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THE CITY.

Cmn Busrrp.-About $50 o'clock 1T
evening. Rirl about 5 yeaSs q &c. named
Lizzie Johneon. Who resides with her parents
81 Marais street, between Orleans and St
Ann. accidentally caught fre while playing
before the fireplace in her mothers bed
room. A doctor VAS immediately called, who
dressed her injuries and pronounced them mot
dangerous.
Exr1osrox.-About $40 o'clock yesterday
evening the head Of tho starboard Cylinder OF
the steamboat Bart Able exploded while lying
at her wharf, head Of CustOmh0use street.
Fortunately, however, no one Was hurt
SERVED Hm RroHr.-C CHARLES Wilson. Just
from St Louis, and who resides at NO. 10
Girod street, was ct half past 2 o'clock yestef-
day afternoon taken into den on Dryades
street, between Gravier and Union, kept by
Kate Mcdonald, and, while there, was beaten
out Of three dollars in currency, one gold
breastpin and two gold rings BY Kate, as
sisted by one of the inmates of the house
named Fanny Wilson, who were arrested and
locked up in the Genital Station ON q charge
of larceny. Charles wants to see them go -
the Psnitentiary, and will appear in court to
prosecute.
Thomas Glavey, aged IL
years, was launched into the First Precinct
Station at halfpast o'clock last evening, BY
Officer Coffee, charged by Martin Weydig
with tapping his till and carrying OF $50.
RETURNS FROM THE POLICE CounTs. For
the week ending Saturday. December 10, the
returns from the several police courts made
to Administrator Bertoli. are o. follows:
Macarthur SIS, Staes SIS, Long $25. Adams
$27 so and Mccormack So So Total $186.
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CITY HOTEL.

A friend writes from London: Found
myself seated at . dinner by two hundred
pounds Of aristocratic female adipose. You
have no old church ruins in America, I an
told, said the corpulent party. Beg pak
don, madam, I responded. mo end Of church
ruins. There's Plymouth church ruins and
Glendenning church ruins, and Others just
like them lying al round Honorable aris-
tocratic female brought her of eye to bear on
me, and said something in feeble way about
e it's being rawther damp, you knaw.'"
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Chicago Times, Of the 18th inst, says: As an
nounced in the Times, some time ago, there
Is . good prospect that decrease in the price
Of slesping- car berths will occur in the near
future The necessity for reduction il be
ing strongly pressed upon Mr.. Pullman, and
IL Il altogether likely that q general drop in
prices win occur ina short time. Il is the in
tention Of tho Illinois Central Railroad to
lower the prevailing rate Of 81 to 81 so ~
soon q some negotiations now pending with
the Pullman Palace Car Company are con-
cluded. By this decrease the latter copora-
tinn win be forced to lower the rate ON the
Chicago and Alton road, and then general
reduction cannOt Ail to ensue. From the
present charges made, it Is estimated that I
Pullman sleepr, valaed q Sc ooO, pays to-
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uORR KILLING.

MEMrns, Dec A--About 8 o'clock this
morning, Ben Scott met Johu Ransom, both
.colored, at Wolf River bridge, two miles
north Of this city, and asked him for some
money he owed him. Ransom jumped from
his wagon and began TO belabor Scott with
his wagon whip, when Scott drew pistol and
shot Hanson through the body. killing him
instantly. Scott was arrested, and y now 10
Jail.
This morning two negroes entered the
clothing store Of Mr. Hammer, and while one
was examining suit Of clothing the other.
named Brooks, attempted 70 steal : pair q
pents aud run with them. Mr.. Hammer. dis.
covering the theft, seized Brooks. who drew
razor.
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JxrYrnsoxvn1x, Ind. Dec. M-Bill Rode
xeI. ! convict and desperate. who recently
escaped from the penitentiary here. vas re-
captured to-day near Memphis. CLARK county.
stter severe fight.
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DOuEBTIC nARKHIs.

