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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-02-05
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DEATH OF ONE OF THE OLDEST CITIZENS OF
THE DIsTRICT.-Mr. Noble Hurdle, a vener-
a9le ana respected citizen Of Georgetown,
where he has lived for nearly century past,
who had shook hands with every President of
the United States, and had over fifty descend
ants living including several great great grand
children. died at his residence i'm this city-I96
High street-at O'Clock this morning after a
brief illness, in the 9th year of his age He was
soldier in the war of 1912. He was always
piieht ana cheerful until few weeks before
his death, and his socisble disposition made him
hosts of friends in his long life journey. Having
been born in $780, he was full OF "reminiscences
OF the olden time, when Georgetown was a
stragging village, and Washington was not
His health was remarkably good until a few
weeks ago, when he was attacked with pneu-
monia, from the effects of which he died He
was perfectly conscious until a few minutes be-
fore his death. His funeral will take place from
the Congress street Methodist Protestant church
on Sunday afternoon next, at 3X O'Clock, and
will be attended by the Oldest Inhabitants' AS
citation, of which he was a member
SAD Accommodations O'Clock this morn
ing little girl named Edmonia Newman fell
from the porch of the public school building at
the corner of Market and High streets, and was
ed her.
THE GOOD TIME c DINING, when the Metro
polltan street cars are TO be run early and late
and on regular time, has not yet arrived. Wait
ing In the cold fifteen minutes or more tor a car
at this end of the line; when you get in to have
1t creep along to Washington with the driver
nan asleep, and then, knowing you are half an
hour behind time,) to see the following car
with wide-swake driver, which started long
afterwards, not one hundred yards behind you;
To come out Of the theater or some other place
or amusement at night to find, as numerous
people do every evening, no car in waiting or in
sight; to be told you win get a car on street:
to walk there and be told no car is going TO
Georgetown, and to walk back to the Avenues
these are among the delights of the diminishing
patrons of the line this week Does President
thompson know of it?
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AL Elk A NDRIA.

A MARINGo "CALL."-A few nights ago
william u, "a great wag,) accompanied by a
Few Alexandria friends, attended the theater at
Washington, and, between the acts, went into
the sample room for cigar. A Washington
swell had just called, with great air, for a cigar
OF the Marriage" brand. Amused at the styIe
or the swell, our William, with a knowing wink
over his shoulder, called Tor four 81 Marriages. -
and at the same time handed the sample-room
man five dollar BILL receiving the cigars and
the awful look with which William received
that solitary dollar. Since his "Maringo call,'
william has quit smoking, and bow who
opened his store door last SATURDAY. night and
called out ''Maringo" was chased nine blocks
IN three minutes, closely followed by the furious
William, who was heard to exclsim that he
would make it a personal matter with any man
who said "Maringo" to him; that Z" joking was
joking"
SUIT AGAINST THE CoRPoRATIox.-John
Johns, jr., attorney for DIR. Orlando Fairfax,
Formerly OF this city, has entered suit in the
circuit court of this city against the city coun-
ell TO recover interest due on corporation stock
held by him, claiming damages in the sum OF
SID ,OO0.-SentiHel, last eUeRing.
CATTLE IARD.-It was stated in the Gazette
here and Washington, had been sold to a party
Tor cattle yard. The work of preparing it for
such purpose was commenced YESTERDAY.
large hotel will be erected there, and a switch
capable OF accommodating one hundred cars of
cattle, Will be laid there as soon possible and
IL Is expected that the new yard will be the cat
market for the District of Columbia.
W. Il y. X. R-A sufficient quantity of iron
10 lay the track and open the W. & .. X. X. at
once to Purcellville has been bought in Potts
VILE, Penn, and is now on its way to the Wash
ingt0n junction via the Reading and Baltimore
and Potomac railroads 1t is hoped that trains
will be running to Purcelville by the LIST of March
next-Gdzette, last eUenin0.
