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Middletown transcript., 1873-05-03
Boys Lost in a Cave.

In quarrying in South Hannibal Mo
cave was recently discovered By the
workmen. An exploring expedition was
organized by five boys whose ages ranged
from nine TO thirteen wears Providing
themselves with pieces Of candle mn inch
or two in length, which were all lighted
at once. the little torchlight procession
marched into the cave Oiher boys AZ
the same time went in q short distance
aud returned Tho five were missed hv
,hcir parents until late in the evening.
when they were informed hy the lads who
eutcrcd with ,hcm thu, they had gone in
10 the cavc at ten O'clock IN The morning
since which time they had not seen them
The alarm that 1--WE boys were lost in
the cave drew a va, crowd around It's
mouth, among whom were the fathers
mothers. brothers aud sisters of the lost
ones, Several parties Immediately enter.
"a the cave 10 search FIR them. but all
returned wl,hou' trace of the lost chill
drcn. About o'clock Mt night a party
II i've was organized who entered the
cave with the determination 10 IL or die.
In order to not lo'e their way, they un-
wound ball Of tsiuc a. thcy proceeded
Ii thls way they hal used IL .ix ball. II
iwtnr, when ,laY discovered tf,ck. near
riit, Or li.sure Ia the roc&.. barely large
enough 70 admit the bnlY II ihs sualle.i
., the party. IL, ,Jr,eaai himself through
4. aud going sonc distance be called an'
receiving ~ answer; he penetrated still
further anI called again. when + thought
0a heard taln, r',r,u~ H. thru :
.ilr sara the bulls rya an'tra which /
carried, and rrn.et1.l IL IKE minuet
.amr distance further WHOM ho hoarl o
yatcc exclaimed: Oa ! ,ee li.br 4
.ai A' kas% the la-' were ;laul II ir
siiartep was ptat.e indeed When
uni thay were III q cr wee ii tha rue's
,evo.ng ilrerr pl4ce whcr, ;hry could
all lt DOWN aud sircp together
iht lay consequent urlu ti'r lsliyer-
inrc almost oyrrcamr thrm fha search
ins patty emerged from ih. ce about !
e,a.a at night thc le,t h.ys las,uI Is ii
iuHY.el som, fifteen hon. without iold
ef Walet The m.duigh, mir wa> mair
glad Us tie shaat, ol is HhIeh greeted
their appearance O. TILL oiiior world, while
parents ea-rei their dlrlius. to their
aear,s their eyrs streaming with tears
AMI taeir lips atfttng prayers 4 thanks
giving . God t#r t.,F .lty j lycrauee
The boy. stated that ta,ir tatiie- weut
aut, aal I'll y geapl lranni ia tha laft-
uess 10 aai liz way hlek urln. which
tim the youngest ot ths ltd. party VA.
taken >itk with .eyera cdi. aul lly
down lbcy rubbed Inn vigorously an!
,acc ,lsi in restoring linn, inter- aReh
lhey ltageyIc ~ ;hsiy search fr tIn
entfaur t'tsr wandering lor hsar,
AL ,hsir eift, rrtgia. win they M
iawn aud eria lr}iae their faar, rhay
Encouraged olch other $40 III hopa tt !,
t!ic boys whl epterel tie cas- part ~,
With thsm would leIl thlr pifsH'. ar7n
Witch search Aeull d instituted
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Thirty Centuries Old.

