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The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1874-01-02
EDUCATIONAL.
FOR YOUNG LADIES.
MASONIC

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IwrMRTE COTTAGE LODGE No.
10 = 4 NJ, holds its stated meetings, NJ
the Lodge Iall III OpeIousas. July 9th. August
sth and 9e,trmbcr Sd, at & o'clock =. NJ, an6
October lat and 29th and December 10, ri 7
''' {. MAYO. ". VI.
K, II, B~oDEMULLER, Secretary.
~ORDY ROYAL ARCH GEHAPTER
In Nc. 80 meets AT the Hall Of Humble t0t-
tage Lodge Opelousaa, every Tuesday AFTER the
Nh ,noon q each month, at o'clock p. u.
wNTREkA COUNCIL Nc. E0,-MEkT6
IL Of The Hall OF Humble Cottage LOdgs, Ope-
GI1aas, ryriy Friday after the full moon Of cacts
month, at to'clock ?. N,
nRPEgANs' FRIEND LODGE, Ne.
Isj. Hg Cane. La, meets ON the saturday
p'ee o, \. SMITH, ". NJ.
.I0IIN M.DENN, Secretary.
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nTNnENE No TRpsp AsaRws-

~ persons are hereby forbid, from cutting
wood, or in any manner trespassfng, ON that
part OF the Petit Bois community tract of land
belonging to me. I wIlsproserute' such tres,
passePs both criIniRally n cigIlY. Eess-z -.
oct 1T-tf, AGO r
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srsB0 REWARDS witt PAYtTHE IA.
- boye reward for the arTest and eOnviGtion
OF the parties who broke into my store, III the
night Of the 18th ultino.
ssl @@#s LOUIS DEsMATsAIs.
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DRUG STORES,
nPRLOUsAS DRUG sFORE.
SIGN OF THE BIG MORTAR
Opposite the Court House,
oPELoUsAg, LA

The undersigned in returning his sincere
thanks for the very. liberal patronage vim
which ne has heretofore been favored, would
respectfully coll the attention Of ali needjuS
anything in his line, TO hiR
LARGE AND COMPLETE STOCK
Of everything belonging to the Drug Business.
Physicians, Country Merchants and Planters
orders solicited.
Prescriptions will receive particular attention
at all hours OF the day or night.
CLAUDiUS MAYO,
phnrmnpnufisf
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TARRBAGE SKHOE.-THANKFUL FOR
u The patronage heretofore extended Inc by the
citizens of st. Landry, / solicit a further contin-
uation OF their favors. and beg leave to inform
them that I will always be ready TO accon1no-
date them in any branch Of my business. at
reasonable prices, for cash only.
All work hereafter, il not paid for on delivery,
will be charged ten per cent. additional, FOR i'm
mediate collection. "
l have Oh hand hacks and buggies. which |
will sell cheap Tor cash. Hacks and buggies
made TO order. s. P. CLARK.
Opcl0usaS, Jan. 10, i872-tf.
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CApT. M. G.. Way SAYS OF P6sEY,s
u Bltters, after ~usingenly one bottle. "They
acted like magic" Very n~aturally-for they
contain all that eau restore strength and health
to an invalid foot l8-tf. &
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npELOusAs CARDS.
Adjoining Mayo's Drug Store,
TIM SHOP,

OPEhOUsAs TIN SH0P
REMOVED TO LANDRY STREET,
Y T { Near the Post.orlee,l
AN, kinds tin ware for sale. All kinds job
work, in copper, tin, and sheet iron, done at
short notice al the OpelousaN Tin shop.
s .uso. .ftf
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o. o. R.-sT. LANDRY LODGE, NO. 2s
Ne Meets at Masonic Hall, Opelousas, every
Monday night at s o'clock. Louis Dosmarais,
\. G.; +. PeTrodin, V. e.: Chas. n. Ealer, Treas
strer SAINT, P. Clark, Secretary Joseph Bloch,
D. n. q. u % &@& t2ay 94lE5
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A FIRST GLASS JOB OFFICE
CONNECTED WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT.
mCl 15-tf,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-12
Q EORG TO WV.

