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THE TURF.
JEROME PARK RACES.

JEROME PARK. N. Y, Oct. s.-The at
tendance to-day at the races was good. 4
The first race, for purse of $500, one
mile, was won by True Blue, beating
Warlike. Wizard, Bessie Lee, Mildew and
Village Blacksmith In tho order named.
Time-2:57i. -foh ia 20 ! :. 81
The second race,f for Hunters stake,
for three year old flllies, II miles, was
won by Lizzie Lucas, beating Katy Pease
IN 3:17t; only two started. II
The third race, for maturity stakes, for
four year olds, three miles, was won by
Mate, beating Victori, Nab and Boss
Tweed. Time-5:5l. ri Of h
{ Fourth face-For $500; two years old;
five iurlongs. Was won by McDapiels
Asteroid Filly, beating King Amadeus
and seven others. .7syz. 7gz,5-s,E-s.l,
2Theflith race, Handicap Steeple Chase,
purse $500, about two miles and half;
was won by Duffy, beating five others;
time, 5:5l. George West threw his rider,
who was not seriously injured.
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ST. LOUIS.
FAMOUS HORSES AT THE FAIR-rRosPEors
FOR RESUMPTION. -


FAMOUS HORSES AT THE FAIR-PRosPEcrs
FOR RESUMPTION. -
Sr. LOUIS, Oct. Sit Is understood that
Budd Doble with Goldsmith Maid will be
here tomorrow to compete for the "a ,0O0
purse at the, fair grounds, also the noted
horse Gloster and several other famous
eqnines.
AT a meeting oil the Clearing House
Association last evening the question Of re-
suming currency payments was consider.
ed and general opinion was expressed in
favor Of doing so soon as the New York
banks led OF. A proposition to gradually
cancel Clearing House certificates and
In this way resume without reference to
New York was discussed, but no action
taken.
BANK GOING INTO ElQuIpArIoN-rAIR
y d-A HOLIDAY. n ~ ~
sr..Louls.s sOcts The Directors Of the
Union National Bank Of this city have
decided to 90 into liquidation. lis as.
sets are seid 10 largely exceed It's liabil.
tiles, and nobody will lose anything.
The cause their action Is the stringency ol
currency. l.% i'-t '''fi :
Tomorrow will be observed as hol.
iday, according to the custom Tor many
years past, to allow everybody 10 attend
the Fair. The Merchants Exchange will
be closed, and business will be generally
suspended. There was an immense
crowd at the Fair 10 day. the gate receipts
alone reaching nearly $4,000. Tonight
,heannual illumination Of the 4th street
stores took place, and a very brilliant dis.
play was made. Fully thirty thousand
people thropged that avenue during the
evening, most of whom walked through
the principal dry goods, jewelry, and
other stores, which were most lavishly
decorated for tho occasion.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, Oct. S-Two miners were ar.
rested by the police Of Cambornein Corn
wall yesterday towards evening. A mob
Of several Thousand miners attempted
their rescue, and attacked and bruially
treated the police. Some Of the build.
ings were Quilted and several persons were
injured and taken insensible 20 the hos
pital. Quiet was not again restored until
midnight. 'p'aaH '1',.",
Forsythe, Conservative, has been elect
ed to the Parliament. --.s :. %. .s,,4
LONDON, Oct. 8.-The Parliamentary
election at Bath resulted In the choice of
Hayter, Liberal, by Q majority Of 139, In.
stead Of Forsythe, Conservative, as first
This was the third day Of the October
meeting at New Market race, for the
middle park plate; won by Newry; Spec
tator, second; Warsworth, third. Twenty
horses ran.
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THE MODE OF ELECTlNG PRES.
IDENC. y
Conference ofthe Congressional Com.
mi,tee Ciosed.-Substance Of Prop
o.itions Discussed. LNHt

