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PRAYING FOR RELIGIOUS SWINDLERs.-At
the Fulton street prayer meeting, FRIDAY, a
venerable clergyman arose ami requested that
earnest prayer might be offered for an official
member OF a church, broker, who hal conf
dentally managed the business affairs of a
young member Of the church in such a manner
as 10 detraud him out of $4,000, which the
young man could not recover. a. IL was a cont
Dental operation. The clergyman character
lied il as "a downright piece OF swindling ("
Another aged man said lit was not an isolated
case, and told Of a man who had lost - ,0OO. 600
through the rascallty Of a church member,
which bad reduced him to poverty and finally
brought him TO the grave, leaving his widow ia
great need, while the cause Of their misfOrtunes
',rolled Ia wealth" After the meeting closed
the dishonest members were denounced un-
Spsringly, one business man declaring vehe-
mently that the exposures were right. Gas soci-
ETY. was honey combed."-N. u. TribARe.
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THE AUGUST FALL OF MErEoRs.-A lett ?
from the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Deia-
ware, Ohio, August 18th, to the Cincinnati Gs
zette, says" There has been quite o fall O,
meteors for the last few nights. Last night. for
falling at the rate OF ons q minute. AN scene,
to proceed from point little below the con
stellation Cassiopeia. From this point the
radiated to the east, west and south None
were very small; others large and brilliaut A
few broke into innumerable Fragments: other
left behind them q long trail OF light. All
belong to the usual August shower
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TIE ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAIL
ROAD SCANDAL.-The New York Post saws:
Henry r. Sweetzer, the general manager of the
Atlantic and Great Western railroad, WAS IL
will be remembered, arrested in November last
through the agency of james Il. HodgskiH, the
treasurer Of the road, charged with having en-
the road, letter, which was published at the
time, to the effect that Sweetzer had practical
ly admitted his guilt, that Le had been making
preparations for repetition of the Fisk and
Gould system, and that be had made restitution
OF S15,OOO in cash. Mr.. Sweetzer has now
brought suit against MIR. HOdgskin for libel,
laying bis damages at $500 600. Mr.. nOdgskin
was arrested the other day at Meadville. and
gave bail. His arrest was IL is said, the first in
tmation of the suit brought against HIM.
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A DRUeGIsT's FATAL BLUNDER.-There il
considerable excitement in Kinkston, N. Y
over the death of a little son of William Holmes
The child had been suffering from cholera In
fantum, but had nearly recovered. To quiet
restlessness the attending physician gave a pre-
phor. A druggist named Ettinge, by mistake.
used spirits of champion. The child was seized
with commissions after taking the medicine
and died in a few hours. The unfortunate
blunder and serious result have caused great
feeling.
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DROWNING OF YOUNG LADY AT WILL
MINGToN, DEL The Philadelphia Led ger
says:--Miss Emelne Fegenbush, a saleswoman
OF this city, and for the last three years en-
ployed at the store of Mr.. George w. Zeigler,
was drowned at Wilmington on Tuesday eve
ming, while on her return from an excursion.
She was on the steamboat Ariel, which left that
city at O'Clock in the morning for Bombay
Hook. On the return trip tho boat was over
taken by heavy rain storm. and did not reach
Wilmington until half past Z O'Clock In the eve
ming In disembarking to take sleeping train,
Samuel NJ. FELTON,, which was lying between
the wharf and the Ariel, and in walking along
side the FELTON,, Miss Fegenbush, who was near
eI and the wharf. The captain of the Ariel
jumped in, but failed to find her, and it is
probable that the out going tide carried her
body under the steamboat. Miss Fegenbush's
brother and sister had been with her during the
excursion, and the deceased had been In high
spirits all day.
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PHiLADELPHIA, August i5-Elias Durand
died yesterday, aged N. lie was born IN
France, ard served under Napoleon as physi-
clan in the army. After the fall of NAPOLEON
he came 10 this country, aud established n drug
store on the present site OF the Led0cr building,
which was the most celebrated of the kind IN
this city A herbarium, embracing ten thou
sand American plants presented by him, occu-
pleS separste gallery in the JdrdiH dss Plantes
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THE RECENT COLLISION ON THE BALTIMORE
AND POTOMAC RAILRoAD.-The wrecked cars
by the collision on Wednesday afternoon at the
Townsend street junction on the Baltimore and
Potomac railroad were removed from the track
in about half an hour after the occurrence, and
the trains were running usual. But for the
damage done by the fTeshet there would have
been but little detention. Mr.. George Dunn
and hr. Won Nell arrived room after the col
llsion and put a large force of men AZ work TO
clear the track. The cause of the accident is
to be investigated by the railroad authorities.
