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Affairs I'm Panama.
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS OF THE BRIT


MfETEkIOUt MOVEMENTS " TIE BRITIsH
FLEET, ETC.
PANAMA, July "a SPECIAL disI atch by cable
from the English admiralty has been received
in Panama, announcing that the vessels com
posing the British naval feet on the Pacific are
ordered TO rendezvous forth with at Panama 70
special reasons which have not as yet been
made public. The Tenedos, the first, il is pre-
suned, Of this feet, anchored here on the 2Sth
ultimO. The United States steamship Rich
mond arrived here on the ist instant from Cali
fornis. The government OF Guatemala vii
contribute towards the celebration Of the cen
tenaTy in the United States.
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John Mitchell Going Back 60 Ireland
60 KIM for Pa rIiament.

NEw YORK, July 13.-In consequence Of let-
tiers received from Ireland from some OF the
leaders OF the national party, John Mitchell.
the election Of some constituency on advanced
national principles. An assurance from one OF
the homer members OF Parliament that one
OF the sitting members for Douth will resign in
favor Of Mitchell, has decided the latter to take
this sep. Mitchell will leave for Liverpool on
the 18th instant.
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Fatal Fight Among Farmers.

TWO KILLED AND HALF A DOZEN WOUNDED.
TOLEDO, July ia party OF eight or nine
farmers, mostly Germans, residing in Oregon
1--WE miles south OF this city, got into
a fight last night on their way home from a sa-
loon where they had spent the day, and Michael
Smith was stabbed and killed, and John SIM
mone mortally wotnded. All the others were
more or less injured by knife thrusts. Ii APP
pears that feud had existed for some time be-
tween several Of the parties, q number OF whom
have been arrested.
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Ice AT A CENT A PoUND.-The Raleigh
News rays. We were shown yesterday, by Gov
ernor Caldwell, a specimen OF the ice manufac
tured by the Charlotte ice machine and sent to
him by DR.. John A. McAden, president OF the
Charlotte Ice Company. As to the quality OF
the article We see no difference whatever In
that from any other ice. 1t was certainly a.
cold as any ice could he, and though not alto
gether as colorless rs the Boston ice, yet sn
swers all the purposes for which the Northern
ice Is intended. The cost IL q cent pound
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THE ERIE OIL WORKS FIRR.-The fire at the
OIL tanks, Weehawken, was extinguished at I
O'Clock yesterday morning. Two hundred men
were put TO work Immediately laying tracks and
building temporary dock for the Shipment of
OIL. 1t is expected that they will be able to run
trains to the dock by Wednesday. Ii is esti-
mated the total1oss will be 81 ,0O0, 900. About a
year ago the same works were struck by light
ming, and one of the tanks was ignited, but was
eXtIpguished with but slight damage
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The COMET AND THE SOLAR HKAr-The
New York Herald argues that inasmuch as the
comet is now one-third nearer the sun than We
are, the effect is necessarily great, in the analy
yapoTizatio Of the meteor. From what
we krow Of the powerful agency Of aqueous
vapor on our planet, we may not unphilOsoph-
panding over millions OF miles in space, plays
for the time being an important part in the dis
tribution of solar heat throue oh the solar system
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~A man named Henry Clay Metsger was
arrested on Friday, at Hanover, Pa, for send
ing obscene books and circulars through the
mails.
- Official returns from all the counties In
Arkaneas but one show q majority Of II 500 for
the constitutional convention. The convention
meets At Little Rock to morrow.
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Is He INsANE?-Williard Clark, who has been
in the Connecticut state prison nineteen years
he loved, is to be transferred to the insane asy-
lum, and he has published q straightfor ward
and well written letter protesting against the
step, and it ought to attract some attention.
One ground of the theory OF his insanity is that
he THU ks he did q noble thing I'm putting his
own life freely into the hands Of the law for
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A Family Killed by Lirhtuiue,.