p. +. CONNOCATIOS.-At the meeting o. I'll 5.
ccHyOcation held yesterday IN Christ church
the only business OF Importance tTansa ytst " A.
20 give AID TO a church at Wesks' station, lower
Maryland, and chapel at TennallytOWu, y.
G. Services were held last night and al irs S-as
delivered by the Right Rev. Assistant Bishop
PinckEey, aud Rev. DIR. Leeds, of Grace church,
Baltimore, 4 meeting was held al the same
church to-day at y O'Clock.
GRAIN IEADE.-ArTiVed. canal boat +. \.
Thomas, from Point OF Rocks, ND, with 2,gs5
bushels wheat s75 bushels corn, and g barrels
-four, for j. G.. and j. NJ. Waters; boat jacob
Snyder, from Clear Spring, Md, with d 900
bushels wheat for I. q. Wheeler. WenOte sales
yesterday OF .290 bushels whe at at 81 p; 800
bushels yellow corn 81 Sc, and 500 bushels
white corn at 90C. Market steady,
DRoWNED~~Samuel Wylands captain and
owner Of canal boat Ida and Willie, was knock
ed overheard this morning by the tIier stick of
his boat on Log-wall Level, and before asst ST
ance could be rendered he was drowned.
CATTLE hARBET.-Messrs. Weaver Means
& Co. report receipts at DrOvers' Rest yester-
day of 7s3 head of beef cattle. $50 sheen and
lambs, and % cows and calves, which were dis
posed of &c follows; SO beef cattle sold to Dis
trict butchers at prices ranging from , 10 } =
cents per pound; 30 sold to farmers at from 3 t.
cents; $50 drove to Baltimore, and 81 left over.
Old sheep sold at prices ranging from y 70 3 4
cents per pound; lambs from - soto 81 30 anh:
cows and calves from SIS TO $50. Market brisk,
but prices lower.
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THE COEREN.

POLICE GOURT--JGGgg SnSit.
To GaV, Anna Smith, assault and battery On
MOiUe .lafb0e; - and costs. Lewis jenkins,
assault and battery on Adam Blazer: Slo. Jas.
4. johnson, assault ami battery on MalinIa
Jane ,jOGnson, his wife, who testified that Jim
Ias been doing tins kind OF thing 20 her lately
whenever he Got 4 chance because she would
not hive with him. but was At work At her p
vice place. - and costs and bonds to keep the
peaCe. George Addison. CoiJTCi, assault aud
battery on Mary Flanagan, who testified tusr
George drove his COWS on the open park in front
OF Ter hO1Fe. and because she stoned them or
he approached her and struck her violent
blow, -. Be sey Taylor, 4 vagrant, was ssnt
down Ton 90 DAYS. Mary Smith same chary-.
80 days. Elizabeth Clark, same: 80 DAYS. Cnts.
Hester, forfeited collateral. Thomas Carr
throwing stones; -, Susie Washington, MALI
C.OuslV breaking tie doors AM smashing the
windows OF Sarah Aun Summers: 50 and costs
Sarah Allen and Mary Lawson, COlOred idle
and suspicious persons, without any visahfs
means OF support Sergeant Acton testified a. -
these women bear the name of being shop
filters. II went TO their room and found r
quantity of csGCO aud other dry goods which
they could give no satisfactory account 4.
Many OF these pieces OF goods we're remnants
and several meTCh snts had examined them sHI
although they could not positively identify the
goods, they at once recognized the women As
suspicious persons, known as shOp-iifteTs among
the TRACE, and believed the goods had been
taken from their stores. The women are meyer
known 10 do shy work, but are continually on
the street. The Judge required them - give
bonds As Migrants il default OF which hey were
-eBt down.
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Condensed Locals.