CNcurAr1, Dec. Cotton arm. Mid
.aiinQ lSl(A13l. Flour dull and unclaimed.
Wheat duh, red 81 O601 10 Corn 6o970.
Oats firm, 59@6a. Pork arm, 80. Lard
dull, l01 for steam bid, IS asked; kettle 1x.
Bulk meats and bacon unchanged. Whisly
active and lower, IS.
81. Loun, Dec. M-Cotton and hour nm
changed Wheat dull; No. rod winter 81 O52
x6.l o., No. Z spring Chicago con go Corn
duh; new 66@67, closing at inside peice.
slats-No. q 66i@67. whisky steady. IS.
Providous entirely nominal.
LoUmvr1rx, Deo A-Cotton steady; Mid
ding 1870. Flour quiet and unchanged
wheat arm; red 81. amber q O5. Corn
arm: white 10 mixed g. Oa&s quiet; mixed
and white 6O@6S. Pork firm, 30. Bacor
,firm shoulders o. clear ncoe here; Sugsr
cured hams la. Bulk meals 0rm shoulder
,si, clear rib %. clear l05. Lard l439l53
Whisky 81
changed Wheat dull; No I spring Chicag!
-92,, No. 0S3. Corn firm; No. mixed 79Sa
79i. Oats 6rm: 5SR. Pork dull; SIS 6O
Lard 129091a95. Bulk meats -ehouider
ss,(dei, abort rib middles 81, short clear 81
All loose. Whisky 97}.
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Decorated French China tea sets, cheap at
Navra's, ia Canal street.

Virginia is said to be shipping cartridges to
England.
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New Yo1x, Dec. A-The agents oe tie
steamship South Caroline hope with fair
weather soon to have the vessel ailoat They
.say the steamer II not damaged.
The can-can women arrested LAST night wote
released to day, The manager, promising mot
to repeat the performances. was held IN 0ve
hundred dollars bond
There Wa but little business done at the
Stock Exchange to-day, the time bsing given
up 70 such spcftive demonstrations g are
usually INDUCED in BY brokers the day before
Christmas. The usual programme WA how
ever. varied to-day, BY them hiring colored
man to pessonate the King Of the Sandwich
Islands, and taking him into the exchange and
giving him mock reception.
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Cleared Yo0tor0Ays
Steamship VIM Clyde, Livingston, for Kew West
via Cedar Keys- 4 X Roberts
British ship Magnolia, Hilton, for Havre-
Schultz eco
British ship Peter Young, Perry. for Havre-
Shin Robert Dixon, Smithwich, for Havre-
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Arrived.

Avees
Steamship City OF Houston. Desiring mn Nsw rork
10th inst to kareenide q CsmerGnL1 olss -
& Kobert.-lst dist IS
6af. .ts Md.an e nsstesePoint -
Schooner Kate BaSn an. WILSON, nom SaO'ne
c, nsoss = Co. WaSd;n~tor Ssioven from New
Work Dec e % mas W-,. al fs.. Timer Cost
to- master.sd DIST. :
Lizzie Hopkins D1Pa1s non at snf;nx
Waiccn. Rnis nom Lower Coast
6scS s.1 Rs;.,his Iron l Upper Cost
IF Frazer Canton, nom Lower Coast
Ennk Pazgoud, Whtte nom AreyiS
by TstA Aucotn nom Do1a,asonv1ne
BIZ Hodge McElroy. ftoh Baton Rouge
Bradish johnson, Brothsrton. ffon Lower Coast
st..mer Reiisacs. Rsed from MoSiis
Schooner Truzi!A, from Wolf nver
Schooner America nom csoczI0n
Steamer Li.zis, iisn Fsesaoola
SlooP A .r.,x.l uo ~ 80 OLD ST. sAsm.
Schosner Csmss; .lse 49, ny T;.d .;vsr
scSconer HI1ei;e ssom HsnSeviils
seSooas ss Elm. hon Bind ri!sr
S Sn n Iss I ~. 1rnrr Prrr4crv;lla
schooner he'ne non 'ensss mum l'0''l VINO
Below C.-,.s %.
Spanish brig Jaime Sureds from hafceiona Oct H.
to master M.
more. to master
lnsade-weissse orssrs'
- vro.%or
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PARIS.
Pans, Dec. N.-The National Assembly
Adjourned until January 9th.


