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THE CIGAR MAKERS.

ETWi untuns desiring change N the Addresses OF
corresponding -srrars- please state the name Of the
former secretary.
The foIloamy t-,rsln. have made applications for
membership, in thy several unions. ANY union having
charges ~ rgi,r will forward them within thirty dANs
- ,nt tbr lste " application.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
READ THIS TWICE !

1.-THE PEOPLES LEDGER contains NO Con
tinued stories, Large Pages. IS Columns Of Choice
Miscellaneous Reading Matter every week. together
with articles from the pens Of such well known writers
Massey, OLIVER OPrIc, SYLvANus C0BB Jr., Miss Al
CIT, WILL CARLTON, J. I. TRowBRIDcE, MARX TWAIN,
etc, etc.
civil send The Peoples Ledger"
to amy address every week for three
months, on trial, on receipt OF only Is
Cents.
The Peoples Ledger" is old established and
liable weekly paper published every Saturday, and is
very popular throughout the n. and Middle States
Address HEBRAANN X. CURTIS, Publisher,
Nos, >om6eldSt. Boston, MAN.
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Worklngmen, read and help call attention 20 the
above For every mill privilege sell beta cen the 18th
Of August and 18th q January nsx will donate VI 600
70 be expended In the Of Labor Reform, uDder
direction Of the President and ocsn Of the Industrial
Brotherhood, nov organIzcd BY tbs onicsss q the
Industrial ConQra@ HORACk h. DAY.
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RAILROAD LANDS
FOR SALE!
GRE ATE ST WATER P0WE q
AND
Cheapest and Best Located in the World.
0uaneataes Of goo HOrse-Power,
FOR THE
NOMINAL PRICE or Sl,eOO ANIMAL RENT.

Mill Sites in the village, NiaR.EA Falls some As low
% 900 an acre lying along side Of T. r. The Central
through the middle Of this property and in les
than two yes two through lines Will have branches On
the property Grain and other mercMndIse hosted cut
and into cars by water power. No Carriage, Nov il
the time TO purchase cheap. Apply TO
New York, Aug ist, Is74 No. s, Park Place
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INVESTMENT DEPARTMENT
OF THE
MERCHANTS
FARMERS AND
MECHANICS
SAVINGS BANK.

Investment Certificates,
Secured On improved real
estate, bearing interest at
the same rate Of 2 $40 per
per cent. per annum. Inter-
est Payable in quarterly in.
staIIments. Certificates for
500 to So, 900 registered,
or transferable by delivery.
For particulars. apply In per-
son or by letter to the under
signed, at the NJ, =. and N.
Savings Bank, 70 South Clark
ST., Chicago.
SYDNEY MYERS,
Manager
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MxrsRs OTrlvAY 4 CoLBkRT, lE & lab rim
Avenus carry On the printing business on most eA-
ten.ve scale They have rES STEAM PRlsIlSe Pssssks
from ~ 500 TO "a 900 each The other presses are d.
.,gned for Job work such IL used by Railroads.
BanA tRe ettent o. thor business may BE- iorn "
,oer ne fact that they printers u ssvHEraas ~
..t ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and MagaEffs- "
r;,,,. kin5s Daily, Weekly and Montffy-al z
hich nave ~ aggregate circulation Of oSE MTLLIps,
n,r iEi,xr r4SorsAEy coPIEs. To execute this lAsNe
,,r,s "A = urk besides enormous quantities u ssf
90 Ifs< AZ f,rsntsu- large force Of EMPLOYS 70
,,srss And en- - establishment In full 0Peratloar
~ /, 4. N, eweg EUgAug eay In the year, 10 presents
- " = " - - A In1nrri- The members Of thk
s .ys ihooae bushes nen. and fully worthy
- ~ suscass which thaF have scieved, and q thsn
reputatkJn for pronlptnesa, skta sna ran deAnne.
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III. Il. BRYANTS
CBHrAsT sTHATFO9
Chicago Business College.
- sanse au.l " n.hlnxton AS.

