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MUNIFICENT CHARITIES.
'he Will of Deacon l.. washburne.

The late Deacon l.. Washburne's will. filed in
Worcester, Mass, on the 7th instant contains
several muni1cent bequests. 1t gives $50 shares
Of oftheWashburne Moen wire works to endow
q memorial hospital in memory OF the testa-
tors two daughters Five years after his death,
If the assets exceed 500 000 the trustees. twelve
in number, are to make the excess a fund for q
the executors are to make up the deficit from
the estates. At that period, also, the trustees
are to set apart 500, 900 as real estate fund to
build and repair hospital, and the balance
as fund for interior hospital expenses
He bequeaths his estate on Summer street as
therein to his wife, with S25 900 for its main
tenance. On his wifes death $780, 900 is to be
added to this fund and $50 shares OF the wire
works. par value S25 900, one. half to he hers
absolutely and the income of the rem ainder to
be hers during life and all at her death to be de-
livered to the trustees at the home. Othec
requests are $4,000 to the testator's native
tion there; $50 eco TO the Bangor (Me.) Theologi.
cal Seminary, on condition that they raise a
like sum within two years; the Mission chapel
on Sumner street. Worcester; to the Union
Church, $4,000 for Its support and $1,000 for the
Industrial school connected Herewith; $4,000
10 the Worcester County Institute of Iodustrial
Science by the will, and $50, 900 more by q
codic'l. He bequeaths to the Children's Friend
Society of Worcester $1,000; to the American
Beard of Foreign Missions, the American Bible
Society, the American Tract Society, the
Am erican Missionary Asso iation, and the
American Seamen's Friend Society, $4,000 each.
All the foregoing bequests made free OF
estate, after paying debts and private bequests
Is 10 be divided pro rata among the six last
named associations. The executors are Emory
Washburne and Il. l.. MOen.
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General Grant.

The New York Sun says'-"It is well to look
at certain established landmarks in the opi-
nionR and characteristics of the new President,
which Will afford unerring guides to those VINO
are In search of valuable Information. They
are few, but trustworthy, and may be summed
up thus:-First, he always stands by his
pledges; second, he never deserts his friends.
In accepting the nomination of the Chicago
Convention he emphaticaliy approved its plat
form of principles, and pledged himself to
carry them into effect II elected. He is elected,
ducing his creed to practice. To do this he Will
require the aid of numerous subordinate OFF,
GERS. While In the army he was never known
10 voluntarily employ agents to execute his
plans who did not thoroughly concur with him
in opinion respecting the matters in hand, and
in whose sagacity and fidelity he had not the
most implicit confidence. Doubtless these
salient traits of character will follow him from
the field TO the Cabinet"
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EXPRESS ROBBERIE,S.
Examination of prisoners Yesterday

The examination Of Isaac Marsh, alias Isaac
S. Morton, and Charles Bullard, alias Ohares u.
fSr the ssgea % cry nsa5 Yon
Union Express Company, was resumed before
Justice Ferris, in the Grand Jury room In the
Court House at White Plains, yesterday. Be-
fore any witnet ses were called, however, Nor.
ton, one OF the prisoners, put In, on behRlf of
raer
the minutes OF the Justice Putnam W. Brown,
the messenger who had charge of the car
at the time Of the srobbery, was then called to
the stand and testified as follows
After the train had left Greenbush for New
and a packing trunk, and lay down and went
TO sleep; / was awakened during the night,
near Garrison's, think, by man holding my
my head with the other. He told me to keep
quiet, or he'd blow my brains out, or something
TO that effect; think then made an effort
TO get up. The next thing remember is that
he, with companion, had me on the floor of
the car; they then bandcuffed me- recognize
IN the prisoners the men who did this. Tuey
took the key of the safe out of my pocket, next
tied my feet together, then tied my hands aud
then threw buffalo robe over me to hinder
me from seeing, aud began TO fumble with the
ceeded, because heard them rnm "a aging In il;
heard hem talking, but in so low a tone that
I,,S l could ndd not distinguish anything they
of the buffalo robe a little, and the
men then ~, threw a canvas bag oyer
lights and hand. lights both burning In tue carr
the men were disguised when irst saw them
they had BLACK masks over their faces they
were about an hour working at the safe, put
ting the packages and valuables Into bags-at
least judge SO, because heard one say, "Your
bag Is heavier than mine" Before leaving the
car they put gag into my mouth; think they
got out at about Sixtieth street; presume they
went out through the side door; the train
stopped think two or three times after they
got In; was found In the condition have de-
scribed, in Hudson street. near Leonard, by the
driver and o man named Joseph Strinser; the
safe was then open, and nothing was in it ex-
cept empty bags; while they were trying to
bind me resisted the pistol trie ehtened me; l
subsequently saw these men ia Toronto, Cam
ada, where they went by the names of Morton
and Thompson.
The examination is still pending
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IMPORTANT DECISION.
rhe liability ofCity corporations.