Conference ofthe Congressionai Com'
miitee Ciosed'-suostance OF ffoP'
ositions Discussed. ''t
NEW YORK, Oct. S-Senators Mortor
of Indiana, Carpenter Of Wisconsin, An
thony OF Rhode Island and Bayard Of Del
aware. members oi the Committee or
privileges and elections Of the Senate O
the United States to day closed their con
t.repce which has been continued from
day TO dsy ior the past week In this city
10 reference to the mode Of electing Pres
ident. The substance OF their delibera
ions thus far involved the following prop
ositions:
lst. To abolish the electoral college.
and, That the President and'Vice Pfesi-
den, be elected by people voting directly
for Candidates. y
8l-That each State shall DO divided
;n,o "a many districts as the State Is en-.
titled 10 Representatives in Congress, to
be composed Of contiguous territory com.
nae, in form, and as nearly equal In pop.
nls,ion a. may be, and the persons having
ibe highest number oil votes Tor President
in each district, shall receive the vote Of
that district Tor President, which shall
Coun, one Presidential vote, and that
each State shall be entitled to two Pres
iden,isl voters at large, who shall be
counted for the person having the high
es, number OF votes in the whole State.
4lh The person having the highest
number Of such Presidential votes in the
United States shall be President. (
9th. These provisions ale to be applica.
bic 10 the election Of Vice President.
9th. Congress shall have the power to
provide for the holding and conducting
Of electicus for President and Vice Presi-
dent; and to establish tribunals Tor the de,
cision OF contests as TO the vote in any
district or State, and make regulations
governing the proceedings Of these tribu.
mails, BY the adoption Of the district sys,
TEN Of voting by the people directly
for the candidates, with two Presidential
votes at large, and the msjority rule Tor
determining the result. The election Is
brought as nearly home 10 the people as
can be, not to make II an election by the
nation as one community, and II still
recognizes the States, while 1t enables the
people IN each district in the state 70 ex-
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rAe ROCK lslaud military Prison.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S-The Secretary
Of War hss appointed a commission for
the erection Of a military prison at Rock
Island, as follows: Colonel Nelson A.
Miles, Of the 9th Infantry; Lieutenant
Colonel William Fl French, ID Artillery;
Major Thomas F Barr, Judge Advocate;
Rev. E G Wines, New York, Secretary
Of the National Prison Association, and
) R. Brockway, Detroit. Major Barr Is
appointed Recorder ot the Board. The
PRISON Is 10 be exclusively for the conflue
ment and reformation Of offenders against
The laws Of the army. The Secretary Of
War is to visit II at least semi.annually
ios inspection. The commissioners from
civil life shall hold their offices for three
.yeats, and shall be paid Ave dollars per
gay while on duty and all necessary tray'
cling exp snses, while officers Of the army
snail be " subject to removal by the secre-
asy Of War. ~ Fgf q ri
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For HOUSE OF DELEeAres.-It wllbe
seen by reference to advertisement else.
where that Major j. W. SWEENEY an
nounces himself as o candidate for House
Of Delegates, to flll the place vacated by
DR.. HuLL1HEN This Is the only an
nouncement yet made, and II no other
Richmond enters the field the Major will
certainly walk over the course. -
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WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
COMPANY. '' 4' Nv
Election Of Directors-.statement Of
the Company's' Affairs. ir 4ah

NEW York, Oct S.-Atthe election foI
officers OF the Western Union Telegraph
Company o,dsy the following were cho
sen Directors: William Orton, James q
Barker, Alonzo B. Cornell, Harrison Dur.
kee, Norvln Green, Joseph Harker, Ed
win D, Morgan, Augustus Schell, w. 4.
Thorne, @. Vanderbilt, Frank Work,
Chester W. Chspin. Ezra Cornell, Cyrus
W. Field, Wilson G.. Blunt, David Jones
G. Livingston, George 81, ,Mumford, o. II
Palmer, George NJ. Pullman, E. 8. San.
ford, Hiram Sibley, John Steward, Moses
Taylor, w. q. Vanderbilt, W. 4, Yer.
mylee, e. B. Wesley, .Stillman Wit and
e. D. Worcester. y r., l
The election for officers takes place to.
morrow. The stockholders oi the West.
ern Union Telegraph Company met to.
day at 10 o'clock for their annual election,
when MI. Orion, President, presented the
following interesting statistics: The 70.
port is made up to June Both, 1878, at
which time the capital stock Of the Com
psny was $4l073. .4l0, Of which there are
outStanding $33 .77s. .175. and owned by
the Company $7,395,2 Total, $41,-
O734l0, the debt OF the Company
on June 30th, 1873, was $603S 410, Of
which there was due October !, 1873, for
the American Telegraph Co.. 3 bonds $780,
500. In November, 1875, there is also
due for Western Union currency bonds
$4,44s 900; also in 1893, there Is due on
maturing Western Union gold bonds 81
$4,000; total, SO OBS, 400. The gross re.
ccipts for the year from all sources
amounted to 81. 1888 .018 81; gross expenses
SO. $40, ,055 80; making net earnings oi
$2,757,962 go. OF this amount there
has been applied for the construction
and purchase of new lines, 81 ,242 EOS 81;
interest on bonds, $3l7,798; real estate,
S63,2l4 40; purchase OF sundry stocks Of
Telegraph Companies, 10 Western Union
Company's system, $4l. $40 90; paid for
5000 shares Western Electric Manufac-
turing Company stock. $50 900; patents,
on account Of Stearns' duplex, $40 25S;
miscellaneous, $402.50c; total $l.72s,-
450 90. i- The balance carried to the
income account amounted to 81 ,035 ,572.-
13. On July 1st 1872, the company were
operating 62, ,0S2 miles Of line, and 1877
100 miles Of wire. At the close Of the
year June 30lh, 1878, the company ope-
rated G5,757 miles Of line, and 154.4n
miles Of wire, and $40 offices. The mum
Der oi messages sent in 1879 was Il, ,444,-
400, and the total for the year ending
June 3Oth, 1879, was IA, ,456 S32. The re!
port goes into an extended detail, referring
10 the increase in the business Of money
transfers and general requirements and
Of the line.
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SPAIN.