Largest Institution Of the Kind in AmericA. Elegant
roems-rich furniture thorough 600 -',steiASs
.-achers-perfect disciplne-larTsDniya y Students
high standing with the Pablicsf,se ~. oIeihgs Tor
et.5ness- ionHe men iurnisheS5 n apv . On snort
notLse. For circulaTa address y 5nfANT,
Chicago, IN.
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FLAN N ELS /!
Choice and Desirable Styles !
FIELD,
& CO.,

State & Washington Sts.,
Gail special attention TO
their large stock Of Select
and SeasonabIe Flsnnels,
consisting Of Z nfieId, Gil
bert, cuechee Royal, Tyrol,
Neatic, Concord, and many
otherregular makes in White
and coIored. Ribbed, TWiIled
and Plain: SHAKER FLAN-
Ne L 8, m Q d c a Q d Anti.
Rheumatic Amana FIanneIs,
Twilled and Plain.
A Job Lot RWILLE D FLAN-
NE Is, a special reg,,-o;.'
fuIIIinesi nd p,~ so
to.n 11E Z TING FLAN"
let's, very fine, French
PIaids snd stripes.
SHIFTING FLANNELS all
styles qualities. and prices.
Also, he finest line OF NJ
R1OtDE re o FLANNE IS 60
be found In the nlarket---aH
at extremely low prices.
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Pittsburgh Coal Market.
RITUMINOUS.


BrrUMINoUs-PER TON or 1000 LBS.
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st. Louis Coal Market.

Delivered in st. Louis, per ton of 1000 lbs
RITTMINoUS
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Weekly Market Report. I
woRKtxsKAs's ksreears ogrcr. 4
Noa q. 1875 y
Chicago coal Makes

COAL-In bituminous and anthracite coal thas9 han
h~sA say fair business. hHs prices have rsmaiis,d
Arm At previous rates We quote A. follows
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several .rI,r, having occurred 10 Prvs,i
C,nnuus r..-.am,t,on, suspentlnl'5,. ~ :,
M -ruatioutl Constitution - /. u
our IA.t issue. hrrc~i'
q correct iurm
AA.Ks M U.ur A~,ElcA.
u,,t., ,.rss~ ~ ,rs.st1s,s Il ~. oyt y. is7s.
..f HenL.r, Of Lorri CRioos
iom mn .'f,iicta.s MN, in'sr"aiio"d! IN
sahrats
are ar.,i.y notified that the PROPOSE
i,uhmltt.d u. tn, official organ Of Aug
FISH. to suspend article \, International
constitution. has nryu adopted 10y majority
nv the local uulrus, under the jurisdiction
w wv International Union. a. tali"ws
For suspension, unions ), -, -, I, 10, =
mo. IL. ID. 80, -. A., A., ~ ~, q, :,
II. ~. rs. y. A. 1877. Is. 80. l4o, 30, %, 20,
3. = - Is Total. 81
Against suspension, unions So, -, %,
,1 6u. ll. l3. l3N, l0l, 100 g. lG3, 9S
Total 49,
Now. therefore l. by virtue IF the powers
vested W. mg by section T. article NV, luter-
national Constitution, 10 declare the sam
ARTICLE \. International constitution annul1ed
aaI suspended aud uo Longer part NJ me
International constitution
Yours. fraternally,
SEAL w t,>>o>, Int. Pres
Hr,,. ,sr.s, w Jiy,s M,,sK, lNr q. o. Asskle, |
JLYlBL,>u. ONO. Nov ,, lsi4 /
n. L.u ru,a.
Tur following IS thr final report Of strike
lu 4 .ral \u.9. of Troy. against reduction
t's.a-. p~Csmp . weeks y. DAYS - %
uenr, ,It~-yH, 3 wecA> Is q
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N septlebsr hast the CigArmakers' Union
Oh cbszeo. formally withdrew from the In
ter5ational Organization Tbs letter announc-
.ns snch withdraw 4 read - iollows
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JAMES / kNON,
Secretary BOX l3l
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LOCAL LECELLANX.