The Albany argus says:--"The Court OF Ap.
pesls, at its last sitting, has decided a case OF
great interest to resldeLts of cities and munlcl.
pr officers. 1t was the case of Wendell against
the City of Troy. The Common Council had
permitted citizen TO Construct a drain from
his house 70 q street sewer. After the work had
been done, and appeared to be in good order,
the drain caved In, and the plaintiff, Wendell
in driving over 1t, was thrown from his wagon
and severely injured. At the trial 1t was
claimed that the city was not responsible for
the negligence or unskilfulness of a nriyate
citizen in constructing drain. where the street
was not apparently dangerous and out of re-
pair at the time and place Of the accident A
nonsuit was refused, and the jury brought in a
verdict against the city for $1,000.
IAN appeal was taken to the General Term OF
the Supreme Court, and that court affirmed the
judgment, holding that municipal corporations
charged with the duty of keeping streets in re-
pair and exercising a general oversight in re
gard 10 their condition and safety are liable for
all injuries happening by reason of their negli
gence; holding also that the city was liable be-
cause 1t was Illegal and improper and breach
of duty on the part OF its officers to allow q pub
lie thoroughfare to be thus diverted to mere
private use. From this decision the defendants
appealed to the Court OF Appeals. decision
hasj just been rendered in that court Affirming
the Judgment"
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The Body of a Child burned.

A few days since the daughter OF Mr. Tate,
son-in- law OF Rev. William Stone, of Water
that village, and the body being prepared for
burial, was placed in the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga cars to be conveyed to Waterford for
interment Instead of placing the coffin con-
tanning 1t in the baggage car, 1t was deposited
on the front platform OF the car, In rear of
from Saratoga a spark from the locomotive
lodged upon The pine box inclosing the coffi o.,
and the wind created by the passage of the
cars soon famed II into a flame. nearly destroy
Ing the box and coffin, burning the face of the
corpse very badly, and also destroying the
clothes with which 1t was shrouded. Arrived
at Waterford, 1t was necessary TO call in the
services OF an undertaken to supply another
box and coffin for the proper interment of the
body, and the satisfaction which the last
look, the parting farewell would have afforded
account of the shocking mutilation of the body.
The sorrow occasioned by the death of the little
girl was doubly heightened by the sad mlshap
which occurred to her remains on the Journey
TO The
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within thirty or sixty days. coin exchange Mobile
and New Orleans to the extent OF $50 200 being the
accumulatiods from customs receipts at the above
ports The discount market is dull and prime names
are somewhat nominal Mt to 10 cent In addition
10 the recent heavy fallure this point
to record the suspension OF prominent dry goods
firm In Boston,"
From the Tribune.
Money is now IN good supply at per cent. In cur
rency TO all good borrowers The return TO legal
rate has create more activity In ercai Aper
and beat names now Aslab.e at 10 per cent The
rates may be quoted AZ g@Dll per cent
THE banks with Western Conne fions are rec. living
lsrEe remittapces aud although the rrain to the
south continues II is more than counterbAAnoed by
the Cepts fro m other quarters.
"sterlipg Exchange ,s active at quotations:
-Ionfon, so days, 1895; London. sight, ll6]S:
Paris long 516s 6D5165s; ParIs short, Bls46oSIsH;
Antwerp 517H@5 i64: Swiss h17zs as Iei4: Hamburg,
sG0s6ls: Amsterdam, 4l61il6; Frankfort, 4l0D4l1S;
Bremen 7ssS6D7s56; Bsflip, 7lA@H2G."
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Miles O'ReiIIey.

