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DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, &C.

NOW's YOUR CHANCE FOR
BARGAINS!
BLOCH 81 DUPRE
MAIN STREET, OPELOUsAs, La,
Have the honor of announcing to their nh
mer0ns friends and customers, ana the public of
st. Landry in general, thatthey aPen Offering
their immense stock of
FANCY, AND STAPLE DRY GOODS,
LADIES DRESS GOODS,
GROCERIES,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, HARDWARE,
NOTIONS AND FANCY ARTICLES, &c, &c.
AT Cost Price!!!
In order to close out their present stock before
removing into their
NEW BUILDING.
Parties III need of anything in their line will
10 well to call on them at once while their
STOCK Is COMPLETE,
seldom offered to secure
CHEAP GOODS.
Don't fail to avail yourselves of this oppor-
tunity, us Messrs. Bloch & Dupr6 are determined
to close out their stock on hand at q
GREAT SACRIFICE,
and this offer will only he open for
TWO OR THREE WEEKS,
ITS they intend to IL their new building
which is now 'rapidly nearing completion.
dec. TAT.
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.RMIHETARE BOUNTY LAND WAR
N rants walted.-Highest cash ~lpricesf paid
for same. Also, CONTRIBUTIONS obtained from
the s. under recent acts OF Congress, for all
confirmed Spanish and French grants, whether
tine same have been located or not. All these
acts Will soon expire. Parties Interested should
act before it is too late.
R. H. 81. J.. BRADFORD,
Attorneys at Law,
20 st. Charles street, New Orleans,
fcb8-Gm Cor. LIST & Canal, Washington, DC.
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IaIes PeFredia u. siraon Hisgin-

PARRISH COURT, ST. LANDRY.-No. 1870
BY virtue af s writ uf 1eTI facias, issued ont
OF Ihe hon9F1b1a RhFish Court, IN and for the
Parish OF sE Landry I'M the above entitled suit.
and tome aireStea will 6eeedI0seIlatnublie
auction ut tho Courthouse OIL said pesTISh. uHl
SATURDAY, the 5th day of Aprif. 1873. it
eleven o'clock, 4. Nj tHe following described
5Irapefty5 taewit-
A eeltta1in tTsgcH d inland containing two arpaafs
frnnt hs fQgtgin depth, bounded north bv land
nf Valiant gaaehere, south BIZ land of ~. s.
Boarqass east hf Ragou Plaauemine, and west
blythe public ttonaaiIl.s
Seized I'LL 8Ia aboye suit.
Terns-Gast on t~lessaat.
naagelnlst. 1873.
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.EECTEON NOTICE.

All duly qualified electors residing within the
limits OF the town of S0peleusas, are hereby
notified, that am eIeetiSn win be- held nj fhe
Courthouse, in said town. on the First Monday
April next, being the 18th day OF said month";
fol, the purpose OF e~leeting by ballot, seven free
holders of said town. -
Tlepols shall be open at 8 o'clock il the fore
noon, and closed at 4 o'clock in the evening.
w. a.. ROBERTSON,
inch 2a-3t, Clerk of the District CSuft.
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HAIL ROAD AND EXPRESS sPA.
- BLE.--Eyer grateful for the many fayors
Landry Ibegl leave to inform my friends and
the public IN general, that am now ii posses
sIqH ct the tine Stable in the rear of Titine,s Ho+
tel which 1s being fitted up ina superior style
70 4 country stable in tho State. Horses well
fed and gr0on1ed. Holsters always polite and
attentive TO the wants of my customers.
14!ye lne q call, and II you are not pleased,
dent come any more.
F. B.LAssTTER, Proprietor.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Police Jury Proceedings.
opELousAs, PARISH OF ST: LANDRY,

EdEF~=W &L.E&EEE&Lg
OPELoUsAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, !
March Sd, 1873.
The Police Jury net purs1lantt to adjournment.
Present, John Roy, President: H urio, I. S.
FOnten9t, Theodule FontenotandT. G. Chachere.