An inquest Is TO be held this afternoon upon
the body of George Allen, the fireman who met
with bis death by the unfortunate occurrence
when IL is expected the facts connected with
It's origin viii be developed.-Balt Snn. l5tL.
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life; the life-preservers could have been reached
by boy five years old; the port steps were in
the yawl that was lowered; the buckets were
kept on the hurricane deck.
VIM. Washington, the cook and steward
of the boat, was being examined when our re-
port closed. The investigation will be contin-
ned to- morrow morning
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From Europe To-day.

The SPANISH WAR.
MADRID, August l5.-The COrtes has APP
proved the bill calling $4,000 OF the reserves
into active service against the Carlist and re
publican insurgents.
THE CHOLERA INCREASING IN GERMANY.
LONDON, July l5.-Dispatches from various
places In Germany where the cholera prevails,
state that the disease is increasing in violence.
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New York Notes.

THREE WOMEN CHARGED W1TH Mt RDERING A
NAN.
NEW YORK, JUly I5.-Three women have
been arrested In BROOKLYN charged with com
phcity IN the murder in Albany, last week, OF a
man, whose name and former residence have
not been made known. one OF the women 4
said TO be the widow OF the man murdered.
Mr. MowBRAY NORRIS,
for mary years manager OF the London Times
is exceedingly i'll, with but little hopes OF re-
c0yery.
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THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN In MISSISSIPPI
The Mississippi state executive committee of
the conservative and democratic party met in
jackson yesterday, and called a convention of
all parties opposed TO radicalism to meet at Me-
ridian, September II to nominate state ticket
or take such other action as may be deemed
best. The republican state convention meets
in jackson on the q tn instant.
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REPUBLICAN GAINS IN THE KENTUCKY LH-
GlsLATURE.-Returns have been receive ed from
all the senatorial districts of Kentucky, aud
from all the legislative districts but eight Civ
ing the results Of the recent election. The
next senate will be composed of thirty-two
legislative districts not vet heard from IL is
probable that three will return the democrat
and three the republican candidates. Upon
tins assumption the house will be composed of
eighty democrats and twenty Republicans. The
last senate was composed of thirty-four demo-
Gratis and four republicans the house of eighty
one democrats and nineteen republicans. This
gives, as FAR as heard from, a republican gain
OF tw In the senate and one in the house. OF
the twenty senators whose term expired with
the last legislature but one was reelected: of
the one hundred members of the last house of
representatlves but fifteen were re1lacted.
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~Col. james y. Meline, q well known Jour
nalist and author, died in Brooklyn yesterday
morning.
~The lumber barge j. ID. Morton went 20
pieces In Lake Erie on Wednesday night. Two
seamen were drowned.
~Deacon Davis, Of Springfield, Ill, has been
churched for using the expression Nby gum
too frequently.
rz-Fair6eld county, Ohio, has defcit In the
accounts Of its auditors 10 the amount Of Slf2,-
OoO. So reports . committee who have inyesti-
gated the subject
&The carlisle have begun their long threat
battery opened nre the city was burning in
several places
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BURLINGTON, Iowa, August ia fire broke
out IA Reeds hardware store IN wappellO. Iowa
this morning, and destroyed one block. Loss
$50 Co; insurance, SiO.15O.
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INDICTMENT OF UDDRRzooK.-The grand
jury in Westchester. Pa, have found q true
two counts, one charging him with the murder
OF Winfield 3. Goss, otherwise known as Alex
c. Wilson, the other charging him with the
purder OF male white person to the jury un-
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MR. MARION McKREzIE, Of Rome, Ca, bids
fair to write his name high up on the roll some
stone jug. He sold 81 900 worth Of property
last week, and on the same day deserted his
newly married wife and vamosed with another
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MOONLIGHT wsDoINe ON THE BRAcH-The
Long Branch News, August 18th, SAYS: A mar
rage ceremony was performed on the beach at
Ocean Grove, on Saturday evening last. The
presiding elder of South Carolina, and Miss
Annie TrAffon, Of Philadelp hia.
