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Gbiropooist.
BUNIONS, de-, CURED.

MIS- KEoaH having returned to the cl:y Is pre-.
pared TO give relief to those suffering from
CORNS, BUNIONS or other iseases OF the feet
AS to her skill and succ ,ss as Chiropodlst, she
refers, by permission, to DR.. Fitch aud DR.. Ed.
ward North. she WILL II desired atteDi those
who may require her SERVICES at their residences.
She msy be found at No. SO Church street. be-
tween Broad and Chalmers streets. fCb5
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Joint 5tork Gompanp.

OFFICIAL RAFFLE NUMBERS
or the Charleston Joint Stock Company for the
benefit OF the State Orphan Asylum
CLASS No. ss7-MoNDAr MORNING, Feb. 10.
23-67-2I-5O-64-4-57-8 -86- 86-85-17-B-42
CLASS No. sss-MoNRpAY EVENING, Feb. 10.
l9-52-38-5s-34-9-2e-l
febl1-l A. MoRoso, Sworn Commissioner.
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~ALL DEMANDS AGAINST BARK
sApPHO must be presented at our office before
IAN, THIS DAY, or they will be deoarred payment
febl1-1% WIN. @. BEE CO.
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CIEGLE GENTLEMEN OR A FAMILY
~ can obtain good board on reasonable terms
by applying at No. II Broad street, between
King aud Meeting streets. janis
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ITO CONTRACTORS.-FOR SALE, BEL,
Il GIAN PAVING BLOCKS. tns moSG ,sa SpPloyea nooss
direct dire W from @ the be euarries on the Dulson River
as TO siSe freight &C., apply to ADoLPAE 20, In
MECKEKT, Dealer In Belgian PaVing 8 6Oens, GsS NO.
So Bowery, New York. JahIi''ui'n''
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Gngt and Eonnh .

L OST, DEPOSIT BOOK No. 856 IN S.
IL @. Loan and Trust Company, Savings De.
partment. III name OF JOHN OAMPBELL.
fpb11.2f
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WANTED, A SECONDHAND PROOF
w PRESS. Parties having such an article
for sIle may ind purchaser by addressing
"rypo,n Office uf THE NEWS. decl9
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@ CHARLESTON, FEBRUARY 6,
is78.-oFFIUE COMMISSIONERS OF PILOTS
ORDER To PILOT5.-By order OF the Commits
sioners Of Pllotsge, you are hereby ordered and
instructed to board vessels bound to Charleston
ONLY FROM NUMBERED AND REGISTERED
Pilot Boat.
Any Pilot violating this order will bs liable &c
the first Pilot who offers his services from Re
glstered Pilot Boat for the full amount Of the
pilotage OF the vessel. and also liable to suspen
sion by the Com missio:ers
The following Ia correct list OF the names ol
all Licensed PIl. ts for the Bar and Harbor o
Charleston. Masters, Conslgnees or Agents o
vessels are hereby cautioned against the employ
ment OF any other persons under penalty OF the
law:
NAMES OF PiLoTs.
AIBINs, 8. MCDONALD, GEORGE,
ALBERT, B. s. feet.
ALBERT. J.E. MORSE, EDWARD.
BELL, 8. MORSE, JOHN, IA feet.
BRINGLoE, 9. G. MIDDLETON, +.
BURROWS, q. B. MoULTRIE. YORK. (col)
BURKE, WI. JAMES, WE.
OARNIaHAN, JOHN. JoNRs, THOMAS.
CHAPMAN, SAMUEL. LEA, W.P.
CHAPMAN, JAS 8 feet. LOCKWOOD, T. ].
DEyBNPoRT, F. L. LOCKWOOD, ROBERT W.
DAVIS, GEORGE W. PUTNAM, THOMAS.
EVANS JAMES. RATCHET, HENEING.
FIsEBR. FRED IA feet. SMITH, ]. B.
| HANCOCK, 8. 8. SIXTH, W. q.
JENKINS, EDw., (coll THOMPSON, y.
MCDONALD, W. T. With, R. P.
MCDONALD, L WATSON, J. e.
BY order Of the Board. A. o. STONE,
febs.6 Chairman.
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WANTED TO RENT, A COMMOD; ;OUS
w Dwelling House, north OF alGoun street
and east CT Ru,ledge Avenue. Address ID" at
TIE NRaa ofice jan26
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gnrnitnre, Hr.

