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BURNING OF AN OLD CHURCH large
brick church al WateIf ford, In Loudon countv
Va, familiarity hnswn as the oOuaksr
Cnnren, was entirely destroyed by fire on
friday last, together with the adjacent school.
house. IL seems that some boys were engaged
IN clearing the church yard, and burnin M
loose rubbish, by which means fire was com
municated to the building, resulting IN ~.
complete destruction. The house was a very
old one, having been built in 1881 ana hsS
consequently withst0od the storms OF mora
than one hun dred winters, during all OF which
time. according TO the church records, n had
week, without a solitary omission The loss
10 heavy one, bat the Society il wealthy
AID 10 doubt the damage will be speedily re
paired.
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(Bv Bankers and Brokers' Telegraph
Lewis johnson & 10. quote stocks and bond.
10 home and foreign mar kets as folloWa:

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-First Board-U S. 6's
1851, coupon 49, 5.2O's. 1852. ex coupon, los y
I-6i.ex-coupon, los L; 1885, ex-coupon, -; 1855,
coupon, new, 1913; 1867, coupon, lO7x; 1OaO's,
coupon, 102 4; 7.3Os, second, 1853; 1905, third
1857; Canton, "A \; Cumberland, % Z uicksI.
yer, 164; Mariposa, s; do. preferred, ia New
York Central, 1l4I; Pacific Mail, 1856 4; At.
lantic Mail, NO. Erie, 72A; do. preferred, =;
Hudson, 1876; Reading, 973s; Michigan Central,
12ah; Cleveland and Pittsburg, soy; North.
western. 40; do. preferred, 64H; Rock Island.
9SS; Fort Wayne. 974; Ohio and Miss Ger.
tlticates. "a; w. U. Telegraph, 32k; Boston
Wafer Power. ISL; Gle veland and Toledo,
1924; Gold, 1905.
LONDON Nov. 14-Noon.-Bonds Of 81 7Ox:
Consols. 9iA; Erie, i2a Illinois. sax.
FRANKFORT, Nov H-Noon-Bonds, rs 3 l6
LIVERPOOL, Nov. H-Noon.-Cotton mar.
ket opens dull and declining. The days sales
will probably reach 0O0 bales. MIddling Up.
lands, *; Middling Orleans ST.
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PERSONAL.
TONSULT DIR LEON

CONSULT DIR. LEON,
~ 46c TENTH ST. ABOVE PA. AVE.
All Acute and Chronic Diseases, Skin Diseases.
and EruptiOns on the Face. &c. thoroughly cured,
in the shortest time possible by him. Recent
in from IL to rs hours. Female Irregularities
speedily relieved. Rooms private. Terms reason
able. No cure pay. no l3-6t+
AIRS. WEISS, No. 40 Washington street, be-
lVl tween ith and 5th streets, offers her services
to the ladies of Washington who nay desire mid
wife. no IL Inn
DIANOFORTE AND SINGING-Miss La
L MONT, pupil of one of the best masters of
Paris will receive a limited number for instruc-
ton in the above branches at 169 West street
Georgetown, ID. &. no 1851
nR. W. EVANS HAS REMOVED OFFICE
~ and residence to No. 456 18th st. bet. u and
ii SITS. Orders left at Mr.. Majors Drug Store cor
ner 18th and II sts., will be attended to. oc3l2wE
I IMEl LIMEti LIME i!-LIME for 81 80
IL per barrel, best quality, in small or large
quantities Also. CEMENT, GRAVEL, HAIR,
and LATHS. GRAVEL ROOFING done in the
best manner, and at the shortest notice. WHITE
GRAVEL for garden walks.
THOMAS FAHEY,
oc 29-1m 10th street west and canal.
