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National Republican., 1873-02-11
TINTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

u wAsHISGroN, u, C., Febuary d, ls7a
On thenotltiOn Of THOMAS J. IAMDIN, OF Hnll
more, Md, praying for the extension Of a IatCut
granted to him On the 10th day of May, 1862 for an
Improvement In Mail Baisi
Ii ~ ordered that the testimony IN the Gaze bs
closed on the 9Th day Of Apri next, that the tune
for hing Arguments Gud the Examiners rtToTt be
limited 20 the 18th day uf April newt and that said
petttion be heard on the sd day Of April next
Any peFeOn may uupOHa this extension
fHaS3W n, D, LE80ETI, Commissioner.
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DRoPOSALs FOR THE ERECTION OF A
NEW SCHOOIrIIOUSE,

GEoRGETOwS, D, O., Feb I. ISIS.
PropOsala will be received until II O'Clock IN, Feb
ruaTy Is lsiJ for furnishing all the material and
completion Of Public School Building for George.
town, ID, O., in strict accordance with plans and
ppechcationH that eau be at the ONCE Of Adolf
gluEs architect corner Of Fifteenth and streets
Washington, where full tnfOma tiOu can be OBJ.
tained At the appointed time the proposals will be
Qpened. in the Architects Ohice,n presence Of any
bidder choosing to be present, aud an award made
alsOon as practicable thereafter.
The trustees reserve the right to reject any or all
bids, II they md sufficient reasons for doing So
The proposals., to be considered, must be msde by
Milling ont the printed blanks on hand at the Archi.
tects Once, and they should be incOscd In sealed
envelope, indursed Proposals for the erection Of
Public School building Tor 0eOrgetown, ID. O., and
addressed to the undersigned.
A. HYDE,
President Board Of Trustees Of Public schools,
Georgetown, d. q,
Address; banking House Of Riggs 4 Co, wash.
inEton ID. O." tStArl felBedst
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pRorosALsFoR ARMrTRANsroRTATloS
OFFICE CHIEF QUARrERnAsTEa,
fohT LEAVkSwoRTH, KANSAS,

fohT LEAVkSWoRTH. KkSsis,
Sealed proposals will be received q this once
until \ oelPek n M February u sls for the trans
plies during The year commencins kpr l. ls7S, and
ending March v, isia, ! on 1he iSli19winy route'
From such Points ONT on @ The kansas feiac Railway
snd NJ branehss, the Atehison, IopekG' aud santa
eonras 6e isssnsted BY the lhis Ter
p PosS hs and pasos St mSy Ss desastsa ai 5
loving f9rwarding 0tneerF OF their agents, IN the
MsGFiiSo Nj iS md 4 Camp EsSFs ATl,o1s TsIfcEs,
west Of longitude gi desrees; also from any intsT
PSsts Sna Places H. pgoo. " ,6s ne
shipments from points ON the railroads above men.
Bidders 1 W viii state lie rate per one h,udred ,,oo,
P9Hpids pSr one ~, hundred Sl0o, miles q which hey
beginning April hrst, lst, lisa ''~''
Contractor may be required e transport supplies
ceedng b9 miles outside the limits of the regular
routes and bidders are requested to epecify In their
should be % TsaSfod viii be S to 5e
aeparatey from rates Tor service within regular
The weight 10 be Transported will not exceed in thu
aggregate twenty million taOoOO 900 pounds
each proposal must be aceompSnisdb by bond IN Nv
sum 81 ten thousand dollars tslOlood) eIecnted Il
hSId Ss ,.iy Tssg9as,iElS ~ iads elsTs d
&c i q hs that
II will be Aooepted and entered into with go6d ans
| this advertisement, ~ "
The entire route must be bid for Bids will not h,
entertained for portions only OF the route -
The right TO reject any and all bids that may b,
offered II reserved. ' ~
The contractor must be in readiness for service b
| the nrst VsO day OF April, ls71, aud must have
place OF business or agency At which he may b
| the route. ' ~
Blank forms showing the conditions of the con
tract 70 be entered into must accompany and be /
part Of the proposals. These blAnkp and blanis IN
proposAls, can be had on application To this ONO,
and lhe Quastermasters at ST. Louis, Mo-, and SAINT
Moreover, no bill will be entertained, under AM
circumstances, unless the bidder Is present In pef
son, Or by duly authorized agent OF attorney At III
70 show that he il tully able to carry out the coniTac
| In all respects II AwArded to him
Proposals should he ndOFsed, "PrnpOaals for Arm,
! the undersigned
:, by order, Fl the Chief ouArtermSster Militar
| Division OF Missouri
-. STEWART VAN YLIRT,
Assistant puarterinAAter General, Breyet MaIo
| General United States Army, Chief Ouarternnasis
| Department Missouri ianis
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PROPOSALS.
PRoPosALs FoR 9gARTERMAsTERS SUP.
il pLIRg

