile. Mr.. Paine,
has published in the Worcester Transcript the
following card:
No OXFORD, July 25th, as.
To the Editor of The Transcript:
Dear Sir-Please to ask the public To suspend
its Judgment for few days. My motives are
governed by circumsta noes which, il disclosed at
present, would defeat the ends of Justice.
Yours, ii. M. PAINE.
After the above was in type, we received, says
the Boston Traveller, the Worcester Spy of this
morning, which states that the Selectmen of OK
ford, after an examination of Mr.. Pane's premi-
ses recommended to him TO make such formal
complaint. under oath as would enable them to
make Judicial investigation of the affair, and in
the meantime, to have surgical examination of
his Wounds. by professional gentleman,
whose experience and character would give con-
fdence to the community. This Mr.. p. declined
dung, and the Seleclmen considered themselves
as thereby absolved from any obligation TO pursue
the matter.
The Worcester (Mass.) IEgs reviews the cir
rumsances connected with The repnrted robberies
and assassinations of Mr.. Paine, and discredils
them entirely. The stories may be true, but
they look must like fiction.
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THE COURT OF INFAMY

In Baltimore. that screened the five sc0undrels,
who committed the brutal assault ON the German
Girl, from trial and condemna"n have dared tn
" attach the proprietor of the Sun for an alleged
contempt, in having published communication
on the doings of the City Court. We are Glad
OF this. For the gallant editor of the Sun will
now have the whole matter prubed TO the bottom.
and If he dues not hiring that Cont into just con
tempt with the people. and teach Mr. Attorney
General Richardson, with the &" Hnnornble Mich
"las Brlce. Chief Judge of said Court" that the
unjust Judge can be made TO trembe, we are
much mistaken
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For the New Era.
"ARTESIAN WELLS!"
NoRFoLK, AUG. 5. Is

NORFOLK, Aug. 5, lS45.
Mr.. EDIroR To aid the Committee of the
C"nncil as far as possible, in selecting sites, for
the sinking Of an additional number of ...artesian
Wells" would most respectfully recommend
the following locations. as being most central in
that particular section of the City they are de-
signed TO benefit, viz
One, at the corner of Fayete and Broad Water
streets. (near Ice House, Town Pointl
One. at the corner of Catharine and Freemason
street.
One, at the corner Of Fen Church and Bermu-
da streets.
One, at the corner of CRANKY and Charlotte
streets.
There may he other and more suitable locations.
If so. it wond doubtless be gratifying to the gen
tlemen who compose the Committee. to have
them pointed out which would enable them to
select from, and fix upon such points, as would in
their own good judgment cunfer the greatest bene-
fit on the greatest number, and report accordingly,
at an early meeting of the Hail.
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MONROE EDWARDS.

Dr. NorhaI. of Brooklyn, l.. L.. has recently
made tour Of inspection through the Sing Sing
and has published an account of his visit AS re
CARDS the appearance of the inmates, he states
that he had never before seen together body OF
men who presented SD little TO admire, physioe-
nomrally, as the convicts of the State Prison al
Sing Sing While at the prison. he saw Monroe
Edwards at work al loom. or him he SAYS:
He saw the face of this notorious swindIer
but for a moment; for, IA is his custom. the mo
mem he is aware Of the presence Of strangers he
Turns his head away, and will not he seen. Ed.
wards is said To feel his present situation intense.
ly, and to undergo much mental suffering, owing
to his degradation. DR.. Northall bsprves, that
" gifted with a superior degree Of int lliIenre, ac
cusiomed 10 enjoy. though i'll gotten. the Injuries
of life. and to exhibit the graces of cultivated So
ciety. he feels peculiar degree Of modification in
his present siaie-in his incessani Toll without re-
muneraiion, and in his constant labor without
hope. His mental agony is almost intoerable. as
his shame shows. hut ne has brought his misery
uppn himself. and now is suffering The penalty in
his endless rennrse of conscience"
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MADE FIVE HUNDRED DOIIARs

"a WasgIsh friend of ours few days since. in
company with man who took good deal If in
a n,eS' IN calculating the chances of speculaiion
II s,dvety announced that two Of our citizens.
sEoo c a"o lis, had each, recently, made
S2oU from judicous investment.
wbo baJ nave CIRCULATED the anxious listener
"o ndo oeen some time " hanpinp on,' for a
nH""ce-" strange, that these men, who Leen
ourselves so close, should have been so uckv
m"en J. VINO am always on the alert. shopld End
Wv G"ance TO make dollar And off posted onr
asNouS nero. to enquire into the ,nodus oDerond
W. me lucky fellows who had each made s5Oo
we must be brief. Suffice it, that our erpecIaot
,Ppcuia'or was taken " all aback" when informed
bis ho we Iucky men had each been presented By
ini,o nan wl,h personal property ofthe fem
Iisbed oe', o. me yane of $780, per old estab-
",s,oT Immediately run off The track. " and ovy
''ofmant came away.-Tor Pon,,E
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THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND.

