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a New Building for the wssesrn ONION
sa 59li Telegraph Company A te

The Western Union Telegraph Com,
pany has long been desirous Of expanding
its headquarters in New York city. and
some time ago an effort was made by the
company to purchase the As,or House for
its great teleRraphic center. The attempt
failed. however, and no bargain could be
effected. BY selecting the Astor House
it was intended to bring the enormous
business Of the company ia close and pro-
fitable proximity to the magnificent new
n stofice il process Of erection near The
City Hall. In consequence Of l,he failure
to purchase the ASo- House. n second
and m0re successful bid was made for the
very desirable property on the northwest
corner Of Dey Street and Broadway. The
estate extends between fifty and sixty feet
on the Broadway front, and runs back on
Dey street TO a depth of one hundred aud
fifty feet. 1t Is at present occupied by
several well known firms, and Is even now
a valuabls business center. The most
interesting fact connected with this estate
is Tint it was bought seven years ago by
DR.. Evans the well known Franco Ameri-
can dentist. for the Emperor Napoleon.
1t is well KIN .wn that DR.. Evans was a
great favorite with the Emperor, and that
he became in many matters his confden-
.ial adviser. The properly was purchased
in bthalfo Louis Napolron, by DR.. Evans,
for S4S0.000. 1t was bought Of DR., Evans.
in brhtlf of the ex.Emperor, by the West~-
ern Union Telegraph Company, for $780,
600; a profit. therefore, accruing to the
deposed monarch Of $36O,oOO. It is the
intention of the telegraph company to
commence fearing down the buildings at
present situated ON the property, when
the lst Of May arrives. a magnificent
structure viii then b. erected on the site
thus obsained, which will be the great
telegra2hic heat of this continent. whence
shall etadiate the enormous system Of
wires now centering in the comparatively
obscure establishment, with which the
company has 10 be eonteHt at present.,
The new building viii be enthusiastically
one of the most emphatic boasts of the
city, and will also be complete in its ae-
commCdations as in its artist: qualities.
The news which has already leaked out
has exerted very benr6cih rffrct on
neighboring property, and the kno Wedge
thar one Of the largest business eentrrs Of
the city is 10 be erected in Dey street has
already occasioned a brisk demand for
stores and offices in the vicinity.
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Suitable Dresses. Dresses


A for dresses suitable, to- ccttaie pey>
sons we need say but little. There are
many books on tie etiquette Of dress,
showing what is proper 10 be worn in the
morning aud in the evening and at Moons
day. A few very Simple rules will suffice
here. Those who are very stout should
wear nothing but black; those who are
very thin should put little padding in
their gowns; asd neither should be in the
least dee0lletec. Perpendicular strips in
drrsses give height, and increase fullness,
and are therefore partiularly suited 10 very
slighf, small people, aud particularly IN.
fitted tor stout figures. To fair persons,
blue is becOming-but not every blue
Dark blue, or too brilliant blue, is ex-
tremely unbeconIing to that kind Of cnm.'
plexion, and makes the skin yellow and
the hair sandy. 1t is the old. pale, dah
blue that really makes sand gold. Pink,
especially the old.fashioned yellow pink,
is. when not too brilliant, becoming to al
complications excerpt that which goes with
red hair. Light green may be safely worn
by the very dark, the very rosy. and by
the very pale when. the skin is extremely
clear; but 10 ordinary Englishf faces it is
trying color though there are people
who look well in nothing else Green,
mixed properly with pale blue, is very
becoming indeed, Gray is the most beaus
tiful color for old and y6ung-we mean
the soft silver gray @bich-is formed by
equal parts Of black and white, with no
touch Of mauEe in IT, at admits Of any
color in trimming, aud throws up The bloom
OF the skin. Rlse. color, for SONG people,
is pretty. and n 4 -unbecoming. White.
so disastrous 70 rooms, Is generally beeoms
ing indress--eOnly very coarse complications
are .spoilt by it. Short women should
never wear double1 skitts-Or tunics--thsy
decrease the height - much /; .Jinless, in-
deed, the tunic is yery short md the skirt,
very long So also do large, sprawIing
patterns used for trimmings. Let these DO
left to women tall enough 70 carry them
oa. sNeithrz.lst, 4 very ltle Epmanswear-
her hair half down her back ! 1 her lit
It clean up as high as possible. .oss.3a
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OUn PEOuiiAR IMsGExsrrY.-Evt7y-

