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MASONIC


At Masonic Hall, No. 95 Exchange Street.
YORK RITES.
BLUE LoDGEs-Ancient Land Mark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERS Greenleaf R. A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A Co. third Monday.
CoUNcIL-Portland G. R. & S. Masters. second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K. T-Portland fourth Mon
day: st. Albans second Thursday.
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday in
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May
Grand Council, Wednesday P. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
MASONIC RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Wednes-
day in every month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITES.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge of Perfection, frs
Friday.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council P. of j., second Fri
day
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de T., third
Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory, S. P. r. S., fourth
FRIDAY in March, June, September and December.
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The auction of the balance of the bankrupt
stock of spring and summer clothing will be
continued every evening this week and at pri-
vate sale during the day at Abrams & Bro,
under the u. S. Hotel. td-th-&fri.
COOP NEws.-It comes late in the season to
be sure, but better late than never. 1t will no
doubt be a matter of gratifying intelligence to
hundreds of consumers in this city and vicinity
to learn that that Jos. H. Poor & Bro. have
decided to reduce the retail price of their first
Messrs. Poor are among the largest dealers in
the city, and their Goals have the reputation of
being particularly free from slate and dust
arms
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RIGHT side up. Clothing and gents furnish
ing goods lower than any other party.
j. BURLEIGH,
SO Middle street.
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MISCELLANEOU NOTICES.

THE Chesapeake leaves for New York this
afternoon.
IMPORTANT TO LADIEs.-By order of c. P.
Mattocks, assignee, the entire stock of rooms
and Free street, consisting of about $4,000
finest lace and paisley, &C., the common square
shawls, dress goods, elegant lace curtains, para
soils, hosiery, sc will be sold at auction COM
mencing to-day and continuing until sold. This
is a rare opportunity, and we say to the ladies
improve it,
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METEOROLOGICAL
PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT rwENTY-FoUR
HOuRSl

HOURS'
War DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, D. g.,
April 10, $500 P. NY
For New England
on Tuesday, increasing cloudiness, eest to
south winds and rising temperature will pre-
vail, wish rain during the night. Cautionary
signals are ordered for lake ports Ifrom Cleve-
land to Oswego.
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For SALE on favorable terms, valuable
slate property. partially developed, with most
encouraging prospects, in the eastern part of
the State Owners refer to S. T. Pullen, Esq
PRESS Office. ie14-dtf
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CITY AND VICINITY.
THE PRESS

No., l., .,,4o;,ed at the Periodical Depots of Fes
LAY NAY W D Marouis Robinson, Brunell g. Co.
Andrews D Wentworth, Glendenning, Moses, Hender
son. and Chisholm Bros, on all trains that run out
Al Biddeford, of Pillsbury.
At Saco of L, Hodgdon,
At Waterville, of j. s. Carter.
At Gorham, OF News Agent.
At Bath, of j. o. Shaw.
AT Lewiston, of French Bros. and Stevens & Co.
at Kennebunk, of c. Z. Miller.
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PERsoNAL.-We are glad to learn that John
E. DonelI, Esq, who has been confined to his
house with a violent fever, is recovering.
Miss Worthing who was injured Saturday
night, is cut of danger.
Mr.. E. H. Tobey of the First National Bank,
left for Denver, Colorado. yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. William Atwood, Superintendent of the
Kerosene Oil Company, left for a trip West
last night
Rev. w s. Stockbridge of Woonsocket, RI,
will be called to the church in Deering.
1t is understood that Manager Hatch will re-
tire from his position on the Eastern Road
about the first of May. He will be succeeded
by Mr.. +. s. Prescott. Mr.. George Batchelder
succeeds Mr.. Prescott, and is succeeded Dy Mr..
Trafton Hatch.
Charles Collins, who has been personating
pete Hygley" in the Color Guard, was pre-
scented with fine malacca joint.
Mr. Franklin G. Robinson of Bangor, has re-
ceived the appointment of Assistant Professor
of Applied Chemistry in Bowdoin College, from
which institution he was graduated with high
rank in the class of 1873.
WARDS VARlETIEs.-f the troupe now per-
forming at Music Hell fulfill the promise of
last nights entertainment they ought to find
no difficulty in maintaining variet, theatre
in this city. Their opening performance was
excellent of its kind, and one of the best ever
given in this city. Some of the feats put down
in the programme are not excelled on any
boards in the country, Columbus, the India
rubber man. was wonderful in his contortions
the little folks of the st. Felix troupe were
charming. and Mile Cerito took the audience
by storm IN her bewitching transformation
dances. Miss Eva Brent was pleasing as usual
in her songs. Bryant is an Immense ventrilo-
quist, and Thomas and Heeney are fine clog
dancers. The browning feature, however, was
the performance of Frank Gibbons in the as
tonishing act on the aerial bar, where he balau-
ces himself upon a ladder and chair, and finish
es by som ersault fifty feet in the air. to a
single cord. The entertainment concluded with
the amusing comedy of "What is it?''
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Stated Meetings.