Though the dead are soon forgotten, we trust
there are still many friends of the late General
Charles g. Halpine who will hear with melan'
yaice Which. tbroueb the interyentio5 of
Generals Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and other
friends, was secured to his widow and orphans,
Injured directly TO their benefit General Patrick
II. Jones, who received the Office from Govern or
Fenton declining @ 10 accept any traction OF the the
by General Halpine, mainly In the form of
house but partially paid for, secures to the
widow and her six minor children (only two of
them boys, and they the fourth and sixth In
years. the means OF keeping the wolf from the
door, We are sure that thousands who never
met Ger eral Halpine, with all who personally
knew him, will hear this with pleasure.-N. Y
VIibu0R
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Philadelphia Trade Report.

SATURDAY, JAM Ozark has declined. Sales
of 20 hhds. No. Quercitron at $40 per ton.
The Flour market remains extremely quiet,
and only few hundred barrels were taken by
the home consumers in lots at Soc 575 for super
fine, S6@675 for extras. s7.25@S for Iowa, Wis
consn, and Minnesota extra family, s8 1910 so
for Pennsylvania and ohio do. do, and sII@Is
tor fancy brands, according to quality. Rye
Flour commands S7'5O9S q barrel. Nothing
doing in Corn Meal
There is very little doing in the Wheat Mar.
Ret, but we continue former quotations Sales
at 50 25a2 45. Rye Is steady, with sales of West
ern and Pennsylvania at $l60@l 81. Corn 10
dull and weak Sales of 10000 bushels new yell
low at 9o@95c. Oats are without Improvement
Sales OF 20OO bushels Western at 70975o., and
light Pennsy lvania at 60@65c. Nothing doing
In Barley or Malt.
SeedsSCloverseed is firmer, and 259 bushels
sold al sS.37l% Timothy Is nominal. Flaxseed
Sc lis TO tne cfushers al So 50@262.
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RreckiuridRe.

The Chicago Times (Democrat) welcomes back
the exiles VINO are included in the Presidents
Christmas proclamation. OF Breckenridge,
however, 1t says-
"One among The Confederates now in exile
will not be very likely to take an active part in
public affairs after his return. lie was guilty
of base ingratitude and treachery to the grand
old Democratic party, which showered honors
upon him from boyhood to prime; and, what
Is OF far more consequence, he was thus guilty
to the nation which nonored him with next TO
the highest office within Its gift. and placed
him in the line of successioD.' The qualities
which procured for him sucn distinction had
about them enough OF true nobility to beget re.
morse for his black desertion of friends and
principle, although they could not keep him
from falling Let him bury himself In privacy,
stung by an ambition burning for distinction,
and governed by an intellect not inferior To
that OF any statesman now In active life in this
country. How art thou fallen, Lucifer, son oi
INC morning ~
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A Murderer Asking for Prayers.

From the Ce1eland (O0 Hera a. Jan. 4.
Davis, who is under sentence of death for the
murder of David =. Skinner last Septem Der,
seems to have at last walked up to a realizing
sense of his imminent peril, or has broken
through the reserve that has been SO character
istic with him during his trial and since, and
asks the prayers Of the Cnurch in his behalf
On New Years morning he addressed the fol-
lowing note to Mr.. w Washburn, rector OF Grace
Church,
"CLEvELAND JAIL, Jan. I-Episcopal Priest
Dear Sir:-I would be we'll pleased to have
the prayers of the Church offered for my bene-
fit, as am sadly in need; also TO be visited at
my miserable prison. cell by yourself and others
of the church that can spare time to attend so
miserable creature as your humble servant
"LOUIS X, DAVIS,''
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sleepy Jurors.

AT the recent session of the Circuit Court OF
West Florida. in Jackson connty, the paael OF
neld hands," and the Court was terribly embar
rassed by the well.known African propensity
10 go to sleep. In vain did the COURT and the
District Attorney implore the honorable gen.
tlemen OF the jury to keep awake and give their
attention to matters in hand. Sambo was off
was through with the reprimand. Repeated
adjournments were made. 10 give the jury, a
advance; but they did no good. Sambo was
asleep again in two minutes after he b sd taken
the attitude OF an Intelligent juror" This is
into account when the duty of "determining
cases In law and equity" is imposed upon him.
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INDIANA.
FrlgbtruI Condition Of A AHairs.