Pc OUR PEoULIAR 'INsGENsrTY.-EveGyI
thing in the United sStoteso must have
magnificent proportiopaHS in ! s character &
istic features to BE- worthy of our greatest
n ton on edtth!a As a great people We
possess a monomaRiGc scotn Tor diminnS
tiveness or slinginess. and 'hences the
peculiar natural contempt With which We
contemplate and sneeF at ''srnhll POtatOes'
and such like ptetrfnstGiral product ois in
the republic IL Our intefnecine domestic
quartels (sueh as our bate unpleasantness)
are the biggest on record. Our railroad
" accidents are onla tremendous scHle.
Our steamboat disasters rank unparalleled
by other nations. Even our conAagraiious
by the ''devouring element stand A No.
/" in universal history, and we have yet
our uncircumseribable Chicago living to
boast proudly Of being ths theatre of the,
same Even Hur system of charity is 81
q monstrous scale. We achieve it VIA
unlinitrd grandeur and we want the wer'd
to know it. That idea not to let your left
hand know what your right hand does is
essentially "plIyed out.' We endorses
our charities with our h'.urishing name'
largely written. and we make the news
paper repoTfefeouect it IL not orthographs
ically spelt.7 Verify, we are auimuIensely.
Charitable nation, even in the most unos>
tentatiuus acceptanes Of the term Our
intense magnitude demonstrates our pacu>
liar smSrlness." We consign petty sneak
thieves to the penitsntiafies,d whilefws let
the huge defalcator of thousands 60 scot
>fre. inasmuch as the latter was merely a
smart Development OF national fkleptos
bSnial Consistency is jewel ini'our
political economy. We looked upon Airi-
tan slavery in its iucipiency as a. maiteI
of ltiIe consequence, and We ,consideyA
Mormon polygamy, while run by Joe
Smith, atlNauvoo, as beneath our ndieE.
When these took unto the6se vpsf lhige
propOrtions we set to- work TO sqaeleh
them, aud we made the magnificent dis
covery .hat what is legally high crime
and misdelntanor II Massachusetts ought
10 be the same in the United States Iefris
tory Of Utah! We even'feel proud Of the
I grand scale in which the" Fnher' Of Wa
I ters' overAows his banks and SPREADS him
self hugely over fertile plantations. and
we sneer at'the same Mississippi WHEN il
pneaks along low in its, channel as if IN.
worthy Of the fre, dom Of these Tremendous
United States. In truth we are a sgreal
proPle Of an immense nation, aud we are
bound to 60 ahead Ike thuhdersor n'5bbs'
bilcr.." ~o' -,
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A neQrO employed il the Dixie oil

