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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-28
Chase countx.

Cottonwood Falls is organizing d
library association.
At meeting of the board of COM
mlssioners, on the 10Th uIt., w. s.
homigh and s. A. Breese. a special
commission to audit the accounts of the
1 te I. b. Warren, reported as fellows ::
That by full and careful examination
of said accounts, We find that there
was remaining due the county, and
unpaid, ON the 9th day of July, 1872,
the sum of 81, 1886. Cottonwood
Falls Leader.
Drinkwater s. ShPiVer, viii remove
their saw mill from Cedar creek to
Shafts, on South Fork, about the LIST
of March. -
Cottonwood Falls is to be the sand
market. The Leader says some work
men digging q well iHrhe rearUf D.
HI. MeGinlGy's residence, at depth, OF
twelve feet, went through g. vein OF
sand six and halt feet thick. The
sand is of excellent quality.
Nor THE MAN.-We are authorized
by Mr.. E. 3. Croker, of Bazaar, to
say that he is not the Croker charged
with having received 81 600 to vote fol-
Caldwell. E. B. Croker was mem
Der of the legislature four years ago
and the Caldwell election took place
two years ago.-Chase County Leader
This announcement would be en-
tirly unnecessary to those who know
Mr.. Croker.
MARRIED.-F. P. Cochran. Esq, Of
Cottonwood Falls, was married q few
days ago, to Miss Belle Lindsay. The
occasion was avery happy one, at the
Hinkly House, and friend C. and bride
were greeted by large party of Falls
friends.
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FROM PEABODY.


The grounding in Kansas is sup.
posed to be altogether unreliable
He had got nearly all the farmers to
blowing ard sowing wheat, just q:
they usually do in spring time, and
all at once here comes a big snow
accompanied by the usual gentle
zephyrs, and in less than no time
we find everything froze up again
as tight as brick.
Notwithstanding the Indictment
weather emigrants are beginning to
come in, and white covered wagons
are passing daily, bearing hopeful
souls westward 10 the promised
land, while many find a welcome
and homes in orr own rich county.
We learn to day that work on the
IL. & N. railroad will soon be resum-
ed; that a heavy force will be put
upon it south of this place, and that
it will be pushed right along as fast
as possible.
Mr.. p. Aller was here to-day,
making his regular visit with his
bank. He informs US that this
bank, which was heretofore a pri-
vate institution, has been chartered
under State law, and that quite
number of good and substantial cap
italists have taken stock in it, and
that after this it will be conducted
upon new basis. 1t will still be
located in Florence.
In speaking of our enterprising
furniture dealers, Noyes 81 Perkins,
in our last report, your typo made
US say Nye & Perkins. Now, Mr..
Nye is clever gentleman, and al
though he does occasionally some
work for this firm. putting their
clocks in running order, etc, yet we
did not intend 10 set him up in
the furniture business to the exclu-
sion of Mr.. Noyes. Let us give the
devil his due. RIP.
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Butler County.