NApnrD, Dec. M.-The Spanish Commits
sioners to the Philadelphis Centennial Exhi-
bition met to-day. Senior Castelar, made an
eloquent address. He sketched the rise and
nrouress Of the United States; the ideas of
iihertv and labor which prevailed there. He
found in the American civilization, language
and arts traces Of Spanish origin which time
and incratitude were unable TO eradicate
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LosDos, Dee. 2A-Arrived: rsrsSiaa -
baltimore. rs SO
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04AANO Uf&Jx03D
onTton foCL Walreoli
koo-17 r. n Buckner
20 I.ehman AhFahan
Clanp Broe asco-l7 +
ktc-l3 3 Nureut -
Phelps &tco-7 proef1
L.acassexne-6 Nalle
6 Alcua Ncheruk q a
z Rcid-4 Payna. -
" B Clarkl RI :
3 HartWoll T. Cha1mlI
0umhle 1oo-3 i. IT.
Campbell s Skonr-
,PonLl r g Deoae
laeeee PaNna KennnSy
p DclBoniib-l hiiIe
I Bloom leo -and -
cotton 8 hall bbls -
BATON ROUGE
cotton to A Levi n
Mover. Weie ltco
Broe &co-55 hhds eua
Value 500 do g Md
a hSis ssolssses P ~
Irbv lkco-l3 a. e
"a do I hhds sugar i @
~ "a - m i,l,ls ,.,.io
s,-.- M..h..;c. e Tr
~. H.-t -
8 e - * ~. ..s,Ss.se. n
-~ ~ * M~. W.s
secis ioR Bnrfi
Duviau I Ricand
- s,.s ~ ~
1x suy rSS.s
a.ct4 . - 4. 49,. q
81 x.s..;ss.. ~
eoH Il s .ss*.,. - M,
WnT,n rsr
M: ,..cIs..se a Nh
~ . Rnckrer S ~ M
hide sugar L Godchanx
Scott-3 do 5 half bh1s
"a a. ~ ~.
"a. 80
shaw. CammaOk leo
81 do jos Hague Aco-
molasses ] II Putaan-
1 bbls mOlasses y TMx1
Total, 80 hhds Sugar
70 half bbls do
LOWER COAS1-ks
- hhds sugar q bbSs g
20 hhds sugar Rtchar4
vert-M bbls mcla1aeo
sugar ] Dymond
raud-2 hhds saeer BY
tram-10 do ] DAquin
laases = c Woean-W
Thompeon Mii!s-l4 20
9 s9 G{.Sr = nsl. G p ns =
a. Sy ns!ss .s s,,.. !. q E5ti. ~
80 ASAssAo ouA
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I1oNDoN, Dec. a - Thirty persons we're
killed and Afty wounded BY the railroad acci-
dent at Woodstock to-day. Some Of tho lat
- - faisllv iniured. All have been con-
veyed te Oxford. 49,.
An explosion occurred in Bignall ball col
iiery. North Hta6ordshire, to-day: Twenty
miners killed. Thirteen bodies have been
taken out.
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dovnvard career of its currency very much
a our Congress did under the guidance Of
Thaddeus Stevens Besides making the bills
legal tender for the payment Of debts, all
sorts Of pains and penalties were prescribed
for those disloyal citizens who refused to take
them In the course Of trade. To keep down
prices, which naturally rose a. the currency
appreciated, laws were passed regulating the
wages Of hborers the charges Of innkeepers
purchases to be made by any one person
q one time To prevent owners Of
goods from sending them away for sale and
thus escaping these arbitrary restrictions. an
embargo was actually laid in IT'S, and con-
tinued for several months. prohibiting the
shipping of wheat, corn, beef pork, live
stock. and other provisions. To crown Ill,
| IN the last days of December, l778, an official
denial vas issued Of the report that "Con-
are0 would not redeem the bills issued BY
than TO deftay the expenses Of the var, cut
| their holders T.
! FinoIly. ID February, 1881, after every ex
4 rediant had been tried in vain and the cur.
rency VAS hopelessly gone, Congress appoint
ed Robert Meezh Superintendent Of Finance
and lie, BY boldly throwing his personal
credit into the breach, saved the failing for
tunes q IL country. In May, 176l, tn
i Hank a North America Was chartered, with I
capital Of 34OO, ZOO, and it, notes payable il
cash on dem.nd were made receivable fol
Il taxes and duties. By the aid Of this hank
and a loans raised abroad 10 tho amount o
-, 900, the war was carried On and
lhsuuaht 70 succeasfnl termination. So great
lhowever, vas the public abhouence Of y
Unreasonable currency. that when oar pEssen
I CO. &itntion uas formed no power was give'
In tezms 10 Oongess 10 issue paper money
and II Vas expressly lnsbiddsn TO the States
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Rxnerlp,

