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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-06

Sir. August Belmonts art collection will
Sc scld at auction on the twelfth Of Nov
ember. Mr.. Belmont is about to go to
Europe, and it is on this account that he
has determined to dispose Of his collection.
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Directors s..
CRESCENT MUTUAL
INSURANCE COMPANY

INSURANCE COMPANY.
TwENTY,THIRD ANNUAL STATEMENT.
NEW ORLEANS, May 10, 1872.
The Trustees, in conformity to the charter, sinh.
nit the following statement Of the affairs of the
company on the thirtieth of April, 1872:
Fire premiums for the ELECTROMAGNETIC q a.
Marine premiums for the year........... 81 $50 81
River premiums for the year........... 1913 299 %
Total. 438 ne A
Earned premiums, less reinsurance and
return premiums. 1885,, 1853 IS
Net profits. 879823 al
The company has assets to the amount Of
s732, l29 40.
The Board of Trustees resolved to pay interest at
SIX PER CENT CASH on all the outstanding GER
TiFICATES OF SCRIP, to the legal holders there
of on and after the second Monday in June next
They have also declared SCRIP DIVIDEND OF
THIRTY-THREB AND ONE-THIRD PER CENT on
the earned premiums entitled to participate for the
year ending April 3d. 1872, for which certificates
will be issued on and after the first Monday in AQ.
gust ae1., tree Of government tax
THOMAS A. ADAMS President.
9s"&! :. "s7zy Secretary
Trustees.
SAMUEL Il. KENNEDY, JOHN PHEIPS
=. y. 6UDDECXG, P. H. FOLEY,
a. G. ODER A THOMSON
E. Il. SUMMERS B. NEWGASs
P. n. STRONG, VICTOR MEYER
JOSEPH BOWLING, 3 J. GARRARD.
5. B. NEWMAN
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-06

The above statement is a correct transcript from
the books OF the New Orleans Mutual Insurance
Association
C. CAyARoC, President.
GEORGE tAyAUx. Secretary.
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THE LTZENBERG HOSPITAL
NEW CROCKERY STORE.

ucCANDLIsH, CHRISTIAN. & co.
No. So Camp Street, New Orleans,
Wholesale and retail dealers in
| CROCKERY, CHINA AND GLASSWARE, SILVER.
PLATED AND BRITANNIA WARE,
Housefurnishing Goods and Tinware,
Tea Trays, Walters and Japanned Ware,
WOODEN AND WILLOW WARE,
CLOCKS AND LOOKING. GLASSES, LAMPS
AND LAMP FIXTURES,
Ana everything usually kept in a first class
CRocKERY STORE.
We are offering our immense stock of entirely
new goods to merchants and others as cheap as
they can be purchased anywhere; will be pleased
to duplicate New York bills at same prices
White French China Dining and Breakfast Sets,
125 pieces, 1929 So
u dinner plates, Y soup plates
y breakfast plates, y tea plates,
p dessert plates, deep, Il butter Plates,
Il egg stands. u tea cups and gaucers.
soup tureeno sauce stand.
2coTered Dishes ? vegetable dishes,
meat dishes. salad bowl.
pickle dishes.
Best Stone China Dinner Sets, l18 pieces ... SIS 90
French China Tea Sets q pieces. so
Stone China Tea Sets, II pieces........... 50
Stone China Bedroom Sets, II pieces....... 90
Hoplets' per DC zen..'..' 80
And all other goods il our line correspondence
cheap.
Orders from the country promptly attended to,
and goods carefully packed. Satisfaction guaran-
teed
MCCANDL1SH, CHRISTIAN & CO,
no52 Up No. IS Camp street, New Orleans.
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GUNPOWDER.

