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1t is announced that man who last season
had $500 worth of trunks destroyed by the
baggage smashers" has had five new ones
made to order and supplied with comp mpartments
containing five pounds each of nitroglycerine.
He proposes to travel from Maine to Texas,
covering all the watering places, and will have
a coroner along to hold inquests on the victims.
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Some people are not endowed with the fac
ulty of seeing joke. Lord Morpeth used to
tell of Scotch friend, who to the remark
that some people could not feel Jest unless it
was fired at them with cannon, replied
Weel, but hoo can ye fire jest out of can
non, mon p
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IGExERAL NAruRK-No. SOL

AN AIT ts amend entitled An act 70 provide Tor the
establishment Of military prison and for its government
approved March third eighteen hundred and
he enacted by the Senate and House OF Representatives
d the United states Of America Congress assembled That
SAID act be- and the hereby amended that all acts
ana therein required to be done and performed at Rock
island IN the State of nose. shall be done and performed
on the military reservation Fort Leavenworth in the state
OF Kansas Provided That the Government buildings now
Eris0n.- -77 -
Approved. May 2I. 1874
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An Augusta stonecutter has finished head :
stone, on which is carved:
Stranger, pause and shed tear,
For | was very beautiful
But sickness came | had to die;
And have gone to play with the angels.
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IGKSERAL NATURE-No. 29.l
AN ACT to establish assayOce at Helena In the Tertory

enacted BY the Senate and House Of
the Secretary the Treasury hereby authorized and
QuredtO establish sayofce at Helena III the Territory
OF Mon n said be conducted under the
provisions Of the entitled AB act revising and Amending
the laws relative to the mnts 0css and Coinage Of
United States approved ebruaTy twelfth eighteen hundred
and seventy-thrse.
the Secretary Treasury is hereby author
Zed and directed to be constructed building
Helena in the Territory of Montana, the purpose OF
said and provde the With the necessary x
lures and cost not exceeding fifty thousand dol
lars which hereby appropriated OF money In the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Mav z.
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The proposed duty on jute will raise the
price of back hair; and if additional costs
drives the article out Of the hair-market, the
ladies may have to fall back on the light tan-
tastic tow for a head,coyeringl
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OFFICIAL.
Laws and Resolutions of the United States PRs-
sed ut the First Session of the Forty
Third Congress.
IGExERAL NlruRE-No. 10 |


AN ACT making appropriations for the construction
and repair certain fsrtfcaOns and other works OF
hundred and seventy.dve
of The G%eS states Of America in Congress asssmbisd That
the following sums be- and the same are hereby
following orseations and other works Of defense for
FoT Fort Prebie Portland HarbOr, Maine twenty thousand
For Fort Portland Harbor Maine, thirty tho
For batteries Portsmouth Harbor New Hampshire, thirty
For batteries Long Head Boston HarbOr, Massa
For Fort Adams Newport arbor twenty thousand dollars
Rav Rbsde bt Island twenty thousand dollars.
For FOrt Trumbull New London HarbOr. Connecticut,
For tort on wIets Point East River New York, thirty
FSr Fort Schuyler East New York twenty-five thou
For Fort Hamilton and additional batteries. O completing
the same New York Harbor New York twen-six thousand
tort the site Of Port Tompkins Staten Island New
For Battery Hudson New York HarbOr, New York. thirteen
For Fort Delaware Delaware River, Delaware. twenty-five
battery Firms Point Delaware River New Jersey,
For New Fort onOose Fort Delarware Delaware River
thirty Thousand tolIar,: pod viit ,ti, ,bnsora
For Fort Moutrie. Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
70. Fort sumter Charleston HarbOr. South Carolina
For Fort Pulaski savannah River. Georgia, twenty thous
For Fort Mississippi River Louisiana, thirty thou
For Fort saint Philip Mississippi River Louisiana. thirty
9hous Md ieilH-s.
70 Fort Taylor Key wes Florida. twenty thousand dol
! rs.
Yer tort Point San Francisco Harbor,
Calfo nit thirty thousand dollars.
Eur tort Point Francisco HarbOr Californian,
thousand dollars.
AlcaraZ nd, habOr of San Francisco, CaeT
ma, twenty thousand dollars.
Fer torpedoes for harbordenses and preservation Of the
hundred and Thousand dollars: Provided
That appropriated OrpedOes shall only
o. oSaed at from @r the destructd9 Of an
vessel approaching entering channel
ar@ tAirWays of harbOrs.
of lori c'ions, seventyfve thousand dol
lai-
and reconnasances in the military divisions
and departments, thirty thousand dollars
exploration and O the Territories OF
the United the hundrrdth meridian thirty
thousand dollars.
Approved, April 3. 1874.
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IGENERAL xLrraE-No. III