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INV lVhk, July IA LONDON letter dated
July slst, says Mr.. Motley's friends have for
some time known that his health was delicate,
ahu VII no, be surprised 20 learn that he Is now
confined TO his hotel by a somewhat sertons az
TACK. lie has had slight paralytic stroke. Ii
occurred ~ Mr.. Motley taking LADY Mar
gaIet Beaumont down 20 dinner. His right arm
suddenly fell powerless by his side, and the side
Itself was somewhat affected. He was carried
70 bis hotel IN Dover street, and has not since
lett bis room. The physicians agree in regard
ing The paralysis. rs BY no means serious, nor
likely 10 trouble him tor any length OF time
On inquiry yesterday IL was sscertainsd that he
had been getting on iayOrahly with the eNcep-
ton OF considerable neuralgic main
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SENATOR WINDOW, OF Minnesota, is expected
TO return in about ten days, AMI will then ar
range plan of fall work for his select commit
tee OF the Senate on the subject of cheap trans
pOrtatiOn.
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A DISPATCH from Fort Concho, Texas, states
that Indians have recently stolen about ne
hundred and fifty horses and mules from set
tiers inthat neichborhood
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AN ELoPING FAMILY.-Henry Karcher, pro
prietOr of the Fulton club house in Brooklyn
undertook to play the cruel parent toward h.
Youngest daughter, lilly, a blooming lass o,
10, and her lover, James Kelly, a young ma
who bears good reputation in the 18th war;
The consequence was that Miss lilly and hei
friend. Miss Mary Boyle, met Mr.. Kelly ar
his friend, Mr.. Miles O'Reilly, on Monday, H.
Atlantic avenue, near Buffalo, and the party
entered a carriage which was in waiting and
were rapidly driven to the residence of an Epis
copal clergyman. in Jay street, where the pair
were speedily united. Their movements had
been watched by Tilly's brother, who hastened
to inform their father. The old man rushed
down to Atlantic avenue, but too late Then he
few to the nearest police station and demanded
the arrest of the runaways, but was informed
by the sergeant in charge he could not move
in the matter. Nothing daunted, Mr.. Karcher
leaped into buggy and dashed madly about
town in vain search for the fugitives. Late
at night he met Miss Boyle, who Informed him
that the newly married pair had gone to New
York, but 70 what locality she did not know
Noxt morning, after futile attempt to procure
warrant, DIR. Karcher thought the matter
over, and concluded to forgive the rebellious
couple. The remarkable feature of the case is
that Tilly is the third daughter of Mr. Karcher
who has eloped.
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Posi- OFFICE koBBKRY.-The postmaster az
Litcbfeld, Montgomery county, Illinois, has
telegraphed TO the Postmaster General that that
once was broken into on Wednesday night and
robbed OF between three and Ave hundred dol
lars in stamps and money,
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SkkfoUs BITE PROM A SPIDER.-wnlIam
Black, jr., Of Anderson, Ind, while asleep in
bed was bitten on the lip by spider, and his
head swelled TO an enormous size, but by
prompt medical attention the swelling was re-
duced and the patient recovered.
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A VERY MODEST DEFALcATIos.--The Clin-
ton IN. CT Inc uirer says: "Lexis Moore the
town constable and tax collector. who folded
hts tent the other day and silently stole away,
carried of with him, IL IL said, about seventy
n "a aelIars of the town funds"
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PHTLADELPHlA, August l5.-HOn. VIM. NJ
Meredith II seriously H. He was president OF
the constitutional convention, and was Obliged
10 relinquish the post before adjournment.
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ESCAPED FRENCH CJEvICTs IN BALTIMORE.
Three escaped Algerian convicts from the
French penal colony Of Cayenne, on the north
coast Of South America, whittier they had been
sentenced for ten years-one for robbery, one
oficer-arrived in Baltimore this week. They
assert that they escaped in company with one
hundred and fifty fellow convicts, and after
terrible sufferings in swamps and jungles,
reached Demerara.
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KILLED By CHERRY TwIG.-Eddie Rogers
fell from q cherry tree at Ann Arb0r, Mich,
and ran q twig into bis cheek. Locsiaw and
death followed.
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FRANCE TO BE MONARCHY IN SIX WEEKS
PERsAPs.-A special dated London, Aug 18th,
says II Is stated upon the highest authority that
to accept the constitution for France prepared
by the members of the right of the assembly
and himself, and will rule, both by the will of
God and the good will Of the people. The
proclamation OF the monarchy win be nc ade in
about six weeks.
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WHY Nor BUILD MARROW GAuGE?-A
transportation company has been organized at
Pilot, Kankakee county, Ill, for the purpose OF
hauling grain directly to Chicago, distance Of
lumber. Fifty teams are TO be placed on the
road.