The minHte OF tlelast meeting were readand
approved.
committee appointed January 18th, 1872, to 10
cate a public road from the west end of Tayl0f5s
lane to Francois i. Pitre. in prairie Ronde, hay
ing failed to Tepgrt, that the following commit
tee be appointed to locate said road D*D!trio,
E. Landry, 3, T. Pitre, sI. Adam Reed, Plerre
Pitre, A. Latieur and A. Bertrand.
On motion of Mr.. Giachere, resolved, that the
road from DpeloIsas to- PrEdf1emIne City, be
changed so as to intersectthe 0 pelousas and Pot
Cove read, between the lImesGf MfssJ.0. Me-
Cle1land and Marcellin Beliard.
On motion of Mr.. e. 81 Fontenot, resolved, that
the resignation OF Louis Fuselier, ST., be accept
ed, and that Wm. Young beappointedroad over
On motion af Mr.. DHrio, resolved, that the
parish license of Joseph Laborde and Benoist
Billaudeart be RENTED to them as lsetdlers and
retail liquor dealers.
The petition of Jean Pierre Ortego was; read
asking to remove the road on his front, ON the
road from little Prairie Mammoth to Pine Pral-
rie, so as to allow him to enclose about three ar
penis in depth, on the south OF where the road
now runs, WheTet1poal motion of Mr.. T. s. Fon-
tenot, resolved. that the petition be granted,
provided the applicant deliver q new road to be.
accepted by the road eyefseer.
On melton of Mr. GhaG1ere, resolved, thatfthe
sum of twenty-five dollars each be appropriated
for the relief of the following persons, to-wft.
Widow John WlitHere, Widow Louis Auglste
Fonfenot, Dupreyille Bouttin, Sam. Bruno, and
Charlotte AndrI1s. @
A petition was read, signed by the members OF
the Opelousas Bar, and officers OF the Court,
stating chat the Index to SUGGESTIONS of the
Probate Court is almost entirely worn out, and
should be replaced by a new one, whereupon
motion of Mr.. FL Ghaehere, resolved, that the
sum of one hundred dollars be appropriated to
purchase the necessary book. and pay the cost
of copying the old index therein.
On motion0f Mr.. Durio, resolved, thattllestun
the seal and necessary book for the Parish Au-
ditor's office. +
Or motion the Police Jury adjourned until
tomorrow; at 10 O'clock, A. NJ.
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HEA E&2E8
Estaaesof GhaWacey Beyrnesar@No 38a3
State OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES g0URT
~ .llalHlF -FheIeas, Joseph Bloch, of the
HaFish Of St. Landry. Administrator of the
estate OF Glssuneeg Seymour, deceased, having
Hleaa Iaolettt1 oIflassItcafi0n of aebts of said
estate, accompanied by lis petition IrayfBef for
Iae h~9Af0f0gafl8n 0Ttne saI1es
And where's tbs prayer af said netition has
been gfanfeahy anoraer OF court hearing date
Now Therefore notice IL hereby given 10 an
persons Interested TO make exposition to said
fahleaA ll WEitinEss Mt my office I'M the foWnnfa
oRet0TlStgs, WIthaft tho time required by law.
why tAesaIt 5a1letH should not e homo1oaated-
VA ROBERTSON, CLERK.
Eaaaae Of sBoaapEa VaAan0mf N&ayer-No.
sGTATE OLE E0UISIAAA-PART9H cg9TIRT
q ST.. L~aHdIy-Mhereas, Julie Dunleehain. of
the Parish OF 81, Landry, Administrators BIZ tle
estate OF joseph ValnIunt Mayer, deceased.
having flleH tablean of classification III the
debts aladisJT1bufinnao of the funds ofsaid estate,
accompanied by her petition praying for theshoe=
indignation of the same;
And whereas, the prayer of said petition has
been granted by an order OF court, bearing date
March It'll, 1879.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given to all
persons interested to make opposition to said
tableau in writing ut my Office IN the town of
0pelousas, within the time required by law, why
said fableaI should not be hoinologated and con
hrmed. ", A. ROBERTSON, Clerk.
march s, 1S73-fp.