GUNPOWDER.
The Louisiana Eagle, Ducking and Rifle Powder
the best in the world the strongest and the clean
est made, sold in Ga u and 25 pound metallic
kegs at s 3, IS 50 and 5l0 each, and at retail at
fifty cents Per pound. This powder is made ex-
pressly for me, and has been tested in the pres
ence of nearly al! the amateur sportsmen of this
city and proven to be the strongest made in the
world.
Always on hand the favorite branfls Dupont,
Hazard, Oriental ana Orange Powder, ST. Louis
and New York shot etc.
F. CHARLEVILLE.
No. IS st. Charles street Sportsmens Depot,
hoI New Orleans.
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INSURANCE.
NEW ORLEANS MUTUAL
INSURANCE ASSOCIATION.
30. 20 Exchange aIleyo
5HfRD QUARTERLY STATEMENT.

IN conformity with their charter, the New Or
Mutual Insurance Association publish the
Glowing statement of their affairs for the third
quarter ending September go, 1872:
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-06

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans, City of New Orleans. 5
Sworn to and subscribed before me this fourth
day of october, 1872.
G. IEGARDEUR, Notary Public.
At special meeting of the Board of Directors,
held this day, it was resolved in conformity with
article seven of the charter, to collect forthwith
from stockholders an assessment of fifty per
cent On the net earned premiums of the third
quarter of 1872, subject to assessment, amount
ing to $l34298 43; and it was further resolved to
pay to stockholders, on demand quarterly in
terest of two and half per cent on the amount of
capital paid in.
G. CAyAROC, President.
GEORGE 1AyAUx Secretary.
Directors
C. Cava1OC, S. Cambon
Charles DeRuytero 4. Poincy
Leon Haas, Jr.o J. Egli
E. F. Miotol4. L. S. Witt,
W. Agar. L. Queyrouze,
oC5 I'm &. Thibaut.
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REMOVAL,
INSURANCE.
TT'EUTONIA INSURANCE COMPANY,
No. HI Gravier Street.

In5uTes against
Fire, Marine and River Risks,
Al the Lowest Tariff Rates
e. INNER BADER, President.
'HAS. EEGSTFELD, Vice President
GEORGE STRONGER, Secretarv.
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Six Acres,

more more or less, all cleared, and principally
NEADOW The Improvements are
Log House, %g1A
= stories high, l6 by IS feet, a ::...;..Ef8
log Stable about IG by % feet, -
wei OF water near the door of the house and
sSSSs number of FrIsif Frees on the
same. The public road from Kresge-
- - vile to Stroudsburg and from Smiths
rap to Merwinsburg, passes by the premi-
4 Seized and taken in execution as the pro-
uerty of Catharine Burger, and to be sold by
HE for cash.
go, CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff.
SAerlft S Office Suoudsburg,
January p, l872-3t.
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Auditors Notice.

The undersigned appointed by the Court
Of Common Pleas of Monroe County, Audit
or, to make distribution of the money in the
hands of Manasseh Miller, Executor of the
last will and testament of Thomas Miller, de-
ceased, hereby gives notice, that he will at
tend to the duties of his appointment on
Friday, February %, 1872, at 10 o'clock a.
m. at Hon. John B. Storm office, in the
Borough of Stroudsburg, when and where
all persons having any claims against said
fund e Will present e the same, or be debarred
JOHN S. BROWN, Auditor.
January %, lS72.-4t.
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Sherif's Sale,

By virtue of writ of ven ex. to me d,rec-
ted, issued out of the Court Of Common
Pleas of Monroe county, | will expose to sale.
at public vendue, on
Saturday, l7th, day of February nert,
at . O'Clock in the afternoon, at the Court
House, in the Borough of Stroudsburr. the
following described Real Estate to wit:
a certain tract of land situate in Middle
Smlthileld township, adjoining land of Jacob
etter, land late of the estate of Elias Det-
RICK deceased, and land belonging to the
estate ofJohn e. Detrick, deceased, contain
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Court Proclamation.