The stssmsr John Gibson arrived at George
town yesterday with an assorted cargo.
Efforts are still being made for the recovery Of
the body Of DR.. Howard T. Payne, who was
dfoWnedHgar 0eosUesown on the INST ult.
Much interest 10 taken IN the Scott statue on
Massachusetts avenue; 90 much that the lumber
which 10 cbesn-pla there ~ . protection for
TIE monument IL last disappearing for kindling
wood, &c.
The coroner yesterday decided not to hold an
inquest over the body Of Charles l. Townsend,
cdIored, who died suddenly ON Thursday last, and
gave - hts epinAoa that death was caused BY
spoplexy.
Lewis Shorts, coiored, had his head cut on
Thursday afternoon, at the corner of Sixteenth
and M streets northwest, ut the house Of Thomas
Norris, by another colored man named Wells, who
Is still at large. Norris has been arrested.
Tho Emerson Glee Club were entertained at the
house Of Montgomery Blair last night, at which
thsy sang In the best style and taste, "Old Black
J2e," "Softly Over the Rippling Waters"
"Silence," &c, making the affair one of the finest
and most agreeable Of the season.
Henry Casparis, while passing along E street,
between New Jersey avenue and West Capitol
street, on Thursday night, was struck on the head
by one OF four colored roughs, who doubtless in
tended TO rob him. He succeeded In getting to Mr..
Geo Jeunneman's, where the wound was dressed.
Last evening tho members of Union Chapel
Choir inauguratcd the New Year by holding q
very pleasant sociable. The feature Of the occa-
sion was the presentation of fifty packages of all
kinds Of groceries to Mr.. L. y. Oliver, the sexton
Of the church, in appreciation Of his services to
the choir.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-03
HUMOROUS NOTES.

A woman at Fort Laramie has sued paper for
saying that she has murdered three husbands,
third one getting away with broken rib There
is nothing like being accurate when dealing with
such grave matters.
A lady made : complaint to Frederick the
she, "my husband treats mo badly" i.That is
none Of my business" said the king: "But he
s ess: nome d your Suslns as A' SAID
.Dsnbury tells how Troy editor took his wife to
came along, recognised our Troy brother - en-
whispered to him: us this lady friend Of yours!
rN0 ~" said the Troy editor, in haste; "sne is
A drunken Irishman was found by his friends
the other night lying in the snow with his heels
Ri1ssd qRs1 the isnss E.rmlIE n: toe: By %Ccn
Sane or my fats will ffaae."
A Colorado paper has this graphic description
Of 9 recent game Of poker played in one Of the
king fuil,' and Mr.. walker rejoiced in three
aees, and raised y to four aces, claiming the
stakes, vhereupon Graves drew . sIx-shooter and
msnted the four aces with . bowie,k knife. There
was enough IN the pot to purchase two hand
didn't give enough; but mover knoved . church
to die cause II gave too much. Dey don't die dat
wayi Bredsren, has any Of you knowed church
Ises. I'd sa us *.
aad I'll elimb BY de soft light Of de moon % It's
nos.-eovered roof and IN stand dar and IN my
hands 70 heavsa sad ny, Blessed are de dead dat
de IN dc Lofd.'n
Mrs. Ven Oott, the fat, fAir and powerful
psssehsr, has been reviving the Methodists Of
Be Soe. around sSsoes the oonsresaten Trying
esnp: sas sPPssssl.d CGrni.h miner. No
hand On his shoulder, said: "hy friend, arc you
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MOUNT PLEASANT.

