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SPANS NEW ELECTORAL BILL FOR Coma
The Spanish ministry have agreed unon an
electoral bill for the Island OF Cuba, 20 be sub
mitted 20 the constituent Cortes. IL provides
Tor the acknowledgements of merchants and ar
usans who pay taxes 10 the amount of seventy
hye pesetas, persons who follow learned pro-
LESSONS, and officials. An voters must be .
wears Of age.
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Mr.. Z. CATHcART TAYLOR, city editor of the
PhiladelPhia Press, who was so strangely con-
yicted and sentenced for alleged libel has been
granted new trial The Age suspects this Will
never take place, and says that the wrong .
the individual defendant is. perhaps, rep o,
TO public Justice remaips -.ns
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Interesting Letter Of Chief Justice
Chase.


THE VIEWS OF A CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHER ON
LIFE AND DEATH.
The following letter was written BY Chief
Justice Chase to his old and esteemed personal
friend, Judge Nathan Sargent, of this city, in
reply to letter from the latter congratulating
the Chief Justice on his recovery from his first
attack OF paralysis in 1870. In his letter ,Jud ye
Sargent referred to several of the great men OF
the country who had recently passed away, and
asked: "CpOn whom shall their nantes fall
The following letter of the Chief Justice in reply
will be read with interest now that he too has
passed away:
EARRAGANsRTT, X. l., Oct. "a, 1S1O.
Thank you for your sympathy, nv old friend
am far from thinking that when men occupy
ing particular positions in the public mind are
taken away, the world suffers any great loss. 1
and that other men are better fitted for the new
circumstances of the world than they were.
For myself look upon the work which 4 had
to do as nearly done. 1t would have been a
qualification to me TO have finished the CURRENCY
according to my own ideas; but very likely the
ideas of Others are better. 1 refer particularly
to the restoration of specie payments, ard to
the declar alton, as constitutional law
that Congress has no power to make ANYTHING
else than gold and silver a legal tender i'm paw
ment of debts. Whether shall live to see this
or the reverse, is for the Divine wisdom 70 deter
mine. shall not be at Washington during the
adjourned term, and perhaps not during tn
regular term, which follows, though am slow
ly regaining nv strength, 30 far as | can see. |
desire to commit the future, in this respect a.
in all others, to Him who has graciousIy cared
for me. Yours, very truly, s. p. CHASE
Hon. " SdT1ent, WdSLiuoIs n d. ~.
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IN THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION I'm Sc
LOUIS yesterday letter from President Grant
Vac received, returning thanks for the invita-
ton TO be present, and regretting that other en-.
gagements prevent his attendance. Letters
were also received from Charles Sumner. ami
other distinguished gentlemen regretting their
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AususrA, M. May i5-Ths Es.sSscs ysrr.
nomination Of Hon. Nelson Dineiey. ir.. +. ths
repubuca4 CANDIDATE for governor. belle vi.s
nst ne seecuQn Iies between that eenties.ass
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The Asserted. hallway master Nc.
ehaoies, AssOcSafiOa.