CITY GOVERNMENT.
The regular meetings of the City Council take place
he first Monday evening of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday eve
ming of each month.
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AMERICAN Black Silks only $1.49 at Leach's,
"a Middle street. apr9 1w
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M. L.. A.
.,,I Meeting of tine Mercantile Library
UNHE Annati1n for the election Of officers and tie
-. n reports of committees, will be held attne
annua Of the Association, corner Of Congress and
Koos 0I Streets. on Tuesday Evening, Apr II
"a. 1874, at u o'clock. Polls open at P. NJ.
Perorder, j. w. BANKS
apsd1w Recording Secretary.
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HhsuHHuCc HUT
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-It has transpired
that r. FL. Magill, an insurance agent of this
city, is a defaulter. The amount Of defalca-
ton is represented to be $50 900. The particu-
lars are kept very secret. 1t is reported that
Magil has surrendered all his property here,
but it does cover the deficiency in his accounts
The companies involved in the loss are the
the Phoenix of Hartford, Home of New York,
and North British and Mercantile of London.
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Foreign Exports.

Foreign Exports.
HAVANA. Schr M A Power-2961 box Shocks
1920 shocks and heads 291 pairs heading, q 1888 feet
lumber.
Foreign Imports.
SAGUA. Brig Bickmore-474 hhds 4S ties mo-
lasses to John d Lord.
ST. PIERRE Schr Sarah l. Dayis-113 bbds supar
to Churchill q Co., los hhds and 20 bbs do to or
der, 43 hhds tc "a bbls do to Phinney. jackson g.
Fox.
BARBADOES. Brig Wave-l56 hhds 20 ties %
bbls sugar to order.
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"AttentiOn Farmers %

LEARNERS wishing to raise cucumbers for pickles
il will address 4. ID. PETTENGlLL,
marls-wtti2 8 s. 10 Market St., Portland, Me.
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I. o. O. F

AtOdd FetloacS' Hall, No. IS Exchange Street.
LoDGEs-Maine, on Monday evenings Ancient
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Ligona, on Friday
evenings; Beacon, on Tuesday evenings; Ivy, D., Of
r., second and fourth Saturday.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. first and third We'd
lesdays; Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
days; Portland, first and third Saturdays.
RELIEF AssooIATIoN-Every third Tuesday in the
month
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DAILY DOMESTIC RECEIPTS,

Bost0n stock List.
tSales at the Brokers' Board. April 1871
Pepperell Manufacturing Co. -6s15
Boston & Maine Railroad. ................... 1O9a
Eastern Railroad. ................. .......-@ $50
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Portland Wholesale Markets,

Portland Wholesale Markets.
MONDAY, April 49, The -four market is quiet, but
steady with good good demand for medium and
choice brands, for which full prices are obtained.-
Corn continuee firm and steady at 90 a 92c for Mixed
and % q CSC for Yellow. Pork is firm at an advance
Of SOC on clear and extra clear. Lard is firm at 1Oa
q lie for ties. Molasses is firm and steady. Sugars
are in good demand and prices are unchanged. But
ter is dull and lower prime Vermont are selling
at s6 3Sc and ordinary at 80 q 33c; eggs are dull
at IL q 1Sc in LOTS potatoes are firm at rs by the
car load and Csc in small lots Oranges and lemons
are firm at 6 80 q Z 90 per box. Coffee is shade
lower Lnseed oil has slightly advanced and raw is
now held at CSC.
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.