The dllss, relic II human cxtaut is tho
skeleton II the earliest pharoah. eucased
in hi. original burial.robes, wonderfully
perfect considering its age. which was de-
posted eightacu or twenty months ago. in
the British Museum. aud i. Justly esnsid-
erod tn m5,; valuable Of its archaeological
treasures
The iii Of the coffin which contained the
royal mummy was inscribed With the name
Of is occupant, pharoah Mykerimus. who
succeeded tho heir OF the builder
ot the great pyramid, about ten ceuiu-
ries before Christ Ouly think Of i, Tho
monarch, whose crunbling bones aud
leather uteguments ale now exciting tho
wonder Of numerous gazer. in London.
reisucd ia Egypt before solomon was born.
aud only eleven ceniures or so after Mis-
rain, the grandson Of old father Noah and
the pharoahs. had been gathered to his
fathers Why, the tide-lnark at the Del
uge could scarcely haze been obli,erated,
or the gophnr wood knee ,iinbers Of the
ark have ro,tcd On Mount Arrarat, whcp
this man II the early world lived. moved,
aud had his being. Iii. bone aud shri,.
sled skin ere contemporary with the nin,-
,eenlh century aud The date of the cruc'-
.ixion is only about midway between this
era and oars
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Feeding French Travellers.

liunefy Uaselai. u fclH ar -
tfe.hr5 ID ma.t na,arla.4 mauHaf
onc wha Ia, eNr.taGei ID A.ned =!
The system tell, i4i- story
he eaari fui Il. head u ihc Win.
siaw Il III ifan al3 iutisls t,sel.
.Sal.. ur!gf I#6H5 t5 s1u n the
ueXt station: /. will tr aa ta
unu tar tmer ftary. 5tl ia tl,,3e- ~
Has,i Il the next stepping pl9re By
81 meats order i In telegraph ear
tiel tat atlrr ten MID. abra auI waeu
lhg train drew np At ths station lhelaa'
vi, oprs,l unl a circular task,t, t.sfs,
let high aud ene t55t ID iiamrlar va
pnt into aur compartment hau ,ha -
Wsrr kuile aud lark spoon aud napkin. &
bottle At water aud tllsk NJ WIN aul q
ela.s. little salt aud pcrpcr, ani llrsc
roll Opening the dur il tie side ii ih'
basket. W. saw four shelves. or, each sht!
i dish we ami, ,he bill u fare ",
ate our dinner quietly aud comfortably
whilc the train rushed along 81 t6i.ty
miles an hour and then restored I'll,
dishes 10 their place, When the next
,,nrpase was maie, a porter removed IL,
basket aud received the pay
Middletown transcript., 1873-05-03

WHATS Tue DIFrERfNck a rhila-
lepha merchant the other iay dsrnv-
cred one Of his clerk, r,Ging the meucy
drawer At first the young man looked
confused but suddenly becoming n
as Congressman, he explained tia, -
was ouly grabbing some back pay. and
raising his own salary The merchan,
thinking he should have been consulted
tirst, called a policeman. aud the clerk was
put where he will do the most good -
.NDrr.dJrp Herdid
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srlett tloetrn.
Result of Free Thought.

A doubling douhier doubted long,
His doabis n' iirst seemed very strong;
But soon he doubted OF his doubt,
And then u host of doubts broke out;
Could he these doubts his own doubts call +?
Had he cli ANY doubts Al d,2
Was his first doubt doubt or nat2
We're nll the rvst true doubts or what?
So midst these iouhtful us aud outs.
These doubts aud doubts about his doubts,
Doubt rpoa doubt his doubts did shake,
Fresh doubts did doubtful answers make,
Till this vas AL he could hnd ont,
THIS, he undoubtedly did doubt
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II nothing can be done to reform inc
tria,c.. much NIGH, be done to save mod.
crate drinkers from becoming, in course
Of time. drunkards Stop moderate drink
ing. aud The supply Of iuebria,es wonld
soon be cut off Moderate drinking is
the beginning, in all eases, Of iu,empsr-
auce That can be checked, and i, be.
hoovss all good men to engage in a work
so urgently demanded by the best inter
e.,s Of society.
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Poetry.