AN ACT to amend thirty section OF entitled
An act for enrolling and calling the national militia
aud for other PURPOSES approved March third eighteen
hundred and siXty-three.
Be enacted by the Senate House Representatives
OF the United States Of America Congress assembled That
all eer duty at point west Of line drawn north md
south through Omaha City and north line drawn and
west the southern boundary Of Arizona shall be allowed
sixty DAYS leave OF absence without deduction allow
ancrs Provided, That the taken but in
And provided further, absence be
extended TO three months. il only years
or four months. If taken once only in four years.
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GENERAL EAruRE-Nn. as l

An ACT in relation to the duties imported fruits
Be enacted by the Senate and House Of
q the United states Of America in Congress assembled That
the Secretary Of the Treasury hereby the
repayment all duties heretofore paid imported fruits until
further legislation by Congress authorizing the until
the hna decision OF the where
suits IN co9rt have been discontinued the
cecetsy OF the treasury And the
o se Fssng 70 fruit plants the hth section Of the
SCI approved Jane six eighteen hundred
entitled An act to reduce duties imports and
internal taxes and for other
ssead hyphen the word frn bereby eorTectsd
aud said clause shall read follows tropical and
eemtropica for the purpose Of
Provided Theat the duties imposed BY
shall be levied collected upon fruits entered Tor
consumption at port Of entry prior July
hundred and segenty-lour.
MAY q
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tGRyRkAL ylrrRE-No. M
An ACT to amend the act

An ACT to amend cntte An relating to the
roument and licens' OF certain vessels. .
Be enacted by the senate Horse of Representatives
United States OF America in Congrss assembled That
provisions he aet relating the enrolment and license
n lvgatng the the the
nOrthern northeastern and frontiers ct the
United otherwise than by approved February
eighth eighteen hundred and sixty eve. hereby
extended include a vessels Ot the United
the D the United States
I'D. AnrllI Il.
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Naughty young Indiauapolitans are INNER
sed in water barrels by their fond mammas
until they promise not to go fishing with Bill
Jones again. This is called moral suasion, and
doesn't break chld's spirit like whipping.
A Nevada paper says: "There was no regu-
lar trial in the case OF Johu Flanders yesterday.
He had an interview in the woods with few
friends, however, and it is perfectly certain that
John won't burgle any more
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The ball kept rolliug-the eroquet ball.
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- Judgement Notes, Deedse Bonds and other
Blanks. for sale at this Office. w asS'kS-s

