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The ST. Johns Boat Race.

ST. JOINS, y. b, sept. T.-ren thousand
people assembled az O'Clock this morning on the
banks of the Keneheckasis river, 20 witness the
races. The water was too rough at that hour 70
start the boat. A stormy northwest wind pre-
walls and has increased in force up 20 this hour
III a. m.) The race may come Of this after
noon,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

LIE SHAFTS GRAND VIzIRR RELEASED
Inc Shah has released his late Grand Vizier
rom imprisonment, and appointed him to the
the capital Of the province of Gillian. His OF,
renee mas some connection with the Reuter- com
mission, which is very unpopular with the Per
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EX-SENATOR SAULsBURY.-The reports from
Georgetown speak sadly Of ex-senator Sauls-
bury. A lady who recently desired TO see him
had to call early in the morning, and his once
robust constitution, which 30 long withstood the
shocks Of dissipation, Is now very much shat.
tered Wilmington (Del) Commercial, 15th,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

FARMERS CoNvRNTIoN.-A convention of
Tennessee farmers are holding a session at
Nashville. The object is said to be for consul
tation relative to transportation, labor, indus
trial education, destroying evils, stocks, &c,
but the political element is endeavoring to give
the convention O political cast. The constitu.
ton and bylaws, reported by the committee,
point in that direction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

How He GOT HIS PRESENTS BACK.-A
young man in Lawrence, Mass, who was pay
ing attention to girl, gave her some trinkets
as tokens of his attention. Including a rin0
bracelets, earrings, etc. Seeing her the other
evening with "another feller," he walked up
and demanded his love-tokens back, and
being a special police officer-informed her that
II she did not comply he would take her to the
police station. She surrendered the baubles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

HEAVY FREsHET IN TExAs.-The Rio Grande
has overlooked its banks for the first time since
1869. The upper country is inundated. There
is three feet of water in the main plaza in the
city OF Camargo, and an almost unbroken sheet
OF water from Brownsville to the Gulf. The
Grande and Point Isabel railroad is washed
away for over six miles, and almost the entire
line is submerged and ruined. The poles of the
telegraph company's lines to BraZos are swept
off. The mails are stopped and stage communi-
cation with the interior is Suspended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

An INSANE WOMAN, a Storage passenger ON
It'll instant, threw her little boy Overheard:
then, with her babe in her arms, Jumped after
him. She was rescued and resuscitated, The
children were drowned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

THR ECLECTIC INSURANCE CoMpANY.-An
expert mas begun an investi CATION of the books
Of the Eclectic insurance companv. OF New
York, and its affairs are to be Thoroughly over
hauled by the receiver. 1t is intimated that
startling revelations may be expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

FREAK OF NATuRE.-Mr. Jos F,x of sum-
meridian, has calf, seven weeks old. which
has double nose-four distinct and separate
nostrilsIthe calf breathing through all four of
Is not defermed in any other particular.-Staua-
ton (Va.) Spectator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

THE MORGAN ENVELOPE COMPANY, the con
tractors for manufacturing the postal cards
deny that Gen. Butler has been retained
counsel by them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

SENATOR MITCHELL INDoRsRD.-The resp
buttons adopted by the oregon state republican
convention say that whatever may have been
the misfortune or shortcomings of Senator
Mitchell in early life, the convention does not
pass Judgment upon them; and express the be-
lief that by his many years OF constant upright
and honorable conduct he has outliyed any i'm
publican party, but large majority of the
people of Oregon have entire confidence that he
will faithfully represent them in the Senate,
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An ESCAPED MURDERER KILLED ON THE
RAILRoAD.-JohnH II. Leverty, who was killed
by the cars near Georgia Station, VT, recently
turns out to be an escaped murderer from
Bridgeport, Conn.,, where he shot JAS Dimond
last May. He was bound over tn the Superior
court in the sum Of $500, which he procured
and then fed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

