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Correspondence Of Tho sun.
ISDIANAPoLIs, May 20.-Judge Rand OF
Superior Court has made another decision which
is calculated to discourage the distant believers
In free divorce In Indiana. II Is customary to
run the divorce cases through the courts on
Saturday. and by dint Of mumblng slight OF law
the process has been an easy one, until such
men as Judge Rand insist upon knowing what
Is going on.
on Monday last a case was named, Pratt agt
Pratt, which Unexpectedly failed Of hearing on
lucky saturday. The counsel Of both plaintiff
and defendant were embarrassed by rs Honor
asking 10 see the plaintiff. lie was not In court,
nurprpbaDly In he state. Then his Honor order
on smoothly for n brief space until he discoN-
cred complication u identity that led him To
terminate the case abruptly In the nrst place
the proper time after the Ming Of petition had
not elapsed Tor hearing the case. Then. on the
same day that defendant took depositiuns in
Boston 10 prove the abandonment of plaintiff
| tof which deroaitions there was no cross-cxnm-
inatium defcndcnt took dispositions In India
napulis to prove the residence Of plaintin in
| Indiana. The dcpunents were not cruss-c nam
ined on the question OF residence, live in the
city. and not ten minutes walk probably from
ed they were absent at the time of The trial.
| The Court having no prosecuting attorney
the Court from imposition Of litigants in divers
cases, residing In other States and pretending
| apparent collusion between plaintiff and defen-
dent, but to examine the wit Iesses itself. Being
constrained To believe the depositions in this
case Were taken TO avoid the examination by
| the Court on the question 81 residence, his
Honor made another objection as follows
when the trial came on neither plaintiff nor
defendant was In court, plaintiffs counsel in-
troiuccd no evidence, and avowed he abandon 81
ed the petition and the case went To trial the
cross petition. Now the Superior Court may en-
tertaln a cross petition AGAINST bona Hds resi-
dent Of the state, but must be taken that
-tri proof Of the fact Ia given. IL has never
been held that any Indiana court has jurisdic-
tiun when neither plaintiff nor defendant in a
divorce case Is II resident of the State. In the
case Of lratt vs.. Pratt there was no pretence
that defendant Is a resident, and In tbs opinion
Of the Judge the plaintiff was not a bona
nte resident of the State, and he further
more declared the case a fraud on the jurisdic-
| tlon OF the court. The petition and cross petit
tion were consequently dismissed, and the pla n
IN was ordered To pay the costs of the suit.
This must be sad news To Charles and Aman-
da, who seem well disposed To help each other
out of the difficulty Of marriage Charles pro
fcsscs TO he photographer of this place, and
his neglected spouse is living by her own exer-
tions in boston. The complication ia worth the
attention Of divorce seekers.
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done 10 establish prices wheat fairly active some
eight boat Loads soid st s,S tor & Ne; Shiesgo %
sioro and anoat Corn moved OF steadily, mainly At
65ilc for steamer and 6iHc for sail mixed. oats de-
81 which there large business.
GRoCEMEs-Were very dull throughout, and pricoe
for coffee and sugar quite unsettled.
Corrcs Dull, end decined Nc; on the spot. and kf
2i5i6c for June, 1916 for July 2sxc, for August
% i51ec. for ept'mber, and 20kc. for October.
PRovIsoNs-The market without feature Of In
tercs business of moment except 10 pork or lard
200 bbls. meas pork sold at ti92aflB for July,
and $3.50 for Sept er, being slight decline. Lard
also lover with sales OF 800 tcs. city at Sf@SNc for
Western sko for new, 10 arrive In August and $40.
FOR prime do. seller July.
suNDRTps-Rosin steady with sales OF 400 bbls. in
cudine strained at ss0 delivered Spirits urpentine
lower, with go bbls sold at A4S e.. Petroleum quiet
and nrm rail9w sold at Sic for Prme city whsksy
steam 7ha7Sd and to London s5S "a two small yes
seis with grain to Cork for orders &c 6d.