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Eatate Of WoHssEtfaat Qnibedesn.-N6.

:.
2s08!
STATE OF LOTISIANA-PARTsM COURT,
Observation-Disclosures Marie OdiIe Begleau,
Of the Parish Of BIT Landry, Administrators 0f
the estate ct TOussaiglt Quihedeal, deceased,
having tied a 4lia4 tableaU Of d~isfribHtiono f the
1ulldsat saIdGstates recommended Ii her petition.
prfiYIng Ton tile hol1ol0gatian Of the same
And whereas the prayer oil said petitionflas
9eell granted by9tI1 oFterfof court, bearing date
Pebrl1arF oath. 1873.
Now therefore notice Ill hereby given fn All
PERSONS Interested to- make DID0sffinn to said
taple1R IN writing at my office I'M the town of
9pelallsas, WitAimflefiH Teqnirea byIaw, why
the said 4-ahlcabsh0uLd not BE Hona30gatea and
3oHtflg9ed. 81 VI, R0BEpTSON CLERK.
march 1-Jfs.
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A CONSERVATIVE SOUTHERN JOURNAL,
SOUND IN ITS POLITICS,
But Independent Of Personal Cliqres and Rings,
and of Party DiCtatiOn. .
Conducted jn the interest Of the general 3Hubiie
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Hl1aE NEw oRLEANs TIinEs.

The Proprigtors of the Near Orleans Daitu and
Weekly Times, encouraged by the liberal sup
port given TO their journal, have made ample
arrangements for its Improvement, with q yigw
to making it, III every respect, o
First-CIass Southern Family aud News Paper.
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MISCELLANEOUS
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T0R SALE.-A FINE YOUNG JACK
~ three years old next fall, well grown. Price
500. ApplEaat tlfis office.
June 2-tf,
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~. .##"57- -0.- -. .-F...E "a. ""."tI"
IQls les electeurs dAlnentrqualif6s r6sidant
dams les liInites do Ia vile DIES Opelousas s9nt
notifies, qttlne election aura lieu, a Ia Maison
de GoiTr3 en- eette vile, lie premier Luldi d5Ayrfl
pr0e1aIa, letant lie Tine jour du dit NOISY dams
le put usilEe par scrutin, sept f-ranc-tenaneiers
de la vile, CONNIE membres dI eonseiI de Vile
pour In dite Vile.
Les polls se~IodtouYerts 9 heures du matin ct
seront clos Il 4 heures deFapresmidi.
w. A. ROBERTSON,
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III p > 1eSA 6tHg 4otps ~
The Police Jury metpursuantt to adjournment.
Present John Roy, President; H. Durio, I. 8.
F~onten0t, and 4. G. Gllaelefes
On motion of Il. s. Fontenot, resolved, that the
object of the Resolution adopted January goth
1878, providing for the Registry OF parish war
rants, was intended to ascertain the outstand-
ing Indebtedness of she Parish, and for the pur-
pose of preserving an accurate registry, OF the
same, and further for the purpose of detecting,
if possible. any fraudulent warrants, ii any
there he III circulation.
Resolved further, that al warrants, not regis
tered Under the provisions OF the said res0lu-
ton, shall be presumed to be fraudulent, and
the same shall not be recognized as valid claims
against iii PaTish, provided that any huIderOf
any such warrants shall not be pTeeluded from
establishing to the Jury, the legality OF theissae
Resolved further, that the Parish Auditor, III
milking registry OF warrants, shall note i4 his
book the warrants. registered for the first time,
as well those reregisteTed.
Resolved further, that the Parish Tax Col
leetgr, ts hereby instructed to suspend the col
lection of the Parish Tax and Licenses, until
the expiration Of the time allowed the Auditor
to register the outstanding warrants.
On motion OF Mr.. Ghachere, resolved. that five
freeholderst with theSlerifand District
Attorney, be apn9inAed b committee to examine
the Parish Jail and make a report whether the
same can be repaired, or W1fetneI1t Unnecessary
to build q new one, and what will be the proba-
BILE cost OF the same, and be itafurther resolved,
that the sum OF one hundred dollars is hereby
appropriated for the purpose OF paying forthe
necessary plans and specifications.
