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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-19

MAyoRALrY OF NEW ORLEANS.
City Hall. November %. 1854. )
mo. Standardization Seriesl
An ordinance providing for the paymen: Of
the pay roll of the Department of Im.
r1ovements for the seven Gays ending
November I. 1874.
Be it ordained. Tha. the SUM Of $223s IS
be and is hereby appropriated to pay the
labor and cart hire roll of the Department Of
Improvements for the seven days ending No.
vember !. 1874. as per certified roll approved
by the Administrator Of Improvements, and
that the Administrator Of Public Accounts
warrant on the Administrator of Finance in
payment of the same. whenever there shall
be money in the city treasury to the credit
Of the appropriate fund for each account.
and not otherwise appropriated:
Bureau OF streets. labor AID carts.
SECS %.
Adopted by the Council OF the city 0;
New Orleans. November Il. 1874.
Yeas-Brews!er. Calhoun. Lewis. ScAne;.
der. TurnbuN.
LOUIS a. WILT. Mayor.
A true copy:
DANIEL SCuIIY Secretary.
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SHERIFF'S SALES.
The Odore Bailly Blanchard, Curator of
Chs Octave de LivauGais, VS.. Thomas Kelly

The odore Bailly Blanchard, Curator of
Chs. Octave de LivaUGais, VS.. Thomas Reilly
Brady.
nCOURTH DISTRICT COURT FOR The PARISH OF
Il Orleans No. Is 202-By virtue Of writ OF seisure
and sale to me directed by the honorable the Fourth
District Court for the parish OF orleans. III the
above entitled cause, will proceed to sell at pub
lie auction. at the Merchants and Auctioneers
Exchange. Royal street. between Canal snd Gus
tonhouse streets. in the Second District Of this
city. on MONDAY. December 81. 1874, at twelve
O'Clock NJ. the following described property. to
wit
i. TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, SITUATED :.
living and being i'll the First District of this city
(known SIS batture property), III square number
teven A, bounded by Julia. ST. Joseph, Front ara
Delta streets designated by the numbers nve and
six Of said square on plan by L. Pile, late city
surveyor. dated twenty first Of May, 1866. SAID
lots adj DIN each other, and measure each twenty
five feet five inches three lines front on Delta and
Front streets, by depth, between paralle ell lines,
of one hundred and twenty. hve feet three lines.
2. THE HALF NEAREST TO ST. JOSEPH
situated. lying and being in said square bounded
by Julia, st. Joseph. Front and Delta streets which
lot is dGSig stated by the number four said plan
BY Pile and said half measures twelve feet eight
inches five and half lines front Delta and
Front streets. ev depth Setwl parallel lines.
Of one hundred and twenty five feet three lines.
Together with al the rights wavs and advan tagss
theIeuntO belonging or i'll anyW So appertaning.
Being the same property that the said defend.
ant herein acquired by purchase from the city of
New Orleans, per two separate acts OF sale passed
before W. j. Caste, notary public III this city,
the twenty first OF Ju y. 1866.
Seized in the above suit.
Terms~Casa GU the spot.
Sofo 26 den N Sheriff of .he PARISH Of t,rIeap
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THE STATE OF LOUISIANA.
FIFTH DISTRICT COURT FOR TEE PARISH O
ORLEANS
S;ygaHETF NcSNERJOHN VS.. JON: MCTNE{
i.La, ,e, IustaLG-T.. tGG0o