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DoUGLAss.-Died In Russell. June Id. at 39O
A, NJ. Nathaniel Douglass, aged % years
The singular part Of this case is in It's progress
70 the fatal termination. On the 18th Inst; Mr.
Douglass with other hunters, came into Rus
sell, as has been their custom, buying their out.
At here. Mr. Douglass complained OF having a
violent pain In the thumb OF his left hand. On
the 18th he called At the ONCE of Or. Burwe for
medical advice and assistance. Mr.. Douglass
thought he had fclon coming. The doctor
amincd his thumb thoroughly and found no ap-
MIR Douglass then told the doctor that about
i've weeks ago, while camped on the prairie
Brush creek, near Parks Fort, abodt one hun
dred miles west OF this place, he was bitten in
the night while asleep by a skunk. The savage
animal fastened on his thumb, and could not
be made to loosen his hold till pounded nearly
To death and choked OF. On the l4th the pain
with sharp palms shooting through the chest.
the pain In n measure leaving the thumb. On
the 18th Douglass complained Of n choking SEN
satiOn in the throat and difficulty of breath
ing, and could swallow only with great effort,
but appeared cheerful and hopeful. and was
about nearly all day, visiting different business
place : In town. In the evening, at about seven
o'clock, the doctor was sent for In haste. The
doctor Immediately visited him, and found him
In a raging condition; could not get anything
down him or into his mouth, and found that he
had eaten nothing during the day. Every breath
stirring, or the slightest disturbance, brought
on those paroXysms. DIR. Burwell did all that
medical science could do TO relieve his patient
but to no purpose, only TO allay momcntarily.
worse, the paroxysms more frequent, harder,
and Of longer duration, until death came to his
relief AT hMt-past three O'Clock ON the morning
OF the 10th.
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Suicide IN 4 CISTERN.
An Elizabeth Woman Drowning Herself In
IIOt t7head Of Mntcr.

An Elizabeth Woman Drowning Herself In
Hos G-head Of Water.
Mrs. Adam Eckhart, aged G3. was found
dead yesterday morning in cistern In her
house, Marshal street, Elizabeth, n. j. At half
past eight o'clock she was seen about the house
as usual; a few minutes later, and she was dead
4 neighbor heard the cries Of her husband, Mr.
Eckhart German butcher, who Is over seventy
years old. my wife Is dead :" he cried "help
me to get my wife out" The cistern, which
was, in fact, merely a horshead fun of water.
was hut four feet deep, the depth of the water
being three feet; Mrs. Eckhart was found
sitting In the clstern; she was dead when
pulled out. She had beeG cripple.
anc as IL was known that thr ht1 lived
very "nhappily with her husband, lc Ves ar
rtStea On suspicion II was known To the po-
her. Coroner Gibbs held an Inquest one Of
the neighbors swore that she had seen the lat
found dead that she had Said she did not wish
20 live any longer, and that her husband had
locked the door against her so that she had to
Michael Eckhart, one Of the two sons swore
that his mother had told him she could not live
any longer; her husband treated her too badly.
She said he (her husband) had called her a Grip
pie, and seemed to be In great distress. She gave
him her pocketbook containing all she had,
eighty cents, To be used after her death for pur-
chasing Grape. Witness told her not 10 talk
about death, she had to live yet many years
" No, my hours are counted" She said The
witness testified also that his father always
found "A reason for abusing his mother, and that
he had heard his father say he would Kill her.
witness did not think his father killed his
mother, however.
Christine ScLmig, the daughter, testified that
she had heard her mother say she would destroy
herself she had often seen her father heat her,
Other witnesses testified that Mr., Eek hart was
out OF the house when the deed was committed,
and returned just In time to see his wife dead.
The jury after long deliberatlon, came to the
conclusion that she must have either tainted
and fallen Into the ristern, that she must her
charged. IL Il generally believed that she delib-
erately drowned herself
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KELso,s ORIENTAL rIsIroR.


The Chief Justice Of Japan Inauirina Into
the Workings Of our Criminal Courts-A
Day at Police HEADQUARTERS.