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The ELECTION IN KAssAs.-OniciaI major.
ties from twenty-one counties and reported
against 1856 3 for female suffraee, 5O33 aeatns,
1855; for dlsfranchising aisloya al persons o "a
against 1903. The Legislature will probanIv
stand: Senate-Repubicans, ~; Dem ocrats
). House-kep ubllcans, 50; Democrats 2j
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BANKRUPTCY DECISION IN RICHMOND
Judge Bond, register in bankruptcy at Rich
moDd, a, has delivered an opinion in regard
TO applications for bankruptcy, similar to tn at
OF Judge Batchford, of New York. 1t is that
properly acquired or Inherited after an appIi.
cation is filed is not liable for the debts OF the
party apply ing for bankruptcy. This decision,
II Is said, will increase materially the number
OF applicants in Richmond.
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VIOLATING THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.-John
q. Thompson and John Lambert. Esus, ,us-
tees of the Peace OF Prince Georges county.
Md, were arrested on warrants issued by
United States Commissioner Brooks, for re.
fusing to take the affldavits of Edward Jones,
colored, of said county, charging James Mar.
tan with assaulting him. Upon a hearing on
Tuesday, Thompson gave bail as required to
answer at court, and Lambert was released On
security tor q further examination,
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THE CAPITOL FISIsHED.-ThIs morning at
TX O'Clock. the last stone or the United States
Capitol extension was put in place on a cheek
block OF the east portico OF the south wing. bv
Captain Richard Mogan, foreman: and the
contract OF Ms7srs. Provost, Winter & Co.
for furnishing and cutting the stone and pIac-
ing IL In the building, may now be said to be
complete There are but few persons now en-
plOyed by the contractors, and these are en-
gagged IN gathering up the tools ana apparatus
used in the work. All the derricks and hois..
ing apparatus have been taken down, and the
sheds IN New Jersey avenue removed, and in
few days the firm Will wind MP.
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WILTON ]. SAFFOLD,

WILTON j. SAFFOLD,
(Fornsrly Of MONTGOMERY, Alabamn,D
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW.
WASHINGTON, ID. Q.
Office No. 42e Street, Opposite the City Hall,
Will practice in the Supreme Court of the United
States, Court of Claims, and the Courts Of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Claims and Department business will receive
prompt Attention. clS-tf
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The MARYLAND ELRcrIoN-The Baltimore
Americdn Of this morniR z says The returns of
me election OF Attorney General, Superint ten.
Court Of Appeals, Judges of the Orphans,
Courts, Register Of Wills, SherIff, OItv Sur.
veyor and Clerks Of the Baltimore Eourt.
were not made within the time allowed hv lac
70 the Clerk Of the Superior Court IL is con.
tended that this will withhold these ON cial.
nom taxing their seats, and the point in vol we'd
VII VII probably be mads the subjects of q legal
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HON. JAMES A. SBpDON TAXES THE AM.
NRsTY OATH.-Yesterday the Hon. james a
Seldom, late Secretary OF War for the Con fed =
crate States, went to General Schofeld head.
quarters and made application to take the
amnesty oath required by the terms of his par
don. He was introduced to the Judge Advo.
cate OF this district. Major Layton, by Colonel
Calm, who administered it to him. Richmond
Uhi1.
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NATIONAL THEATER.-The fine m usical bur-
iesqne OF keniiworth" was brought out in
capital style last evening, with LADY Don as
"1e Earle OF Leicester" and will be repeared
Knight with the comedy of "The Pretty
HOrsebIe akern tI
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DRY GOODS. &c.
DREPARE FOR WINTER

IJhEI Nh T. II Uf " IN I Elk
About 1 900 ards No. 1, SHAKERFLANNELs
for sale at less II an manufacturers prices. BY LIZ
DUO STONE: No. 275 Pennsylvania avenue,
between 10th and 18th streets. south side.
Special inducements offered to dealers no 1877
YON'S SILK yELvETS FOR MANTILLAS.
IL very cheap.
NELNETEESS and CLOAKING CLOTH, in
great variety
Rich Irish PLAID P0PLINS, 81 rs per yard.
NELONS. REPS, BIARITZS. FRENCH MERI-
NOS, and various other styles of dress goods.
OPERA FLANNELS, RED AND WHITE
OPERA CLOTHS, full stock of black and col
ored SILKS.
