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A MULTIPLICITY OF MARRIAGRs-Colonel
Price, the wealthy brewer, against whom his
second wife brought an action to open a divorce
which he procured against her, appeared in
supreme court, chambers, to-day, by his coun-
sci, MIR. Buckley, on an order to show cause
why he should not pay 500 week alimony to
the third wife, Constance, as ordered by Judge
Brady. The first marriage was in England.
lie separated from his wife by mutual eonsen MT
cured divorce, and married a third time The
second wife claims that the divorce was OBJ
tanned without her being a party to the suit.
The hrst wife then turned up, and the referee
reported the two subsequent marriages illegal.
BY advice of counsel, Colonel Price then ceased
TO pay almony to the third wife on the ground
that she was merely spectator. Mr.. Hin, tor
the relator, argued to-day that the third mar
rage came under the exception in the code,
and the alimony should be paid until the
termination of the suit. Decision reserved =
Neir lOrL C0mnercinI. y1fh-
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CHILD RERoIsM.-Once in a while is told
some story OF heroism in a child which ought to
help the professional cynic to a little faith in
his kind. Not long ago a young girl, lost in the
woods with her little brother, protected him
from the weather all through bitter ght at
the cost OF her own frozen limbs. Some days
ago three children, a girl of six, her brother
only four, and another little boy six years old
went to pond in Kentucky to skate. That day
the ice had been cut from half the pond, and
the siN-year-old boy skated directly into the
deep water and sank. The three small creatures
we're all alone there. The our-year-old tried to
rescue the poor child, but failed then the little
girl, with presence OF mind a woman might he
proud to own, walked TO the edge of the ice
waited until the boy rose gasping, seized him
and drew him out. What a glittering romance
courage!
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strangers may have seemed one of splendid ex-
elements, and crowned with ample compensa-
tons for his political vicissitudes, has been, to
many and bitter Affections. The most poignant
ly pathetic passages he has ever written, saws a
London paper, were transcripts from the tab
whom he idolized, soon after an early and han
Ply marriage, was drowned almost before his
eyes; his eldest son, in whose literary brilliance
there was more than reflection of the father s
genius, and in whose political faith there was
more tan an echo OF the fathers voice, died
suddenly on the eve of a family anniversary,
and just when the little circle had met together
once more in France, at the close OF the lament
able war. His wife had gone before, after a
lingering malady, in the midst of these sombre
years OF exile The sole surviving son has now
died, leaving to Victor Hugo only daughter
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AOJNG POMPEII IN CALIFoRNIA.-Califor-
ma boasts OF a POmpeii on a small scale. IL is
the town OF Meadow Lake, on the Sierra Ne
yada range, 5000 feet above the level of the
sea: The spot on which it is situated is full of
gold, and III 1863 there was great rush thither
10000 feet Of the land being taken np in the
summer Of that year. By spring of the next
year the Californians had become perfectly
wild over the golden prospects of the region
and during May and June not less than r. 600
people found their way up there, and the real
estate went up like a Kite 60 by so lots bringing
from $1,000 70 =, 500. stock board was
formed, and the bulls and bears made the will .
derness hideous with bidding for the stocks of
the various companies. over 50 zoo, 900 was
rocks, which never yielded more than 500, OOO,
though they were full of gold, and a town OF
coo houses was built. The trouble was with the
ore, In which there was some substance that
would not yield to the usual process and, in
addition the snow was not unfrequently % feet
on a level, terrible storms being common as
late as June. All at once the people saw that
nature had played an awful practical joke on
them, and they abandoned the town so precipl-
lately that a recent visitor there, walking on
snow shoes through the streets on a level with
the second stories, looking into the windows,
saw the furniture standing lust as the occu-
pants had last used il.
