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80 81 a9l T. P. LARKIN,
House, Sign and Ornamental Painter,

AND PAPER HANGER.
G-:sJA at III Heemn,'s, TAi6odamr, La.
Begs leave to inform his friends and the Public
mes. and dispatch n49tf
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Drugs, Meoifines, sc.
Liver Complaint, Dyspepsia,
JaNHldice,

CHRONIC OR NER TOUS DEBILITY, DISEASE
ar THE KIDNEYS, AND ALL DISEASES
ARISING FROM A DLSORDERED
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GHERIFFS SALE.
~ STATE OF LOUISIANA-Justice yalmond D. Terre
BONES Court sitting in and for the parish of Lafourche
Antoine Rosy use Of A. D. Terrebonne,
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A. BtAscH1Kt. q. cAzEsAvErTE i-0 T. RANSOM.
Blanchard, CsaZenavette Il Co.

The above with every variety and Kind Of medicines nav
just been received and for sale, by j. 8. FRlZEL
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MARINE AFFAIRS.
Loss OF THE SCHOONER WILLIAM PSI

LOSS or THE SCHOONER WILLIAM PsLL.
Our correspondent at Quogue, l. l., under date OF
the % writes: soop rugged vessel Of IS or 90 tuns
burden named VIM. Pell, of City Island, oamo into
sbinaoook Inlet, two miles east of this place, this
morning laden with Oysters and fu Of watsr; signal
set at half mast. No one on board. Should think,
from the appearance of things on deck the crew Left
her before she came on shore. She now lies high up
on a sand fat about tho middle of the inlet.
THE FIRE on LoyG ISLAND Sound The propeller
before reported on fire Long Island Sound on the
night Of the Sd, the Chas. Osgoo5, Capt. Smith,
from New-YoIk 10 Norxich. She took fire when near
Throgs Neck ard but for The timely assistance Of the
steam ers Plymouth Rock Of the Sonington, aud Bay
State of the Fail River lines, would have been total
ly destroyed. The deck load Of the propeller consist
ed of cotton and other nfammabe materials, and BY
the me che had changed her course to leewsrd the
fire had spread with such rapdi'y that everything for
ward of the engine was enveloped ia flames Alta IA
yorabe moment the Plymouth Rock and Bay State ran
alongside and turoed upon the hanes-Sbich by this
tine leapipg h'g in airsx po worful wedirect
ed streams o. water and in less than NO hours the FIRE
was subdued, and the vessel saved, with the loss only
of her mas's, sails, and freight deck. The oppor
tuniy of Witnessing TIE operations of steamboats, in
actual service as FIRE engines, produced quite sersa
ton among the passengers on all the boats, aud
called forth expressions OF the highest qualification
~ preise for their efficiency in subduing the deyour
ing element.
For EuRoPE.-The steamer Union, for Sou,hamp-
ton aid HAVE, IL unsvoiaabIy detained until Mon
doy, April9.
For CALrFoRyIi-The steamship George Law
sailed from this por. yesterday, for Panama, With 700
passengers, Of whom $50 were United States troops.
PILOr MEETING OF TsE EEw.JERsEY COMMISSION
ERs-Ihe New jersey Board Of Commissioners Of
Plots net st jersey City yesterday. II appeared by
the reports that pilots have brought into por, DUR
ipg the month Of March So vessels OF which 81 were
boarded out of sight Of LAID not s,bstanding the sc
we're gales They Diloted out i6 vessels. The Board
ol.o suspended Joshua sawyer one Of the pilots for
sr months for a neglect OF duty. Notice was a'so
aives that on the 10th of February the Legislature
passed an act whereby tire rates OF pota2e we're al
tered so as 10 conform to the present rates OF New
York piIotage rs now in use-amounting 10 about %
per cent increase the old prices. SeEark ADJ 5th
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ASSEMBLY.
Mr.. BLATCUFORD asked co