Our stock is full in all departments We offer all
goods at the 10 west sash prices.
WIN. r. RILEY BROTHER,
No 30 Central Stores
no l3-2w opposite Cen tire Market.
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"UNDER The GAS LIGHT."-No plsy-goer
should fail to see this excellent comedy as n is
now being performed al Wallis Opera Houss
1t will positively be Withdrawn after this week
as the management bring It out in Baltimore
on Monday next. ThepIay is one OF absorbips
interest,
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EQUAL TO MY HUSBAND.

Well, George, want to get my hair dressed
Hum Fanny that costs so much
Oh No, sir, it does not cost more than you spend
in Barber shop. See Madame Demongeot's prices
Hair dressed
Short hair, $0.25 Cut for ladies gent, so 50
Long hair, so Shampooing short hair, 81
Outsidethe door, l. 50 Shampooing long hair,
Flower Curls, 200 and dressing it, Loo
On hand, large assortment of Perfumery, Long
Hair of every extra color, Braids, Curls. Invisi.
BILE Wigs en- hand or made to order. At DEMON.
GEOT'S HUMAN HAIR STORE, 21s Penn. av
bet 10th and 18th sts., south side Sc 2S-6m
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sr oSios or Tn CHURcHss.-In the confer.
virginia, In session in NorfoIr- m. cnr.r,., OF
~ ia report on Saturday. in favor of a union
Q, me methodist Episcopal and MetSods.i
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NEW SCHOOL IN PRINCE GEORGE COrSTY
MD.-The Marlboro Gazette says: A neat anC
comfortable house for the female public scho3
Will be completed in this village in few DAYS
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ton was engaged yesterday IN discussing the
franchise question. One proposition is TO send
to Congress a list Of names OF prominent ex.
Rebels who have exerted themselves in behalf
OF the Congressional plan Of reconstruction,
and IT is said, was suggested by General Pope,
and the Convention will provide, in the Con.
stituton which IL is framing, for the enfran.
chise ment so far State authority can do 1t,
Of that class Of men
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SUICIDE James Nork, formerly
rich STAKEHOLDER and resident of Nashville
Tenn, but more recently of Bowling Green
Kentucky, committed suicide bv cutting his
throat with razor, yesterday.
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|From French & Richardson, agents for
the Rebellion Record" we have part g. of that
valuable publication.
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81. al -. os rARM.-samusl N. Ware. Eso
sT.st eonntv . %s, i1,m At White Haven, SOM
New Jersey, for $1,000. He Also d,as.n. sI0m N
al ms st0ck' &s- 70 the same party Tor a Goo u
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LOST AND FOUND.

FOUND 1RESPASSlNG on THE PREMISES
i oC Hpicd J. y tEr eubSc rihor. on 10th instant.
BnndI COW. hvc years oil; whit" in forehead
Whit" les: no ear marks The owner will come,
prove property, pay for advertising. and take her
away. InOI42t-I J W DAVIS
&S REWARD-LOst, on the 9th instant a Bca.
Sc lie Hound SLUT; Whit. with large black
spots. The above reward will be paid if left at
4l4 G street, between 9th and eth streets.
no y 81 JOHN SINCELL.
OsT-Last evening in going from,I3th and st
IL Island, to Pennsy lvsuia avenue and 9TH street
a GOLD LOCkET, WATCH CHAIN and SEAL
and FISH attached. A suitable reward will be
paid on returning them to | Is u street south be
tween 18th and lS1R. po II at
I OST-S25 REWARD-An entirely BLACK
- POINTER DoG Last seen to Join a man
with gun at Lyons Mill. about 30 O'Clock on
Thursday afternoon. The above reward will be
paid if left at West street corner of Congress
Georgetown. WIN. MARBURY noI3-3t+
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The ROMAN QUEsTION-A Florence des.
patch Of yesterday states that the note of Min.
lister Meneabra on the Roman question has
had quieting effect. The Italian press, how
ever, is almost unanimous in the expressi
OF the belief that the differences between the
Italian Government and the people on one
side, and the Pope on the other, are irrecon.