ELIZABETH McSNERJoHN VS.. JOH: MONSER-
.sLn. l.e. 1lustaEG-.1.. toGo.
HEREBY CERTIFY THAT on THE SIXTH
/ cay OF November, !5-4, Judgment 'ras rendered
N this court in the entitled SUN. il tie words and
figures following, to wit
!. zsoetn MOlneTjohn v5 John Nome John, her
hus5and-No. 500.
On motion OF E:augtIn, Buck Dinkenspiel,
OF COUNSEL tor plaintiff, and on producing to the
court due proof in support Of said plaintiffs &C.
mand, the law aud evidence being in her favor, it
IS ordered adiudged ard decreed that iuGsme ut
by default herein entered the third instant be
now confirmed and made final, and accordingly
that there be judgment ii favor of plaintiff Eliza
beth NonneI iohn ard against defendant, John
Mon lei John, her husband decreeing separation
of property and dissolution Of the community OK
sc,uests and gains heretofore existing between
the said parties
II IS further adiu1ged and decreed that the SAID
plaintiff co have and recover OF the defe1 dant mex
husband, the sum of three Thousand hve hundred
dollars, with legal interest thereon from 1adlcla,
costs Of suit with privilege and legal mortgage on
the ovable and inmevable property OF her sas
husband. . 49,
Iudcmep. signed November II, 1874.
E. NORTH CULLOM, Judge.
In testimony whereof ] have hereunto sol my
hand and n ed the seal Of the said court At thu
citv Of New Orleans on this, eleventh day o
| November In the year of our Lord ono th0uaAnl
| eight hundred and seventy.four, and the ninety
/ ninth year Of the Independence OF the Unite'
6tNtes
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MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANs,
City Hall, November 10. 1874. )
No. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Seriee.l
Eesolrea, That the report this day pre-
sented by the Administrator Of Improve
meDts. Of work done by the Mississippi: and
Mexican Gulf Ship Canal Company and
their fransferee. under act Of the Legisla-
ture No. 80 Of 1871, be and is hereby ap-
proved and adopted.
Adopted by the Council Of The city Of
New Orleans, November II. 1874.
LOUIS A. WILT. Mayor.
4 true copy:
DANIEL EcuIEr. Secretary.
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THREE FIRE ALARMs.-Tne alarm sound
ed at twenty minutes after seven o'clock
last evening from box l43 was false.
At eight o'clock kitchen, occupied by
Mrs. A. Duvigneaud, on Bayou read near
Dorgenois street, was burned. An adjoin-
ing kitchen, owned by Victor Lasalle and
occupied by Auguste Sarrat. was also de.
s,royed.
The alarm sent from box seventeen at
hali.past ten o'clock last night was caused
by the burning of small house near the
corner Of Live Oak and First streets.
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NOTICE..

TkEAs-Rr DgPAHfwESf
TashinS D. C., November !. 1874. )
c,ik-rOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO GIVE
- public notre THAT all United States interest
coupons will be paid al any time within ninety
days before :heir maturity except when otherwise
ordered upon rebate Of six per cent Der annum
in gold presentation at the offices of the Treas
ure.. United States Assistant Treasurers at New
York, Z piston. Philadelphia, Baltimore, st. Louis,
Cincinnati. Chicago, New orleans, San Francisco
and Charleston, and United States Repositories at
Buffalo and !ittkb1rg
CHARLES F. CONANT.
Acting Secretary.
E. = FLANDERS. ESQ.,. Assistant Treasurer OF the
Irited States, New O..eaus, Louisiana.
saiI Al
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OFFICIAL NOTICES.
THIRTEENTH CALL.
Re Gempi ion Ct Eive.TweetS Blonde Of
1862.


1862.
TRsAeuRY OEPARrMRSf.l
washinG!On, November }, 1874. J
Dy VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY GIVEN BY
ID the act OF Congress approved July II. 1870, en-
tilted IAN act 20 authorizes the refLndng the
national deb, y hereby give notice that the prin.
eipal and accrued interes. Of the bonds herein.
below designated, known as 'Five-twenty bonds, :"
will be bald At the treasury Of the United States
in the city OF Washington, on and after the
SECOND Day OF FEBRUARY. 1875. and that the
interest said bonds will that day.
That is TO say, eoapOn bends. known az the fourth
series, &C: .: February 1S 1863. dated May 1869.
SIS follows:
COUPON BONDS.
Sit-No .2al 70 No. 1867. both inclusive.
&loo-Nc. t20l to No. 10 500; bo!h inclulv".
S5oo-No. 1901 to No. :eds, both inclusive.
&l"N-No. u Sol to ~ 00e. both inclusive.
&5OD00O.
The amc-nt outstanding embraced in The NUN.
beIs as aboveb il tive million dollars Of coupon
bonds.
United States securities, forwarded for reGemp
tion shOu Il b. addressed 10 :hA loan division OF
Gle secretary office"
nos e. H. EkISrOW Secretary.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-19