IIT hTaYT2
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until they promise not to go fishing with Bill
Jones again. This is called mora suasion, and
doesn't break child spirit like whipping.
A Nevada paper says: "There was no regu-
lar trial in the case OF Johu Flanders yesterday.
He had an interview in the woods with few
friends, however, and it is perfectly certain that
John won't burgle any more.
BEWARE" My boy!' said an old topper to
his son. " listen to the words of wisdom Be-
ware of the first glass! Although, for my
part, he added, p" | believe it is the last one
that does the mischief"
A Duluth paper says one of the streams run-
ming into lake Superior from the north is called
Temperance river, because it is the only one
of Sll the tributaries Of the lake that has ne
bar at its mouth
The first Photographer h&s opened his sa-
loon in Truckee, Nevada. and has been shot
by a minor, who insisted on having his picture
taken by lamplight, as he was going away early
in the morning.
A couple were married the other day of
Taunton, Mass, after patient eOurtship in
thirty years. The clergyman who performed
the ceremony was net born when they were
afhanced.
A new style of boys trowsers has been inven-
ted in Boston, with a copper scat, sheet-iro
knees, rivited down in the seams, and water
proof pockets, to hold broken eggs.
A Kansas boy earned nice Bible by CON-
mitting three handred verses to memory, and
then he traded his Bible for shot gun ana
accidentally shot his aunt iR the leg.
Henry Ward Beecher said that if any col
lege shoald put two DIS after his name, he
/ oh RI HoSh hatw
them and send them back.
"What becomes of dogs when they die ?"
was what juvenile 10 Boston asked his pa.
"They go to the happy land of canine" his
parent quickly replied.
A Kentucky farmer says that three good
bulldogs roaming the yard nights will do more
to keep man honest than all the talking in
the world.
"For young woman to begin to pick lint Oft
a young mans coat cellar, is said to be the
first symptom that the young man is in peril.
The Peoria woman who wanted to throw her.
self into her husbands grave few months
ago has just married lightningr rod man.
The town of Green Bay has decided that
widower ought to mourn at least three weeks
before shying around for a second wife.
"He has left void that cannot easily be
filed" as the bank director touchingly re-
marked of the absconding cashier.
When deaf and dumb lovers are married two
members of the wedding party are sure to be
unspeakably happy.
J A Wisconsin minister was dismissed from an
orthodox pulpit because he built afre under O
balky horse.
. A disgusted Milwaukee fisherman offers a
S chrome to every fish which will take the bait
The article chiefly sold at most fancy fairs
The visitor.
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BEWARE" My boy y said an old toper to
his son. - listen to the words of wisdom Be-
ware of the first glass! Although, for my
part he added, " | believe it is the last one
that does the mischief!''
, 1874-04-02

many OF tho actions fought ngainRt tho " tttho
collectors, mover dreaming At tint pcr!od that
destiny had it In storo for him to bo a Collector
himself. III 1918, llo Joined Smith O'Drlon at
13allingary. antf In leading fierce Charge on
tho strong position ct Mrs. NfcCormfois cab-
hngo o-garttot waa aovoroly wounded and obliged
to quit tho fold. 6o wna aocrotcd from tho i1l-
fnriatcl police aud Boldiery by tho people, and
whou Lis wounds woro antlloiontly loaledt
IN FEMALE D1Auu1HE,
lio roachod tho Shannon, got down to Ltmoriok,
mid Hncooetlofl ir escaping to Amoricn III this
country hiB cnroor llas boon ominontly g1tccosH-
full. 1lo observed all tho battloH Of tho late snr
from Lookout Mountain (Lncoln Park), and
Inns aOmo very clear tdoaa on military tlcticg.
uo thinlss TINT Mcclellan ought not to havo
waitod for sIloo-stringB Oh tho march to Rioh-
mond. mud tint Bon Butler ought to hnvo been
buriod ut Fort Fisher. lIal tho Camp Douglas
conspiracy succeeded, Col. Cleary wonld havo
shown himself match for Hannibal, Julins
Cnsnr, or the Into Napoleon ponaparee. Ho
would hayo made 1ninoemoat Of tho audaclons
robpls. Col. Cleary was elected Collector Of tho
South Town, as before stated, last April. He
mndo
AN EFFICIENT OFFICER.
and WAS rewarded with $4,000 nalnry, not very
oxlravagant when compared with Mr. y O'Brlons
S2,5U0 for making chalr groan at half-a.dozon
meetings. Considering his opponents, Col.
OIonry Ia decidedly ut an advantage bcforo
tho public. He IL not Of tho pcttifoging typo
of politicians, aud has no herd Of IncrcenarloB
and, although lle has no paid troops. band Of
hts friends, known na t'Tho Cleary Volunteers" !"
will Btand by his colors, and to tho terrlhfo war-
sllout Of 'Tipporary Aboo!" will scatter the
rival cohorts to all tho winds Of lcaven and Of
Dridgeport. y.
, 1874-04-02


