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THE WEATHER

Wax DEPARTMENT, O0tce az Chgsf Signdl Offrer.
MAsBlNGToN, ID. January 20, 1874, 1880 a. m
synopsis FOR THE PAST TwESTy-FOUR HoURS
haln prevailed on the New England and middle
Atlantic coast during the night, followed BY partly
cloudy weather and lower ten persture, with north
westerly winds, tt IL morning. The barometer has
risen, with slight fall Of temperature and north
easerly to easterly winds, in the interior of the
middle states and over the lower lake regieu
GENERALLY cloudy weather prevails, with Liver
temperature, in the Ohio valley and Tennessee and
thence westward to Kansas. Heavy fogs aud Zig tat
variable Winds, without decided change Of tempe.
ture, a. reported from the south Atlantic and On II
states. The temperature has risen, with easterly D
southerly winds ard generally cloudy weather, in
the northwest and the western portion of the upper
lake region. Snow is reported from Minnesota and
near Lake Ontario,
PROBABnITIEs.-For New England, partly cloudy
weather and lower temperature will prevail, with
variable winds and risin bar meter during the day
For the middle states and lower lake r. g0R SLIGHT
cloudiness durT the day, with but slight Ans es
erly aud threat ming weather. For the upper lake
region and the northwest, generally cloudy wea her
with rising temperature, falling barometer, and
areas OF rain or snow to- night For the Ohio valley
AMI thence s)uthvard to the eastern gulf coast
easterly TO southeTly winds and generally cloud y
weather, with lightly rising perature and are
OF ram. For the south Atlantic states. slightly
rising temperature, with light variable winds and
on the coasts, probably followed by light rain
during the night. The rivers in western PenusyI-
Vsp1a have risen rapidly during the night, aud will
continue to rise during Tuesday.
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THE COURTS.
COURT IN GENERAL TERN.

VI.
To-day W. II. Becker, of Alexandria, Va,
was admitted to the bar on motion OF Mr.. APP
plehy. The appeal bond to Supreme Court of
the United States in case of Dant VS.. District
cases of W. W. Gould, of Cleveland, Ohio, for
improved method of advertising, ana X. s.
Merrill, of Boston, for reIssus for Improvement
IN lamps, were argued by J. j: COMBS in the
petitioners, and NJ. S. Hopkins for commits
sioner of patents.
PROBATE COURT, Jadce DIN.
To day, the will of the late Emelne NJ. Eddie
was fully proven. The will of the late Robert
Earl was fully proven, and the executrix quail
ned; bond s24 900. The will of the late W. II.
fanar was partially proven. He leaves his es-
the late james O'HalloTan, leaving his estate 10
his wife, was aled
POLICE CoURT-Jtdqe Shell.
Io-day, Charles Wolfe was fined @ for throw
ing snow balls in the street. Kettle Sutherland,
orlVlng on the footwalk; s.. Daniel Ward and
George Moran forfeited collateral for profanity.
Richard 9. Jones, selling goods on Sunday;
hichlrd Keeps grocery store in the county,
and stated that on last Sunday little girl got
four cents worth OF lard at his store during his
absence, from his wife; SO. John j. Keefer,
selling liquor without license; $50; an appeal
taken. Charles Kloman forfeited ollaterai for
fast driving on the streets. Julia Burt was sent
to the workhouse for enticing prostitution.
Christian Heinrich, charged with selling liquor
without license, fined $780, and appeal was
brought into court on an attachment and fined
20 Tor contempt in not appearing as witness in
the case of p. f. Mullen, charged with selling
liquor without license, and was required to give
case. Samuel Holmes, larceny of ham; $40
and costs. Pat Turner was sent to Jail for lar
ceny of market basket filled with provisions
ana a poItmonnaie with some fractional cur
rency. Burrill Willis, assault and battery on
william Gales; fined 81. Pat Turner was sent
10 hard labor at Hodgsons farm as a vagrant.