The committee are requested to meetso Oh the
31st day OF March, and make tlpir report within
thirty days from the day of their meeting.
The following committed was appointed: E.
O.. Hayes, g. W. Hudspeth. VIM. Evans, B. L.
Cole' VIA. Curley, p. r Htflelgr and Martin
Carr0li. d
Messrs.. Glaehere and Foutenot were appoint
ed q committee on claims, after d careful exanl-
nation, reported favorably On the following
to issue warrants for the same:
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GEORG ETOW N.

PLANK FooTwALKs ORDKRKD.-The super
intendent OF streets has been directec by the
Board OF Public Works to have plank foot
walk LAID on Sd street, 30 ~ to accommodate
the school children; also, one on Beall street,
from Hazei's stables to st. Johns church.
PURCHASE OF real. EsTArE.-Mr. Nathan
Loughborough, having sold his fine estate,
Rokeby, near UPperville,. Fauquisr county,
Va, TO Judge T. j. ID. Fuller, OF Washington,
has purchased the country residence Of Samuel
Shoemaker, near Tennallytown.
RIVER NEws.-The steamers New York, from
Philadelphia, and the Columbia, from Balti-
more. have arrived with miscellaneous cargoes,
and the Lady Of the Lake cleared for Norfolk
with flour aud general merchandise.
GRAIn TRAD..-The schooner Kitty Ann has
arrived from Alexandria with LEGO bushels Of
wheatfor Hartley & Bro, and the canal boats
w. H. Billmyer, with $500 bushels wheat and
70 bushels hour; U. r. Waters, With :, 100 bush
els wheat, and the Irene Knott, with 6a5 bush
els wheat, ali for Jos. g. and John 81. Waters;
and the canal boat Seneca, with $50 barrels Of
flour, $50 bushels wheat, 200 bushels corn, 100
bushels mill feed, and 100 bushels potatoes for
I. c. Wheeler, and 80 bsuhels wheat for Y. NJ.
Talbot. The sales 10 day were LOCO busnels
wheat at s1.5i TO s1.61: $50 bushels ut 81 90 to
si.6s, and $500 bushels do. ct Sissy.
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THE COURTS

POLICE COURT, Jndge SaeH.-On Saturday,
AFTER eur report closed, Henry Boswell, charged
lateral richard Bowies, profani y; 81 James mes
Bias colored vaerant, was seLt to the workhouse.
Lee Washin gtop, driving through funeral process
feted oIeeaeh for disturbing the audience q place
Of amusement Friday night. Carl Peterson, threats
to George ID Wheeler, captain of Q canal boat per-
sonal recogniZance to keep the peace.
CHARGED WITH HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Richard Clark and Albert Hill, colored, were
charged With highway robbery. The rrincfp ii facts
in this case have been recited in The STAR. Gusta-
night, 6th inst, and entered q restaurant where he
fell In company with these coiered men, who lured
BIN away to quiet place on Boundary street and
in bis possession, some SIS. He afterwards found
his way to to an apothecsry shop, where temporary
assistsI &c was rendered and he was sent home The
rest, and in the Court lie ideniied them 1t once
Clark has frequently been the pstit jury Of this
District They were sent to jail for action Of the
grand jury.
Thomas Neidhsm and George Ward, loud and
boisterous language; SStaeh. James Maher, VIM
Montague forfeited collateral for cursing. Robert
Davis, ysgrant, VAS sent 70 the workhouse. John
d. Ferry, loud and boisterous, was fined SIS. He
on ssturdsy night. and was very demonstrsti i've
abusing the officers and tutoring curses which could
be heard for several Quares, James johnson, col
.aS E. ST nn yS S,y
ried sung shot in his pocke,carried murder in hi
heart. James said he had Il his pocket only on,
hour, That's one hour too long, take him
work house. Julia Dorsey, Knox Alley ranger
Neal. eur RI S.. Chsrl.s n Young, none,
bis srd offence offbs kind James Dole was lined 81
ard $50 or :i1y day. Tor larceny Of sio,d Of wood
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TEE VETERANS OF 1sI6.-A special meeting
of the Associated Veterans of is46' was held
Saturday evening in the parlors of the Dickson
House, Gen. j. W. Denver in the chair. and IL
was resolved that an executive committee of
I've shall have the power to devise ways and
means, and arrange all the preliminaries for the
meeting Of the national convention in this city
on the 18th of January, 1874; said committee to
appoint sub committees from the body of this
association to carry out the details adopted by
the executive committee. The executive COM
mittee was constituted as follows: Gen. j.