THE CABLE OF 1s65--The steamship Great
Eastern has arrived at Portland. Her failure
70 repair the cable of 1865 depresses the stock,
probable,
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"LoRD" GORDON GORDON has been captured
by Manitoba detective and placed in Jail at
Winnipeg. The trial of the American prisoner
charged with kidnapping Gordon is progressing
at Manitoba. Rel, the man who made himself
so prominent in the half breed rebellion az
Fort Garry, will arrive there to-day, having
been summoned as a witness He is SAID to be
guarded by three hundred half breeds well
armed, and bloodshed is expected IL he enters
town. The Canadian party regard him as
murderer, and declare that it is disgrace for
him to appear in court as a witness
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

The FUNERAL OF GEN. EDWARD A. MoCoox
took place in Cincinnati yesterday, under the
auspices OF The Masonic fraternity. The BODY
was inferred IN 1.-THE family vault in Spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

SECRETARY BELKNAP left Washington last
night for Keokuk, Iowa, whittier he was called
by the slcknt IS of a son.
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ST.-1S6O-N.-At Fitchburg, Mass, recently
the Superior Court convicted Lewis Hopkins
Of CXbridge, of keeping liquor with intent 10
sell. The liquor consisted Of p bottles of Hos
letters Bitters, which the state assaver, Dana.
declared contained 45H per cent. OF ALCOHOL
and were 9-l0ths stronger than whiskey. DIR.
Hayes also testified that they contained strych-
nine. The sentence was a fine of 500 ana IN
DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

LIEUT.. CoMMANDEs SAMUEL l.. WILSON has
been detached from the receiving ship Vermont
and ordered to the SRranac.
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aid Of the Shreveport sufferers this morning,
george Stuart presided, and A. j. Drexel was
appointed treasurer. -Four thousand dollars
were subscribed. A committee was selected to
make further collections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

A CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION for promD-
ton to fourth-class clerkships in the Land
Office will take place in the Interior depart
ment September 25:h.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

, ADpREssEs signed by large numbers OF the
roman Catholic clergy OF the United states
have been received by the lssrEan priests, APP
eminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

TIE WHITE HoUsE.-The Improvements of
the White House which have been going forward
all summer are now nearly completed, and the
building will be ready for occupancy in a week.
The President and family will not return, how
ever, until the first week in October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

HOLLINGsMORTH, COUGHLAN & CO., Of
II chicago, III beg to offer their services TO the
ctiz. Of the District Of Columbia in the business
o. raising lowering and renewing Brick, Stone and
eessfu experience in their business in Chicago Bos-
s3n and this District. Their work testifies their
ssSTseto oU d addressed e Pos. Once 700
CONS. CALLAN, 63i ion,.isn vn1 sv y, IN 40.
m. daily. o. w. sno sna ..
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A CALIFORNIA MURDRRRss.-A witness
against the youthful Mrs. Gersbach, for muir
dering her aged husband at Martinez, Califor-
MA, testifes: "She made all the attempts at
poisoning herself. She put the laudanum in
a coffee-pot an hour before dinner. and set an
other cup in that to cover it up. Her plan was
to stupefy him and then pry his mouth open
and pour more laudadum down his throat
She gave him the croton Oil also" The old
man, however, was tough, and one of the wo-
mans paramours had to shoot him.
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GRANDEsT SCHEME EVER KNOWN.
Fourth Grand Gin Concert
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
PUBLIC LIBRARY OF KENTUCKY.
$4,000 CASH GIFTS sI,sOO,OoO.
Every Fifth Ticket Draws a Gift.
$3.50 900 FOR $50
$25O,OOO FOR $780,

The Fourth Grand Gift Concert authorized by
special act Of the Legislature for the benefit of the
Public Library Of Kentucky, will take place in
Public Library Hall at Louisville, KY,
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Sd, 1878.
Only sixty thousand tickets will be sold and one
halt Of these intended for the European markets
thus leaving only 5000 for sale in the United States
where dis posed of for the Third Concert
The tickets divided into ten coupons parts and
have on their back the scheme with full plana-
tiOn Of the mode OF drawing.
At this concert, which will be the grandest musi-
cal display ever witnessed in this country, the
precedsnte sum Of
81, 500, 900,
divided into Il 900 cash gts will be distributed by
lot among the ticket holders The Numbers of the
ticket TO be drawn from one wheel By blind children
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