Special Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune.
RocKFonD, April 1.-This afternoon tho TOM
porance women held another 1arge aud enth,lBi-
astio meeting. Tho city was districted, and
the total abstinence pledge. There is to DO d
largc naas-meotng on Monday evening.
AT dALEsBURa
Special Dtsnatch to Tho Chfcare Tribune.
GALEsnuRa, ILL.,, April 1.-Tlo ladies' doter"
minod some days ago to open all active crusade
by visiting tho saloons Of the place this weok.
After one Or two hours spcnt i'll prayer and coun-
ael, a number Of Indies started out this morning
on \ visiting tour. They first called upon Mike
Sullivan, who koops ono Of tho least dsreputabio
saloons IN tho city. Mr. Sullivan said that ho
nto9dol to keep open long as it twns possible to
obtain q, license. To THO honor Of tho bar
tondors it must be antd that. although mono
! promised reform, most Of thom trented tho
ladies with respect. Tho most notable breacll Of
docenoy was ut Walters saloon, whore crowd
Of bunlmcrs and drlnkards Het up yell, and
offered nll mannor OF indecent remarks. THO
ar-tenlors sold drinks freely, and roughly told
the ladies' they wore too busy to notice tlom. The
insults received at this place, aud by tho crowd
at Browns Hotol, and nt O'Connor's saloon,
seemed to trouble tho ladies considerably ; but
they do not intond to giyo up tic tight. Some
eight Or ten SALOONS Wero visited, after which
tho ladies returned to the church to take counsel
as to future action. It is not yet mado known
what course Of action will be pursued.
At BrRIS0FIELD.
SPECIAL Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
6rh1NGFfE1D, ILL.,, April 1.-Ihe snioon-kcep-
ors are thoroughly organized here, aud hive re-
solved to no longer submit to an interference
with their business by tho visitation Of the
ladios. AZ q consequence, tho crusaders wero
denied ndmittanco to ovory saloon they visited
to-day, except at tho Leland Hotel, whoro thoy
woro invited iu and trented politely aud oour
teously.
AT OTTAWA.
SptcfnZ Di8,Ntoh to Yhe ChitnTo TfibuNe.
OTTAWA, Ill, April 1.-This afternoon tho H.
dies Of the temperance organization in squads
OF four or five, visited most OF tho saloons in
the city. They did not attempt to pray or sing
at my saloon nor on the sidewalk. They pro-
eented pledges to saioon-keepors;for signatures
but In no instance received any. At ono place
tho keeper Of grocory-store. with q saloon at-
tached, on being importuned by tho ladies to
sign the pledge on tho ground Of aiding tho poor
| and preventing pauporsn,, offered to soil tue
| lullies 200 sacks Of flour at % centB per sack
less than cost, il they would guarantoo shat tho
flour would 60 to tho poor. Tho ladies did not
purchase. This Raloon-koopor also proposed to
| tho Indies TINT ho would not only order oil tho
! premiBos but to obligo thom would kick out, tho
husbands or sons Of any ludies, il such persons
drank, and they forbade him to Riyo them drink.
Tho ladios visited about twenty saloons, but got
t no signatures to tho plodgos. Tho temperance
womon hold temperance mcotngs eyery nfter-
noon at tho Acadc1ny OF Natural sciences.
, 1874-04-02

The Meeting to Consider mr.. Rsurrny7s
Request for q Six Months, Vacation

The Meeting to Consider mr.. Rstlrrny7s
Request for a Six Months Vacation
No Result.
Spectas Dispatch to Tbs Chicago Tribune.
BosroN, Mass., April 1.-Good Doacon FarnB-
worth, Of Pastor Murrny's church, finds that
oven a parish-mecting is not exempt from tho
consagion Of Butlerism. Inst night thero WAS
meeting Of pew-holders, preceded by mooting
Of tho Prudential Committee. Tho latter voted
that reporters should not DO admitted to tho for
mer. It has transpired, however, that Deacon
FarnBworth submitted certain reports, and moved
to adjourn for two weeks. A friend of the pas-
tor moved to adjourn sine die. The latter mo-
tion prevailed.
Now it is discovered that, ainco tho first annual
mcetiug, Of Which tho meeting Tuesday night
was an adjournment, sevoral pows have been
transferred to young men. p0rtiaans Of tho
pastor, which gave that silo d majority but 1t
is contrary to the by-lnws Of the church for
holders Of pews transferred since the annual
meoting to vote. It discovered also TINT tic
annual meoting was adjourned without making
provision for longer vacation than six weeks
wools for the pastor, TINT time boing specified
in their contract with him go TINT he cannot
get bis six months, or eren his customary two
months, unloBB special moating is called. It
is caso OF tho bitter bitton.
, 1874-04-02
DEATHS.