w. Denver, chairman; Gen. Albert Pike, Hon.
- j. Martin, Col. Justus j. Mccarthy, and A.
-. kenaday, esq, corresponding secretary of
the association. After few minutes recess the
executive announced the following sub COM
Hittees, to wit On Transportation, Hon. j. j.
Martin. chairman; Judge n. X. Crosby, Col. j.
q. Kretschmar. On Hotel Accommod atoms,
Col. p. II. Allabach, chairman; Major s. q.
Greene, Captain John Brannan. On Hall,
Furniture, Sc, Major Z. t. Lally. chairman;
Major II. A. White, Capt. W. ii. Diggs. Gen
eral Albert Pike offered q resolution with APP
prOpriate remarks, declaring the President OF
the Cnited States, who had calamity served as
an officer Of our army during the war with
Mexico, TO be enrolled as an honorary member
of the Associated Veterans of 1916" and di-
reeting the corresponding secretary to notify
General Grant Of such election, which was
adopted unanimously.
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BUILDING PERMITS have been issued as fol-
lows since our last report: +. Schumau, one
story brick addition, Q, between LIST and 81
northeast; Chss. Monday, one story frame, 5th
between y and northwest; r. Meyer, two
story de-, Sd, between and III southwest; Nor
man Cooper, three story brick carpenter shop,
18th, between G and III northwest; George En-
mons, two story frame, 18th, between ID and f
southwest; John Hitz, one story brick printing
once, rear Of + between 9th aud eth northwest,
also stable do; John A. Foose, to ,repair Ma
sonic hall, corner Of Virginia avenue and 5th
street southeast, and John Buekly, two story
brick, NJ. between New Jersey avenue and LIST
street southwest.
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JUVENILE THIEvEs.-Complaints are made
frequently by citizens living in the southern
portion Of south washington OF the depreda,
beys who live in v an street. They have habit
of pouncing down upon any young boy or girl
who has been sent TO make a purchase at the
stores IN that locality and robbing them of their
packages or baskets. They have plenty of hid
ing places in the neighb0rhood, and generally
get away without detection. 1t would be well
these scamps.
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FUNERAL OF THE LATE WHITMAN c. BEs-
TOR.-The funeral of the late Whitman T.. Bes-
tor took place from his former residence on
street, at p. m. yesterday. large concourse
Of people were present, among them being fifty
members of the Oldest Inhabitants Associa-
ton, of which the deceased was a member
many members Of the different banking houses
in the city, and q large number Of prominent
business men generally. The services were
conducted by Rev. j. Vaughan Lewis, rector OF
st. Johns chnrch, and the remains were fol-
lowed by large number of friends of the de-
ceased to Oak Hill Cemetery, where they were
inferred
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MONEY SSAToHERs.-Three colored men on
Saturday night made an attack on another
colored man, named Jourdan Robertson, on q
street, near the northern market house, and
snatching his money, some six dollars, which
ho carried in his hand ran OFF with it.
Lieut.. Noonan was notified and put his officer.
on the alert, which resulted in Oficer MeDer-
mott arresting them. Their names are Charles
Carter, Nelson Terry, and VIM. Wilson, who
ere employed at laboring work in the county
They rere arraigned before Judge Smell this
morning and fined $40 each, or sixty days in
iail.
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Comdemsed Locals.