QuLErEeNAsrEn's orrigEi
Eeee!ed ID this o6ics until i M on the 18Th Day u
Mhtch, lso, for the following Quartormaster's Sup.
ii,oo bushel, Of State Oats
,on. %hsndthra'htd % Straw.
10 tons Mlddlingr
bidder must .t,is seEsr,.lr, the Price q, which
3 m3mnad m dsyss sb s as. ,9s 9' ftsS hSr!' Il sPd p
delivered on or before the IL d, Il AITil va.
Lieutenant Fourth Artillery, Assistant Acting quar-
termaster United States Army. feio
pRorosAIs FOR SUPPLIES.
HyGpouApryps DEPARTMENT or TgS,.,j
OPpicE PUECHislsG CosMIs'I OI sU9gsisIEScE, ,
Sealed rfosc!s ss ASI2SI2 rsss IEs Sh snR s6ry T Of hi.
&sdIrr,isens & , ssehed WI be Tsceiysd a. this ONCE
s,clo%E: NJ on fHtts6Hy, SrriI ii.isS fSt ,Ss as
ss8. grimm .Ms siniSsR, MsSsysig Saii$sn, hIsR;
ari-9n, snd Stockton, Texas, aud Ports Gibson aud
SILL lppaisn 4 ITergi.Ggy of such quantities Of
MTLL9S siiEEr.
SgRSdEAL,
kDfSISNTINE CANDLES,
BACgN, CLEAR side',j
vfEfEai a1HR
IS may be required by the Acting Copnissarics II
snle.tence y those lnsa, from July lsl5 20 June
% 1874, or such lcas time a. the COminssnry General
Of fkubsstence may direct.
Bids for frcsh beef aud Mutton will state the Price
rcr pound net, both on the hoUf and block
blank form. i2r nroiossis printed Gondions as to
S Sr Il .oTrl sry sI%sn sc h9d s 2 s
Application TO the undersigned, or the Acting Com
niissarieu " 5ubsstenec ~ any NJ the posts named
SanpleH Of oil articles except meats, must accom-
rany bids, and Do 80 marked aud referred 10 as 10 DO
EASILY identified.
By order u the Department Commander
SAMUEL 4. GUSHING.
Purchasing aud Depot UOmmissarV uf Subsistence
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HAVE SPOKEN THEIR
own praise for upward oJ
three quarters of a century.
4 very fun supply " tho
4 noNe constantly on hahd AZ
RAJ nEqIsTER AND AL
ed TO all who app.y, fSfe9'm
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rNITEp STATES pATENT OFFICE.
TINTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

" wAsHnGTos, d. O., January %, 1879
On the petition OF WILLIAM T.. LOCKWOOD Of
phnadelphia, pal PRAYING for tho extension q =
feissuod In four DIVISIONS. Nos 1870 iss lys9 and
U.s. on the sth day of June, lsS, Nc, lge0 having
been ordered to again reissue No. b959 on the 18th
Collars and CUFFS;
II IL ordered that the testimony in the case be
closed on the 25th day OF March next that the time
for nling Arguments and the EIaminer's report be
limited TO the 9TH day Of APril next and that said
petition be heard on the 9th day Of April next
Amy person may oppQse this extension.
lAn29 M3w NJ, d. IEGUETT, COmmisEOnCF.
National Republican., 1873-02-11
PROPOSALS.
DRoPOsALsFoR ARMY TRANSFORMATION