The world is full Of poetry the air
J. living with il. spirit aud the waves
Dance 10 the music ot It's melodies
And sparkle in Il, briahin,ss Earth s vcil.i
Aud maullci N;th its beauty; and the walls
That close Tire universe With cry s,ai 10,
tre eloquent with voices that proclaim
The unseen giorie, % imtarn.ijy
In hlrnpuirs too prricci aud loo high
For aught but briu- OF celestial mould,
tud sl'-ak 10 nl.,u In one eternal hymn,
CniLding beauty aud unfolding power.
Middletown transcript., 1873-05-03

"HE is BRIcK Many persons use
the phrase. He is brick without the
leas, idea that it is supposed to be Of clns.
sic origin. |, is said that King Ageslpus
being asked by an ambassador from Epirus
Why thcy had no walls for Sparta, replied /:
I'VE have" Pointing to his marshallcd
army. he said: There ars the walls Of
Sparta. Every man you see is brick. !"
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dashipg attacks Of the Indians. AT last +.
finding that the command was not to ne
diverted from its purpose, or hindered in
its regular march. the Indians
withdrew leaving US to proceed unmolest.
Middletown transcript., 1873-05-03

\ Clergyman at the examination Of the
young scholars Of his Sunday School. put
the following question: why did ths
people OF Israel set up a golden calf?'s
Because they had n", M .ncy enough -
set up an ok was the rrrly Of little
chap who took do,ssr M ccut, yieV Of
The mAtter
Middletown transcript., 1873-05-03

Honest % farmers are particularly re-.
luested by our grocery men 10 leave the
half dozen feet Of one chicken on the out
side, aud not on the inside where they can
not be seen. II they are to pay the same
price for the feet rs for the rest Of the
chicken. they don't want more feet than
chick, and they wan, good fee, even then.
Middletown transcript., 1873-05-03

A thrifty housewife thinks tha, men
ough. to be useful-,hey might as well
be smoking hams as smoking cigars.
Middletown transcript., 1873-05-03

When Kansas lawyer quotes Latin
to the jury, he is fined by the Judge for
profanity and contempt"
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4. THOMAS MASSEY. JR.
, CLOCK AND WATCH MAKER
siain street, meat door To National Hotel
1liddletOsyn, Delaware

rLoCkS. Watches, J-welry, &c. neatly and
~ promptly repaired,
Always on haS I! and for sale. Clocks. Watches,
Plated Ware F.rks, Spoons sil,cr Napkin
Rings, Silver Thimliss, salt. Sugar and Tea
Spoons, Butter Knives, Gold Brcast-pins, Ear
Rings, Fingrr-Riues, Sleeve Buttons Watch
Chains, Watch Keys, keg Rings, Steel Watch
Chains, &c
AGENT For
TINEY'.S SPEGTicLES
Dec. l2-H
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14
IMPORTANT DECISION.

Farmers and drovers, as well as rail-
road men, lawyers and the general
public, will read with interest the de-
cision rendered yesterday by the United
States Circuit Court at indianapolis,
and reported pretty fully in our tele-
graphic column. The charge Of the
Judge is the more noteworthy, because
he seems to go beyond the merits of
the case Immediately before him, to
lay down general principles. The
pivotal point of the decision is, that
the good Of the community at large,
or in legal phrase, public policy, re-
quires that common Carriers who use
a powerful but dangerous ele-
ment like steam, must ex-
ercise due care and diligence
to prevent accidents From this are
deduced several cOrrolaries, of which
we note the more important: l, Acct
dents are presumably the fault of the
railroad company, until the contrary be
proven; 2, Where the passenger is ac-
cused Of carelessness the burden of
proof rests on the company; 3, Passes,
with a printed stipulation on them
against responsibility by the company,
are null and of no effect, it being
against public policy to relieve the
company of liabilities and so make it
less careful; 4, Pecuniary compensation
can be recovered for bodily pain and
suffering. as well as loss of time or
money, or capacity to earn a living, etc.
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LITERARY WOMEN.

