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New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24

NIAGARA FALLs-Dr Boynton gives the Fourth
Lecture of his this evening at the Cooper In
s,ute, and introduces the First Creation Of Animal
Life. He also exhibits two large paintings Of Niagara
Falls BIZ Hielce
New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24

CaARoE Oh FoRGzsr.-Ysaeriay nNsayig young
fellow named jane Leo wS arre ,od cq charg, Of
forgery, preferred BY xr. John FsTy II No. si'
Ninth avenue. NJ. Farrell alleges ust few dsys
ago Leo came to his place OF buaios and ssked ain,
q. particular favor, to cash IN adsr for tho sum Of
A.. drawn BY Capt. jane, Jons;o' and made paysbs
TO Merns. DAILY Il Son OF bsssr Mr. Farrell Do
,ievre the order TO be- genuine, csshed t. sna ~
500. after eft the place. Subsequently, be ieeen''
that tie order vas bogus, and hence tae casfse"
forgery against Leo. Justice Quseksabs"n' 'e''e'
New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24

Mr.. VIM. H. Aspinwall, who Announced as one
Of the VicePresidents Of the meeting at Richmond on
Quarantine matters was in Rhode Island at the time.
Tie of his name wholly Unauthorized
New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24

FouSD DEAD Is THE STRryT. - Abont O'Clock
yesterday morning Officer Weylan of the Fifth Pro
cnct, while on duty found the dead body of a thee
unknown lying on the sidewalk at the corner n
Hubert and Washington streets. The remains wers
conveyed TO the Staton-House, where they were sub
sequenty identified az those Of Macomb Douglass, .
machnist who resided on the corner Of Tenth avonus
and Fifteenth street. Mrs. Douglass states that her
husband left homo about 81 o'clock Wednesday
morning, apparently in good health, and she did not
see him again till after his death. lie sometimes drank
to excess and the presumption is that he was seized
with fit in the street, and died almost Instantly.
Douglass 3syears of age and native OF Scotland
Coroner Hills was notified.
New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24

PoeKKr-Boox DRoPPgR N,BBgD By ma isrfsDES
VIcTia.- Yesterday morning, at an early hour, -
George Bauer al honest old German, was jogging NJ
Greenwich street having just arrived in the city by
steamboat tolerably ~eldressed young fellow sud-
denly stopped behird him. and rising again in an in
slant, sad 81 beg your pardon Sr; you have lose
your pocket-book" Bauer, IN blunt voice, replied:
You ifh miohdaken; dat ish not msin." The
stranger here opened the pocketbook and exposed 70
view a large number Of bills, and sad to Bauer,
There appears to be a very large amount Of money
here and doubt a big reward will be offered; ani
a. am Just about leaving the city, will let Jon take
charge Of the property If you will give me w. AMI
that will not De ono.thirl Of TIE reward that will be
offered" Mr. Bauer s,ll kept jogging along, with tho
man by his side and while the latter preting aboas
the reward aud endeavorng 10 persuade the old una
to nav him s5 for the pocketbook the former was r
voIyro in his mind what course 10 pnrsue-not THAI
he had any intention of handing over the required sun,
for It seems that be had been vctnzed once before
by poeket-book dropper, on which occasion he masis
quite large investment, and was heavy loser by the
operation The anger Of tho old upon discovering
he had been swinded, and had paid 10 heavily for
pocket book containing few pieces Of old De~rPspf
and some half dozen pennies wes now rekindied, ana
he felt half inclined to execute summary Pnnishmsss
upon the unfortunate dropper who had thd' falien 10
his way, but he restrained his feelng- and sSHeoy
tuning about seized the fellow by the coat oon aad
handed him over 70 the custody u Officer Fhosnpsoe
Of te Fir, Precinct, who happened to be near BY.
The fellow was taken TO the Lowsr PaIee Ccsr-
where he gave hi, name a. Hiram Lewis. Upon bis
nerop was found the pocketbook exhibited 10 baer,
C. ep,ainpg AGO in bills Of the City T'V' AMI B"nke
COMPANY and some pieces Of bosa'mstal representing
ouart.r ssges and English sov-reigns. N. hsusr-
,old The msa s.rste that he had bees swndki ono. b
fore. Justice Connolly commttsd Lswis for ting, and
.sp. Mr.. Bauer 70 No. IS White street, sad btained
New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-24