The Aneptean Railway master We.
ehs.tes' As,ecsseioa.
way master Mechanics Association reaSsem-
eled nc s15 O'Clock this morning Jas. whee-
loek, OF worcester, Mas. read svalusb'e paper
to with profou nd attention. The Committee ON
me mscninery for REMOVING snow from he
trask, reported IN fsror Of protecting exposed
sheds; the report was lied, The committee ON
the best form and proportion OF axles Coz cars
and locomotives, also whether there is anything
to be gained by the use o. compound axles and
loose wheels, reported, asking 70 he continuod,
VITA authority 20 cooperate with the COMMITTEES
arpointed on the same subject by the Assi@c
resolution proposed Nv the committee, tina, 6
Ii the sense OF this convention that no practical
advantages viii result nom the ase OF leo<o
Wheels os compound sAes In s.drnary railway
The committee on the machinery and april
anees fcr removing wrecks ana erecting hridc
7 PORTED, recomn ending that strong lines. 30
car, ord, red to be filed. Recess.
ON re assembling, Gen. u. II. Smith, super
visfng IN srecter general OF vsssels OF the t'1i-
He said he would inform the con ventsop. - a.
matter Of importance 90 them. that ConZr,,Ss
had appropriated $780, 600 lsr the pnrpss. oI.
explosions. They world probably 10 tesS,
ing The months OF SEPTEMBER octs her al
November next, 1T Pitts6urg. Ps.,cr a Cln-
tthheas thtos anu nv sandy HoOk. y i
An effort would be made 90 ind the aus q
explosions. and In this matter mast~r me-
chaRics who navigate the land were - ON a..h tla-
terested as those who nayi ate the sea On their
visit to Washington to morrow he would b.,
pleased TO see any or all the delegates AZ room
2s, Treasury department lApplau-el Two
committee, consisting Of five delegs:.- each,
were appointed 20 attend the experiments
Baslotfng for = Btshop I'm Basssu.
BosroN. May l5.-In the conveniI. ,a pf th,,
diocese OF Massachusetts, to-day the nr-f l,al,t;
for Bishop resulted i'm no choice. Blshop Pot
ters name was Withdrawn.
fSecond Dispacthl
boston, May ls.-The Episcopal convention
to-day, after preliminary proceed.ngs COM
nenced balloting for bishop. On the nrst bal
lot the clergy cast 80 votes; Necessary 70 !.
choice, ~. The vote stood Rev DR. n a..
Potter, OF New York. -; Rev. Dr. . smes H.,
kosen, OF Racine, Via, D; Rev. az. ss.-pi n.
Paddock, Of Brooklyn, u; Rev lpr Alrx-
Burgess, Of Springfield, Mass, =: rev. Dr.
George Leeds, of Baltimore Md z: Rey or
John Z. Smith, of New York, 3; Rev Dr Nor
gan Dix, Of New York, 3. Eight Others received
one vote each.
he vote OF the laity was S.; neces~ .ry 60 a
choice -. The vote was a. follows % hoven.
80; Potter, %; Paddock. II; Burg.ss y, Cons
verse, Dix. 2, j. Lewis; OF Washington
ID. Z, I. DIR. Wharton, in accord snue with
posluNe Instructions Received by him. withdrew
the name Of DIR. Potter. Discussion tolloxed
the ballot on points OF order, when the conveD-
ton proceeded TO vote again. The sero,d hal
lot resulted I'm no choice, Dr. Pad.iock A al an.
and DIR. pekoyen ~.
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A Stay Of Proceedings I'm the stokes

ALBANY, May 15.-The clerk Of the court OF
appeals this morning signed the writ staying
proceedings In the case of Edward :. Stokes.
This will bring the cause Immediately before
the court. and as IL requires only fourteen days.
notice under the rules to bring the case on for
a hearing, il will no doubt be heard and deci-
ded before the court takes a recess in Inne.
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., oklIsTowE, N. u, Nay i5.NLns;sna, :,
- 5apg % 1f1 O'clock exscSiv. : ~ a neai
MOVED slightly amer Which he drew n - nm
49, unes and dicd quite easy IsCT 'Ssa1pp
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The Contracts for Indian supplies.
NEW YoRK, May Ia Warrington specie
states that the President is disguised wis -
Interference Of the Indian peace bard ~, sss
the duties Of the Indian commsrS1nnsr 49, sith
Rotary Of the Interior, and In conseon en na sec
ordered all late contracts made by the nc INA ma
recently In New York to be held In sssn Dosrd
until fully inyestigatcd: - ssSs " soeyance
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Il. HE sTRIkE Of the Brooklyn gas men CON- :
unues. and the company are unable to furnis h
~ enough TO light the street lamps in ,eir
Of the city. - f~f~,o's Pvfuoh
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NiNoNs ATE NOT YET SETTLE
tanned q writ Of error from Jp| ,-Howe nh
New York yesterday i'm the e. aee Fancher i'm
appncauon WAS made 70 Jr <se OF Nixon and
I Davis IN the supreme cor -dges Ingrabam and
s,.S ~ r ,o..ss 1T, general term, for
Svoov,~@- - Cd its decision
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gents.
,.tssr e nokk, May ,15.--Admiral Green, An a
trsssc hD v@ Ssnsiago Cuba, reports thsf the
~ n ne insurgents, and Il 70 the rcnersi hs'
es enx ne insurgents are better supplied than
W. VIII arms and ammunition, ana are 4 silx
becoming more formidabIe
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The Credit Mobilter Suits.