Prom Robert EaaiI ami =. G.. Parker We haze
E-s,a's Us.E,g tor N0yeE3er II.
SIR Wu- NJ IaPpsu has been elected pres
dent Of the National Spo-tmsn's Club - t.ss
EstTIrt.
Manager Sa7rIe add vocal a'tract- ous 70 tiz
reSt sunday night concert at tEs National.
tIlss Eva II rs RJl appear As soprano ami fir.
TrtCC1Te Miller e. ba-sO, in some choice ui--ss.
4 be orchestra will he sixty strong.
Ladies and Misses, Tree, % the grand Art
INhiliti0n 81 Lincoln Hall. tonight. They
should AT 20. aud take al the men and hove
VitE them, 20 As 70 enable the manager l. keep
ri this liberal arrangement. See adv.
The building located az the corner OF 2ath
street ard Penusy lvaDis avenue has been rented
by the Engineer bureau and assigned for OH ces
10 the officers appointed to determine the north
west boundary Of the United States, WHO have
made their survey, snd are now i'm the city for
results.
Another handsome contribution Is made to the
contingent fund for completing the Washing5O
monument, by the Directors Of the Bank Of
Washington, no made the liberal subscription
Of $5tG. Let Others follow this noble example
ard there will be no question about the early
realization Of the hopes Of the Monument
Society.
The large hall in the second story OF the
Smithsonian Institution il being fitted up as an
ADDITION 10 the museum, about seventy-Hye new
eases having been ordered 10 be placed there
An uuusuaily large quantity or cuTi1Sities OF
every description have been lately received
necessitstiIg the enlargement CT the museum
department Of the Institution.
De regular meeting Of the Washington
SChuetZeB NeTein, at the Park last night was
well ATTENDED, and the installation Of the newly
elected officers took place. Mr. Wolf the re
firing president, addressed the society. re view
ing the history OF the vsrein. an elegantly
eEgTOssgd copy Of resolutions OF thanks 70 Mi
Wolf was pres uted-a fine specimen OF pen
usnshiP, By BIZ. Ernst Schmid, the finance
sECret-rV.
A meeting OF delegates from the state grand
grand lodges Or Cla'teaus assembled az Chal-
dean Han, Oh 7th street, between X and J. on
tuesday. ter the purpose Of organizing Gen
eTai Grand EucgmPmtut. Five states were
represented. and after two DAYS session ufic erS
we're elected as tOllCws-COI. Perry II Carson
grand rncaUE ment master, Charles Wills. OF
IA, grand deputy Charles Thom4S OF D-F.
grand orator. aud Henry Thomas, of Baltimore
EEarC chap lain. The order Is on the increase
a. fs iu a E1uTisEiug condition.
Tie Cooperative Purchasing Association, q
pubic meeting O. which this evening il advsr-
tl~eC in another column, n one which interests
al Who have money % cxPsUd. Bv making
arraBz srUeHtS with established dealers. u Is
claimed o. carry Ouf corporation between buTeT
and seller, avoid az risk ~ loss. and At the same
time secure 20 the casl buyer, Tor the trIiiug
Zee Cf one dollar Per AMMAN, 81 discount of from
ten 20 twenty Per cent on ordinary prices The
Lcnh' r~ti . u increasing, and those Who be irve
tEat q penny saved j. A. gOO1 az a penny
earned would dc veil 10 attend the mlet.u.,
tonight.
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MnsI street In-dar

FEw YoRE, evsruber 2-Tus Pav's Ssar-isi
aIucl. ssFs-N ell str, ct markets ru-gEU- rtf G-
but iU the main Tow er tFSa yesta-fay Crlt con.
uHU. strong, al sales thus far ma if a. bee. IT 400.
@8g'g On Coie fosU- the rates have 6eesl 2,4s
v,ry str"ug, and D.. fore anon 'eraiuE draE.rs sd
Eerr.o stlri. t'.l- o. SIS F.- s. d.F ar rE-- n-
d-u ne sc. hrv zen usto {. es-rf hsuts -
ri-e. II vI-~ cf the tat tuat in. Rtot
O E'g'1ra lde no chang ts- ra=U Ar
NhJ s,tIH sits e tE5 IS u tasily srg l.. I.r q.
Cr.Ettous Of foreign bankers IN s-,urit-sa 81. .--
Dave i1Sihef "a 5..g sd in on 'au a.. ar.
ANY. th't"t Stats turcs "a tals ua-S. -.. r
vJTcf yesterday g. FIGURES 'su en- snnr.f 8 ~laa-
pr n a. j. UJriEE Dads. accordingly On, rr- here
w.fe supplied by foreign bankers, NJ covered ~
KITS l. turn, these reiCu ed. Ee.a become r1--
eT- g for ign exc sIEo B-si+sa Quilted STATES
,1ef; Nhicn he b;en T-t1rnod 80 ms C,srsec,
th rt hss be- - tate Ia < amount % Fria Sa~07
a. s. O. NE Il suCb securities huo.s Central 10
the return OF securities Is due tue eg=p ibut ,fOg
It's season q tfo ear sIregE q the foreign ek-
strong, sud price, Bre afufai I'd above the foreign
mhIk'ts The TTiaciPsl buyers are institutions
CATTLE paper In me moEey rnsrkf Ne hear Of SONS
hsHo = ling a. ttL6 per mt aBd hea- of eN-
c9PGoLs! sales below per cent The tsirguotatieu
Ior ITlues however, IL slll to ger CeIt, suj tor
apgToyFd single names 7tG71S. There is some rail-
road paper in the market, which, being issued be-
old ciNideLd- paying Companies, sells ! -
irregular ard during tire morning ruled, vita chs
exception OF LaEe Shore, lower han yesterday
prices hare siLce advanced to the highest figures
~ the DAY, and these are generally higher
thsr yesterday best prices Extreme sales. giving
=" stocks il the order Of activity. have boon a.
follows: Laha Sho~e, s. s27 Psci.ic Mail. AIS:
NshEsh. 3l'am3lfr. Onto and Mississippi, SlNi ~
- 1eleeraEa, 70 d7s; Rortkwes', Ss7s G3J's It
g.. and Il. @. and ! O, l074 Gie7s. Canton opened
a tS'as aAo has since sold as -Eh AS 81
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EHVRSDAY November I., 1874.
IHF NFAIFfE So.