Whereas, the Hon. SAMUEL s. Dsruep
PRESIDENT Judge ofthe 22d Judicia District OF
Pennsylvanla, composed of the counties of
Wayne, Pike, Monroe and Carbon. and s
G. Throop. and John De Young. Esor's
Associate Judges of the Court of Common
Pleas of the County of Monroe, and by vir-
tue OF thelr.ofhces, Justices of the Court of
oyer and TermIner and General Jail delive-
ry and Court Of General Quarter Sessions in
and for the said County of Monroe. have is
sued their precept TO me commanding that
Court OF Quarter Sessions of the Peace and
Common Pleas, and Court of Over and Ter
miner and General Jail Delivery and Or
phan's Court, for the said County of Monroe,
to be holden at Stroudsburg, on
MONDAY, the 26iA day of Fe5rurarv.
1872, to continue one week, if nece ssarv.
NOTICE
Is hereby given 10 the Cononer, the Justices
OF the Peace, and Constables the said coun.
iy OF Monroe, that they be then and there
ready with their rolls, records, inquisitions,
examinations and other remembrances to do
those things which their offices are appertai-
ming, and also that those who are bound bv
recognlzances to prosecute and give evidence
against the prisoners that are or shall be in
the jail ct the said county of Monroe, or a.
galnst persons who stand charged with the
commission of offences TO be then and there
to prosecute or testify as shall be Just.
GOD save the Commonwealth
CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Offce Stroudsburg, J
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Registers S Notice.

Notice is hereby given, to al persons
Interested in the Estates Of the respective
decedents that the following accounts have
been filed in the Register Office Of Monroe
County, and viii be presented for confrma-
ton to the Orphan Court ofsaid County, at
Stroudsburg, on Monday, the Goth, day Of
February 1872, at 10 o'clock a. N.
Second and final account Of Chas. Henry,
Administrator Of Jacob Henry, decd
Account Of H. B. Frutchey, Executor Of
John Frutchey. decd
account Of Charles Staples, Administrator
OF Samuel Staples, decd
Final account of Samuel Arnold, Admir-.
Of George Kresge, decd.
Account Of Jacob Greenamoyer, Admir-.
OF Elizabeth Grcenamoyer, dec d.
-, Account Of John Boys, Administrator of
Thomas Smiley, decd
account of Charles Remel, Administrator
G Peter Remel, decd
First account Of Mary Detrick and Moses
i,'etrlek, Administrator, of John L. Detrick
deceased.
Account Of Alfred Heiney, Administrator
OF Reuben Heiney deed.
JOHN S. FISHER, Register.
Register Office, Stroudsburg,
tebeuary !, lST2-4t
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Auditors Notice.

Estate Of C4TH4RINE OTERFIELD,
deceased
The undersigned appointed by the Or
phans' Court of Monroe County, Auditor to
make distribution of the money in the hands
of Alfred Frutchey, Administrator of the Els
tate of said deceased, will attend to the du-
ties of his appointment on Friday, February
l6, 1872, at 10 o'clock A NJ, at the Pro
thonotary's Office, in Stroudsburg, when and
where all persons interested are required to
attend and present their claims or they will
be forever debarred from coming in for any
share of said fund.
THO. NJ. McILHANEY, Auditor.
january Is, lS12.-4t.
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SheriR's Sale.

BY virtue of writ of ven. OK. 70 me di-
rected, ISSUED out of the Court of Common
Pleas of Monroe County, will expose to
sale, at public vendue, on
Saturday, l7h dag Of February nert,
at > O'Clock in the afternoon, at the Court
House, in the Borough of Stroudsburg, the
following described Real Estate to wit:
All that certain tract or piece of land stu
ate IN Chestnuthill township, Monroe county,
adjoining lands of Christian Viele. Amos
hresge. Fredrick Bond and Daniel Serfass,
containing
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Auditors Notice.

The undersigned appointed by the Court of
Common Pleas of Monroe County, Auditor to
make distribution of the money in the hands
of Peter Gruver Assignee of John O. Savior,
for the benefit of creditors, hereby gives notice
that he will attend to the duties of his appoint
ment, on Thursday, February s, 1872, at 10
o'clock \. NJ. at the Prothnotary's Office, in
the Borough of Stroudsburg when and where
all persons having any claim against said fund
will present the same or be forever debarred
from coming in for any share thereof
THO. NJ. McILHANEY, Auditor.
January II, 1S72.-4t.
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Found out why pootle go to McCarty- to
get their furniture, because he buys it at the
Ware Rooms of Lee e Co. and sells il at
an advance of only tuenty-tuo and t,co-
ninth per cent Or in other words, Rocking
Chairs that he buys of Lee & Co Through
the runners he don have) for S4, 80 he sells
for $3.50. Rays him to b,tg some good FIR
niture LEE & co.
Stroudsburg, Aug. Is, 1S1O.-tf
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Auditors Notice.