Trying to analyze and classify them
in my own mind, / am forced to con-
clude that the handspring of all their
mistakes Will be found to be this same
disposition to overestimate themselves.
They are untidy and ungracefuI, be-
cause they imagine these things Of
minor Importance; or they go 60 the
other extreme, and are Oyer-fastidious.
They give themselves up to attitudiniz-
ing. and become so hopelessly and pain
fully self conscious that they are dra-
matte and theatrical upon the smallest
provocatiOn, They give themselves up
to their emotions in way that is quite
shocking to a person of truly delicate
sensibilities. A leaf, a flower,
wounded butterfly, or sometimes even
little child (since this last, Heaven help
us! is esteemed the least important and
most commonplace of all Gods crea-
tions) will afford pretext for these
rapturous and gushing daughters of
genius to appear 'in fine frenzy
rolling"
1 am disposed to forgive literary
women that they are. as a rule, person
ally unprepOsessing III appearance; that
they have Objectionable noses. are
s9uint-eyed, cross-eyed, or near-sight-
ed; that their compilations are bad, their
mouths unshapely, and their fOreheads
suggestive of strong -mindedness. l
can be lenient to their absent minded
ness, their over-sensitiveness to criti-
cism, their cynicism and lack of gentle
and womanly trustfulness; for / can
understand how these things may even
arise from such failings as spring frJm
virtues that toPp1e over" b., r.o l am
implacabie toward then. when l see
them sacrifice all that is humble and
patient, all that is loving and gener-
Gus, and all that is unobtrusively heoric
to their overweening ambition.
do not forgive them when they tell
me that others can manage their chill
dren better than they can. I do not
admire them when they claim superb
Gritty that prevents them from being
appreciated" by husband, parent, or
friend. l cannot become reconciled to
their cOnfortless homes, their refracto-
ry servants, Indigestible food, and other
lamentable evidences of imperfect house.
keeping.-FrOm N0Uen16er Home and
School" Louisville, hU.
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Johnson and Holt.

Special TO the Cincinnati Commercial,
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-EX-PresideRt
johnson and General Holt are watching
each other from opposite ends Of the Cap
ital, the one revising a bitter attack, and
the other putting his statement in pamphlet
with new evidence. Judge Holt declines
to state how many members of the Mill
tary Commission refused to vote for Mrs.
Surratt's execution as the laws of court
martial forbid it. He shows by the posi-
ton of the paper recommending to mercy,
that when Mr.. johnson signed the order
for the execution, the former lay right
under his eye. lie says that Mr.. Stanton,
when Secretary of War, and in accord with
President johnson, forbade him to set HIM
self right in the public prints. Holt, while
combating Johnson on the matter OF keep
ING back the recommendation to mercy,
continues to hold the opinion that Mrs.
Suratt was principal and was properly
tried under the Articles OF War, and he is
now preparing to show that this was John
sons position aise, but that the latter acted
from resentment, while he QIOlD merely
did his duty, and wished to save the
wOmap'S life.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14
THE VIRGINIUS,

Our dispatches this morning give the
exciting details of the chase and cap
ture of this now historic vessel. From
the quiet manner in which the unfOr-
Inmates yielded, it is evident that they
depended for protection on the respect
due to the flag they bore-that of the
United States-and the correctness of
their papers. The conflicting reports
as to. the exact locality Of capture, all
agree in the important particular that
the Virginius was seized upon the high
seas and far from Spanish waters. 1t
has heretofore been presumed that YES
sells floating our flag on the high seas
were exempt even from search. We
read somewhere in our school boy days
of United States which challenged
war with Great Britain, mistress of the
seas, on this question Of search. But
in the sad case under consideration the
American flag was no protection against
search. nor the American registry pa
pers any protection against capture,
and subsequent massacres amid re-
. ioicings that suggest the war-dance of
savages around their victims at the
stake Although the executions were
fastened expressly with the view to
prevent foreign intervention, yet the
findings of the comts-martial were for
warded in due form to the Captain
General, and Of course approved by
him. This is the ain-Generalwho
we are told, was sent over as being a
very lenient character. at the instance
of Minister Sickles, to supersede a
blood-thirsty predecessor.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14
LOUISVILLE.
Connferfeiters Arrested.