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POWDER MILL BLowN Up BY LIGHrNTNe
II is not often that powder mill is blown up
by lightning, but an accident of that kind re-
Gently occurred at the Black Beck works, near
INVERSION, England. In the course of a violent
storm bolt struck the canning house and ex-
ploded it, causing great havoc, but fortunately
no loss Of life-all work having ceased for the
day, and the men having left the factory,
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
This .fTera0oa's Dtspafehss.
A shocking Crime On ohio.

A GIRL OUTRAGED AND CONSPIRACY TO
BLOW CP THk VICTIM AND HER FArHER-
BURLINGTON, Iowa. August ia dispatch
rom Mansfield, Ohio, sa,s some time ago y. n.
girl named Barnard. lie failed In his attempt
and vas arrested. Suit is now pending In court
agSlnst him. inorder 10 prevent the attendance
OF the girl and her fztherNs witnesses pobhs
employed two rufians named LightfoOt and
winfield 20 blow up Barnards house. Winfield
betrayed the Others in time 90 prevent the exc
cntion OF the scheme, which q ss 20 have taken
plsoe last Wednesday night. DObhs and Light
foot were arrested. In the lstter's possession
was found . quantity Of powder and a fuse. The
AFFAIR creates much excitement
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NEwCAsTLE, Dat, August i5.-Wm. Foster
boy was run over by a gravel train At noon
to-day and killed.
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EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip,

INTERNAL REvENUE-The receipts from this
source to-day were s255. S3O.9I.
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finite in resources. They have devised new
way Of money-making, which is rather brilliant.
Two Of them enter into partnership. One ofthe
the other with great spirit knocks him down
and calamity protects the young lady, and sees
her home, where, Of course, the grateful father
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&c. T. Anderson alias G. T. Smith. was ar
rested In Evansville, Ind, last night on charge
Of having committed q heavy forgery in Mem
pbfe. He was taken south.
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Col. DE WITT CLINTON, judge advocate o.
5. army, died in St. Paul, MIMI, YESTERDAY.
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PLAIN TALK OF Gov. BOOTH ON RAILROAD
MoNoPoLIEs.-Gov. Booth, OF California, has
made a speech on the railroad question which
excites considerable comment. After review
ing questions of disiutegration of party ties,
the growing tendency towards Capitalization of
power and aggregation of corporate wealth,
and to the corrupting influence of the credit
mobilier contract and finance company, he
proceeded to illustrate the absolute power OF
railways to monopolize the commercial business
OF the country and to ruin all competition by
system of special and discriminating rates for
transportation. Applying his remarks to the
Central Pacific railroad, and reciting its inter
ference in political and mercantile affairs on
the Pacific coast, he claimed that his general
propositions were neither exaggerated nor sem
sational. In speaking generally of land subsi-
dies to railroads he says: "To-day there is not
piece or species of public property, from China
basin and Goat island to all the broad acres of
our national domain; from the remotest point
in the mountains to the rolling waters of the
rivers of all the plains, upon which some in
cipient or full grown monopoly has not fixed its
covetous eye, and which it does not seek TO OBJ
tain through some kind of political corruption
or bargain and sale"
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HIGHLY IMPORTANT
Immense Reduction In Prices!
IN CONSEQUENCES OF THE LBTENEss OF
THE SEASON, AND IN ORDER TO RE.

IN CONSEQ UENCE OF THE LSTENEss OF
THE SEASON, AND IN ORDER TO RE.
DUCE STOCk, An OFFERING
Light Cashmere Suits, at, =, 3, 10, and sI5
White Duck Suits .-........6 : and a 10
Light ColS S Si Cashmere Psnts} 8, and
Light Cashmere Pants, singls...-.-.3, 4, and So
White Msrseilles Vests........... = 2 SO and az
AIpaca sac As-.-.-- =, 2 so, and "a
Linen Sack Costs----..13c Sc, 1, 1. as It's and So
aOuths CheNlot sults-- --..............-..s 80
Boys Cashmere tuits. a and q
Fine Black Cloth Frock Coats, TO- IL and sis
Zine Blre-Cloth FrOck and sack Coats TO sra
Also, great many other articles too numerous To
mention, at corresponding low prices
LANCE As=oRTszyI OF Ex1zA SIZE Scr.
81 Purchasers VIII hnd it to their advantage to
give ne call.
SPersOns going to the country, or to diftereu,
Watering Places, have their warirebes rep!eu.
ished st q small expense.
a & TR a 8
POPLAR CLOTHING HOUSE,
IOIl PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE,
Between 10Th and IIth Streets,
Jy1s Three Doors from EIevszth street.
