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courage, By It's aid and assistance, through youl
honorable body, all new and feasible means OF
testing any principle which you may deem wor-
thy Of your consideration. Fastening the day
when steam-boilers can be used with perfect
safesy, I trust that this subject will meet with
CATION, can be OF any benefit to you, shall be
pleased to render you that assistance. Very
respectfully, am, Jour obedient servant,
CARLnE AlAsoy.
To the Beard Of Supervising Inspectors Of Steam
boats, Washington, D. G.
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OK BOILERS AND
MACHINERY IN REFERENCE TO THE coAAuS1-
CATION OF cAn141LE MAso.s,s CHICAGO, IL,
IN sTEAM-BoILER EXPLOSIONS.
The Committee to whom was referred the conf
mun1cation received. through the Honorable tbs
Secretary of the Treasury, from Cat1lle Mason,
Of Chicago, H., setting forth his TloMe and m
rcstigations in relation to sou1e OF the causes
Of stean-boiler expiodons, would respectfully
offer the following report:
That they have carefully reviewed the commn~
nication referred to. and are highly pleased Win
the intelligible manner in which his views arc
set forth, as well as with the valuable 1nfotna~
ton presented. ~
presented By Mr.. Mason open field Tor research
and inquiry, q nucleus pointing to the causes OF OF
steann-bofi1ers, and, believing the communication
nav prove valuable in future investigations,
tbey would recommend that it BE- published en-
tira in cur annual report, aad that the subject
matter bo referred to the Committee On Boilers
aud Machinery, to be reported at our next
| annual meeting
ALFRED GuTHR1E,
VIZ. RoGERs,
DAN. G. TAYLOR,
Committee.
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THE WEATHER.


wur Department RroSn0st1ca&hoAs'
C,,7cAoo. Feb, l3.-The Signal Service reports
cold weather this morning in the Upper Lake 70,
piou. throughout Canada, New Engiana, ano
Northern New York. The coldest is at Queneo Pee
and Burlington, IT., 7 degrees below zero the
next coolest is at Kingston, Canaaa, pel2m'
and the next at Marquette and Escsnaba, be-
1ors IN. At San Francisco, the Thermometer this
morning. marked60 degrees aboTe; at cheyenne.
% above at Omaha, 26 above: at st; ran. ~
above: Chicago, 19 above Detroit, - above;
Rnffalo. 10 aboye; Toronto, above :lttspurgh,
- above Albany, 4 above New York, 15 aEoVe
Roston. is above; Portland, 4 above; Washing
ton. 26 shove; Charleston, 81 above; Jackson-
Vile Fln., IS above; New Orleans, ~ Mopne'
42 Memphis, 81 st. Louis, 22 CINCINNATI, ~.
War DEPARTMENT., OFFICE OF THE ohlEf
s1aNA1. OFFICER, DIVISION OF IEIEGhAAs .s ASo
REponrs FOB TIE BENEFrr or conMKacE,
W4su1seToS. D, G., Feb. 13.-Probablhtles-
En- New York and New England, rising barom-
eter. northwesterly winds, and very cold weather
on Friday. For the middle Atlantic state5 anu
eastward to Illinois and Wisconsin, cloudy
,ranther and winds yeering to Boutherly:, fattly
c1o1,5r md pleasant weather, for the Southern
ana Gn1f States. with increasing temperature
PunADELpaA, Feb. 13-Six inches Of sno"
fell Yesterday; thore was foot at the "ChlcK-
les II no change at last report
SA1r LAKE, Feb. 13,-lt has been showing
here al day, the heaviest storm OF the season.
4 despatch from Alta, Little Cottonwood, say
It showed ali last night and still continues. !;
| "a - fact deep On the level The roads are az
| BLOCKED, At Evanston, on the Union taclnc
there is two and half feet Of snow and dr1fting
| bnt the monster plows are in constant 1notiot
and keen tho track clear. The latest to-n1gat Il
! That the trains arc all on time. The Utat
| Northern Railroad is again blocladsd
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HOTEL ROBBERY.