The Bu6AlO Balloon on Its Trnxeus
NEW York, Sept. 1.-THE balloon "Bu ffsso.S
which left Bunalo, New York, Yesterday passed
over Brooklyn this morning early.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

CORNING, n. ", Sept. E.-kingsbury & Co.'s
carriage factory, at this place, was damaged
slo,ooo By IRE to-day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

Boss Tweed i'm san Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. I6.-Wm. NJ. Tweed
arrived here tonight.
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Republfcan Judicial Nomination.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1T.--Samuel III. Owen
nellie was nominated by the republican state
convention at Sacramento tonight for judge n
the Supreme Court for the long term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

The EXAMINATION of applicants for admis-
sion to the Naval academy will take place at
the academy, at Annapolis, between the Goth
and the 30th of the present month The names
which have been sent in by Congressman enti-
tied to appointments reach about one hundred
in number.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

ga consignment Of A2, 900 cigars, valued at
$4,000 In gold, TO one firm, was received at the
70 be the largest stock OF cigars ever imp ortsd
into this country. = -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

INTERNAL REvKSUR-The receipts from this
source to-day were 1892 1850.
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THr ORKDIT MoBILIER suits came I'D before
me circuit court Of Hartford, Conn.,, yesterday
but the defendants not being ready 70 proceed
q hearing was fixed for tomorrow morning.
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Death OF @ Well-knOSn Citizen Of
Phfladelphfa.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. n.-Lewis Audenreid,
an extensive coal shipper, died last night,
aged "a.
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~ T. PATE 90,
N. GfShRAL COMMISSION MERcH,Nrs
NO. i2' w fksshHNfSsaaILHANIA AvEHUE.
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The San Francisco Cadets.

BOsToN. Sept. 1.-THE San Francisco cadets
arrived here this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

CLERICAL APPoINTMENTs.-The following
appointments TO frst-class slerkships have been
made in the Post Office department: John L.
Bivins, of Georgia, appointment office, vice
James s. Crawford, promoted; j. NJ. Beigart
Minnesota, contract office, vice John II. Fal-
coner, promoted; w. K. Smith, jr., Kansas
vice I. L. Page, promoted; Joel G. Green, vice
Madison Davis, promoted; II. G. Wagner, vice
Earl FAIR, removed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

ATIsS G. DENGLERS German and EnSIt.h
wi Select School for Girls will resume the regnar
course Of instTueticn sEPTENBER lsT, at 92g Il 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

A NATIONAL CHEESE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
time time ago cheese to the value of S. 900 was
purchased in Baltimore account of the
United States quartermaster at San Francisco
and were shipped by rail. The Central Pacific
railroad refuses to deliver the cheese until it ia
refunded the freight charges on it which it paid
to the Union Pacific railroad. This the govern
nent refuses to do, as it is now by authority by
Congress Withholding the moneys due by it to
these roads for the purpose of applying it to the
payment of the interest on the government
bonds issued TO them. Instructions have been
forwarded to the United States district attorney
OF San Francisco to enter suit for its recovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

SERVICE CHEvRoNs.-The War department
has issued an order that the service chevrons
prescribed in General Orders No. 90, of 1872, to
be worn by enlisted men will conform in color
to the arms of service in which the soldier
sci we'd. If he has served more than one enlist
ment, in different arms, the service chevron
will be of different cOlOrs to correspond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

MOVEMENTS OF THE PREsIDRNT.-The sill
yer anniversary of the Aztec club, of Philadel-
phia, was celebrated at the residence of its
president, General Patterson, last night by
banquet. General Grant, General Hooker and
and other prominent military men were pres
ent. After the banquet General Grant left for
Pittsburg to attend the reunion Of the army of
the Cumberland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