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rHE COuRr

COURT IN GRNKRAL TERM.
TO day, the case OF Mills agt the Orange,
Several cases were fixed for hearing next week,
among them the case of Pabst agt. Kelly, 1.-THE
building association case, for Tuesday next.
POLICE COURT Judge SaeU
To-day, Samuel Lee violation of the hack
law while in front of the Executive mansion;
80. Spencer Squills, larceny Of some IRE wool
worth about 60 cents; $40 or thirty days.
AN BAR MARX.
VIM. z. Brown, assault and battery on Jacob
ID. Harleston, striking him with a billet of
WOOD on the head, and nearly cutting his left
ear on. Halleston testified that he had some
WORDS with Brown, when he dealt him a blow
De pulled of the bandage exhibiting his ear to
stefan; fined $50 and costs. An appeal was taken
and bonds given in the sum OF 500. JAS Ham
1lton, larceny of a muff, which was recoyerel
by Onicer Voss, who also made the arrest; SO
and costs, or thirty days in jail.
sNICKERING IN CHURCH.
w. ii. Delaney. assault and battery on Mary
Fortune, who testified that she was In church at
the corner of 10th and X streets, when Delaney
accused her OF talking and laughing, and or
dered her to leave, and when she was going he
picked her up and pitched her out on the street.
hurting her arm. Delaney is trustee, and
ducking her head down and snickering; and
when demonstrated with she defied him TO Law
hands on her; dismissed.
MISCELLANEOUS LOT.
Joseph Chaney, cursing in public; 50. John
Lloyd, assault and battery on Betsey johnson;
hned Il, and $50 bonds required to keep the
peace. Benjamin Bryant, James BRYANT and
James Meredith, three colored men. were ar
rested by Sergeant Perry. charged with larceny
or 80 barrels of tar. Benjamin pleaded guilty,
and was committed for action of the grand jury,
and Hotte proseqWi was entered in the other
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THE WEATHER

WAR DEPARTMENT, Once az Chtsf Sfgsal OAoe,l
NAsHiNSToN, ID. @, February s, 1874, 1879 a m
o. SoFsIs FOR THE PAST TWENTY -FOUR HOURS
The barometer has risen since "Wednesday morn ing
IN the atlantic stsfes and lake region II has fallen
IN the northwest and still more in the southyest
Tire stol m centre Of the New England coast has
moved TO the east Of Cape Briten. The tempera-
ture has fallen IA New England, the middle states
AUD the lower lake r@gien IT has risen ia the gulf
states and the southwest. Northwesterly WINS an
hazy weather prevail throughout the middle and
east atlantic states. North ard east winds on ths
sulf coast and in the southwest. Light win part
~ cloudy weather aud occasions snow over the m.
per lake region and lower Missouri valley. Brisk
southeast winds and heavy rains re ported from
PRoBABILITTEs.-for the rest of THURSDAY in
New England, rising barometer, cold Northwestern
y winds backing TO southwest, foil owed by clouay
weather Thursdsy nigit. For the middle states
and lower Is light winds, increasing clOudiness
and rising temperature. For the south atlantic
sno eastern gulf states, falling barometer, north
easterly winds, rising temperature and increasing
cIo1diness. For the Ohio valley ana upper lakes
ana 70 Texas, falling barometer, Increasing
n rtneasterly winds and snow rain, preceding a
storm centre IN the southwest For the western
gull coast, essterly winds 18th rain, extending by
Thursday night to Alabama and Tenuessee
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SMarshal BaZaine is treated with severitv
and no one is allowed to visit him 'o.-S9

~Marshal BaZaine is treated with severitv
and no one is allowed to visit him,
~ The North Carolina colored m Mechanics
have started Pleban Brotherhood.