The Chief Justice OF the Empire Of japan
was at Police headquarters the greater part Of
Thursday. Chief Clerk Seth g. Hawley posted
the distinguished visitor thoroughly az to our
Federal and state systems of government, the
difference between which the latter took some
time to comprehend. The punishments for diff
ferent grades Of crime were read over to him,
and the nature OF the crimes explained; also,
the places where punishment of higher and low
or grades were inflicted, showing the difference
betwe, n State prisons and pententlarics. He
admired the manner in which the lost children
we're cared for, and when IL was shown that
those who were never claimed were sent to
asylum under the caro- OF Commissioners OF
Charities, he seemed to realize the benefits OF
our system In that respect.
The entire workings Of the police department
were also explained, and an invitation extended
TO him to witness the trials. "what trials p he
asked In a kind Of wonderment and seemed
somewhat taken aback when II was shown bin
that every little peccadlo was taken cogplzance
Of and due punishment awarded. II was some
time before he could comprehend the system
adopted by our Comptroller In borrow ng money
ON bonds in advance of taxation, but he finally
seemed to understand and approve of il.
But what puzzled him most was the Idea th1t
men could be deprived OF their libc rty witho At
having committed any crime, as was shown In
explaining the affairs Of the House of Detention
FOR Witnesses, which he subsequently visited
with Mr.. Hawley. lie expressed Intense gratih-
cation at the manner In which the place was
conducted, and minutely examined the food and
everything connected Herewith. He admitted
that everything was done which could be done
To make the inmates comfortable. but could not
divcst himself Of the idea that even II II were a
palace in which they were confined they were
still prisoners. Mr.. Hawlcv did not explain that
while the men who committed the crimes were
nj large, these witnesses were not permitted to
70 beyond the walls Of the house. From the
time the Chief Justice took to study this part of
our system, and his evident dislike to impnson-
ing Innocent men and women, II Is not likely
that he will recommend Its adoption In japan.
In seeking explanation of the various crimes
and misdemeanOrs he questioned Mr.. Hawiey
closely. For instance, when the latter men
toned "bgamy," he asked, what is blgamyY'
"A man marrying two wives" was the reply.
The same questions were asked In regard to
burglary, grand larceny, mayhem, and, Indeed
almost every crime except murder, which
seemed to require no explanation. or all these
things the Chief Justice took copious notes.
Mr.. Hawley invited him to Wit ness the police
trials on Friday next. He said he was going to
Washington last night, but would soon return
and take an early opportunity of witnessing the
"rhOO-ny" court.
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wanting at the subsequent ones. One hundred and
within "a minutes Of Hunters Point, e certainly good
Investment. 80.
Rutherford Park eale at $50 lots aggregatng faSb7e
On Monday, July the same nrrn will sell Wy os IN
Perth Amboy, on Raritan Bay y =. Five hondred lots
situated between the lines OF the Perth Anboy and
Elzabethport Railroad and the Perth Amboy and Rah-
iSutes vain ~ Of three depots fSty lots are on Mar.
kct and Smith streets, adjoining the raroad depot
The property In offered especially desirable for sub
urban business and manufacturing purposes and the
future OF Perth Amboy as great railroad centre h Ger
tainly an inducement.
OnJuly Jere. Johnson Jr, holds the rst grand sale
o. lots IN Tyler City,a newly developed suburb Of New
Haven, Conn.
On July 3, A. u. Mclleck, Jr., Bro. will sell mum
Der Of very desirable villa plots situated on Brighton
avenue and Hulick road, adjacent 10 the West knd
Hotel at Long Branch,
few important sales announced for July but
for heavy transactions the may be considered as
about closed, Extensive preparations are already
making for large fall business and the probabilities
that Wechoster county and tho upper portion OF
this city will be brought into the field With heavy
backing and liberal enterprse The movement making
by The Pennsylyana Railroad to extend their track
actuss staten Island is Interesting dealers IL that
beautiful suburb, and should II reet fayoraby, Staten
Island will be able TO compete with the bcst.
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BiNKING AND FINANCIAL.