thunder shower Saturday the house Of Lev.
Harrison, in Trumbuh, was struck by lightning
and Mr.. Harrison. aged n; his wife, and .
daughter. eyed year.. were al liiled: They
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INGENIOUS SwIEDLR ON LIQUOR DEALERS.
A speculator has victimized several Lewiston
ported TO be 10 gallon kegs of rum. but the kegs
were filed with water, and pint Of rum In a
bottle was fastened inside with the neck close T.
the faucet, 60 that the purchaser could test the
uQuOr.
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INCREDIBLE BRUTALITY TO OHILp.-Jobn
johnson, colored, has been arrested In Sayan-
nah on the charge of cruelty beating and man
Cling little negro girl, and finally breaking
her neck. The charge is against him and his
wife, but the woman has fed. johnson Jaws
that most of the beating was done by his wife
The little girl lived with them, but was not their
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BAPTIsMAL FRsTIvITIKs.-A curious bap
tismal ceremony was lately performed in Dn-
bois county, Ill A child was baptised, and
after the sprinkliDg the people sd jOurned to the
drinkab were provided, and the partv All
became beastly drunk. A jolly fight and riot
ensued, in which twenty persons participated,
ID aking the air blue with profanity.
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The Charges Against Beecber.

PROGRESS OF THE INvEsTIGATIoN.
NEw YORK, July 13.-The committee ap-
pointed by Beecher TO investigate the charges
against him are progressing in their examine
ton. and will probably make known the result
Of their deliberations In Q few days. The pro-
ceedings Of the committee are conducted IA q
strictly private manner.
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TIM NHw ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL ut
harrisburg, Pa, wss dedicated yesterday,
Charleston, s. O., O'Hare, Of Scranton, Becker,
Of Wilmington, Shanahan, Of Harrisburg, and
over one hundred clergymen. including the
In attendance.
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In FRANCE the committee Of thirty has ap-
pointed ub-committee to draw up a plan for
the organization or the government and the es
tablishment OF senate. The extreme right
disavows any hostility to President MacMahon,
except that the action of the ministry in sus
pending the newspaper that published Count
Cbambord's manifesto Is not approved of.
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TIE WkkHAWKKN FfRB.
NEW YORK, July 13.-It 10 officially reported
this morning that the loss by the Weehawkon
oil IRE falls Q litfe short Of e7ooy00o Tue Total
number Of barrsls " OIL burned Y 7o,QQo.
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WHAT COMETS ARE MADE OF.-The spec
troscope in DIR. Higgins hands has already dis-
closed that the nucleus Of a comet consists o.
self luminous gas in every case heretofore Oh
served. Winnecke's comet OF 1873, which lie
soon due again We believe, was discovered 10
consist OF the luminous vapor OF carbon. The
coma, which is the fam light around the
nucleus, is found, on the other hand, to shine
in part by rejecting solar light. What the tails
of comets are in this respect Proctor said as late
as two years ago eve have as vet learned moth
iDs." But COggias comet is nightly under
going the closest inspection at the hands OF
scores Of spectroscopIsts, and We shalt very
speedily learn from them the nature Of all it
parts.
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THE SUMNER RESORTS.
IC7rrespOndsHee u Tbe Star.l