STwelve inches is the thickness of the ;ca
on Lake Minneconnet, near Taunton Mass
@One OF PATHS recent presents in Russia
was canary bird OF sold gold with pearl bill
and diamond eyes. 1t was life size. wan
The New York World enviously Observes
that Philadelphia is locking between the sticks
OF its fan at the "Black Crook"
6The Philadelphia Telegraph heads Iead-
ing article with the words, "NO More Submis-
sion, and swears that cents Is enough to nav
for q ride in horse-car. P1S
@The Cincinnati Gazette Ia riobteous,r in
dignsnt becsu Peoria underganpes whistsv
barrels Ordinary sins a Cincinnati man "a y
bear, but dishonesty about whiskey touches his
1.-THE ball recently given bv Marsha, M.,-
Mahon at the Elysee, in Paris, rivaIad ~
luxurious displays of the Second Empire' Abort
5000 persons were present, and the cost "a
roughly estimated at $40, 600. 0''' -
~ The budget committee. of the Frsnch az.
sembly, have voted to recon- mend An annronri
alton or $500 900 for repairing the dsmage dome
curing the last DAYS OF the commune to the
public buildings in Paris, including the Tuileries
and Palais Royal. 'S 1ei i0'
~ In Boston secret dissipation IL nm the in
crease. The day of the famous proela M stiop
that there was not an open bar In the citv two
gentlemen were guided to 80 secret bars within
one square. They were all full, and ZACH Of
them doing three times the harm Of = publlc
saloon.
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MANY PEDESTRIANS.

NEW DRNoMINATIoN OF CHRISTIANS has
been discovered in New York city, who hold
years ago in England. Their places of Worship
Is in brick building in Goth street, west of 9Th
avenue, which Is surmounted with large cross
oSaIlpg IN guided letters, "Catholic apostolic
Church." Eucharistic services on Sunday at
l9 a. m. Daily prayer at a. m, and d. m.
The services have liturgy more full than that
OF the Episcopal church, and more resembling
those OF the Greek and Catholic churches II
Is In English. The ministers wear SUPPLIES,
stoles and copes, and incense is burned by the
chief minister during prayers. Prophesying is
allowed 20 both men and women in the conSre-
cation, and people frequently rise and sneak as
the spirit moves. The ministers do net receive
pay, and support themselves by lay callings A
speedy coming OF the millennium is deyoutly
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wall street To-dav.

NEW YORK, February She POsfs financial
article says; All sales or gold have been at lllS
a the opening sale having been at INK. GA
gold loans the rates have been 81 for Carving
20 nat, most OF them and above for carrying.
Sales of sterling exchange have come mp TO 4Slk
TOT demand bills, the nominal rates being still
4s5a4SSk respectively. In the money market
lenders have to exert themselves 70 get more
than 4a5 for call loans, the supply OF
money being excessive. We hear OF three
months loan on approved collateral al
D. The best mercantile paper sells at Ca .
with as an exceptionally high rate. Govern
ment bonds are firm to-day. of southern state
bonds, there were sales at the board OF new
Tennessee's at - =; MissOuris at 90. Stocks
have been dull, but strong.
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Washington Stock Exchange, Feb. ..
Quotations. fsaTtsAed By Middleton # Co, baakers.
The following were the prices bid and asked st
the meeting of the Washington Stock Exchange
to-dsy.-U. ;. gold, II = bid. Bank STOCKS
Farmers and Mechanics National Bank of
Georgetown, 12l asked. City Passenger Rail-
rcads-COlumbis stock, COY asked; Metropol-
titan bonds, s2k asked. Sai.iry List-N atiOnal
1keater bonds, j. & j., per cent, &c bid; 30
asked; Masonic Temple bonds, Y. x Al per
cent, gold, 50 bid; Arlington Fire Insurance
Company stock. 9s asked. Observation-Disclosures
of Columbia l-Permaneut improvements, rs,
J.S j., 1891, IS bid, &C asked. District Securi-
ties Wsshinston)--5 yesr certificates, $40,
NJ. s. N, 1875, Is bid; 10 yesr bonds, 6's, j. *
j., 1873, so bid, Sc asked; Fund Loan bonds,
(leg) 6's g., NJ. & N, 1902, "a biz, ~ asked.