= 7,
ASSESSMENT ior extension OF sewer in Fulton street
TO outside Of new bulkhead. confirmed November 80
isa In this case there no party interested bu,
taetorporaton. new bulkhead having been bull,
yoadth Olt one II became Necessary to extend the
..si' No assessments were to he made 10 any party
>" 'he expenses were run up a. follows:
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BA ''feller" coming home from California
had monster rattlesnake, in a wicker cage,
which he deposited with his other plumber un-
der his bed at Chagres. The room contained
City beds-half-full of drunken and sick .feI-
lers." During temporary absence of tho
owner, the snake got loose, and the owner com
ing in and finding the critter gone, yelled out:
" Everlasting misery who's seen my watch
mun?'' Many heads popped up from the lea
infested, dirty beds, but nobody had seen the
missing article. What was he, old Teller,
you're inquirin for ," says a bald headed man.
Why, my watchman all my dust is under
my bed, here, and l left guard with it, but
he's gone" Guard was he a nigger or
white feller?'' No, he was California rattle
snake-nine feet long, and ffty-two rattles OF
his tail. Have any of you fellers seen the tar.
nal critter crawlin round here?' They hadn't
but all who were able 10 get out OF bed and
mizzle did so, in bunch
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A Coon JOKE, BUT Foul SLAsDER.-The fol-
lowing good one is related of the mate of one of
the Wheeling and Pittsburg packets. The boat
was lying up at the town of Liverpool on her
downward trip, when the freight was being
transferred to the wharf boat. All had been
removed but one barrel, which the mate or.
dered to be rolled in the wharf boat. Just
then tho captain, passing to the hurricane deck,
heard the order, cOuntermanded it, and said
said that barrel was for Wellsville. The mate
cooking his sinister optic on the ''critter," and
pointing to the barrel, observed, Captain,
that's 1rh,Skey" and walked up to it, read
the consignment mark, two or three times in an
undertOne, and as he walked musingly away
was overheard to mutter " ~ ell d-n me,
if that amt the first barrel Of whisky l ever
saw pass Liverpool. Wheeling MteU.
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II NJ. Herman, the celebrated con Juror,
went into a-hairdresser's shop on April day, at
Brussels and begged TO be shaved. All male
hands being engaged, the BARRIERS wife offered
10 ofhciate, and did so. But in the middle OF
the operation NJ. Herman expressed discomfort,
and said he would finish the process himself
So taking the razor from the WON ans hand be
stood up, and 10 the utter terror of all present,
cut his throat apparently from ear 10 ear.
Some bystanders rushed 10 him, whilst others
ran for surgeons aud p"!i~e; but TO their utter
astouishmeht, VI Herman turned round, quiet
IL asked what they meant by the Gproar and
showed his neck free from scratch and his shir,
spo:less The police report Of the morning
stated that the hairdresser was so frightened
that he fell down in a swOon, and that half hi
bair turned white.
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ANECDOTE OF HENRY CLAY.