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Different Kinds OF Ewes,

No branch of science has been more thorough
ly mastered than optics. The principle OF VS.
ion must be essentially the same in all eyes, but
they differ remarkably, according to the habits
OF the animal. Birds of lofty hight, as the con-
dor, eagles, vultures, and carbon see king PROV
lers OF the teathered race, have telescOpic Wis
ions, and thus they are enabled to look down
and discover their unsuspectng victims As
they approach noiselessly from above, the axis
OF vision changes-shOrtening, so that they can
see as distinctly within one foot of the ground
IS when at an elevation OF one mile in the AIR.
This fact explains the balancing of a fish
hawk on its piniOns, half mile above a still
pond watching for fish. When one is selected
down the savage hunter plunges, the focal axis
varying always to the square view OF his intend
ed prey. As they ascend, the axis is elongated
by curious muscular arrangement, so as to see
far OFF again.
Snails have their keen eyes at the extremity
of flexible horns, which they can protrude OF
draw in at pleasure. BY winding the instru-
ment round the edge of a leaf or stalk, they can
see bow matters stand on the opposite side.
The hammer headed shark has its wicked
looking eyes nearly two feet apart. By will
ehortthey can bend the thin edges Of the head,
on which the organs are located, so as 10 exam
Inc the two sides OF an object the size of full
sized Goldfish.
Flies have immovable eyes. They stand ont
from the head like half an apple, exceedingly
prominent. Instead OF smooth hemispheTes
they have an immense number OF facets reese m
bling Old-tashioned glass watch seals, each one
directing the light directly 10 the optic retina
That explains why they cannot be approached
in any direction without seeing what is COMING
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LEGISLATIVE RESULTS IN MAINLAND
legislative results are beginning to appear in
the reports from the general assembly at An
napolis. Among a number of bills passed by
Tor the asylum of the deaf and dumb at Fred.
erick. Md; enabling the plaintiff in any judg-
ment to acquire lien on Judgment debtors
city; to prevent the public execution of the
death penalty; regulating the sale of spurious
liquors In Talbot county, and limiting the hours
of labor of minors under sixteen years of age to
ten hours. The testimony in the Brooke-Wi
decombe, Prince Georges county clerkshp
case, on the part of both parties has been filed
in the household. San.
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FIRES IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.-The
grist mill belonging to Mr. Thomas Milford
near Pooiesville, was destroyed by IRE on Sat-
uIoAy last. The fire was caused by the upset
lhs OF kerosene lamp, and the flame caught
10 rapidly that to save the building was an i'm
porslbiIlty. Loss supposed to be 50 900, with an
insnra nce OF $50. The saw mill was saved,
The dwelling of Mr.. Cephas Summers. one
and half miles from Clarksbure. in this coun-
", took IRE about half-pas d We O'Clock on SAT-
urday evening last, from sparks ali ghtins on the
roof from the chimney. The wind beino yerv
high the whole building was DESTROYED, tosethey
with nearly all the furniture and househoid
goods, grain crop, &e., which was stored In ths
mouse. No tnsurance.-POclrrils. Ser3i.SI l0U
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@ Vesuvius lie at it again.

@An old seaman at prayer meeting in re-
latiDg his experience, stated that when at sea in
storms and tempests, he had often derived crsat
comfort from that beautiful passage of ScIip-
ture, "Faint heart never won fair lady"
MA society has been formed in Chicago for
tne purpose OF collecting and selling for waste
paper "such books as the works OF Vo,taire
Rousseau, Paine. and other detestible authors y
The money thus raised goes to charitable oh
jects.
one Of the committee proposed to visit her c,ass
composed OF young Misses and 10 examine M em
In reading, told them they might select their
owl pieces 70 reaf. Out OF the forty selections
Of these Of the tragic style -
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.
NEW BOOKS
RECEIVED AID FOE sALEAr
sHILLINGTONs BOOKSTORE,
Corner a. Street ana p,,,,x
N z w B o OK S

Harry Hesihe.te Of G angoil, by Auth.uy rrono,.
Gilded Age, by MARX Twain "tAeA-
Days OF Ny Youth, g Novel, by Anehs rdx.ra.