WAR DEFARTNEET. rfT-s Csf.f SIGNAL oFcsr,
VAau-~ar0N. Nov. T.. Is14, 10 20 - N.
PEOBAF1LETrR~-FE the south Atlantic states,
light raiTs wiz prev all, win nottbeaet Ntsi-i
RIVER ten tersr1re and rising barometer. For
the Golf >tatsS. cloudy or foggy weather, with
local rairs, north OF east winds, lower temprTa-
ture and rising barometer. For New Esglsnd,
the middle states and the lower lake region, con-
fIuued cold and partly cloudy weather, with
north zest winds and rising barometer. For
Tennessee, the Ohio valley snd the upper lake
region, generally clear weather except near
Lakes Superior and Huron. with DOTthe asst or
northwest Winds, continued low temperature
and ring barometer, except near lake Supe-
TlOr. For the northwest, decidedly cold and
partly cloudy weather, with northeast 70 south
ssst winds, big barometer aud light snow north
Ct HiseeuTi.
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THE SAFE BURGLARY
twentieth DAYS Proceedings in The Criminal Csurt
! Conefu.ton Ye.terdnl,s Proceedings.

Conclusion Yesterdays Proceedings.
Yesterday. after sc closed The STAR report
81 tEe THAI q Hiram =. v hitely, Richard III Az
TingtCn. aud Arthur B. Williams, charged with
cor FIITaCy IN connect. ou with the alleged ife
tHrs larry Ia the district attorneys Office, the
fellow ing testimony was taken:
J. Is. r. Cans, recalled. Witness Ia acquainted
with tie handwriting of Col. Whitley. [Sams
VapeTs shown a 10 last witEess.l Those sigma
lures were not in Col Whitley's hand. Witness
never knew signature Of Col. Whitley's IN
which the ni' was left out. Witness had been
shown the receipt book signature some weeks
age, and told Nr. Riddle and Mr.. Hill then that
il was not Whitley's signature. A number of
teiegTsms were shown 20 witness signed with his
IaU-e. and witness explained them all exec Ut
one as referring to the ordinary business of TIE
Office. One, be said, was On some private busi-
ness OF his own.
Ar. Hill-DO you charge your private dis
patches 10 the government
Witress.-NO, sir; "The goose hsug- nIyS',
telegram referred 10 the prosPectV n ssgs of
an appropriation for the secret .ersffe a9r6e
department. car" telegram geferred m his rvifs,s
request that he should 20 home FriJtv rtght
IL vas a sort Of joke.
George Eoet testified Tat be was a clerk I'm
tie secret service, knew VSi4tIny,s EaTd,vT't'.l-
M telegraph receipt was not IA Us jyv's} a..-
L-';.' PEI q. rsr, sw5ru-Is an oTisar in TIA
go se lice; Knows Whtlsy's bau1 TitIaE,
80 'ne receipt is not IN Nh.-icg's bsu..-
'.- srE, That it was The custom FOR clerks il
-fe secret service TO sign NLtuey's uams q
3
Gross examined: Wltsess was not dlSm. sac !
from the s-cret service. be gu j IN Marsh
II A sd, May, sUt june ne was eGllGyef 81
special service, and .Oc pail QUARRY. W.T.
ness old IOr discover Nett s-hfp completely Sd
she safe burglary, and il s. as 0tfof that r5ss0 d.
t-ot \ett.5- hip sept HIN on pay.
BIZ. III -Jlt read a ~ 10 Net''e7hl9 fo-
$50 i3F services LOT the months Of FebrgaTv an
March. when witness said his name was of ire
rolls. witness explained this was for spec! Al
seTyiCeE. nd not work up any other SPECIAL
Gases. Another paper Wa shown and signature
acknowledged. The was read, and was re-
csipt tor money paid tor services for the month
Of A PTil, for a similar sum. Witness said he Wa
employed 70 work up the five hundred doll 81
counterfeit bill case, and got the man arrested
this morning.
Nj Riddle.-NOw, as a matter of fact, did goa
not get into difficulty down in Florida, tor
which Whitley dismissed you from the service
and you afterwards found out NettlesuiP's coB-
nection with this safe burglary, and he put your
name Oh the rolls again and paid you this money
to keep ycuT mouth shut, and vas not Whitley
r. al about Netteship's putting you in the
vice again? Witness denied all this, and said
he received the money for special services
Witness said his nsual pay was five dollars per
diem and three dollars additional for expenses.
Witness MAS never arrested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-11-12
L OCAL Ne u s.