BANKING HOUSE or HENRY CLEws & co,
G Wan street. New York
Bills Of Exchange on England Ireland Scotland, and
the Continent.
Commercial Credits for use in Europe, South America
East and West Indies, China and Japan.
Circular Notes and Travellers Credits, available In all
parts of the World.
Also Teegraphc Transfers OF Money on Europe
Havana, aud California.
Deposit accounts received, bearing interest and sub
feet TO check at sight
Certificates of Deposit issued and Collections made.
state, City, and Railroad Loars negotiated.
CLEMS, HABICHT & Co,
II Old Broad street, London.
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For many years the receipts from the men
radcn nshcris In the Long Island waters amounted to
millions Of dollars. The opened very fayorabB,
the nsh being plentiful to oycrrun the factories
nd the farmers All lied them to the land in their raw
state. When the bluensh appeared the menhsdsn
abandoned the bays az the blucnsh feed on them.
During the weeks OF May the average catch by each
gang was euo vhue for the pas four wecke the
h,r catch has been from 5OUo TO 15Utl lhs does not
compensate for the labor and the nsh are very poor
aborcrs and nshermen and closed for the season Hen
" Gilett, Blue POnt Samuel Green, sayVile smith u
Gilett, sAyyille oliver Wicka CO., swan River
smith, Green Co., and Green, Tsrringon Co.. Say
Vile, over lOO mCn are thrown out Of employ yment.
The factories mentioned can hardly be made prontn1e
the floating factories having greater capacity and being
L. to follow the fish There three Of these In the
sound, the Falcon Ranger and Algonquin.
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Geor.e T.nur.s Train Il. Prophet.


Nj Trn-tiist.-lle showed that New
''n- would be destroyed by tue comm
j. "a aaG,auunJ gave his y sons, No rain To-
-.i .. lh'us II comes pei hap5 in eight Wrci.5.
l"en lhiect oi snow IN the muunta aims. M,ci
e. 7e siN feet las; week. lSensatiun.l
chicago aud all the cities along he line vii!
w under water, St Louis and Omaha safe.
. .rcr-J Council liluhs Transfer Union Depot
t.tnty feet under the river. lLaushtcrl
second Predictlun.-'lhe terrible heat am
u"nl, when disappearing, having rottcd yeg,ia.
a"4 VIII create the 4 siatic cholera and h,I,
mainly. The Board Of Health 10 clean th.
rrests a. once A. the epidemic ia now near al
Third Prediction. Financial crash on Wand. -.
bllts death. W!ping out a.UU uu.nnm ht,..
ana the national debt. Nothing can .t.. a..
put my greenhack plan and American ,uGil.ft.
blii ilng up factories, foundrc-, ulld wo,ll,n
NILS in st Louis. lCherfsl
Fourth Prodiction-A terrible oalthpa'c n,
san Francisco and another teuIule .lr ina SON, ..
Lt~icrn city lScusationl
fith Predic ion. Corn, wheat, flour, and cot
tOn VIII gradually rise during the next ninety
aays Co. nearly twice their present price. lS,ii-
Sixth Prediction. ST Louis VIII be the larre.t
o''H on this continent IN lGty years.
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Why Clerks are Oul OF Employment.

Io ne Young IeH ~ Nctr lOyk,
COMRADES: There are many thousands Of
clerks in this city. There are thousands out OF employ.
mont Have 20. ever considered one Of the reasons
that GA and are idle mol Wen. then, one reason
tboIgh 1t may not be primary In all cases
II the stagnaon Of trade our business vocations In
this city depend on the South and west Toe present
Administration have done and are doing all they to
ltustrne the TtsuurcCs Of those sections, Go from
Wall street and broadway to the utteOst ends OF the
city and ask for employ from leading hOuso in
nine out Of ten their Souher trade will not al
low Of H. Many Of you are about 20 cast your nrst
vote. Consider well. and vote for reruperation OF
national energy By voting for cree ley aud Brown. am
such aYOter, though strait laced Democrat,
q CLEAN NuO bUFFRRA.