The Dead Alive, by wilkie ColIins
Heir Of Redeline. " NV
Golden Grain, BY Farjeon,
The wethereI AFFAIR, BY J. W. De Forres.
NEW REMEDIEs for January.
All the NEW MAGAZINES received.
PLAYING CARDS, BLANK BOOKS, and every
thing In the Stationery line. Wholesale and retail st
the very lowest pricee.
J. sHILLINGToN,
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~"Our Fiddler Prince lie what the Eng
lish papers disloyally call the Duke of Edih-
burgh.
"Giying rosebud dinners is a new freak in
fashionable society. The guests are composed
exclusively OF demoiselles just bursting into
womanhood, TO who everything IL Colour de
rose, and who are about 70 make their debut in
society.
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AN ELoPINs COUPLE ARRESTED In NEW
loRK.-On Tuesday night Inspector Nc
Dermott, received a telegram from Chief of
Police Copeland, of Cambridge, Mass, request
ing the arrest of Michael sullivan and Mary
McCabe, passengers by the Stonington boat
who are charged with the larceny OF $3.50 in gold
coin and $3.50 in currency from Anna Hackett a
resident of Cambridge. The matter was re-
ferred to Capt. Perry, of the fifth precinct and
when the boat arrived at her wharf foot of
Nestry street, officers Moore and Stevens
boarded the boat and arrested the parties in
dictated in the telegram. They were brought to
police headquarters, and on being searched the
money alleged to have been STOLEN was found in
their possession. They, however, denied tn at
they had stolen the money, and from their state
ments it appears that Mrs. McCabe and her
husband kept clearinghouse i'll Cambridge,
and among their boarders were Sullivan and
Anna Hackett. Sullivan paid great attention
to Anna, and promised to marry her. She
thereupon gave him $500 to induce him TO keen
his promise. but after obtaining the money Sui
Ivan elopcd with Mrs. McCabe, with whom he
had teen very intimate, and came to this city in
tending to take the first steamer to Queens
towD. The pair are retained at police head
quarters TO await the arrival OF officers from
Cambridge.-N. y. Times, 29h.
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~The Ere in Natick -, 1nly one Protest ant
place Of worship standiEg rNe Baptist chuTch
with sniy 800 seating csps.
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AN INVOLUNTARY .JoURNRY.-Oned ay du-
ring last week man, living aboard one OF the
boats laid up in the harbor, took a barrel into a
small rowb boat, intending to row a short distance
into the lake for a barrel of e-cold oil-free.
ana fresh water. A heavy sea was on, and the
boat, when It once passed the ends of the piers.
was at the mercy of the waves and wind the
iatter blowing from the southwest at the rate of
thirty miles an hour. The boat became unmau-
ageabie, and soon commenced to DRIFT to the
northeast, working gradually out into the lake
despite the efforts of the man to bring ii ashore
He sigDalled for help, and was noticed by Mr..
Landers, the assistant signal officer, who was on
the wharf, engaged in taking the daily lake OH
serVations. Going to the tug Office, he reported
the circumstance, but as tug could not be i'm
mediately had, the government life boat was
launched and manned Immediately by six able
bodled men: By this time the drifting party
mad reached point about four miles aud hall
10 the northeast, and had ABOUT concluded he
was booked foT voyage to Canada or Dayy
Jones locker. The life-bOat reached him in
ABOUT half an hour after starting, and picked
him up. The tug, havingreturned by this time,
went out and returned in safety with the reck-
less boatman and his preseryers. It was trip
which might have terminated fatally, and one
which the man will not care to repeat,-cledrs-
land Leader, .TGDyd,U IL.
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TB0S. h. SHARP, Master of Transport alto
L. Nj. C0LK, General Ticket Agent
GEO. s. kOOkTZ, Agent AZ MAshiuctou.

RALIIMOkE & POTOMAC RAILROAD.
= DEPoI CORNER Ora AND srREErs NV
AneI December th 1873 ira viii run q fooxs.
