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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-10-16
MAPS, PLATS & BLANKS
OF ALL KINDS.

Particular attention paid to Conveyenc4ne.
VIII pay taxes for non-residents, and VIII
advise regular correspondents CT the amount
Of their taxes In time to avoid costs.
VIII buy and sell Real Estate on the most
is made.
win procure Patents rom the various Land
Offices, and furnish
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-12

II HAD RATHER THE REBELS
SHOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED IN THEIR
CAUSE THAN THAT THE DEMO
GRATIS SHOULD CARRY THE NEXT
ELECTI0N"-John B. Haply, can.
didate for congress--speech in Darts Hall,
Rock Island.
~ AM IN FAVOR OF KEEPING A
STANDING ARMY IN THE SOUTH TO
SUSTAIN THESTATE GOVERNMENTS
ESTABLISHED BY CONGRESS OVER
THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.n--John h.
HGWLey--in Darts Hall.
II AM IN FAVOR OF SUSTAINING
THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU.-Joln B.
Ha0ley-in Darts Hull.
II WOULD TAKE THE Memo by THE HAND
AND ELEVATE HIM UP TO THE SAME LEVEL
WITH. MYSELF; YES, FELLow CITIZENS, /
WOULD ELEVATE HIM EVEN HIGHER p
John B. HaaoIey's speech in Mercer county.
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CONNECTICUT.
The Great Democratic Victory.

REGISTER OFFICE, New HAVEN, Conn,
Oct I'-lteturns received at this Office from
every town in Connecticut show that tho de.
mocracy have carried majority of the towns
for the first time in 10 years. This gives us
assurance that the good old state will cast
her electoral vote for Seymour and Blair by
larger majority than that of April last. Our
majority in November cannot vary much
from 1900
HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. The Associat.
ed Press, always working TO serve radical in.
terests, telegraphed all over the country, last
night, that the radicals had carried eighty.
three towns out Of the one hundred and six
ty-two, while the democrats had carried but
htty.nlne. The agent evideatly obtained his
figures from some radical newspaper Office,
where the returns had been cooked up TO
suit radical tastes. The true returns are al.
most the reverse of the radical story. The
democrats have carried,so far as heard from,
eIghty.tour towns, and the radicals but sixty
eight.
HARTFORD, Conn, Oct S.-The election
news improves as it becomes morecomplete.
There is no longer any doubt that our sue.
cess has been great beyond our hopes or ex.
pectatlons. We have gained everywhere,
and lost nowhere. The Associated Press
dispatches have been partial and untruthful,
and evidently gotten up to order in the inter.
ests OF the radicals. Our total gain through.
out the state will foot up 5000 Our aggre.
gate will not be less than 5000 to 7,0O0,and
IN November we will increase il to 10000
for Seymour and Blair.
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bal Les democrntic maioritr.-a pain of AZ.

tie 1893 democratic majority gain Of 81.
Brandywine and st. Georges hundreds have
been captured by us,--the former giving %
democratic majOrity,--a gain OF 20, aud the
latter being democratic by OLA gain Of
~. The same proportion holds good
throughout the entire state. and you can set
down little Delaware, AS ever, on the side of
the constitution aud the Union in the com.
ing battle.
FROM tue Delaware Gazette, Oct. 7
The inspectors election took place on
Tuesday afternoon. The result is a glorious
victory for the democratic party throughout
the state. The result in New Castle county
is one in which every man must rejoice.
The victory in this county is complete and
overwhelming, far surprising the brightest
anticipations Of the democracy In the city
o. Wilmington we have carried four pre-
cihcts out of sever, and reduced the radical
majority of 3l4 in September to 9 votes.
inns was far better than any democrat hop.
Cd, and clearly proves that the people OF
Wilmington have determined on giving the
democratic party triumphant victory IN
November to crush out for ever negro equal
ity and negro suffrage. Delaware sends an
October greeting to pennsylvania, Ohio,
and Indiana, and asks to be considered AZ n
contestant with Connecticut and all other
states for the banner in November. There
never was so large vote polIed in the city
or county at the inspectors election. The
whole vote III the city IS 2,9l4; and the
democratic majority in the county is Gl2
against q in 1866.
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By Telegraph,
REPORTED FoR THE DAILY ARGUS.