TIVE STEAMBOAT EMPIRE DIsAsTER.-1es-
.er,iay morning wreckers, under Inc oroers
OF CAPTAIN Francis, began operations on
.he wreck of the Empire and divers wenG
down to the boiler deck. 1t was discovered
that but a portion Of the vessel hao Deen
broken. and the diver was compelled 10 cut
his way through. The cargo had shlIGeo
and me hodv of one man was found under
rice sacks. His name was George w ard:
rwen;y-eight years old, Of this city, and
was n deckhani Thousands OF people
were or the wharf when the corpse was
brought to the surface, and the circnin-
stance shocked all who witnessed it. The
BODY was sent TO the police station ana
afterward identified.
Ir is now believed that several OF the
,ieckhands were sleeping on the boat at the
time, and were trapped before being able
70 make single effort to escape, but how
many is not known. Divers did not get
lnto the main cabin or saloon Yesterday
Wiz ere the death harvest must have been
greatest.
The actual cause Of the disaster is still
unknown, but it is possible that the wreck
ers will he able to make pretty clear est
mate before they cease tneir laoors. -
NJ, I a. Mofat, local inspector OF steam
rasaals baa commenced to investigate the
matter, Mr.. William Green, engineeA who
wasa,n,lnved on the Empire and camenp or
fsr the last trip. testified. He says that he
always considered the boat light one, ano
lust before arriving here sent carpennIe me-
INFO the hold 10 make an examination. Inc
report was that everything was an r IT,.
and that no water couid DC louno' h;nI
last load was az unusually large one Hnlol
cansej him 10 send the carpenter down
The landing was made without striklns
anv+bing The vessel was loaded unl1orhiiy
and was a foot down by the head. He LET
-he boa. about one o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. and left the second engineer on boar 1,,st
sleeping. He thinks that the 6oa A.. hs s"r,
bs,cb The night watchman has goot
Character ra for sobriety. but it has been re
ported that he slept when on duty; Neve
saw the boat so loaded but once before. 90
The steamers carrying capacity IS ~
tons. and on the last trip she had near.
that amount on board.
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even denied that he ever received the gun.
He was shot into a ca,aboose.
The case Of DR.. Ulrich was called by
Judge Macarthur yesterday, but was con.
tinued as some witnesses were absent. 1t
is the City Hotel robbery matter.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING JOSEPH BER-
GERoN.-The father of Joseph Bergeron
writes to the police Of this city asking for
information concerning hie son. The letter
is dated Albany, New York, November ID.
Some one named Joseph Bergeron was
wounded on the fourteenth Of September,
but it is not known what became OF him.
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MA1cRALrY Cp NEW ORLEANs,
City Hall, November Is. 1874. J
no. .2SjS-Adm;nistrat:on Series.
feso'rsd That an appropriation of $l35 be
and is hereby made for the relief of, and to
reimburse. 4. j. Stephens. tor shorts in his
collections of taxes Of 1874. and that the
Administrator Of Public Accounts warrant
on the Administrator. Of Finance in pay.
Inent Of tie same.
Adopted by the Council Of the city of
New Orleans. November II. 1874.
LOUIS a. WILT. Mayor.
4 true copy:
DANIEL ScrlLY, Secretary.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

Srsy1sB CONSULATE
Tew Orleans, November u. 1874. )
TEDEE INSTRUCTIONS FROM HIS EXCEL.
u lency. ,he Minister .; the Treasury, notice is
hereby given t.at proposals FOR furnishing the
Spanish lgovernmentwth 5000 900 klcgrsmmes of
Kentucky and Virginia Lea: Tobacco will be re-
ctiyed (for the third timeI at the Treasury Depart
mept at Madrid up TO the twenty eighth instant,
under the conditions published III the Gaceta tie
Madrid September %, 1884 The dates Of delivery
of shirInen.s axe rroregsted for thirty days.
nol7 st CARLOS PIE, Consul of Spain.
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CITY oRpINANcEs---oFFICIAL.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

MAYoRALrY OF New ORLEANs.
City Hall. November 49, 1874. J
No. 2Si3-Administration Series.
Resolred, That the Administrator of Fl.
nance be and he is hereby authorized TO
issue consolidated gold bonds, drainage
series. at the rate OF ninety cents on the
dollar. in settlement Of the following claim
as per contract authorized by ordinance No.
1886. Administration series:
John Clark. for furnishing and erect.
ing at Dublin avenue draining ma.
chine three boilers. complete. 80. $500
Less ten per cent guarantee retained. $40
Total. ......... si59O
Adopted by the Council of the city OF
New Orleans. November l., 1874.
Yeas-Brewster, Calhoun. Lewis, ScLnei:
der, TUrnbull.
LOUIS a. WILT, Mayor.
4 true copy:
DANIEL ScrLIY. Secretary.
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ARE THEY LIFE PREsERvERs Among
the articles taken from the wreck of the
steamboat Empire are few so-called life
preservers. Last Tuesday some OF these
things we're piled up near the human VIC
TINS. as if in mockery. The contrast was
things were entirely useless when the En-
hire sank with her precious load of human.
itv. It is not likely that single victim of
mat awful disaster thought Of life pre-
servers. and it is certain that those who
esraued never made use of them.
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pp,rr MEyr1oN.-John Henry, . Cuban
c;,.ar n,ker- was arrested at the corner OF
E E rassard who says accused stole a fine
gold watch from him. A.. oor-
Mi,hael Roman was arrested at the cor
ner Of Poydras and Rocheblsve streets on
complaint Of Elizabeth Georges VINO says
Very hard thing Of him. ,..ls
Nv. M,colo asserts that he several weeks
ago entrusted . gun to HypPolite Perry 70
sell, PERRY failed to make any return anu
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LEGAL NOTICES.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT.
DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.
IN THE MATTER of E. MARQUEE X co. VS..
JOSEPH BLOCH l. CO. SASkRUPTS.
In Bnnkruptcy-No. 1900