HOW NEW YEARS DAY WAS SPENT.
On Tuesday evening o large masquerade party
rom the city arrived at the fine residence Of our
hospitable neighbor, Mr.. Simmonds, on Park
street, about O'Clock, and took entire possession
OF his premises, to his great surprise snd delight.
They brought with them abundant refreshments
and very choice music, and all participated In the
dance until late hour. Many characters were
represented IN the most admirable manner; end
nj costumes were very elaborate and attractive.
Nrs Sc and her daughts., 1trs. Zimmerman, were
vpttrinS in their efforts TO make all happy and
pleasant. The occasion, in numbers and bril-
csesed In our village.
New Years day was the occasion Of great social
S snd ,u5sy h :, %S.
reporter. Our ladies were also favored with quite
. humber Of callers from the city. The most graf
temper ance and sobriety' Was in the fact that
wines were banished from all tables with, BE-
heve, one exception. This act on the part Of the
toilets were rich, and usually displayed in their
arrangement most exquisite taste.
At night large social party gathered at the
the evening in the most enjoyable manner with
dancing. games, &c. when. at 10 O'Clock, all were
invited to deliberately spread table of the most
his esteemed lady were in their happiest mood,
and no doubt congratulate themselves ON having
such an enjoyable gathering.
day: Mrs. General Walbridge, Mrs. s. p Brown
and her daughter. Miss Julia Mrs. General Eos
ter; Mrs. Exley and sister; Mrs. Eaton and
daughter; Mrs Thomson and daughter, assisted
by Miss Emma Swallow. of the city; Mrs. Cobb,
assisted by Mrs. Bartlett; Miss Minnie Breed as
sisted by Miss Brown; Mrs. DR.. Darrell; Mrs.
Murphy, assisted by Mrs George Emery; Mrs
Pray, assisted by Miss Annie, her daughter, and
Miss Haley; Mrs. Simnonds, assisted by Mrs.
Mrs Lyman Emery, assisted by Miss Emery and
Miss Smith: Mrs. Goodman, assisted by Miss
Showers and Miss Harding Mrs. Judge Hartman,
and Fannie Mrs. B. d. Fabyan, and Mrs. Major
Saxton.
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AMUsEAENTS.
ANNA DICKINSON:

3 ANNA DICKINSON.
This celebrated lectlrcss will appear at Lincoln
hall on Tuesday evening and crate, her subject
being "For your own sake" The Graphic, In
giving report OF the lecture, recently delivered
In New York, says: eNfisa Dickinson's perora.
tion commanded the deepest attention, and she
retired amid e shower Of bouquets, and was like
wise presented with . beautiful Maltese cross
made OF the choicest flowers, In the centre oil
which was Inscribed the initials Of her name, and
also huge basket Of rare flowers, all of which
the distinguished oratress will doubtless retain
alike novel and deserving"
rf MISS KELLOGG'S TROUPE.
The Kellogg English Opera Troupe appear ut
the National On Monday evening, making their
re;enfre in Lucia. Miss Kellogg and all the mem.
order their singing Il unsurpassed, and everything
tney do 10 better than con DO done by any body
else In tho business. We can be no more superla-
tive In our praise than that.
"JCCKO" AT FORD'S.
"Jocko" will be performed for the last times al
the matinee and evening performances. Dir. E.
ID. Davies and his boys, Tom and Joe, will also
say good bye. We advise those who have little
children to entertain to take them to the matinee
laugh.
lied ASTRAY"
Will be presented ut the National this afternoon,
and Its final representation will take place this
evening. We have repeatedly spoken in the
highest terms Of the scenery and acting in the
play, and we can add no praise to what We have
already said.
MRS. BERNARD.
This lady, with twenty -four performers, appears
at Willard Hall on Monday evening.
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IMMORTAL CHURCH
oARp PROM REV. DR.. BUrLER