MADRID, Oct 8 The rifles seized on
the steam yacht Deer Hound have been
deposited In the arsenal at Ferral.
The firing was kept up all day yester-
day between the Cartagena Insurgents
and the besieging troops. r.
A battalion Of Greeks having rendered
their services to the Republic, President
CASTELAR, has addressed them o letter Of
thanks, but declining the offered service.
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The Selma, Ala, Savings Bank has

The Selma, Ala, Savings Bank has
resuAea.y ,rF,.fr7 arA yK6lg3 ftG3SlHT
Tile yacht Meta arrived of Egg Har.
Dor, N. j., Tuesday night, oil well
-Seitza & Co., bankers at Detroit,
Mich.., opened doors and resumed bust.
ness Wednesday morning.
The American Social Science Asso-
citation at Boston, Wednesday, elected
George VIM. Curtis, President, and F. B.
Sanborn, Secretary. rs+.s
The Portsmouth, Va, City. Council
has appropriated $500 for the relief Of
Memphis and $500 for Shreveport. A
committee Of citizens was appointed to
collect contributions. ,,-s-, ...-.. >.
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SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. San official
examination Of the case Of Capt Lapidge,
commander Of the Costa Rica, which was
run ashore at the entrance Of the harbor,
has been held, but the officials positively
refuse 10 make public any Of the facts
ELECTED. It Is known, however, that Capt.
Lapidge has been suspended from service
in the mail company.
The U. 8. steamer Saranac has sailed
Tor Honolulu.
Rains continue here and in all parts Of
the State,
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CHICAGO.
The 3rd National Bank Resumes
PAYMENT.

The sra Nati0nal Bank hesumeS
Payment.
CHICAGO, Oct; 8-The Third National
Bank, which suspended on the 9th oi
September, reopened It's doors and re-
sumed business to-day. The result Of the
days business was most gratifying TO the
officers, as there was not only an entire
absence ot anything like run, but the
bank had q considerable balance to Its
credit in the clearing house, and received
more during the day than 1t paid out, q
TACT which Is taken es proof not alone Of
the confidence in the bank, but Of the en-
tire recovery Of the city from the recent
financial excitement.
"A meeting OF railway managers was
held at the Grand Pacific Hotel to day, Ut
which the question abolishing the prac-
tice Of paying commissions on the sale OF
tickets, which was referred 10 them by
the general ticket agents, was considered.
No decision was reached, but acommittee
was appointed TO consult with the officers
Of Eastern and Western roads upon the
subject. IS
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NEW ORLEANS

Young Man Killed by a Gambler.
New ORLEANS, October s.-Henry Ar.
mont, q well known aud highly respecta.
BILE young man, was shot and killed last
evening at Mrs. Feichart's residence, 1l0
Royal street, by sam Williams, q gamb-
Ter. Cause, Armontrefused to recognize
Williams on the street. 80 - -
rAtfire destroyed q square OF buildings,
bounded by Maringnx, Maudraille, Good.
children and Moriles streets, about 40
small houses. Loss fifty thousand dollars.
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conductor,s Convention At Boston

conductor,s Convention at Boston.
BosToN, Oct 8-The sixth annual
Convention of4the Railroad Conductors,
and the Life Insurance Association Of the
United States and Canada, was held here
to-day. Mayor Price welcomed the mem.
bers TO Boston. The annual address was
made by President Marshall, followed by
J. T. Redmond, Of st. Louis. Since the
organization Of the Society there has
been paid TO families of deceased mem
bers, and to permanently disabled mem.
bers, $3.50 ,Se7.3 !sIg = - ~ s.
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MEMPHIS.