The undersigned appointed by the Court of
Common Pleas of Monroe County Auditor to
make distribution of the money in the hands of
for the benefit of creditors, hereby gives notice
that he will attend to the duties of his appoint
ment on Friday, February 9, 1872, at 10 o.
clock A. NJ. at the Prothonotary's Office, in the
Borough of Stroudsburg, when and where all
persons having any claim against said fund
will present the same or be forever debarred
from coming in for any share thereof
THO. NJ. McILHANEY, Auditor.
January Il, 1S72.-4t.
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A Chance TO make Money!

One Hundred Dollars from One Dollar.
A sure Thing and no DeccptiOn.
Every person owning HORSES, CAT
TIE, SIEEP and HOGS are guaranteed
to make One Hundred Dollars by using q
One Dollar Package of
"YOUATTs CONDITION POWDER"
manufactured by WILLIAM HoLLINsHEAp
Stroudsburg. If you have never used 1t try
Package and if it does not benefit your
stock to the amount of one hundred dollars.
IN your estimation, call at the store and get
your money refunded.
HORSES.-lt will give them good ap-
petite, keep their skin loose and renders the
coat soft and shining, keeping them in good
condition with one-half the feed. being there
by a saving of one-holf the money.
WS.-It makes them give more milk
with one-haIf the feed, and if they give more
milk of course you make more BUTTER,
and the more butter the more money
| have so much confidence in the Cattle
Powder that make the above offer, know
ing well that it will do all that is claimed
for it.
VIM. HOLLINSHEAD.
o. Ask to see The Great Tobacco An
tidote.
March 4, 1S69.-tf
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STROUDSBURG.

We fee! confident we can suit all that
come.
The National Hall of Fashion, is also the
headquarters for
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HATS AND CAPS,

having the largest stock always on hand
the very latest styles, we feel sure we can
suit all in this line
The National Hall OF Fashion is also the
headquarters for
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Casltiom!LTake Notice!

Nhe public are hereby cautioned against
IL harboring or trusting any person, un-
der any pretense whatever, from this date,
on my account, as | am determined to re
slst, to the fall extent of the law, the pay
ment OF all debts contracted by any one in
my name, without regard to person, except
upon my written order.
THEODORE SCHOCH.
STR0UDsBURG, PA,
June, I ISL.
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116 ACRES.

more or less, about 40 acres cleared.
seized an, and taken in execution as the pro
me for cash
% 80. CHARLES HENRY, Sheriff.
Sheriff s Office, Stroudsburg,
January %, 1S72-3t
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Capital $40, 100000
CARD.

As | am about issuing bulletin for early
spring circulation in the different Cities and
principal Towns throughout the country, in
Tsh 5D, desn Ed g all v fsp bsnd o9d
sale Those having farms, houses. unim-
proved or personal property for sale, and
wishing to avail themselves of this oppor-
tunity, can have the same advertised in the
first edition free Of cost, by early application
at my Office, opposite the Monroe County
Bank. WM RAFFERTY,,
jan. y '72-Im Real Estate Broker
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SheriH's Sale.

BY, virtue Of q writ of fl. ia. 10 me directed,
Issued out Of the Court of Common Pleas Of
Monroe y County, | will expose to sale, at
Public Vendue, on
saturday, I7d dag Of February nert,
a. , clock in the afternoon, at the Court
niG9uSe, in Suoudsburg, Monroe County, the
following described Real Estate, to wit:
All that certain Lot or piece Of Land, sit
aate IN Polk township, Monroe county, ad-
j@9lnmg land Of Reuben Gregory, William
"fegoTy and Harrison Labech, containing
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Ladies and Gents Furs,
BUCK AND KID GLOVES,

that has ever been brought TO this place.
We also have a very fine assortment of
Gents Coth-faced Paper Collars, compris-
ing all the latest styles. You will always
find from seven to ten thousa nd of the cloth
faced collars at the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-18
ALLEGED MALPRACTICE.