HEADQUARTERS DEPLRTuEsr or DAHorAJ
OFFICE CHtEI OUARTHRMAsTBR,
HT. PAUL, MINI, December "a, 16T2.
Sealed proposals will be received At this office until
Y O'Clock on the I2th day of February, is1a for
the transportatlon OF Military Supplies on Route No
and Route in Montana, during tbe year commeno
ny April I. $50, and ending March q lsN
be contractor may be required 70 Transport sup
rlles " and from POINTS Ieasonable distance, not
ehceedinH l0 miles outside the limits Of the regular
routes and bddern arc requested 10 specify in their
propQeals the rate Al which such transportation,
should be required, will be performed 10 be stated
ssphrately from rates for service within regular
IIopoeas will be made In tripllcaie, separate for
each route and will be accompanied by bond in
the sum Of $4,000, signed by two more responsible
PARTIES, guaranteeing that, In case q contract IL
good and suficient bonds Tor i,s fulAllment
, Copy Of contract aud blank form of proposal ran
be bad on Application 70 the ofeeTg Of The Quarler
masters Derartment Al Chicago, ILL., St Loulp Mo-;
Eon Leayenworth, Kan. Omaha, Neb ogden,
Utah Territory Fort shaw, NJ, T., o. at this office
A COPY Of the form Of contract aud of this a1yer.
tisemsnt will be attached 70 each proposal.
PrQpQsalg will he endorsed on the wrapper PRO.
pgsalH for Army Transportation on Route -"
by command Of Lieutenant GENERAL Sheridan
Dspqty Or Mr. Gen. u 3. A. ciicff Dr. NJ g. d.
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DRorosAI.s FOR pREnaINa.
oRANDEsI SCHEME or the ACE
$5OO,000 Cash Gifts.
100000 for only $40.

Under authority q special Legislative act of March
lh lhl, the trustees now announce
The Third Grand Gin Concert for the
Benefit Of the Public Library
OF Kentucky,
To come on In Library Hall. at Louisville, KY, ou
Tuessiny, April ~, 1873.
Al this Concert the best musical talent thatean b
procured from all pars Of ths country will add pleas.
ure y the Entertainment, and TEN THOUSAND
CASH UlFTS, nRHregatiny vast total Of half mil.
lion d2laTs currency MIL bo distributed by ioi TO
the Nckcl.hOlern. hA fOllnMa. -
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The MARKETS.
FINANCIAL.


FaTaihSiBy LsRis JhAAsoR q o., BIaksrs HnrfhH al
eorHu u TsAh aHd d street., WdshiEyiDH.
FRIDAY. February 10, lS3
united States So, ISL, G9np9n. lle; United states
49,; United States 69Js, new IS, Coupon, iil d
states SSgs %; Coupon, llst United states lSiSs,
wealern union Telegraph Company, IS; oniek.
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S Express, stN; American En-
lrcss, oV.i United states Express, II; New
York Central aud Hudson iailroad, lOi 81 Erie, t6'.
Egie prstel red ~: hlrleP, iyS MehisSn Central
uniOp Pacific Railr9ad. "a illin9is Central, la;
SstesIf S. RarssS and @ 'S Sor1ss Ta
gQ,,; New Jersey, Central, los; Rock leland llS;
and 81, Paul pEslerrea, p; Nabs.h aud wss,srn
liallroad, iQl; Hannibal and st. Joseph Raruad b1A
Chicago soI. lb; ChicaSo At2s p.oEtsrIEed, lis
Chicago and indianapolis Central Railroad. ta'l
Tennessee State skies, old, VI; Tennessee Stat,
slIes, new, as Virginia slnes 4 eonsol bond ~
Central Pacific bonds, lOiS; Union Pacific Firs
Bondr, bIa.
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10 Senate then, OF $3.50 p. NJ, adjourned
norsE OF REPREsENTATIyE,

WIts AND REsolpTtohs.
the Speaker proceeded with the regular Mon
gay morning cbll VI stGtGs and Territories foT
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MARRIED.