cilabIe. The last Rote of the French En-
to the European Powers simply suggests a
general conference for the settlement OF the
Roman question, and does not propose any
plan fort he deliberations of the conference
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Co-oPHRATIvR KITCHENS. Co.opera

COOPERATIVE KITCHENS. Cooperation
Is extending. We copied from the New York
Post, few days aimee, an article on co-opera-
tive Kitchens. and the idea seems to take In
fact the more the principle of cooperation is
discussed the more popular il becomes The
Chicago Rspubhcan says:-"The same thing,
cooperative kitchens,) we happen to know
has been seriously talked OF in more than one
circle In this city. Now. in an area OF two
hundred feet square in this city, twenty or
thirty families may often be found, each fam
lily supporting a separate cooking establish
ment paving for cook. fires, &c. If these
twenty families were to club together, hire a
competent and honest steward and COOK, and
pay good salary 10 each, assessing the expenses
thereof and for provisions TO each family in
proportion to the number Of mouths to be fed,
the economy would be marked, and the com.
fort Increased. especially if we take into ac-
count the arrangement a change of cooks makes
in the domestic life of q family"
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Government Securities.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. IL, 1o67.-Jay Cooke &
Co furnish the following quotations Of Gov
eminent sec uriies:
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o~METROPoLITAN BUILDING

~METROPOLITAN BUILDING ASSOCI
,AAIrl0N-sPccial meeting THU BSDAY
OF TRACE Rooms Penn "a avenue. All stOckhold-
ers and persons desiring stock are TO be
present. lChrOn. Exp. 2tl nnl2
TATTENTION, J0URNEYMEN COACH
u3 MAKERS.-A mass meeting of Journey
men Coz'chmakers will he held at German Hall, on
1lth. between and q streets. on THURSDAY
ENENlNG NEXT, at IA O'Clock. Addresses vii
be delivered by members of the Wor kngmen's As
semIly. All working at the business, whether
members of the Society or not are respectfully in
Nllto TO attend. no Il St.
%IHE TEMPERANCE BUILDING AND
~ iRI 81 ASSOCIATION will hold regs-
lar meetlIgs At p. m EVERY NIGHT until fnr-
ther notice at their rooms, No. 81 Louisiana ave
Recommending this Monday night Books omen
Tor subscriptions to stock and certificates of shares
will be ready for delivery.
WASHINGTON, November IL lST
~ - G. Z. HOPKINS, Secretary
GEO. SAVAGE. President noII.t Dac3
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THE BEST ASSOCIATION FOR INVEST
MENTS. AND THE CHEAPEST AND
MOST CERTAIN FOR LOANS
SAFE, CERTAIN, AND RELIABLE

OF this Association No initiation fee is regnired
The limitations Of the per cent, at which adj
vances are made prevent loans for PURPOSES of
mere speculation, and add certainty to the on
wanted. 0' "n'h
Subscription Books for Stock in this Associ,
.on are Dow open at the following named places
HORATIO BROWNING, President, 3J3 Penn.
syIyanis avenue: near Sixth street.
II. y. HOOD. Treasurer. 33- Pennsylv ania ave-
Il CLARE, yr.. Secretary, 444 Fourteenth
street, near New York avenue
shareholders. "
Payments on account Of stock will be received at
either OF the above named places until the next
regular monthly meeting
A large number of shares have already been ia
Ken and persons DESTROYS Of obtaining stock shond
come forward at once
, Printed Constitutions may be obtained at any of
the above named places
HORATIO BROWNING, President.
T.. ". CLARK, JI. Secretary. no eff
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MoRrGAGED-We are not, II seems, to have
Miss kellogg here this season, as fondly hoped
by opera-goers. Following upon her brilliant
success at her MaJesty's Theater in London.
she has concluded engagements to appear at
the HGtiens IN Paris, and also at Madrid this
winter Ii seems altogether unlikely that we
shall get her back to the United States for
years, II ever.