AhAInS LEAVE FOh TRAINS ARhIVE AZ
t.tea NJ, Bait and n IN 8 4 3a m, New York and
gnaD, eA. Monday; western fxpress, daily.
Us a. m, New york ..25 o. m Accomnods-
khpressi daily, en-. sun non, daily en-, Sunday.
eSs daily Accom- tnSre. daily ,eI ri sunday Sn
hiSaauoh: 1888 q. m, Fast Line
w., a IN! n rag Line from West and North,
llS p m, New Y6rk = 40 ., m, Aocommcda-
S;zS baltimore Npress, S:l3 m, n \. EIpross,
. egeniy, eh sunday. daily, eN. Sunday.
~ p ~. cincinnati and . 40 .. m, Aocommoda-
ssSut t daily except ton, EXCEPT Sunday.
Aooommod. Bsl,i&o re, s ssy from 6rS@
tion, daily, ex. Sunday West and North,
YORK Night EIprcss' ' ESp s s5nssJ
s:Se .; m, Pacific IA Il.25 p m, New YORK.
Trains leaving washipR,6S n 10y sunday az
$50 m, connect At Bowie with trains for Nail
arriving at Marlboro at lilo a. m, and 80
Trains leaving Washington g; sos aud SIS no.
and $50 D. N. connect az 0dentOn with trains for
Trains arriving ct Washington az 1889 An
and $50 .. m, connect ~ Bowie with trains leav-
ing Marlboro at $50 q. m, and $50 o. m.
Passengers leaving their orders st Ticket ONCE
northwest corner Of 18th street and Pennsylvsnie
avenue, northwest cor ner 6 street aud Pes nsyivs-
MIA avenue, can have their baggage called for and
checked ct hotels and residences all points North
and West. Through tickets 70 Cincinnati, Colum-
bus, IndianapOlis, Louisville, 81. Louis, New Or
leans, Chicago, Omaha, San Francisco, and ali
4. L. DUBARRY, General supr.
q .. fOIh9a Sen1 PAssr Agent. gyf4-d
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TWENTY PER CENT. OFF
ON ALL SAILS or
W y ID n coo DDS,
WHERE TIE MARKED PRICE Is OVER 81
TEN PER CENT OFF
ON ALL SALES OF WINTER Oh WOODEN
GOODS WHERE THE PRICE is NOT
OVER 81.
Also, 10 PER cent. of on ali sales Of SILKS ana
SILK VELVETS.
~ONE PRICE TO ALL"
began WYLIE,
IanT-tr lois and 1870 9TH street northwes.
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AHoTHER KELSEY CAsK.-A counterpart OF
the Kelsey tragedy has occurred in Clinton, In
diana. Geo. Leggett, q school teacher, aroused
heindignstion of the town by his offensive at
tentioDs to one Of the girls who attended his
school. She complained TO her parents and to
her male friends, who do not seem to have been
of the most reputable sort. Leggett was then
threatened with rough usage, and in compli-
ance with the advice OF some of the best
into an adjoining town. Still he persisted
in calling upon the girl, who professed to
have given him no encouragement. 1t is be-
lieved, however, that she led hip on and met
him secretly. One night masked mob sup
posed to have been made up of her friends Law
In wait for Leggett and caught him on the way
to her house. They took him TO lonely field,
tarred and feathered him, and tortured him so
that he diod the next day. Having done their
work they went away leaving their dying victim
on the ground, where he was found the next
morning. The murderers are suspected, but no
arrests have been made, as their own influence
and that of their relatives is very potent.
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LITtT e6oeTs IN A Lore ISLAND CITY
BwkLLING-INvIeiBLB OBJECTS FALLING
DOWN STAIRS.
A new sensation has appeared in Long Island
city, and this time it is . "hauuted" house.
The dwelling IL situated upon the Dutch Kills
road, about two miles from Hunters Point.
