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when in The drcat Hospitals Of Europe, viz Eng.
SPEEDY, pleasant aud ehectual remedy In the world
ExCEssEs on ABUSES OF THE SYSTEM,
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Palpitati1n, Organic Weakness, Nervous Debility, or
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The many Thousands cured At this establishment
para ' aSrsI s sa ae T T gobR
ston witnessed By the representative q the Press
again aud again before the public, besides ~ stand
ing ~ q man Of honor and responsibility, ia sum.
Client guarantee 10 the afflicted.
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noy2 MARYLAND.
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DRoPosA[s ION srPPLIEs.

-. - HHADoUARTEHs DHTRIcT or NM
oTTIcE CHIET CoHHIssARI or sUBSIsTENoE,
Sealed proposas in dapiicats, Vii 6s rec a.
5 iSF ss aaSs 81 q y. fODsnDsA Ssng
FORT BAYARD, N. NJ
ago9 pounds q beans
80 b oSRas q q S aHs MSIiSsn Salt
10000 pounds as q SfiffAi oSl. N NJ
$50 pounds Of BeGnS
2OOO pounds OF Corn Meal
Loo pounds Of coSrSe MsTicSn Salt.
500, Fort GARLAND, c, t.
5.SS PSahds q Bs SGI
Luz pounds Of Corn Meal
800 pounds Of coarse MeIioSn Salt.
o,,o SANTA FE, N Nj.
49, SSS TPS SSnSSs Of biogr
800 pounds q Corn Meal
S Poahds 81 81 s ssS MH as1eS sSi sst
. FORT sELDEN. N. NJ
Sgo Polnds q beans;
G9OO poundS Of dns Mexican Salt.
LOO pounds OF coarse Mexican Salt
M ma FORT STANTON, n. NJ.
9,s9 pounds Of hne Mexican Salt
Opounds OF coarse Mexican Salt
FORT TULAROsA, N NJ
SSSS pounds q bS beans
I
| lNJ pounds OF hne Mexican Salt
| bO pounds OF coarse Mexican salt
| FORT UNION, ~ NJ
ldOJ0O pounds Of Flour
l2,lOO pounds OF Beans
A0O pounds Of Corn Meals
| 900 pounds OF hne Mexican Salt
400 pounds OF coarse Mexican Salt
| FORT wINGATR, n. NJ
| ll0,OO pounds Of Flour
| bOOO pounds OF BeAnA
2,bO pounds OF Corn Meal
| 400 pounds OF nue. Mexican Salt
tsQ pounds OF coarse Mexican Aalt
One half OF the Flour TO be delivered no later than
Aprtl -, l5ia, or such other tune the Chief com.
misaAry Of the district may direct Samples Of Flour
from ten 10 httecn pounds must Accompany each
bid The Beans, Corn Meal aud salt, 10 be Delivered
on or before April ~, l53-samples Of each articig
required The Corn Meal ~ b. ground from Amer.
eau corn, white OF yellow Bids Tor the delivery a
the entire quantity of Salt " fUTt uniOn as we'll "a
for the different posts will also be received TIM
reluirements Of ADVERTISEMENTS from this ofiies
bearing date November >, es7O, aud November a
lbll.Wl be strictly complied with Copies 81 Eanls
will be FURNISHED from this office ON application.
By command OF Col O. Granger
Captain and O. b. u 3. Army, Chivi Q, T., Diet OF
O. | N
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OTFfcE or THH A. @. 81
Font PRRnLK, Mn, Nov, -, ls72- \
Sealed proposals., In duplicate Of the form fur.
ni , bS the nnaeTsynsd. win be Teoeiyed until
SshiLHhDAi' the IN day q Deeember, 10, a 10
Post for aix months, or such less time a. the Conn
|, 1878,
Details and requirements furnished by the under.
signed true copy Of the latter with this adyer.
tisement to DO attached to each proposal offered
-, .,,..., hOlsLlN A. IVES.
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GOVERNMENT SALE.

