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Ward Meeting.

Pursuant TO adjournment, meeting of the voters O
the 7th ward was held the evening of the 22d ins
the school house the of Maryland avenue and
10th street, and organized by the appointment of PETER
M PEARSON chairman, and JOHN L. BARNHILL as sec.
rotary
The CHAIR having stated that the object of the meeting
was to make nominations of candidates fill offices made
elective, for the first me by the charter, the follow
ng-named gentlemen designated for that of register
JAMES w. DEEBiE, CHARLES WmTBERGER, VIM. j. McCon-
MICK, and b. X. MoRsELL.
For that of collector GNATIUs MUpD, PETER NJ PEARSON
and ANDREW RorHwELL.
AT this stage OF the proceedings, moved that the
vote taken at the preceding meeting for mayor alderman
and councilmen, be reconsidered
Alter much debate, the motion prevailed
VIM w. SEAroN and PETER FORCE nominated fo
the office OF mayor SAMUEL BYINGroN and Mr.. Asupown
for that of alderman JoEL W. JONES, WM. LLOYD Mr. ASH
FORD Mr.. CAssELI. DURBN JOHNSON, NOBLE CLEMENTS
VIM. BIRD, sem, and PETER NJ. PEARSON for councmen
RANDOLPH CoYLE was subsequently nominated for the
Office of surveyor.
For assessor Mr.. MCGEE, PETER HEPBURN, WM BIRD
sen, Mr.. STILES, and Henry d. GUaNELL
The meeting then proceeded for the several nomi
nees; wheeupon-
For Mayor-WM. w. SEAToN received 16 votes and Pc.
FORCE 81 VIM w. SEAToN therefore declared the
nominee of that meeting.
For Alderman SAMUEL BYINGToN received 81 votes and
Mr. AsHDowN 80 the former being declared the
nominee.
For the Council-JoEL w. JONES, VIM LLOYD, and Mr.
CAssELL, the nominees.
For Register-JAMEs w. DEEBLg.
Collector-lGNATUs MUDD.
60 Surveyor-RANDoLPH CoyLE, Unanimously
Assessor-PETER HEPBURN.
On notion it resolved that the proceedings of The
meeting be published the Union, Inteligense and Sat
urday News.
The meeting then adjourned.
J. L. BARNHILL, Secretary
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MAIh md Comfort
MOORHEAD.
Judge THoRNToN

To the Editor of The Un'on
Can you inform what has become of the bill pass
ed month two since by the Senate, providing an
additional force for carrying the and which was
sent to the House of Representatives for It's action there
on observe that Mr.. Brown, of Virginia, in speech
delivered the Sd of this month, called the attention OF
the country to it in the following remarks:
'S W hat you doing now, this House, where you
have the majority and control action You are,
day after day, refusing take mp the bill from the Senate,
table providing for the further prosecution
the il negotiations should be broken off, Sir, do
your conduct and policy party invite Mexico to
the y pocasnae negotiations, and profit by the
chapter OF ccdents Are you inducing her believe
that within few months you will come into power and
give Mexico relief all the consequences a war
which you yourselves have declared be aggressive
constitutional, and unnecessary on our part
I negotiations interrupted and procra
follows, your heads Will the responsibility
The Executive, with the aid of OF the gallant
armies that stood upon Gods earth, has fairly
quercd peace and if defeat il by your apparent
sympates with Mexico, Obadiahs is in for
you by AN indignant and injured country"
And, the day toilotcing, see the bill was tax en-
from the Speakers table, and, after refusing refer il
to the Committee of the Whole where the country could
the potes Of members and movements of parties By
party pote referred it 10 the Military Committee in
which the opposition has majority and which holds its
sessions IN some OF those dark in the Capitol
where private citizen like myself can know nothing OF
tchat transputng Will you be so good as TO inform
me what further has been done in the premises and
' oblige ONE OF THE PEOPLE
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The DOOM OF woRLp.-The North British Review
says: "What this change is to be- dare conjecture
but in the heavens themselves of de
stuctive elements and indications of their power The
fragments of broken panetthe descent of stone.
upon our gobethe wheeling comets welding their loose
materials at the solar suracethe volcanic eruptons Of
our own sateitethe appearance Of and the dis
appearance of ohersare all ioeshadow Of that mpend
ing CONFUSION to which the system of the world Is doom
ed Thus placed upon planet which Is 10 be burnt up
and under heavens which to melt away-thus readnp
as were the eneteries and dwelling usoeun,.
of former worlds let learn the lessons Of humanity and
wisdom, il have already been taught in the schoo
OF revelation
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Notice..