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John Casey Va a watchman on Pier 40, North
liver. It il covered pier, and quantity Of valuable
merchandise il stored there. Much of II Is very in
1anmsblc such cotton. wool, etc. Smoking Is pro
ibitcd on the wharf Yesterday afternoon Thomas
collins deck hand on the city Of London. stepped on
the wharf smoking pine Casey requested him To stop
mokng. Collins refused. Casey then told him be
would have to leave the pier. Collins said he would
10 nothing OF the kind, and furthermore, that he
would Ike to see anybody put him of. non ms
took hold ~ him hy the coat collar and tried 10
force him uH. Collins drew sailors knlie from his
pockct and stabbed Casey IN the forehead ard In the
back. Casey was taken to the Park Hospital where his
wounds we're dressed hy Or. bruce. The doctor pro
ounces them very serious. Collins arrested by
unlccr sullivan OF the Leonard street station, and
cd up
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RE1L ESTATE M1RKEr.

The FIRST sale Of lots I'm the new suburban set
Element In Baysde, Little Neck Ray held by Jere
johnson. Jr ON Friday closed up week of unusually
heavy transactions In country property The rains
which prevailed during the hrst days Of the week con
fused the arrangements of the auctioneers somewhat
aud crowded number Of excursions together into
Thursday, Notwithstanding the intense heat the sales
have all been wei attended The prices realized have
not materially fallen on Several sales in OF the
old localities where owners views In regard vauet
were thought by buyers to be rather In advance Of the
market were not satisfactory, Others In regions of
country little too distant from New York for the
present demand may have disappointed the owners;
but take the season from May to July there has
been 10 three such hcay aud vigorous reac-
ton in the real estate market such successful sales
o. suburban proRerN ts.c lass lands mtll DEVELOPED
nave Sitho1t cAceut0, found ready buyers at prices
houFh not e.s4eeH = h. yet remunerati'e and sats'
Tne sale a, Haysde We regard as fair Illustration OF
localities in New Jersey and Long Island where sales
have been aeld and much 9lsher pSGs realized oaersd
ana v ds1sa5 P2%PaS1n % n ,1S D9t al sSyde i
Innocent NRgG cOny enlences and oilers TO seekers
for homes and moderate specuators merely the future
ton Of The great metropolis. Mr. James Black
rising mani iuiator recognized It's peeusriy sppfo.
pgty location health beauty ana 9ccGssi6ilty which
"S6ised Es the % ssae fS late Mayor ' PYs
ad L. out in tae most liberal modem styc y broad
erly AID threw tuHon the market At auction without
limit reserve, Hence we regard the results IN.
dicatye Of the actual state of the suburban market
more nsa.y Than many srcs wherein other Influence
to Friday event and day 10th regarded by dealers
unfayOrabe, Nevertheless fourteen OF the Flush
ing and North 81 Railroad were CROW ded with psrtic
attracted by various motives some TO see Others To
eat aud few to buy. The safe lasted frou O'Clock r.
MtoS o'cSoh r. NJ, under broing sun, Occasionally
entyscven lots were disposed Of realizing aggre.
gate Of t5 tul.
A peculiar feature Of the sale consisted in the fact
that an unusually large number OF prudent buyers
prs ~ and thccrowd appeared TO- hay, hxed from slW
10 ~ about The value OF the lots, lids were seldom
carr ~ ghcr aud whenever thcv rated lower buyers
Invariably took advantage Of the privilege To the cNten
Of rows and entre blocks Of lots. The lowest KNOCK
down OF the day block OF - lots to Mr. Boyer u
New y ok, at est per lot.
This s the first sale OF Bayside lots. There are st
over twelve hundred to dispose OF, iuCludng thirty
handsome villa plot watcr fros the bay aud beside
the mansion house, cottage, and the old homestead
house aud grounds on the water. We understand that
Is NJ BacSMeils Intention TO dispose Of the cntlr,
pruprate summer festivities to attract those Who need
sna homes and do not visit watering places. II MIR.