LOUISVILLE, Nov. Is. - Several days
since a young man named Harrison passed
some dangerous counterfeit fifty dollar
notes on firms in this city. Detectives
traced him to Lexington, arrested him and
brought him here, when h6 directed the
officers to the residence of one Stout on
the outskirts of the city, from whom he OBJ
tanned the money. Stout was arrested yes
terday, and sixty-three fifty dollar notes
ana ana hundred and eighty-three fifty
cents pieces, ali counterfeit, were found on
his person. The parties wiil be examined
tomorrow before the United States Com
mission: Officers think Stout has been
some time in The business. He came here
from Lexington one month since. The
co,mterfejts are sPlendidly executed
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14
FINALE OF THE STRIKE.
Withdrawal of Men from the Machin-
lists and BIacksmiths' Union and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
lrir

&IneefS.
The following correspondence is pub
lished by the KnorriUe Chronicle of the
18th:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov: II, 1ST3.-
Capt. Jos. Jaques, V. P: We have been
connected with the late trouble that you
had with the employees of your road. We
now acknOwlede that we were in error in
being in any way iniuencedby the excited
crowd. We further say to you, that we are
determined, and will Immediately with
draw from the organization known as the
''Machinists and Blacksmiths' Union" and
if you think proper to employ us again we
will work for you as faithfully as We ever
did before, notwithstanding the reduction
of wages as per your order of Oct. 30, 1873.
Signed by sixteen machinists and five
blacksmiths.
KNOXVILLE, Nov. 10, 1S73.-Capt. Jo-
seph Jaques, V. P: During the late trouble
that you had with the employees of your
road we acted under the impression that
we were doing our duty. We fought you
manfully, and, as We considered, honOrably,
for one long week. We now acknowledge
that we have been beaten, and that we
were in error in going Off with the excited
crowd. We further say to you that we
have withdrawn from the organization
known as "'the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers" and if you think proper to EN-
ploy us again we will work for you as faith
fully as we ever did before, nOtwithstand-
ing the reduction of wages, as per your or
der OF October 80, 1873.
Signed by twenty-fOur engineers.
The following dispatch was sent out by
Capt. Jaques on the 18th, through the as
ISOLATED press agency:
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Nov. II. 1S73.-
To prevent any misapprehension as to the
true position of the engineers on the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad,
| will state that they have Withdrawn from
the organization known as the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers" and the
charter of Knoxville Division. No. 1l5, has
been delivered to me to be forwarded to
Charles Wilson, Grand Chief Engineer,
Cleveland, Ohio. Jos. JAQUEs, V. p.
Capt. Jaques' object in sending this dis
patch, was to fOrestall any action Of the
Grand Chief of the Brotherhood in the
United States, in eXpelling his men from
the Brotherhood, if such an act was in con-
temptation. They, having withdrawn. can
not as matter of course suffer expulsion.
This motive on his part is Characteristic of
the man.
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NEW YORK.
A Small Siuner-S2O,OOO of Govern
ment Revenues Ex-prOpriated.