At TempIars' Hail. No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNcIL-Maine, first and third Mondays in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening"
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FOR SALE BY
SWAN Il BARRETT,
100 MIDDLE STREET.
cod ieb1s7
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WASHINGTON, April 13-The District Inves-
| tigating Committee heard the testimony tod ~
| of A. M. Gibson, newspaper correspondent,
| who stated that he heard the Superintendent OF
| Public Works state to G. H. Parsons that he
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NEW YORK.

sir Edward ThOrntOn's Decis.
i0nin the Indian Depreciation
Claim Case -Duei Between
Americans ia Belgium Pre-
vented by the POlicc-Smit
Against IL Railroad Company
Foreign lsondhOiders Lock.
ing After Their Investments.
Special dispatch TO the Dallas Hculd.l
NEW YORK, April 25,--A Washing.
ton dispatch gives the opinion of Sir
Edward Thornton, filed on Wedncs-
day last, in the case of Rafael Angulre
vs. the United States, ON the motion
heretofore made by the agent of the
United States to dismiss and reject this
claim, and the claim was accordingly
rejected. This was the test ease of the
class known us the Indian depreciation
claims against the United States, the
aggregate of which amounted to some
thity-0ne million dollars. Mexico as
serted the liability Of the United States
mainly by reason of certain provisions
of the old treaty of peace of lS4S. The
United States, through their agent,
maintained that ii any liability at
tached to them under that treaty ON
this account, the liability was releas ed
by the Gadsden treaty of 1853.
The commissioners having disagreed
upon the question raised by the motion
of the agent, the United States referred
the matter to an umpire for his decis-
ion with the result above indicated. II
was upon this question that the COM
missioner on the part of Mexico, Nj.
Gusseman, caused the dead lock in the
business of the commission, and was
recalled, being succeeded by Moul
Seamocolo. The interruption of bust
ness at one time threatened TO render
null all the work of the commission,
so the removal of this obstacle will
now facilitate the labors of the COM
missioners on the part of the United
States and Mexico.
A Paris dispatch states that on Thurs
day Frank Riggs and William Payne,
Americans, went to the Belgian bor-
ders to fight duel, but the police in-
terfered and the duelists returned to
their residences Words spoken about
Young lady is given out as the cause
Of the meeting, but the real reason is
said to be an afiray between the fathers
of the young men fortnight ago in
the Washington club, Paris.
Frederick Schuhart & Sons have be-
gun suit in the supreme court against
{ ie Lake Erie and Louisville railway
company, to recover an indebtedness
If four hundred and thirty thousand
dollars and interest arisingu unpaid
promissory notes.
Messrs. Arnold Wolff and Willard
members of the council of foreign bond
holders of Franfort, have arrived with
a view Of arranging the differences be-
tween the several classes of American
bonds now in default, and Of arranging
with the companies for terms Of ac-
COMMUNICATION, or in case of resort to
legal proceedings, to protect the claims
of their bond holders.
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THE FLOOD.
Full Particulars OF The Over
flow ia the Ouachita-MOn-
roe. La.. Almost Entirely Sub
Merged-PlantatiOns Ruined
-'FhcPeOple Without Food
Stock Starving.

Special dispatch to the Dallas Hernld.l
New ORLEANS, April 25.-'rhe fol-
lowing dispatch TO the associated press
shows that the flood in the Ouachita
valley has not abated, but is increas-
ing:
"MoNH0E, La, p. Nit is inIpos-
sible to give an idea Of the extent of
the overflow here, The water is higher
than ever before known. The town is
an island twenty miles wide, from
which there is no exit except by boat
or swimming. From the crossing of
the railroad and DeBarde street back is
one wide sea. Boats come and go from
Oallley's, The people living near have
been all driven into town, and all the
vacant houses have been taken, and
several families are living in the court
house. Business is almost completely
suspended, but the houses are still
open.
Fully one thousand people in town
have not enough rations to last them
three days nor money to buy any.
Stock Of every description is gathered
in town, and starving on Desart Island.
Almost all the plantations are under
water or one thousand acres, Cap
tain Phillips has out only about one
hundred and fifty. OF what has trans
pired below we know nothing. Par
gounds home place is two feet under
water in the yard, and the water is now
passing below. Newton street is under
water from Crossley's residence up be-
You'd the business houses of the town
to the depth of six inches At the foot
the princjpa! street.-the water is from
six inches to eight feet deep. Cotton is
being brought in and goods sent ont to
Claiburn, halfa mile distant, in flats.
The water is two feet deep in the yards
on the river bank front, and the fences
are nearly all down. a steamer could
be run down on the street.
The river rose one inch last night.
1t has rained since daylight and is still
raining.
There are no crops to speak of, and
not five days work done along the
river for four weeks. In the bills the
land is washed badly, and what has
been done toward making u crop, has
been thrown away. What the people
are to do, God only knows;
GEORGE w. MCCRANIF,
Editor Ouachita Telegraph.
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TELEG RkPEIC MARKETS,