Another Heavy Frost--3l Yellow Fee
yer Death. ..5rslI. fl
MRMPn1s, Oct. s-There swas another
heavy frost this morning and prospects oi
q slight one In the morning. 7's I'.' ri
To.days interments. were thirty.oDe
from yellow fever, ten from other causes.
Dominican Sister Mary Joseph former
ly Of Superior st Agnes Academy died
to. day. 5e. sis,s = IL, o.. aaL ~ s,st.
Rev. Father 0'Brien Of St. Peters
church is very low with the fever. -ri 1
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YELLOW FEVER.
DEATHS AT SHREVEPORT.

SHREVEPORT, October 7.-The. follow.
are the deaths occurring to-day:
= John Smith, white, aged 2S; D. W,
Parks 81; Lucy Donian, "a; Dr.. T. p.
HotchkisS, 81; Edward ]. Els,ner, 1S; ].
RurehheIm, "a; Martha ]. Wells, 22; an.
ssaville. 90; Hutton Child, age not known;
James Noshsn, 3d. Celia Williams. black,
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The Toledo Army Reunion.

ToLEDo, Oct. 8.-Great preparations
are being made for the meeting OF the
Army OF the Tennessee next week. Tri-
umphal arches OF elegant designs are
being constructed to cross Summit etreet,
Madison street and Broadway. A good
deal OF enthusiasm Is ielt, and the officers
do not believe the rumor that President
Grant will fall 10 appear. tasAltt ~
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The President Opposed TO Drawing
on the ga 1000 700 so.calIed stRe-
serve" III l..rGs s.a oH s
New YoRK, Oct. s.-A Washington
dispatch says Senator Cameron had d
long interview with the President yester-
day, and reports the latter. as well as him.
self, as strongly opposed TO drawing on
the $44,0 ,00O, 600 greenbacks reserve. ]
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NO yellowiever deaths at Montgonl-
cry, Ala, since Friday last. 2
Benjamin Dean was nominated yes
terday Us the Democratic candidate for
Congress from tho Third District OF Mas
saohuSetts. ,-'s
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CHcrssAr1, Oct. s.-Riyer 8 feet II
inches and falling. ~ .-:'@ :. :.
Lou1syILLR, Oct. 8,-Riyer stationary,
with 20 inches In the canal and 83 inches
on Portland bar. Weather clear and cool.
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efnama eifteYhA ZEE
LOUISVILLE.
Rus:ovna AND. u ouT.n Two-nuasrD TO
nRArn

DEATH. " ....,4 rs I
Lousy1LLE, KY, Oct. s.-A negro Ia.
borer named John McClerkin was run
over BY an engine on the J.IM.& ]. rail-
road at New Albany to-day, and nearly
cut in two. he lived two hours, and ex'
dired In great agony. . =. u ~ /,
1t Is now ascertained that an old man
named Arrson WiSbok was burned 10
death In the bagging factory Of Richard
son, Henry q 20, which was destroyed
yesterday He leaves a wife and four
children. ...t NJ. ---.. =. ...llENl /
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pRoBABILrrIKs.
For Thursday throughout the Atlantic
and Eastern Gulf States, light winds,
mostly northwest, with clear weather.
For the Lake Region, q falling barome.
ter, southwest winds backing to the east
erly, partly cloudy and clear weather, ex.
cepto on Lake Superior, where brisk winds
and cloudy weather are probable, q,
For the Northwest, o falling barometer,
southerly winds, cloudy and threatening
weather. irel> .tavs.5 allgE
For the Ohio Valley, southwest winds,
rising temperature and clear or partly
cloudy weather. -.. g.n1
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End Of the scommi,tee OF seventy"
NEW YoRK, Oct. s.-The Committee
Of Seventy last evening resolved that i
was expedient to dissolve and appointed
q committee to wind up the concern.
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LITTLE ROCK.

Another Ffost..AidFor Memphis.
LITTLE Rock, Oct. 7.-Another heavy
frost this morning. -~ r9
The State Medical Association meets
here tomorrow .-.,------.-..-.. o., e..
About $500 was collected here to-day
for the benefit Of the Memphis sufferers.
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LONDON, Oct s.-The steamers Weser
and Anglia from New York arrived out.
NEW YoRK, Oct s.-Arrived-the
steamship Penna from Glasgow, Canada
from Liverpool and America from Bre'
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We bog leave to call tho attention OF plysi.
clans and families to our increased fAcillues for
supplyiog tho latest and most reliable Ned.
dnes and Pharm tceutical Preparations. h.
None but strictly pure 0rugs spensed. -
Al Unpopular GERMAN REM sDlEs saiwsys
Hnglish and German Prescriptions cssefuIly
compounded at all hoursof tho day or night :, :,
Pure and delicious leo Gold Soda WGter. tho
beet In tho city iyib >
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THEIRS ADVOCATES PRoLoNaATIoN OF
McMAHON's TERM.