following resolutions:
Re,olped That th. having been informed Dele.
BY several d.nr.ed of th.t STATE
in the City OF Albany visit Of public business
Roolred That the spesisr sppont Committee to invite
such OBLIGATION visit tie Assembly chsmber and that the
ihi ssy 'A' moor Of Tie ''D'' ''''''' 10 '-' '"'
TIE resolution was received and adopted unsni-
moU ly.
The CHAIR appointed as the Committee under
the resolution, Messrs Blschford iwsrds, Stevens.
GENERAL ORDERS.
The House went Ito Committee Mr.. j. BENNETT
IN the Chair, and took up the following bills;
To legalze Primary Elections in tue Ci'y oil New
York.
The Committee to invite the Delegation from the
Massachusetts, Legislature TO the prye to the floor,
appeared with the Delegation, and Mr.. BLArCH-
FORD, addressed the Speaker, saying that the Com
t'ee bad disch1reod re- duty and iGtfSd~oed the
ON Railroads and Canals, together WITH cihzens OF
Massachusetts,
Tho Observation-Disclosures Of the Com nittee, it
sfforas re pleasure TO welcome You, a members Of
the Legislature of a sister State, to The City of Al
bsuy, and TO this Les slsure. ALLOW m9 10 tehderto
sou the pri ges Of the door Of the House
Mr.. MIN Chairman OF the Committee, responded,
baIkire the Speaker and the House for tbs kind and
unexpected tceptcn.
TIE delegate ION then took seats among the members.
The guests numbered sbout fifty in all. Among
iben aye the Hon Robert b. Hall 5 nator of Mss1a-
clusetts and member Of Congress elect from the let
District and A. Ely Esq.
lie following are tue haiheS D! tue 1oInl Noih'
Hon S c Maine, Hon NJ Tenney. Jr., Of the Sen.
nte. Hon Stephen Gardner, Hon. =. W. Paige,
Hon f. Baldwin, Hon s. Webb Of the House
don Mr.. Foster, Hon. Mr.. Lyman, of Governors
Cour cil
TIE Committee of tbs Whole resumed the consider
All, Of The hill to lesalize the Primary Elections in
the City of Ntw-Yors. Progress.
The Committee Of the Whole-Mr. VAN OSDOLL
in II e Chsir-took up the folcsing blu:
To amend TIE Revised Statutes, 6efl.ug the duties
Of Town Clerks. Tt!rd reading.
To provide for the Conveyance of lands in specific
perora ance of contractb By deceased party. Third
leaciIg
Mr. PETTY in The Chair The Committee took up
the following
lie proyice for the payment Of iudgmsnt against
Muneou Lockwood aeen. of the Sing Sing Prison.
Third reading. ..,.,..
BILLS READ
To amend the act to incorporate the Gas Light Co.
of New. York.
To incorporate the Metropolitan Gas Light Co. OF
New York. The bill was thsn recommit I'd TO limit
the price Of gas burned ut 60 so 2 900 feet. Sub
seous rtly Il was reported and passed
To il corporate he Brooklyn Horticultural Society
To grade Hamilton squsre.
The New.York Supply bill was made the special
order for Monday evening.
TIE Dvisior.av. Rail~ay bill was then reported
complete, when the House adjourned.
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be- If the whole Of ;hets aine quarters we're tried oI
after taxing away tbs pork, enough Is. c,a;d act b
| got out 10 grease jack knif, bu,ctors call TIL.
dob veal have been butcher for 10 years;
consider this meat very unwhelesone; it WAS very
young and had been starved sitS er he:e Or While /,
ives beirg brossh. here; there va. 10. particle. Of
fat ab.ut it, ard but very i,tls nea, en- the bones
and consider what there very ahc,ssono.
jenkins here came into court ami asked to hav, the
case adjourned, az be was not aware that it to
o. tried to-dsy. He whhed to procure the Wishing
ton Market butcher of whom b. purchased the veL,
70 prove that it wss sood
Counsellor O'Bren wss williC- 20 have the ciss
adjourned provided accused would allow hin 70
change tire chsrre to "sellipg unxholesome meat
which would MAKE the penalty mucL heavier.
Pessinger esked accused if he knev whether the
meat in question was veal or dog meat.
jenkins did not know, but supposed it sust be veal,
as Re bought II for that
Pessinger-Tnis comes from licensing nm 70 .ell
meat that ktow nothing; about it the name is suh
Gent can produce a woman in Villa nsbr-gh that
cooked steaks cut from the thigh Of The pirate Gibbs,
who was hung and people ate and prem ,unced them
tie 6Iess .hey ever ae, berg under the Impression
ihSt it the fesh OF en- animal.
Accused concluded not to have the cas-, adjourned,
and WIS accordingly fined $40.
Mr.. Pessyytr, in eIplsr alton Of the broiling OF
poror of the flesh Of Gibbs ,sd Il was st hotel ia
tie BoTery kept by the husband Of the wonsn re-
tened to. AZ an affair called Tackle" in which
every person partici PatipS yvs'isu.sa er.i~a
Of food TO be prepared for the onrer this place was
resort for medical students snd tn body Of Gibbs
having been b8ndei over 10 the medicsl faculty tor
dissection, a wsg Of stE3snt conceived the idea Of
playing of Joke upon some OF the participants a.
The Tackle" he accordingly procured some slices
OF The remains of the pirsie which were cooked anil
"a, sed off az tie flesh a. come alLsli those who
port. ok pronounced il NEST delicious
PsssiDger stterded oIe a those " Tackles In his
earlier days where lst OF q dog wa nicely cooked
and served up tire NEST was highly praised by al
Who partook ana il set tioely upo the stomioh un,
the joke Leaked out and item II would not s,ay Osrl
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FIRES.
YIEE IL WIS., BROADWAY.