GALVESTON, April 25.-Cotton quiet
and weak. Good ordinary, lj3c; mid
ding, 17Ic. Hides firm and advanc-
ing.
Gold 12@l2ic.
NEW YORK, April 25.--Gold opened
at ~ and closed at 1873.
Cotton nominal, Middling Orleans,
IS l-l9p; middling Alabama, II I-l6c;
middling uplands, 17sc; low middling,
lG 7-1Gc; strict good ordinary, 10 3-l6c;
good ordinary, Is 5-l6c; ordinary, 1889.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25.-Cotton
dull and unchanged. Sales 800; last
evening 200. Middling uplands l7!c.
Exchange, S9@4Ogc; bank, 44ci sight
par. Gold lliGl2.
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he was moreover generally considered
u pretty shrewd trader He rode over
% see old man Smith, but the farmer
said lac did not feel able 10 huy--he
might buy on credit II the price was
low enough and the interest was not
too high. His son 'Jakey" he said,
would have to pay for the farm HIM
self If the trade was made, but his son
was u good farmer and, he thought, II
would be all rlghl-at least the land
would be there, and would he good for
what remained unpaid IL his SON
should fail What seemed to Stnrllc
the old fellow was twelve per cent
interest that Thompson wanted.
Finally, however, aftern great deal
Of talk, thepriee was agreed at twenty
thousand dollars, one-flth cash, and
notes ut one, two, three and louryears
with twelve per cent Interest nom
date for the remainder The contract
was drawn, and they We're about to
sign, when the farmer suggested that
II he should at any time get any more
money than was due on the notes he
wanted TO be allowed to pay it, and
count of the twelve per cent, The
proposition seemed reasonable enough
TO Thompson, and he could not object
TO It's insertion in the contract, and so
the document was signed in duplicate.
The deed was TO be ready, the notes
drawn, and the first payment made on
the following Saturday.
When the time arrived both were
punotually on hand, the first 81, 600
was paid, and the notes We're ready for
signature. "Mr. Thompson" said
farmer Smith, "Ive been thinking
about that interest, and IL seemed
skerry, SO thought I'd gether In some
money had out and pay part Of it,
anticipating from his breast pocket
u roll of monoy--"iist count that
The money was counted, and, with
twelve per cent of, the first note was
paid.
When Thompson had pocketed the
money, again Smith said; "rvc got u
son Twin in Missouri, Mr.. Thompson,
and lis soon as he heard ! was buyin' a
farm for .lakey, he send me a little
money"-puling roll from his right
side breeches pocker--"and SO what
ever ii is Wen credit you on the next
note, ifyou have no objections. Again
the money was counted, and with the
twenty-fOur per cent OIL, just paid the
note to cent.
"Woll, that's luck, resumed the old
man, "and now, Mr., Thompson, the
old woman has been selling right smart
Of butter and eggs, and some chi ,kens
now and then, when they come round
the country a buying and she told me
this mornin' that ia better take what
she had, aud maybe it wouldn't come
amiss.n a roll was produced from the
left side brooches pocket and when
counted, just paid The third note after
the thir,y-siX per cent was deducted,
and Thompson said not a word. Smith
seemed to be considering for some
minutes, and then raising his head,
said, as though sudden thought
struck him.
"Hou knowed my darter, Sal didn't
We? Lea.twise you've seen her. Sal
was fine gal About five years ago,
at hog-killin, time, one o my hands
ilrn in and holm M nnH tall Vpn sln
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MgSCEa.LAMEO Gus.
yl2G New Revenue Hslw OfPcBn,
sygyania Revolution Threat
esa0a i'm Egayti-EROiler ExDlO.
siOn--EWen emily Persons KilEeG
and injured by Railway Ae-
cs;seNtS.