lecture was delivered in Baltimore last
night by Rev. Father Boyle. Of this city, on
.'fhe Church of Civil Liberty
See advertisement Of regular meeting Y. NJ.
q. A this evening. DIT: Cuthberts lecture
before y. NJ. Q. A. Christian Workers at
Detective Coomes has recovered a seal be-
longing 10 VIM. Fisk, coaehman for Secretary
Robson, Of which Fisk was robbed early in
Hope Lodge, T. A. A. NJ, at a recent meet
ing, adopted resolutions OF respect 70 Mr.. T.. l..
Rogers, late member Of that lodge, who was
formerly mayor of Doylestown, Pa.
A horse fell into a sewer trap at the mouth'of
the alley on r street. between 18th and 10th
streets, Saturday night, and was killed The
and valued at $50.
Lawrence b. Taylor, prominent lawyer Of
,ss. Va died suddenly S., at p % yes
trust in Alexandria. and also state Offices. He
WAS prominent citizen, and his death is much
regretted in Alexandria
Yesterday afternoon at 8 O'Clock ser vice was
held in Zion Wesley Sabbath school room, at
which the death OF Geo. W. Walker, the late
superintendent, was announced, and suitable
remarks made on bis life and character by W.
q. Costin, L. &. Commodore, ID. W. Warner
and Others.
The remains of Thomas C. Stewart, late a
sergeant in the United States marine corps,
were consigned to the grave yesterday after
noon in Congressional Cemetery. Harmony
Lodge of Masons and a battalion of 100 marines,
headed by the full Marine band, were in at
tendance.
At q meeting of the employees Of the banking
house Of Riggs & Co. to day, presided over by
hT. A. u. ShIiver, and with Mr.. Thomas HYDE
secretary, feeling resolutions of sorrow for the
loss OF their late associate and friend, Whitman
G. Bestor, and OF deep sympathy with his
stricken family. were adopted.
Mr.. VIM. NJ. Evans, a popular Young lawyer
in the Office Of District Attorney Fisher, was
married on the 18th instant at Trinity church.
Brooklyn, to Miss Mary Patterson, q beautiful
young heiress OF that place, and returned to
this city yesterday with his bride. The cere-
mopy was performed by the Rev. @. II. Hall,
formerly of the church Of the Epiphany of this
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A RUNAWAY STREET CAR.-This morning
the brake on one of Riker's street cars became
detached from its fastening or coming around
the corner on the north side of the Capitol, and
the car running up against the horses fright
oned them and of they started at full speed
down the hill when the car jumped the track
and ran across the avenue and sidewalk on the
south side, and did not stop until IL struck the
iron fence inclosing the Botanical garden. The
passengers were very much alarmed, and some
jumped from the car while in mocJn.
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TIE BIG TELESCOPE ISsPEcTED.-On Sat
urday afternoon q number of distinguished per
sons, among them Postmaster General Ores
vel, General sherman, Governor Shepherd
Professors billiard, Baird, Newcombe, Holden,
Nourse, yelling. and Henry, Commodore
Rodgers, Admiral Bailey, and General Gar
field, assembled at the Naval Observatory for
the purpose OF examining the immense refract-
ing telescope, the largest in the world,5 which
has Just been completed, and is now ready for
observations. After spending some time in ex-
aiming the instrument the gentlemen present
partook Of collation..
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Berry & Co., Baltimore, Nd, writes: wing
used DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup in my family on
numerous occasions in cases Of troublesome
coughs, l take great pleasure In saying, that in
every instance it proved very beneficial in
affording relief. therefore feel no hesitancy
In recommending it as an estimable remedy for
Coughs.
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TIE SUIT AGAINST THE B. & p. RAILROAD
In the Circuit Court, Judge Macarthur, to-day
the case of Faunce against the baltimore and
Potomac Railroad Comprehension for dam
ages alleged to have been sustained by the
raising OF the grade OF Maryland avenue near
closed. The defence Is that they had provided
drainage for the property by q sewer, but that
this had been changed by the Board OF Public
Works and they are responsible
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s6At Providence, Luzerne county, receAtlv,
little girl, years old, plunged into pond u
rescue younger child VINO had fallen in and
was drowning.