Ia the place to get handsome and substantial
FURNITURE OF the latest AMI most elegant de-
signs at prices to suit the times. This establish.
ment has just received large supply Of superior
Parlor Chamber and Dining Room sets in Oak,
Walnut and Imitation, which are offered at prices
ten or fifteen per cent. lower than those charged
elsewhere for less substantial Furniture.
SUPERB BURIAL CASKETS A SPECIALITY.
Gail and examine the STOCK and prices.
SIGN OF THE MAN AND ROCKER,
No. 444 KING STREET.
dec18-3mosD&C
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II OST, ON SATURDAY, A BLACK AND
IL White Milking goat A reasonable reward
Iur ner return to IL Morris street. febll.ls
OTRAYED FROM No. 2 LIE G A r e
- street, Liver and White Colored Pointer
u, e. called Bright. The owners name, J. N.
B yam is engraved on the collar. A reward
Ie5ll.2
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10 ReM.

ITO RENT, ONE BASEMENT ROOM,
i with pantry attached, sultabls for an Office
formerly nsea aG doctor ofice; stable, also, II
at No. u Auson street. lbll-3
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BGgr6lnc.

|(HOOD BOARD CAN BE OBTAINED AT
IU Mrs II. COSTINE'S, No. "a VanderhOrst
| street, two doors west OF Neck Market.
| febll.SH
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TNOR SALE, A JUDGMENT AGAINST J:
II HENKY (ITJEN son OF the late henry
OTJEN, for Seventy Five Dollars. VIII be sold at
a disconnt at MEHKE& MULLER'S. 1an2l
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CEWING MACHINES.-ALL DESCRlP-
y TIoNS OF Sewing Machines repaired on Tea'
sonable terms and at the snorGest nu,loe ~ :. -
worth q reef. - jan22
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TUST RECEIVED, AT MILLS HOUSE
81 Stables, from the West, seven l7l car loads
found No. Saddle and Draft Horses and Ponies,
together with ,lantation. Lumber and Tnrpen-
tine Mules, which are being Offer en- az low nguTes
for cash or city acceptance. X GR Al IA q w.
feb5.6
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR
T.ts .aEIeTnOOa'S dispatches
New York Notes.


NUEDrR OF a HOMELESS yAGRANT.
INV HOtK, October -S.-.TOhn Mclaughlin.
8 Z, mt s. yaEIant, who went into an unfinished
"a ding in Monroe street, last evening, to sleep.
~ found few hours after with his he al
mashed IA by a cart ring. lie "a during the
ght. Michael Cody, lis son James ard an
ether man. have been arrested au suspicion.
PACIFIC NAIL SETTLEMENT.
Il Is announced thar AZ a ting of the Pa
rihc Mail directors yesterday "a full settlement;
vas "rIIN'G at between The company aid A. b.
St,cHwesl, late president.
STATE TREASURER RAINES WITUDRAws HIS
NAME FROM THE STATE TTCEEr.
Al meeting OF the liberal rePub lean state
committee yesterday the misfortune that has
Ovsrtaken Treasurer Raines in the defalcatinu
II biz subordinate vas talked over, and Il was
stated that RsinCs, though conscious of no lack
OF vigilance or bdclty in the discharge of his
duty. yet owing TO the embarrassing position in
which he Is placed. If willing TO Withdraw from
the democratic aud liberal ticket. The demo
cratic state committee meets to-day, and X aine,
VIII take such course as they advise.
WAS STOKES INSANE?
Upon the resumption of the Stokes trial to-
day, Rufus Andrews deposed that Stokes anne
10 consult him before the shooting, and gave
MN retainer. He was then nervous ami eX-
clted. and witness thought he was not sane.
The district attorney asked If he had any other
II asOn for thinking the prisoner insane, beyond
the TACT that he gave him (witness) a retainer.
and made ham counsel. Laughter Shanks
city editor OF the Tribune, brought from Brook
Ign on hdbeds corpus, testified that Stokes had
expressed TO him fears that Fisk would take hi
life. Other witnesses testified to hearing Stokes
express fears that Fisk or his emissaries
would kill him. DR.. William Thompson, pro
tessOr of materia medics in the Newark Uni
Versity, testified regarding the medical treat
opinion, Fisk died Of the effects Of drugs admin
iStered,
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EOrPiCn AnfnS