WHEREAS JOSEPH BLOCH. OF THE PARISH
w of st. Landry. and Simon Bloch, of the parish
of OYlesns, Individually and members of the
firm of Joseph Bloch & Co. ard district aforesaid
duly declared bankrupt under the act Of Cor gress
Of March g. 1861, have this day fled IN said court,
petition praying for a discharge and certificate
thereof from all teiS debts and her claims prov.
able under said act.
have proved their debts. and 10 al: other persons
in interest. that tbe tweni y-third day Of Novem.
BET 1874. al IL A. NJ is assigned for the hearing Of
and SLOW cause If any they have, why the prayer
OF the said petition should not be granted and
.urther notice is gwen that the 6ankrupts will un'
,lergO an examination before Register Kellogg, on
.he twenty first day of November. A. d. 1874. at ~
A. ~, at !iis Office, Customhouse building.
Clerks Office, New Orleans. November 4. 1874.
uCJ ". 4. LOEW. Deputy Clerk.
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MAYoRAirY OF NEW ORLEANS.
City Hall. November 10, 1874. !
No. .Sii-AdMinis;ration Series!
Teso'ccI. That permission Is hereby
granted TO y. c. Byerly. manager Of the
New Orleans Bulletin. to erect steam en-
CINE in the building No. 100 Gravier street,
for the. purpose Of driving printing press,
,evocable at the pleasure Of the Council.
Adopted by the Courei! OF the city Of
New Orleans. November II. 1874.
LOUIS 4. WILT. Mayor.
4 true copy:
DANIEL. ScUIiY. Secretary.
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NATIONALITY or NEW ORLEANS.
C!t@ Hall, Noven Der 10, 1854. /.
Administration Series. ]

mo. S.3-Adninistration Series.l
fesolre6, Tha. Alfred Philips. ESQ.,, be
and is hereby employed as special counsel
to represent and protect the interests Of the
CITY in the suit OF George 5. Lacey Us. Ru-
fus Waples. ct al, No, 26,23l Of the docket
OF tue superior District Court, and that tor
MS services III that capacity he be paid a
Jus: and reasonable compensation, to De
hereafter fixed by the Council.
Adopted by the Council of the city Of New
Orleans, November Il, 1874.
LOUIS A. WILT, Mayor.
A true copy:
DANIEL SCrttY, Secretary.
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Local Intelligence.

poi.fci: DEMONSTRATING Police Super
:ntendent Leclere and the Board of Commits
sioners contemplate making some changes
IN the force for the purpose Of cutting down
expenses. There is chance to lop of a
lew useless members and the department
will be none the worse by such loss. What
She exact programme is has not been ex-
planned, but there will be considerable
reduction.
Corporal Murphy was transferred from
she first precinct TO the mounted force,
CORPORAL Miller fills the place made vacant
py Murphy's transfer.
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CfXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF
- OrleauS, No 6i21.-By virtue OF wrl. OF fers
facias 10 directed By the honorable the sixth.
District Cour; for the parish o: Orleans. IN the
above entitled cause. Will proceed to sell at pub.
lie auction. at the Merchants and Auctioneers bx.
change. Royai street. between Canal asi CUSTOM
mouse Streets the Second DlstrictO: this city.
MONDAY. December q 1884, at twelve O'Clock N..
che following described property. TO wit.
LOT OF GROUND. " sh the improvements
thereon situated in the Second District OF the city
of New orleans. in the square 3ouaded By Char.
tres. Cont and st. Louis streets and Exchange
alley. and designated by the number eight. on .
plan drawn by J. A. DRemecourt. surveyor. on the
sixth day of February. 1861. and deposited plas
humber three hundred AID :weutythree, in the
Office Of Theodore Guyoi. notary public in this city.
Said lot meas ures. in American measure sixteen
feet inches from. Exchange alley. by Geptt;
OF fifty nine feet four inches five fines. between
parallel liues- Being the same property acquired
W tbs defendant herein BY purchase from W!!lians
7. Hepp. by act before James g. Fahey. notary
Uubc I've this City. OF the :weEty.nlnte day 9!
May. 1872.
seized Az the above SUIT.
TevMs-casL the spot.
". r. HARPER,
SO 2 IN %
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Office Lafayette Fire Insurance Com.
pany. New Orleans October 20. t3'4-At meet.
ing Of ths board Of directors held on October Is,
1874 it was resolved to cali in cash ins1allment
of FIVE PER CENT the capita, stock, in &C.
cordance with article four OF The constitution Of
the company. payable at the Office OF the company
within forty days. LOUIS MATHIS,
oc21 ACT Secretary.
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Department of Improvements during the
months Of August and September, 1874, hav-
ing been omitted from the pay rolls of the
respective months. and that the Admins.
traitor of Public Accounts warrant on the
Administrator of Finance in payment Of the
same. whenever there shall be money in the
city treasury to the credit of the appropri-
ate fund, and not otherwise appropriated.
Adopted by the Council OF the city of
New Orleans. November II. 1874.
LOUIS 4. WILT. Mayor.
4 :rue copy:
DANIEL SCULiY. Secretary.
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ARRESTED TWICE IN ONE MINUTE.-Ihe
frs, precinct police record book shows that
Robert Jones was last evening arrested
twice in less than a Minute-in fact IN the
same instant. The first ctfense was assault
and battery and the second attempting to
shoot Alexander Brown.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