BACON. -.sTOUGHTON,--o ThursdAy,. Febru
ary g. lsI? by the Rey Father LyHeh, q Alqy.ins
daughter Of A. u. Stoughton, esq., Of this city.
tPhilAdelphia papers please copyl
LAURENCE-LER.--O On the 6th instant, at The par.
BonaRe Of the Sixth street Presbyterian church, by
the Rev Mason Noble, Dr. JAMES II, lAuREsckl Of
wanna, N, y
JOHNSTON -HOwLIN,-On the eJd January, at
4. JoHSsroS to MAhr ANN uowLis both OF this
city.
ROACH-LEIBRRMANN. ON the 10th inst, by
the Rev Dr, White, at st. Matthews church, wM, n.
HOAca and MARY y. LEIBERMAsH, both Of this city.
National Republican., 1873-02-11
DIED.

sAwYER.-On tine 9th instant, Mrs. REDEccA
SAWYER, aged fOTty.hye years,
Her funeral will take place to-day Tuesday At
O'Clock, from the reaidence Of her sister, Mrs. An
dersOn, No. ~ Twenty third street northwest Her
relatives and friends are respectfully invited TO
attend
LOWE.-On Sunday, fehruarya o. ls79, at 10 10 y, m,
Of consumption, DAVID W. LOwF, in the twenty
seyenth year Of his AEe, son OF ihe late Warren
Lowe, OF Prince leorRe'H county, Md.
from the residence Of his brotherin,law John II,
friends Of the family are respectfully invited ~ at
tend.
BUREHAM-on Saturday, February ., 1878, at .
l. BURsHAN, aged thlrty'six years, wife OF Nathan
Funerai will take place at ST. Peters church, Capt
to Hll, Tuesday, the ilth instant, At I'D O'Clock IN
Relatives and friends are respectfully Invited to at
attend.
National Republican., 1873-02-11
ID DALTIMoRE AND ONO RAILRoAD.

rr.r,,r,cn wTss1IHIss9TT3s Ss9SqRsssI snS nfMohE n
aud WKsiiiSdTOSA ASD fbEWEsf are nov run
I" 'oH0"'' 'H FoR BALTIMORE,
Leave daily, eIoeIi sunday, Ati .tb, : B, y and
100 a. a n 1Hf a llis, tnI9kS EIfffasnIEdgs Sr m
Isare hIaS and sS m, aud !, 5slb, 3d. p snd
u" FOR ALL WAY STATIONS.
Leave daily, except sunday, at y aud y and
and ~ aud m dSa ~ iRa @ shas aPn % % Sun'''
Tbs I, 10 and Is i. M trains stop a. the follow
iug stAllous Only, except sunday rhcn they stop
ns0lis Junction Hanover and Relay als0, the V
T.. m, will stop At Jessupb Cut, and the T. M Al
i'"" VI fop ANSAPOLIs.
Leave At s5 a, IN. aud 10 y. m; but no train TO
or from Annapoli,@ @ 1n sNnnndn,yy sNnnyy,,r
bc'''Rsk Rok AL PSiltfs fiSft' sGi@iif WF YIN wEsr.
a m. aud iiS and sp. m; on saturday ats Is and
y H. TRhISs ili Ks s" RitilIvE Vi "A Rs FfIoIL6i%s
Prom New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore al
6 ~ o. m, aud 5 Is and p;B r. m.
frpin baltimore At . bbos -, s.Ig aud II 10 a. NJ,
FlOH fin WEST
fhroSsh ucists 70 ths q We, ~ 'e can be had at the
Washington station Ticket once at all hours in the
day; also, At the COmpanys oihcei 80 Pennsy VaniA
alenns passensers purShssins @ uohets ~ ~ me Ays,
called FOR and checked al their residence taken 10
! the depot, and put into the baggage car.
For New YORK, Philadelphla aud DOsion, sec ad'
THOS n. SHARP,
Assistant Master of Transportation.
Ia 81. COLI,
General Ticket Agent.
UEO. y. KOONTZ.
jsn17 General Agent, Washington.
National Republican., 1873-02-11