Mrs Margaret Kutzelmann, respectable married
woman, died on Thursday morning at No. 148 Essex
street. Suspicious OF the existence of irregparity
In the matter having been circulated, Coroner
Schrmer was notified to hold an inquest, when IT,
appeared that Mrs. KutZelmann was taken sick
nearly one week ago and subsequently attended by
Mrs. Simonson, living next door (No. 14S), she be-
ing midwife. AS Mrs. Kutzelmann grew worse
her husband proposed calling doctor, but his
wife and also the midwife objected, believing that
1t was unnecessary. During her illness Mrs. Kut-
taken some medicine but did not say it had been
prescribed by Mrs. Simonson. nor that 1t was tor
the purpose OF producing an abortion. Deputy
Coroner Joseph Cushman made a postmorem ex-
animation on the body and found that death was
Of an abortion. 1t might have resulted from fall
or variety of other causes. Coroner Schirmer will
make further examination of the to-day.
Deceased was only about two months advanced in
pregnancy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-18
DOMESTIC MARKETS.

GALyrsroS, May II, 1872.
Net reseiPts' ol bales sales 100 stock sot wecay-
wise, IL, sales, 6l0
yS'GR aaHs se @
SS s EpaS ESSSD t. s21 90 SS an
! t. aSaon 's & M!a gs g @
go, Cotton s sm @aanss s5s. s%S a.
90 Exports cosstwlss sjG. Sales, 400 WV 'S''''''
csos s.9 gs.s ss%aqa ss E o,as; s
safes o. stock, di2 wccKiy-Net receipts 2c7G TX.
YGiiiess. '"' comment 2e'' s0'S'~'' '4'' sales
Stock mgs re ~, sGTp saes
Sales I'D I'D " ''"' "''" WV e'"''"'' INV
Tobacco firm and unchanged. sales, q hhds
our oswg s.s II Ia NAY lay. . Is
ss $40 Wn, ESQ "i ~ w inter-
81 Il x cn T an q gas Is assakes &C., ss
ali or S% %gs nSG 81 seSSs spFs s
os per SS ngwIsi osHsi s, I; t.
ndfa ~ fS Sw es "a
RSSs TsS ss's AsssS Sc
sD4sne sSiS rs Feet w VI ape bushels corn
ss @ ss Ny ss ss s; ss;s 49,;
% Canal ana i,c gr wheat e
New YORK. FIST iOAd oil the nttcr
noon steam canal boat Flour quiet Wheat dull and
unsettled Sales of7,oJ bushels No Milwaukee club at
ST 60 Corn lower and active closed tirmcr asking
c advance. Sales Of So 600 bushels No Western mixed
nj 55lsc q b6c. Oats dun and Grmcr. Sales OF I2,7O0
bushels Toledo sample at Jc. ear Western at Attsc.
rive neglected Barley market bare seeds gniet At nm
changed Pork quiet ut Sl3 70 Lard at esc.
Highwines nominally the same.
CHICAGO May II, 1872.
Flour cuct and unchanged, Wheat dali unsettled and
lower; No spring closed d 81 40 spot 81 5o, seller
June Corn higher and in fair demand: gale, Of No.
mixed at 47c. 4si4c spot; F@e. &c.. seller June;
4esc seller July; rejected fSsc 4c Oats active and
an foyN Vv. nd In, air
msnd q Sc &c for Nos and q closed a CSC. Bar
ley quiet and unchanged at SIC. Coo. for No. fall
Whisky dull and steady at s5lac Pork dull and lower AZ
sI2 G5 spot: s2 10 81 q, seller june Lard duh aud
clear gIb sides esc clear sdss e5sc q boxed meat,
Demand good es full prices Live hogs active, and
advanced &C. cc, sales al 81 10 81 50 Tor medium 10
1900 bushels wheat, I5lys, DO. corn, 1900 do CATE slj
w. rye A 20, barley, l6v cattle and 700 hcgh Ship.
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FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL.
Quiet Day in the Wall
Street Markets.
Congressional Experimental
Legislation.
Permission to Pay Customs Duties in Paper
Money Regarded as the First Step
Toward Reputation.
SUGGESTIVE FIGURES.
Flow the Coin Revenue Of the Country is
Pledged and What 1t is Worth.
|EOvERNMENTs FEvER1sH.
Stocks Quiet, Southern Securities Firm
and Railway Mortgages Steady.
Money Easy and Foreign Elk
change Unchanged.
Flow the Coin Revenue Of the Country is
Pledged and What It is Worth.
GOVERNMENTS FEvER1sH.
Stocks Quiet, Southern Securities Firm
and Railway Mortgages Steady.
Money Easy and Foreign Elk
change Unchanged.
T II L AS URY BALAN Noes.
WALL STREET. /
FRIDAY, May l7-6 Z. M. I