ST.. LOUIS, Oct. ll.-An examination of
the books Of the Paschall House Associa.
ton whose lottery was drawn on Friday.
shows Paschnll House, the Memphis and
one OF the st. Louis residences, all valued at
| $3l5,OOO, were drawn by the association.
they having $4,000 invested in tickets in
their possession.
New York, Oct. l2-The TrienDial
meeting Of the + pscopal society for the in.
crease of the ministry was held at Zion
church last evening. The report of the sec.
rotary was read, showing that one hundred
ana SIXTY students have been aided to pre.
pare for the ministery during the past year.
After reading the report an address was de-
llvered by Rev. NJ. Hashman, of Nebraska.
The captain and two of the crew of the
schooner A. {. Havens were arrested vester.
DAY, ior setting fire to the vessel to secure
the insurance. They were caught in the
act.
Nsw York, Oct I2.-The steamship Citv
OF London, arrived this forenoon.
The body of Howell Cobb has been re.
moved to Savannah steamer, and will be
taken to Georgia tomorrow for intermept.
1t - accompanied by his family.
The earthquake, on the 18th inst, WAS
felt at Juan Fernandez, the sea leaving its
natural limits and Overlooking the island
but doing little damage to property and no
lives lost.
A letter from Lima says that q vote of
thanks had been passed by congress to
chill and the ministers of the United States
and France, in Peru, and to Admiral Torn. |
err of the United States navy, for their
prompt asSistande to sufferers by the recent |
earthquake
Shocks of earthquakes are still felt in the
of Orico.
1t is proposed to rebuild Orica some dis.
lance from the from abe former site to avoid
nundatiOn.
HAyANv, Oct. ll.--Though the PEOPLE
here the people here have been informed of
he progress of events in Spain, there has
1een no political demonstrations and no ex.
'itement apparent. City and Island quiet,
NEW YORK, Oct. BY steamer Guiding
star, from Aspinwall, October 3D.. Q
he steamship Henry Chauncey arrived at
October Sd.
The constitutional assembly of the state
i Panama met at Panama on the lst snst..
nd passed decree assuming sovereignty
ntll new constitution be formed deiega.
ng to acting president Cowcso the execu.
We power and recognizing the provisional
overnment. Don Pablo Orazemna is pres.
lent of the assembly Senior Gaita was re.
lsed seat as member.
James Baldwin, the assassin of Mr.. Park. .
:, is still alive, although his case is copsid.
red hopeless. He expresses no sorrow for
lie act.
he United States steamer Gettysburg arrived
Asrinwall on the 30th ult to relieve the
AGO which was to proceed to Key West
Col. Caldwell, United States minister to 81
olivia, sailed on the lst for La Plata.
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MUSICAL CHARLATANRY.

The Mendesohn society, Of Davenport,
have multifarious sins to answer for, few
Of which are the following: LIST, taking the
name of that impcrsonate Seraphael-the
great Mendelsohn, whose name will smell
sweet while the spheres are harmonious, and
sacriegiously tagging it to q corps of raw
"Squawlins," no one of whose voices could
vie in power and sweetness with Jem Bags
the wandering minstreps) cracked clario.
net, or the vocal organ Of his friend who
sang "All in the Downs" with such eminent
success; I'd, tacitly usurping to themselves
all the musical taste and ability Of this re.
gion, and offering their crude and undgest
ed wares for sale with the assumption of ar.
tistio proficiency; 3D. attempting to corrupt
the musical taste of the fair city of Dayen.
port by industriously inyeigling worthy and
innocent citizens into "a belief of their abili.
ty, by claptrap and a beggarly imitation of
renowned concertizers; 4th, and chiefest of
their offences against the Orphean tribunal,
Perpetrating, or causing to be perpetrated
uAder their supervision and auspices, a ties.
tmonial concert to Miss Maggie Rowse on
last Saturday evening, of which we shall
now give a succinct and circumstantial &C.
count
We would first premise, however, by way
OF annexation, that concerts, properly speak.
ing, are of two sorts, the charitable and the
artistic. The first is one given by Sunday
school Or orphan asylum as an innocent foil
Tor the collection of beneficiary fund for
the support of the institution giving it.
The patrons of this concert attend in order
to add the encouragement of their presence
and offer the mite of their entrance fee
These concerts are generally Of a choral
character, and disarm criticism and depre.
cate applause by their tacit admission Of
amateurish inexperience.
The second, or artistic concerts, are those
given by people Of pretensions of notable
atta1nments in vocal or instrumental music.
VINO have something to submit to US in
musical way worthy of our attention and |
tax something which we will
9NJ0y ct the time, which will prove de.
ighttul Renaissance, and which we might
oe sorry to have missed.
Such On one we were fam to believe tbe
testimonial ~ of Saturday night would have
'sen' such an one we were virtually prom.
sed 1t would be--but what was the reality
Inc audience was not as large an one as
he tulsome advertisement the show received
would W, nave warranted them in expecting.
! MS was probably owing to two or three
4''afes which the people have received in
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-12
CONNECTICUT.