TNHROuGH LINE BETWEEN WASHINGTON
i PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK.
WAsntNgrON, NUy. T. lsT2=nOtn
Trains between Washington and New YOrb
now run a. follows, viz.
FOR NEW YORK, without change Of cars.
Leave daily teXcept sunday at . a. NJ, Ian
FOR PHILADELPHIA
Leave daily teICeh sunday at 4. IN, l, nd
r.. -
On SUNDAY.
Leave for New YORK at sbO y IN, and Phi a
sleeping cars for New York on the 30 y. N. ira
only.
Through tickets to Philadelphia, New York
Boston can be had At the station Otce at all hour
Of the day,
Seo baltimore and Ohio Railroad advertisement
for schedule between Washington, baltimore, An.
nAlOlls and the West, 1HOS, H. SHARP,
Assistant Master Of Transportation.
l. NJ. COLE, General Ticket Agent.
GEO. e. kOONTZ, Agent, Washington noS
National Republican., 1873-02-11

Trains leaving Washington al - =, m. aud ier.
IN. connect At Bowie with trains for Marlb1rU leay
ing Bowie at 10 20 .. IN. aud b:l5 y. m arriving al
Marlboro at II q a. m, and rs y. IN
Trains arriving at Washington at II % .. IN and
q D. m. connect at Bowie with trains leaving Mari
borO At ~ Q. m. and ~ D. IN.
Passengers leaving their orders at Ticket once
northwest corner Thirteenth and pcnnaylyAni ave
nue., northwest corner Sixth and Pennsyiya yaniA ave-
nue. can have their baggage called for aud checked
st hotels and residences to ali POINTS North and
West Through tickets 10 Cincinnati, Columbus
indianapolis, Louisville, st. Louis, New Orleans
Chicago, Omaha, san Francisco. aud all points
North, Northwest, West aud Southwest.
/ RgRAhhliY Gen superin,.endsnt
National Republican., 1873-02-11
RAILROADS.
WTAsHiNoToN AND ONO RAILROAD

0h and snsr October l. "a the trains on this rOsd
viii be rup ~ fOllows
The mail train will leave Ale1a;dria daily, eIoer'
SUNDAY, at IS m; arrive at DeesburY Al u q N.
and Hemlt9n a. II ~ Leave Hamilton At !? 2.
m hnd Lee,eurE at y IS p M, and arrive At Alei'
The Sccomnodation train viii leave AisIapdri,
6urg a eiB r. M. Isaye EsesBur9 al Z q. N, and
arrive at Alexandria at q 1bA m.
The IS O. N. train from AleIG 1dria and y % r. m.
train from Hamilton connect et Hamilton with
kemps daily line Of coaches for Purceyile, snieh.
ersyte, Berryytlls and winchester, Also, with
ReameTs line pf cogchee which leave Lecsburg daily
for Aide and MidlleburR.
Communication Tickets. three cents reT NILE
noy3u Oenera IickCt Agent
A LExANDRIA AND WAsfIiNGTON RAIL
N ROAD AND ALEXANDRIA AND fREDE
DEPOT CORNER Sf&THA Nd n STREETS, ~
Local trains for Aletandra leays ~ toll0wsi ".
sS, II ~ q. M, a. - ~, "a aud II y D. m.
Local trains from Alexandria arrive a. follows
5l3 = D 10 y a. M, Is . IL, y aud = =. m
Trains marked thus connect with trains on wash
instgn aud Ohio railroad.
QuANTlCp accommodation leaves Washington
7as "a daily ay ffGfs spnHIaa{psa ,,, p,o,,no,,
caves Washington 10 - .. m daily. except sunday,
Through tickets to all points south aud southwest
for sale al tile oftco corner Hllth aud pennsylvaniA
avenue, and Thirteenth and Pcnnsylyania avenue,
where naAeengers can leave orders fDr bag.
gage 70 DO checked at all hotels, and rts.dsnce-
JygLN General Passenger Agent.
National Republican., 1873-02-11
SENATE.
MONDAY, FEbRUIRY 10, ISIS,