buSLer County.
From the Augusta Republican:
Business is getting better.
Town lets are in demand. . J
AagnstasIlas had musical eonven-
tod. Do, Ia, sol, fab, was thick for
several days.
Capt. w. A. Shannon has been ap-
pointed city marshal at Augusta.
An Augusta firm think of INDUCING
in a real estate paper.
The mad dog excitement prevails to
some extent near Augusta. Its fatal
to dogs.
Augusta has bad boys who disturb
public audiences, and they are going
to abate the nuisance.
The EIdorado Times, which was
three years old on the day of its last
issue, furnishes US with the following
items:
The yelling on Banner is dead.
Splendid farming lands can be had
in Butler, at from %. 80 to $40 per
acre.
The Times is having big run of
job work. p
Fraker & PeytOn shipped several
car loads of fat cattle to Chicago last
week. - -'--S
Stone fence costs 81 a rod in Butler
equity.
Philadelphians are prospecting for
stock farms near Eldorado. -f {
The Times, last week, had over two
columns of new ads.
Thousands of bushels of spring
wheat will be sown in Butler.
In Butler county they have women
named "Peachie." One of this name
was married last week.
Eldorado is going to get up a dra-
matte entertainment to get q bell for
her school house.
The members of the Christian church
in this vicinity have been holding a
series of MEETINGS at the schooihouse
this week, which have been very well
attended by our people
Superintendent Hoag, of Lawrence,
has SOME specimens of salt from the
Little Salt Plains, about IS miles north
east of Camp Supply and ten miles
south of the Kansas line. The speci-
mems are Of rock salt, white as snow,
and apparently destitute OF any i'm
purity. Agent John d. Mills esti-
mates these great natural salt W orks as
covering sixteen square mile. The
ground seems covered as with snow.
Where Buffalo and Whirlwind creeks
Join there is pond of brine, the bot
tom cOved with rock salt that NAV be
dug out in blocks as large as a man
can lift.
By another year Butler county will
be able to subsist without buying east
srn Hour.
Ii the Kansas City & Emporia rail-
road is put under contract soon, it will
be the first road built to the Walnut
Valley.
People seeking homes In Kansas
viii fnd better water, better timber,
better stone, better land, better schools
md better people in Butler county |
han in most any other county in the |
state.
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The three cent war of Illinois
the fight of the people with the ILL
nois Central railroad to force the
legal rates of fare, which Is three
cents q mile-still continues. It il
reported that gangs continue to
board the trains in numbers sufi.
cient to control tho train men, and
to ride on their own terms. This
course can not receive the counter.
ance of right-mipded men. The
test cases in which the experiment
was made for the basis of an action
before the courts was perfectly COM
mendable. Beyond that, the dispo.
sltion to riot is utterly indefensible
Not until all other remedies have
failed, can the aggrieved parties be
justified in q course of annoyance
and mischief towards the roads
The cause Of the people is just, but
II should be honorably maintained
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THE OH PREJUDIcE.-It is . little
strange that the old prejudice
against color still fingers In the
north. Ono would suppose that it
had about died out, but during the
present winter, the colored orator,
Frederick Douglas, has encountered
it in several instances. We have
noticed that Mr.. Douglas has been
refused admission to the hotels at
several points where he went to
lecture. The most recent case was
at St. Paul, and we guess the Snobs
who run the hotels there will not
soon forget the lesson taught them
ca account OF the insult offered to
that gentleman. The Merchants and
Metropolitan hotels OF that city
turned him away. The legislature
happened to be in session, and
members wAxed warm, expressing
their indignation on the floor of
floor OF the House, without reserve.
A proposition TO remove the Capt.
tai was received with deaEening
: cheers; finally the House instructed
the Judiciary Committee to report
what legislation would be necessary
70 prevent the recurrence of such
outrages ON the rights Of citizen
ship. SeventY-live members of the
legislature withdrew from the hotels
in question to other boarding houses
aud the hotel keepers Uncovered
rather too late that they had bucked
against the wrong passenger.
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quently S79.90 ont, besides the wear
and tear on the tumbler.
IL the sewing machine monopoly
is broken up it is predicted by
prominent manufacturers that first
class machines will I've selling with
in twelve month for fourteen dol
lars each.
The Pennsylvania Central is said
to intend laying two extra tracks
(making FOUR its entire length
to accommodate its increasing bust.
ness.
Rochester, New York, is stirred
up on the temperance question
Neal Dow, of Maine law fame, lee
tured there last Friday evening.
Lake Michigan, off Milwaukee, i
bridged with ice to width of forty
five miles.
/ The town of Oxford, Mass, hav
ing refused to make any further APP
Precipitation for educational pu,
poses. its public schools are TO b
closed.
A new system of automatic tele
graphing is announced, by whic
loo to $50 words minute can b
sent.
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COSNKCTICUT.-The Democrats Of
Connecticut have nominated Chas.
II. Ingersoll, an old Bourbon Dem
ocrat, for Governor, and Geo. G
Gill, Liberal, for Lieutenant Cover
nor. The resolutions declare that
the Democratic party is based on
the principles of the constitution
declared at Baltimore and Cincin-
natl. This calls forth o rebuke from
the Chicago Tribune which declares
that reformers "must desert the old
organization-must cease to be Dem
ocrats and Republicans, and must
become Liberals" We think we
have heard this before, but the peOs
pie don't reform in that way. They
propose to reform the party which
has done so much good for the coun-
try by wedding out the thieves and
soonndrels, and continue the party
In power.
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st. Louis Market.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9,