Board of Public works-Certincstes. general
improvement. SIS, J. & T., 1S1i, 50 bid, So
asked; do. 1875, "a bid, IS asked; do. iS56, % \
bid, 15s asked; do 1871, % bid, 7+4 asked;
do. 1873, amt. 500, 53X asked; do, series, 70
bid, IS asked. Certificates, sewer, Sc, j. &
j., 1874, IS bid, IS asked; do. ISIS, % bid, 20
asked; do. 1873, 10H bid; do. series, "a bid, IS
asked. Water certificates, SIS, 1871, - bid, -
asked.
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RELIEF OF THE PooR.-The citizens relief
committee met at the parlors OF the Young
Mems Christian Association this afternoon; the
president, VIM. Stickney, in the chair, and
John 4. Cook secretary. The report of the
general agent, Rev. G. A. Hall, for January,
was read, showing the number of visits made
during January TO have been 521; families re-
neved, $50: teal number of individuals re-
nesed, LOIS, including children; sick and
.saoleo assisted, 2g2; and orders filled for pro-
Visions and wood, Al. Clothing has been fur
shaa ss folows:-Blankets, 6; stockings, 4;
Srs. 10, boots, l; overcoats, L. pants, 40:
SsSeH, ~, shirts, IA; garments for women. g.
several communicating were READ from or
gsn,aeo enaritaole associations, asking for
a rss5,s,s o @ 20 distribute to the poor, and
means entrusted to the relief commfttee 70 sncb
organizanons, but to distribute All s1ch rsans
direct 70 the poor and needy. Treasnra, o..
reported that he had received $500 from, H. ~
Governor, and that he had paid ont from sse te
so Tor transportation OF needy ind yidnaIs -
relief. 1 n"u
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THE LOCAL OPTION MOVEMENT IN MARY
LAND.-There was flood of local option and
other anti-liquor petitions presented to the
The temperance movement, apparently we'll
organized in this state, and active and zealous
encouraged by the whirlwind which seems 10
have been raised at the west, appears to have
made greater impression at the MARYLAND
state capital than ever before. Last night the
hall OF the house of delegates was surrendered
for argument of proposed laws restraining the
sale OF liquor, to which three of the most i'm
portant committees of the legislature gave re-
spectful attention.-BdIt, Sun 5tb
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The N arkets.

BALTIMORE, Fell. 5-virglnia SKIES, CONSOLE
80 bid to-day.
BALTIMORE, Fth. 5.-Oottou good: grades firm,
lew grades dull; low middings la Git'. Floar
s,eaoy and in fair demand; prices unchanged
Wheat dull. Germ firm and sieaoy-white southern
SS $; yellow southern, 7s@7s; mixed western, 50
@T Oats nrm-for southern, H61SS; western, s8a
90. Bye quiet, 9i995. Bay unchanged. Provisions
gnit; Pork unchanged. Bulk meats-shOnliefs,
ga clear rib sidss S,s. Bacon-shoulders. ~ as
CLEAR rib sides, q aga. Sugar cured hams, l2,ais
Lard unchanged. Butter unchanged Coffee en-
n inneId 91o INN; Gz WHISKY steady 100 cash
NEw YORK, Feb. 5.-rlour quiet and Unchanged
Wheat quiet end very firm. Corn quiet ans firm
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-stocks active and higher
Money, Z. Geld, ia; Exchange, long, ass; short,
4os1a. Government strong and active.
LoNDeN, Feb. s, nS0 p. m-Bonds Of ISIS, old,
,.o1i; ~ 40 8 1861, Erie, IS; Erie preferred, 69H
New York Central, So.