OutUlde.-Waittag Ofdevs.
Ship Coronet, Brysn, from Havana, to master
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LIvERPOOL-Per ship Minnie Gerrow-l1
sacks ALT 46 half dOz mats to order
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KEY WEST VIA CEDAR KEYS-Psr steamship
VIM r Clyde-6or Key West, Us bbae four ITO sks
corn IL sacks coffee 10 terces hams SSs pigs sun
dies 50 head cattle
HAVRE-Per ship Magnolia-ss4o bales oottsn
1900 pcs slaves
HAvRE-Per ship Peter Poung-ssS6 bales COTTON
H1VRE-Per ship Robert Dixon-ls3l bsles cotton
1900 pcs slaves
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~ IGhskan Ahuahaln I
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IS. New Orleans.
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lteresting book.
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buildings and loa1
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Steamship City Of Houston, Deering. I'm New York
10th inst to Rareshide CamerOn-9d dist -
Steamship Layaca, Cooksey, from Florida ports to
TX Roberts-1st dist Is
Bark Maria Catherine Slausman. Il days ffom Am.
sterdam. to master-POint
Schooner Kate e Buchanan Wilson, from Sabine
Prss to master-sd dist
Schooner Henry Waddipgton. Seloven. from New
Work Dec !, to masteI-lst dist
Schooner Gabriel Anne, verrine, from Upper Coast,
IN maatar-Qd dist.
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Political Notes

The statement that Hon. Austin F. Pike, OF
New Hampshire, would on account of IN Health, a.,
bon. }. II. Plstt, Who Was denied 4 certificate
Of election TO the FOrty-fOUrth Congress from
the q district Of Virginia, Will contest Nj.
GoOce's right TO the seat.
The Arkansas House Of Delegates has passed
The Senate JOINT resolution for = committee 20
investigate the election Of Senator Dorsey.
letter purpOTtiDg TO have been written hy
hon. u. W. VOORHEES,, ana discussing v4ri0gs
political Issues, was published IN the IndiansuO
tis JOaTnRi, Wed esdsY. Mr.. Voorhees, pro
EouECes the letter u forgery in every line SAD
word.
a state convention OF new citizen electors o.
the state Of New Jersey, was held in Trenton or
Wednesday, to appoint delegates 10 a nation J
convention 20 be held IN Washington city, De
cember =. The following delegates we're ap-
pJintec: Elias y. Raw, OF Essex; John ID. Bag
well, Ct Union; and j. NJ. Herbert, Of Mercer.
Senator Gordon, OF Georgia, Is ont with a let
ter advocating an increase OF GTeeBbaCk cur
rencys hoping also to see them made inter
CbanReSbls with bonds at low rate of inter-
est. be Richmond Wing, which presses lis
view of the case upon the Virginia COngTCs.
slOual 0eis cation, says that three 0ti-s membUrs
have already declared themselves in favor OF
inf alton, or, as the Wing expresses it, cot this
great measure Tor popular delveraBCe."
The lDhatiOnists have a last entered the deld
as separate political organization. a meet
ING Was held 81 indianapolis Wednesday 70 form
new political party, on = bSsis OF gFeenbacks
interchangeable with ; 65 per cent. bonds in
q aUs' Illinois, Michigan. New Jersey, Ken
lucky, New York, ana Ohio were TeRTesenr ed,
The proposed party proposes 20 settle the liz an
clal question: and the prOpriety OF nominating
a candidate for the Presidency Is being agitatsn
resolutions we're adopted fayOrinE direct iSsue
OF paper mOuey BY the government, and cal NJ
a meeting TO be held At cleveland, o., N arca
H. 1870. 70 perfect a national platform and lq-
ioint time aud place tO- holding national
convention
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
The Little u rIs Recaptured from I'm p
Indians