ARMY BUILDING, HpUsroS AND GREENE HTa,l
NV YORK, Nov. -, l572 J
The undersigned will sell at public sale, on doV.
errors Island, New York HAFbor, on December %,
1874 at ~ D. M, quantity Of old Steel Rope, and
Iron.
Terms cash. For further iniormatlenl apply to
this Olhce JOHN NEWTON,
Lieutenant Colonel EngineeFa,
does Brevet Major General.
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MERCHANTS LINE OF STEAMSHIPS
WI. nETwEEs -
Or LIVERPOOL AND QUEENSTOWN.
GOVERNMENT SALES.

wv l4lNAN blLl4As
A UCTlON SALE OF SUBSISTENCE STORES.
oFTIcE A. c. g.. 81. LOUIS DRPoT, MOI
December 7, is7a
VIII be sold at public auction to the highest bid
der, for cash. ON the llth day Of JANUARY, l57b,
lot Of condemned Subsistence Stores, consisting in
part Of the following.
q dol Cans Vegetables, Preserves, Fruits, &c
~ Gallons Picked Cucumbers. ~
lllk Gallons Fine Pickles,
I'll Pounds Of Dried Apples,
4bk Tins Of Sardinea
70 Pounds Of Prunea.
4 Cartoons Of Crackers.
"a Pounds Of Chocolate
" Pounds Of Nermicella.
ED. NJ BELL,
deis Lieutenant eth Cavalry, A. q. T.
TINTED STATES BUILDINGS AT AUCTION.
DEPoT QuARTERMAsTER'B OEFICE,l
JEFRRnAORvILLE, IND, November q, lsT9, I
Will be sold on the grounds, under the direction OF
Captain John X. Rodgers, NJ. \, X, u, \. Army,
TUESDAY, january !, 1913, at 10 O'Clock a. M. al
public auction, TO the highest bidder, the following
Two ~ frame buildings I65 feet by g feet by u
bounded by Spring aud Wall streets and Newmarket
Square.
Terms Cash in United States funds
Buildinlp will be removed at the expense OF the
purchasers, within thirty days after the date Of
| sale.
by order OF the QuartcrmAateT General.
JAMES A. EKIN,
Deputy O. NJ. General U. 4. A.,
de6-l Depot QuArtermaster.
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RAILROADS.

TVHROUGH LINE BETWEEN WASHINGTON
l. PHILADELPHIA AND EEW.Y0Rk
Train, bctyson Wilmington aud Rev YORK
IFoR NV YofiR, Without change Of cars.
Lave daily JeIoept sunday At a m, LSDd
FOR PHILADELPHIA
IeaVo daily teHcep sunday A. a. M l. III
M ON SUNDAY.
Leave for New York ats ~ '. m, and rhila
SeobinE cars for New York on thsS BoP. m. ira
through Tickets u. Philadelphia. New York
Boston can be had At the station Once At al hour
sec baltimore and Ohio Railroad advertisements
r9T sehsd9 az r., 6etye9n Washnft2n aip3Ee An
=, 80, :, Asslstapt Master % Transportaii0n.
dE6 ! R6os1f'zy. Aren't NV %ssiliRs,on nos
RALT1MORR AND OHIO RAILROAD.
s.,vesp wGsHfS5iFTISFS2 sps h2y Z
and WARRINGTON AND THE WEST are nov run
FOR BALTIMORE.
"a leaVe daily EXCEPT SUNDAY, at blb. 6B, o. and
:" - : % F5R WAY sST&fff0SI H.
'n ", ny F Oh PHI 9lPPPAL WAY STATIONS
non and isiiy. Sbi5, Eta q and Va IN. s and
'''' -"D y ron ANNAPuIIa.
s LeaTe ~ " = m, and tsl0 . in No trains TO or
FoRbRLfhffI5RE
Leave "''. FRok VIZ 's4 s sfPP5 o. IN,
Leave f z = Al i PSRf 4 6F = THE WEST
Leave daily, except Saturday and sunday, Atb.ts,
D o. sataf NiH ~ y iS, Z m, and
on sgndsy y 1iS 9nd Ter p. only Connecting
WhselI5s Psrters6prE Pii,sSuTs.o 10 n'l"r
H69ss aS srssSu fG shd %iho6ssIsf aeSoa
wfETSSsS tS5g,. e q. SS;s r had :. TIE
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Assistant Master Of TranspJrtation.
l., NJ COLE, General Ticket Agent
GEO. T. kOOhTZ. General Agrut NOD
AND ONO RAILRoAp