LONDON, Feb. 8, 20 .. m.-The rate ofdisoount
IN open arket FOR three months bills IL 81. per
cent which is per cent below the Bank Of Eng
land rate. Erie, 45as 6I45x.
LONDON, Feb. s, $50 p. m.-The bullion IN the
bank Of England has decreased asa 900 during tie
PAST week. The amount gone into the bank on
balance to-day IL CISCO. Consols for money, 92G
va Tor account, 81 az. Paris dispatches quote
Iehtes at IS francs 50 ceItmes
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New York Dry Good, Narke,

Altogether the tone OF the market Is better,
but present indications point to a moderate
and only a moderate spring business. Cotton
Go0dS.-There has been a ste sdy demand for all
Leading staple productions, including prints,
but transactions were not large in the aggregate
amount. Prices ruled quite steady, and several
prominent brands of brown and bleached cot
tons have advanced to still higher figures
Present figures will probably be maintained for
some time to come. Prints were in very fair
request, all the more tasteful makes participate
lngin the demand. The reduction of Cocheco
fanciesto 10H cents, as noted in our last review
caused decline on the other makes Pacific
Dunnel. and Manchester goods successfully
having declined TO 10 cents, with increased sales
at that figure. HOOlen GOOfs.-Spring wOolens
have realized indifferent prices when compared
with the cost OF manufacture, and will shortly
be withdrawn from the looms, when tile pro-
duetion will be changed 20 heavy weights
which must be sold at relatively higher rates
than those now ruling in order TO be remunera-
tive to the producers. FOreiSR Dry GoOds.-The
imports Of dry goods at this port continue to in
crease in marked ratio when compared with
the two preceding years. Dress fabrics were
In moderate request, especially gray mOhairs
popliHs, balernos and deDeges, but sales were
individually small and important.-Nsl0 York
DAILY BUlletin.
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FIRE IN Coal MINE.-A fire in the Empire
LWilkesbarre, Pal coal mine broke out yester.
day In the main way where the men were work
ing, when II was thought to have been subdued.
and drove all the men out. Eighteen of them
were brought TO the surface insensible from the
effects OF the heat and sulphur, but recovered
after being properly attended to by the nhvsi
clans. The fire is worse than at any tina dr.
ing the six weeks it has been burning.
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Letters from the PeepIe.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 1874.
Mr. Editor: Will you be so kind as to insert
the Following complaint in your peoples col
umn?
Aojor Richards, Sup't. Of Police:-Sir: What
is the reason that the ordinance, "Remoying
the snow from the sidewalks" is not duly exc
is an opportunity for work.
MANY PRnRsrRIANs
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS having come to
the Governor that clerk in the office of the
Board of 2 ablic Works, who holds commission
as notary public, is in the habit of charging a
fee for filling up blanks of the board used in the
branch where he is employed, the Governor re-
quested the members of the board to investigate
the matter, and If found to be as represented to
dismiss the clerk from their employment. To-
day an inquiry was held by the board. resulting
in partial standardization of the charges, but
through the interposition of DIR. Blake the rec
concentration of the Governor was modified by
a reprimand being administered to the clerk,
and orders given to have the same read before
all the clerks and employees in the Office; which
was done.
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cHANcI that don't often occur. Thera Ia
yet left US pieces Of the yard wide bieacLed
selling af the Arcade for i2x cents, sctnslIv
worth ID cents See advertisement.
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OBSCURE DISEASES, no matter how they or
iginate, and without regard to the sex of the
sufferer, are cured without danger or inconve-
nience by Helmbold's Extract Buchu the great
Diuretic, which acts specifically upon the Kid
neys, Bladder and auxiliary organs. No other
preparation possesses the ully developed merits
OF Helmbold's Extract. Ii is the only genuine
Buchu. and it never fails. John r. Henry,
New York, Sole Agent. Sold by all drug
gists eo2e
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l. o. o. FAT an adjourned session of the
Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellows OF the District of
columbia, last evening, Mr.. Harrison Burr, Of
Grand Master. and 70 AIi S,no'o Of RR epay
Looee, no. 10, Grand Warden, 70 an vacancies
cfeaseo by resignation and promotion.