EsTABLIsHED IssI.
JOHN @. BARrHEL,
STEAM DYER AND SCOUREH,
No. ia nsa ~ srssET, Zone door
Itsse thi. method of infOrm,us INV fr,s,a. ,..
snla5ged ,ld Te1i.ed my sToRE and bYEiSa
nssis thereby making It com plete In ali It's details
~ sT s s y ed
sst notice all verk Entrusted 70 my care. and re-
Isrfermsd in my line, and I vii suarsntee entire
s.iistacton both regard superior manner in
WEB nork performed - vsA q In my charges,
Isdis. dts..ss Cleaned visiou. being taken apart.
isS s: .Sc2s ssf$sss I'm '''a'''. N'a0n '.'.A''
Kid Glove. eisssssd sf The :sarssss aosios isisiy
ExAhIsE THE
GOLD SPECTACLE. 0~0
u,,s H Ns:i hissrlsr, o,s,; .,.::,
"A Foor OF eTa AND STREETS.
TO CONTRACTORS AND MERCHANTS.
a os5s9s: 4 fs sT0sL GOAL
the shortest notice ana lowest rates.
AarD G.Y.ArLEH.
G.SEE .,,5 ss,R 3 81 SS!TSl.. -;
do wei y call ct JOSEPH BR0OKs 81, 1897 nth
s ns Streets As s., Srd;
MRS N. ZYPPRECHr informs her Ga friends
1vI that she has removed her stamping store from
7tb street 10 302 llth street, between Il and y
streets Jy4lm'
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PERsoNAL.-N. g. Swayne, son OF Judge
swayne, of the Supreme Court, having resigned
his clerkship in the Department of Justice, this
and two other vacancies will be filled by COM
petitiye examination. Lieut.. Fred. W.
Greenieaf, L. ). A, has returned from an ex-
tended tour though Pennsylvania, and will at
once resume his official duties at the National
Observatory
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Fine Old Rye whisky,
Fine Old Rye Whisky,
Pine Old BYE Whisky,
Ffae OH Rye whisky,
Fine Old Rye Whisky,
Fire Old Rye Whisky
Fine Oh Bye WEis'
ARRANTED WAEEANIF- 49, yUvv,Y-v,
PCRz PuRS pms
ANO CyAu~ -vz,-v,
- - u+ .i-, 81 MsftctFal Use.
This y the article Sc have row sold for upwards
OF hNe JeaI- WIN universal sat-factiOn; put up IN
is &c cties AZ ,le Dollar per bottle, or can be had
50 Motto, that we will return the money if this
Nhiss aes not give satisfaction OF prove as repre-
BlSo an excellent stock OF California WiDes-Port
%, Iry. Angelica, uscstSl, Hook and ClaTet; also
Kelly : Island CataWba aud imp rted Liquors of all
kiuss. AETHUR HATTAHS. Druggist,
Ul2-tT Corner 81 u sud ID streets northwest.
Mothers. Mothers, Mothers.
Don't fail to procure MRS. WINSLOW'S sOOTH
ING SI RUP fCr al diseases incident 10 the period
os teethiug in children IL relieves the child from
pain, wind C9liC regulates the bowels, and BY
wing relief ard health = the child, gives rest 10
the mother BE and cali =
MRS NISSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP"
For sale by ali druggists JyA-Ao6-n
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A YOUNG MIDsHIPMAN in a balloonatic state
of mind a short time since wrote a letter tn the
bureau of navigation of the Navy department,
asking leave of absence, with permission to go
out of the country, stating that he desired to
accompany Prof. Wise on his balloon VOYAGE to
Europe. The chief of the bureau, Com modore
Ammen, in forwarding the letter to the division
of detail, endorsed on the back, "Respectfully
referred the young man seems to be Eighty"
1t may be added no action has yet been taken
on the subject.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS A ccoUyr.I

ALEXANDRIA,, VA, August 15.-Wm. jack
son, convicted Of the murder of his wife in Feb
ruary last, after having been twice respited
to-day suffered the extreme penalty of the Law
in the jail yard. Notwithstanding the heavy
rain, there was large crowd present, and the
house windows in the neighborhood were filied
teen or twenty minutes duration, denying b
guilt, but not offering proof Of his innocence
The fall of seven feet failed TO break his necs
and be died Of suffoeation after a severe strug
gle. He was attended on the scaffoid BY thrc
colored ministers. The body hung % minut
before life was extinct