WAsHlNGTON AND OHIO RAILROAD
Pr and after October T. lsa tho trains on this road
will be run fOllOwp
The mail train will leave AleHas,IriA daily eKcapt
SUNDAY, At - m; arrive at BsesburE At II o M.
and Hamilt3n At II % Leave Hamilton At y ~ y.
m, and Leesburg at II 90 y. m, and arrive At Alex.
AndriA Mt Q 10 n IN.
The accommodation train will leave Alexandra
daily, except sunday, at ~ m, and arrive al Lses
burg at e:l5 p. m Lave Lees6urY at a. M, aud
arrive at Alexandria at Bstb a m
The ~ q. IN train trum Alexandria and y 20 r. m.
train frQm Hamilton connect at Hamilton with
helhRs oely nnS o. odachtg Tor Iurcellyte, bnici.
eruVtle, Berryyille aud Winchester Also, with
teamets line "a coaches, which leave LeesburE daily
for Aide and MiddtebuFH
Communication tickets, three cents per mile
Annual uckets, go. H. H. HANENER,
nOyau General Ticket Agent,
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BHEBOYGAN HARBOR, WISCONSIN.
UNIrED STATES ENuRREH OTFICE,)
YES WABASH AyENUE, CHiCAaO, Ill,
December 10, lsla
Proposals will be received until noon January IS
ISIS for Improvement OF ShebpyEan HarbOr, Wis.
cousin, For all information apply TO this once,
D. q. HOUSTON,
dsGl6 Major Of Engineer, U. y A.
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ION FREsn pEEF.

0FHIuE A. Q, g., DAvTD's IsLAHD,l
NAV ROnK HARBOR, Dec O. Is7a
sealed proposals, In duplicate will be received at
this ONCE until II M Jan lS7a for furnHhing tha
Fresh Beef" required by the Subsistence Depart.
meht ~ this poet during si1 months, commencing
Jan, l6iA Information "a To conditions quality a.
Deet payments NC, can BE- obtained by Application
70 this Ottce copy Of this hdyertiHenent % L.
attached to each pr1PnaAl. CHAS. SEIlMER
decl9 Second Lieut. Third ArtilleTV A ia
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A LEXANDRIA AND WASHINGTON RAIL
.HiCKsBtRd RHfLWAY -, ~ : l''--

Local trains for AIeIAndFia leave - f5llo~s :; o.
BI1, u ~ a m, ~, y -, "a and II n ., m.
Local trains from Alexandria arrive a fnllOyH
STA = D, 10 q . NJ, la q la . and - u IN
Trains marked thus connect with tFains on Wash.
instgn aud Ohio railroad.
QUAk1lCO accommodation leaves Washington
% ., m. daily, except Sunday.
GREAT BOUTHklkN EXPRESS, via Richmond,
caves Warrington 10 - y. daily, except SUNDAY.
Through tickets N all points south and Southwest
for sale at the once corner sixth aud pennsy lyaniA
avenue, and Thirteenth and PennsylyaniA avenue.
where paseenEera leave orders FIR bar.
gage 10 be checked At all hotels and residences
through To destination. y n YOUNG,
Jyllu General Passenger Agent
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: INNS Is 40 GIVE NOVICE THAT THE SUB
! seribeT has obtained from the supreme Court
OF the District Of Columbia, holding Special Term
JoHH LEARY, late 81 Washington county, d. O.,
deceased, AllperaOnH having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned 10 exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof, TO the subscriber, on or
before the llth day OF December next; they may
otherwise by law be excluded from all benefit Of the
aid estate.
lIN, HANNAH LEARY,
dSslI,SsE EIsSutrlK.
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STEAMSHIP LINES.
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD.
REGULAR POST STEAMSHIP TRAVEL
BETWEEN
BREMEN AND BALTIMORE,
VIA SOUTHAMPTON

