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RKouIBB PROMPT rRIArNEsr

you are On herring from results OF earl, ,nd,.e,.
dons, what effect doee IL produce q Don your seners
neathr Do You feel weak, debli tated t,r.
Does little extra exertion produce pal pitstto, q
NE hearth poeeyour liver, or urinary orran. on
have spells OF short brssthing, or dyspepsias -
your bowels constp sted Do Won hsye .nelis q
faintins, or PUSHES Of blood 70 the headf T. Vour
memory impaired lie your mind constantly dwell
mepns red Of Of he he 'e Do d I01
be left alone, 10 away from eyerybody No.. -
little thing make You start or jump IL your slee
Sr4ken OF restiessl IL the iustre of your eye ss
You enjoy yourself in society as wellf Do Won
pursue your business with the same energy no
you feel ae much confidence In yoursefY Are
y9nr splits dull and tagging, given TO hts
or Dyspepsia. Have you restless nights Yonr
back weak, your knees weak, and have hut iittle
ngssue sno ySy attribute this to dyspepsia or
Now, reader, secret habits, venereal di.e..e.
paddy cured, and excuses, are ell capable II pro-
duci ne veal ness In the generate We organs Dii
you ever think that those bold, defiant, energetic
those whose geDerstive organs are in perfect
heaithr You never hear such men complain II
being melancholy, OF nervousness, of paIpitotion
OF the heart. They are never afraid thew canDot
succeed in business; they don become .sd ana
discouraged; they are always polite aud pleassnt
IN the company Of ladies. aud lock them rieht in
theface-none OF your downoast looks or any other
How many men from badly cured diseases, from
the elects OF stuses and eKcesses. have broueht
about that state OF weak that has reduced fhe
general system 20 much 40 to induce almost every
other form Of dfsesse-idiOcy. lunacy, psrsl,s,s
spinal sfeS tions. suicide. and almost ever other
form OF disease which humanity il heir To- and m
real cause OF the trout scarcely ever suspected
ana nave doctored Tor Gil but the right one Die
eases OF these organs require the of Diuretfo
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DIED.

DIED.
PFLUGER. On the 10th instant, AMELIA
MARY CATHERINE, daughter OF j. j. and
Amelia Pfueer, sged months
The relatives and friends OF the family are re-
spect ully invited to attend the funeral from the
resfdence OF her parents. corner OF I'd and y
streets on to morrow Friday the 18th instant,
at clock .. m.
PARkHuRST On the morning OF the 9th
instant, GEORGE, infant son OF George A. and
Kate NJ Parkhurst, aged il months and % days.
The funeral will take place on Friday evening
At O'Clock, from the residence of his parents, 6se
4th street east, Navy Yard.
BEDDINGER On the 18th inst, ANNIE
NAY HEpDINGER, aged years months and
% days, only daughter Of Mary 4. and John He'd
diDgtr.
Funeral at four O'Clock tomorrow Friday
evening.
THOMPSON. On August 18th, MAUDE ELIZA
youngest daughter of DR.. J. Ford and Marion
Thompson, aged Is months.
DANT. On the Esd instant, HATTIE MAY
daughter OF Joseph M. and Emma Dant, aged
months and DAYS
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BANKRUPTCY NOTICES.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, IS
AT the Clty OF Washington on the 9th day O,
August, 1868. The undersigned hereby gives notice
OF MS appointment as assignee Of GEORGE N
LANCkTON, in the city of Washington within
said District, who has been adJudged q bankrupt
upon h ms own petition by the supreme Court 81
SAID district. MARCUS bICKFORD
uN-1aw3wr 1913 Ninth street, Assignee
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PRICE LIST OF Gents Furnishing Goods at
the original Franc, 494 Seventh street, (large
plate class front,) betw cen ID and E streets
Good White hirts,Sl-s1-50 Fine White Shirts,
S2.O0-2.S0 Good Summer Under Shirts, 50, IS
81; Good Summer Drawers, 50, IS 81
GOOD Cotton Socks, 10, Is, 20 cents. Paper;
Collars, 10, ID, 1e, IS cents per box: Handker.
chiefs and Suspenders, Ties and Scarfs, in end
less variety, at popular prices. p. ST. have
no bran Oh stores. 4.
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JEwILRY.-Silver Plated Ware and Fancy
Goods, received this morning, ut Prigg's One
Dollar Jewelry Store, No. AGO Pennsylvania
avenue, near u street.
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CITY ITEMS.

SUITS FOR BOYS, hom tAree 10 eight year,,
suitable for tail, from q 10 50, at George 4.