Hotel robberies have apPro1imated IN fre-
ouency during the past winteE to hotel af11Tals.
In most cases the property taken has been OF
considerable value, and, excepting the fremont
House robbery, has not been recovered
The Clifton House, on the corner OF "osE
Warrington and Enlisted streets, is the hotel VS.
tied this time. On Wednesday last, airs: Jen-
Eins. the wife Of the proprietor, dlscosefea tnas
bar diamonds, valued at 81 500, were missing,
and a close search through her drawers reveateo
The fact that they had been stolen. me matter
.ras 1t once reported at Police Headquarters,
but rs vet NO clue has been obtained TO tne pl9!-
ertv- or the person or persons who took it: Mel
ther is any euspcioned The diamonds sn Tefe m =
kept in q small iron case, which has iock 20 y
of Intricate and novel design 10 open u "ouio
Teouire the genius Of an experienced locksn1tn.
Yat Il was opened and the diamonds taken from
It. There has been no one ABOUT
the hotel who knew where they we're kept, az
cent MIS-. jenkins and the members Of hel
hnnsehoId. and it is. therefore, impossible to
ansnect INV one. It is not even known how
ACCESS was obtained to the room wherein
The % case containing the diamonds was Kept
The case Is, therefore, very unpromlslng. i
has been given to an experienced detective, Wn'
NAV develop something concerning the "nefea
bouts Of the property in few days.
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RICHMOND, w. Feb 1s.The1s r., vas sttspnaa6 N I'M,
nenI1 n n;tnesa the demonstration in honor Of the
s9riy A. Of the first through freight train f5om @
h the e Ohio River over the chesapeake @ - onho NO
Railroad. A long procession, composed OF tne
First virginia Regiment, fire department, van, an
Gus sssociatons city coanct citzsna ana
v,ua %.rched to the depot, where the train |as
Pattsrss # tSa sfsy sy 5se 9ans
1s;o ne IKE atasn whistles Of the engines Of the
ire rcd Department 1 kept up continuous blowing
Speeches we're made By Lewis H. f5a5se5'
Iieutennnt Governor Ma1ye, Hon: John B.
BALDWIN, General J. R. Anderson, Il: H. schwar,
zenberg, Of Cincinnati. end Others 11a It's ptop0S'o
nnrIMonz, Jan. 13.-It is stated here, To-Day,
that The Pennsylvania Railroad c9mpsnXy Xsntra1 nhx9
leased the entire line Of the Northern Cen1at !
Ra;1-oad and viii take possession on the lst OF
July. Tho terms Of the lease are eaid TO be TINT
The stockholders shall receive per cent on
their stock
NEW YonK, Feb. 13.-Erie RailTay officials
eay that the laying Of third rail will commence
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WISCONSIN.

Special Dt,patch to 1he chtesgo Tribune; <.;+;on.
MADISON, Feb. 13.-In the Senate, Petlhons
we're presented for the repesl Of al laws .fa- e.
enp1g property from 1IaS 5a sss and Els Ress
n.saed to repeal Chapter 81 Of the General Laws
M relative t. tie asS Of
~ thara;n .n to- amend snbdiTison OF Section Of
Chapter 1e2 Of The General Laws Of 1872, ~ au,
thorizng municipal corporations to ald IN tpe
construction Of railroads to increase the sa c{
OF Circuit Judges; to authorize the Secretary ,, OF
State to purchase an index to the la"s~o1 1n7
State. ,,o3;-
In the Assembly very large number OF peta-
tions disposal Of the andgrsns, aha 10 the 81 re-
pe.l Of tho laws exempting certain property w ito m
taxation, and Of remonstrances against anG
A resolution ordering the report q
land grant bills BY the lssh Wa5 'apea, th1ee
dissenting reported in favor Of the bill to repeal
the Temperance Law of last winter, and, aise1
much debate. by vote Of 50 to 45, it WAS 70
fer1ed to Select Committee.
1 Senate bill was concurred in requiring :1as
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MISSOURI.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. BIN the Lower House OF
the Legislature today " aesdlee' KsPg5it!itean
offered minority report, in which he says it
anpears, % from the testimony taken BY the Com
attee, nHts that money vas used or endeaTored to
be- used to advance the interest Of Louis Y.
Bow Be vas IS candidate for United States Senator.
He '' then submitted testimony shegwlng agFnagg
that Mr.. Staucil, member Of fhe House, offered
sanator Eseox $500 to vote ;for Bogy, and that
one Edena endeayo1ed to persuade Mr.. Wade,
member Of the House. to S vote for BGgs s 6g ts
a1nenses paid by doing so. He further states
tat the testimony shows that Thomas ~ Doris
brought to JeffeEson ciy .hs, sl6,oG cona;d,te to
for the Senate, and that the testimony IN part
shows that portion Of that money vas dehigneso %
to advance the claims OF Bogy- He closes by
calling attention to the fact that the Committee
arainst his consent, closed tbs investigation be.
fore be could obtain evidence c!early showang y
yancoment Of whose election it vas intended o.
partly used.
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BOlLER.EXPLOSiONS.