YIEE WIS., BROADWAY.
About II o'clock last night FIRE broke gu. in the
cigar store Of Mr.. Harlan, No. % West Brosdsay,
aid before tie alarm given the flames extended
TO No. 30, occupied BY George Davis as stove aud
tin store. TIE upper portion of Nos. % aad 30 MAS
occupied by Mr.. Houncher and family as dwelling.
The fire men were soon on the ground but before they
could subdue the flames the buildings asd property Of
the occupants were damaged to the amount Of about
$4,000.
Mr. Hallsn estimates his loss at about $500. In
sured $500 in the North River Insurance Co.
Loss of George Davis not ascer,ained. Insured
81, 600 in the North River las. Co.
Mr. Hourcher Is insured $3.50 in the Lenox ms
Co. on bis furniture.
The origin Ct the fire is unknown, although It is
supposed to have been the wofk of an incendiary.
Mr.. Harlan states that when he LETT the store at
o'clock, there was sign Of fire aboatfhe premises.
FIRE ~ SCHoHARIE CoUSrY.-in the village Of
Middleburgb, Scbohsrie County, on Sunday last,
three-story dwelling house and the Lutheran Church
were DESTROYED by fire.
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>gBE HE'LL GATE NAVIGATIONPROJECT.

We have at last procured copy Of tue bill, nov
before The Legislature, to Incorporate Company 10
clear out tie rock, ct Hell Gate, and levy tolls on
vessels going through that channel II Is IS folio Ss
AZ ACT 20 inearpcrse tbs II Gate Havisai9n 20 Bpsny
The P,r o. ne Of Ns York rsrvsseaef 10 sHss a's
s1cTI"SI Wiisr Kent Jane. Horusr. Th,un Hystt,
and .s nrIeDJ cFsstsas ooy P NC 80
poste the pnrpss Of removing the rocks voc
nsvisstlon Of the Eat hyes a. ne - tho o7P VI
twenty two feet bsow law water or n6e .-
sgc2 The aaoclaes hereby Incorporated NAV enef oa
No. ar .,e OF i.tloy rocks lyns 70 sad Stst hgst
uor,h srd rlriass: Of Astoria and Hell Oats Fsrry a1i
Tonr Ind ard Inc from toe o.t toftaefiy DO Etoa
OF khnesr Gers esf and the mot ~sstsr pr'on o. ta
ftgd s5cec,lDs N Rock and thoe zee loe>tsi
within ,ds q ,bre .nd 90 al other s'' accessory
% preIsr fer toe p1pose o. u. ne'ip ~ Au
sEc.J Wteasysr the ConfaHy .eeoJ sast
sv- Eodc- the oe.eIo CT tt siis ina lLey n.,e
cvS he rrf 81 Helats sEd str.htensd md deepened
n. chsrr n the East River heretofore pioyfed ne snail
sppoint thu coupstsnt and :clenLne pslsh' 'h pro
80 hou u-uscesery de!sy % exaoe .nt channel aad
"a ,,ss-t thereon fJrthvith 70 ssd Governor.
SD sad e1.rnston and report shall % usde a. the 81
;, ths Corpor.ious -nd shall spear thereby
b.rss hiss been inproVtd N TIE H9an.r con e
raad y act TIE sernoI .h.u approve q eas ,s
" thereon sEe lie AID report IN TIE orice ot Us