Henning's No. 5li IN street.
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CoRNe, BUNIONs, BAD NAILS, and all dis.
eases OF the feet, successfully treated by Dr.
White, Surgeon Chiropodist, 4a4 Pennsylvania
avenue, between AZ and 9th streets. Once
hours from a. m. TO p. m. No charge for
consultatiop. Established lS6l
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WHAT MAKES your hair so beautiful Mrs.
s. A. Aliens Improved new style) Hair Re-
storer or Dressing, liz one bottle.) Price One
Dollar. Every druggist sells ii. 60
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NEvERNoRE-Can the coarse gritty tooth
powders and tooth destroying chemical fluids
fnd place on the toilets of sensible people.
The fragrant and preeervanve Sozedont has
superseded them all.
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SCHUETzRN NERHIN.-rhis organization
composed of a large number of our most prom
inent German citizens, is rapidly completing
arran gements for the coming festival on the
Slst instant, at their park on Seventh street
road, about one mile north of the city. The oc-
caslon VIII be one OF rare amusement and
pleasure, and such an opportunity will not &C.
cur again this season. The following list of
prizes is now ON exhibition at the store OF MIR
VIM. Ii. Moses, corner OF Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue:-Prizes 10 be awarded
Tor shooting at rest: One fine set of parIor furn.
iture, valued at $780, one ls-carat gold watch
and chain, 500; sewing machine, IO; dinner
set slOO; one dozen solid silver spoons and
soup ladle, so; pinch bowl and cups, $50:
fancy solid silver ladle SIS: knives and forks
80: ladies pin and ear rings, $50. centre table
$50; two sets knives and forks $50; travelling
satche1, SIS castor and bsttles, SlU.
For shooting off hand: One plated tea-set
SO: one handsomely engraved silver goblet for
the King, $50. There Will alse be a number of
line prizes awarded for ladies' shooting; and to
men doing the best bowling, there will be
about $50 worth expended.
The following programme Is laid down for
the first day: They Will meet at Victoria Hail.
Pennsylvania avenue. between Four-and-a
haif and Sixth streets, at clock in the morn.
ing, from where delegation will proceed 10
the depot, at $50 o'clock, for the purpose of
receiving ibsT invited guests from New York.
Pniladelphs3 Sewark, Baltimore, Frederick,
and Lynchbu4 and escort them 10 the above.
named hall. They will then take up their line
OF march.accompanied by able bands of music
from Victoria Hall TO the Capitol, returning
byway OF Pennsylvania avenue TO Sixth street
up Sixth 10 street, along F to Fourteenth
street up Fourteenth 10 H street north, along
n 10 Seventeenth street, down Seventeenth u
pennsylvania avenue, down Pennsylvania
avenue grounding the Presidents mans:on) to
Fifteenth street, down Fifteenth to the ave.
nue., along the avenue to Seventh street. and
thence to the Park, where a grand banquet
VIII be given. During the morning, cannons
will be fired at the Park, at intervals Of five
min utes
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LApIIe, Try the choicest Perfume in the
world. Burnett's Florimel closely resem bles
the odor Of q rare and delicate boQuet of
1owers, and in this respect is unrivalled. A
few drops will leave its peculiar and delight
full fragrance upon the handkerchief for many
hours. 90
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FoH CoRNs, BUNIoNs, BAD NAILS, &C.,
visit DR.. Whites rooms, No. "a Pennsylvania
avenue, between * and 9Th streets.
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HEAVY FINE.-Nr. James Shugrue was ar
rested yesterday by officer Langley. of toe
Fourth precinot, charged with Keeping
vicious dog, and was suossq uently fined $50
ard costs BY Justice Norsell. Mr. g mas be-
.cre been muleted for The alleged vicious pro-
rsusIt,ss IF his canine pet.
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PUBIC IMPROVEMENTS IN SOUTH WASHING
ToS.-Mr. H ID. Gunnell, Commissioner of the
Seventh Ward, is personally experimenting
the work Of has different laboring corps, and
insisting upon fair and equal justice 10 botn
employees and the city's interest. Among the
improvements in progress the Com N sioner
Is Tow having repaired Maryland avenue, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets, al which point
gI.uIus ri be ordered ia few days. The
diiapidated alleys and cutters in the Severn
Ward are undergoing ample repairs, and
pumps and sidewalks receiving watehfpl an
teIuop- On Eighth stree, between y ard =.
foot paIemepts are being pat town, ant that
81 Re north SIDE Of r. between 1th and 18th
streets. Will be completed an a few days. Curb
stones Is now being Set between Eighth and
Ninth streets. In a few days the Com missior.
ers expect an order 10 grade Ninth street. ~.
tween L and +; also, q street, bstws en- Sd
and 9th streets.