The landlord has found il difficult to rent the
house, as its reputation was well known. Last
week family moved in, they having procured
the house for a mere nominal SUM, declaring
they we're not afraid Of ghosts or the Old Boy
himself The family consisted of & We persons,
and as the house is a small one eve<y room was
occupied, with the exception of psrlor and
kitchens Everything was quiet until Monday
night after the family had retired to rest, when
q low meaning sound was distinctly heard by
INTO the hall thinking somebody might be suffer
ing from the cold, as the night was bitter one.
mere the sound seemed to be in the Kitchen
ana ne followed the noise, but it seemed TO
avoid him, and when In the kitchen Il seemed
70 De In tn e Parlor, and when in the psrlor it
to bed Shortly after this a noise as OF some
neavy body FALLING down the stairs and deep
sepuiehral groans proceeded from the garrett
ana nall. The crockery in the cupboards was
thrown violently to the floor. although the
Daleys firmly declare the door was unopened
One OF tne children was so thoroughly fright
Sneu that IL was thrown into spasms, and its
lie Is now despaired of. on Tuesday night the
same programme was repeated with the 81 n ole
exception that cries of {" Murder, MurdeTiu
rang through the building. creating CONFUSION
IN the FAMILY, and, notwithstanding a rigId
search was instituted upon the premises.
nothing has turned up which will throw apy
light upon the mystery. Yesterday the family
moved out, though they said ''they wernt
AFRAID 10 stay, but they couldn't sleep At night
An investigation into the affair Will be COM
menced to-day.-N T. Herald. 10Th.
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WOMEN SERVANTS FOR CALIFoRNIA.-The
Following statements are made in telegram
from San Jose, Cal, published in the San Fran
cisco Chronicle Of the 18th inst; 1.-THE Farmers
Club has received advices from North Carolina
TO the effect that an immigration from that
stale to California of young women for house
hold service can be secured by the formation
81 aid societies, to be composed of families
vance the passage money, and be respon-
slble for representations going TO induce
the immigration. On tine other hand, the
society is to be secured in the matter of good
character and capacity of all women sent out
under the arrangement. 1t appears that
strong disposition for this movement in the
Carolinas, Missouri, and other states, and only
waits practical business treatment from par
ties concerned on this coast. The plan, as
mooted in the Farmers Club looks to securing
faithful and honest servant girls, and thus bet
tering the condition Of both hirer and hired
furnishing the former better service, and the
latter better wages for equal labor. This mat
ter is In the hands of the emigration commit
tee, who, If encouraged by responsible citizens
may be able to work out grand scheme"
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A SAD CAsE.-On Saturday morning, the
New y ork Tribune says, there was narrowing
case in Judge Otterbourg's case. A thin, ems-
ciated child of twelve, too small for her age,
with that prematurely keen look which only
charged with grand larceny, and held Tor trial
She told her own pitiful story. She lived in a
garnet on Attorney street, where she saw her
father and mother slowly starving. She stole
some clothing from a room in the same house,
and pawned it for nine dollars. A young thief
snatched six OF them out of her hanis, and with
the rest she bought food and tire wood for her
parents. Several days ago some one stumbled
on different phase of devotion. A mother in
Leonard street starved herself To death to snare
the scanty store on which her husband and
children were living. 1t is useless to multiply
incidents like these. In a thousand garrets and
Easements of New York there are honest people
too good to steal or to beg, who are dying of
cold and hunger-those grisly allies which are
never so terrible as when they hunt their prev
together. These cases must be sought out and
helped. The people who refuse to beg are too
valuable to be allowed TO perish.
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COAL AND WOOD.
DRY GOODS.

THE PLACE TO BUY BARGAINS.
GREAT REDUCTION IN DRESS GOODS
GREAT DEDUCTION IN DOMESTPS
GREAT REDUCTION IN HOSIERY
GREAT REDUCTION IN LINEN GOODS,
GREAT REDUCTION IN GLOVES.
jspa6-tr 1920 PennsyIyanis aHsnna
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''Is THE EDITOR Is?'' was the query of one
George Huntingdon, who called at the office o.
the Middleburg (Vt) Register, with an oper
editor of that paper. ''He is" replied the
knight Of the scissors, as he proceeded to cal
the irate Huntington by pouring over him thres
or four bottles of ink, rubbing in the liquid with
an office stool. Huntingdon expressed his en-
tire satisfaction.