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25
Flour-Dull, weak and unsettled.
Whcat-Duil and unchanged; No. 9
spring regular at $1.26. soft $1.34; No. 9
red fall in elevator offered at SI.95.
Corn--Unehanged; mixed 32A; white IS
a39c.
Oats-Inactive and unchanged No. .
mixed 271za2Sc.
90c.
Rye-Lower: No. SIC.
Pork-Firm and unchanged.
Dry salt meats-Buoyant and higher on
packed lots: laose shoulders 41za43<c; do.
clear rib exc; clear sides &c (; packed
shoulders As; do. clear rib Ia71<c; do. clear
sides 7Na71<c.
Bacon-FIrm; shoulders &c; clear rip I
y aSe; clear sides saSk for jobbing and
order lots.
Lard-Frm; prime steam ne.
Whfsky--Quiet and weak at S9c.
Cattle-Ruiet and unchanged.
HOgs-Stesdy; 4.25a4.S9.
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TIE FIsHERIEs.-The President
and Secretary Of State visited the
Capital on Wednesday, and urged
the committee on foreign relations
to secure the prompt passage of the
reciprocal legislation on the Fishery
question required by the treaty of
Washington, and which the Domin-
ion OF Canada has fulfilled on ifs
part. The President stated that this
was all that was left undone under
the treaty, and he was especially
anxious that Congress should not
adjourn without passing q law.
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s1AR1E1 BY TELEGRAPH
Gold and Stock Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. %.
Money stringent early loans at 1-32 to
1-64; before the close of banking hours
there was business at Is, with the latest
transactions at I-I6.
Sterling weak at S5Sa So.
Gold more active, and advanced from
Lag to 1.1423S, closing firm at I.I45SaI. II
q. Loans 3a7 per annum. Clearings $50,
0UO,OO0. Treasury disbursements SSI 600.
Governments quiet but firm. State bonds
very dull. Railroad bonds moderately
active. Stocks quieter and irregular, and
in the main lower.
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NEWS AND EDITORIAL ITEMS.

In its Kansas items the st. Louis
Democrat says smallpox "exists to
an alarming extent in Harrison
county" Will the Democrat take
down its map of Kansas and tell Us
where Harrison county is located
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NEWS CLIPPINGS.