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PERSONS wishing to subscribe for The STAR
who reside on Capitol Hill and the Navy Yard,
Will please leave their orders at No. LIZ East
Capitol street. between 4th and 5th.
JOHN COaeINs, Agent
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"SPALDIHG's GLUE" mends Furniture, Toys,
Crockery, all Ornamental Work
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ROCKVILLE CIRCUIT CAMP MsRTING.-The
annual camp for Rockville Circuit, N. T.
Church. Rev. ID. w. Arnold, pastor. closed a.
the LaytOnsville camp ground with unusual
interest and profit, August 22d, after q session
Of ten days. Over forty tents Were on the
ground, and the congregations during most OF
the time We're large, and the order every hin z
that could be desired. Under the management
OF Mr.. Williams, of this city, the police ar
rangements were of the most satisfactory char
acter. The opening sermon was preached by
Rev. W. ID. Osborne, OF Patapsco. The Sab
bath witnessed the usual crowd, estimated a;
500, 10 whom Rev. B. Peyton Brown, of thi.
city, preached in the morning, on Moses
prayer, 20 Lord, 1 beseech Thee, show me-
Thy glory" Rev. A. Burman, of Pa, preached
an Impressive sermon TO q large audience held
spell-Do by the eloquence of the sp-1ker, u,
5 p. N; and Rev. ". Il. Holiday pre- ached al
night. During the week, sermons were
preached by Rev. Messrs. Holiday, SILL. Bur
man, Osborne, Hobbs, Foster, Kirby, Corne-
Illus, Richardson, Macgruder and others with
the happiest results. The last day was the
great day OF the feast: the first sermol being
preached In the evening by DIR. Macgruder.
followed up by discourse AZ midnight BY
Rev. W. Nj. Osborne on " Behold, the brida.
groom cometh: go We out TO meet him"-Matt
25-both of which helped to swell the number
of converts. The services continued all night
the cnmp breaking mp AT 8 o'clock ON Friday
morning, Aug. ed.
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GREAT BARGAINs.-Human nature is weak
where bargains are concerned: and whether as
some malicious writer insinuates our pleasure
al buying cheap results from the idea that we
are getting the advantage OF somebody, or
whether our satisfaction may be traced TO
causes which will bear a more charitable con.
struction, yet the fact remains that we are all
more or less like Mrs. Toodles in the play
Those who read Mr.. VIM. p. Shedd's adyer.
tisement IN another column, however, and 60
to his store, 5O2 Eleventh street. for bargains
will, unlike Mrs. Toodles, find many things
which are really handy to have In the house. -
He IS selling on his entire stock OF Hosiery,
Gloves, ladies and gents Under Clothing. Rib
bons, Flowers. Soaps, Combs, Brushes, Notions,
of every description, with large collection of
Toys. China Ornaments, rose and walnut Work
Boxes and Writirg Desks, al the lowest New
York prices.
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PosTPoNED.-The meeting TO have been held
by the First Ward Republicans last night at
me National Institute building, corner OF ED
and streets, did not come OF.
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SALE OF VALCABLE FARN IN PRINCE
GEOKGE's COUNTY. MD.-Messrs. w. L. Wall
a Co.. anctioneers, yesterday sold the farm OF
he ATE Iii zabeth Herbert. containing l69 acres,
situated on. the New Cut Road IN Prince
Georges County, about four miles from WASH
ingion and two miles from Alexandra. together
with he dwelling house and out-buildings 70
Thomas l. Lloyd, Esq, for s2l per acre.
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A MEETING of the Grant and Colfax Club
will be held this evening at Union League
j. Sayles Brown, Esq, Register in Rank.
Tuptcy, and others, viii deliver addresse.
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NOVEL ELECTION WAGER.-An agreement
has been entered into by DIR. William Boyd. of
the Seventh Ward, TO wheel John Hammer
from Virginia avenue aLd LIST street west 10 .he
Presidents House, IL Seymour and BLAIR are
elected. Hammer TO do the like for Boyd IL
Grant and Colfax are elected. Mr.. John Nc
Laughiin agrees 10 carry the parties in his
hack fl ON me White House back 10 their homes
after the wheeling feet Is ended, free of charge
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A RIOr-White Marines and C0'Ored Ven En-
oGqsd-Last night a not took place near the
corner of Pennsylvania avenue and 9th street
east. IN which three marines and number of
coIored men took part. The marines charge
that the colored men attacked them first and
me latter make q counter charge. The colored
men Were first driven of, but returned with
reInfOrcemenrs and for ced the soldiers 20 retire
20 Lsen's Brewery near by, until the police
arrived on the ground in sufficient force 10
oIspeTse them.