A special meeting Of the Chamber Of
Commerce 10 called fov WEDNESDAY evening At
seven o'clock. 20 receive the committee from the
Dallas Board Of Trade. WHO visit city in the
interest - railroad connection with Central
Texas. All citizens interested III a ysiltOad to
Texas art invited ~ attend.
U01 ". ". ECkWELx. Secretary
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THE ELECTION IS OvER.-A colored Con-
servatiye sutfragan wiehes us to ask the
Democratic committee if it is now willing
10 extend to colored Democrats that amount
OF protection so freely promised before the
election, therefore the committee will con-
slider the interroga.ory as put. Inc reason
Tor asking the question was bee Ause on the
sixteenth instant, Robert Williams. preel-
dent of the Ninth Ward Colored Demo
cratic Club, with Willis Pugh, was arrested
at the head Of Cottonpress street, charged
with robbery. 1t is stated that these two
black Democrats las: Monday entered a
house at the corner Of Elmira and GRADS
streets and conducted themselves in an out
rageous manner, threatening to kill, holding
1evolvers to intimidate persons, ana ROOFING
Innocent people. Judge Long will investl-
gate the case, whether anybody else does
or not.
The following is statement as ODtalned
bv Captain Joseph:
Ga the sixteenth instant, about +. NJ.
three colored men named Willis Pugh, Lonis
Johnson and Robert Williams, entered the
cigar mandatory of J. Lopez Villincencio,
Nos. S37 and S39 Burgundy street. Mr.. Vii
iincencio was employed in his kitchen, when
johnson went up TO him and said that he
had d revolver which he wished to exchan ge
for tobacco VillincenciO replied that he
him. johnson was leaning against the
mantelpece, telling Mr.. Villincencio that
lie might Just as vel! do it, Mr. Vll:ncsn.
clio paid no attention and went into the
ward to look after his children, but keeping
his eyes upon johnson, he saw him filling
lis bosom with tobacco which was lying
on the mantelpiece. Mr. Fillincencio told
Lin to let it alone. johnson pulled out his
revolver and cooked it at his breast. Mr.:
.'lllincencio ran out to get his revolver and
cried out to stop. He came up to him and
took the tobacco from his bosom. willis
!ugh was standing near the yard gate hall
omen 70 give him a chance to get away with
theY tobacco to the amount OF So. John
son got away. followed by Mr.: Villincencio,
and there perceiving Robert Williams. who
was standing at the yard gate also; the
three ran away and one of them fired at Mr.
villincencio, who returned the shot. When
the premises were examined some loTks
knives andlOO cigars were missing and car
RED away by Willis Pdgh. Pugh and vii
!iams were arrested.
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monument ia to be erected to the men'
ory of the late John r. Thompson, South
ern poet. The fund for the same is now
complete, and is in a Richmond bank
awriting appropriation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-19

The Christian at Work offers Twins" for
q subscription premium. They are Land
seer's Twins" and are done up in chrome.
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To Be A GAUGER.-General George Bal
sey. lately on the Board Of Police Coininls-
Missioners, has joined the army OF Customs
Louse raugers and will commence active
,iG.v next month";