ARMY OFFICERS AND EPIDEMICs.-The fol-
owing order was issued by the War department
to-day: "Oficers Of the army absent from their
,tations, in sections OF country infected by epi
demic disease, or from stations that cannot be
reached without transit through infected locali-
les, are, after their leaves Of absence shall
nave expired, authorized to delay starting to
JOIN their commands until the epidemic shall
nave subsidized When advantage is taken of
TO his department commander, and obtain from
nlm the date on which it will be proper to start
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SECRETARY RICHARDSON APPROVES THE
SEAL LOCK REPoRT.-Secretary Richardson
has made the following Endorsement on the re-
custom purposes:-"The within report is ac-
cepted, and the committee will please accent
my thanks for the able, disinterested and pa
tient Investigation they have given to the sub
ect. Whenever new locks are required for tie
purposes named in the letter submitting this
subject to the committee, the lock reported by
them will be required to be used, that it may be
fully tested Inv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

CONGRESSMAN PLATT AND MosBY's APP
PoTNTEEs.-Representat Plat, of Virginia,
writes to the Baltimore american to say: 81
never waited upon the Postmaster General, or
anybody else, to ask the removal of any of
Mosby's appointees in Virginia.; nor do believe
been made by any Virginia republican; neither
do l doubt that should such an attempt be
made 1t would be successful, for know that the
success OF the ticket headed by Colonel X. W.
Hughes is ardently desired by President Grant
and every one connected with his administra-
tion."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-09-17

COEZAGA COLLEGE,
VI l STREET,
BsfJrseR NOTfh Capitol and Isl SfrssiS " "
Washington, d. q.
SrhOlastlc exercises viii be resumed on MON.
DAY, September Isf, 1873.
sugls-tocl JANIS CLARK, President.
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PERsoNAL.-Secretary Fish is at his house in
New York, and will not return until about the
first of October. '''' Vice President Wilson
arrived in Boston on Saturday, from the White
mountains. '''' Mr.. II. j. Ramsdell, of the n
Y. Tribune, has returned from Long Branch
bronzed but handsome, and in excellent condi-
ton for the Washington winter campaign.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

No Pill in the world ever had any
hing like the circulation of AYGR's
Pills. Throughout these States,
Mexico, and the Central American re-
publie, down the slopes of the Andes,
ind across the pampas of South Amer
ca, innegro villages, amid the fervid
Wilds of Africa, throughout the jun
gles of India, and the steppes of in
terior Asia, over the continent yoi
Australia, and the islands of the Pa
eifc, these Pills are known and every
where used as family remedies fol
diseases. With distant nations, their
wonderful cures attract more, atten-
ton than they do at home; for the
sentiment of wonder takes far deep
9r hold on their minds than the result
IF a higher scientific skill does with
is. The amount consumed require
seventy-fve doses day to supply it.
An Inspection of the mandatory
showed US how this enormous demand
is made and sustained. Added to the
consummate skill of their compost
ton, is an extreme care in their man
ufactnre, which at once secures the
most perfect material and their most
accurate combination. The conse-
quence is power and certainty in
controlling disease which other RENE
dies never attained.-B Baltimore COuF-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05
WINDHAM

Correspondence.
DECORATION Services were held at
this place on May Both. lsH'N a"A
President of the Day-E. +. Jaeger T;
Marshal-Wm.. r., Little;
Color-Bearer-O L. Earl;
Chaplain-Rev. j. Shaw;
Speaker-Rev. d. w. Chandler.
On account of the chilliness of the
day, services were held in the Metho-
dist Church. A very appropriate adj
dress was delivered by Mr.. Chandler.
The glee music given was good. The
soldiers monument at the center was
decorated previous to the time OF
holding the service. After the address
was delivered. the citizens and the
various committees repaired to the
cemetery, led by martial music, at
which place flowers were strewn up
on the graves of soldiers of the revo-
luton, war of 1912 and The late war.
DIED.-Mrs. Mary A. Birchard,
wife of Col. Moses A. Birchard, de-
parted this life very suddenly and un-
expectedly on Thursday morning, Nav
18th, aged 63, of heart disease. She
had not been we'll for some time, but
the angel Death summoned her to the
better world with scarcely moments
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