FRIDAY, May 17-6 p. M.
ON Change today wheat was unsettled, but, not
Withstanding decline, shippers still held OH. Flour
was pressed for sale upon more moderate demand
the market closing lower. Cotton was dull and
n0minally steady.
QUIET DAY
prevailed In the several Wall street markets, with
at times extreme dulness. Even Pacific Mail, upon
the publication OF the withdrawal Of the Broad
street party from the struggle to control the cleo
tion, lost Its special interest and, although still
the leading feature, ranged, without excitement,
within margin OF Ia per cent.
STOCKS WERE GENERALLY EXTREMELY DULL
The only buyers Of Pacific Mail being of that class
who regiously disbelieve everything that appears
In newspaper, having appreciation of journals
tic enterprise, and, being accustomed to play sec
ond fiddle all their lives, no comprehension of an
Independent journalist in the trials and tempta-
lions OF Wall street. After Pacific Mail, Erie, Ohio
and Northwestern were the favorites; but the
speculation was of an exceedingly tame order, the
widest fuctuation being ~ per cent and tapering
OH to per cent. At the close the market had
reacted from the lowest point and was nearly at
the highest point of the day. The following were
the highest and lowest prices Of stocks during the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-18
GROWING THE MAY QUEEN.
Reception mt Dr. Van Norman's Select
school.

Rev. Dr. Van Norman, the principal OF the young
ladies' select school at No. 20 West Ftyrst street
last evening gave brilliant reception TO the
junior class, which was an occasion of great
JOY to the little, bright-eycd beauties who
swarmed the pailors like butterflies In summer
as wen as one OF interest to the adult
visitors whose fortune IL was to witness the de-
light OF the children, to admire their pretty faces
and listen to their happy pratle The Festivities In
part consisted in ciowning one OF their number the
pretty Miss Ella Smith, Queen OF May. Rev.
THOMAS .. Hastings ID. d.. opened the festivities
ny happy address to the little
girls; then followed ''rhe Greeting Of
Spring" by the principals accomplished
daughter, Miss Eva Van Norman and chorus. Miss
cara styles ably sustained the part Of "the Shep-
herdess'' and the following little girls represented
tine flowers :-Snow-drops, Miss Mania Bonner ana
Eveline Davidson; Dala, Emmadel wellington;
Iel!otrope, Elite Fowler; Mgnonette, Hanna
Moller; Dandelion Mamie Tcbbitts; Butter
cup, Minnie Fowler. Geraninm, Mcna Town
send; Rose, Ella smith; Violet, Sarah sloan;
Lily, of the Valley, Lille De Lamater; Rosebud,
Nellie Duncomb; Pink, Florence Dickinson; sun
flower, Minnie Moore; Little 30 Peep, Clara Styles
Crown bearer, stephen Tying. LITTLE Gussie Styles
represented the fairy visitor very pretty. large
number Of the patrons and the adult classes of the
institution were in attendance, and cheercd the lit
tie ones by words OF encouragement The Doctor
Mrs. Van Norman and the teachers did all in their
power TO make the reception one Of the most bril-
liant OF the year.