THEIR CRUEL TREATMFNT BY THR sAvAGrs
CHICAGO. November y1.-The following h an
extract from the official dispatch OF Col. VI les
received ~ Lieut. General Sherid ans head
whose rescue from the Indians was announced
= me tine sgC.
Dunng The fight two white girls were re-
captured from tie Indians. II sppearS these
sisters, Aoe'aide sud Juls German. aged three
and seven ears resi- ectivelv, were canture IN
arsEs EN- route from Georgia 20 Col0rafo
Ibey state that their father. mother. brother
oI SISTER we're murdered, sud that they, ana
tNo cider sisters we're kept prisoners. Thev
hsve no positive know edge of their where
shouts 1teir story OF woe and suffering i
too horrible 70 relate. They were almost nake,'
arc nearly starved. They are nov under charge
ol surgeon waters, and viii receive every care
= attention. and when sfrorE enough 70 an
cure the Journey, viii Ae fCrw arded % I.eavfn-
worth. 1 most earnestly recommend that
ample annual provision be made tor these chill
uren ~ the government, out OF the aru1 ~
sPIrrWistun for the heueht Of the Chsvarr,r
ihCla's. Gen. Pore. Iu forwarding this ststa-
ment heartily cODcUrs Ia Col. Miles recpnmsr-
GATOR
No GOLD HUNTERS Is TIVE ELACE H,-Ls.
REPORTS having been published recently H.
several Western newsVluers. aud Tsprn.i1 sag
elseWhfre. pUrpOrtnE 90 he accounts Of g4-.
ties o. white men fitted out 81 Laramie civ ans
Fttt Sanders. who had penetrated 20 the Black
HIS country, an invest rAtI0n yRs ordered ry
General Sheridan through the officers com
nanClng So different points on the borders OF
tie Elsck Hills TERRITORY. The result of thsss
rlulrieS proves th6t SO far no white men h ave
eT-eTcd n st territory since the eypaditinu NJ
The ICst ~ Fort IS Uders geports that he qgss
iFfoT med tiAt a company o. rros2ect0rs under
colonel GTSw..eft Laramie City some time sine.
arc snc2eeccd IN reaching what thev believe %
te a good place for digging within forty OF fifty
N les from that place, up the big LARAMIE
river. Ih-s is not in the Indian country.
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CRUEL MURDER OF a Two YEAR Old Boy
The most diabClical act ia the CrimiDs record
II tAis county was perpetrated day before yeS
terGay. Gu n FJOT WCoIey's plantation, about q
mlie west OF Kingston. Il negro girl, G8ss A RI.
twelve years OF age, stole SONS potatoes. NJ
ore save herself was cOgniZaDt Of tue theft but
little negro boy, aged two years son OF Tom
MColey. This boy told on The gir!. The cir.
afteTT ard stIayed off with the little b1v. and
shortly returned alone. The child being missed
Tor some time there was some Uueasi4css con
cerLlDg lts whereabouts, ant search vas made
but nowhere could It be found. Suspicious we're
awakened InaJ tne cnnd had 5aCn f0dlly d-8lJ
with. Captain Ben Roper discovered s. Ne
tracks On the river bank. The tracks indicated
that two children had gone down 70 the river,
and but one of them, the larger, had returned,
On comparing the larger track with on5 made
by The girl, Cass Arp, the two tracks we're sden-
teal. khe girl was arrested, and afterwards
confessed TO having thrown the child INTO thr
EtOWah, where it was drowned. Sue showed
where she stood when throwing the child iUtc
the river, and where, when IN tue set, she
slipped and came very near falling in he-s-lf
She said that the child h0ated down the river
some distance, crying out several times bet'-.
Il finally sunk. The GIL was sent 10 Carters-
vile, where she is now confined in prison. We
unCerstand that several Of her rei8ti SeS are
now IN jail for committing various crimes
stealing. burning gin houses, etc.-R0Re ff1 !
Commercial.
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TIE SMALL PvN ~ BATH RS~.
BATRUBsT y. h. Nov. mher 2s.-fne Sm7'.
PIX epidemic has been Ar ~7ted hy The tim "
precautions OF the heath U.iryIS.
TER WIPE OF THE Nj Ro@REn NAN,
Poulin, nov undor seDr nee u death, gave
birth TO q male child yesterday in jail. Cali al.
before bis execution, confessed % the pstarui
of The ehIld. Mrs. Poulin has been selten- -
10 be banged On the 9Th @ J aDuarv.
FIRE IN ONTARIO.
TILsoNBURG, ONT, November IA ire
here last night destroyed about twenty -t3-e~
a. = dWeii.IEs on the upper Ha;s Among tht
Iuuerers are Hennjs, gre cry and liquor store
Short & Co. hardware; Jarrett. general sforH:
McCUl'Om, drug store and Tire Office Of TIE
Montreal Telegraph company. Total loss be-
tween T-5COO and = 100 600.
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EIra fin RRIIIunnrR-