ment Revenues EX-prOPriated.
NEW YORK, Nov. 13.-The New York
Ship Owners Association declares that
Capt. Duncan, the United States Shipping
Commissioner, has assumed to mOnopolize
in his office the entire business of engaging
and shipping crews, and for this purpose
has thirty-twO agents employed whom he
paws out of the fees received, instead Of re-
turning the amount of said fees into the
United States Treasury. One report of
Commissioner Duncan shows he used
twenty thousand dollars Of fees to pay sub
OrdinateS.
The books of Auffmartt & Co., silk
importers, have been seized on the charge
that the firm have undervalued their i'm
portatiOns to an extent estimated at from
S150,000 to 100000.
The Nathan Mystery.
Police Superintendent, Matsell, says
Irving, of Nathan murder notoriety, has
promised, if accepted as a witness, to work
further revelations respecting the murder,
and that the District Attorney will inquire
into the worth of ITving's story, and if
found of any value will give him promise
that he shall not be tried on the pending
indictments for burglary.
The Public Health.
In the American Board of Health to-day,
papers were read by DR.. Ezra N. Hunt,
of New Jersey, DR.. George NJ. Beard, DR..
Henry Hartshorn, J. p. Gilmore, Dr. j. j.
Odea and DIR. Elisha Harris, on the gen.
eral topic of sanitary laws and measures,
and quarantine principles and practice. 1t
was determined to hold the next annual
JI,HlaHolVhio on tho cnonnH
Tuesday of November, 1874.
The Tweed PANEL Filled.
New YORK, Nov. 13.-The twelfth
juryman in the Tweed case was sworn in
this afternoon, and the case opened by Mr..
Peekham for the prosecution.
70 be Indicted.
Warrants have been issued for the arrest
of the contractors Of the Fourth Avenue
improvement, and owners of the boiler that
exploded, causing loss of life Tuesday
evening.
A meeting of influential Americans who
sympathize with the cause of Cuban indie
pendence was held at the Aston House this
evening. A committee was appointed to
arrange for grand mass meeting to be held
at an early day.
The Ebb of the Tide.
The officers of the German steamers
KONG Wilhelm, which sailed yesterday,
and Cimbred, which sails to-day, received
large number of applications from emf
grants who had come out by them, to work
sheir passage back, some of them offering
ali the money they had left, Tor the priYl-
lege, Such thing has never occurred be-
fore, and the officers have taken as many
as possible, though they have been able to
employ only very few Of the applicants.
so many men are out of employment that
ne!T1siyy arrived emigrants have been unable
to procure aid. They will thus prove q
serious bar to immigration,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14

A MISSOURI girl on her wedding day
sold her piano and bought a sewing
machine and material enough for a suit
for her husband and herself, and at
once set to work making them up. Her
husband bowed it, In two weeks her
four sisters were all married and beg
ging their husbands to buy them pianos
to sacrifice.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14
PITTSBURG.
Fatal Railroad Accident.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 13.-Martin NJ. Bratt,
a passenger conductor on the Allegheny
Valley Railroad, met with terrible acct
dent at Reynoldsyille to-day. He was
coupling the locomotive to the train, when
he was thrown under the wheels of the
locomotive, which rolled over both legs, al
most completely severing them, causing his
death.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14
COudausod To.oo,o.

Judge Hawkins, of New Orleans, has
rendered judgment in default in over nine
thousand tax suits.
Cavendish, VT, burned a cashmere mill
yesterday, worth $4,000.
Liverpool shipped $4,000 in bullion to
New York yesterday.
The insurgent forts at Cartagena have
opened heavy fire upon the land and ma
val forces Of the Government.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14
Uncle SANS Naughty Nephews.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 13.-The case of Dud-
ley and Wales, indicted for conspiracy
against the Government, robbing the mails
of drafts and forging signatures thereto,
which has been on trial Ia the United
States Circuit Court, was concluded to-
day. They were found guilty as indicted.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14

The Cleveland Plain Dealer objects
to Columbus Jenkins severely be-
cause ''every object seems to inspire
him with enthusiasm, so that he des-
cribes an oyster and a dish of charlotte
russo with the same sky,rocket Yehe-
naence that he describes the brides
looks and dress"
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14

AN Illinois sportsman Dragged of
killing eleven quails at one shot, the
other day. But he hung his diminished
head when he heard of the Kansas hun
ter who clipped the heads off sixteen
pigeons with one rifle ball, while they
were sitting on a fence rail.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-14

OTTAWA, Nov. 13.-Rothery, the British
Fishery Commissioner, has left for New
York and Washington. He had several in
terviews with the late and present Minis
tiers of Marine and Fisheries. The Fishery
Commission will shortly meet at Halifax.