A CONSERVATIVE NJ. Z. II ECTED.
LONDON. October 2l-Pease, a conservative
has been elected member Of Parliament from
Hun by go majority.
ADMIRAL LOBO EXPLAINS.
MADRID, October 23.-Admiral Lobo has Ar
rived here. He assigns as his reason for re-
treating from Cartagena to Gibraltar with the
government squadron that the only irOn-clad
vessel attached to his feet was disabled.
BRILLIANT CARLIsT VICTORY
PERPIGNAN, October 23.-The CRrlists in this
city announce that their forces achieved bril-
liant victory on the 10Th instant, over the re-
publcans near Puiqcerda. Two thousand OF
The government troops are said to have been
killed.
CARLlsT ARMS SEIZED IN PORTUGAL.
LISBON, october 23.-The police of this city
have seized "A quantity of arms destined for the
CaTlists, and arrested the parties who had them
in charge
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- AN IMPnRTANr rnNL,Ir-NrcA rInN :,


OPENING OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on THE TRANS
PORTATION QUESTION.
CHICAGO, october 23-rhe farmers COnven-
uon organized yesterday afternoon. A dis
patch was read from Senator Window stating
mat a session OF the Senate committee on trans
pOTtatOn wOuId be held here on the 3Oth inst
Hnd the committee would be glad TO hear any
suggestions the convention had to make. The
subject OF transportation was discussed. There
was a unanimous expression in favor OF i'm
proved facilities, but some difference as to the
pan 10 be adopted. Some favored a double
track railroad to the seabOard: Othera improve
ment IN water communication to the eastern
ana southern seabOard. Some favored the idea
ot The government doing the work, and some
that II be done by private capital controlled by
state legislation and federal restraint. No def
Mite action was taken, and the convention ad-
iOurnCd until this morning.
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JOHN BRIGHT addressed an assembly OF six
teen thousand persUns last night in Birmtug-
ham, England. lie commended the admins
tration OF Gladstone for its past legislation, with
the exception of the education act, which he
SAID was framed in hasty manner, aud is in
complete. He advocated the repeal OF clause
twenty-five of the act by which denominational
schools are allowed to receive payment from the
public rates In bis opinion general reCNami-
ration OF the question " a. necessary. Speaking
OF the war against the Ashautes. Mr.. Bright
said that no one was more anxious than the All
ministTatiOn for reasonable and pacific adjust
ment Of the difficulty. Referring to the Treaty
Of Washington, be said the conduct of the Al
minRtra;ion in reference 10 that treaty aud the
subsequent arbitration under its provisions had
added nObler page TO the history Of Euglay
than had all the bloody battles recorded IN it,
history.
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Shocking Brutality n. Sc.

lHEEk MN DRIVEN no SUICIDE.
SAN FRANCISCO, october -. The trial OF
Captain Clarke, ct the ship Sunrise for cruelty
to seamen is proceeding before the United
States circuit court. The testimony for the
prosecution, a. it stands, shows acts OF almost
incredible brutality. The crew generally ex.
press the belief that the three men who com
mitted suicide were driven to desperation by
The cruelty of the captain aud his IN 4tes Peter
Johnson, one OF the crew, WAS beaten and
abused till he lost his reason. and he is now al
mOsI an idiot -
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That Finan ciaI Letter of President
f.rnrha-s