HatioE0I TasatsT.-Miss Nelson in .' Romeo
and Juliet
Fords opera HaUss-Beu5Et Of Mr. John L.
TCOls, "Desrgr than Life"
Ltrco'u HaU-Nsy Feber's Grand Carnival
Of Art and >CicTcs.
T1ec-er Z. asf 5Es.-''S iP-Tae Pretty Flower
AM GtugT attractions
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District Government Affairs

The parking commission has been authorized
TO plant some samples of the Chinese Cling ko Or
saisburth adlantitOiia tree on Is street, a short
street extending only one squaIe on the west
side OF Lafayette park. A description of this
tree has heretofore been given in TBE STAR
Its foliage IL a deep green, changing In autumn
10 the richest gOldeHsyellow. It is rather dltti-
cult 70 propagate requiring cons ideTsble time
IL OF slow grcWt ia, but lives TO a great age when
properly placed.
Yesterday Dir. /. 6. Buckel commenced TAX
ing up a section OF the part ally Gecsyed wood
pavement at the corner OF Pennsylvania ave-
me and 1G,u streeC-jH) square yaTds-fur the
purpose OF laying down a sample OF patent
pavement known a. the 'ErCs Adam2HrsBe 3"
- cCmg position OF stone aui cement made into
blocks. This has been undertaken under the
proposition made 10 contractors and invent OTIS
10y the District Commissioners a short time
since. 10 lay down samples on PennsvlEanis
avenue for experiment under the proper limit
tatiOus aud restrictions, the government %
bear half the cost aud the pateUtee or Others
interested, the other half. Several Others have
SlSEihtd their intention 70 accept the PrOeU-i-
ton 20 lav specimens OF pavemCuts.
he contract for grading, furnishing aud set
ting cUrbs, and furnishing ana laying Uricx
IOOtwaiEs bids for which were opened few
days since, and which we're published in THE
STAR IT Tuesday last) was to-day awarded to
James Kennedy, he being tho lowest bidder on
the general average. There were twenty bid
deTs il all.
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THE GREAT
METROPOLITAN DOLLIR sTORK
IMMENSE ASSORTMENT
BLW FALL AND WIErEE GOODS
PIECES LOWER THAN EVER
GOODS BETTER THAs EyER
NOW Is TEX TIME TO BUY