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TIE NATIONAL CONTENTION OF HEALTH
BoARDs:-This convention will assemble at
Masonic Temple to- morrow at noon. The del
egates are requested to report themselves at
the quarters Of the Board of Health, No. l223
street northwest, from 10 ~ a. m. tomorrow
The President OF the United States will receive
the convention at 11.30 a. m. on FRIDAY. re-
ception will take place at the residence OF the
Governor at O'Clock p. m. on Friday. Visits
will be made on Friday to the Corcoran Art
Gallery at Il m, the Army Medical Museum AZ
I y. m, Smithsonian Institution at $50 D. m
and U. 5. Patent Office at p. m. A reception
and entertainment at the residence OF Dr.
ID. w. Bliss, No. 1913 street northwest
VIII take place to morrow evening at O'Clock.
Members OF health boards not special delegates
health officers, physicians and others Interested
IN sanitary service will report their names to
the chairman of the committee of arrange
ments, Drs. Bliss and Verdi and Mr.. Marbury,
10 De proposed as members by invitation.
O
ELECTION OF TRUSTEES AT a meeting of
me members of Israel church last evening,
the following named persons were elected
trustees, to serve one year; L. A. Corn
ISM, Aquilla Hall, Francis Over, William A
Scott, Jos. I. Smothers, John f. Lennon,
David Carroll, Jno. +. Brooks, and VIM. Hutch
insOn.
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AND COMMERCIAL.
washington stock Exchauxe,

QnotatioHs Furnished BY Middleton d Co., bankers.
The following were the prices bid and asked at
the meeting OF the Washington Stock Exchange
to-day:-U. 5. gold, Ill bid, nix asked. US.
bonds 1854, NJ. & N, III bid; 1865, VI. & y,
us bid; 10-40's, NJ. Il s., 1I2 bid. Bank Stocks
Second National Bank, 1922 asked. City
Passenger Observation-Disclosures stock. p
bid; Columbia stock, 49, bid, 2Os asked
metropolitan bonds, IS bid. Sundry List
National Thester bonds, j. Il j., per
cent, 20 asked; Washington city gas stock, 20
bid; Mariposa Land and Mining Co., bid: Ar
lington Insurance Co., 100 asked: Washing ton
Market Go. bonds, iOoS asked; n. V, AIex.,
Wash. Il George'u s. s. Co., l29 bid. 40 asked
Ches. Il Ohio Canal pfd., lie bid. District
Securities-w Washington city per cent. quar-
terly stock, rs asked; Georgetown do, 10 asked:
Washington city (Bowen) j. & j., per cent,
So asked; 1910 Emery year, NJ. Il N, 81 bid;
! per cent. currency. permanent Improvements
10 years, 62 bid, GAY asked. Board of Public
Works-sper cent. certificates. general improve
ment, j; q j., year, 81 bid. s5Y asked; do. ?
Vt, 20 bid, IS asked; do. VT, bid; VI, Il bio
board OF Public Works-sper cent. Gers sewer,
J: j., year - bid, SSx asked; do. year, ! )
oid, 20 asked; do. year, II bid; do. year, II !,
I'D; do. series, % bid, 734 asked. Board OF
Public Works-sper cent. Certificates, water,
year, 20 bid, I3S asked; do. 2 year, 65 bid: do.
; year, Go bid; do. wear, 81 bid; do. year, IS
bid; do, series, 81 & bid.
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THE MarkelS.


BALrIMoRE, Jan; @.-yirginis skies, consali
dated, 81 West Virgniss, 10. North Carolina
siAes, Old, 70; do. new, Is; do. special tax, bid
BALTIMORE, Jan. 2O.-Cotton firmer; low mil
diings 10 @53. Flour quiet and STEADY; prices On
emerged. Wheat quiet; Pehnsvlvania ls2dISs.
ono and Indiana, l65@H5. Germ quist-white
southern dull, a9S; yellow southern firm, IS;
mixed western htmer, S@S312. Osts-southarp
Ss@Sl; western; ss@5s Rye frm, i.cOGl %. Hay
unchanged. Provisions-good JobbinR depsud
nothirg doing in round lots Western hutter firm
and IN good demaud; roll 30GS;tub. 050g Coffee
Sugar unchanged. ~
NEW YORK, Jan. 2O-Stocks active and strops
Money, d Gold, IL. Exchange, long, 4s3. shorf
1862. Governments active and strong
NEW YORK, Jan. 2O-Flour dali, 5SdlOc lower
Wheat quiet and declining. Corn, shade frmer
n2ss Erie, preferred, II.