From Jasper (IadJ Courier.
Christmas week stranger was found dead on
the highway leading from Ray lorsville TO Pike
Vile, with bullet hole through his head and la
knife stab in his body He was supposed to be
Kentuckian, whose father had purchesei
real estate in the neighborhood and died IN
Kentucky without entirely paying for it, and
the son had promised to take the money and
complete the payment. The dead mans pockets
were rified, and no clue left to identify
him or his murderers. During the
same week the body of another man
was found hid in a stump in the woods near the
Taylorsvile and Huntingburg road, frozen
stiff, with no clue as to how 1t got there; and on
Saturday last, Mr. Mori,Z Williams. of
Huntingburg, was riding home from Taylors.
Vile, where he had been to collect some money
due him from one iof the Rlces, he was as
saulted on the road by three high way men, who
comman ded him 10 surrender, but he put spurs
to his horse and broke from them, at the same
time firing tw o shots at them with a revolver,
but without hitting either OF them. He was SO
badly scared he was glad to get away with q
whole hide himself.
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Prosperous Texas.

The following is an extract from private
letter from Houston:- o.
"The cotton crop of this year will be $40. 600
bales, worth $4,000 900 in gold. This year there
were shipped from the State 100 900 head of fine
beeves and 300 600 hides. There are aboutt thirty
beef packeries In the State. and they will put
up for export at least 200 900 head of beeves.
There are 500 900 head of cattle in the State;
Increase is very large Corn, potatoes, and all
produce very cheap and very plentiful On
plantation corn Is worth thirty cents. specie.
at Galveston cotton sells for gold only. The
white vote OF the State is 80 900. and increasing
and diminishing as fast as the white is in
creasing.u
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CeIesfiaI Phenomena.

The night gangs of men employed in the Sill.
yer mines near Virginia City, Nevada, wit
O'clock on the morning of the 9Th November.
The sky was perfectly clear in every direction,
and the eastern horizon was peculiarly blue
the ridges or the distant eastern ranges; yet the
morping star rose of q blood red color, and with
a bright white halo, apparently i've or six feet
in diameter. surrounding IT, From the lower
part of this halo extended downward n tail
apparently eight feet long and two In breadth
at the upper part. This tall was slightly curved
of o sabre shape, bluntly rounded at the lower
end, and both 1t and the halo appeared to be
filled with thousands OF small and exceedingly
brilliant stars. This strange light lasted some
fifteen or twenty minutes or until the star had
risen SO high that the tail of the halo appeared
distant range, when IL suddenly faded out
The phenomenon was witnessed by hundreds
of persons.
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HELMBoLD's EXTRACT BUCHU

Has cured every case of DIABETES in which
it has been given.
Irritation Of the Neck OF the Bladder and
Inflammation of the Kidneys, liberation of
khs Kidneys and Bladder, Retention of Urine,
Diseases Of the Prostate Gland, Stone in the
Bladder, Calculus, Gravel, Brick-dust Deposit,
Sand for Enfeebled and Delicate Constitutions
Of both sexes, attended with the following
symptoms: :-Indisposition to Exertion, Loss of
Power, Loss of Memory, Difficulty of Breath
Ing, Weak Nerves, Trembling, Horror of
Disease, Wakefulness, Dimness of Vision,
Pain in the Back, Hot Hands, Flushing of the
Body, Dryness of the Skin, Eruption on the
Pace, Pallid Countenanoe, Universal Lassi-
tuds Of the Muscular System, etc. etc.
HELMBOLD's EXTRACT BUCHU
k Diuretic and BLOOD PURIFYING, and
cures all diseases arising from Habits of Dis
! dpation, Bxcesses and Imprudence in Life,
Impurities Of the Blood, etc.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
OFFICE OF THE EVENING TELEsRAPH,l
Saturday, Jan, 0, 1859. 4