The anniversary of the birth of Henry Claw
| was celebrated By festival at the Commercial
Hotel, Memphis, on the evening of the 18th
| April. Hon. III. S. Foote presided There was
good time generally. Among those who made
speeches were the President, and r. H. Stan
ton, of Kentucky. Mr.. FOote related an inter
esting incident as follows:
shall never forget scene which occurred
in the city of Annapolis, in Maryland, during
the summer Of 1870 Mr.. Clay had become
greatly exhausted with the severe labors
through which he had been passing; those
| labors, a continuation of which was so soon af-
terwards to terminate his valuable life. An
old aud valued schOolmate of my own, Senator
Pratt, of Maryland, invited Mr. Clay and a
few others of his friends to spend day or two
at his hospitable mansion. Mr.. Clay accepted
the invitation, and proceeded to Annapolis, at
tended by several gentlemen quite we'll known
to the country. Mr.. Dickinson. of New York
was among the invited guests, Mr. Bright, of
Indiana, and Mr. Dawson, of Georgia, whom
YOU all know 80 well, and valued so highly. 1
had the honor of being in company also. The
day after we got to Senator Pratt's it was pro-
posed that we should take short walk through
the city, and visit that ancient, time -honored
building, within the precincts of which the Rev
outionary Congress held its session at the close
of the War of Independence.
We wont thither accordingly, and entered
the yenerated room where Washington per.
formed one of the most striking acts of his life
L allude to the surrender of his sword to the
Continental Congress. When Mr.. Clay entered
the hall he inquired for the spot where Wash
ington stood when this scene was enacted 1t
was pointed out to him. He stepped forward
and occupied it for a moment, gazing solemDly
and earnestly around the room, which j. pre-
clsely in the condition il was in whom occupied
by Congress. A crowd of citizens gathered
about him. L never saw him when his appear
ance and bearing were altogether 80 majestic
and imposing He seemed really to be for the
moment the grand parsonage upon whose glo-
ries his mind was meditating The multitude
assembled demanded to hear his august voice
He addressed them. The speech was short but
impressive beyond any orator cal effort have
ever witnessed. He took rapid view of the
condition Of the country; the commotion exist
ing; the danger of the hour; the expedients
necessary to be resorted to in order to rescue
the Republic from destruction He especially
enlarged upon the danger of showing too much
respect at suoh a moment to party and its be-
hests; closing with the memorable declaration,
/" That party shall in tutnre be n.y yartv
'chtch ShatlproremOstta taithfHttoth the Union.h
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OFFICIAL.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, April 10th, 1853.
NOTICE. Is HEREBY GIVEN that sealed proposals.
will be received at this department until the tenth
day of May prOximo, for the issne of any portion,
or the whole. OF FIVE millions Of dollars in treasury
notes in ex change for gold coin of the United States
deposited with the treasurer OF the United States,
the treasurer ofthe Mint at Philadelphia the treas
urer of the branch Mint at New Orleans, or the
assistant treasurers at Boston, New York. Charles
ton, st. Louis, within ten days from the accept
ance OF such proposals. under the authority of the
act Of Congress entitled. "An act to authorize the
issue OF treasury notes." approved Esd December.
1857.
The treasury notes will be issued upon the receipt
here of certificates OF deposite with those officers
to the credit of the treasurer of the United States
They will he made pa yabe to the order of such bid
der bidders shall agree to make such exchange
at the lowest rate of interest, not exceeding Elk
per centum per annum, and will carry such rates
from the date of the certificate OF such deposite.
The proposals must stat the rate ofinteTest 18th
out condition end without reference to other bids,
and contain other fractional rates than fourth,
one half. or three fourths of one per oentum. One
per oentum of the amount proposed to be exchanged
must be deposited with of the treasury officers
above enumerated whose certificate ofsuch deposte
must ACCOMPANY each proposal as gecurlty of It's
fuEment. If the proposal is not accepted, Imme-
date directions will be given to return such depos-
ite. Should the proposals be varant from the pro-
visions of the act of Congress of this notice. they
Will not be considered.
All proposals under this notice must be sealed,
and inscribed on the outside, Proposals for Treas
ury Notes" They will be opened at this depart
ment, at II o'cOck m, on said tenth day Of May.
HOWELL COBB,
apI2-d Secretary of the Treasury.
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BgAUIIFUL DIsCLosURE.-TheA Albany Eve
ming Journal says, we called attention last win
ter 10 = section, which, through carelessness, or
something worse, was allowed to creep into the
statute book two years ago, and which apparent
ly secures to every condemned murderer new
trial as matter or right, whether there Is any
legal reason for II or not. Doubts were pressed
whether we correctly Interpreted the law, but
events seem to dispel them. In addition 10 the
delay which has been gained under this clause in
other murder cases, we observe that Ira Stout, OF
whose gull, there Is not shadow Of doubt, is
about TO avail himself of the provision in order tC
stave or If not ultimately defeat the execution OF
his sentence.
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Captain of Engineers, Chief Engineer
Washington Aqueduct.
Washington City. April @, 1859. ap 29-d2w