LONDON, Jan %, $50 p. m.-The amount of bul.
lion withdrawn from the Bank of England on bal
snce to-day il tlS,0C0. Paris dispatches quote
rentes al IS francs i21a centimes
LONDON, Jan. ~, p. m.-Tbe rate IF discount in
open market for three months bills is per cent ,
which is "a below the Bank of England rate. Paris
dlspatches quote rentes IS francs 10 centimes.
LONDON, Jan 20, .. m.-Erie preferred, 7OI1
FRANKFORT, Jan ~ -RODds
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Wall street To-day.

new YORK, January 20.-The Posts finan-
cal says: All sales Of gold have been at III 4 10
II 5 the opening price having been at II !, and
Ine present price beng llN. On gold loans the
rates have been 6 to tor Carving, Foreign
exchange is very week, prime bankers having
reduced their rates for sterling bills to 4SS and
tS6k, respectively, against ASH and as : yeSter-
DAY. Business, too. Is considerably below the
nominal rates. Money to-day is in excessive
supply to borrowers on call at :, and stock
brokers' get all they want at ) and q. Prime
mercantile paper Is quoted at 6Sa9 Govern
ment bonds are quiet and firm. Southern state
bonds at the board were firm. The stock mar
ket opened sas above yesterdays closing
prices, and continued strong until board closed
when Lake Shore declined ?, of 1. After the
board there was an advance Of TO =. Tone
OF market has been strong.
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GETOWN.

FoUND.--Yesterday morning mounted Officer
Jenes while riding near Tennallytown found a
gold watch and chain frozen in the mud and
NOW OF the roadside. He reported the fact at
Tennallytown and Mr. VIM. Offutt Identified the
property as his, ana stated that he lost it on
Saturday night.
RIVER NRws.-fhe steamer T.. c. knight
arrived to-day from New York with a cargo of
general merchandise for district merchants.
No BKTTBR.-Mr. Noble Hurdle, who has
been dangerously i'll at his residence, on High
street, was no better to-day. He is % years old
and has witnessed the Inauguration ct every
President of the United States
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sS-Gladstone is confined to his residence, /

~ Gladstone is confined to his residence, in
London, by indisposition.
~The old and graceful dance, the minuet,
is being revived by fashionable teachers in New
York.
~The collar which is superseding the Eliza
bethan ruffe is Of white linen Of extra thickness;
standing with broken ends.
~The Iowa temperance people are gioatiug
over the fact that the new water-works at
Dubuque already supply one hundred con-
sumers.
0The diamonds and point lace worn by the
wife of the Hon. Benjamin Wood at the Roman
Catholic Orphan Asylum ball, in New York,
were valued at over $4,000.
~The credit system has received crushing
blow ct wafervill, Kansas. A man named
HUT, who asked for time on some purchases,
was promptly knocked down with weight.
ga New York Times special dispatch from
London, reports that Cambatz, the communist,
Who was captured ct Castagena, was correspon-
dent Of the New York Herald.
@Gov. Allen Of Ohio has been obliged,
owing % the palsied condition Of his hands, TO
~ tne iegiaature TO pass . Law allowing him
70 use stamp instead Of writing his sign ature
upon ofhcial ducu ments.