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The ASSOCIATED PRESS AGENCY is of coursa
quite welcome to use anything in our columns
but We would suggest that as a matter of cour-
tesy II not of justice, that it could afford TO
give the STAR credit for articles Of the length
OF the Fort Albany prize fight affair taken
from our Extra" Of TUESDAY,
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d PRACTICE SCHoOL.-By general orders
No 50. from the War Department, dated Nov.
10, IL is directed that an artillery school be
tabiished ~ Fortress Monroe, Va The order
also prescrlbes the course OF instruction to Be
pursued.
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PERsoNAL.-Pestmaster General Randall
left The city last evening for a brief visit to
New York city. He will return on Saturday
OF Sunday. .".Hon. Ro3weIl Hart is at the
Metropolitan Hotel; Hon. Daniel Morris at the
Eooi't House; Hon. Charles E. Eldridge Of
Wisconsin, at The Kirkwood; and Major Gen
eral Schofield and 5 5. Cox at WilIard's. ....
Henry Ward Beecher is in Toronto, Canada.
..--Franklin Pierce is nom mated for the mex,
President by Mobile paper.
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EVERYBODY in &" Newspaper Row. is sueez.
ing to-day with infiuenzas caught in watch.
ing for the shooting stars. Dispatches were
sent over last night from the New York pa
pers TO their correspondents here to look ont
for the meteoric display" and a vIgiiant slook
OUT was kept in consequence. The Her1lf
man got himself boosted mp to a most eligible
but rather chilly position In the head dress of
the Genius of America on the dome of the
capitol where he waited patiently for MANY
hours ard swept the heavens 10 see the shoot
ers shoot. The Times and Tribune correspon-
denis secured front seats on the bleak to xer OF
the Observatory. They had a hard time of
IL, but managed 10 see few stars
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DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LAND-Returns re.
csived by the Commissioner Of the General
land office, show disposal Of % $50 acrss OF
he public land during the month of October
las a. me local once al Sioux City, Iowa. The
greater portion OF the land was located with
AGRICULTURAL college scrip, and the remainder
taken under the homestead law and sold for
cash.
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INTERNAL RRvRSUK.-The receipts from IN
source to-day were S233, 80.
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TIE REPUBLICANS OF New York city have
played a strong card in nominating Hon VIM.
A Darling tor the Mayoralty Of that city. In
politiss he has never teen an extremist. and
personally he Is the strongest man they could
put os the track, having unsurpassed business
qualifications. great energy, and VI blemisnsd
tategri-y.
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0|"NEW BUILDING ASSOCIATION
CAPITOL HILL AND NAyY-YARD

X ".
CAPITOL HILL AND NAvY-YARD.
The first meeting for Issuing stock and the nav
BU lLDlNG ASSOCIATION will be held AZ Odd.
Fellows Hall, Navy Yard on FRIDAY, Noyem-
per 10: at ,. IN. Payments. S per share. The
Ass9clatiCn viii last about fve years. Ii a stock
purchase a home. "
Copies of the Constitution can be had of either
Of the following officers:
Or. ). A. II MCkIM. President
GHAS; T.: LATlIROP, Vice President.
". T. JOHNSON, secretary.
DIRECToRs:-Dr. 6. l.. LOOMS, T. Edward
Clarke, J c. Dulin, W. II. Barbour. b. "
Browne, George \. Barr, WIN. Wright. Henry
Wylie, and VIM. Noting ham. noII-5t
~ NOTICE, TO WHOM 1T MAY con
REGIsIER's OFFICE. Nov 4 1857
keepers OF Hotels. Restaurants, TaVerns OrIina
rles. sample Rooms, Tipping Houses retailers of
SplTituous and Fermented Liquors, Wines. Cor
qlals, Groceries, Dry Goods, II ardware. Medicines
PerfumeTy, Watches and Jewelry. Lumber Mood
Commission Merchants, dealers in Fruit and Con
fectionery; Hawkers and Peddlers, Billiard Tables
Ten-pln Alleys, dealers I'm Old Iron Copper Brass
&c Also, Hackney Carriages, Omnibuses and CITY
passengeT Railroad Cars, will expire on Monday
the 4th day OF November, 1867. and must he re
newed at this Office within ten days thereafter
nov i-lCt FRED. A. BOSWELL, Re gister.