rINO SAMUEL. McKENNY, SAMUEL F.. Nc
Il KENNY, JOHN !. BERRY, PHILIP II.
BERRY and SARAH BERRY his wife, MAR :
GARET ANN F. OSBORNE. CHARLES III.
CRAGIN aud HENRIETTA F. CRAGIN his
wife, MARY +. CRAGIN. CHARLES III: CRA-
GIN, ,yr. DAVID ENGLISH, Ann NJ. MASON,
JAMES NJ. MASON. ElLBECH MASON,
JOHN :. BERRY, HUGH CAPER TON. VIII
LIAM HUMPHREYS ALLEN DODGE, JOHN
p. BERRY, DAVID l.. SHOEM AkER, and
FRANCIS ID. SHOEMAKER, and all others
whom this Notice of Condemnation may concern:
You are horebv Motif ed that the Hon. William NJ
MerIlok, Assistant Judge of the Circuit Court OF
the District of Columbia, has this day. ar PHI
cation the authorised agent United States,
issued his warrant, directed to the Marshal of the
SAID District, commanding him to summon jury OF
eighteen good and lawful men to meet on your
land called Fox" or by whatsoever name or
names the same may he called, lying IN the County
OF Washington IN said District of Columbia,
west of Georgetown, and on the north Of the Chssa
peake and Ohio Canal 'On Thursday, the 18th day of
May next, 1853, at II O'Clock, in the forenoon of
said day, for the purpose of valuing and condemn
in, part of said piece of land as of an absolute
estate perpetuIty the SAID United States, for
the use of the Washington AQueduct, and asSess-
ing all da uages which the owners thereof shall sus-
tain by OF the said United States cutting and
constructing the said Washington Aqueduot
through said piece of land; when and there will
attend II TO you II shall seem meet.
Respectfully. NJ. G. MEIGS,
Captain of Engineers, Chief Engineer
OF the Washington Aaueduct.
Washington City, A pril %, 1853. ap % tlSM
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A NBw BREED.-Fruit dealers should be
cautious in purchasing oranges and lemons,
arriving here from Philadelphia. The Gazette
of that city says:
Among the recent arrivals at this port was a
Sicilisn barque. She is now lying at the foot
of Chestnut street. She brought a cargo of
oranges and lemons Of the very finest descrip-
ton. She also brought quantity of live stock
not represented on her bills of lading-a few
myriads of cOckrOaches, of style and proper
tions which cannot do otherwise than improve
the species now known here. These reaches
are from two and half to three inches in
length-fat ones still larger. Some of them
are called scorpion back, and carry around
style of shell that crunches under ones boots
like remarkably tough egg shell. These fell
lows are very queer looking. One Of them we
think, wonld throw nervous lady into hys-
terics. They are dark brown in color. and
when running look like n strip Of highly var
nlshed mahogany under great excitement In
the way of speed they will teach our reaches q
lesson. They run with remarkable rapidity.
and soon found their way into the neiyhborng
stores AS every box of oranges contained n
goodly supply OF them, they will doubtless be
heard from hereafter. Should any fail i'm get
ting supply, they can do so by taking a pair
OF tongs and a stout basket down to the 70 1t of
Chestnut street. Lovers Of entomology will do
well to secure a few scorpion backs as spec
linens Of the land of mendicity and laziness
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ap I'D