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BISMARCK AND THE GERMAN CLTRAMoN-
TANRs-Prince Bismarck became consider ably
excited during the progress OF a debate which
took place in the Prussian parliament last FRI
day. An ultramoDtane member quoted a pas
sage from work written by Gen La Marmora
alleging that Bismarck, in 1866, discussed the
cession TO France of a portion OF the Rhenish
territory. The premier rose in reply, aud pro-
nounced the statement " an audacious and ma
licious falsehood." This is quite emphatic,
particularly SO coming from the lips OF an ac-
complished speaker, who has accustomed hill
self to balance his sentences with the utmost
care.
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RELIEF OF TIE COUNTY PooR.-At meet
ing OF the board of trustees for the relief OF the
poor OF the county on Saturday evening, at the
executive office, the chair stated that the Gov
ernor had informed him that the sum of $3.50
was at the disposal OF the trustees and the re-
mainder Of the appropriation, $50, whenever
needed. A resolution was adopted, that the 1st
council district be subdiyided as follows: From
the Potomac to Good Hope road as district 3,
nom Good Hope road TO Benning's road, as dis
trict 2, and from Benning's road to the bOun-
dairy of I'd council district as district 1. Also,
that the ID council district be subdvided as fol-
lows: That portion lying east OF eth street road
as Isl district; that portion west of said road as
"a district, and that portion west of Rock creek
as Sd district. IL was also agreed that sub
districts and ?, of the LIST council district should
each receive So of the first ms tallment, and
sub district No. 3, $50; and that sub-dstrIcts ,
2, and 3, in the I'd council district, should re-
ceiye Si5 and $50. respectively.
lsltors were nominated and appointed as
follows:
First Observation-Disclosures No. l, Mrs. Joseph
Brooks, Mrs. j. II. Voorhees,, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Man
ming, Mrs. b. F. Packard, and Messrs. j. II.
voorhees,, John +. Hickey, George Boone, and
Jacob Fisher; sub-district No. 2 Mrs. ID. G.
Fontain, Mrs. Charles Baker, and Mr.. Alex
ander Gardner; sub-dstrict No. 3: Mrs. e.. b.
Smith. Mrs. W. X. Arnold, Mrs. Lucinda Dun
ming, Mrs. Chapman, and Miss K. F. Han.
Second district-Sub- district No. /, Messrs.
j. X. keeDe and VIM. Tyler, and Miss |. NJ.
Miss Ellen Emery, Miss Julia Brown, Miss Ilz-
zie Arnold, and Miss Haley; sub-dlstrict No. ;
was not appointed.
Drs Little and G. G.. Stone were appointed
visitors at-large for the LIST and I'd districts, re
spectyely.
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THE CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN EUROPE IN 1873
Inc London Medical Record says that during
the past year there were 433 295 cases of cholera
in Hungary, and that of this number 2I7,7lS
persons recovered, 1S2, $40 are dead, and 1878
remain under treatment. Croatia and Slavonia
the ancient military boundaries, are not in
cluded in these lists, nor are the victims whom
cholera carried off when ii broke out at the end
OF 1872 in Buda and Upper Hungary. The pop
ulatOn of the countries of the crown of St. Ste
phen amount to &c 1000 ,OOO and since it is esti-
mated that altogether they have lost this year
100000 souls by cholera, 1t follows that in 80 of
the Inhabitants has fallen beneath this terrible
scourge.
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DIR. HEI NBoID, the originator OF Buchu, has
the satisfaction OF knowing that all his imta-
tors have failed 70 produce the benefits his pre-
paration insures Helmbolds Ext Buchu carcs.
The others disappoint. Persons suffering from
Kidney Complaint, Gravel, Premature decay,
Loss OF Vigor or any souvenir OF indiscretion,
cannot apply the remedy too soon. The great
point is 20 get the genuine Bucbu Extract,
which is HelmbolG's and no other. For sale by
all druggists. co.
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Condensed IoeaIs.


The Petit jurors OF the Criminal Court were
discharged yesterday until Monday next.
The COIcoIan ZOIaves now have fine band
organized. There is a sOciable at the armory
to- night and review on Friday night.