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BASE BALL.-Tuesdaya ftern oon, the married
and single men Of the Record and Pension
DIVISION OF the Surgeon Generals Once
Played match game OF base ball on the
grounds9th and boundary streets. Massrs
Ciuton and Williams made an unsuccessful
after pt TO catch fly balls with their little fin
gsrs, S. go" however, in damaging the
sSoresRId s.jIgits, game lasted three
-. and yesuIted -. 10 the single
49, .hre OF % Victory = is the
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WRAlrne PAPER for sale. Apply 1t u
STAR Once.
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AYFAIRs IN LONDON CouNrY,va.-The Lees

v -
burg Mirror says:
General Stoneman having referred to Col E.
'. W hite, Sheriff, for adjustment the difficulty
between the two branches of the NJ. L. Church
IN this county as TO the occupancy of Salem
"urch, that gentleman last week, in a single
~ with the trustees, succeeded in sooth.
Interview "auldron, and was enabled to
ing the boiling the Potomac
report sail quiet alonh VI Railroad is now
laid some distance beyond Lees ,,dIv as
work is being pushed forward as raf ~
circumstances will allow. 1t Will Ieac-
Bowler Crossing, il is thought, ABOUT the III "
October.
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WHARF IMPROvEMENTs.-Im are
about being made at the Potomac Ferry wharf,
in order the better TO accommodate travel a nd
to admit Of the easy, safe entrance and depar-
ington and City Of Alexandria The Sims.
hitherto too small for the new steamers will
be cut so as TO At their dimensions, and other
portions OF the wharf partially decayed, will
be repaired a. good as new.
Browns wharf, heretofore so much in need
of repairs, is being thoroughly overhauled
and relaid with new hmbers in many places
In a few days il will be so fixed M as to com
pare, In point Of convenience and safety, with
any wharf along "the 'front.'"
AT Galt's Seventh street) wharf several al
terations and improvements have recently
taken place. In addition to the erection of
first class steam-sawing and chopping ma.
chinery, spacious lumber reception house
has been erected, and now there are ample
accom- modatioDs for the conduct Of the business
in which the Messrs. Gait are so extensively
engaged.
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THE
WHITEHURST
PHOTOGRAPHIC GALLERY,
Nos. 1916 PENNSYLVANIA ENUE.
between AZ and 9th streets.

This Establishment, founded In this city in 1880
And embracing among it's hundreds Of thousands OF
negatives and specimens, PORTRAITS FROM
LIFE Of all the Celebrities that have been ON the
stage of action since that time, has lust chang
hands and been thoroughly reorganized, under the
direction Of Q superior French Artist, and with
its rare old Instruments. and new and All the late
improvements in the Art, 10 ready for Photoera phic
work in all its branches, in style that cannot be
ss Dss;sS and ~ uHOr4 low rates that
Gems, Ambrotypee, Porcslsines-all styles and
sizes-Cards, Imperial Cards. Four Fours Exfrs
Four Eours, Eight r ours. Cabinet IMPERIAL Iifa
size-pain and colored-from rs cents up,
Gem Licensees for Lockets, Watches, and all
other miniature purposes.
Maps, Charts, DRAWINGS, Sketches, Picture.
Paintings, Models. Machinery, and every otber
imsgp able thing taken copied, in the best STYLE
and OF any size. '''
Old Daguerreotypes, Pictures, Pafntinps Ar
renewed. copied. enlarged when desiredl and ran
dered fresh and life-like. A
Pictures taken in ell kinds of weather.
Facilities unsurpassed.
:. Our motto in the picture line, is, 1.-The finest
ufe-ike like nesses ct the lowest prices
Nos. 1916 Penna. Ave, bet. ~ and 9Th ats.
C"t THIS out for a Memorandum. an l2.lm.
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BELTsvILLE.-The ladies OF the EpiscopaI
Church in Belts Vile, are holding a fair in the
new oricK church being erected in place of
hat destroyed some months ago, TO aid In its
ompklon. The structure is already up. and
when completed, 1t will cost about B 600 II
Will be oGe OF the finest In the State of Mary.
and, and credit TO the neighborhood which
: rapidly imbroviny.