Her2 srss few q the tNrEsirB offered .- BOA
ana Gifis' mtFiso EGfbsol1ereJ Cepz ard Hoods
and NJ crime EreiCl H0ds. n sUd kuli Z-phvr ~ -
snd hgvcs. Hand Anti shCquHs, Sl- S.ff aud satin
QuliteG H0ous E,ry rle, = a s. sua ~ -faats' Me-
stEss &c. ana SIS Ladies' iue hIerir0 azts srf
Drawer. A., Gruts' htsNT Mcriuo sai-ts. Soc sld
81; Ladies' HEAVY and Elue fuIi REGULAR Hose
lhEte pair TOT = l. Zen per stout british sBcks
y and 3 &c > L.I4r Is 1ite Chinese Siik Hhudkef-
chiefs otly 1, e1a O., doc Soc. very cheap. L.
Sizes and Gvrfs EETsrite l.d aHd UeHwed LiUep
HsndkerChitIs from D. &C. I'D 20 SOC. WeEs5 fns
bite sbtrts CulE : B, bErFe size nae Linen Dinner
NsfklLss : pef &. ..-ls turkeF He'd Fruit Napkrfus
VI per dtLcr; OEl.dFrL-' and Ladies Fancy Woo.
extra Ions huse- - g. sec pair: Ladies ls White
hutlas, : J, NeTy bands me- Sax sd WOOl Em-
brotceIec SLIPPER PatieTrE ouly 81; very suRerfTr
hid Gloves Tor men ard ladies, lstas1 -frles al
colors, 81 and 81 50, Ladies D0gskia Gauptiets
81 SIX me WON handle Table AID p@ssert
hLNts OLD ., siN solid ssee full Silver PLACED
Dessert q Teule hIiVes. 81 per set: xix Table,
slo0Is OF orss1 " arraUteo plated Oh White etsl.
- hN 1eespo0ii-, warranted plated on White
Meal, Sli three AID I'VE bottle Castars nj: fins
ditto, So; beet Butter Knives. SIC +: NAPKIN hinge
beet fiHte SIC SOLID silver ditto. 81. Hair and
Clothes Brushes, &c, &c sud 81 Rubber Dressing
Scnbe, 1Ses- boc. sud i. Oval French plate Mir
rors, 81; Bil Books snd Wallets, IS. % o.; Pho
ture frames IN iaTRe variety 35a. up q 81 Bfsck-
cts OF ell kinds, 2so. 20 81; Towel RRcEs, Book
Shelves, Tables, Hstrscks, 81; TEMP Diamond
Hatracks, AtSc, Tue RazOB and Pocket Knives,
81. Merk Baskets from Csc mp 70 81, WGshstauds.
81; bznch Baskets, Is and soc ;; shaw straps, %
msnts from sc up = 81, hne ChromOs ia immense
variety, Soc, 81 and 81.
III Is Impossible TO eDumsrste and describe the
thousands Of articles Come and see for Yourself
No trouble 90 show goods. Three floors Of nv lsrre
establishment are packed with goods 20 the ceiling
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CFETEAL BUILuING Association. SO .
The annual meeting OF this ASSOCIATION ICON
Quoted on what j. called the cold plan, as dis
tnEuisbed fEcn tie ''cO- operative Flau,I walt
be held tonight. The veteran secretary, Nh
NM. ". Moore, presents BIS third annual re-
port, which shows Tue total number of SHARES
subscribed 70 have been 1900 number Of shares
remaining unsOld, 161i- The assets being
81 5l-l5, that sun divided among ,GO4 shares
makes the present value of each share <4555.
which y equal 70 = per cent. over the amount
paid thereon. The 81 shares sold duriny the
past year bore nominal value OF S5s 200 . ~
EACH The PIE miGms obtained on these "a -
amount IN tue aggregate 70 --I,-c1, and the ad-
yances made thereon amount 70 $50 49,, as above
stated. showing the average rate OF premium 70
have been a Little upwards of &C. per cent. which
i very low rate az the present age Of The a-~J-
citation.
The secretary adds. "The small number Of
Cd ares sold and Il large number withdrawn can
nOtfail 70 attract notice. This was not caused 10y
any act OF The Association or y any dOgJt o.
controversy Affecting Its MANAGEMENT. Iut by q.
decision Of Judge HIICIEre Of tho Supreme
Court Of this District, In the case of N gfrLl4s
Paos- RainSt the Economical Building asslcis-
ton, which was submitted 70 the court on An
account aCkuOw lodged 10 have been uninreIil-
gible 70 the counsel on both sides "a well As 70
the court. i he 0eci-iOn IN This case having
been adverse 10 the Economical association. 20
inspired with alarm many stockholders in
building associations as 10 threaten with dissO-
luton this lmpOT tant and, when well managed,
safest csss of saving institutions. This ass0cl1-
ton did not escape the general panic. Many Of
lts members exercised the privilege OF with
CraWal accorded by the constitutional COMPACT.
while majority, rePCsiD2 faith in the ultimate
justice OF the court, sustained the officers IL
satisfying the demands OF their DOUBLING ana
tmid associates. The result vas that every
application iOr withdrawal Wa settled without
abatement, IN strict accordance with the arti-
cles CT compact, and the honor Of the sasSocia-
ton preserved. The amount Appropriated to
this purpose was SsZ.z2. which, under other
ciTCumstaLces, would have been sold in the
usual manner, and would, 70 that extent, have
augmented the number OF shares uDOn which
advances were taken. Il is not improper TO re-
mark hat In the opinion OF the undersigned
this unusual diversion or funds VIII not IrjlonZ
the term OF tie association