To, ,MATbL;pA p Fo%LEAR; RI J9SEPH EHR. H
MANTROUT, HIS WIFE, JOSEPH KLEIN
DEIII AND MARY KLElNDEITZ. HIS
WIFE, WILLIAM FOWLER AND ALL
OTHERS WHOM THIS NOTICE OF CON
DEFAMATION MAY CONCERN:
You are hereby notified that the Hon. William NJ
Merrick. Asst stant Judge of the Circuit Court of
the District Of Columbia has this day, my appli
cation. the authorized agent Of the CnIted States
Issued his wdrrynt, directed TO the Marshal of the
said Diatrict, cSnmandng HIM to summon q ju'y of
cigh cen good and lawful men. To me At your land,
called Lots Nos - and 80 of Fox tract, or by what
soever name or names Ihe same may he called.
lylng IN the County Of Washington IN the DISTRICT
of Columbia, and west of Georgetown and north Of
the Chesapeake and OHIO Canal on FRIDAY. the
l4th day %! May, (l25S,) at II O'Clock the fore
noon of said day, for the purpose of valuIng and
oonGemnIng part Of said lots of ground as OF an
alb iOlute estate IN perpetuIty. IN the said United
states. for the use of the Washington Aqueduct.
and assessing all damages whcn the owners thereof
shall sustain 10y reason of the said United States
cutting and constructing the said Washing.O on
Aqueduct through saId pieoe Of land; when and
whereyUu ii. attend If 10 you II shall seem meet
NJ. T.. MElGS,
Captain OF Engineers, Chief Engineer
Washing ton Aqueduct.
Washington City. April %, 1854. ap 29-d2w
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NEW WAY TO PAY OLD DEBrs-The
Glen's Falls Republican gives a long account
of a novel way of paying old debts A "cit-
izen of standing" whose autograph was in the
possession of large number of gentlemen re-
siding in and about Glen's Falls, suddenly be-
came melancholy" and spent most of his time
in lonely meditation beside lamp posts and
other convenient leaning places, while it
began to be whispered that he was insane, and
the remark poor follow fell from the lips of
all his friends and acquaintanccs. At length
the melancholy gentleman disappeared, and it
was feared that he mad "made away with
himself. The holders Of his autograph offered
to dispose of the same at n heavy discount
Fortunately for them, as they supposed, per-
son was found who offered to purchase the de-
mands against the missing man, and did so for
mere trifie. A few days after all the notes
and accounts had been thus purchased, the
misanthroPe reappearel, and hunting up his
friend who had run the risk of purchasing the
demands, handed over to him the amount ad-
yanced, and thus paid all his debts at dis
count of IS per cent. He is now ready to COM
mence operations anew, with a handsome cash
capital
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EDWARD DOLAN,
IL MERCHANT TAILOR,

EDWARD DOLAN,
II MERCHANT TAILOR,
Sign OF THE Col KN FLEECE,
Corner OF l4th street and Penn. avenue, opposite
Willards' Hotel,
Formerly Of BoSton,)
A fLer supplying his numerous customers with Cos
tunes for the Fancy Ball. is now prepared To a
offer an inducement of his SPLENDID assOrt- R4
Inent of SPRING and SUMMER GOODS, NJ
selected by himself ex pressly for the custom MI
traEe, on the lowest cash prices, and war
rants a perfect fit BY his own practical knowledge
having Of the best cutters from Boston, and
the best wOrkmen, he hopes to give general satIs-
faction to those who will please to favor him with
their patronage.
Constantly on hand n fresh supply Of Gentlcmens'
Furnishing Goods. (States) apl0
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" A CARD.
w are reoelvlng and openlng superior stock OF
SPRING AND SUMNER CLOTHING, also, of
choice sty les of summer wear Cloths, Cassmeres
Nestings, Linen. Drills, and Duck. OF the latest
Paris patterns for gentlemen ami youths. There
have never been offered this market such articles
of sty lie and make cannot be manufactured to or
dor In this city. ---
WALL, STEPHENS g. CO.,
ap 19-6w 30 Pa.av., between 9th and 10th SITS.
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TWO VERY NICE CHICKERING PIANO
Il FORTES having been taken IN eX--,
change, will be sold very low, on accommo-
dating terms. Al so several other second VINIf
hand ones at the PIanoforts and Music Store of
w. G. METZEROTT,
apl9 corner of Ilth at. ard Pa ave.
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SPECIAL NOrICR.-For Perfumed Breath White
Teeth, and Beautiful Complexion, use Balm of
1000 Flowers" For dressing Ladies' hair use
"W Woodland Cream" new pomade 1t causes gen.
temen's hair to curl beautifully. Price 50 cents
each. W.P. FErRIDGK Il Co.,
Proprietors. New York.
Wholesale and Retail Agents for Washington,
TAYLOR & MAuRY, Booksellers, between 9Th and
10th ST.. Pa. avenue. nil
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III What led Macbeth TO say that he would
die with harness on his back Because he knew
very well that Macduf was going TO tackle hun.
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Rage GAGE EXPRES 81 OF ICE
ID S94 ID STREET,
AdioiRinE TAs States Printing OGea,