The steamers II the North German Lloyd Of 400
tons, have been newly furnished with all the modern
improvements
BAbTIIMORE ............ Captain I.illienhlln.
BEhl4lN ......s........... undutHch.
OnlO.stg ss,ssssssssss.ss.s basse.
LElPLlL .................. =" Huger.
VIII run regularly between BREMEN and BALTI-
MORE a. follows
Prom Bremen Prom Baltimore
BALTIMORE 90. December -
LEIPZIG. December IA January is
BERLIN ........ January Is February "a
OHIO......... February "a March u
And henCefUrth from each side every alternate
Wednesday.
The steamer will take passengers to bremen South.
ampton, London and Hayre, ard return.
/ PRtCE or pAsaAgE-ln gold, from Bremen TO Bal.
timure Cabin, 500; steerage go. From Baltimore
20 Bremen, Southampton yOndOn and HAvro; Cabin,
800; steerage, en-. Children between one and ten
years, half price; nurHinpH, "a
York lines.
Further information can he Ascertained by apply.
4. SCHuMACHER 4 CO,
No south Charles street, Baltimore, Md
Agent for Washington! -
CHARLES WALTER
No. 90 ID street, opposite City Hall
~ Also Bills Of Exchange on principal places Ia
Europe. de6u
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, TREAsuRY DEPARTAfEHr
oTFiGE . o1 TaE ,LlI,oHT,HousE BoARp.

TnKAsuRV DEPARrsERrl
OFTICE oF ruE LIuHr,HOuSE Bokrn
Warrington, November III il6'
Sealed proposals will he received al NM nhtn
| O'Clock j.. IN, on "WEDNESDAY, Die sfh Nv w
January, lslS, for supplying ninety5hye fhonsahd
Oo,UQl gallons OF tue best quality winter.strlinsi
pIe HeTl NolsAs OF latu Ol, for the United Hfaira
lshthogse service, aeoording to the apeeihcslons,
bearlng date - above copies % which may b hs1-
after November - on Application 10 the 1s,s
ba1Ia; " the lSsht loHse nsPectoE Tomp VILE
At No u PembertOn square, Boston, Massac
and the Lighthouse Inspector Al Detroit HinIitsrt
n0vla JOAFpH flfgNnVi ~ y W. ~!
NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
Or the petition VI ALHERf ~ HAi2 ~ NJ; fork.
~ T., praying for the eHtensiVn m n 3Sf.a raDted
20 hin on the 18Th day OF March iS58 "A "A Improve
ment In Meat MinCeFi
IL u Orde ~ that thR tsslifs,suy In thu case ~,
lussh On Tue lth day OF Eel next; that the tiipe
Us nlng ars1mentl an fas ktaminer'a report | .
next - N''''-a ?
AM perg.a may oppqse this extension
dsBlsHsN II, b, LEddET'f, Con,pt.sIonsr
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TREAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
VI TO THE
NORTHWEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
On and after November ~ LEA trAtns will leave a.
follows:
III .. m -. LIS n m
go. b:B y. m. go, 6:lO - m
=. = "a, kl y, m. -" 80. 10 ~ b m,
$500 THE GREAT DOUBi.R.TRACK ROUTE
With elegant scenery. Palace stateroOm, day and
night cars, with modern improvements.
New York.
The 10 % a. m. daily. except Sunday, northwest;
10y p. w. daily west except bundAy. Other trains
daily.
MAKE CONNECTIONS -
Through from baltimore 10 Rochester and Piltsburf
without change
Tickets BY this route can be procured At the ONCE
corner Of sixth street and avenue and
Thlrteenth street and PennAylvAniA avenue, where
reliable Information will be given At all tinea
Passengers procuring tickets at these Offices can as
cure accommodations In Palace Cars for PttsburE
Corner Sixth st. and Penn, ave-,
ED. s. YOUNG. aeaorAl PSSsshSsr Agent, ~
Qa1ly BALTIMORE NN
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Trains leaving washington az 9 q a m and an
m CONNECT At bowie with trains for Marlboro leay.
INK Bowie at ~ "a - m and ISIS u. m arriving at
hAribOro' At II - . m and Bsl9 y. m.
Trains arriving at Washington at II % q m. and
n =. m connect At Bowie with trains leaving Mari.
DQrO' at . a. m. and % y. m
Passengers leaving their orders at Ticket ONCE,
northwest corner 1hirteenth and PennAylyana ave.
nue., northwest corner sixth and PennsylyaniA ave
nue, cAn have their baggage called for and checked
| At hotels and residences 10 ali points North and
West ThrOugh tickets 70 Cincinnati, COlumbua,
| indianapolis Louisville, st. Louis, New Orleans,
chicago, Omaha, San Francisco, aud all points
| North, Northwest, West and Southwest
+ ER1giRt AA h IA, Gen; s1Perin;tendent
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The contractor shall at all times keep on hand
stock u the several denominations IT stamps, sub
Iect to the control Of the Agent Of the Department,
In all stages Of manufacture, sufficient TO meet ali
orders Of the Department, and to provide against
any and all contingencies that may be likely TO &C.
cur during the existence of the contract, ~ TINT
each aud every order Of the Department. may be
promptly Allied; and the Department shall have the
right To require the contractor at any time during
the existence Of the contract, To furnish extra
quantity VI STAMPS not exceeding a supplyg or three
months
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Captain and C g., u B. Army, ChiSi & T. f DisG OF
N lRaa
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-10