There is no material change TO record in the
Money market. Call loans are quoted at Gas
per cent First class mercantile pager ranges
from 9@12 per cent. per annum. The Stock
market was moderately active this morning,
and prices generally were trmer. Government
securities were fraction higher. 1864 was bid
for l0-40s; liz for 6s of 1881; 1923 for 62 62Os;
1904 for '64 5-20a; l094 tor '65 5-20s: l0Ss for
July 65 5-20s; 1881 tor 67 5-20s; aud l0S2 TOR 6S
5.20s. City loans were unchanged; the new
issue sold at 1904.
Railroad shares were the most active on the
list. Reading sold largely at 47s@47b, an ad-
vance of 4; Pennsylvania Railroad at 56 a
slight advance; Northern Central at 4S5, au
advance OF /; Philadelphia and Erie at 26CD26i
an advance of 4; and Catawissa preferred at
32k, slight advance. 100 was bid for Camden
and Amboy; 81 for Norristown; and IS for
Mnehil.
City Passenger Rail way shares were un.
changed. 65 was bid for Tenth and Eleventh;
II for Thirteenth and Fifteenth; 25 for Spruce
and Pine; and l04 for Hestonville.
Bank shares were in good demand for invest.
ment at full prices. Corn Exchange sold at 89A;
aud Mechanics at 81, no change. 233 was bid
for North America; III for Farmers and Me-
chau!cs; 110 for Northern Liberties; lOe for
Southwark; 81 for Penn ToWnshiu; 68 for
Girard; 20 for City; 43 for Consolidation; and
1913 for Central National.
In Canal shares there were nothing doing. 10
was bid for Schuylkill Navigation preferred; 30
for Lehigh Navigation; &c Tor Morris Canal; ia
for Morris Canal preferred; and II for Susque-
hanna Canal.
PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGE SALEs TO-DAY
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HELMBoLD's EXTRACT BUCHU

| ls used by persons from the ages Of Is to 25,
and from 35 to 55, or in the decline or change
oflfs; after Confinement or Labor Pains, Bed
wstting in children.
In Affections Peculiar to Females, the Ex-
tract Buehu ia unequalled by any other
remedy, as in Chlorosis or Retention, Irregu-
rJArity, Painfulness or Suppression of Gus
'tomary Evacuation, liberated or Schirrous
state of the Uterus, Diseases of the Bladder,
Kidneys, Gravel, and Dropsical Swellings.
This medicine increases the power Of Diges-
ton, and excites the absorbents into healthy
action, by which the Watery or Calcareous
Dspositions and all Unnatural Enlargements
are reduced, as well as Pain and Inhamma-
ton.
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Hartford has a "Sardine Club"

Alaska cost us less than two cents an acre.
North Carolina wants State Agricultural
Fair.
The Stanton, Virginia, girls wear high
boots.
Over $1,000 emigrants arrived in Chicago
last year.
The salary of the Fall River aldermen is
Slo0 per annum.
1t cost Boston $272, ,O82 last year to light
its 1921 street lamps.
I'm Providence fifteen temperance meetings
are held each week.
"A hairless squirrel has been killed near
Natches, Mississippi.
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Frontier Newspaper Life.

The life of frontier editor has its excite
ments: Regarding the riot and lynohing at
ceived by telegraph from California last month,
II appears that Mr.. Freeman, the editor of the
Indea was captured by the mob and threat
the names of the ''vigilantes" who hung the
friends of the rioters. Mr. Freeman at once
head and breast In second. Hang him shoot
him. Death to the chief of the Vigs,'" was
rung in his ears for five minutes, when one of
the leaders manage1 to get the attention of the
mob, and the editor escaped through the back
door OF drinking saloon.
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o'clock came to town. 1 stayed around till IL
must have been In the evening. l calculated
to have gone up on the o'clock train, but
missed II. took Bronson's coat and swapped
II with man In Lock woods saloon. l went
back ana stayed In Hinman's hayloft that
night l got up early the next morning and
came over to New Haven. 1 went home and
dug potatoes, and worked for ]. Thompson one
or two days They arrested me about 8 o'clock
in the evening the next Friday.
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The New York Money Mark ct.

fTONI NC WOTFNs
~ he money market was perceptiby easter to-day,
and the demand was promptly met at per cent.
currency interest, The supply Offering was much
more liberal than of late, and after O'clock some
rency is setting tbis way from the West, and only
small amounts of greenbAoKs are going South
although there cons ideRable shipments OF gold ia
thst direction The demand for gold the South Ia
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The KenOSlla.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9.-The United States
steamer Kenosha, now fitting out at New York,
is expected TO leave on a voyage to the Medlter-
ranean in the course Of three weeks.
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Habeas Corpus Case

BALTIMORE, Jan. D.
In the
Habeas Corpus Case
ofHenry Drescher, of New Jersey, charged with
violating the State law prohibiting non residents
selling goods or offering samples for sale without
license, argued in our city court yesterday,
Judge Scott this morning delivered au import
ant decision sustaining the State law, which
imposes a fine of three to FIVE hundred dollars,
propouuclng it constitutional, and not in conflict
with the United States Constitution, as generally
supposed. This is important to non.residents
who come here to sell goods, many of whom
have recently been fined heavily for selling
without license. 1t is an old fogyism which
operates against our trade, AMI should be
repealed.