At preliminary meeting of number of citizens of the
Third and Fourth Wards, held the Northern Market on
Monday evening last the 22i, for the purpose OF taking
relative locating the railroad depot ne ar the
intersection of 7h and Streets as ,he terminus
provided in their charter, the meeting organized
by calling Mr. O. j. Prather to the chair, and appointing
Morsell secretary The object of the meeting being
nounced by the Chair, it determined that committee
of ten, consisting of Messrs j. T. Towers J. T. Walker
Jos Bryan, p. Thyson and B. F. Morsc, of the Third
Ward Hugh B. Sweeny, j. IL. Shreve, A. BOUTWELL, Jo
siah Essex, and M Chaplin, of the Fourth Ward should
constitute committee call upon the citizens generally
who favor of the object that place
on Wednesday evening next, the oath instant TO adopt
such they may think proper for securing the
object in view. Whereupon the meeting adjourned.
B. f. MORSELL, Secretary
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PRESENT STATE OF PARTIES THE HOUSE REPRESENTA-
TvEsThe federal majority in the House is hardly .large
enough for all practical purposes" The democrats
from Wisconsin will make the total democratic force in the
ILL., against l6 federalists, with vacancies to
be led, viz; in South Carolina, in this city, and
Wayne and Seneca district in this State The
election of democratin the place of Mr. Black, South
Carolina is of certain and the election of demo
the recently contested in this city is probable
We have also hopes of the Seneca and Wayne district
Should the three vacancies be all filed by democrats as
by unlikely the House will stand ll6 ederalists
ia democrats and votes, four, constitute
very ,icklish majority, considering the differences opn
ion and the acerby of feeling which exists among
opponents.-N. Y True San.
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From the N. Y. Herald.
Arrival OF Gen. Scott and staff.

Major General Winfield Scott and staff, fresh from the
fields of glory and the court of inquiry Mexico arrived
the Quarantine about o'clock, Saturday night from
Vera Cruz, whence they sailed in the brig Petersburg
Capt Wilson, on the LIST inst Soon after the arrival a
the Quarantine, General Scott took boat, accompanied
by Major Frazer, and his servant for Ezabehport ant
thence in carriage to Elizabethtown, the place of hi
residence, where he was received with the greatest
thusiasm
The following officers, composing his staff came on tc
the city, and took lodgings at the City Hotel Capt H.
Scott, aid; Lieut. S. Hamilton, aid !; Lieut.. Thomas Will
liams aid; Surgeon Charles s. Trpler aid; Capt O.
Cinch, 18th infantry Surgeon John Walters, I'd reg
ment U. S. artillery.
eheral oco.t VIII spena Few aays WIN ms family
sembe at Frederick, Mary land the Goth inst 10 con
tinue the inquiry into the charges preferred against Gen
Pillow.
The passage from Vera Cruz was remarkably pleasant
ana very much enjoyed by Gen. Scott who speaks il
most fatterng terms Of Captain Wilson, the commando
of the brig
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CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Valparaiso, February 2j, 1915
DEAR have obtained the following information in
regard to the the Pacific There is monthly
boat this city and Panama The government OF
Great Britain pays The company 100000 per annum for
porting The mail and average OF the boats
for passengers and eights am informed is about 900
each trip from here to Panama and back-each boat
brings from 100 to $50 passengers
Capt. Walsh informs that he placed on board the
portsmouth bag containing four samples of Tacahuana
coal, hch you have examined in the United States.
The price for the COAL delivered board is SO 30
per but if contract made for large quantity,
informed by OF the of the mines that II
could be furnished for 81 80 The coal is said be
proving the mines worked. The steamer business
increasing rapidly. will try and obtain satisfac.
tory Statistics and send you by the The per-
son that expected did not arrive last night
With respect your FRIEND
WIN. c. MOORHEAD.
Ind
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WONDERFUL DIscovERY.-Dr. Sylvester, Italian by
birth, and eminent chemist, has discovered mode of
hardening the human body the consistency of stone
ms rbe which he is about exhibit in London His spe-
cimens have excited great establishment One the
head of lady, with the hair parted and dressed, retaining
its flexible properties and coors although the surface from
which grew resembled stone somewhat like mod
ell: a childs head the face and cheeks plump and
dmpled life, the tongue perfect and natural the pet
ryng process is said be simple and cheap boquet OF
choice fowersthe juices first extracted by pneumatic pro
their natural colos but hard and
rigid if cunning workman had carved them from
Parian aDe for only the leaves and petals
dered like, bur the minute hair formed
rendered corane.
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THE MON.
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES,