Willis. in one of his ininitahle letters thus in
Produces the Queen To his readers. His icscrp
ii"n has taken all the starch out of our republican
idea of how the Queen would look and act in
public, and the words of the comic sono came Ia
gu: mind immediately
Is that the king that seen there,
I've seen chip at our fair
Look more like king than that chap there
Willis has gone to the Opera 10 see Taglioni-
s. As the curtain fell after the frs; act the men
In the stalls arose Ia srraighien themselves and
take stare over the house and nr the first time
it occurred IN me to inquire if the Queen were
present. " You are nnking straight al Her Ma
jeSiy." said my neighbnr 50 she is talking to one
ut the ladies' nf her bedchamher, and Prince AL
her is in the hack of the hox talking 10 the KIM
OF Belgium" The box I was lnnkinp into was
directly at the end of the stage lights. and of
course very near me- | had seen the Queen come
IN wi,hnnt recognizing her, though | had studied
her face at Court when | was presented to Will.
liam Nv. some years ago. and nf course see nor
traits of her every day. She lnnked far Younger
and prettier than any picture | know Of her, and
her manner t" her Maids Of Honor. and their ev.
dent ease, made it look precisely like mast
agreeable private party. There was no mark To
distinguish the box she occupied, and the fact is
that had insensihly looked more at the Queen
than any body else. thinking her remarkably
pretty girl. and feeling more curiosity 10 know
whn she was than whn were in the other huxes
trust The Royal atmosphere forgave my profane
admiration %
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REMOVALS.

correspondent in Washington, in writing To
us informs us that some twenty thirty changes
were made on the first Of the month in the differ
ent Departments. Our friend deprecaies any
further mention of the subject, or urging of re-
movals, for says he, depend upon it, that gen
orally the most debased those who would sacri-
fee their country for gold, are thuse who by their
unceasing clamor, and impotence, and baseness
succeed. whilst The honest and merioriuus 90 un-
rewarded" Has Hagner and PIeasonion heen
removed2 If not, we promise that will say
no mnre about removals. We have no idea of
fishing for minnows, while the sharks are suffered
to swim unmoesled round the ship of state.
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MORALS OF CINCINNATI.

CoNJUGAL INFIDELITY BY WHoLEsALE.-A
late number Of the Cincinnati Commercial. after
giving the particulars Of strange case Of coninqal
infdellty in that city, then goes on to make the
following startling statement. We hardly know
what to make Of it. The editor. after mention
ing one aggravated case. then goes ON To say
"The above may he considered squally affair.
hit it is moi mp to ruse, the knowledge Of which
we are in possession Of by at least three hundred
per cent! Opportunity to cheat husband is
considered more Than half the game. To effect
this without The least suspirion, society Of the
elite of The ladies If this city had been formed.
each If whom bpl 'ngng. has lover. They paw
visits IN each others houses, and "where two or
three are met rogpther." The lover Of me or more
is present by invitation or appointment. TIE
others being equally culpable at another or The
same time. no information is given; in fact. pro
lection ample is afforded 10 the lpvers are allowed
to enjoy private and passionate meeting to their
hearts content, under cover ola company VI highly
respectable associates. So perfectly systematic
has this thing been carried on in our city that one
unsupported room has often been the place Of
meeting for three or four guilty ones-the presence
If one not acting in the least as hindrsnce TO The
criminal pleasures of smother implicated a.
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THE PORTSMOUTH GUARDS.

We are much pleased To witness the spirit and
military ard"ur which actnares the officers and
members of this really beautiful and martial
C"rps. They will most assuredly arouse the
Military spirit of our citizens. tina, once filled the
bosom of all, when the Volunteers in Portsmouth
stood second TO none in the country, so far as
numbers. and precision of drill was concerned
The Guards are now out on frequent drills. fully
differed and uniformed. and the strains of music
from their own independent Band often enliven
and cheer our town. The ranks of this company
at least must he filled up
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UNWARRANTED SHEER.