!. PARIS, Oct. S-A telegram states that
Theirs intends TO publicly advocate the
prolongation Of the term OF Mcmahon as
President, thus deprivipg the Monarchists
Of the support Of the left, and probably
precipitating the dissolution OF the Mon.
archical coalition. The report that Gar.
ibaldi had arrived in Paris is denied. "
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az rELEc RAP n.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
Exclusively to the Intelll sencer.

By the Western Union Line.
onee Northwest cor. OF Main and Monroe st''
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Weather Report.
PROBABILITIES,

4 v - .lA ~ war DhrAnrnnn1.
oYYIon OF THE Culy StgNAL 0rYfoln.
HAsnNoron, D. O., Oct. $500 z. Z.
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PITTSBURGH IRON WAREHOUSE.
= a Metclalf & Burt #" "a y, !. !.

fDUPONT GUNPOWDER AGENCY
- Tho undersigned 10 tho sole Agent IN this
tho celebrated Du Pont Powder Nills,T rIts oLM
lty 10 unequnled In this country, % evidenced by
tests made BY tho United States Government.
He keeps Of oil ttnes, largo stock IN hsen.
Lino of Ride, IN whole, half and quartz, Kegs.
Kegs. Sporting Powder In Canisters. All d
which viii be sold 70 tho trade 10 low o. ths
came can DO had In the West. T'''S9F'
He has portable magazines Of different sises %
ship by Rail or Boats. ~ ,g,1J,--7 -,
0rders solicited. ~. -is'' ho'''N fs.i'
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Driving Fence Posts.

On one occasion the writer desired 90
erect a board fence around a field which
WAS free from stone, aud he proceeded
on the following plan The line Of the
fence was laid out perfectly straight,
and small stakes were driven into tho
ground sixteen feet apart. A sharp
wedge-shaped pointed crow-bar was pro-
cured, with which holes we're punched
in the ground where each stake was
placed. BY working the bar back and
forth in the ground, the hole was made
large enough 10 fit the post closely, and
two and a half feet deep. The post was
pointed very evenly ON each side, 80
that il would drive straight. The top
was beveled so that il would not split
in driving. A triangular stool, with
three legs three feet long, and a heavy
beetle, completed the outfit. The
beetle was made out of n piece OF soft
maple, fifteen inches long, cut from a
small tree about a foot in diameter.
The bark was trimmed of, and the
edges were beveled off about three in
ches handle of ash, two inches
thick, was put through the beetle, and
was trimmed down so as 10 be an inch
and half thick one way and two inches
in another. This prevents Il from turn
ing in the hands when striking with il.
When the posts were all ready 20 be
driven, n man held one of them with
the point in the hole, while another
mounted the stool and drove 10 down
with the beetle. With little care, the
man who held the post kept il upright
and in line with the rest. As the posts
were driven, two men followed mailing
on the boards These four men com
pleted five-board fence around a square
ten-acre field in one day and half,
making the labor equal 10 six days
work Had the holes been dug, the job
would have taken at least four times a.
long. The cost of the labor was less
than ten cents a rod. The men we're
good mechanics, or il would ha, cost
much more, their labor at two dollars
and half a day being probably twice
rs cheap as common labor at half that
rate. In addition 30 the superior rapid
ity and cheapness of the work, the fence
was much firmer than IL could possibly
have been had the holes been dug for
the uOstg
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Marrying an Actress.

In the winter of 1888 party of
bright and lively young people had as
sembled to spend the,periOd of Christ
mas festivity at a spacious old country
seat not very far from Dublin. Several
of them, ladies as we'll as gentlemen,
had already acted creditably on the am
ateur stage ; so they fitted out a large
hall as a theatre, and got up several
standard comedies in a manner that
elected hearty applause. Encouraged
by this success, they thought
they might manage one of Shakes
peare's tragedies and their choice
fell on Romeo and Juliet. They
succeeded in casting all the characters
but one, that of Juliet herself. 1t was
offered to several young ladies in sue
cession; but they all persistently re-
fused, fearing to attempt 80 arduous
part. In this dilemma some one sug-
gested an expedient. Miss O'Neill,
then in the zenith of her fame, was an
actress of unblemished reputation,
most ladylike demeanor, and eminent
talent, whom I once saw as juliet, She