0"NOTICE.-Thos indebted to THE EVEN
~ ING STA up L. this date are requested TO
make PAY ment, as heretofore, to Mr.. &. b BAKER
tat the Star office in whose hands the UNDERSIGNED
has placed all Its outstanding accounts for collec
uon; d.. ,o., W.D. WALLACH.
- oist, 1904. &C 3l-tf
TMETROPOLITAN BUILDING AssOCI.
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1T Is UNDERSTOOD that Hon. W E. Chandler
will positively withdraw from the Treasury
Department next month, and it is given ont
that he will be succeeded by the Hon. Edmund
Cooper, late member of Congress- from Ten.
nessee, and now of the Presidents househeId
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BAD GUEssING.-Yesterday was rather a
dry day for items, and some particular wild
guessing was made by such of the nev.
chron.clers as were determined to keen nm tia
supply, hit or miss. The statement that Nc
Ciellan was coming post haste by the Scotia
10 take the position OF Secretary of War, ten.
dered him, that the Office might be filled bs.
fore the meeting of Congress, was particularly
unfortunate In view OF the known fact that
Mcclellan has concluded not 10 return home
Tor the present. The following statement of
the same kidney, we ale authorized to state,
has not particle of foundation:
Within few days past Hon. Hueh Nc.
Culloch, Secretary OF the Treasury, rendered
ms resignation to President Johnson Yester
terday the President addressed the Secretarv
note, requesting him TO withdraw his letter
ofreslgnation, and ii is stated to-day that the
request has been complied with"
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hkACD UPON TIE PENSION OPFICR-In-
IolnaaUon has been received al the Pension
once OF the arrest at Santa Fe, New Msx,co
OF William Breden and John W. Dunn. ON a
charge OF forgery and perjury. These par,is,
are charged win presenting to the Pension
Ageni al san "a re forged power-of- ATTORNEY.
upon which they received about i've huparsa
collars due pensioner. 1t Is also charged
mar one Oh tnese parties made oath that he
knew no one nad any interest in or claim upon
the pension fund, when 81 that tine hs well
knew that his partner in business had =, ~.
possession q fraudulent Assignment OF m.
pension due. The accused gave bail In the
sum Of $1,000 each for their appearance at IA.
next term Of the U. 8. Court for the Terr,torv
Of New Mexico. The vigilance with which
the rights of pensioners and the Government
are watched al the Pension ONCE Is much to
be commended.
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DEATH OF wAsHINeToNIAN.-Tui
ton has reached here OF the death a. Browns
vile, Texas, on the 18th Of October, OF James
". Wilson. late of tbs city.
Mr.. Wilson was sent by the Treasury De-
partment, in May last, to Brownsville with
several others, as a mounted Inspector he
having served in the Union army and BEEN
severely wounded in battle. He was the first
victim OF the yellow fever In Browns VILE, and
incurred the fatal disease by exposure and
exertion in the performance Of his duty.
Announcing his death to the Commissioner
OF Customs, the Collector, Mr.. Robertson, who
also died nine days after, says "His death was
consequent upon exposure and endeaycrs on
that night 1.-THE night of the tornadoI to save
Government property Al the Custom House in
TINS city. he had been ON continuous dutv
for over "a hours, and that evening. 18Th of
October,) was attacked with fever. I had
learned the noble qualities OF Mr. Wilson. and
became attached to MIN, and. his death has
very much afflicted me. He was a man O,
"daunted courage and thoroughly hohest He
Old his duty nobly throughout. You had a
lust appreciation OF his character; but l have
seen 1t tested"
IL may be some consolation to the AGED father
and sisters OF Mr.. Wilson, to learn that he
had every possible care and attention during
his short illness.