A negro employed in the Dixie oil
works at Nashville was recently tried by
an extemporized court composed OF his
frllowswurkmrn, fo9 stealing chickens.
He was found guilty and sentenced to
receive twenty-five lashes. The cuIprit
congratulated himself on getting of with
what h. considered light punishment,
but great was his disappointment when
th- ex-culioRer, having laid On nearly the
prescribed number Of blows, forgot his
count, and was ordered by the court to
begin again.
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Au exchange, describing fashionable
party, speaks Of gallant who whispered
to lady and "tOok her spart," and un-
gallautly add, that ''it is not very diff
cult feat to take lady apart. These timesi
but then there is very little left of her
aterward."
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While rather affected young lady was
conRding to her admirers how ethereal her
appetite was, and the sensitive drlicate-
ness of her organization, the too matter
of.fact help bawled oct, "Say! will ye
have yer billed pork and beans now, or
wait till yer feller s gone I" The ''feller"
has been goua ever since.
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A Philadrlphiau took advantage of his
wife having the small pox 10 send for bis
mother-in-Iaw. The result surpassed his
expectations, having the satisfaction of
paying her funeral expenses 1t short lime
after her arrival.
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An exchange says white man in one
OF the bar rooms in Atlanta, the other day,
offered to pay for quart of whisky il a
negro present would drink it at one pull.
The Offer was taken, aud the darkry is
now colored angel. .t,.,,
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An exchange is affected by the weather
and says: '''rhe devil of this Office has a
soul. On this account we do ut care 10
cnmpel him to steal wood. Will several
Of our subscribers take the hiut -
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The cards Of all prominent business
meu Of Por. Townsend arc in the ANGUS
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5s7tsas- n gIiss2 ale sndHeH 1HT
81 1 -6eq~E EDS 81 ,roifsRtHters guon1igeag sda
The Billiard Room Afprpighed Fith one ~ Rhesff
ls9'a latest ttyle three Quartet csfcm BtIiaf3 "a
Tables. .'sfJgTS0 -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-28
THE M'CARTY HOMICIDE.

Coroner schirmer yesterday held an inquest in
the case Of Margaret McCarty, the girl, fourteen
years Of age, late Of 1871 Hamilton street, whose
death is alleged to have been fastened by a blow
on the back of the neck, inflicted month ago by
william Gordon at 39e Water street. On the 27th
OF May deceased went to visit her aunt Mrs Sam
ders, at the above number in Water street. and
while sitting at the dinner table Maggie reached
her hand over to take fish from plate. Gordon,
a boarder In the family, feeling annoyed that the
girl did not use fork instead of her fingers gave
her a slap on the back OF the neck with his open
hand, without intending any serious harm. She
was subsequently taken sick and died on Tuesday.
There were no external marks OF violence from
the blow, and the post-mortem examination made
by Deputy Coroner Cushman showed conclusvely
that death resulted from cerebro-spinal meningits
but DR.. Cushman was not prepared to say positively
that the blow deceased received fastened death,
although 1t might have done so.
The Jury found a verdict in accordance with tho
medical testimony, whereupon Coroner Schirmer
said he would release Gordon on bail In the sum Of
$780,
II was quite evident that Gordon in striking
deceased had no idea OF harming her. Gordon,
who is a laborer born In Scotland, seemed to feel
very bad at the close OF the investigation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-28
A FRESH BATCH OF PHYSICIANS.