FRsDERICK COUNTY, VA, July IL, 1874
The season st these springs has now fairly
commenced, and the hotel Is in ''the full tids
OF prosperity" Since last summer, Mr.. Jordan,
the proprietor, has made extensive improve
ments 10 his house, and rendered more con-
yenient of access the newly discovered ch sly-
beate spring, which is protected by a canopy
hewn from the solid rock. Here guests may SIT
in the cooling shade and drink withou. annoy
ance from professional water clippers. who are
found at some OF the springs, eSacting or ex-
pectiDg fees for their humble services. The
sulphur syringe like the chslybeate, Is health
giving-plesssnt medicines which Nature gen
erously supplies.
The company is good, as usual, and associl
tons are easily formed, for every one seems ~
act on the principle that "a good time" is best
secured by social intercourse. There are bu.
Few WsshiDstonians as yet at this pleasant
summer retreat, among them Mr.. Gobrieht's
family, including Mrs. Metals and her cail
dTen, Who sojourned here for some weeks dur
ing the former season. Other sshingtonisn>
are expected. Last year the larger number OF
guests at any one time were from Baltimore
and the District of Columbia; but nov guests
from greater distance have icome here TO be
ben' hted By the pure air and the health giving
waters, TO say nothing of the table, which Is all
that the epicure could ask or the invalid desire
Jordan, the owner and superintendent of tn
springs, Is great bee eulturist, and gives his
guests ample supplies daily of honey in the
comb, with fresh milk, and all the other desired
dellcacies, and also varieties Of substsntials.
There were at the springs this week three
ministers of the gospel of different denomina-
tons, and persons of every profession and bust
ness pursuits, all alike socIable and happy.
fine band of music is in attendance to warn
guests OF approaching meals by day, and to
afford music for dancing at night. The billiard
room and ten-pin alley are open to everybody,
without charge.
JOrdans Springs have this additional adyan-
tage, namely Leaving Washington at O'Clock
in the morning, or O'Clock I'm the afternoon,
guests arrive there in four hours and halt
with only mile and half Ut staging. In brief
Jordan is not hard but and easy road to travel
and at the end of the brief journey the traveller
finds sll the comforts to be desired. ##s
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FniLADkLfHlA, Jniy t3.-There are no fresh
tlopments in the child abduction case ne
unfortunate fsthsr, IN . Ledger personal this
morning. sign lies that he has cot the money re-
quirtd, and 4 willing % pay. The abductors
are believed g. be gang OF English profession
ais Accustomed 20 this nefsrioGs business.
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TEE 0RANeENKr Of New York celebr sted
the anniversary Of the battle Of the Boyne yes
terdsy. DIR. Tying preached sermon % a dele
CATION and advised them 70 beware Of all party
discussions and unite in o universal brother
hood.
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SECRETARY FISH is expected to return to
Washington on the 18th inst. In the meantime.
Mr.. Cadwallader, the first assistant, will be in
charge of the State department.
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The ORDER Of the Postmaster General, fixing
the rates of charges of Geographic communica-
tions, is published for the information OF the
army in general orders No. 50, from the War
department.
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GIN. JOHN EATON, commissioner Of educa-
ton, is On a brief visit 20 his native place IL
New Hampshire,
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Hon. LLOYD LowSDKs. of Maryland, has re-
vised his intention to seek a denomination TO.
Congress, and Dew positively declines the honor.
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THAT EASTERN CURRKNT.-Professor Dom
sldson has made during the past week two as
cents In balloon from Barnum's Hippodrome
IN search of that celebrated eastern current
which was to have carried himself and Wise.
about year ago, across the Atlantic. On
sought.
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1NDIAS AGENTS Appendicitis President
has appointed II. ID. Gibson, of Iowa, Iudiau
agent for the tribes in Washington territory.
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INTERVAL REvESUR.-The receipts from IL Is
source to-day were SOIL 007 95.
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o1Loftus, Who recently murdered his wife in
0rsvesyille, Wis, plead guilty on Saturday,
n0Goy. Tod Caldwell. OF North Carolina.
d,ed Ct HiI,eoro, n. o., on Saturday night, Of
~DepuV United States Marshal jams p
on Saturday. Two pistol balls had OneVEed nj.
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THB BOAT RAcR between the Atlanta of Ne,

THB BOAT RAcR between the Atlanta, of New
York, and the ArgoDants, OF New jersey, for
the amateur championship OF the United States
was rowed on the Harlem river Saturday. Bet
ting was 100 10 so on the Atlantis. The Argo
nsufs won by one length. Time, IS minutes
o. seconds. The distance was miles straight
aWay.
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THE REDEMPTION DIVISION or the Treasury
department to-day received S357 900 in national
bank note currency to be exchanged for legal
tenders,
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Important from Cuba.