The New York Herald think
Pomeroy looks lean and haggsrd.
John B. Cough is receiving two
hundred and fifty dollars per nigh
and narrowing up the souls of thu
Ohio drunkards for value received
Macoupin county, Illinois, i.
fiounder1ng in the deep waters Of
despair and debt on account of the
oVerdle interest on her million and
a half dollar court house.
Louisville has offered $500, 600 and
the free use of the new city hall fol
term of years to secure the capital
to that city.
The following gentlemen of the
Modoc tribe have been indicted for
murder in the first degree: Scar
faced Charley, Hooker Jim, One
eyed Nose, Old DR.. Humphrey,
Little Jim, Boston Charley and
Dave. They will probably plead
emotional insanity.
According to recent news, "an
official census" reveals the fact that
there are 100000 slaves on the is
land of Cuba. This shows q de-
crease of l07, 600 since 1867, for
which the progress of the rebellion
will doubtless account.
A pebble OF gold, weighing 240
pounds has been found at Moore's
fiat, Nevada. Next.
The people of West Point, Miss,
are weeping and wailing and gnash-
ing their teeth over q colored post.
master.
JGreeuup county, Kentucky, has
eight iron furnaces in full blast.
One family have occupied the
throne in Japan for twenty five CEN
turtles.
Dan Rice Is making arrangements
tor his forty-first annual farewell
tour.
Ohio is importing Norwegians for
domestic servants.
In 1872 Tennessee built only If
teen miles of railroad.
George X. Snow has presented
plans for mammoth underground
union depot at Boston, fronting on
dock square. The depot would be
by means of tunnel
under Boston hill, flve-eighths OF =
nile long.
1t costs q saIoon-keeper In Ohio
so TO sell drink of liquor to /
nan who is already full, or "chuck
lp.1 As 8 saIooouist receives but
en- cents for a drink, he IL conse-
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That great and good man, ex-
Auditor Thoman, suffers q little al
the banda OF the legislature which
investigated the Cherokee county
railroad bond swindle. Few per-
sons suffered so much in the flesh
during the late presidential cam.
paign, on account of the dishonesty
OF other men, as said Auditor.
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The KAw LANDs.-We met In our
city, this week, agent Stubs, of the
Kaw Agency. He has no doubt but
that the appraisment of the lands
recently made by himself Mr..
Sharp and 9 gentleman from the
East, will be accepted, and that the
lands will soon be in the market.
The appraisement was made with
the utmost care. Every quarter Sec
ton on both the diminished reserve
and trust lands was visited by the
commission. The agent Gays tie
Indians are all ready to go at any
time; that the reserve for them 10
selected, places for the agency build
inRs, and all. These lands lie In
Morris and Lyon counties, and Il
would be of great advantage to
these counties to haYc them settled.
BY the way, We would call the
attention OF those concerned to an
advertisement in to-day's paper in
reference to cutting timber from the
Indian lands. Mr.. Stubs knows
some of the parties who are engag-
ed in this disreputAble business, and
was here to consult the U. S. Com
missioner with . view to having
them arrested. Those who steal the
timber from these lands will even
tually DO brought to justice. There
fore, they had better take warning.
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The CALDWELL CAsE.-On Tues.
day the Caldwell case was put over
till the extra session on the 4th OF
March. IL is now stated that Car
penter, Logan aud Anthony Dissent
from the report Of the committee,
and will oppose anything more
than censure. Two OF Caldwell's
friends, Len Smith and Legate, re-
turned from Washington TO Lesv-
enworth . few days ego, and asser
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Improved Farm for Sale.

T OFFER for sale at special bargain.
L IL sold Immediately. my farm GA
Badger creek, eight miles northeast Of
EmporiA
The farm contains go acres; IS acres
under fence and improvement. good two
story stone house, out-buildings, good
well OF water. running stream Of pure
stock water, fruit and forest trees, and
plenty OF timber to supply the farm. On
the place is an orchard of 100 or 800 trees
many of which have borne fruit abund-
antly TOR several years; also, small fruits
Of the choicest varieties.
ID. L. WARD,
9W3 EmpOrfa, Kansas.
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in the most positive manner, that
Mr.. Caldwell will remain in the
Senate. AS we have said before,
we regret this exceedingly. The
conviction is deep-seated in the
minds of the public that he obtain
ed the position by corruption. 1t
will be a public stigma and shame
on the u. s. Senate If they vote to
retain him after the developments
of his recent investigation. The
people are convinced if Senators
are not. Mr.. Caldwell is in no
sense a representative of Kansas.
Even If he is retained in his seat his
usefulness as a Senator is destroyed.
He will never have the backing oil
the support of the people of Kan
sas, and 1t would be better for him
better for Kansas, that he should
should be turned out. We sincere
ly trust that the information tina
has come to us In the last day or q
may turn ont to be erroneous, ant
that he may be ousted.
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Executrix,s Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given to all credit
IN tors and others interested in the
estate Of Lyman Rawson, deceased, that
the undersigned has been appointed exc
cutrix OF the last will and testament of
said Lyman Rawson, deceased.
LYDIA IL. RAWSON,
Oil EXeeutrfH.
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E0R SAFE An "A BARGAIN,