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DENNSYLVANIA AIR LINE
Il TO BALTIMORE,
PHILADELPHIA,
NEW KnRE

PHILApELPHlA,
NEW YORK,
AND ALL POINTS sT II TEE NEW ENGLAND
'hKo'GH SIkpTTEsN oggkSRINGros
WITHOUT CHANGE or CARS
Ihe equipment on this line lie new and Of the mo
elegant and improved finish.
PULLMAN PARLOR CARS ON DAY TRAIN
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CxKS ON
MO HI TRAINS.
rHRnE TEAMS fsas isNlss1ps E IIfo9sr FL ~
,nr pe Ien over Pennsy wanna Air Line, leaving
Potomac raiiross norSsat oor nns u n spe
FAST LTsE, leave washington sos q. N. daily,
Leave Baltimore st s:I5 a. n. daily, except sun
Leave West Philadelphia ct I2:52 .. m. daily,
Arrive al New York at 4.25 p m. daily, except
RICHMOND EMPRESS, leave Washington It
Leave Baltimore at a3s D. a. daily, except Sun
Leave West Philsdelphis 81 6.Os . N. daily, eI-
Arrive al New York at 10 10 ,. m. daily, eIceVs
NfGsGT EXPRESS, leave washington at SOS
Lssvs Bsltimore At IC;4s p;m.SaiIy.
Arrive at New York at o a. m daily.
TRAINS RETURNING.
faH Ltrs, leave New York A. San.
Rt5aT6 a ETprtss. leave New Sort
AT .iEs = sss IesSe New York
Arrive At Washington Al 6:lS :. m.
on SOUNDS New York, New Haven snd HsTtiosd
rosd, Erie Railway, and steamers on Hudson River.
Fare ss low ss by any other route: $3.50,
residences on order left the following Oeos,
where tickets and information can be obtained -
east corner sih street and Penns. ave-; Passenger
STATION Baltimore and Potomac railroad, corner e0h
jy24-u General Passenger Agent.
a ALEXANDRIA s WASHINGTON &. K
| ALEXANDRIA & FREDERICKSBURG R.R,
CORNER OF b AND Sixth STREETS.
Local trains leave FOR Alexandria IS folio ws:-e,
and p m daily, ali OiSsr train. dsiy sI ;i
Local Trains from Alexandria arrive a. follows
S:SSSS, I;SSS' sisss s;Sy, 1888, II:ss a. M,
and M o sssnsr m s I'M 81 .,Ss
Trains @s sss GIN. connect with train. on
QUASTIoo Aeoommodaiion leaves wsshinstOu
o2s T vi. R,chmOnd
leaves arlington 81 m. daily except Sunday.
ni. sysn1s and corner sth .trset and P.nnsylT:ni.
gage 70 be checked a. al hotels and residences
4. !. foGss. asni PASSENGER AGENT. iya-u
lS73pENNsfLNASfa RoUTElS73
s9. .7a. w. !. sSSS22aF' AND SOUTHWEST.
"''n:''''':: Baltimore? !: ssiss:: :s::
TIE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK ReUTi.
Si Nth elegant Scenery, Palace state-room Day ana
Tive hundred miles saved % Western and oeutrs,
The 1885 Q: N. daily, except Sunday, northwest.
S;so ?. m, daily except Sunday Oincinnzr and
.S- IAkl oossatficss
e saHfsfn sG ana T IDSsT
Tckets by this route can be procured Al me oeo-.
corner q Hh street end Pennsyivs mia sveIus. ana
eofner q 6th stree. and Peunsyivania avenue ondsr
NetionA Hotel, where reliable suformstior yin bs
49,. On In Palace osrs for ohioss >,
iouss'osn'ra 1Assnt.