LEGATION or THE UNITED STATES
Paris, March 80, 1913
Heavy letters with enclosures in them, pamphlets, books
documents and other printed matter, being frequently
to this legation through the French post office the
United States, either FOR the of the legation dstr
button TO others in France, different parts Of Europe Il
has become necessary TO give notice that hencefo moth
ing beyond letters of the ordinary sze directed the e-
CATION, will be taken the post office in Paris unless
the exterior envelope bears the stamp Department
state, and is thus shown be transmitted under It's
ton IL viii make difference il the ends the pam PHI
let or other printed matter be left out which only lessons
without removing the very high charges of postage for
everything transmitted by mail in this country.
RICHARD RUSH
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JAMES k. POLK,
President of the United States of dmerica

Pfesident Of tbe United States Of America
To all ohomi ii may concern:
Satisfactory evidence having been exhibited to me that
EDWARD srucKEN has been appointed vice consul of Han
over for the port of New York
do hereby recognise him such, and declare him free
TO exercise and enjoy such functions, powers and priv
ege as are allowed to the vice consuls of the favored
nations in the United States
In testimony Whereof have caused these letters to be
made patent and the seal OF the United States be here
unto affixed
Given under my hand at the city OF Washington the 20l
r, day of May, A. ID. I8iS of the indie pendence OF
- the United States of America the I'D.
BY the President
JAMES X. POLK.
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of State.
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MAPLE sUeAR.-The Quebec Gazette of the 18th says
that a great quantity OF maple sugar has been made this
year district OF Quebec II is said that in the parishe.
Joseph and ST. Francois county of Dorchester, many
farmer. have made less than from 5000 1000 pounds
each and that in these parishes above 900 900 pounds
have been made.
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ECONOMICAL PANT-Skim-m milk two quarts; fresh
Stacked lime eight lnseed oil five ounces; white
Burgundy pitch Spanish white three pounds.
The lime be sackened in water exposed the air. and
mixed in about fourth of the milk the oil in which the
pitch dissolved be added little tme then the
milk and afterwards the Spanish white. This qnan
ty sufficient for twonyseven square yards, two coats
and the expense mere triile
This paint should be applied to all the ouhouses of
farm 1t will destroy many of the larvn of insects de-
posted in the ere vices Of budings-Sci American.
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GEN Pillow ten. Pillow lett this city yesterday eve
ming on the James Dck Nashville, Tenn, in company
with Gen Shields who arrived here from ST. Louis the
Missouri, at o'clock, ana lett again at p M He found
orders awaiting him here proceed to Frederick
town. Nd where his required at the Court of
Inquiry TO be reaxsembed there the 29b inst. The
short stay Gen Shields here did allow many of his
devoted friends their antic pated pleasure of meeting
of the braves warmest hearted soldiers of army
u. Merctyy Nav r.
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WASHINGTON CRY, May %, 1913.
To the Editor of the Union.