Aaron F. Perry, OF Cincinnati; j. Hubley
Ashton, of Washington, and Thos A. Jenckcs.
Of Providence, r. L., the counsel employet by
the government under the recent act of Com
gTess 70 INSTITUTE legal proceedings against the
Union Pacific railroad and the credit mobilier
of America, having completed the preparation
OF bill in equity for that purpose, submitted
it yesterday to Attorney General Williams who
approved and accepted it without alteration. IL
was determined, upon consultation, TO file the
bill in the United States circuit court at Hart
ford, Conn. A number of the largest stock
holders in the Union Pacific and credit mobilier
corporations are residents of Connecticut and
will be named as respondents in the suit.
The counsel for the defendants, so far as
known, Are Caleb Cushing, Benz. r. Curtis and
Sidney Bartlett, OF Boston, and VIM VI. Evarts
of New York. They will, 1t is understood, make
their defence first on demurrer, denying the
jurisdiction OF the United States to sue under
the act of Congress. Should the demurrer De
overruled, the counsel will appeal to the Su.
preme Court, and ii not sustained, they viii
then be compelled to 60 on and take evidence.
On the other hand, should The demurrer be sus-
tanned, the Government v III appeal. and bring
the whole matter before thv supreme bench
The most complicated part Il the suit H.
whether the Congressman charged at the
asst session shall be included in the list
of defendants against whom the suit is To be
brought. The bill to be fled by the government
on Tuesday next consists of an elaborate state
ment OF the case the relief asked for and the
documents connected with the credit mobilieT
transaction. The theory OF the bill is under
stood to be i'm the main that the Congressional
grants TO the Pacific railroad company, were
upon the trust that the property should be man
aged for the benefit of the security of the Uni
ted States on account of the government bonds
and the interest which the United States paw on
them. and that the managers of the company
have not performed the trust, but have
distributedLarge amounts Of assets among them
selves and for their private benefit. The Cnited
States contends that the courtslhave power to
compel these parties to restore the property OBJ
tanned from the company i'm order that the Sc
curity Of the United States may be unimpaired
This distribution of property among the defen-
dants was accomplished, It is claimed, by means
of fraudulent contracts in which both sides
were represented by the same parties.
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BOSTON, May l5.-James A. Coe, The forger,
has been committed in default of so. 000 bail.
IL Is thought his forgeries amount 20 $500. 600,
though only s2s 900 are specially charged
against him,
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ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
WALES Jew OPERA HOUSE.
THE HIT OF TEE Hss s5Aso - N ENCORE,
Enthusiastic Reception of the Great German Dia-
lect Artists,
BAKER AND FARRON.
"CHRIs AND LENA,n
ln'r1dnens f their Charming Charm song, Duets and
THIS HEN
FOR THE Io5srH TIME.
rnrpaSGfRHTssRsssTfrS ~ nA ,ar me
Seats can be secured at the Opera House. mis-
INCOLN HALL.
MONDAY and TUESDAY EVENINGS,
May l9th and 2Oth,
CARNCROSS II DlxEY'S
The Star rrd TAM :, rs TWI 6tS1
M CdARScRoss appear. every =, night
ten ears in PhiiadeipRia, enjoyed the '"' ''''
ROLLICKING s9NGs;
ROARING FARcEs, sPEENDib DANCES, on'
Of th. great merry Making some
thing new and lively each night; somethi tina, in
good; something that is not often encountered, and
~ ,ilgarity.
can be secured at Ellis Music store. Gus seats
The Company appears a, Georgetown, 2lst inst;
w Eleventh street. south PsnOssiSsnia avenue.
STILL ANOTHER GREAT SENSATION.
ONE wEBK-MAY l2-AND TWO MArINEEs.
.ns'sFns ifE'E'i' fss HSEa actress
In her most successful of modern dramas
1.-THE WAITS NEW YORK
Produced Po@E fHSsS iyk AMI x!n COMPANY
To i5crs ;: the att,astiOp engagement has been
- Mr. g. 5. COLLINS,
Who will appear in a favorite eccentric character
Great Sensation Drama,
1.-THE GEMS OF THE BALLET"
THE Sp SRf SsF' ffissss'sY,
great Comic sISssT. s!LiS 9EykkEA r.. f.r ras
Ing vSes Kitty The rhs shs
song and Dance Lady, BELLA GORDON. M ssas
siI i sad S
U ~ ,sIssso{ On a. ssA sal: ,s.sssss
ia s,, MARkkfrER,s, f1H 81
70. 4Ss ns sIess, between and = streets, eish,
Choice OF G San sfDss GA Hs
fss1.: :oft R Piesa9s MINI.
~TERMS CASH.
Please remember Name and Number iei-,ys
A LII KINDS OF OAST-OFF MEANING APP
"A PARkL can be sold to the very best advantage
By addressing calling on JUSTH.
619 street, between 9Th and 7th D. ~
Notes by mail promptly attended to. Cash paid rs
nLD GOLD, SILVER, BRASS, COPPER, Ere ,
- bought at fair prices for . New York house
Household Furniture bought and sold Notes by mail
promptly ettended to By AU0ENsTIIN, 1905
TAnTEC, NnAnO
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SHOCKING I
nm MrpDu.

four ye@r old lid MuRpER-A white girl.
Lynchbure :, was murdered in the woods near
G IN and dn' siri w. y se'crsa boy seven yeirs
FEC bloody club by her side. Tbs h ha oessen
mat be killed her because she refuse AZ =,
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Reported Capture Of the Bender Fanf-
~ Of Assaoaims.