poCKRAY, TIE AMERICAN, sEsrBNcED TO
DEATH.
HAVANA, July 13--The American, Mr.
Dockray, has been tried by court martial and
sentenced to death, but the Judgment of the
court must be approved by the Governor Gen
eral before IL il carried out. Hopes are enter
tained that he will not confirm the sentence
but win commute it to lower grade OF punish
nenf.
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GEN. FRANCIS y. WALKER, late superin-
tendent OF the census, who was charged by the
I'D Congress with the preparation of a statisti-
Cal atlas as an appendix TO the 9th census, will
complete his labOIs in couple of months. The
work will b. unique, and will probably DO as
eagerly sought after as the original volumes Of
the CELSIUS.
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SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST FOUR WELL.
KNOWN CITIZBNs.-Yesterday Detective Knox
arrested MVsSrs. CbRs. Ii. Motley, j. II. Child
two first named on the charge of having in their
possession lot Of ChPsapeake ard Ohio railroad
tickets OF the value OF so, and the two lat er
the railroad. Mir. StOc King was also charged
IN addition, with having ahOat ~65 worth a.,
The IN in his possession. The accused wer,
bai!ed, with the exception of Sir. Stocking, ~
their appearance at the Police COgrt on Mau
day. Mr.. Motley il engaged on the Chesapeake
ard Ohio railroad as news agent; Mr.. Stockns
as clerk AZ the depot. aud Mr.. TYLER as meSseu.
ger in the telegraph Office; Mr.. Childress is en-,
gagged in the drug business at the corner of 18th
and Main streets. We have heard various ru-
mors and some facts relative to this case, but in
justice to the parties accused prefer not sayins
more until all the facts are developed at the
Police Court.-RicbmOnd ERgzirer, l2h.
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NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieutenant Commander +.
j. Higginson to temporary command naval rem
devious, Boston, Mass. acknowledgements
Commander JohnW. Philip from the command
OF the naval rendezvous, Boston, and placed on
waiting orders. Surgeon " m. III. Jones from the
Management, and ordered TO the Portsmouth
Assistant Surgeon Thomas II. Streets from the
Portsmouth and ordered to the Narragansstt,
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Foil CRIME IN NHw HAMPsHrRE.-Msry ID.
Hughes, Of N. H, u years old, was found In
sensible in q field on Saturday morning having
been terribly inquired, and she win probably die.
Francis Cassidy has been arrested on the charge
Of being concerned In the affair.
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The NAVY DEPARTMENT will not order
north this summer the vessels now In the Cult
Of Mexico and cruising in the waters adjacent
20 the West Indies. They will all remain about
their present station. so that in case of neCes-
siiy tO- their presence in Cuban waters or else
VI ere ia that lat. tude Ii viii not be necessary
to mt out and send vessels from the north to III At
nuarter.
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sEcBETARY BKIsTow is expected to return
IN
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HEAVY ISSUE OF POSTAGE STAMPS, &c
During the first four days of last week the Post
ONCE department issued to postmasters over
100000 worth of postage stamps, stamped
envelopes and postal cards. This is the largest
issue of similar articles ever made by the de-
paTtment i'll one week.
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ECONOMY IN THE NAvY.-Tle Secretary of
the Navy has issued an order enjOining in
creased economy in every branch of expendl-
lures as indispensably necessary.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
CONIQUE.-SUMMER rHaATER.
JULY Is, livery NIGHT, AND TWO MATT