For the information of those who may feel an interest
in the question TO the practicaby of obtaining stone
coal pom the Pacific side of our continent for the supply
OF the line of steamers about TO be established betw
Panama and the Columbia river, desire say that
nexiiaustibe supply of bitumnous coal of good quail
ity may be had upon Vancouyers island 1t is the
surface is obtained by means OF bars, and is
venl.nt TO good anchorage do not doubt the pracca
bity OF obtaining this coal of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany, ia Oregon upon very reasonable terms
ne subjoned letter explains itself, and it shows tina
coal may be had in Chill also
am, sir, very respectfully, yours, &C.,
j. QUINN THORNTON
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SCRIPTURE srATUARY.--The exhibition at Odd Fellows
Hail. advertised in another coluh is interesting as the
subject is poant. The sxtyone figures of the several
groups many simple representations of the
done the lfe with appropriate perry base and
back ground 1t is a lesson Tor every age the world
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STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH CHINA.-We are indebted to
Hon T. Butler King, of the Committee on Naval Affairs
for his report the establishment OF steam communication
between California and China The plan proposes month
y line of steamers from Monterey, San Francisco,
Shanghai and Canton, by way of the Aeutian or Fox
islands, together with branch line from OF the former
ports to the Sandwich islands BY communicating with
the line OF steamships which will running
from New York to Panama and Oregon, monthly mail
will be thus established between the Uni,ed States and
China, through which intelligence be Transmitted in
the short space of thirty days Should railroad to the
Pacific be hereafter ruced the time will be shortened
to twenty days, rendering this by far the direct
communication between England and China. The follow.
ing the statement of the distance given in the report
which about half that Of the sailing by the
Cape OF Good Hope or Cape Horn:
From New York to Chagres miles. $500
from thence Panama 81
From Panama to Monterey San Francisco 5000
From San Francisco to Shanghai $500
Total distance from New York to Shanghai Io,ssO
baltimore Sun
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The Cincinnati Gazette publishes remarkable call,
from nearly 5000 sgners who citizens of 81 counties
OF Ohio for what they call The Peoples Convention %
The poiessed motive to oganzea party regard to the
free territory question. The GAINESVILLE Courier "a whg
paper regards it "as bold push the part of the third
party abotoniss, to the control of northern pol
tics" 1t considers it as direct blow at Henry CLAW
and General Taylor, and the locofoco nominee" The
Courier evidently regards the movement with suspicion
and uneaslness anti-whg movement and cautions
the wings 10 beware of any utilization with them The
convention is called TO Columbus on the 2ls of
June.
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persists declining all public manifestations
of welcome. and remains in the qaiet of his home
BEETHOVEN, New Jersey. His aiddscamp H. L. Scott,
several other officers who accompanied him. the City
Hotel.
Last evening the whole city was startled by a single
flash of lightning, red and vivid, accompanied by
sharp rafting crash of thunder Almost Immediately the
bells rang the alarm of fire in the upper part of the
city. The bolt had struck house and set fire to it,
casual paragraph in late letter the
ton of the "whg young men" of Philadelphia, and
hospitates Of the city of brohey love-, illustrated by
the flames of st. Augustine, has thrown the Trbune's
Washington correspondent "Richeeu into such parox
ysms wrath he gives to in his letter this morning
His half column OF epithets and assertions about "oco
focoism ocoloco mobs and prove nothing except
the temper that dictated Them If their publication has
relieved "Richelieu, made him feel BETTER it is about
all it will accomplish Which party is responsible,
party for the against the country and freedom of
couragng "nativsm," is question by this time sui-
ciently settled Doubtless there in the democratic
ranks of contracted minds or imperfect educa-
ton who secretly favor nativsm. The difference IT, that
for every such in the democratic party who in
dulges in little private "navism," there fifty q
hund in the WING party openly and practise It,
The nativsm in the democratic party has lie low
and be very still. In the WING party, it is open, RAM
pant and In the party. the evil spirit Is
coerced into nsignicance by the strength and truth OF tho
democratic principle In the other party it element
tina, directs and controls the Navism in the demo-
cratic party of the country, is accidents in the wing
party, it is power. That is just the difference When
where did the democracy abandoning their party organ
zaton nominations and everything unite themselves body
and soul with nativsm Or. the other hand. where
when did the natives go for democratic nomna-
tons The that naiivsm has raised its stand
ard of revolt in wing cities, if true, proves sim
ply this: that wing cities usually native enough
to satisfy the ''church burners" themselves South
wark, in Philadelphia, ION which Richeeu "win DO
talking y democratic until it became "natve;" since
that tme has been wing all general questions just
as Levin tits member) is the rankest whg in the House.
So with strong natve precincts of this city But In
TRUTH thing will not bear argument and it is unwise
in wings attempt argue it. is well understood here,
and will not be denied by Rchelieu, that Mr. Clay him.
SELF very embodiment of whgey, did, in 1874, coquet
nativm, and make raterni=ng communications to
Thomas Grover and other leading natives in Phadel
pha. Rchelieu's" personalities pontless his
arguments. He is 'msaken in the person." Zed is not
an official government otherwise. In that respect,
he is as well (or ilD off as "Richelieu" himself
ZED
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The corroN TRApE-It is officially stated that the cotton
goods annually exported from England E25 OOO-
900 in value nearly oneha of the whole of the exports
and that the manufacturing of goods employs
900 people, about one-tenth OF the whole population
Truly cotton is great feature of commerce and trade
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baltimore Convention