Prof. Trips closing lecture-on Lamar
tne"-iast night was brilliant one and greatly
pleased large audience.
Philip Riley, employed at the gas house,
dled there quite suddenly yesterday of heart
disc ase, and his body was taken TO his house on
the corner OF I'D and g streets.
The trustees Of the National Metropolitan
RE Insurance Company yesterday filed a
certificate in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.
showing the capital stock of the company to be
$1,000, and no existing debts.
Shilhngton sends US copies OF ScrjbHer's
ktHfhty and 81. NichoIas, (Scribner's attractive
new Illustrated magazine for girls and bOysl for
February; also the Lddy's Journal for January
The Equity Court dismissed the bill in the
divorce case of Edward Robinson VS.. Maria
Robinson, reported il The STAR of the 10th
inst ON the ground that the marriage OF the
partieswas not a valid enc
meeting has been called IN UniOntown to-
night for the purpose of appointing a comm tie
to wait on the committees in Congress 10 urge
the necessity OF making an appropriation TO
build at once permanent brid ge over the Ana
yard
State Senator S. L. Suit. of the uarv1,ni
legislature, obtained leave last week and will
Introduce bill in q few days asking an appro-
Prlatlon OF $4,000 Tor the purpose of building a
permanent residence in this CITY for each pited
States Senator from that state
Company b, of the Washington Light Infsn-
Try battalion, Capt. DE Motto, was reviewed by
the officers OF the First National Guard last
night The inspecting officers were Lieut.. Col.
Fleming, Major Plant, Adjutant Beall, and
Lieut. Woodbridge. There were sixty-five men in
formed.
The anniversary exercises OF the American
COlonizatlon Society to te held this evening in
the First Baptist Church, 18th street, promises
70 be interesting and instructive. The Rev DR..
samson, formerly OF Columbian College. and
Rev. Dr. Taylor, late secretary of the American
dresses on the occasion.
At regular meeting of the AmaIgamated
Branch Of House Carpenters and JOiners last
evening at Mechanics hall, Mr.. j. b. Mackey
president in the chair, the secretary was di-
Teeted to correspond with the American district
committee at New York, and, if possible, obtain
cooperation il securing charter covering all
the branches in the country.
The steamer +. G. Knight, of the New York
line arrive at her wharf in Georgetown yester-
oay evening, the ice being so completely broken
a. not 70 impede her progress. There Is no ice
on the river below Fort Washington, and there
If clear passage through that above. The
steamer IuckahOe is ashore at BuzzaTJs'
Point.
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CITY ITEMS.

CASpIpArEs ELEcrK6-There Nlti &c o,..y'
candidates for prizes in the next Ca. :
Of the Kentucky Library, and 1000 will b.
elected TO Office; that is, II 900 will draw prizes
As there IL TO be no further pOstponement, the
3ist of March wall tell who will have the
s250,0Co cash, and all the other prizes. The
tickets will all be sold before the day OF draw
inQ
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Too THIN.-Samuel NJ. Goodman, the Paw
tucket manufacturer, of Providence, r. L.,
who has been missing since the evening of
December %, when he took the train for New
York, has been heard from in Liverpool. He
writes that he has no recollection of what hap
pened to him after he reached New York until
he awoke on Liverpool steamer many miles
when he left
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VISIBLE SPEECH.-A large number of teachers
OF the deaf and dumb, employing Prof. A. Mel
vile Bells system OF visible speech as me.
dunn of Instruction in articulation, will assem-
Die at Worcester, Mass, on Saturday the 2Ith
lnst. Inns Will be the first convention of artic-
ulation teachers ever held in America. The
Boston board of education introduced Prof
Bells method of teaching the dumb to speak
into this country in 1871, and it is now en-
ployed In eight American institutions A nor
NAL training school for articulation teachers
has recently been opened in Boston, in connec-
ton with the Boston University, under the
charge Of Prof Bell, son Of the inventor of
visible speech.