Yelled Bread - Every housekeeper
knows that il is not always possible so
to proportion the supply to the demand
that there shall not sometimes be on
hand loaf of stale bread, which econ
omy requires shall not be wasted. Our
French friends have contrived many
ways of converting the stale loaf into a
delicious dish, and among them is the
following:
From the half Of a common loaf of
stale bread cut off all the crust. This
is put into a slow oven and dried, and
then crushed and rolled into fine crumbs
with . rolline-pin. Cut the bread into
slices an inch thick, and these into
pieces about two inches square. To one
pint of sweet milk add tablespoonful
OF sugar and one well-beaten egg. Lay
the pieces of bread into broad pud
ding-dish, and pour over them the milk
and egg. When the bread is thoroughly
moistened, but not soaked so as to fall
to pieces, dip each piece into the dried
crumbs Of the crust. Then drop into
boiling lard, and brown like doughnuts.
When done, dust with fine white sugar
and cinnamon, and eat while hot. This
"veiled bread" forms delicate dish for
tea. With the addition of hot wine.
sauce, into which has been stirred half
pint of Zsnte currants, 1T makes an
excellent dessert.
Potted Shad.-Cut a fine shad into
three or four pieces, discarding the tail
and head place piece in a small stone
jar, sprinkle well with salt and whole
allspice and whole pepper-corns; fill up
the jar in this manner and cover the
shad with sharp cider vinegar. Cover
the jar with stiff paste, and bake in
slow oven for three or four hours. III
the vinegar is strong it will dissolve all
the small bones of the shad, and the
large one should be removed before
baking. This will keep, in q cool place. |
if tightly covered, for FIVE or six weeks
so it is well to pot three or four shad at
once. 1t is delicious relish for either
breakfast or tea.
Potted Beef-Take eight pounds of
lean rump steak, put it into stone jar,
with teacup of boiling water, q level
tablespoonful of salt, teaspoonful of
pepper, and a few whole allspice, with
one onion chopped fine. Cover with
paste and bake for three hours. Turn
out all the liquor, and take out the meat |
into the chopping- bowl. Pound it fine
with the pestle season with half a tea
cup of catsup. Taste it, and if not |
highly seasoned add more salt and pep.
per. When perfectly fine, press into
moulds, or small cups; and if desired
to be kept for six weeks, cover the tops
with melted butter SO thickly that no
meat is seen. Wet the moulds or cups
with water, and the beef will turn out
in form.
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Hints for the Housewife.