We continue to give our reporters expanded sketches
OF its proceedings He brings them down to the even
ngs recess of yesterday. The telegraph gives the results
ofhe meeting after the recess and down to the adjourn
ment OF last night This morning is presumed the two
sets OF Populations of New York will appear by their
respective champions to maintain their respective causes
There is profound interest excited in this city, TO learn
the results in Baltimore but the excitement nothing in
comparison OF what is felt in Baltimore We understand
that The crowd in and of the church immense and
the telegraph communicates the fact that dense is the
assembage, ITS messenger scarcely pass in and
report It's proceedings After the temporary aarmin the
body of the church yesterday the convention was trans
feTed TO the basement of the building
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VIZ FISCHER would respectfully request the attention
w of the public, but more particularly of those persons
who may wish to purchase piano forte, examina-
ton of those in his Of which is magnf-
full grand piano. in rich rosewood case,
highly polished and carved with solid legs This beauti
fully finished instrument, unequaed by any heretofore
brought this city, will be sold bargain if early applied
for Also, splendid rosewood pianos, with
octaves both OF which received premium the last
mechanics fair in Boston This latter instrument the
mitee possesses great puriyoi tone good touch
and pleasing throughout justly be called
first class instrument and would do great credit any
manufacturers here abroad" The committee award a
silver medal the highest premium given in any instance
for octave square piano.
May "a
CUGAR and MoIasses at Auction.-On Monday next,
~ the Doth instant, III o'clock, m, F. 81 A. H.
Dodges wharf the cargo of the brig Analoan from May
agues. Porto Rico, consisting of
225 hhds strictly prime sugar
So hhds. superior molasses
Will be added
$50 bags prime green Rio coffee.
EDWD. S. WRIGHT,
Georgetown, May 2f-dts Auctioneer
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NOTICE.
Ka- Ge- Ga Cab Bot0h or,
GEO. COPW:AY,
converted Indian Chief of the Chppeway Nation, will,
as is worn by him when in the great
councils Of his people, deliver
A LECTURE
On early history Of the Indians &c. in tie Tempe
Hall, street, this wednesday, evening, May
"a, at O'Clock. $3.50
He will also sing HYMN in his nativ language before
and the close of the lecture.
Admittance l2t cents, to be paid at the door.
-
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENTS.


NEw York, May ~, 1913
II is amusing TO see how the wing journals that Gill keep
up the cutlery about ruin from the tariff
by tue orce Of TRUTH to furnish ia the very column
the most conclusive TO their partisan statements
The Express for instance in phi labors
mat The cotton manufacture hn been up-ruined by
the new r and in the announces that the great
couoh-ahuacurins company Utica, with a capital Of
guaiier oil million, will operations
nile they spread the bane antdots both before their
readers 'helr ereniads will amount 10 much The
news column demoishes the editorial
60. 1 news confirms the sumise expressed in
former letter. that Ledru Ron and his mira a.ooi.,
had been elec'ed-hough by much lower than tina,
ooahea ny the men of moderate views-Lamar,ine and
DINERS hanane indeed, appears be the top of the
hghest oe OF popularity in France He has been elected
tor no lever than ten different constituencies and in al
most every one is at the head Of the poll The fact is I'M
precedented In the history of popular leaders
Inc business al The ensomhouse last week, as COM
pared WIN tue corresponding week for 1916 and 1877 was
as = -
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I AtseE ousrto Family Bibles, price 81 25 in full
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