At the annual commencement Of the Long Island
College Hospital held on Wednesday evening" the
following named gentlemen received their diplomas
as physicians
Wilburn Allen Illinois; James O. Amlraux, New
Jersey; Michael O'Brien, Kansas Martin A. Bailey,
New York Israel q. Barl0tt Pennsylvania; John y.
Buchan Ohio; Frank Cowan M. D., Ohio; Eli A.
Chase, Maine; Henry II. Caldwell, Massachusetts;
Alexander M. Dingwa, Canada; 8. Arthur Denel,
California; Adelbert J. Douglass, New York; John 8.
Dunn, M. D., Texas; John r. Everitt New Jersey;
Hagypas Garigosian, Turkey; Lafayette Gordon,
Pennsylvania; Dewitt A. Gleason, New York Alvin @.
Anders L. Halo, Wisconsin; 0rson J. Hutchns, Gil
bert Ingalls,, s. wasson Jones, New York; Thomas! j.
Kane, Pennsylvania; George X. Kuhn, Joseph A.
Lamb, Ernest G. Metcalfe, New YORK; Jesse ]. Ma
gruder Ohio; Joseph Manning, John q. Manning.
New York; James M. McCurdy, Pennsylvania; John
Quinn, New York; John w. Switzer, Ontario Cam
ada Arson X. Smart, Michigan; John A. Ttlden.
Fshkill; BENJAMIN X Van Metan. Illinois.
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Yes, sir.
the head Of the stairs.
Q. Fisk had come into the door :, A. Yes, sir.
O. Go on and state further what you SAW A.
When he (Stokes) got to the corner OF the hallway
and at the head OF the stairs he stopped he turned
and looking round the right corner, he remarked
the words "Tve got you now" or something to that
erect he then walked forward to the head OF the
saw him pull up Ills right hand nom his pants or
his overcoat pocket, could not tel which na and
on sne OF Ss
had LEFT the. globe at the first door opposite
the private steps and was standing about five or
stagger, and at the second shot saw him fall back.
wards and cry, "Oh,n "oh," "0h,' "oh don't;"
then Mr.. Stokes looked at him. and turning around
drew his right hand back and put In his left hand
overcoat pocket or under the arm; he then said to
and pick him up"
'.rHou ART THE Nm"
] said eyes, and you are the mQn that shot him."
he made no reply to me, but turning round
walked quickly towards the first paror to the left
OF the private stairs-thc number was 207; / saw
Fisk sliding down, and Redmond running as II out
in the frst parlor, making motion with his hand
as II throwing something away; he had just STEP
ped step oo sa two unto thu the p ssrS@j
tine, "Thcrc's a man shot there; somebody
had better so and pick him up;" made no reply,
main staircase and followed him still when about
half way down he called cut, "There is a man shot
upstairs anC soLcpCdy hGu UclteT Seen MN anu
pick him upo
SECURING STOKES.
Here the counsel broke this long narration with
the laconic inquiry, "Well, what then ?" A.
said ayes, and there goes the man that shot him."
and pointed to Mr.. Stokes; Pat McGOwan, Ben
Allen and Philip Farley followed him.
o. Did nc 20 into the oficeS A. No, sir; he went
through to the barr0Om and to the barber's shop;
Mr.. Powers asked me "what was the natter and
ran ont too; then MCGOWAN and Farley had q hold
of Stokes and were bringing him back; Stokes did
not get out OF the house before he was stopped as
he came back there was crowd about him, and
heard some one say, "What ts the natter Who Is
shOtYr and Stokes then said he did not know any
thing about the shooting; he was then at the foot
of the main staircase; ! then went back to my
post and did not see stokes again until saw him
brought up to be identified by Fisk.
ss-examined-I was born at Rochester and am
twenty years OF age; have lived In Troy and Lam
singburg; came to New York in 1858; was hrSt EN-
ploycd at Freese's Commercial Hotel, then went TO
the Stevens Hotel; have been at the Ceatral Hotel
since 1t opened.
ARRESTED As A WITNESS.
O. Were you arrested on the night OF this occur
rencef A. Yes, sir; was discharged after being
kept about an hour and hall; ! was arrested at
haifpast eight and taken to the Fifteenth precinct
station house was there from an hour TO an hour
and a half and was discharged
o. Were not you then rearrested A. Yes, sir;
about an hour and half afterwards, and have
been in the House OF Detention; Mr. Powers, Mr..
Crockett and Mr.. Waterhouse have called upon me.
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him II saw MN.
q. Did yoa 80 up stairs with Fisk A. Yes, sir;
there were fur or I'VE in all going up stairs with
him; two or three Of us were assisting him.
O. And then you went into 2I7 A. Yes, sir;
stood at the door and Mr.. Fisk went into 213.
Q. Did you see Stokes when he came INF A. Yes,
sir; he was In charge, but don't know II there
were only one or two officers with him; did not
follow him.
O. Were you examined before the Coroner or the
o. When did You FIRST tell the District Attorney
what you knew about the casea A. Some day last
week.
JOHN CHAMBERLAIN ON THE STAND.
John +. Chamberlain sworn and examined-Q
Where do you residef A. No. West Twenty
fifth street; knew Mr.. Fisk and the prisoner both
O. Where were you on the eth January last, at
about three O'Clock In the afternoon. A. was at
the Erie Railroad office. corner or Twenty-thlrd
q. Is that mont Office A. Yes sir; his windows
were on Eighth avenue
@. Will you state whether you saw the prisoner
that afternoon A. saw him about half-past
three-it was not three minutes from that time
either way-at the corner OF Eighth avenue and
Twenty third street. going across Eighth avenue In
q. Was he alone A. Yes, sir; but he had driver
o. Did you notice which way he was lookngs A.
He was looking at the windows OF the Erie Railroad
ONCE; his coupe was driving westward on Twenty
Q. Did you see him after that on that day. A.
q. Was Colonel Fisk with you in the the room at
the Erie office 2 A. Yes, sir
Q. How long after that was It that Colonel FISK
left A. lett after Colonel Fisk; he went down
to the Opera House and came away.
q. Did You see him after that A. saw him at
the Grand Central Hotel.
THE CALLING OF A sPECULAT0R
oss-examined-Q What Ii your BUSINESS A.
speculator
O. Spectator In whatG A. Everything nearly.
q. Give me specimen A. speculate In stocks
great deal.
Ftskf A. Not in connection with him.
q. Have you been operating In the same stocks
that ne didS A. YES sir l think have
q. Were you engaged In the operations OF 'Black
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-23
Correspondence Of tho Phoenix.