Ackw ell was satisfied with the prices reuli1
fruu the nrst sale. Il is net likely tRt hnv"rs Su be
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A Farce Hndlng In IA Tragedy.

WAsHINGToN, June 30.-During the perform
ance of farce at the Metropolitan Theatre last night
Charley Brown, banjo player, shot man named Kee.
gan, songand-dance man, II was supposed the mus.
ket which Brown discharged at KoeRan contained onb
powder but the ramrOd had been carressy left In the
barrel. The rOdt nteTed keegans head mhctug dan.
gArrus wound. The parties were the best OF friends
The shooting was purely accidental,
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John Farley Of Blue Point l., loft his two
unmarried daughters estate valued at tsUno Rcla-
tvcs contested the will before Surrogate Reed the pro
rcedings continuing for nearly year. on saturday
the Surrogate n,d his decision In favor Of the daugh
,ru aud the will aud the contestants notice OF
their lntsn.on 70 appeal john Farley was q proml.
Widow Of John McCarty. Of Rockavsy, and went to re
-idc there. lie man of means, and had an only
strr. Mrs. Dillon, who always cared for him. He
rumi-cd to pru,e for her tue day before his death,
ID uu tuis N routpats his vi /.
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The Coun,r clerk. Trip to Europe.

County Clerk Charles Il. Loew sailed for Eu-
rope saturday In the Republic. lie WAS accompanied
~ his brother. Major and Mrs. E " Loew, who vii
make bridal tilp the continent. large nuInbc
u friends crow led deck and cabin Of the steamer
and bade the party farewell Mr. Loew expects To be a6.
sent about three months.
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TuE SUN has received several letters from the
ppeiucn who discharged on the ist Of June, COM
planning their had not been paid. Upon In
vcstiration the following appear to be tho facts:
About 100 men were discharged Tor mconpeteuoy.
The wages not due until the 18th OF June Some
ten DAYS were occupied making out the pay rolls and
Commissioner Van Mort sent them 70 Comptroller
cen on Thursday The tOInmiss assured TIE
reporter that the men would all De paid Ia day
Or
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The delegates Il the Father Mainew Cnnvon-
tion met yesterday afternoon In Uuion Hall the Prcsl.
dent Mr. Patrick Lamb, In the chair Is intended TO
erect monument TO the memory OF Father Mathew,
which viii be placed In Centra Park. The foundat on
viii be- laid the 10Th Of October neNt the birth.
day II Father Mathew. The Committee On the MOnu.
ment reported $50 In the funds.
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EEY-JACKSON.-AtGr Grove Ranch. Maui, sandwich
Islands ~ the residence 0f the bride uOuF parents y
the lt. j. =. Green, thas " Grey uf Honolulu, oahu,
TO Miss julia A. jackson Of Norwich, Com. After
ncagcmcnt OF nitc'u years ggrin, which tine they
4u not each utCr, Nifs iCsH nt to tr sand
l,E Islands, and me u.arrlI-r Was cousummIi,d.
LOTT BEl lON~.-lu Pu'uuululi1, julv 2 by the
y. H. W. ClaNtou, Gror.c :. Lott to Harriet V. p.
daughter OF ". X. Irlluvs, tsq.
PoPE-pOsTON.-lr E'',a' cihtcwn, Kentucky, June
l}, ly lev. hout.t tLu.u.u, A~tttilt sur cnn D.
Pope l.. :. Array, Aii- Loe shter Jf the Hon
Charles u. PcrtJu % KENTUCKY.
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Fatal Accident. while Fishing.

Mr.. samuel u. Van wart Hooper. son Of the
proprietor OF the Broad way House East New York,
went fishing IN q small boat on Rockaway Beach ON
Erijay afternoon. While pulling up the anchor Mr..
Hooper lost his pose and fell overheard His body has
not yet been cred lie ~ years Of age. feet
tH inches high, had sandy hair and mole on his right
shoulder. lie leaves a wife and two children.
Mr. John Watham Lee the printer who fell overheard
from the Cholera Ranks steamer, aud struck the
cad by the psddl's. sunday, June ~, died In Belle
liUsuitai %