TWO STATEMENTS ABOUT 1T.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.--A reporter last evening
ascertained from Mr. Williams, president of the
metropolitan national bank, that the PresI-
Dc It, in his letter to Mr. Williams, merely &C
kHOVle dgCd the receipt of one from that gen
ilcman. and expressed his anxious desire to Dc,
all he could to relieve the monetary panic. II.
then asks the question, WHY cannot the bank.
come together and make some arrangement fo!
ih, relief of merchants and the public addin.
that he will 10 all in his power TO assist them
fhis is said 10 be the whole substance Of tn,
letter.
IAN IMPORTANT COMNUNIC ALTON"
NEW YORK. October q. Great interest i.
felt in financial circles in the meeting which l.
10 fake place a: the clearinghouse this after
noon, and the meeting ash ed for bv Mr. vii
Hams, president Of the Metropolitan bank, OF
The statement that be has letter To submit
from President Grant \ dispatch from Wash
ingion was in circulation on the street to-day tC
the effect that President Grant had not sem
any such letter 10 Mr.. Williams. Mr.. William
was called on by reporter, but absolutely re
FUSED TO say word on the subject. lie ha~
SIMPLY stated to other bank presidents that ht
has an important communication to Law before
them.
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The Yellow Fever ScOurye,

CONTINUED RAYAGRs OF THE DISEASE,
NEW YORK, October "a dispatch from
Shreveport, La, says that there has been no
change in the epidemic during the last twenty
four hours. few new cases are reported in
and out of town. The interments Wednesday
were three whites and one black. F. Il
Schmidt, President of the New Orleans How
ard Association, ard DIR. Uurd, have returned
from Marshall. They report the disease yer,
bad. Seventy-ive per cent. of those attacked
80
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Wall street To day

GOLD VJIET-STOCEs IRREGULAR.
NEW YORK, October 23.-Noney Is loaning at
per cent. to 1-32. Foreign exchange quiet and
unchanged. Gold has been quiet and firm, all
sales thus far to-day being at I0S Z. to 1857
Rates paid for carrying were TO /, and for Dor
rowing nat TO Lie per cent. Government bonds
strong. Southern state securities duh and nom
inal The stock market has been quiet an 1
irregular, though fluctuations have been con-
fined within radius of to a. The largest
transactions have been i'm Western Mon, New
York Central, Lake Shore, Pacific Mail, Wa.
hash and DhIns - -
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TIE FRIENDS OF COLONEL HUGHEs DENY that
he Is disqualified for the Office OF governor OF
Virginia by reason Of having been concerned in
a duel. They say he went 20 Tennessee ia JAW
1879, 70 settle a quarrel. lie failed q make
peace, but found that there would be no tight
lie delivered no letter understood to him to be
achallenge leading u duel. fine haI !eItyersd
a challenge il was in Tennessee, and although
the constitution OF Virginia applies @ a prinri-
pal sending CT accepting a challenge outside OF
the state, il does nos apply % one delivering a
challtLge unless IL Is delivered in the state
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Tn. Trial lye,rrus LIME