ST. LOFTS, May l5.-The report was brought
TO Kansas City yesterday by a citi zen OF Chero-
kee county, that the Bender family of Kansas
assassins were captured yesterday thirteen
miles north Of Dallas, Texas.
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/ IT, 1sssaAa sxssDIrIoN TO Khiva IL ueet.
Of fighting 10 r.oortex. The ultinate rss,a 1,ens
the invasion is proc predicted in the mo ..
mats far the Russian Ia Hps have defeatee ~
enemy Wherever they have bes>u met.
nroR JoHHsoE, Of Cincinpsfi. hss t-r.x.
Srasrs to the police 70 close every ssm slSsss
LOU Y ne cry and to see 10 il thst fhe~ -,
49,. csoseG The enforcement OF DE 90
s e csys' must be immediate. insartis,. ssi
ss,6.. seeas property In New York so,a -.
osy iof ELL, 300 less than IL cost e ses
VIZ s, sso Ior ne entrance 70 the Lava ps.,.-
n mere sesves his scalp behind.
6ned N sIor IN lancaster, Penn, has beeu
- esss nor wantonly torturing q rat.
~ ne eesonen q Chicago had ten heise- H.
last. ns Immediate attention on Tharsds1
=. The Christian Statesman. OF uilvaus>c.
se ssed pr ubnshiDg libel on a CsIholie css3
"a Ssesess mule vas recently ridden M n
nse and bunset.
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NAVAL oRDERs.--Wm. +. Leroy has been
detached from duty as senior officer of the
board of inspectors of the navy, and ordered to
duty as president of the examining and retiring
boards. Chief Engineer VIM. G.. Buehler has
been detached from special duty and placed on
waiting orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-15

GOOD REPORTS OF THE WORKING OF THE
NEW INTERNAL REVENUE SYsTEM.-A letter
to Commissioner Douglass from a general agent
of the internal revenue office now travelling in
New England, says: 81 have Just returned
from a trip among some OF our New England
collectors, ana find but one expression among
them in reference to the new stamp law. They
all say that they are collecting more taxes and
doing 1t in a much easier and more satisfactory
manner than under the old system. 1 predict
that, so far as New England is concerned, the
new law WILL more than meet yoCr expecta.
tiOns."
Supervisor Fulton, whose district is Pen,syl-
vania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, a2d
the District Of Columbia, makes a similar re-
port to the commissioner
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CLERICAL APPOINTMENTS. - The following
have been appointed to first-class clerkships in
the Second Auditors Office: James w. Brady,
John III. B. Beck, and Edward w. Newman
Md; True l.. Norris, Mass; Prof. George Il.
EashOn. ID. &.
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! INTERNAL REvENUR.-The receipts from this
source to-day were s90l 1886.
SECRETARY BELKNAP is expected to return
here on Saturday.
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THE EXAMINATIONS AT THE NAVAL ACAp-
HNY.-The annual examination OF the cadets At
the Naval Academy at Annapolis commences
on Monday next, and ends on the 10th of June.
when the diplomas 20 the graduating class will
be distributed, and the exercises at the Acade-
my closed until the first of October mkt. The
graduating class this year has % members
That class win be allowed short leave of All
sence before being ordered 10 sea for q years
cruise. The other classes viii be ordered on the
annual practice cruise immediately after the
close OF the examination, and viii be absent nm
I'll the middle Of September. On the fifth of
June the examination Of all candidates Who
have been nominated by the President and
REPRESENTATIVES, in Congress to fill cadetships At
the Aeact my VIII be commenced, and contin-
ued untll the 9th M June, when those who pass
satisfs efory examinations win receive their an
pointn,ents as cadet midshipanen. The Board
IL as follows: 80
Hon, Alyah Sabin, VT; General j. j. Rev
nolds, Y. s. A.; Prof. ID. A. Wallace m. Mon
mouth College; Victor Du POnt, Esq. DeI-.
Prof. G: 8. Rogers, Tenn; Hon. 4. H. Dudley
Nd; W. II. Hackett, Esq, N. II. ;iProf q. w.
Atherton, n. j.; Judge A. A. knight. Fla.
Judge ID. A. Pardee, La Naval members al
the Board--Rear Admiral e. II. Davis: Cantain
George il. Preble; Chief Engineer Charles II
Baker. Hk = anFs& 8 AZ ! = =.
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0Akss AIMS made viii while in washing
ton last winter, which has been presented for
probate in Boston by his two sons, Oliver Ames,
second, and Cakes A. Ames, as executors. y.
q. Ordway, Moses Dillon and Phietus Sawyer
are witnesses to the instrument, and their pres
ence is required to carry out the provisions OF
the registry. No details will be given until the
will is probated. The amount devised is large,
but the property Is so invested that its value
can not be at presS mt known.
The WAsRINGToS STAR does well 10 BE-
mildly indignant at the amount of news the as
ciated press takes from Its columns without
giving credit. 1t says, very wisely:-swhy the
New York papers should invariably be cred tel
by the associated press; and papers outside OF
New York should invariably not be, is one OF
those things no fellow can find out" By the
way we notice that the special correspondents
at Washington are even more indebted TO THE
STAR than the associated press is. Many of
them are indebted to its columns for all the
really valuable news they send.-SpriRqfsld
Onion, 13th isst.
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THE OBsKoUIEs of Gen. Candy took place at
5o'clOck p. m, in San Francisco, yesterday,
and were solemn and imposing. There was a
large procession. The body was taken to Oak
land, and comes East this morning.
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EDUCATIONAL.