GARD FROM REV. DIR. BUTLER.
70 the Editor eftAs National Rspsolicaa:
Sir: Kindly allow me space to correct missp-
prehension into which others beside yourself have
fallen. We thank ycu for your repeated and kind
mention Of the Memorial church and of me, its
pastor. 1t fsnot, however, the sLincoln Memo,
rial church" While yielding to none in our
esteem for the martyr President, of precious men,
DRY, the time certainly hes not yet come whom his
party, while the church Of the Redeemsr, q the
The aosd The asI gospel sgss R have pr
N this city for wsll-nigh Aquartsr Of > century
broad scs Ss ssa .sSss rS sSs but
terprise is exhibited in the following clippings
from one of our early circulars:
DESIGN.
soon after the close Of the war Il Is desSnsd ss
. perpetual memorial of Gods goodness TO US as
. people, in tho deliverance Of the land from
preservation Of our nstiOnsi ife the msmOriai Of
equity, forgiveness and love Of tho Gospel Of
"Amta the instruments of patriotism, valor and
proper thus to acknowledge God Jehovah as our
national capital. Hath mot no given you rest on
seek the Lord your God. Arise, therefore, and
build re the sanctuary OF the Lord God.'"
DocTRINAL BASIS.
"Purely and broadly Evangelical-free from an
unscriptural iOoseness on the one hand and o Sec
tartan narrowness on the othor-sin essentials,
unity; in essentials, liberty, and in all things
charity. Upon this basis 1t IL proposed to gather
. congregation from such as arc not now Identified
with any Christian Church.
ut 10 proposed to make the Memorial Q free
church in this city of strangers, gathered from
tho ends Of tho earth. 1t Is to be commodioua,
chaste, commanding-an ornament to the city,
not exceeding IN IT'S aggregate cost about seventy
The progress of the work has been slow, BE-
cause there have been no paid agencies for col
lect1ng funds; VIC have relied wholly upon volun-
tary contributions, and these-chiehy in small
sums-have come from all parts Of tho land, from
beyond the oceans and from friends Of all poities1
and religious crceds. ~
The financial needs OF the enterprise are yet
great, but Jehovah will provide has been and Is
our motto.
Within the past few months congregation has
been organized In the neat chapel adjoining the
church, and its short history exhibits the need fer
the Memorial church in that growing part OF our
beautiful city.
Truly yours, ]. GEO. BUTLER.
LII SEVENTH STREET, January ?, 1874. {.
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BOARD OF HEALTH.
ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACT

ROUTINE BUSINESS TRANSACTED.
The Board Of Health held o regular meeting
las. evening ut their rooms; DR.. q. q. Cox, presi-
dent, in the chair.
The frame shanty on the corner of Virginia
avenue and Sixth street, the property Of John +,
Herald, was declared n nuisance, and ordered to
be abatcd.
The report Of the coroner for the month Of De-
eember showed that II inqucsts had been held,
with the following causes of death; Hanging.
collie, commissions. hemurrhagc shock, apoplexy,
burned, consumption and gun-shot wound.
A communication was read from Professor s. L.
Loomis dsking what was to be dono with the
bodies buried In Holmead's cemetery rs the
terments will be permitted there. He also stated
that the water shed By the Congressional grounds
passes directly into tho Potomac, while with ST.
amer saturating the soil, passes directly through
the heart OF the city, not reaching the river until
after passing the loot OF the Capitol.
The subject was referred to the sanitary COM
mittee, and the board adjourned.
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CEREMONY or DEGRADATION.

correspondent of the Pail Mall Ga=eHe thus
describes the ceremony Of "deyradation" from
which President MacMahon has saved his old
companion-in-arms:
before being shot, o prisoner sentenced to
degradation Is marched into the centre OF q
square Of soldiers, and all his insignia are sue
ccssively stripped of him, and hfs cpaulcttes are
torn away and trampled under foot by = drum
mer; his buttons cut off with scissors; his star,
II he has one, is pulled roughly from his breast.
and, as . crowning disgrace, his sword is broken
by sergeant. who shouts, Soldiers, this Is the
sword Of a coward and . felon.' No more painful
and horrible ceremony could be conceived. saw
two sergeants degraded throe years ago in the
yard Of the Eeole NIilftairc barracks, and have
retained such > depressing recollection Of the
sight that cannot but trust that, II this unfor-
luaate Marshal Eazaine Is 10 be shot, he may be
executed decently, without mummery."
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-03
TRIBUTE OF THE LATE COHHLS-
iSIONER SWEET.