Mr.. Wilson presented the memorial Of 1000
clerks in the legislative and executive depart
ments, asking the passage Of The pending bill to
abolish the sale Of liquors IN the District Of Co
lumbla.
National Republican., 1873-02-11

TRAINS LEAVE FOR
BALTIMORE!
I ~ q. IN, Niagara III.
press, daily.
. D. q, m, Baltimore Mail,
daily.
10 ~ q. m, Western EG.
press, daily, except Sun.
day.
Q ~ II. m. Baltimore Ac.
oonImodAtion. daily, eI'
ccpt sunday.
s "a y. m, Cincinnati Ex'
press, daily, except sun
day.
T,b5 p. m, Western Ex.
presa daily.
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pALTiMoRE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
bEPor CORNER sIETM AED STREETS

IWESf.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT
WASHINGTON
tB5 q. M, Western Et.
press, daily, except Sun.
day.
8 - q. m, Mail, daily, eI.
copt sunday,
press, daily.
5 ~ .. m. Pacific Express,
daily, except sunday.
2 o. y. IN, daily.
~ rs =. m, AccOmmO1a
uOn, ,daily,eIceptSunday
National Republican., 1873-02-11

~ REAT PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE
VI TO THE
NORTHWEST, SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST.
On and after November ~ ls72, trains will leave a.
fOllOwe!
log q. IN. ...... LIS y. m.
.... biB y. m. ...... $40 y. IN.
THE GiiRAT B0tBLE.TRACK R0UTF,
With elegant scenery, Palace stAte.ro day and
night cars, with modern improvements.
Two hundred miles saved to Western and Central
New York.
The 10 % a m. daily. except Sunday, northwest;
50 .. m. daily west except sunday. Other trains
MAKE CONNECTIONS
Through from Daltiin re TO Rochester and Pltsbuny
without change.
Tickets BY this route can he procured at the ONCE,
Of Sixth street ahd PennsylyaniA avenue and
Thirteenth street and pennsylVanA avenue, where
reliable Information will be given at all timer.
Passengers procuring tickcts at these Oihces
cure accommodations In Palace Cars for Pittsburx
Corner Sixth VI, and Penn, ave,
Washington, u. C.
Ed. 8. YOUNG. General Passenger Agent,
da3ly baltimore, Md
The New York herald., 1873-10-28
Marine Olaastera,

SNIP WIN CAMPBELL Curling, at Mobile Oct 10 from
Liverpool. On Oct of the Bahama Banks experienced
a hurricane, wind by N; driven close TO the
Florida shore The wind shfted 10 the north and
hayng control the ship she driied 10 knots hour
~ o'clock on the morning OF the 7th spar, with men
on ~ driited mp to within or feet of The ship, but
fore anything could be done for them they were sub
merged by the surgiDg waves rope thrown 10 them
and one poor fellow caught IT. but In another Instant
nothing could be seen OF the spar This was near
Matanilla Reef aud In hours Afterwards the VIM A
Campbell was thrown on the reef She had let go her
oms and the other al feet While the reef all hopes
Of saving either the ship her crew given up.
Within ~ yards OF them tho debris Of fine ship
Gently dashed to pieces leaving not soul or the smallest
particle Of her cargo to identity her name or nationality
II supposed that the four men seen about two hours
previous were the only survivors Of the ated vessel
The W was subsequently got OF without damage.
BARK CAxrAHERo tBr), Walker, from Rio JancIro, be.
fore reported aground OF Watts Island Chcsspeake
Bay after being ghtencd Of 1900 bags coffee hoated OFT
ana towcd 70 Baltimore Oct 26 The vessel Is appa
reny not much damaged taking In but very little water
and having her bow slightly injured.
scHR ExxA SxrH yof Grccnport, LIP with nsh OIL while
coming down the East River Sunday afternoon, went
ashore on Dcadhouse Reef OF Blackwelrs Island.
soHR MARINA HAIL, OF Providence, before reported
ashore at Cow Bay, Oh. will not be launched until
spring She 10 uow beag screwed up ana maue lass i0f
winter.
scmR Fox Case, at Weymouth. Mass, 20th, from
Philadelphia encountered the gale Of the 9Th and was
blown TO sea- by the giving way OF tile hook OF the
mainsheet block the IoQm was thrown againss me rv.
gng with such force 10 break IL; escaped with no
other serious damage.
Sem Gyo TAuLAsK from PHILADELPHIA for washington,
DC. which put into NewcastS Del Oct ~ leskys saueo
again Nti Al, having procure,t pew pumpa
The New York herald., 1873-10-28
!, that this must be shown
A CONFEDERATION IN OANAsToTA
Sl50.0OO Worth OF Property Burned-
Alleged Incendiarfsm.