1t may or NAV not be known 10 our readers
that miserable attempt to detract from the dear
ly purchased fame of Col Richard M. Johnson.
has lately been made, by some, styled a hoax, on
the fact that the death of Tecumseh has been i'm
pnted To the Colonel. Now, we Thought so con-
tempiibly of the whole trick that we should not
have noticed it at all, if the Richmond Times. a
genllpmanly and generally fairly Conducted pa per,
had mt. In Introducing the disgusting detail spnk-
en- at the services OF the gallant Colonel in the war
of 1912. with what we conceive very unius,
sneer. The Times says:
WHO KILLED TEcUMsEH?- 1--WE have re
Trained from publishing correspondence. which
has strangely found its way into many respectable
W hlg journals, and which is stated to have taken
place between Col. r. Nj. Jnhnson the repuied
slayer of Tecumsrh, and one Lewis Figr, a!lep-
ed Ia he The actual. The letters bnre such evident
proofs that they were mt genuine that we. al
first. supposed they were only intended ms good
hnm"Ted Joke. In truth, we cared as lille ,uho
killed 1ec"mseh, as aoLo killed Cnck Robin
As 10 Col. Johnsnn's being the happy author of
his death. we have always entertained very seri-
Gus doubts. But the attempt to make political
capital "t The accident (fnr such it must have been,
if it happened at all.) deserves 10 he severely
censnred. Considered n satire Gas we doubt
NOT it was intended) upon this great claim of Col.
Johnson 10 the confidence of the people. we CON
slider the repnled letter from him very amusing
and excellent production.
Now, there are none who know better than the
editors of the Times, that the character Of Col
johnson, for bravery, stands beyond impeachment,
and that that character drrs not rest on the mere
fact of his having killed Tpcnmseh but on the
general fact, that il by his bravery and dpci-
sim that the Battle Of the Thames was won. and
that he fell pierced with many bullets. which
left grapIng wounds YET unheaIpd and which will
90 unhesed 10 the grave with him His charac-
ter as hero. patriot and statesman, belongs To his
country, and it is moi honest nor honorable to at
tempt to rob him Of his fame. What is the oh.
ject of this attack at this time Is it because
some stalking figure in the fninre fears his re-
ncwn--his influence Dues SINE ambitious Gen
eral dread the name of JOHNSON in political
conteSt2 Ii he does, he " i'll not 90 Scotk free.
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A NEW APPLICATION OF GALvANlsM

Dr. Wright. of Pitisburg, Pa has lately dis
covered an application of gavansm, designed to
give the wheels of locomotives The necessary de-
gree of adhesion To the rails To enable them to
surmount high grades and thus dispense with
snme of their enormous weight. DR.. w. propo-
SEES to effect this adhesion by simply, at WILL as
The occasion may demand. converting, by means
OF galvansm, the periphery of the driving wheel
into powerful magnet. Its application is said to
he very simple. and it is calculated that it will
give each wheel an adhesive force of two thousand
pounds additional to what it has from its weight
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members of the nnheard of society are, those who
If named nuw, would be powerful enough in &C
credited virtue To overpower almost any exponent
of the schemes praciced. Blu, the time is not far
distant when the whole will he exploded and the
na'ues known. That day will he one of exiraor-
binary weeping, waiting and establishment. The
society was founded for the convenience and re-
venge. bv two Of the must celebrated women uf
the city, but a few years since, and means Of
retaliation upon falhless husbands--it has grown
TO fearful exient-the inroads daily making up
on the viruous fearful. What are we to
think OF the inventions of society as organ
lzed Ii it continue as now what shall we not
see %
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scented 10 the Navy Department. the old econo
m'cal' prudent. just, and satisfactory cunrse will
he again res"ried Ia. The direction will he given
tor prerenting. as far, may be. the decay O.
our property and the harassing dissatisfaction O..
our citizens who arc employed. or rather not en-
pioyed. upon public works. We hope the Homo
rabe Secretary of the Navy will take this matter
In hand and set it ri.hi, wilhou, waiting for the
suggestion of those who should Point oui, sperif-
cally. what requires To be DONE hut WIN seem to
hesitate, and fear the responsibility Of doing SD.
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A JUDICIOUs ARRANGEMENT

We understand that the Commodore of this
Yard has issued an order that the workmen shall
hereafter enter the Yard for duty seven instead
of six O'Clock in the morning, having taken their
breakfast heinre leaving their homes. This we
conceive to ne great accommodation to the work
men. as il saves them two long walks 10 and from
the Yard, for their matn meal, aud enables them
to spend an hour or two about their private bust
ness in the cool of the morning