TESTIMONY FoR THE fNo-ECC 10 ~.
The trial OF LycurgGs Little, for kuling his
brother Clinton Was resumed Tuesday az Berry
vile, Clarke county, W. Va Colonel Angas
Mcdonald, counsel foT tue prisoner, as called
20 testify o. the staten ent OF VI m the deplty
ia Ter, made 80 the jail July ',l. thc morning
sitter the homicide, but his ie,rimolf was eV-
GUIDED because he DID not RENE NIB r whether
Milton told him or lycargus L.tf.e saelfsr>S he
alone or they lmssning he anl Oscar Killed
Clinton. stephen Bar testified that Milton tolf
A Moore, jr chat LycuTgus has admit e frfrv-
tNo shols arOm nj pistol Amishadal Moore.
j., testified that about three weeks before his
d Sth clinton littl. announced hts det-rmiua-
Ton % leave Clarke county. and asked d have
q trustee 20 the hCme faEta sabsfftuteI In hfs
stead. The prosecution here exhibited a iced
OF trust showing that thC lrEa. lie 10 sac Little
property was vested ln tUrtsnl Witness re-
sumed. About the seth &C September I went 20
the lsh 60 confer with the prisoners snd see the
pistols. james Milton. ir.. drgarv tailor, was
prese nj, and asked HIN o. re'afr an that had
be- said by the pri,9ners tn -opue,tion with
INC ahar he replied thai ~. Ir -cuer al the
bar inquired IL he had TIE Two pistols in hts
keeping. aud remarked that tU- 1args one was
s IANetlte 81 st,, ard De had nr'd TAO shots
rom " we DAY he'of' and ki' I'd him. a." MI
ton stated thar the prisoner DID n,f s,v ,sbo,,
he hsd Killed. hut ,u.y remarked ,hat he large
iisioi had flleC %. him.
TEsTlH.N Ny FnE rEE psrENrE
dohn latte Na~ called nTi ID! that fHe
key found uVou tn ia Oscar ftia o-.,,,i..s
immtdiat. lS after b..u., Nouaf..i ,,uti MT he
ne stN OF tht ulnlH- U.H.u.- tn. -HoU iu which
The homicide oC uTre t> ..H'r ami i-y We
essentially Uusu.t.u. Wa. .ur ..r ID .s-fnont. a
witness Tor the s'af, Ha- re...H also by the a.
fence, and te>tftv GsSu Isi .rrc1ar-r with
the klrisourr nom Tie fTt VA small
boy until his arrest. ,Rr.f.. .....ng the fIrsFu
months he was iu tNe We. H. .- 4 member oil
The church. AMI h..r- 600. ra.ufa- On OF
peaceful aut isN abiding e..i..l. ufS en- lracter
= uneNceptuna1ly gn'a Joe tur 4GattE o. sDhri-
~, anu IN me aos. n'. a. irifE vices. Gross
evan inatlou--fhr prisoner i- r. first cousin OF
my vile. his age II sbHut twenty or Nv suf v4ouc.
1 80 not base INV estimate OF M ch trasier upon
ms being member OF the church. for there are
often BLACK sheep. aut iu fact most lawyers are
church members, and I am told they are no
better than they should Dee. Laughter Rev.
J. Is. 1. Reed of Winchester, ". r. t.exis L.
:. Sangsttr u NeWtoNu, y. "A. Bitter OF Alex
aIdria. j. II. Stewart, y. n. Kitchen. Adam
Thompson. and u. Urinary testified % the good
character OF The prisoner.
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a DISTINGUISHED SUITOR IN A BALTIMORE
CoURT.-ln tie circuit court yester lay. before
Judge Pinkney, the case of louisa Catherine
Osborne, Duchess of Leeds, VS.. McTaviSh and
others, was under argument. The question
before the court was 10 the con strueflBu OF
the will of her deceased sister, Mary Auue
MarChioneSs Of Wellesley, In regard 20 the dis
position OF the rents OF certain farms in Frr,ier
lex county, in this state. The farms were a part
OF the estate of Lady Wellesley, who, a. well As
the Duchess OF Leeds, was NJ IS Cation, of MARY
land granddaughter of Charles Carroll, of { ar
rollton. from whom she inherited a large estate
The other sisters were Lady Stafford and Mrs
MCTavish. The case was argued on Tuesisy
ard "Wednesday by MeSsTs. Morris and HInk'cy
George NJ, Gill, and Judge lnglIs for complain
ant, and ). Teackle Wallis and T. A. Han, ESQ.
for the defendants Ball. san. 2}d
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REV. DIR. MUVSEV.-we have been Informed.
anu our information comes from a very reliable
source, that Rev. Dr. Munssy. whose re- ul-feg
unfortunate mental condition has been alluded
10 IN our columns, appeared before the H,lstou
conference OF the Methodist Episcopal church
south, in session az Marion last week ana bav-
ing satisfied the conference OF his restoration 20
heaith and perfect capahiiity for the discharge
OF ministerial duties, he was requested to preach
IN that place on Sunday evening. He complied
with the request, and delivered an bic agd i'm
presslye sermon TO a very large audience
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A COnYict.s Offer.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, October 2s-Mose VII
liams, convict in the penitentiary, has ex
pressed to reporter of city paper his ability
and Willingness 10 point out the parties who
murdered Hon. Sharon Tyndsil in April, 1871 D..