FROM the ingenious manner in which the
aS'0''"'ea press reporters made up the re,
turns OF the town elections in Connecticut,
some readers feared that that state would be
close in the November contest. Bpt tho fao,
IS, as we learn from the Hartford and New
Haven papers, that the democrats have
gained in nearly all the principal eities and
towns on the vote cast last spring, with The
exception of New Haven, and in tina, c;,v
their majority is larger than it was last fall
Among others the democrats have carried
the following towns and cities: Milford,
Litchfeld, Bristol, Barkhamsted, Waterbury,
AndOVer, South Windsor, Windsor Locks,
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DELAWARE,

When at the last election in Wilmington,
Delaware, the radicals elected their ticket by
3l4 majority, great howl went up from the
radical press. Though the telegraph, which
is not given TO announcing democratic vic.
tories, has concealed the true meaning ofthe
election on the 9th inst, i! is a fact that the
democrats came out Of the contest almost
victorious. 1t spite Of their prestige, the
radicals only carried the election by % ma.
jority,a democratic gain of 292 in one month.
The radicals did their best. There will be
decided majority for Seymour aud Blair in
Wilmington.
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GEN. APATHY AT PORT BYRON.
The Falsehoods Of Lord HawlOy and his
Henehmen.

The RAIDS, for weeks, made preparations
for grand rally at Port Byron, on salur.
day Last. They were going to have an iu.
mense day procession, acres OF people, and,
in the night, monster torchlight procession
Of leather aprons. The day procession was
dead failure; the meeting little
f2zled; and the torchlight procession
flashed in the pan, disgusting every
body. And IIawley's outrageous ialsehoods
aud gross Misrepresentation sickened his
own party. They were Disguised with his
cropping among the dead and gone issues to
revive the prejudices and animosities ofthe
past, instead Of discussing the real issues Of
the hour, about which all the people are
interested. They were Disguised with his
palpable perversion Of facts, and his at
tempts to impose on the credulity Of the
people who are either better informed or
more truthful than be is. They are ashamed
Of his cowardly evasion of present facts in
relation to the management Of his party
leaders, they could see in it an acknowl.
edgement that neither he or his party could
successfully answer the charges made
against the radical leaders by the democra.
cy.
The Rim says:
Mr. Hawiey showed the Inconsistency Of the
democratic party on the finance question, in
having one theory for the east and another for
tue west lie also spoke Of the injustice Of
equal taxation on all kinds of property compcll-
the farmer to pay as high rate Of taxOtiOn on
his farm as the distillcr does on his whiskoy or
the tobsccosst on his tobacco. Ia other words
the democrats intend to tax the common ncoes-
sRries II life as much as the luxuries
If Lord Hawley made any such state.
ments he knew he was guilty of the gross,
est fasehoods when he made them. The
democratic theory on the finance question is
to be found in the democratic platform, and
is the same all over the Union, as
Lord Hawley and his henchman very
well know So also do they know that
the democratic doctrine in relation to tariffs
and internal revenue is to tax the Injuries
heavily and the necessities of life lightly;
and to compel the bondholders to bear their
equal shares of the burdens of government
They know that the radical policy is to con.
tiuue to exempt the bonds from taxation,
thus exempting one.fifth of all the property
in the country from any taxes; and to post.
pone the payment Of the public debt indef
nitely. They know that the democratic
policy is to compel this vast amount of
wealth to bear its share of the public bur.
dens, and to help pay the debt of the couu,
try. And yet Hawey and his organ at.
tempt to humbug and fool the people INTO a
contrary belief, knowing that there is not
one word Of truth in their position. For
such vile Misrepresentation and transpar.
eut iaIsehoods Mr.. Hawley deserves to lose
the vote Of every honest man in the dis.
trict.
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DELAWARE
4 Glorious Democratic Victory.