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xbUIIDrSG AssocIATIoss.-At the forty
fourth monthly meeting OF the Canitol HIIl
Sahaing Association, No 2, held on Tuesday
nkn, isst, 50 shares were cancelled with An ac-
"a y, interest OF $50 per share; 81 500 was
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TIE DISTRICT FIRR DRPARrNYNr-The
Board OF Fire Commissioners met last night
and the chief engineer submitted his report
showing mat during January there were eight
alarms OF IRE. The total alleged loss of property
was not more than 81 800, with an insurance on
the same Of 500.
The superintendent of fire-alarm telegraph
submitted report for the month of January, in
which he During the month Of January
the working Of the telegraph under my direc-
ton was not interrupted or in any way SERIOUSLY
tmpeded by the weather. But during the late
sfCsm OF snow and sleet the imperfections of the
badly-worn apparatus, and the still worse con-
dition OF the main lines of communication be-
tween the several stations and the central office,
has rendered II next thing to impossible to
maintain any sort of communication throughout
most parts OF the city-another strong admOni-
ton OF the urgent necessity Tor new lines" The
report was placed on file.
An application for a position in the depart
ment was received from &. w. Hepburn, and
ordered to be fled.
Mr.. Thomas presented petition from Philip
Meredith, lately dismissed from the depart
nent, asking a further investigation. The ne
tti6n was placed on file.
Mr. Thomas moved that the votes by which
three men lately dropped from the rolls be re-
The chair decided that the commissioner was
not competent to make the motion, in cOnse-
qusnee Of having voted in the negative on those
cases.
Mr.. Collins made a report of his examination
Of the charges of neglect of duty, &c, against
james Springman, of the hook and ladder COM
pany, and after discussion IL was decided that
SprinRman should be reprimanded, required to
TetTaet his insubordinate words TO the foreman
transferred TO another company, and deprived
Of the customary leave for two months.
MI Collins stated that he had nominated ,Jro.
+. Butler, Of Georgetown, to I'LL one of the va
eancies made by the late dismissals, and Butler
had been placed on duty by the chief engineer.
Adjourned.
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cert Of the organ course at the Congregational
Church comes off Wednesday night Of next week
with the oratorio of the Messiah by the Phil
voices. Miss Clementine Lasar, of New York:
Mrs. CaulReld, Mr.. Ever, and Mr.. Cannon OF
this city, are the solosts. Prof. George W.
whole under the direction of DIR. j. r. Caul-
field. The Messiah, of all the oratOrios which
have OF late years been rendered in this coun-
try, is perhaps the best. The Philharmonic
have made elaborate preparations for the occa-
sion, and will afford the opportunity of an
evening with one of the grand old masters that
no lover Of music should neglect
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STATUARY FOR THE ART GALLERY-There
night about twenty-five bales and boxes of
plaster casts of the celebrated EIgin marbles
the Baptistory gates at Florence, described by
Raphael as MT to be the portals of Paradise, the
LAGOON of the Vatican galleries; also COMES of
other celebrated ancient and modern statuary
from the museums of Europe, which were ali
purchased last summer by VIM. T. Walters.
esq, OF Baltimere, for the Corcoran gallery
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A UNIVERSAL RRMEDY-"Brown's Bron-
chial Troches" for coughs, colds, and bronchial
affections, stand first in public favor and conf
dence; this result has been acquired by a test of
many years. eos
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GROCERIES. &c.
ELPHoNZO YOUNGS & Co,
GROCERS

Masonic Temple, cOrHsr Ora and rs ,ys.fs.
Beg leave to call your careful attention 20 the fol-
lowing List Of Prices: