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The MONUMENT SocIErY.-At meeting OF
the Board Of Directors Of the Washington Monu-
ment Society, held at the Office Of J. O. Brent,
ESQ.,, in the City Hall, on Tuesday morning, Col.
Peter y. Force, the only survivor Of the original
members, was elected third vice president, to fll
vacancy occssionsd by the death Of COL W. W.
ssaton. George W. Riggs, Esq, was elected q
member Of the Board Of Directors in place Of Col.
Force
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STEALING FRUIT.-Two men named Alfred
H. Palmer and Laurin Cole were arrested yester-
day by 0ficers McColgan and Coomes for stealing
peaches and grapes from the Experimental Garden
on Missouri avenue, between Four and-a-half and
Sixth streets. They were discovered taking the
fruit by two Of the workmen at that garden, named
Alexander Kechor and James X. Kerr, who noti-
fed the officers and had them arrested. A basket
Of peaches was recovered and the parties held for
n hearipR
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ifs.tly The cheapest Hs simply paying Eight Doliars
for Life Interest In Gymnasium where for member
ship thirty dollars per year are now freely paid.
To insure proper care In physical culture and dis
cipns, the undersigned would be able to devots two
or three evenings In . week. 81 . moderate rsmunera.
ton By the company, for purposes Of instruction In
classes.
Persons purchasing stock have the privilege Of com
mencns their exercses-uss Of Baths, &c-af the time
Of purchase.
Books will be open for the sale Of shares at the fol.
lowing PLACED, as we'll as at the Gymnasium,
RIGGS Co. Bakers, Fifteenth street and Penn ave-
nue..
R. W. PEARSON, at Jay Cooke 4 Co.'S, Bankers, Pr
tenth street, opposite Treasury.
LEWIS JOHNSON 4 CO., Bankers, Penn. avenue, cor
Of Tenth street.
RIrrENHoUsK, FOWLER I CO., Bankers, under
Metropolitan Hotel.
Captain W. H. NEW, secrstary's once, Treasury De.
partment
PHILIP 4 soLoMoNs' and HUDSON TAYLoR,s Book.
stores, $50 and s34 Penn avenue.
r. L. j. RiyEs Congregational Globe Once.
Respectfully,
ABNRR s. BRADY,
Professor Of Gymnastics and Calisthspios,
Late Proprietor and Instructor Of Bradys 7h Regiment
aul-T Gymnasium, Of New York.
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YOUNG GAMBLERs.-On Tuesday Officer
snesd, of the Second ward, arrested q oolored
boot-blaok and lot Of newsboys, whom he caught
gambling. They were taken before Justice Nor.
sell, whore two were held fer q further hearing,
two were fined, and the others dismissed.
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~ w H TIES
", (LATE sHAPPIRLD's) "
CONFECTIONERY AND ICE CREAM ESTABLISHMENT
AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN's
DINING SALOON,
No. $50 Sixth street, between o and streets;
Mr. WSIrk respectfully suggests TO Families, HOTEL
and Restaurant Proprietors, and all others, that he
keeps constantly hand superior article Of fkhNCM
AND AMERICAN CONFECTIONERY, and the PURksr
ICE CREAM, Of his own manufacture. HIS terms are
most moderate.
PARTIES, WEDDINGS, FAIRS, BALLS, &c, fur
nshed with the best article, at the shortest notice,
We solicit from the public call, having every conn
denoe In our ability to give entire satisfaction.
B-The location 10 Of the best, and the Saloon
the finest In the city and the proprietor 10 determined
make nrSt. class house by cultivatng none other
than the best patrons.
The former proprietor has no interest In any other
sstAblishmsnt IN the city. ss0'lm
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MARRIED,
DIED,

On the 4th instant, by the Rev. Geo. v. Leeeh, v
MoKEwRs to Miss MARTHA sroDDARD.
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DEN TISTRY. DIR. ~
~ LOOMS. RssIDnHr DlsrIsr, sss NJ
Psnnsylvanis avenue, near corner Of eI1Yp
Ninth street attends 70 all branches pertaining TO the
profession nalformAtion Of the mouth sorrsstsd, and
vUy variety u artificial sss uad& sps.ly
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r I n A n q 4 A L.

FIN A n O L A L.
r Az JOKE 4 CO.,
FIFTEENTH STREET, opposite THE TREASURY,
buy s,d sell at current market rates, and keep con.
sisntly on hand full supply Of
GOVERNMENT BoNDsL
SEVEN. rHIRrrEs
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H H q p O . AIS,
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH BEEF.

= susssrnSca oyyIcl, o. SAL
No. 105 ". LOMBARD srnnHr
BALrInoss, Nd, August 50, 1895.
Sealed Proposals., in duplicate, VIII be rsesvsd At
this once until II m, on SATURDAY, September 8,
1885, for furnishing and delivering, frse Of cost 10 the
camps, barrask hospitals and ocsrs In, around and
In the vicinity OF Baltimore Nd Nncluding the garr
soned forts except Fort McHsnry all the RRxsH BEEF
required BY them for sig months, commencing October
1st 1855, such less time the Commssary General
Of Subsistence may direct
The Beef 10 be Of good and marketable quality, In
equal proportion Of fore and bind quarter meat meek
shanks and kidney tallow 10 be sxcluded.)
The nsoks Of the cattle under this agree
nsat shall be cut Of At the fourth ysrebra joint and
the breast trimmed down. The shanks Of the fore
quarters shall be cut OF from three 10 four inches above
the knee oist and Of hind quarters from sig to eight
iachss above the gambrsl or hook Joint.
Bidders are requested TO be- present TO respond TO
ment Of their contrast
Proposals. must be endorsed distinctly " Proposals
for Fresh Beef" and addressed 10 the undsrsigned
who reserves the right reject any ali bids not
the interest Of the United States.
Conditions, requirements, Payments &c, a. hereto.
fore. THOMAS WILSON,
Brevet Lieut.. Col and c. 8, U g. A.,
ausl-tses Brsvet Brig Gen. Vols.
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The RECEPTION or THE PRKsrpxsr-MREr.
ING OF TEE ExPLornns IN TIE NAvr.YARD.-A
meeting Of the mechanics and employees Of the
Washinston Navy. Yard was held last evening Al
ODD Fellows Hall, on Eighth street east, TO make
arrangements 10 participate In the reception Of the
President Of The Unitsd States on his return from
TIE meeting vas called to order By Mr.. Jo,.Db
Downing, and Mr.. Richard Emmons called 10 tbe
ta,y. :,
Ing.
Mr.. Lsthrops said there was a genera, falling
among the employees In the Yard 70 participate In
the reception Of the President and party on their
return from Chicago.
Mr.. JamesB Pssks offered . resolution pro.
vidins for the appointment Of COMMITTEES. to be
composed OF gentlemen from each department In
the yard, to make the necessary arrangements for
the employees Of the yard 70 participate In the 70.
oeption Of the President and the distnguishsd per.
sons who accompany him. The resolution was
saoptsd and the followinsnsmsd gentlemen -.
Joseph Downing and John L. Hsysh., join.r' do.
Joseph Cook, R. J. johnson. John 81. Clair,
Richard Green, Samuel R. Turner, and VIM. r.
Downing Of the blaeksmiths' department
Leonard Frost and John II. Psaks Of painters
William Allen, Mr.. Ksdls. and Henry Martin,
laborsrs.
Robert Padgstt and James Taibert, shin carmen.
tsrs.
John wilkinson, William Dulin, and William
Hsnning boiler makers department.
William Lusby and Joseph Tucker copper. rollins
mills.
George Cunningham and Charles Murray. ma.
ohinists' department.
James NJ Dalton, on the part of thu oIerks in
the yard.
J. B. Davis, John Long, and George Cook, ord.
nance foundry.
Thomas Tabert gun carriage department,
Charles E. Lathrop, naval storekeeper
George Lawrence and BENJAMIN Peters. labora.
tory.
Darius Daughton iron foundry
Isaac Chase, pattern shop.
EFF. CASEY. ssiimskers d.psrtmsnt
Samuel Burton, engineeu, depsrtmsnt
The Chairman Mr. Emmeps. was Authorized IA
All any vacancies on the COMMITTEES.
The following resolution vas adoptsd:
Rssolped, That In pledeipe our,sIvss In o;vs q
fitting reception 10 the President Of The unitsd
States on his return 10 the Capitol va aIso nledoe
ourselves to stand by the great truth uttersd by
him in 1854, that " Treason sbould be msds odiou,
aad traitors punished and impoy ~ and tbst
TRAITORS should take back ,eat In thu work n
restoratiop.'' Adjourned,
TEACHERS INsTIrUTE-The trustees and
teachers of the Public Schools mat vssterd.v .f..,
noon. at s o'clock. in the Female Gramm.r Schoo,
room, Second district Tho meeting vas called 10
order by ]. @. Wilson, ESQ, chairman Of the Com.
mittee on the Teachs rs' Institute who stated tina,
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Concert
Washingt ton, d, G. Lock Box No. 81,
REFER, BY PERMISSION, To-
MAJ. Gen, Winfield 8. Hancock, U. S.A.
Gen. Robert Q. schenek, N. @, Ohio.
Gen. Halbert y. Paine, NJ. c., Wisconsin.
Gen. John H. Ketchum, NJ. c., New York.
Gen. James @ Blunt, Kansas.
Gen, j. N. Hedrick, Iowa
Gen. d. @. McCallam, D. @.
Den o. v. Dayton, New York.
Hon. Thos. W, Ferry, NJ. @, Michigan.
Hon. George Lawrence, NJ. G., Peunsy lvania
D. Q. Porney, Esq, District Of Columbia
MAJ. J. Z. Doughty, New York.
Hon WIN. Kelley, III; O. Pennsylvania.
Hon. kelian v whaley, NJ. c., West Virginia.
Hon. Ebon G. Ingersoll, N. c., illinois.
Hon. Henry O. Deming, N. c., Connecticut.
Hon. A. II. Lann, NJ. G., New York.
Hon. Leonard Myers, M. c., Pennsylvania.
Hon. William A. Newell, N. c., New Jersey.
Hon. George W. Julian, NJ. c., Indiana.
Hon. Stephen T. Wilson, NJ. @ Pennsylyania.
Hon. J. h. Grinnel, NJ. G., Iowa.
Mai @. NJ. Van Buran, New York.
Gen. X. b. Hayes, NJ G Ohio.
Hon g. T Holmes, N, G. New York.
Hon. q, X. Latham, N. @ West virginia
Hon, James A, Marvin, N. O, New York.
Hon. Thos. 7. Davis N. c., Now York.
Hon. 7. @. Bergen, N. c., New York.
Hon Samuel J. Randall, N, G., Pennsylvanis.
leo eod2m
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ASMadam Mounts Pile sslve-a Valuable
Remedy for that Disease; also, Consumption Destroy
or, and Entire Cure for the Bronchitis Asthma SC
be found at stotts Drug Store, opposite National
Hotel; Gilmans, near Metropolitan Hotel; Ford
Of Eleventh and Pennsylvania avenue; EDtwlse's,
corner Of Twelfth and Psnnsyivsuia avenue; Eiot's,
corner Of and Twelfth streets; Harbaughs corner Of
Seventh and @. iAl2-u
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~ Moth and Freckles.-Ladies AFFLICTED
with Discooratons the Face called moth patches
freekles, should use Perry's Celebrated Moth and
Freckle Lotion. tits infaibe. Prepared by DR.. b. G.
PERRY, Dermaologst, 40 Bond street, New York. Sold
by all druggists In Washington and elsewhere, Price
u myl7-u&s3m
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AsrAmauuensis.-Person desiring the SER
vices Of . CoPYIsT or AMANUENsIs, can be secommo-
dated by lady who writes peat and plain hand, BY
applying At No lss Sixth street west, between NJ and
streets north. ap2s-tf
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DARGE, sCow, &C., AT AUCTION

CHrHY ouARrsnnAsrxR's opyrcE l
pEPor OF WAsHrHsros, J
WASHINGTON, d. O., August "a, 1880.
VIII be sold at public suction, At Sixth street wharf,
under the direction Of Captain James O. Payne A. q
NJ, on SATURDAY, September 9, at 10 q m;
schuylkill Barge JURA, one sCOw, and YAwL
BOAT, the property Of the United States
Terms: Cash, In Government funds.
D. II. FUCKER,
Brsvet Maj. Gen. and Chief ouartsrmaster,
au2S-dtsS Depot Of WaAhington.
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PROPOSALS FOR GRADING,

NAVY DEPARTMENT,
BUREAU OF 0RpSAxoI,
wAsHIsaroS CRY, September l, 1896
Sealed proposals for Grading the Ground. Of the Ma
until twelve az o'clock, noon, Of SATURDAY, the
eighth (s) day Of September, 1885.
Bidders will state the price per cubic yard and the
tins In which they will to do the work TO the
satisfaction Of the Government Superintendent
Proposals will only be received from parties actually
engaged In the business Of grading who are pre-
pared to do the work themselves No sub-isttng Of
contracts will be permitted, and Ia to be distinctly
Understood that the Chief Of the Bureau reserves the
right to reject all offers under this veremsnt that
he docs not deem advantageous 10 the Government.
The bids will be opened at noon Of the day above
specified and bidders are requested be pressnt to
spond to their bids. H. 4 WISE,
seS 81 Chief Of Bureau.
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~ War Department, Surgeon Generals
0YfIcs, WARRINGTON, D. c., August TO- ls86-An Army
Medical Board, to consist Of Brevst Colonel Brown
surgeon, u President; Brevet Lieutenant Colonel
H. R. Writ, surgeon, U. 8. A. Brevet Lieutenant
Colonel Anthony Heger surgeon, U. g. A.; and Brevst
Major Warren Webster, assistant surgeon, U. s. A.,
Recorder will meet in New York city on the Goth Of
September next for the examination Of candidates for
admission into the Medical STAFF Of the United States
army.
Applicants must be twenty years age and
physically sound.
Applications for Invitation to appear before the
Board should be addressed to the Surgeon General, U
g. and must state the full name residences and date
and place Of birth Of the candidate Testimonials to
character and qualifications must be furnished. the
applicant has been In the medical service Of the army
during the war; the fact should be stated together with
his former rank and time and place Of Service and
timonials from the officers with whom he has served
should also be forwarded.
No allowance Is made for the expenses Of persons I'M
dersopg the examination is indispensable pre-.
requisite to appointment.
There are At present sixty vacancies In the medical
STAFF forys Of which original, being created By
the act Of Congress approved July Is, 1886.
JOS. X. BARNES,
suls.tuthsstoel5 Surgeon General U. g. A.
A1-Breech-Loading Arm.-Ths Board for
the Examination Of Brssch Loading Arms Of which Gen.
sral Hancock 10 president In session at No. 81
windsr's Building
Arms will be received daily, between the hours Of II
.. IN. and p. m, until further notice.
Inventors requested to submit their arms In per-
son or By agent to the recorder OF tho board.
W. OWENS,
Capt. 9th .. 8. Cav. Brew. Lieut. Col U.s.A,
mhl2-u Recorder.
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81 Marriage and Celibacy, an Essay Of
Warning and Instruction for Young Men. Also, dis
and abuses which prostats the vital powers with
Of relief Sent free Of charge In scaled letter
envelopes. Address DR.. J. sKILLIH HoUGHToN,
Howard Association, Philadelphia, Pa aul3-3m
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LUMBER
LUMBER,

UMBER, LUMBER, LUMBER
C.BCHURCH CO.
Desire TO call special attention OF the Carpenters and
Builders, wheewrghts and Coaehmakers 10 their eI.
tensye and well selected assortment Of ali the various
kinds Of Lumber, consisting In part Of
All sizes Of white Pine, Poplar, Walnut, Oak, Ash and
Hickory.
FRAMING
White Pine, Spruce, Hemock, Va Pine, and Oak.
White Pine, Spruce, Va Pine, Eastern Shore, and Oak.
Cypress white Pine, Spruce, and Cedar.
PENCE RAILS. POSTS AND PlCkErS.
Bills OIL Lumber cut ordsI GHT IhSis' 1SSes
mys. IN Cor Maryland ave. and Eleventh street
STOVES! STOVES! STOVESi
ALARoE STOCK OF STOVES,
SELLING CHEAP.
CALL AND sBR THE
GREAT VARIETY
NOW IN STORE AND FOR SALE CHEAP FOR CASH.
COOKING, fARLoR AND CHAMBER STOVES,
SECTIONS HEATERS,
FOR ONE, TWO AND THREE sToRIEs
W, D. wYvILL,
AuiI'2w 4as Penn'a Ave-, bet, Sd and Az
THIS ISTO GIVE NOTICE THATTHE
subscriber has obtained from the Orphans Court
Of Washington county, In the District Of Columbia.
letters Of adpinistraon on the personal estate Of
ELLEN Warren, late Of Washington city, D. c. deceased
All persons having claims against the said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof to the subscriber or before the SIN
day o. August next; they may otherwise by law be
| excluded from all beneht Of the said estate.
Given under my hand this sth day Of August, A d
1860, SAMUEL L.PHILLIPs
aus-lwSw Administrstor
| =
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TOTAL. $50, 600
The awards will be made after the concert on the stage
Of the theatre where three thousand persons can wit
ness It, committee will be appointed by the audience
TO superintend the same.
Printed lists Of awards will be published and supplied
to agents and ticket. holders. Parties having tickets
will retain them until after the awards made and n
their numbers appear In the list, they will forward their
tickets immediately with full directions as to the ship
ping Of goods deeds for the property Tickets for sale
at all the principal Hotels, Book and Music Stores in the
city, and At the Headquarters, In the Mammoth Fair
Building for the benentof the Soldiers and Sailors Ma
tonal Orphans Home Fund, Of Seventh street
and Pennsylvania avenue, Washington, D. C.
The Directors appeal to the lberay OF the people 10
give this enterprise their kind support and thereby
sist in relieving the wants Of the Orphans Of fallen
comrades.
CARD "A large number Of tickets remaining unsold,
1t will be necessary to postpone the drawing until
THURSDAY the llth Of October, 1866, at which time
will positively occur.
The many swindiing schemes that have been pre-.
sented to the public durng the past few months
what delayed sales, III able to satisfy
the people throughout the country that this enterprise
was geuuine, and solely for charitable purposes The
Directors are confident Of the sale Of every ticket and
have allotted sufficient time to guarantee the Gales
without any further postponement.
MAJOR H. a, HALL, President Soldiers and Sailors
Union; Col CHA. Z CAPEHART, Major NJ H. AL
BERGkR, WILLIAM MORSE, Managing Directors.
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AUCTION Els.
TINTED STA TES MARSHALS'S
~ sALR

In virtue Of writ Of Yisrf Hasias Issued from the
Clsrts once Of the Supreme Court Of the District Of
Coiumbia and 70 ne directed, viii expose 10 public
e for cash in frost Of the Court Houss door Of said
iass on thursday the soth day q sspsnnsr Inst,
property 10 Wit: Lot No. % inKibbeys snbdvision Of
.lon ~ III laid So.s on the plot Of s.d sabdi
The city Of Warrington, D. O., together with al and
singular me improyemsnts thereon, seized and levied
uI1n ns properly 2. Joseph Savage, and will be
vs.. Erwin O. Comstoek and Jcxph I. Savage.
DAVID s. 0O0DIH0,
y. 8. Marshal District Of Columbia
September LIST, 1855. sspi.td
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AL persons avorably disposed requested to act as
agents. but no commissions will be allowed.
Money should In all be sent by post 0fce order
draft, express, or registered letters
In every case send the name and post ohce address,
county and State Of each separate and
stamp All orders for Tickets must be addressed to
WILLIAM s. MORSE,
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wAsHISgros, July "a, 1886.
Whereas II. A. Hall and others, AS managing d.
reetors Of the "Grand National Concert " to be held
in Washington, D. the "a Of August next, have
made due application to Clephane, Collector Of In
ternal Revenue for the collection district OF the District
Of Columbia, for permission to hold lottery raie or
gin enterprise, and presented to him satisfactory
dencs that the proceeds Of said lottery raie or Kin
enterprise will be devoted to charitable uses permits
sion 10 hereby granted to such managing directors
TO hold such lottery rafe, or gin enterprise free from
all charge whether from tax license in respect
such lottery, raihe, or gin enterprise.
K, A, ROLLINS. Commissioner
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YORK HERALD THURSDAY AUGUST IT, 8ee-TRIPLE SHEET
plaintiffs character, and il found good. to grant him

ticeuse
Tho matter was adjourned until today, when Mr. In
gsrsoi one OF the counsel for the plaintiff moved for
further posponement OF the case Of the alb
sence Of his associate counsel, Mr. jas Brady. who
was rlscatng somewhere In the interior OF thu State
Mr. Tracy. counsel for the Board Of Excise, wanted
the case to 80
Judge Barnard said he agreed with him II would be
good idea 70 send the before the General Term,
which met this month At the time that the case came
up before Judge Ingraham all examined the matter
and agreed with him.
Mr.. ingersou remarked that this case was not Ia
position to 60 TO the General Term No return had yet
boon made by the gentleman on the other side
Mr. Iracy-We have return here which has not yet
alton into the character OF the plaintiff and bis business
and found the same to be bad-very bad
Judge Barnard-That looks pretty conclusive, MI
Ingersol. don't see what you can do had
been member Of the Legislature should probably have
voted against this liquor law, but since has passed
have examined the matter carefully, and have como
to the conclusion that Is perfectly constitutional and
should be enforced. Sensation among the awyersl
What Is more believe all the other judges IN the court
agree with me- also, the judges In the Second district
that you infer what the action OF the supreme
Court will be.
Mr. Ingersoll who was completely taken aback by the
unlocked for expression Of the judges opinion tho
constitutionaty of the law remarked that under such
an announcement from the Court he would certainly
hesitate about trying the case before his Honor foru
natey however the question now TO be disposed oil was
not one involving the consttutonallty OF the law.
Judge Barnsrd-0h In that case will try and have
country Judge for you hero when the case comes on.
The matter will stand adjourned until tho .3d inst
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TERRIBLE sUffeRISGs AT SEA.
An Account Of the Experience of IA Boats
Load Of the Survivors Of the ship Hornet.

An Account Of the Experience of IA Boats
Load Of the survivors of the ship Hornet.
private letter from Mr.. Henry Ferguson, published
in tho Stanford Conn, Advocate, gives an account OF
the remarkable suerngs Of the Of the clipper ship
Hornet, bound from New York TO San Francisco. On
the Sd Of May the vessel crossed the equator and was
within three days sail OF San Francisco whom some
varnish ignited In open lamp, and in few minutes
the ship was IN flames. There chance OF saving
her. and tho crew, numbering thirty ono, manned
three boats and put in provisions for ten or twelve days
They continued together from the 81 TO the 10th OF
the month and finding II impossible to stow their boats
any longer they separated and the boat IN which Mr.
Ferguson headed for Clarion Island latitude 49, IL
north longitude ia but the trade winds, instead II
coming from the east from the north, accompanied
with such O that would have been suicide to beat
against H. On the Both they gave up looking for this
island, and changed their to the westward look
ing for cluster of islands which laid down doubt
full BY this time their provisions had nearly given
out, and they were obliged to depend considerably on
such fish and birds as they could catch After
spending nearly . week in looking FOR these
islands, without success, they shaped their
for Hawaii distance Of nearly thousand miles.
with little than knucke Of ham and Of
soup and bone.r During the last four days their suf
ferngs very great and during that time they had
nothing but two gls OF water and such nourshmen as
they could extract from greasy rags and boot leather
On Friday, June b. after foryone DAYS exposure TO
tropical SUM- and starvation, they land, and
the afternoon landed at little settlement Of natives
At Laupahoehoc. 10 the island OF Hawaii At the time
they landed, the crew, fourteen in number very
weak and could scarcely move but they were met with
kind attention and were fast reganing thor strength