ItVAN8-0n tim 81st of March. Mrs, AunIo L, Evans
ageh a yuars and months.
.JENKn--Iaura Do.lc, only daughter Of O. L. Jcnks.
FUNERAL to.day tThurnay) at p. M. from rosidonco
296 Ihirl.Ay., by carriages to Rosolliil
WN1TTINGIIAM--Arril l, at hts rustdanco cornor of
hEad q yenrs. """N-'s
unors aorvtco at tho Cathedral ss Potor and Paul m
Friday, the grd inst, ht O'clock. "
noWEES-1n 1i!sboro. MONTGOMERY County, Ill.,, On
March M Ela wli0 Ut tio noy. 4oorgo A. BoN0rs firm
orly Of Chicago. ' ~
MA0EE- On April I, Patrick biagoe, agod g yoars.
Funeral from hts Into residence 9B fourt,.hv. hura
tory. '
DDRsETT-O April I, Willie Dorsott, son Of Folsom,
D1rsott I'm, aged ycaIs md month";: 90.
Friends hro invitod without further notice.
M9KEE-1n Hudson, Mish, April ], Of consumption.
William J. Mckee, OF William and Jano A. NfnKnn
aRed 80 years anl days. '
Notice OF tho funeral services will be- Eyon Tomorrow
, 1874-04-02
where slo Inns 1octurod during tho pnst: wock.
Bho called Oil tho lalios present to join tho cru-
sndo ngAinet intomporanoo for lilo, ~ Sic llaB
dono, md fight 1t to tito bitter ond.

a. n,o eaSu ~ to aaloa present. 70 JON tno Gl
ehuc hRhihet tntcmpcrance for lilo, ~ Blle n98
dono. and light 1t to tho bitter ond.
At HOuTtI BEND.
Spee!n| Dfspatch 10 The Ch,caGn tribune.
Ing hold two niass- -nootings.-t ono tl1,tlor tho
nuapIcoB Of tho Lados' Temperance Association,
tho other In tho liquor intoroats, which opened
by fow remarks BY q man named Barney, who
is an actor, md clntmH to DO a member Of the
Now York Young. Nons Christian Association,
whore 1t costa s25 yoar to road gilt-edgod
books. 11o wanted the. mon TO- organize f cru
sado nRainst millinoE shops. 1fe was followed
tho Germans first organized when the Objects
Of tho Daxter law bcoano apparent, for the
protection A. Of their personal liberties, eyon
taongh tho snEromG Gort should dooass
are organizing throughout tho stnto, and declare
Tint III future thoy will support no ono for of!lco
who will not g1lhranteo to work for tho repoal Of
tho Daxtor law. He was In favor Of q roaaona-
bio 1lconae Inv, but did not like tho American
way Of doing things, 1o clatmod that tho Dnx-
tor Inv las not diminished drunkenness, but, on
tho contrary. has caused it's incroaae, and
@ oson osessa IS sa to to pooa s v an Ss9eoa o
oago bad ono, yet norc ore IN tho former moro
than double tho number Of nrrosts for drunken-
noHs than in the lattor. Ho said many nun
was driven to dFunkarde grave BY hts wito'B
to prove his positions. The Indies nre contlnu-
Ing prosecutions for violations Of tho law, and
attend court in large numbers.
AT Lh PORTE
lApoaTr as'o Tnd Apr iho reoGP ados diis cro avo
visited evory saloon, and all the saloon-keeporB
not haying licenses na required wore personally
notified to close in three days. This boipg tho
third day. ono saloon-keopor has stopped golllug
liquors, but has now "herb-bittors for medical
purposes !" for salo. The ladies will petition the
Common Council to pass city license ordinance
Of not loss than $780,. Tho peoplc, arc settling
$k, 4r$f nt1r1fo
, 1874-04-02
INDIANA.
AT RICHMOND.