Communication from MIR. Garlic un"
son, Chicago, to the Board OF Super
vistng Inspectors
TO tbs Editor a. The Chicago Tribune.
sm: Herewith find inclosed copy OF CON-
munication to the Board Of Supervising 1nspec-
tors, Washington. Jan. Is, 1869, sent you at the
reouest OF the Government Inspector, for pub
lication il you see ft. The often recurrence OF
boiler-explosions is becoming matter OF public
interest, and, as large number OF boilers which
have exploded have given evidence OF having
contained sufficient amount OF water, pe1hhps
the communication here presented will be the
means of calling public attention to ne" cause
for boiler-e1plosion; and, II any Dement'S a1e ae-
rivai1 from this new theory, as presented to tho
sacretarv at the Treasury and Board Of Super
visinr inspectors, then the object Of the writer
in publishing it will have been accomplahed-
Yours truly, oAhtlA1 aAAooN'
CHICAGO, Feb. II, 1873.
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CITY ITEMS.

vas u caased used by the burning OF bed tick At No.
" Two boys, named Frank solger and August
steiniker. wero disputing, yesterday evening. at
tho corner Of Canal and Catherine streets about
the possession Of some pigeons g The dispute nas
VAIN aTua,1 revolver and shot steiniker in
: The SLtt LETT cheek. Ho was taken to his home at
No No. 60 Catherine street, whore the wound re-
ceived proper attention from Dr.; Montgomery,
The wound was not serious. solger Vas taken
to the Union Street Station, and WILL % tf1eo
before Justice Scu1ly thus morning.
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UTAH..

Rr,eham,s Obscenity--ProPostf 70
Investigate Mormon Tith1ns"-s1f1s-
Y,nm,s credit Eobf1fer.
snr s5ra.tana3 Titb suit tor pabshing obscene
II 1;terature. e in having printed to order, IN
Young. R Tho offensive matter, The rsroat'"'
ot the Prophet Is Reaa sappent an
1n1est;rnting ng Committee on the Mormon Tithing
Fnnd. 70 ascertain what disposition II Is maae o1
the a isrse sums Of money sent to Wss5ington,
aud what members Ct congrese ana BEea
hona'e g Credit Mobilier is thought to be worse
than Oakes Ames.
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nHiO.

co1u,1pus, O., Feb. BIN 3the Senate, tbs
;neornofastion OF companies Ito carry On the
business d hiring cars and engines to railroad
eo1T Tha Honee spent the morning in q discussion
on The the General Registration bill4 and postponed
o1 g. r. 1stss ;sss,ss aea'f aaass ths
IT.; 10 cmne rno eorporste conf Of other
Statas to conform to the law of Ohio relative to
,o incorporated companies; to cor ?pel officers OF
railroad companies to answer interroeat0n,ee ,
nade BY commissioners Of Rail- :oads and 1ele-
graphs.
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INDIANA.
Special Despatch to The Chicago 745ots7'e'