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct. I've have met
the enemy in the Diamond state and thew
81 are ours. We have given them second
Maryland defeat and have carried every
hundred except six. In New Castle county,
which includes the city of Wilmington, we
have sos majority with 800 to hear from
lou may set down for good 600 in this
county, in November for seymour and Blair.
hent and Sussex are almost unanimously
democratic. The following instances will
show how nobly the democrats have fought
the fight: Christiaua Hundred gives 80
radical majority,-a democratic gain of 81.
Wilmington 9 radical msjority,--s demo-
cratic gain of 305 in one month. New Cas-
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glastenburr, TrumbuIl. Rocky Hin. Stafford,

Glastonbury, TrumbuIl, Rocky Hill, stafford,
Derby, Clinton, Fairfield, Salisbury, Nor.
walk, Cornwall, Canaan and New London.
Bsrkhamsted goes democratic for the first
time by 81 majority, a gain of so. Fairfield
an old republican town, tells the following
pleasing story; 1t gave 1877 republican ma.
iority in 1868, and IS republican majority in
1861; 20 democratic in spring ls6s, and in
the fall of 1868, 100 democratic. Hartford
gained 400 Litchfeld, 40 Bristol, 65i Mil
ford, 100. Stratford now gives handsome
democratic majority.
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la1O6,2S6.A6a.l

IT TO this annual rate OF interest, we add in.
terest at the rate of six per cent. year,
compounded annually for twenty years, the
debt,instead Of being paid, loonld be more
than double, and I0otttd largely exceed rUs
THOUSAND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.
Now, let us look at the monthly increase
Of the debt for the last four months. This
increase was at a rate largely exceeding
eight millions Of dollars a month t$9,77l,.
37l,) but the increase in the month Of Au.
gust last was over twelve millions of dollars
l$l2,OS9,S32,) being a rate Of increase large.
y exceeding one hundred aud forty.four mil
lions a wear.
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HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE,

OFFER for sale my house and lot, on Rock
l. River Street The house is in excellent re-
pair, having been newly plastered and singled.
The lot is 30 by $50 feet, 1t is the most central
location that can be desired, being only three
blocks from the ferry landing, and one from
Market Square. There is good well of water
on the premises. For information apply to
John McMahon, at the new brick building near
the Tsnnery.
aug22d3m.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-12

We are assured that the firm Eastman 4
Kendall, 65 Hanover street, Boston, Mass
advertised in our columns, is Trustworthy
and reliable. For 10 cts, they send paten:
pen fountain, and check describing an ar.
tic'e to be sold for 81. Their club system
OF selling goods is becoming quite popular,
particularly with the ladies. 1t is worthy Of
d trial. -BWfalo Gazette.
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Constitutional Amendment,

"For the Amendment Of the State Constitu
tion, forbidding the General Assembly from re-
leasing the Illinois Central Railroad Company
from tax or per centrum imposed on them by the
charter "
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THE TWO PLATFORMS.
RADICAL DOCTRINE.

The doctrine of the radical Grant party is
GOLD AND NO TAXATION FOR THE
RICH ARISTROCRATIC BONDHOLD.
Err, AND PAPER MONEY FOR THE
DAY.LABORER AND MECHANIC.
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DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.

The doctrine of the democratic party is,
If GREENBACKS ARE GOODENOUGH
FOR THE FARMER, MECHANIC AND
DAY,LAB0RER, WHO PAY TAXES,
THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE
BONDHOLDER, WHO PAYS NO TAX.
ESl
Choose We between them
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LA10a,66o.2a6.l

than on the lst of April, 1865, few days
before the close of the war, the subsequent
rate Of increase exceeding four millions Of
dollars month, or nearly City millions Of
dollars a year. But there are results still
more alarming. The debt is greater by over
thirty.fve millions Of dollars than it was on
the At of Nav laut
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1868-10-12

The Boston Pilot produces conclusive eyi
dence that Mr.. Colfax was a full-bown kno.
nothing, and was a prominent member Of
the great know nothing convention, held q,
Philadelphia in 1855, where he and Senator
wilson took prominent parts. Colfax 5
denial that be was ever know nothing is in
direct contradiction of the established record
Boston Post
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THE DEBT.
The Rapidly of Its Increase.
The lnevitability Of National Bankruptcy
Al the Present Policy be Pursued.

The following exposition, contained in the
Ma tioHat iatcEHgenesr Of the 5th instant is aid
70 have been communicated by Hon, Robsrt !.
Walker, formerly secretary of the treasury i 49,.
The table which we publish today il a
transcript from the books of the treasury -
1t Is authentic and accurate. 1t contains no
conJectures or estimates, but only recorded
facts. From this table it appears that the
debt on the 3lst of August last was greater,
by over one hundred and .ixyeight mil.
Ii0na
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HOUSE, LOT, AND TWO SHOPS FOR
SALE,

THE lot next west of Wagner's Brewery, three
Il quarters Of an acre, two shops, one for
blacksmith, one for wagon maker, house, good
cellar, good well, plenty of fruit trees and all
necessary out buildings, is offered for sale
cheap.
For further particulars inquire Of the subscri-
Der on the premises.
BARBARY RICHARD.
Rock Island Sept 22-dIm.
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Masonic.