.suecta, Dispatch to Tho Chtcago Tribune.
RICHMOND, Ind, April 1.-The prosecutions
against the saloon-keepors continue undated,
ana four more have succumbod this weok. Ono
hard-foughs easo, instituted Monday, WIS only
concluded late to-day, tho Jury having been out
one whole night and day. at the only licensed
saloon in the city there was scone last night
quito in Keeping with tile late ono in
Chicago. It was literally packed with
rabblo that evidently intonded to
make night Of it, for after rigidly
ojecting ono reporter and refusing the others adj
mittancc they peremptorily ordered the women
out, and 4, on their refusing to go, attempted to
pipe, and soon tho room was filled with, a donso
cloud, which, added to tho foul broath, rendered
the air almost sitting. But tho women coughod,
ea6So 'ne orso ei anhood a to ss saG
md deliberately pun einohe u tho womons
juern, and bar-roou, slang, nko thoiis
boistorous aud repeated orders Tor drinks, wero
in striking contrast with tho eArneat entreatiou
and supplications Of tho women. The rroprio-
tor said ho could not stand such Hcono as that.
and ho was doubtless slckencd By it, for to-day
AB place was closed, as Tas ovcry saloon In the
city. It ie understood that it is only tempo
enough evidence to close him by law II 10 opens
again. Tonight they arc holding another mass
temperance meeting at Lycoum Hall, which il
packed to oyeri!owing.
At ANGOLA,
special Dispatch to TIC Chicago Tribune.
ANGOLA, Ind, April 1.-Alorlling temperance
prayer-meetings arc held here daily, with Il largo
attendance aud increasing enthusiasm. Ladies'
meetings are hold in tho saloons all but two Of
which open thoir doors to tho ladies. Tho ia
lOou-koepers' brass band las closed operations.
Tho ladica are hopeful OF clearing Angola en-
tlrely Of saloons.
AT JEFFEna0SV1LLE.
JErrEnsoNy1lLE, 1nd., april 1.-The Common
Council Of this city passed MI ordinance laat
night, With only two majority, requiring tho
liquor dealers to pay $500 for lconHo. This being
excessive, 1t meets with tho disapproYal of many
good citizens, aud will elect, at the oOMitg city
election, MI ontro now Council Tho proscrip-
tive manner in which tho temperance elomont la
brought to bear is driving several OF our beat
uorHan citizens to LouisYillo, Ky. Thus tho
temperance movement, instead of building III,
and sustaining lire mercantile aud commercial
: city, III fast producing staBnant appearance In
all it's business departments.
At tiUsIEN.
Special Dispatrh to The Chteago Tribune.
GOSHEN, 1nd, April 1.-hlrs, hIalloy, Of tho
Elkhart Observer, lact1lred in tho Collrt-IIouao
this evening, OIL tho subject Of temperance, to
an audience numbering UU0 porsos,B. Tho choir,
composed OF ten siugois, sung several pieces Of
lnuso, tho anaionco joining II tho chorus, Which
made the house ring. Mrs. Mulloy llas accom-
pl!ahea much horo, aa well ~ In otllcr towns
, 1874-04-02
IN NEW ENGLAND,

Speciat dispatch to The Chicago Trft,4ne
BANGOR, No., Apri! 1.-Tho latiioB Of Dovor
layo got Zip thoir courage again, and begun a
regular Western raid Gu tlle rnm-aho,,H. The
lirHt plaoo visited was that Of Bamuel Norton.
Praying and aingtng wero gone through with,
but Sun wouldn't sign tho pledge, aud tic
ladies' struck out for tilo saloon Of ono Doynton
Ho would give no doinito roply, but asked them
to cali again. Tho alo-louso Of AIra. Parsons
waa again visitod aud prayers wGro offered and
hymns HtnK. Bhe said sho wouldn't stop soll-
ing, because TINT
BuppnltTEp IIEH FAMILY,
sho Was much atloctod, ald cried, but waB iirm
In lor determination. Informing lor that they
wanld Gull another dny, tho ladcs made II dasll
for tlo Baoon OF man uan,od Prescott, Tho
IQtlioa commenced In tho usual manner Of nray-
Ing and singing. md aslted him to Sign pledge.
uo wouldn't do .hat on any consideration. Thoy