Economy in the Household. Mrs. o. T.,
Of Missouri, writes sensibly regarding
economy in the house and on the farm.
Housekeepers should not 60 in debt to
the storekeepers just because they will
trust them for few months. When one
cannot pay for table luxuries, it is not
wise to use them three times per day.
1t is not right to give children tea and
coffee Just because It may look stingy to
outside people, when we know that the
children are better off without. them.
Trying 70 keep up with the fashions il
extravagance on the part of the farmers
wife and daughters, unless wealthy. To
dress neatly and comfortably is all that
is required. Use more fruits and vege-
tables. The finest -four is not the best |;
mix the shorts with the flour, and the
food is more palatable and healthful.
She prepares the mixture a. follows:
Take about one-fourth fine -four and
three-fourths shorts, raise with yeast,
and bake on q griddle. The cakes are
to be eaten with molasses or butter, or
both, the same ~ buckwheat cakes.
Her letter closes a. follows: 1t il the
duty of every housekeeper to see that
nothing goes to waste in or about the
house that she can make use Of, and it
is the duty of every farmer to see that
nothing goes to waste on the farm that
he can make use Of. If We will attend
to these things We will get along better
and We shall like farm life better. We
let too much Of labor come to naught."
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-10
A Brooklyn Church Scandal.
From the New York Herald. April n.

A few evenings since the Rev. F. w.
Ware, pastor of the johnson Street
Methodist Episcopal Church, at the
corner of Jay and johnson streets, read
the following communication before the
congregation
To the Members Of johnson Street Metho.
dist Episcopal Church: deem it my duty
to make full statement 1t is a duty
| owe to you and my own soul. At the
time / mysteriously disappeared from
my home and your midst a few weeks
ago, had fallen into a great sin. 1t is
due you to know that l had eloped with
another mans wife. i have committed
terrible sin and God made me . great
sufferer. For about six or seven weeks
before l left was walking before God,
but l INDUCED iDthoughts and then fell.
What induced those thoughts l cannot
tell. l put in no plea of insanity.
fell before the temptations of Satan,
and sinned against God, and my friends
and the members Of this church, and
put q stumbling. lone before unbeliey-
ers. ! have nc words to express the
agony that have felt, and ask you to
forgive me. At the time that / left
stood a member of the johnson Street
Church, and / now say that / am per-
fectly willing that you should pursue
that course with me that will be for the
good of the church. know of nothing
that can do more. STEPHEN OWEN.
This communication naturally created
some little surprise, not that the facts
contained therein were wholly new to
the majority of those who listened to
the reading Of the letter, but that Mr..
Owen should make such . confession.
Mr.. Owen, the author Of this remark
able communication, is an Englishman,
who came to Brooklyn few years since
and attached himself to the johnson
Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
formerly known a. the Centenary. He
obtained situation as bookkeeper in Q
New York shipping house through his
connection with the church, and he was
subsequently elected Wonhipful Master
of Fortitude Lodge, F. and A. NJ, Of
Brooklyn. He is forty-6ve years Of age,
but has . very venerable appearance,
from the fact that his hair and whiskers
are quite gray. He was elected as
Superintendent of the johnson Street
Methodist Episcopal Sunday school,
was highly esteemed by all who knew
him, and the thought of his backsliding
was certainly the last thing which en-
tered the heads of those with whom he
was so closely allied by ties Of friendship
and religion. As will be remembered
by paragraphs published at the time, he
disappeared in the most mysterious
manner on Saturday evening, March %,
leaving his wife, with whom he resided
at 100 Hampden street, anxiously await
ing his return. His wife, a. well as q
host of friends and the members Of his
lodge, were exceedingly anxious CON.
corning him. Inquiries led to the dis
covery that, simultaneously with his dis
appearance, the wife Of q resident Of
Newark, with whom he had been init.
mate for some time, had also disap-
peared, leaving two children. The
mystery was therefore solved. Mr..
Owen had eloped with another mans
wife. After an absence Of two weeks
the woman again returned to her hus.
band, telling him that she had been