IsD1Asapo11s, Feb 13.-Bius were passed Us
follows: To REQUIRE the Secretary Of State to es-
tablish Bureau Of Statistics; to amena ms
charter Of the Lawrenceburg Insurance t oom ;n
ccre:sed about $l00, 600; to authorize records 81
deeds and transcripts thereof to be used IN
evidence in courts of justice; to prevent ane
carving Of deadly weapons; to authorize Cou5ss
Of Common Pleas to determine of VINO deeadent
and order partial distribution Of bis estate ne
fore final settlement to provide that IN eletes
having Incorporated homes for fr1endiess "onen
all fines collected for breach q orolHa - tbe
maintenance of such homes; to authorize 1ncol-
norated towns to exact license fee Of S1oo
year from Liquor. sellers, and S2oo 1fon n
keepers Of public bunara a.o. LADIES 81 7;nak;ne
nroyide for refunding certain counties money
illegally collected in the year 1853; TO app1o-
priate S6O, 900 for the Purdue University.
f hi vas introduced to provide for the collec,
| t;on Of AGRICULTURAL, mineral and manufactu1eo
PRODUCTS Of Indiana for exhibition at the Vienna
| exposition; to provide that two-thlrds OF
jury may find verdict to pros1ae loE tn9 tsoop ~,
Durchase grounds or buildings for school pu1o-
fhe bill requiring railroad companies 70 have az
their principal Office Of business "ltnia 1ne
State and majority OF the Dlrec1o16 te61oe1So
thereof, vas defeated.
| HOUSE.
Bills wero introduced as follows: 70 enap!e
railroad companies to alter their lines in certain
| cases to provide that when amajorlty ot me
stockholders Of turnpike company, who
have completed their road, shall petition the u
rectors to that effect, said organization shall
thereafter be governed by the provisions Of the act
Of May u, 1852; to provide that three or more
persons may become Incorporated Tor the pu1I- +
pose Of dealing in live stock or real estate 70 TO
require Supervisors Of hlghWays to call ont 81
persons liable to road duty to work
fFwo DAYS, eight hours day, in May or June :;
10 permit manufacturing companies which oe-
sire to manufacture articles not named IN their
oririnal certificate to do SO, On filing an amend
ed certificate to. provide for the reapPra1se--
ment Of property levied On execution, when II
ia not sold BY reason Of unreasonable OF exces-
, The hill to exempt the State from tho opera-
tions of the statute Of limitations, which Wae
nassed n few days Ego, and the vote reconsd
cred. was again passed. Also, the oall TO o., de,
| clare women eligible to an office which Il nilec
7 hv alection by the General Assembly or ap'
| nointed by the Governor.
! The bill to provide for compulsory educatioi
was discussed at great length, and recommlttee
to the Committee on Education. Inc inolca
: tons are that it will not pass.
The bill to provide that any State, county;
8 township officer who shall use lnto4tcatns
!. liquor as beverage shall forfeit h1s once, VI W
s recommitted, with instructions to strike OUT "a
{ proyiso and insert 81 who shall get lnto81cateos
u In this form it will probably pass.
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case of Alley, who YVES charged With the = m1r u +.
der Of Ellis. have returned . verdict Of mot
guilty." Alley was immediately DISCHARGED
A despatch from New York announces:th the LOSS as
Of tho steamship Ariadne, from Nav YORK 1or
New Orleans, Of Hstte1as: Az hanas aaveo ep.
chandise are q total loss-
Charles g. Haines, Of Julien, lows, has en-,
tered suit against the Illinois Central Railroad
Company for $4,000 damages, the amount
claimed for injuries sustained last fall BY tEain
rnnning into his wagon while crossing. their
tracIx in which the team WAS killed and himself
80 severely injured as to seriously endanger his
Gfa
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THE PACIFIC COAST.