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The CIRCUs.-As will be seen by adyar tise
Eent, Maginley & Carroll's Circus will ex.
tiblt in Georgetown, Monday, May :, and in
his city on Tuesday and Wednesday, Septem.
Der Sth and 9th 1t is said to be a grand affair
which we can readily believe if the perform .
anee is equal TO what the Southern papers
say Of II. They speak of IT as the best Circus
they have had in that sec ton.
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TIE CONDITION OF THE INJuRKD.-From
the latest advices received, we learn that Mr..
Martin Leese the young man th2 was Sc
verely injured by Jumping from ne cars, at
Annapolis Junction, on Tuesday morning, is
sui IN critical condition, and saffering in
tense pain.
tioned some days since as receiving severe in
jury oy falling from the second story of Mr.
Jacob ID. Hutton's new house, on Seventh, be-
tween +. and G streets south, is recovering
rapidly. and is now able TO be ont
Mr. Webb, grocer, and Henry Smith, the lat
ter coiored, who were badly injured by the
bursting of soda fountain, several weeks
since, corner Of T welfth and II. streets, are do
VIM. McHenry, who was shot IN Baltimore,
on Saturday night last, has died from his
wound. He was n brother 10 Omcer Edward
McHenry, of the Seventh precinct, who has
gone 10 that city to attend mis- brothers funeral
Mullen, who was shot on Sunday night
during the riot on the steamer Metamora, is re.
garded as being out of danger. Tuesday the
DOCTOR visited Mullen at his residence, in
Baltimore and extracted the bullet from his
shoulder.
THE POTOMAC FRoNT-Exreme low tides
and head winds have interveRed to prevent
any great amount of arrivals or departures to
and from this port Of late. The steamer Wa
waset. Fawke, after pleasant excursion with
private party to Point Lookout, arrived at
her wharf last night about one O'Clock. She
Will leave for Gone river and way landings to-
morrow. The steamer Arrow, Staekpole, took
down to Mt. Vernon this moruing numerous
and selected party, TO return this afternoon in
time to make an excursion to the White
House
Hd,rey's Wkarf.-Sailed-Schr. Nat TYLER,
Owens, down the river, light.
Carriers WkarC.-Arrived-Schr. Thomas
MuSkanemOus, Johnson, from Alexandria, TO
John Pettibone, to load fertilizing material
Sailed-Schrs. Ocean Wave, Collins, for Great
Wycomico, Va: Lawrence, Hicks, tor Potobac-
co Shoals, to raise the schooner John Henry
Fish HLdTJ,-Arriyed-Sch John Cum Der-
land, Cramp, with fresh fish for market
Fsicier's Wharf.-Sailed-Schr.N Mary Stand.
lsh, Reid, for Georgetown, to load with coal
for Boston.
Fdy's WhGrf.-Sailed-Schr. Widows SON.
-, for Norfolk, VA light.
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THE CONDITION OF MIR. SOPRR,-Mr VIM
L. Soper, the gentleman whose serious injury
from a fail from and being run over by a street
car on 9Th street. South Washington, last Tues
day afternoon has already been noticed in the
STAR, was still living at noon to-day, though
but little hopes OF his recovery are entertaine
by his physicians, Drs. Croggon and Elliott
His internal injuries are very great, but stran ge
TO say no bones are broken. Yesterday Mr.
Soper's distressed wife reached home, and to-
gether with other relatives and friends, is un.
renting in her attentions TO the unfortunate
victim Of the accident.
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A CUTTING AFFRAY.-About one O'Clock TO-
day coloIed boot black named William
Nichols, got into an alteration Of words with
a little girl, attending peanut stand near the
Theatre, which eliminated in his seIZing a
broken 6laded case knife and cutting her
across the cheek and throat IN two places
The wounds were ugly ones and bled quite
profusely. Officer Nelson subsequently, ar
rested Nickols and committed him in the cen.
tire station. house to await hearing
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THE CONFIDENCE GAME.-This morning,
Justice Clark had before him two colored men,
named Moses Clark and John Thomas, charged
with obtaining $40 from an old colored man
three-cent swindle game. The case occurred
on 9TH street, near Pennsy lvania avenue, about
two weeks since, when Fauntleroy was BAN
tered in the sum above named with regard to
the locality Of a three cent piece. The case
was proven 10 be a clear swindle, whereupon
the justice imposed a fine Of $50 upon each of
the accused, in defa nit of payment Of which,
they We're committed to the workhouse.