on condition that he is pardoned when they are
convicted, 49,
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BAD EFFECTS OF THE FINANCIAL PANIC
1t is understood that after November the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern railroad will
reduce the wages OF its employees Is to % per
cent. The New York Central and Hudson River
railroad company have concluded to reduce
wages 10 per cent. or discharge a portion of
their help. III is estimated that since the inan-
cial panic from 900 TO 10 900 persons have been
thrown out OF employment in Buffalo.
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sVMaine boys have got q new game, called
the Modocs and Pale Faces. The implenents
for playing the game successfully are hatchets
and arrows, and il is said to be real funny.
ga sharp boy in Cincinnati was sent after
kerosene, but he spent the money, filled the can
with water, and his father went over and
pounded the grocer for swindling him.
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IRISH EMIGRATIoN.-The committee on immi-
grafton appointed by the Irish Catholic Benevc
client Mon, propose 10 communicate with the
parish priests in Ireland, Informing them OF the
objects OF society, and urging them 20 influence
Smgtshts under the protection Of the union
The project for the establishment az a den1f
and ohceIs a. the various seapOrts will probably
be carried ont. The object is not ID encouraee
immigration, but 20 assist all those who are dis
posed to come of their own free will
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TEE COMING STRUGGLE In FRANcE.-At a
meeting of the delegates of the right center of
the French assembly, held yesterday, g rcs0lu-
was unanimously adopted. special dispatch
from Paris to the Lopdon Daily Telegraph states
that IT is practically settled that the assembly
will meet October %, and that q motion for the
restoration Of the monarchy will be made No
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"JATHAWKEE' JENNIelN On TRIAL FaR
NNINpLING.-COl. Z. n. ,JluE son. A. one time
commandant OF the post ~ kAusss CITY, aud
colonel OF the 5th Kansas ..Iavhawkers - i now
on trial before Judge pc,ahay, OF the 4. : Dis
trlct Court, at LCayenWurfh. charged with con-
splracy 10 dotraud the nited States or S5s 600
Congressmhn CCufingO started from this CITY
last night, summoned A. n witness against .Ien-
hlson. IL appears that while Mr.. Conf E.yO WAS
IN Washington last winter, JcUuison was there
engaged IN lobbying claim against the United
StAtss Tor some property seized by him AZ lnde-
leLdence during the war. He prctends that he
appropriated % government use the entire stock
ci certain hardware arm ia independence,
and joins with the owners thereof ia their claim
Tor S9o,ouo damages. n D. somewhat singular
mat such a claim a. This has not come IN before
tnls. IL H. now more ilan eleven years since
IennisUn aud hIs regiment sacked iudepru-
o. nee ana II he tnok from one firm property %
the amount OF So coo. ard fhts iu LarfW are .
such as Is usually kept on hand ga country
stores Tor iaTm use, D. Dr. strange chat 80 little
has been SAID or De- ard about "a in kan-as city.
-hGE.TF CIfu I.rfs. f.f a.
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A WoULD-BE MURDERER Is HIMSELF SHOT
A special dispatch TO the CHICAGO Tribune from
Dubuque, october 20, Gays: II. Shuttlevorth
and DIR. Ambley, of New Albion, were disputing
about something last Friday, when Shuttle
worth drew a revolver and was about to fire at
Ambley. Ambley anticipated him, however,
and struck his arm in such q manner that the
charge took effect in Shuttleworth' s own BODY
The doctor extracted the ball, and by his atten-
ton saved the life of his would be assassin
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sTGeorge W. Keith, a post once clerk OF
Boston station, has been arrested for stealing
money from registered letters.
81 The supreme court of Illinois has inst de-
cided that betting on elections IL not gambling.
and that Judgment rendered on a note given
in payment OF such bet IL valid.
ga number OF ladies and gentlemen of Chi
cago have organized iuto a Social Philosephi-
cal Club" for the reformation OF the youth OF
that city.
1There IL flight of stairs at the Chicago
e1posiuon which 10 warranted never 20 squeak
when the gentleman of the house returns home
late.
~PIesideut MacMahon favors placing on
the Nendome column a statue OF Napoleon l.,
dressed IN the Legendary costume OF Liz hit over
coat and small cooked hat.
ga lady "with rnsh OF lace TO the head,
was the expressive description Of q tJtle' Al the
recent musical convention, given by one Of the
audience Htsodsset Oracle.