GREENv1LnE, s. O., August 21, 1872
FRIEND SR1BY: Our citizens, in town
meeting, yesterday. selected as candi-
dates for our municipal offices: Dr. W.
r. Jones for Mayor; and A. 8. Duncan,
Tench @. Coke, Jas. Mcpherson. Thos.
Steen, Samuel Stradley and J. L. Haw-
kins for Aldermen. The ticket was Sc
lected with singular unanimity. 1t is
as strong as red pepper, and is COM
posed of some of our most substantial,
active, intelligent and progressive citi.
zens, and will be elected against all op.
position.
A kind Providence has blessed this
politically outraged and distressed peo.
pie with an abundant crop of all the
fruits of the tree; water-melons are lite.
rally water-miNions; garden vegetables in
profusion; and such crops Of corn, cot
ton, etc., were never known.
He who doeth all things well han sent
the rain and the sunshine, and the hearts
of our farmers-who are mostly white
men, women and children-are made
glad by these bounteous blessings. In
the language OF the Christian Barnwell
we are ''beginning to put our houses il
order, not to die but to live
There is quiet but determined OPT
nion among our people to resist, to the
last extremity, the payment Of any spe
oial taxes, either for interest or principa
of any fraudulent State bonds. With
the cheerful crop prospects and politica
outlook our people begin to take hear
and courage, and trust that ere long th'
rule and ruin of thieves, scoundrels and
tyrants may terminate, and that they b.
consigned either to prison or into th'
oblivion from whence they emerged.
| M
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-23
Tho Convention Yesterday.

We have never heard nor witnessed SO
disgraceful and disgusting scene in q
political gathering of even an election
precinct, as was presented last night, in
the State Republican Convention of
South Carolina, when the nomination of
candidates was commenced. Charges of
bribery and corruption were boldly made
against evory candidate named, except 8.
W. Melton, and were unrefuted. AS will
be seen from our report of the proceed
ings, instances of bribery were named in
the Convention itself, and the witnesses
brought forward and substantiated them.
What do Orr, Sawyer, Melton, and such
other Republicans as have sense OF. de.
cency left, think now of the miserable
Grew with which they have hitherto allied
their political fortunes?
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-23


POLITICAL JorT1Nos. j. Gilling-
ham, President of the Republican In
vincibles OF Philadelphia, has resigned
his Office. and declares for the honest
wood.chopper. Is this thing never
going to stop?
The following Generals in. the Union
army during our late civil war support
Greeley and Brown: Hooker, Hancock,
McOlernand, F. P. Blair, Fitzpatrick.
Pleasanton. Ward, Wiley, Burns. White
ley. Buell., Moore, Hazen. Haskell,
Banks. Slooum, Mason, Burbridge,
Steadman. Morgan, Heath, Mcclellan,
Banning, Tuttle, Slack and Sohurz.
Senator Sumner recently said in New
York that he considered the North Caro-.
lina election substantial victory for the
Liberal Republicans. In 1868, the ma
jority Of Gen. Grant was $4,000. and
that has dwindled to 1000. and if fair
play had been given, the victory would
not be partial, but complete. He fur
cher stated that the cheering news from
all parts OF the country Ipleasod him
very much, and that he had strong hopes
OF o sweeping triumph in November.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-08-23