=, Barrett Chapter No. lS,R. A. NJ. meets at
Masonic Hall on the First and Third Tues,
days Of each month.
J. L. RAMSEY, e. P.
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(A35,085,4a6,)

On this basis the yearly rate Of increase of
the debt would be over one hundred and
five millions of dollars.
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(S144,o5s,os4,)

1t must be remembered, also, that this
last increase Of debt is during the great
quarter when the average rate of revenue
from imports exceeds onethird the rate for
the fiscal year. Suppose the debt to in.
crease at the rate Of one hundred aud forty.
five millions of dollars adding to this interest
compounded at the rate Of six per cent. per
anuum, and the debt would be doubled in
about fourteen years, long before which we
would have passed into bankruptcy. Indeed,
from the intolerabe burden of taxation,
arising from such an annual increase of the
debt, we should reach national bankruptcy
IN the congressional elections of 1870. And
yet 1t is the radical party which accuses its
opponents of reputation, whilst its own
course OF enormous war expenditures in
time of peace makes national bankruptcy
inevitable. Indeed it is only vast decrease
Of taxation and expenditures which cali
save US from the disaster. But this reduc
ton can never come from the radical party
which insists on the continuance of large
standing army, to subject the whites of the
south, by force, to negro governments and
negro supremacy.
We have seen the rapid increase of the
pubic debt, not only since the peace, but
within the last four months. But this table
exhibits still more alarming fact. 1t is,
that whilst the debt bearing interest in cur.
cency had decreased on the 3lst August
last SG28,g4O,72S from the 3lst March,
1865, the debt bearing interest in coin had
nearly doubled, having increased on the 3 LIST
August last nearly one thousand millions of
dollars.
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j. d. DANFOHThf "''v
Monday Evening, october 10, lsss.
Democratic National Nominations
Election Tuesday, Nov 3D., 1861
%
Ss::s::9|
For President:
HoRATI0 SEYMOUR,
of New York.
For Vice President:
Gen. +. r. BLAIR, Jr.
of Missouri.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECToRs-AT LARGE.
JOHN A. McCLEBNAND, of Ssngsmon.
DAVID A. GAGE, of Cook.
SlLAS Il. 6kI AN, OF Marion.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
EBEN F. COLBY, of Cook.
RICHARD BISHOP, of McHenry.
+. +. BUTCHER, of Ogle.
DELOs P. PHELPS, of Warren.
JOHN T. LINDSEY, of Peoria.
PA. ARMSTRONG, of Grundy.
CHARLES BLACK, of Champaign.
JAMES S. EWING, of Mclean.
S. P. SLOPE, of Fulton.
GEORGE IL. HOLIDAY, of Macoupin.
VIM B. ANDERSON, of Jefferson.
EDWARD NJ. WEST, of Madison.
CHARLES BURNETT, Of Gallstin,
Democratic state Ticket.
For Governor
JOHN r. EDEN, of MouItrie Co,
For Lieutenant Governor,
VIM. H. VAN EPPS, of Lee Co.
For Secretary of State,
GUS. VANHOOREBEKE, of Clinton Co. |
For State Treasurer,
JESSE J. PHILLIPS, of Montgomery Co.
Por State Auditor,
JOHN Il. SHANNON, Of Randolph Co.
For Attorney General,
ROBERT L. WILLIAMS, Of Mclean Co. |
Fer Representative in Congress, at Large,
VIM. ". 0'BRIEN, Of Peoria County.
For Peniteutisry Commissioner,
JOHN W. CONNETT, of Cook Co.
w. NJ. GARRARD, of Lawrence Co.
CALNEH FARLEY, of Will Co.
Democratic County Ticket,
For Representativs-47th District:
JOHN McCANDLESS, of Coal Valley.
For Circuit Clerk
Sergt JACOB ADAMS, Of Black Hawk.
For Sheriff;
ELTON C. CROPPER, of Rock Island
For Coroner
0. b. HIGGINS, of Rock Island.
District Candidates.
For Congress--4th District:
Gen. JAMES W. SINGLETON, Of Adams.
For Senator-2lst District
CHARLES DUNHAM, of Henry.
For Board of EquaIiIation-2lst District;
JESSE EMERSON, of Bureau.
For Prosecuting Attorney--6th District;
CHARLES X. LADD, of Henry.
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on the 3lst of March, 1865, and $I27,948,,
Gil on the 3lst of August last, showing an
increase in the annual interest, payable in
coin and currency, on the 3lst of August
last: of
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Howell Cobb died of spoplexy in New
York city, last week.