SYRACUSE, NJ l.. Oct II, 1873.
nre broke out In Canastota last night which
was quelled this morning. after burning over six
acres OF territory, destroying three hotels thirty
two dwellings and between forty and fifty places
Of business or Offices The total loss is estimated
by the insurance agents at s15o,000; the total in
surance at $4,000 The fire was undoubtedly the
work OF an incendiary. The business portion of
the town was all destroyed except the Beecher
BLOCK. The citizens Of Canastota held meeting
to- night and passed resolutions inviting the Pc
cuniary aid OF the charitable everywhere, and ap-
pointing Mr. d. II. Rasbach, Cashier OF the
Canastota Bank, to receive any contributions. A
committee was also appointed to investigate the
cause OF such frequent fires.
The 1re was irst discovered shortly after mid
night In a barn in the rear OF the Beecher Block
and adjoining the Eagle Hotel. wooden building
hotel and Spencer's manufactory OF optical instru-
ments adjoining the Post once. A strong south
HSe wGh a she 9aca ae Of % 1e n0ya
about half block: The names swept
eyeryishing MI up to the Canal; they then
the other side, made the destruction complete.
The stores destroyed were mostly wooden, with
gine sent from Oneida and the Canistota engine
played on the re, but the violence OF the gale Ia
spite OF the drencnng sa all their
In that direction, the fire was subdued.
Two hours before the discovery OF this fire barn
belonging TO the Central Railroad and used for
storing hay was burned together with 100 tons OF
hay and several cars. This was also the work OF
The following are the principal losers :-Brown 4
Co., dry goods $40, 000 insurance $4,000; Motifs
worth Union Hotel $4,000, insurance $4,000 d. B.
Mott, brick block, $4,000, insurance 5000; Sim
con Clock rectifylng establishment and grocery,
5000, insurance $4,000; d. II. Rasbach brick resi-.
dence, $4,000, insurance $4,000; r. A. Andrews
MOTEL sl2 5000, insurance $4,000; Nichols a STAN
son, clothing. $4,000. insurance $4,000. The rest
were small losses, under ZOO.
y Ihls Is the third disastrous connapraton there in
ao UntE; non involving an aggregate loss OF over
ov,oVo. Inc only hotel LETT standing Is a tempo-
Al structure erected on the site OF the April nre
il xhe nres nave doubtless been the work on in. |
enc S~aiss ~ Inc Inhabitants contemplate the ap. |
oint vent ny, Oh Vigilance Committed to preserve
The New York herald., 1873-10-28
THE BROOKLYN ALDERMEN.

There was sparsely attended meeting OF the
Brooklyn Board OF Aldermen yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. George II. Smith was appointed a member OF
the Board Of Education, vice ]. w. Riggs resigned.
Mayor Powell notified the Board that he had sus-
pended Patrick Crooke, clerk Of Justice Riley y's
Court, for the reason that Crooke shas habitually
tailed to make return or moneys received in that
Court monthly and omitted to return moneys
which had been collected for fines. Mr.. Crooke
ferred.
I. j. Reynolds was awarded the contract for ft-
ting up the Sixth subprecinct police station he be-
ing the lowest bidder.
At this point in the proceedings 1t appeared that
there was not quorum present, and the Board,
therefore, adjourned.