The subscriber, Baggage Agent for Baltimore
and Ohio and washington Branch Railroad, has
opened an office, at the above place. for the accom-
mediation of the public, where orders be left for
the use of Wagons to convey Baggage or Packages
to and from Railroad Depot, Steamboats,, &C., Tor
removal to any point IN fhis City or Georgetown.
Office open from O'Clock IT.. to 10 O'Clock p. M,
daily, except Sunday, to 10 o. clock n. o'clock
to 10 p. JOHN NJ. McCLlNTOCk,
DaggageAgen Baltimore and OHIO Railroad.
N. N.B.-Persons coming to Washington goIng to
Baltimore, not having made up their minds where
they will stop, by giving up their checks 20 my
agents the cars, will have their baEgag taken
care of at this ofoe, at Baltimore Office, No. ii
Sharp street. and no extra charge. d 10
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TT ANALOSTON RETREAT.
Il IL undersigned has rented the magnificent
Dwelling AnalostoD Island, opposite
Georgetown. for a PLACE OF RESORTfGEA9
for Gentlemen during the approaching LtiS
warm season. aid pledges himself 10 keep II IN q
satisfactory manner.
The beauty of this charming Island ia too well
known to require description.
1t can he conveniently reached, bE boats from all
quarters boat will ALWAYS be found IN waiting at
the lower end of High street, Georgetown. within
two hundred yards of the Omnibus Station and enc
az l4th street Bridge, anal.
The undersigned is quite certain that If 6 snemen
will make one trip there they viii thereafter visit II
often as their bus mess will permit,
y he subscriber Is well known having hsd
charge of large ard Fashionable establishment in
this city. His Island HOUSE viii be opened on the
I'D instant.
II can aIso be reached by gentlemen fond Of an
agreeable drive ride by crossing the Long BrleEe
and from thence, by a good road, to the causeyay
from the main land to the Island.
l.. HALPIN.
y. .S-ArTangements can he " ade for the accom-
modatlon of Pic Mics and Fishing Parties at the
Grocery and Wine Store OF Jonas L. Levy: corner
Of l2th and streets. north. near the Canal No. 6s
ap Is StdS w6w CIntel. Il Statesb
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Special Notices.

AN IN POSSESSION of some valuable certificates
in favor Of the Consumption Destroy also of its
efficacy in relieving bronchial disease attended with
severe cough. The Syrup is pleasant and safe, and
is composed of roots and herbs procured from the
Blue Ridge: il II no common article. They are
nicely enveoped IN my circulars, where my place Of
residence is seen.
The extract of a flower called the Alpha Ointment
for the Piles. can, with the Syrup, be found at Mr.
c. StOtt's; the Syrup is at several other places on
Pennsylvania aveHue, as well rs Georgetown, at
Mr.. Newman's on Bridge street. In Alexandria at
Ledbetter's. In Baltimore. at Hanoe's, 1Oe Balti-
more street. diff