IMPeRFANF TO HoRsEMENl =, The
Lexington Kentucky, Fa, naers' Home
Journal contains the following, which
win undoubtedly De of interest TO
horsemen in this vicinity, concerning
as it does the Eagle" owned in
Kent bs Mr. Z. Ii. Russell:
Mr.. z. LII. Russell, of Meadville,
Pa, has written 10 Mr., L. L. Eagke Of
this county, foe the pedigree OF the
running horse Eagle that we thought
was dead. We are glad to know he
is still living He was sired by Van
lal; Let dam Sallie, bY imported
Sovereign "a dam, Margaret Hunter.
by imported MargraYe; 3d dam Mary
Hunt, by Bertrand 4th dam by Hep
bestion 9th dam by Hampton''s Fwig
9th dam by imported Bedford !; 6Ib
dam BY Harlequin 9Th dam by i'm
ported FearnAnght.
With snch y pedigree Eagle ought
co make one OF the best stock horses
in the country. He came from TWO OF
the best families Oh both sides. On
che siFe's side he is related to such
aorses as Herzog, FUtnpev Payne,
Village Blacksmith, Allie Hunt, &C.,
ALI good racetforses., 1 y, :. = II 4
On the dams side Mr. q. ID. Hunt
1red Ten BroeGk amd' Mamie Rogers /;
Mr.. james Shy bred Greek Slave, and
Mr.. Eagle. his line bay colt Lalnpi.
hat ran so wen, at Lexington aud
Nashville last year.
IN 1856 Mr.. G. II. Hunt brought the
TWig mare from South CaFolina, aud
from her he raised large family OF
lOrses. IL Eagle had not broken down
when \ oHng, he would doubtless have
made Va mark that wohld not have
oeen easily obliterated. He ran three
nile heats on Union Course Long
island, when three years old, while
lame and was only beaten a head in
) :35, which is creditable in any con.
/ lition. We wish Mr.. Russell success
With lils horse. TX GGgH,f Eh#H
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

warning. But in early life she made
the need fnl preparation Tor the change
that awaits all the living, having been
8 Axorsliy neniber OF the Methodist
Churrh Tor many Years. She has
shared the joys and sorrows OF life
with her husband for about thirty
nine years. Funeral services were
held at her late residence, ON Satur-
day, Rev. ID. w. Chandler, pastor of
the NJ. e. Church, preached the funeral
sermon, from the words: Il am
come that We might have life. aud
that we might have 1t more abund-
antly. +.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

To Bu1LDEEs.-Citizens who are eR-
gagged in building new houses should
not neglect TO have their buildings
piped for gas before completing them.
as that work can be dome much cheap
er and neater before than after they
are finished. The contractors for put
ting in rhe gas-works have leased a
room of Mr.. Greizinger, on South
Chestnut street. and in a few days will
have set of experienced hands to
perform this Kind of work.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

MORE SCHooL- HoUsEs.-The people
of Ravenna village are called upon to
vote, on Monday next, between the
hours. of one landtfonF o'clock fP. NJ,
for or against the levying of a tax oil
not exceeding five mills on the dollar
of taxable property in the village for
the purpose of purchasing site and
building primary sehool-house with
in the corporate limits.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

FINE STocK.-On Saturday last, Mr..
j. L. Christy had his fine thorough
bred stallion Lexington Colt on exhi-
bition with two of his colts, one two
year old aud the other a yearling.-
The latter weighed 725 pounds. They
are fine looking animals, and show as
good points as any other colts in the
country.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

THE next examination OF teachers
takes place IN this village ON Satnr-
day. We make this notice gratOit-
ousiy, as our liberal Board Of Exami-
aers either seem to think the county
- ioo15oor 10 pay for a notice III our
columns. or that our schools should
be exclusively in the hands of Radi-
cal teachers, aud no Democrats need
anDiv
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05

FINE IMPRovEMENTs.- very
substantial improvements are being
made on Meridian street north OF
Main. Tie street is being finely
graded and large and convenient
sewer put down That will be one OF
the finest streets in town.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-06-05
FIAv sTRaw wANTED.

The highest market price Wllllbe paid for any
quantity of Flax Straw delivered at my mill
near the A. 4 G. W. Railroad Station, in
Ravenna. HI. A. DOOLiFrLE-
ravenna. July 80. 1sz2 se-tf.