Protest Against Condontng the Cr1tnes
~ fba niodocs.-PeExonnl.- Over"
due Steamer
San FRANCISCO, Feb. 13.-Goyernor Grover, OF
Oregon, addresses letter to the Modoc Peaee ace
Commissioners, protesting IN the . name OF ine
people OF that State against any action by which
fhe crimes Of the Modocs shall be condoned.
He SAYS the people demand that the nolde1ers
shall Be deiTered over to the city authorities for
trial and punishment the rest to be returned to
their reservation. He sAys further that the
oueht rot to be entertained
General Candy and party reached LinkS1ne
Tho Office Of Inspector Of Customs for Stock
ton. has bean 1e-estabished.
1Yara .Te no tidings Of the missing steamer
NeTada. fifteen days overdue from Australia. 1t
Is bslisved sho has put into Honolulu u TOT @ re- =,
nairg. Her machinery WIS known to DO ont o.
nrdor when she left this port.
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paetos o. ,ns ss Gu the leading hotel Of this city
zee cEc1NSAT1, c1,Ss Feb. ls.-Rev. Dr.. George e:
vs1laniieham, pastor Of tho Episcopal Church
If 'H New lisbon, Ohio, died of consumption sud.
denly in this city this morning., He vas ;ios %
years old. He leaves widow and hfge ialnly'
arranging air 5 the agencies for tho eale Of the bog-
raphy OF his BROTHER, the late Clement l.. Val
LAND
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FRANCE,

PARIS, Feb. 1s.-Payment Of the second hfty
million instalment OF the fourth milllard Of the
var indemnity Was completed on the 9th lnst-
President Theirs will recognize the spaplsn
Republic, III soon as he ia officially notified OF
it's establishment.
Le Bien P,bliq,.e says it sincerely wishes the
new Republic well, and counsels those who nave
charne Of it to beware of cosmopolitanlsm and
foreign interference. -,
French Governrnenf prohibited III. Pardonnet,
Kansas Emigration Agent from lecturing IN
Belfast.
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in order to compete for the publication, OF the
tax lists, the papers must have been puDhsneo
year. ....
Beecher, Palmer, and Cady on the resolution
for final Adjournment on Feb. q, and Brannan,
Douglas, and Pullman on the Joint Committee
on Printing. .-:..a.
the Whole and ordered to 8 third reading.
4 biil to provide thst jurors shnll not be en- q!
cluded from trial OF causes for possessing cru.
nary intelligence, and to preserve purity Of fns
jury box, was postponed to Mednesaay % ne.1, Goa+
poned considering the laud-grant bills t'l to-
morrow.
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atove Manufactures, National Asso'
citation.

Pu3sBuRaH, Pa, Feb. 13.-Ihe second SEM
annual Convention Of the National Asa9c1stion
~ Htoye Manufacturers reassemb1ed in Library
T.T TIA forenoon. The attendance was larger
thsa @ yesseTdsy sa number q additional delegate,
formal opening Of the session, the na COMMITTEE sar
except President, elected yesterday. made
the following report, which vas ,., adopted:
For First Vice President, Nles; E.
Eill.y, st. Louis Second Vice President y: q"
burgh Board OF Managers, Joseph y. Fuller,
Of Troy, n. T.; Sherman 8. Jewett, Of Buhalo,
NY; Wm- Reser, OF Cincinnati; John 11ustet,
Of New York Miles Pratt, OF Boston !; H. Pratt,
OF Boston.
The Chairman Of the Committee to petition
Congress for an act to protect patterns more
fully, presented 3 report, which was received and
adopted.
NJ, Field, Chairman Of the Committee On
Travelling Salesmen, presented report OF the
Committee. Ths opinion ia that the employment
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0111fUnrTs

OTTAWA, Ill, Feb. 1s.R: n: Wa:ssnan; M r;aa LIZ sd
Saat olu aIa ;at Ho las occupied many positions Of
t1nst. t11 T being for many years City Clerk: Ie
iea7es leave, | lsfge number Of relatives aud friends
~ Broon1saros, s III, Feb. 13.-Meshackk Pike: q
we'll known and respected citizen Q: tnis Guy; y
md one Of its Oldest residents. died yesterday OF
cancer Of tho liver. He was the builder and pro-
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Spscial Despatch to 1he Chicago Tribune.
OrrAwA. Feb. 13.-The Hon. r. Caron, late
Judge OF The Court OF Queens Bench for Que
bee. has ut last been appointed Lieutenant Gov
ernor Of Quebec Province, uice Belleau, term e1-
pired.
Court. succeeds him in the Queens Bench
The Hon. Mr. Cha1veau, late Premier OF the
Quebec Government, will be made Speaker OF
the Senate
Tbs Governor Generals foot guards now num-
ber 800 men.
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FIRES.