ADJUSTMENTS.
COMIQUE.-sUMME TAaArEs.
JULY Is, IvKEr EIsHr. AND TWO MATT
miss Al @ to the sp
msnt in fun st tai- Theser First appsa-an e OF the
Eremier athletes, yIgTORELLi BR ,THERs
BIaScHE sTaRIEY F'rrt ssp sSGs of t !Ss
get gU SOL and dance artists WILSON asd JOHN.
ths Funniest II fsTees. e5'i' fp %STspf, 900
hiLIS kRs, intE?duc rg FIR the last tnes ne
siorlOss CAN-CAn jsl3 6tr
GRAND ORGAN CONCERT
FIFST BAPTIST CGURCH,
On 18th street, between AID II,
WEDNESDAY EvxEING. July 10, 1874
braied o. sanists Of civ has besn secT"e
TO preside At and exhibit the organ.
TON, YoUsG and n sELiGsos ioh' hs''''' DALI
Tickets rs cents; for sale ct the church on the
Doors open 4 $50. COrcsrt commences a. s
Tickets TO be had q. Robcrt CoItmsn'., gig
street: Ellis music store. Pennsylvania
nue.; J 5. TOpham Co.'S, 42a I'm street. jyIs-st
RAkLOw's GALLERY OF Arr.
~ 12%9 fernsylvsnia avenue.
To PDtiss Lsarins the cts, dad my customer, N
General
am now selling ny stock at greatly reduced
prices, so IS TO prepare for the fall trade.
CHhOMUS At hall the former price, TO close that
branch Of the business.
VELVET FRAMES and PASSE PARTOUTS re.
5uced Is per cent. All style Of GOLD, BLACK
WALNUT and VELVET FRAMES kept on hand
eide H. 8 made to order. jelS-lm
oLpsso. ON E1hibitisn aad sale N.y No
yfH ST.. AT Urn ar.
MARKRlfERy,
So. (3g 7th street, bet ween d and streets eight
doors above Odd Fellows Hall,
Chotce Oil Paintings, Ensravings, Ohromos, &C.
Also, largest stock Payer Hsneinss, Window
shaoes, Pfctqrts, Frames, Picture Cords and Tss-
sells, ginRs, Nails, &C., in the District.
~TERns CASH.
- Please remember Name and Number. Jelly.
NEW AND sEOOND HAND.
~ ONE PRICE ONLY.
New Clothing sold ct very reasonable prices Sc
lected stock of second hand Clothing very cheap
stJUsTHS, GIG street, between 9th and 7th N
W. Branch store 1871 High st., Georgetown. jy8tr
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PERsoNAL.-Mr. Thomas f. Lloyd, who has
been so seriously ill, is improving again, his
army Of friends will be glad to know. ....Mr.
Alexander II. Evans left the city last evening
for Chicago, where he is to join the United
States steamer Michigan, and, as the guest OF
the officers, make six weeks cruise around
the great lakes, stopping at all points of special
interest, and visiting the fine fishing grounds OF
Lake Superior.
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CLERICAL PRoMoTIoSs.-The following pro-
motions under the civil service rules have been
made in the Patent Office Principal Exam
lner-Dr. Il. O. Dryenforth; First Assistant
Examiners-W. II. Babcock, b. R. Catlin, III
q. Townsend and j. b. Darnall; Second AS.
sistant ENaminers-S. W. Stocking, l.. NJ. f
Cooke, w: a. Bartlett and Il. L. Packard;
Third Assistant Examiners-J. II. Mcdonald
ID. q. keinOhl and Sarah j. Moves.
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BOWEN AT WoRK.-Mr. Sayles j. Bowen
managed to get himself on Mr. Dennison's
bond as Commissioner, apparently to lay the
foundation for the right to bore that gentlemar
to give him and his adherents Office. He il a.
trict authorship, and second to ventilate his
Old spite against Lewis Clephane by getting him
removed from the collectorsh'p.
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THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS were paid
on their warrants this morning by the Treasury
department $4,000, to pay the interest on
mixed securities of the District held by Messrs
Morton, Bliss & Co., OF New York city.
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The JAPANESE POSTAL TRRATY.-The
postal convention between the United States
and Japan will 60 into operation January 1,
1875, agTeeably to notice just given by the
Japanese government through its legation in
this CITY.
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ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS TRAGEDY IN BALTI-
MoRR-Before the veil which has so tar shroudea
the Patterson Park mystery has been removed
another little less startling in character has
been brought to light near the village of Sex
toDyille, on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
and only short distance beyond the city limits
In the latter case there is more direct evidence
Of suicide, but the affair is nevertheless envel
oped In suff cient mystery to invest il with pecu
liar interest. The victim is a young man,
named Charles Thompson, about IS wears of
age. and employed by the Baltimore and Ohio
company as conductor of q freight train. He
was last seen alive on THU sday evening OF the
past week. On Saturday morning a couple of
boys living at Sextonyille, while playing along
the banks of Gwynn's Falls, near the viaduct,
observed an offensive odor, and subsequently,
discovered the body Of a man floating in the
stream. They at once gave the alarm. and
intelligence OF the discovery reaching Justice
Lehman, of the county, he proceeded to the
Falls, in company with others, and hauled the
corpse ashore on the west side, where il was at
once identified as the body of Thompson. The
evidence before the cOrOners jury failed t.
show any signs of violence on the body, but de-
veloped particulars of personal d ference til at
existed between Thompson (the deceased) and
man named Augustus Holman, proprietor o:
grocery store cornsr OF West Lombard aud
Amity streets, who had supplied the family of
Thompson with groceries. These difficulties
that had existed between Hoffman and the de
ceased gave rise 10 much speculation, and IL
was decided to adjourn the Inquest until next
Wednesday afternoon, when il will be resumed
for the third time, at Justice Lehman's Office
on the Frederick rOad.-Bdk. Gazette, tO-ddV.
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LIEUT.. COMMANDER BEATTY P. SMITH has
been dropped from the rolls OF the navy, with
one years pay, for failing to pass the examin-
ing board on the second examination. Lieut..
Commander Smith has been in the service
nearly nineteen years, and is second on the list
Of lieutenant commanders.