HorE1. ARRIVALS, August 22.-Nickerson
House-J A sndleE. Charlotte; a oas!a Toliersop, q
Ashley, Memphis; W Yeomans, Barnwell;
Mrs X Donaldson and child, Cheraw; John
Mcdonald, New York; E T West, 80 Ex Co; NJ
. shutter, Mo; 9 0lausis, wife, child and nurse.
Charleston; z D Bush, G r r..
Kerrali, NJ ,rion; D L Fillyaw. G; Mrs G
Thomas, sumter; J Nicholson, N G; J W Pero-
foy, Pa; francis, England; Gilbert,
Charleston; H sturm, Ky; WS Reid and
E Malone, a LR R; W Thompson, " Fa1ak,
DR. Ruger, U 8 A; WA Bradley, Charleston;
W Westervelt, B L Smith, G i g n.
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Correspondence OF the Phoenix.
ABBEvILLE, s. c., August II, 1872.


Mr. EDITOR: The Republican Conven-
ton for our County met here on yester-
dsy, and after long and tiresome ses-
sion, adjourned OF II o'clock to-day. 1t
was we'll attended, and so far as numbers
and ignorance go to make up an honora-
BILE body, it was honorable.
Early on yesterday morning, the dele
gates came trooping in through the slush
and mud of our streets, in their monde
script costumes, with their senseless jab-
Der, to take sweet counsel together for
their party, reminding one forcibly of
the Jarvis family. The Convention was
largely colored, and preserved the odor
of nationality to fattering degree. AT
IL o'clock, the Convention met, and
after much loud talk, elected officers.
Several questions were broached and
discussed with power, if voice is taken
iuto the estimate. The Convention was
as ignorant body as have ever seen,
and it is wonder to me that they could
transact any business at all.
noticed several white men in the
body, who looked like fish out of water;
they appeared to be in the wrong box.
The time was when men who attended
conventions were wise and were patri-
otic; but the Convention just adjourned
was another mark of the degeneracy of
the times. 1t was wholly ignorant, and
worked simply for the good of party and
self, and not country. The election for
delegates to the State Convention was
lively, and the choice of the Convention
met with much diedpproval at the hands
OF several OF the members. Cain, Hol-
linshead, Gufin, Ellison and Titus were
elected delegates. They go pledged to
support Elliott for Congress, but free as
to the support OF State ticket.
The people of Abbeville ore highly
appreciative OF your efforts to bring the
Columbia ring to justice. hope thai
you may be successful. God knows We
have been oppressed, abused and cheated
long enough. Yours, RALPH.
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NEW HoTER IN CHEsrEn.-The Re
porter, speaking of new building now
being erected in that town, for Messrs.
Smith & Melton and others, says:
"The second floor of this beautiful
building, designed for ON hotel and al
ready named the Cotton Hotel will be
in state Of completion and in readiness
for the reception Of guests by the first Of
the following month. Tho ofice-room,
parlor, dining.room and bedrooms are
finished in style that bears unmistak-
able testimony to the skill and taste of
the workmen, Messrs. Anderson and
Barnett. Mr.. William Nicholson, whose
reputation as hotel-keeper is known
and acknowledged throughout the South,
will be in charge Of the Cotton Hotel,
and doubtless will conduct the manage
ment thereof in way that will give en-
tire satisfaction to all his guests"
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Republican Convention.

All persons who we're appointed dole
gates or alternates 10 the State 'Republi-
can Convention, who are dissatisfied
with the nomination OF FRANKLIN j.
MOSES, Jr., as candidate for Governor
OF the State, are invited to meet at the
Court House, this (Friday) morning. at
II o'clock. JAMES L. ORR.