BALTIMORE, November "A fire this morn
ing 1T the tobacco mandatory OF Msrbuvy &
Bros, lJi ard l57 S5uth Charles street, sari-
ing and destroyed large quantity OF tobacco
OF The finest QUALITY.
The damage TO the building is - 600; fully in
suTed. The less and damage 20 the stock, prin-
cipally by water, is $4,000; insured as follows:
On the stOck-German American, OF y. Y.
5000: Hanover, of y. Y, - 800: 7 tN'ninS, OF
Pa, 200; Amazon, Of Cincinnati 81. $50. tsn,-
talo German, 81 80; s.. Nicholas, OF n. Y.
Si,Lp; commercial Union. London. 5000;
Queen, London, 81 2GO. The machinery. which
Was insured in New York and western oricsg. Is
but slightly damaged.
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4 DEFAULTING PRIEsT-DisappsarIE Of
Father FoTkGH Nth Church Funds A telegram
from Chicago, November q, SAYS: The CaslO
lie population of Bridgeport have been very
much excited during the past two OF three days
over some extraordinary proceedings which
have feken place In connection with the cleTic "a
stsff attached TO the Church of the Nativity, 2 {
the corner CT H8lsted and ThiTtv.=i gath street.
tatr has been IN progress tbgTo for some time
and net with good deal OF Success. Suddenly.
Just alter II closed, an ugly impression got
abroad that Father NJ. j. Forhan, who ia.
chief charge OF il, had abscOnded from the citv
with all the funds that had been collected tor
the church at the fair. Father F0rh An as quite
young man, being only ~ years Of age. He
has, Tor srHe time past been known to be pe-
cultaTly disaffected towards the ruling heads o.
the Catholic church In this CITY, from the taCt
that, "a he regarded It, his merits were not Suf-
hCieDtly TeCOgU.Zed. At last. Ne 50 sms 70 have
taken singular way OF Teveuging himself for
alleged Sights. lie managed 10 secure posses
sion OF all tie money collected a the far. aud
then took the tTain for some parts unknown.
A call was made at the residence of Bishop
Foley on wabash avenue, for further inIJrmR-
ton CT tire subject, bus the bishop altogether
declined to be IuteTviGWed. Ills secretary Eas
equally reticeHt The fac TIA Father E0rhsu
LETT Il G city i beyond question, aud 1t is likely
that measures are being taken " secure als
arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-27

a LONG CHASE AFTER AN ELoPISG CoU-
PLR.-EliZabeth Varley, aged fifteen, eIoped
with her brOther-in-law, Will AN Franklin fro 70
Fall river. Mass, one year ago, and on the 10Th
instant State Constable Sampson got a CleW 70
their whereabouts, and after a circuitOus chase
of 500 miles through Massachusetts and Rhode
Island, captured them at Readville, X. l., last
Monday, and at Taunton Tuesday morning they
pleaded guilty TO lewd and lasciyious conduct
and were locked up for trial. The girl, though
so young, stated that she had led dissolute life
in England when aged thirteen, and also that
she had led Franklin astTay. Under the names
of William and Elizabeth Smith, they had
lived in JeWett City. Vslentown aud 0Rico.
Conn, Pontiac, Providence, Pawtucket
hebIonville, DodgsvilIe and Readviile, r.
and Lowell, Mass.