y1Sa and .fe- TIE 6H.x Of said report. sch sai
,spz vssel Of sarden 1astC d0as4
ss.u-eT-rt passing through Eel Gate, shall pJ Cor ..sh
ana ever, ps.ssse cent? tun. and steam vesss OF
r,t az 10 euy pot the Us-t States scuih Of Dssssr
fAy cea,s gr. for e.eh passage AID 'or al otne
gesmbos Of ave burcrd tgEs barasn sne a9~uc Cnton
House ue.t oEehl cent per tun hD eEeJ p>''ss
SC Tts DUTIES herein Authorized to se collected shall b.
su on al y.ssss stesmshps iahs 70 pey the sane al
ma, be Collected b. The duly ssp-sa oeefs sssns
~ seton against the ners Of al sa ve
,els esmshPs In the ns< provided tos ms "a
lection Of wbarisgs, Of the ers Of matsrss or asa
Sc T. The capital stock Of said Coupsny shLl be eSe ~
ote divided ine sbGs: o! sl9 ssh sa.eh zsJ - a.r,i
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Vac slth, ssui y pr.,O s=sa, 20, ,rsssas,s
= he sss-rs,e tfofr
SEC ". TEN Ksst Ts-,es Hor,sr sry fh,mss Hvssf
by sPposptsd Cor os the sthur q eftAs
spits secb Of tbs sofe,sN Ccnpsy Gaia
bal tStri! IS. 80. e. a. 'stt e. tee sdy
ssfrsr NJ n he cif e. We lors II h tzs wtes
zee the kooks oil Ne crer<1 sosA sasrrss>
> a. car ~ stcSi as 'hs sss Ia pss.sa fsr th.s
rspo4e sd 49,. r-ecfss s.T the suhenpca s,,ts "a "a
'e sliced d. thCts TIE stcck he ssescrherp
,1ch "a MT thew sha. teec rrSpsr
Sac. s.i 1i.iorers shs thea there NOTES
- 20, of n st-Ctrcarrs = - hsif sthin
ne refiF gsr The eeelisu Of eve DIRECTOR ss
Of try bu.ii Pertaining TO Tbs Conferred
y this act.
sfc 70 Sad Corp-,v st. keen Ofcs or p.c4
.s's tie cy OF rYsrt soeiS o. Tsutss ssd Of
3csowt h--e sks " tNe Ciy Of the
- eoesisnse o. even vesse esDhie hrusa 9su
Gate ara Fable to the dct, rcs.erbej tAs asst
70 psv IN tie Aient Of ssa CSapssy
81 cc's soeh % ths &c, ssS vessel
BE 20 pay stt sr owner master eopseuee who shalt By
ben elSsCf ~ thtir ssents ske fs~
fsie vee stschp TO the 81 soty whes tbs
.sue ishe eh.ll thsgefc s.d Cowe.sv
spm of dy Ssl.rs witch forei shall b. leo oa .scs
vs o. sesnshr. 20 b. overed 1 fh-
fais set tt tut duties 10 bc collected
b ls~ Ct the st0ck holders this
her fret the subs luent mseas 20 mste an
s.8 rerustoss d-tsruioe the Of
q officers Of such roDpslJ their term Of ose tack
c-ssc,ibs al su-s f,r ,he
ssss ~ s'io Cooperation not ineoasitsnt with the
Z divisions Ct ibs sct.
sYc n ISIS sct 50. not b. cocstrusd 70 suh,r. ths
CD unSer tSs consdutoe lass OF the Uatel
& .iss sione be sr.ptsd BY Coz yre~
SIC. IS This shall tsks eject irUeeisely and shsQ
\ force fer tes tern OF no-en Js~is
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APPOINTMENTS BY THE GOVERNOR.
The following nominations by the Governor hi