Destruction Of Property FestofoaE'
s,,setat Despatch to The Chicago Tribune. o
1,-,1!nnT Feb. 13,-The school house at 6her-
r;iis Mound, Dubuque County, WAS burned rh.s
n,ornine. 1o together with most Of the furniture
Loss. Si5.o6o; cause, detective fue.
TYSON, Pa, Feb. 13.-Ray's @ steam IN tannefs mao
burned this morning. Loss, 96o, ,000.
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7s9 ee s3eta o essh o9} %s}gane sfe is poand
brought to this city yesterday from the Caribou
mine; total coin value, s55,s24. Thisistbe result
cs6ou " 2Fs Ins an
sna.-,3 oniv to the Constock lode Nevada.
e< The Leavitt gold mine, Of this city, yielded
s21. 600 gold bullion last month. ,
Tie Bobtail Tunnel, the largest in Colorado,
struck Dobtai1 mine last Friday.
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t-rA1 y.

RonE, Feb. 13-The Pope, yesterday, gave an
audience to several oficers Of the United States
Navy, who are now in Rome. In the courae Of
CONDENSATION His Holiness asked how he would
be- received in America. The officers replied that
that country would regard his taking up his res
idence among them Is great honor.
FLORENCE, Feb. 1s = The Municipality OF
Turin have sent teles1aphic despatch to e1-
King Amadeus, welcoming him home:
RoME, Feb. 13.-A Ministerial crisis is I'M
pending here.
, 1873-02-14

Te1eEFnphic EFeV1t1es@
George Beers, OF Bellevue, Mich. WAS killed
on Tuesday while numbering In Mocosta
County.
The Pulte Medical College Of Cincinnati, ho-
mnopathic, celebrated its first commencement
yesterday By graduating twelve nembsrs.
Young Chamberlain, Of Cleveland, who mur-
dered al old man ut Scion, some time ago, las
teen indicted for murder in tho first degree.
4 Boston despatch says that the Jury in the
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Articles OF Incorporation E1led"-An
Interesting Suit to Recover.

Articles OF Incorporation Elled"-An
Interesting Suit to Recover.
sYar;oF1EnD, Ill, Feb. 1s-The Crosaley
Gang plow Works, Of 10 Daviess County, capi-
tai stock, s1oo, 600; the Bluff Mining Company,
Of Belleville, capital stock, $4,000 and the
Nilwood Coal Company filed articles OF assocla
ton With the Secretary Of State to-day; also
the Crete Manufacturing Company, OF Crete,
capital stock, e21, ,oo0-
Colonel John H. Snyder, when member OF
the Board OF Trustees Of the soldiers Orphans
Homo, was, upun his o"u petition, appolntxe,a i,
administrator Tor twG o1pn11 n1 the e1 Horna. TIe
estate Consisted Of 3 house and lot. with
threa other -lots adjoining, situated On Mason
and Tenth streets, in this city. When colonel
SNYDER resigned from the Board, LIS assoclates
N the Board desired him to render an account
Of his action as administrator for the children.
He refused to account or give any an1ornaI9n 10 !
nv which the property could be found Inc
Trustees have been at work for more than two
years to find out what has become OF n ne PEP
Colonel e,I Beardsley and Dr.. Sweeney, the
TMstees. accidentally found that Mrs:
A1dridge' some time after her husband
was killed in the army, married man ns Ine
a1a;n e1amined the records, and found the
property, Mrs. Aldridge having purchased eitel e
kor aacond marriage, and the record shows the
title in Mrs. Roberts and not AIRS Adr1dBes
name. After discovering this fact further II N,
Colonel Snyder had been recevlng the rent n1n to1
the property constantly since 1868, Slo
The rent for this month, being now II
the hands Of his agents here ano 70,
which he had Just received ln+;sa+1s = lstte' to-
day aeainst Colonel Snyder, and summons Issued
His bond is we'll secured, and the children, VII
Ire vet in the so1die1s' Orphans Home, will &c