IVA LADIES AND CHILDREN, 1886 st., oppo-
site franklin Park. Fourth quarter will begin APRIL
18th; fall term September 9Th. aplO-irn.
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THE FIRST PROMENADE CONCERT by the ma
rine band in the Presidents grounds will be
given on Saturday afternoon next, and con-
time each Saturday during the season. A list
OF pieces to be performed each Saturday after
noon will be displayed at some conspicuous
point in the grounds.
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G0RHAM MANUFACTURING co.
Providence, X. l., and No. Bond ST., Nsw York,
Manufacturers Of Sterling Silver, Tea, Dessert and
Dinner Services, and Wedding Outfits: also Man.
ufactirers Of the celebrated Gorham Electro.
Plate. alO.tb a.
Bachelors Hair Dye is the best in the world
the only true and perfect Hair Dye; no ridiculous
tnt, NJ disaP pointment harmless, reliable, instan-
tsne2us black or brown; at all druggists, aud 16
bOnd street, new 1ork. fS-eoly
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-31

A Lone AND FRUITLEss WATCH.-It
is not often, in our busy town life, that
we light upon an incident at once so pa
thetlc and so unobtrusve as this which
comes to us from Brooklyn. There, in
front of the park across which the City
Hall looks down dpon the chief square of
the city, the passer-by, any day between
the hours of nine and twelve, will see n
man whose tororn and dismal figure.
and melancholy attitude, can hardly cs-
cape his notice. Never absent from his
post, and never sitting down, he takes
his stand where the great face of the city
clock is plainly visible, and with STOPPING
shoulders and bowed head, watches the
slow revolution OF the hands. He is well
known to the old hdbitues of the Hall,
who seldom disturb his solitary watch.
He never speaks TO any one, and if ad-
dressed, bends forward in eager scrutiny,
glances nervously at the clock, and then
muttering unintelligible words, relapses
into his customary, interpretive silence.
When the ponderous bell at last rings
out the hour of twelve, he starts up with
animation, looks round in all directions,
ms if expecting some one, and finally con-
vinced that his long waiting has been vain
slips quietly out Of the busy tide which
flows and ebbs about the square during
al the day. The story is, that many
years ago, he lent five hundred dollars
the gradual savings of his toll to friend
who was TO return it in the City Hall
Park on a given day at twelve of the
clock. The watch has been we'll kept,
but the friend has never appeared. 1t is
pitiful to think what an agony of waiting
he must have endured before madness
came TO his relief but his daily watch
now is probably that unconscious and
mechanical action which the brain con-
tinues TO perform after its higher func-
tions have been abdicated. d.-Appieton's s
journal.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-05-31

A NEW CAR SEAT.--A Toledo man
has just received patent for new and
useful invention recently completed by
him for an improvement consisting of a
combined seat and desk for railway cars.
The device comprises stiff spiral spring
situated in the base of an ordinary shaped
stool, in such manner as 10 receive the
full weight OF the occupant of the stool
without permitting it to touch the floor.
The spring serves to break all the jar
and jolt caused by the motion of the train,
thus afiording a perfectly steady position
to the small desk attached to the front
of the stool. 1t is claimed by the invent
or that the occupant may write letters or
make reckonngs while travelling at the
rate of thirty miles nm hour, with all the
ease and legibility attainable in his own
counting room. Should this now device
be all that is claimed for it, it Will prove
Il very valuable invention for utilizing
time and performing a journey.