The following nominations by the Governor have
been confirmed by the Senate:
sUPrRIsrrsDESr or TIRE BANK DEPARrNESr.-xsr!u'
scheoI her Kingston. L ster Co. - ..
HEALTH orFioES or PoRT OF NlwYoRS -Rch.'d H.
ThcuIe bnIy er,
s.hbei 3 Psrmete, MAoee, Fsnklia, VIM WassAs, sts'
irs Cs,uE-.
TKusTEIs OF The srAMENs FUND AND RETSEAr.-claIk
Go ius LG1,b-T' Suy lam sud Heury Russell
NtNsetRS o. rHr WEsrEsS HOUSE or RrFUGr w ~
PHLir Isaac Biils Gideon Cobb, Samuel e. An iregs.
Loan CoMNIssIoNtgS -NAgNs-Irs Race, OF Porter ana
George lie Lam IN o. Loeb port Geossse-John Il. Kim
hety OF Ratsy srd C. B Thomson Of Lei3y FrsnA
Wiiso Cies OF Fort Co,ics'or ard Anea Hamsn. Jr OF
phen STOW. Of sisdoria ron Ore sc OF
New. ALBION ard Chsiles Seeehsr of ie9vhe fsss-
Bisde' -hTuSr Of Jerusalem snt joAa Ibes, OF 70,
10. Dlswsrs-"a'sb frost, of De BIZ s1d J,nej O..
han ~ p.M U'.ter-P-ter crusbeu q Hurley, aud " a.
T Romsyu Of Kirrstcn. J.herson-Phi snier smith. Of
Adams AID solon Massey OF AlertOsn Renseser-Roge
John frost Il F.peiapce, sod Robert Qa.i OF kcs
nor vile 81 La~rence-Sllmsn foote OF Otden'6arsh
and Repi.un seuires OF Canton On.ids- Andrew Soass
Hem m,r-aeny Tnonss Columbis. and George Feete
Of Little F.. CbepaVsO-Lyms lDgeTsol. CT Glliord
sne Rufus Baldwin. Of O1iofi Onail9-AAPn SH'P'H' VI
CsnsnoS,sss - e,, .,
$. Smith Henry Pearson. Chester Araar, r. Sey
DouE J. Gi bert r w O.trsIdsr Qucens-PetsI A 81
sersep Ws,sebs'er-M + Ro~e, hI.m he'ee % ~ ~
kirs'-R Goodwin, }. =. Psmer, d. ByTne q !, n.
fouuss L'Og''oa-s. Grant. Il. l. Ram. W. " ai''
Dey kehnond-s ". Goddard g. W BashreN Sar9n-
s No'cn oinse-w L. Besiea suiy,oCd X 10 =
Du,ete.-G w PAine. ]. v. Vac stesnbursh COLUMBIA
A X. Holmes NewYeh-G. W Bell John Lsloi, Z; W.
pssn. Z. G. Bnss. L,wrenee. W. o Eunfod, W. Il.
Wsype-B. N. vsndervsor. ws.hns son-A wiDr. C.its-
rUsu,--I. L. sNsge. On .nd,g.-W. W. Legs Jsferso1-
fslm,r
An Executive Session VII be had tomorrow
Friday at 70 O'Clock.
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HOMEOPATHY.

Tie rsgule: monthly meeting Of the Habueniu
ACADEMY Of Medicine was held &; their rooms, in
Fourth az On the evening Of the i.h inst.
Several interesting pathological specimens were
presented, smoDg which the hear, Of al iniFii-
ual Wbo bad suffered for many years from cyiooss.
This heart measured eighteen inches IN circunsrence
AID eight inches from apex n base. Toe frame :
ovele Was impe'fscty cssd and the aota fro
both vef1icles the pericsrdum contained abOl, two
quarts OF fluid.
psrer vss read by Or. FEE1EIeH On the sps,ifc
aCi, Fl AMIGA and rrezersum il chronic orchi.s.
with the record of 8 case OF hat tseiss Of tsen'y
yesrs duration, cured By those remedies
Two cases Of mlrs'rnu', one Of "sich followed
wiih srseuioum Sd oil The csse of & lady was meu-
toned aho ob.eiviDg the rocsut sjverseme1t II the
Rev. John NJ. DsguAl of sare remedy 10 nervous
heaceehe procured bis prescription which ran tlus:
AcctcAc extract OF the ignstia s1ars, 30 gains;
powdered gum arabic, 10 grains, mlte i1'o 20
pills &c. A f.v toses Of This 20 vein Ding .a-sw
her r'o os' frighiful teauic commissions. Tns anti
dots Of ignat were Immediately administered, sal
Gradually the convultions dimini.he1 in frequency,
srd f1ally fubsided. leaving her 10 weak aod al
nott IL cltss coDci0n.
PIPER was read by DR.. BALI, on the seton Of
Bryoua srd Phosphorus 10 typhoid preu 1onia. with
cases Il cue b. tsece Drugs. DR.. FuLLGR.rL slso
reported severe instance Of The same dise7s7 cared
by those reIDssiss
Dr.J T. CrnrIs reported tFo cases of periodic
loetntLe ere occurring tNttf ti-ll' WIN ero'NhS
paiIs. ard sensations rs II the eyes ~oult fall out,
cured by diOp DOES Of sarsapari!l the other having
tEc psroxy ms 81 hestscba dslg ia which nitric icid,
1s- oil zen owed the trouble iC media'ely.
DIR + G.. BARTIETT read case Of neurs'gis the
tight supra ofbi;al nerve, of two weeks staining,
which sr,cuic snt qunine in large doses had f,iet
to relieve wtich peTfc ily cIrei in fe hou.s,
by two Gcses Of Max Nor 81 dill
A psper on phhsispulmonslis, consumption with
TIE r,coId Of several cases cured by Rams ToI aud
Bryo bis vss read By DR. SULLIVAN.
Five mes members we're pro- osed, and = Committee
from h, Acafery we're appointed 10 attend tbs
CenteInisl Celebration Of Hahremans birthday, q.
PHILADELPHIA on the 10th inst
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BRITISH RECRUITING.