A meeting OF the ohcers, clerks and en-
ployees Of the Internal Revenue Bureau called
to consider the action proper to bs taken in rela
tion to the recent death Of the Hon. Benjamin J.
Sweet. First Deputy Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue, was held at $50 p. m. yesterday.
AFTER brief address by Commissioner Doug
lass, in which he bore witness 70 the manly ana
honorable characteristics Of tho deceased, the
meeting was organised by calling tho Commits
sioner 70 the chair and By ths choice Of Solicitor
MI i,r rs Ki%6aii then made . brief address,
in which he spoke enphattcally Of the strong hold
esteem Of III connected With ths bureau.
que.ted to appoint . committee Of three to draft
resolutions expressive Of the feeling Of the bu-
resp, 70 Be reported 70 nesting to be held stfhs
The Chair designated rs such committee Mcssrs.
Kimbsll, Bates and Tcmpkins.
body to take last look 1t the remains Of tho Dc.
The meeting was held in the room in the Treas
III dssr and Sseaa. chair were tasteiSiiy Srspsd
" Alter adjournment, the officers and clerks pres
cnt headed by Commissioner Douglass, (Who re-
turned to the city yesterday morning, Deputy
Commissioner Rodgers and Solicitor Chesiey,
proceeded in q body to Harvcy's undertaking es.
tablishmcnt, on r street, where the remains had
been embaImed, and accompanied them to the
Baltimore and Potomac depot, corner Of Sixth
and streets from Thieh point they isft last
will take place.
Thursday evening tho daughter Of General
Sweet, . young lady of eighteen or nineteen, A.
rived here, having been telegraphsd for as soon
alarming At the time Of her arrival she had not
heard Of her fathers death, and, although greatly
Frustrated by the shock, she bravely forced her.
self to think of the invalid mother she had lef ct
home and throwing aside all consideration Of her
need for rest, took the night train on her long
journey homeward.
The following circular was Issued yesterday:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER Int. REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, january . 1874.
The death-of the Honorable b amin J. Sweet
First Deputy Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
which occurred at hts residence in this city, at
clio q. m. on the LIST instant, Ii hereby an
nounced to the service.
As proper and fitting testimonial Of respect to
the memory Of the deceased, 1t is hereby directed
that William q. Avery, chief clerk, and John B.
Taylor, head of division in this bureau, shall &C
company the body from this city to its final rest
ing piace.
With the assent Of tho honorable Secretary of
the Treasury 1t is directed that the transaction of
oficial business in this once shall be suspended
on the day on which the funeral takes place.
CHAs CHEsLEY. Acting Commissioner
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INHALATION OF OFFICERS
FRIENDSHIP LODGE T. O. o. r.

at the meeting of Friendship Lodge l. o. o. F.,
held at their hall on Pennsylvania avenue, be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets, on
Thursday night, the following named officers
we're duly installed: W. H. Womersley, Noble
Grand, with John Carroll and p. H. Hauptmau,
supporters; ]. w. Davis, Vice Grand, with George
II. Bear as supporter; Parker H. Sweet Record
ing Secretary: ID. q. Reinold, Financial Secre-
tary; b. A. Kidder, Treasurer: Alfred Gawler,
Conductor; Jno. X. Vernon, Outer Guardian
Solomon Fowler, Inner Guardian. The record
shows the Lodge to be In q aourishing condition
and great interest in its success manifested BY
. large number of its extensive membership.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-01-03

A FREIGHT CAR, loaded with silk worms
eggs, recently passed over the Pacific railroad,
from San Francisco to New York. They were
from Japan, and were consigned to Paris
house. The weight OF the eggs was nine and q
half tons, and they were valued at over g., OOO,
600. They were packed upon leaves, layer
upon layer, anil placed in air-tight tin boxes,
which were again incloscd in mating, while
the car was kept carefully darkencd, and at
temperature below freezing point.