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FROZEN TO DEATH IN A CHURCH-YARD-As
the jantor of the Market street NJ. +. church
sn Paterson, n. j., went to open the house tor
worship last Sunday morning he found the dead
was subsequently Identified as that OF Edmund
Miller, who used to keep liquor saloon on
River street. Sometime ago his landlord dis
possessed him. Miller took to drinking and led
the life of vagrant. The superstition is that
while drunk he lay down in the church ward TO
sleep and was frozen to death.
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NINE RAIDING INDIANS AND SQuAw
KILLED.-On Friday, the 9Th instant, at New
town, Mexico, boy was chased by Indians
Mexican citizens started lately in pur-
suit and overlook the Indians. After a hard
fight of eight hours they succeeded in killing
the whole band, consisting OF nine Indians and
one squaw. Two citizens were wounded. The
Indians are supposed to be Comanches from
their reservations
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WIPE TEsTIFYING AGAINST HER HUs-
BANDS MURDERRR.-The trial of Frederick
heidenbiut, for the murder of Godfrey Rub nile
the German baker, was begun in Philadelp hia
yesterday. After jury was empanneled Mrs.
kuhnle, the wife of the murdered man, with
her head almost covered with bandages, took
tbe stand and told of the fierce encounter she
had with the prisoner on the night of the mur-
DER her evidence was given in straight Tor
ward manner. She told the story of the att lck
upon herself, the attempt TO murder her infant
child, the robbery of the place, and the suisse
quent finding of the dead body of her husband
in the bake house.
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WITNESS IN THE PRISONERS BOX.-Dur-
ing the hearing of the case this morning in the
Police Court of John j. Keefer, charged with
selling liquor without license, one of the wit
nesses for the prosecution, named james Cor
nell, young man, was questioned very sharply
by Attorney Miller, and not giving such ans
wers as suited him, he intimated to the Judge
that the witness had committed perjury, and
should be punished for it, The judge upon this
ordered the marshal to take charge of the wit
ness, and he was locked up in the dock with the
other prisoners. After the adjournment of the
court the young man expressed his indignation
at finding himself in this position under such
circumstances, and Attorney Miller not being
present TO prefer charges he was released, no
evidence appearing agsins. Ian.
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SINerNe BIRDs.-Parties who have not pur-
chased bird from the collection 1t Latimer &
Cieary's, should not fail to do so as Il is So :
perb collection, and the last chance they will
have for long time, a. the owners intend
leaving for Europe in few days.
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The CARNAGE SERVICE. - Mr.. VIM H.
Adams, who has recently entered into Contract
for the removal Of gar bage for the entire Dis
trict, day put into service thirty horses and
carts, and viii from time to time add more As
circumstances may require.
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BILLS TO PREVENT SPECULATION IN GOLD
Bills were introduced in the legislature, New
York, yesterday to restrain speculation in gold
by requiring actual delivery in cases OF all
time contract and to prohibit the certifcation
OF bank checks where the drawer has not the
full amount on deposit, making the offence a
misdemeanOr,
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The THRATRRs.-To-night Sothern will ap-
pear at Ford's Opera House in his great role of
"Lord Dundreary," which is peculiarly his own.
and a large audience should greet him on his
first appearance.
Shakespeares charming play, "a Midsum-
mer Nights Dream" was performed in splendid
style at the National Theater last night the
spectacular features being among the finest
ever seen in this city. The castis exceptionally
strong, and the scenery and costumes highly
CT sditable to the management.
The sensational drama reigns at the Theater
Comique, where marked for Life" succeeds
the other bloodcurdling plays of the season.
The usual variety entertainment every night.
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SHOT His OWN HEAD OFF.-Lawrence Schelp,
a German, about So years OF age, committed
suicide on Saturday evening in Harrisburg, Pa.
He placed the muzz le Of q heavily loaded mus
ket in his mouth and operated the tr gger with
a lath. Nearly his whole head was blown II.
The deceased was to have been tried at the
next court for theft, which is the supposed
causd for the act.