Y On wedretdsy afternoon, L. S. Distrc'-At:orney
McKeon and enc Of the Deputy M irshals made
VIII. 70 the Fall steamer State Of Name, JUS
before she lei; this City, in scar Ii OF British recruits
They found & party of about fifteen mostly French
man. who were bound for IIaiifs1, snd we're undsr
the charge Ct persons who were to see ,hsn ioro1sn
For want o.; TIE Necessary pspets, they were not
arrested, though hey di'per'ed, and prevented
from go;rg Too Of TIE party were detained a. VI
pe.se., in Consequence Of their owe sdmission''
Yesterday parry OF twelve men came on rom
PbiIad,,ph, in The s'esnbost joseph Belknap ana,
/, /. ,fougLt arc now il the City. They were bocni
fer NoSa.S,o,.. Officer COyan Fsz On the 10 'k-oa''
bu, did o, succeed 10 tracing them. II they lei' the
City q. ell they must have gone by rail, a. hey were
or rome Of be boats tia; la: yesterday afternoon
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her voyage.
IL L. AX..ai.1 La

TIE TRAGEDY AT WYrayyUIx, VA.-We 6ud the
follow irg particulars Of the wytheyiue tragedy
iam II. Graham, citizen Of Wyths County,
wss 10 the bar room of Col Boyds Hotel, about
O'Clock at night with several other gentlemen, when
Mr. SIiler came in and took q seat. Gresham at the
same tine left tho room. weLt up to his own roou,
returned in few miButes ADD immediately CON
meuced fripg at Spier. The fret and second balls
took effect ia the arm AID back Of ar. VIM Terry,
former eoifor OF The TceRr0ph ard the next struck
hr. e. +. Trieg, candidate FIR Congress. Mr.
Oscar Cox wa alsO wCuLded-the wounds OF ttsss
gentlemen however, are not serious. Mr.. Spillf
made bic fscsts from the aud hal reached the
street WI ere ke pursued aud fred upon tgioe by
Grshsu one ball .ssiog effect in the heart, aud the
other in the head from which he died inmstiatAly.
As coon as the villain Lad accomplished his fendish
purpcse, be made his escape.
Tie fsuiy of the dscsssed have offered o. 900 for
bic sppreheL zion. The foloong ID a description Of
him
ole 10 psn Of large frame about six feet t~o or
three inches high, With black hair, short and rather
sndy-coicred murtsche, good set VI teeth, with
laughing bat not q pleasant c0rntenance, when
conyeTsson and sc,r upon either side OF the nee.
q liits below the angle Of the iss Gr4hsm ususly
cIessts geL'eelly ard when he H. bsd on black
cloth SUR aid black satin vest
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TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH.


Ths Provincial Parliament has been prorOgued.
It's application of the New-iork and New'ound-
land Telegraph Company for charter, &c enable
them to build competing line Of Telegraph through
this Province. rot acted upon the mover having
escertailed that nearly every member of Parli>ment
wss opposed {, the project-he Provincial telegraph
Company being willing TO grant the Newfoundland
Corpsny every reasonable and proper facility for the
dispsch Of such business ss they may bring to the
Nova Scotia lines, which interest every part Of tue
Province from Sidney to Yarmouth.
Previous TO the adjournment OF the Legislature an
important charter granted to MIR. Charles Arehi
bald Messrs Brett and their associates of London,
which is designed TO facilitate the construction OF a
Electro Telegraph to connect the wires
of the Novs Scotia Company with Submarine Cable
from Iceland. 49,
pigsni enterprise s already subscribed, and that The
Work vii be preeled forward with al possible expe
eitiot The projectors entertain no doubt Ct con
plets Uccce and expect to open direct aoc inatsu
fspeous co nnu- ication between London and New
Yoik 40 soon as the fail of 1888.