on ACRES choice farming land,
| lou about miles southeast q En-
porIs and near the n Il. & T. railway,
described rs n W y, see. 5, town 20, range
Il. For price and terms write 20
&C. HIXON d CO.,
d5tf Lumber dealers. Atehison, kan.
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Ancfinn Sale 7

- TO MILES northwest OF En-.
= 4 poria, on Tuesday, March
4th, the subscriber will sell, at public
auction, the foil owing personal property
viz: The best business team In Lyon
county. TWO good bulls, cows, calves.
yearlings, shoats, fowls. hay, corn, oats,
seed potatoes. &C., &c. wagon and haF-
ness; all his farming implem5 nts. among
which is q Woods Mower and Reaper,
combfned-new last year; = quantity Of
fence posts, and native lumber seasoned,
also quantity OF household goods, con-
sisting Of chairs, tables. bedsfe2ds, stoves,
and other articles too numerous TO men,
ton. TERMS: SIX months credit will
be gwen on the horses aud reaper and
mower, on good endorsed notes bearing
ten per cent. interest, approved and pay
able at the First Nations al bank Of Empo-
ria. All other sales cash. Sale to com.
mence at ten o'cl oCk q. m, sharp.
ST. j. II. ALLEN.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Kaw Land Notice.

A LII persons are hereby forbid cutting
n or hauling any tim Der from the ap
praised lands OF the Kansas Indians.
9t1 MAHLON STUBBS.
II. S. Lnnd Apsnf
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Farm to Trade.
I WANT WOOD.
nnrham Rulla For Sale.

1.-TWO thorough bred short horn bulls.
Il Is months old; recorded in the last
yol.s A. 81. B.; red color; fashionable
strain Of blood; ready Tor spring service.
Price 500 each. Il. II. LACKEY,
6t4 Peabody, Marion Co., Kan.
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ATTENTION SCHOOL DIRECTORS
We Sell School Desks

on long time, and also purchase
School BOnds Issaed fer Building ParpaaSs
For information address
Fl. II. LEWIS 6 CO.,
9O2 & 004 Washington Avenue,
9m62 st. Louis, Me.
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Agricultural Tspe
10 aan
but soits cOnfne terms to CASH BASIS.
, 1873-09-18
70G978 Lancaster fourth, with $127, ,G78, ,d8S
Dorka mil, with st23, ,oi7, ,29s echuykli aixth,
with ,GG5, and Chester seventh, with
4!l3 4n1. .tlEL '
CESARiSM.


mfnGf1t1 or t11G l40nMOm IAmC6a
Lc,ton kStpt; - Di,ateh to ths See York iIsra't
subject q ccssrisu In Ancrica eaitoriay, usIaa he
sfSssnt stss ts TINT prcssas s'"ss e Il o '9 1nsa si .s
would bo a great reform, and ought to he vel.
eomS to tho oopo T. lossihle ~ mes1s az Of
stant recollection OF tho Executive and Its attendant
ess M inasm,ch ~ tue 1resont rau fHs to teGnro to
H. or involves the preHoco Of gyils creator than oRo
which It was Trained to prevent. -.
Tho writer goes on to aay: 1--WE cannot be sslr1raI
oxapae n refusing thrco Presidential tormH should
10 called in Question, and when thc people Of tho
exceptional confidence in den. orant. II appears
ffo American M Letter hes
souai cla!tns to tho honor, aro consldoraio 10Th
II e nSsr' s9es Of and h.vg nos at o1 70 a @ belongs 1
haa thus sayoa the country Will b taken by
&rs No IT. sa is s Rssson
Of pres!dent Grant to third torn Of oice may haye
Pns net Intended
torn, may bo followed Dy fourth, aud tho 1oaso Of
power may again be renawea uasil It is tsrn!nated
way to ho On understood tblng that the American
aSso DO a ss .s ea % esa st er HI,
N most, used i .afcsaard against sho' psrpo:
10 great and important change tits we're to occur
state Of poltics In America. There 1nany ways In
which 1t might appear desirable. Tho rule which haa
boon hitherto followed Inns, certainly, not worked 10
vol Tint thore would TO bo room for improve
ment Elections, without limit in number, from tho
conduct Of which The better portion Of society is OK
cuded are not 80 great public good Ia themselves
that NO should wish them to bc preserved In tho
aririt as in tho letter OF tho w1ahes Of
ther founders. wo may, dismiss tho notion
That deapotinm would DO likely to rcsnlt from =
perpetual reelection Of tho American President, a-
though this real terror To tho mindG Of tho
Revolutionary heroes who had 5uat ennncipas thena-
Belvss from the rulo OF King. Tho only question
would 10 whether tho custom Of Presidential tens
would tend III my degree to euro tho ovila Of tho
old whether tho process OF election would DO pNrer
when tho ultimate prizo would bo greater and bcttor
worth contcndlug for. With all these weapons OF
argument all must depend upon tho manner In which
any change In tho present ssatcm ia worked. 1t may
increase the existing corruption, 80 far AZ
such change iii thu American Presidential
election systetn ia possible. It may, and VIC
believe 1t moro likely would, bc beneficial, both
In its immediate and more remote conae9aences It
would DO llkoly to securo to tho poopo Of the United
process OF their appointment to o1lco less degrading
to themselves and al concerned in 1t. Tho deais ot
sn American preAdentta election arn read On this
aide Of tho Atlantic with amusement and disgnht and
there MANY evidences which 60 to show that they
looked on In much tho same wny in AnericA. It
would be worth while to try plan which could do
littte harm mud might to much good. 1t u the
simpcs, plan Of reform which carried out OF
suggested"
, 1873-09-18
Snnkez Within SllAkeHs

Whoever opons tho Now Haven Palladium
nowadays reals of somebody who has opened
a snake. Here il tho latest; it III apparently In
surpasHable:
Haying scon In late issue Of your paper
communication concerning tic habits of tho
snake, written OIL tho 3lnt Of August by mr. B.
J. Hull, of Woodbury., desire to Hay that his
statement il certaiuly credible ono, for my
own experience within tho present year has been
similar, but eyen moro wonderful than his. On
the 18th Of Inst July I waa in my cornAeld at
work, and had occasion to remove quito Iargo
stono, which did with quito an effort. AS soon
as this had beon done, my dog commenced bnrl-
ing quite tiorcoly. commenced digging in the
uncovered ground with my hoe and IL fow
minutes pulled ont the largest black snake eyor
Haw. struck tho snake with tho back Of my
hoe, and out Of itH mouth ran ono biloxi snake
about oightccn inches long, aud ono milk guako
thrteon inuhes long, I struck the second black
Hnako and out Of itH mouth ran four striped
snakes, ouch about ton incllos long. then
struck tho milk snake, which my dog Ind boon
guarding, and out Of Its mouth ran two stripod
AnakeH, zach Ut which was eight inches long.
Out OF ourIoHlty l cut tho original black snake
opon, mad found in 1t ton eggs, one ground mole
mid ono B,nall bird, which took 10 bo wren
can furnish proof to confirm my statements II
liecossary. That snakes propagate their spocioB
by laying oggs can admit Of no question. Ro-
speotfuity yours, ]. u WooD.
BA1DdKiiAMproH, Sept. q, 1875.