Special Dispatch to the Dallas Herald.
HARRISBURG, April Ex-Governor
Hartranft has signed the revenue bill
imposing new system Of taxation
upon all the corporations of the state,
including tax of three cents per ton
upon all coal companies, as also tax
upon dividends.
PHILADELPHIA, April 25.-Advices
have been received from Port-au-Prince
to the 18th instant. General Dominique
was expected hourly with troops from
the south, and trouble was feared. The
foreigners were sending their valua
hies to the different consular resi-
dences for safety, and numbers of
them were leaving the island.
Boston, April 2l.--Nlayor Cobb has
authorized the mayor of New Orleans
to draw for second ten thousand iol-
lar contributions
CINCINNATI, April 25.-The boiler in
Jessup's saw mill, near Richmond, In
diana, exploded yesterday, killing
John Alexander and injuring four
other employees.
LONDON, April 25.-There were two
railway accidents in England to-day,
resulting in the death and injury alto
gether of twenty persons.
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WASHINGTON
The sa,sb0rn EnvesiigatiOm--
United States District AttOr.
ney Accepts a. Bribe for Dis
missing 81 Case-ApprOpria-
ton to Pay Judgments
THAT Lundaulos Again.

Special dispatch to the Dallas Herald,l
WASHINGTON, April 2G.--rhe COM
mittee on ways and means to-day ex-
amined Simon Herman, who testified
that he was gen eral auctionoer and
commission merchant in New York.
During his examination by Represen-
tative Beck, he said that in April, ISL,
he was indicted in the United States
court for alleged selling of liquors on
which the tax had not been paid. Al
though perfectly innocent Of the charge,
he paid several sums of money to have
the case dismissed. Hearing of the in
dictment, he went to the court and
gave bail.
A, Goodrich Fay soon come TO him
and said he could have been dismissed
by the payment of two thousand dol
lars, which money was to be divided
between Fay and Sanborn. He also
paid one thousand dollars to Judge
Davis, at that time district attorney.
He spoke to Judge Davis Oh the sub
jet who said to the witness, you had
better let the matter rest" He did
not tell Judge Davis he had given two
thousand dollars to other parties.
When he went out of Fay's office he
met DeKay, assistant district attorney,
who said: 'Judge Benedict is on the
bench and the case has been dismissed
in accordance with orders from WASH
isngton.n The witness then gave the
check to Judge Davis.
The house went into the committee
Of the whole, Mr., Woodfori in the
chair, on the legislative appropriation
bill. The amendment pending yester-
day appropriating one million dollars
TO pay Judgments of the court of claims
was agreed to without discussion,
Mr.. Nesmith moved to strike out
from the paragraph relating to the de-
partment of Justice the item of one
hundred and forty dollars for the care
andsubsis.ence of horses, and six humid
red dollars for repairs to carriages and
harness. He spoke of the attorney
generals sixteen hundred dollar Ian
daulet, and remarked that lawyers of
his(the attorney generalis) calibre in his
state rode on the outside Of a fifty dol
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P. w. LINsKIE,
/.
COrssr Main and Harvooi Streets,

Collins of all descriptions always on hand.
Also trimmings OF all kinds at wholesale
aud retail. Bodies disinterred and carefully
shipped. Orders from the country attended
to at short notice. A splendid heaIse and
horses always In readiness. Orders by tele-
graph promptly attended to. todIy
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1rELEGRAPHlC.
SHREVEPORT.
Red River still icising-treai
Damage Apprehensled From
The FIO0d--'Fcrriblc Suffering
In The Onachita Valley.

Special dispatch TO the Dallas llorNldl
SHREVEPORT, April 25.-The water
in Red river has risen six or seven
inches in the last twenty-four hours,
and it is feared great damage will be
done to the plantations all along the
river below here. Distressing accounts
reached here all day Of the suffering OF
the people on the 0uachita river,
Thousands are made homeless by this
terrible flood. II.
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An Innocent Granger-iIow Farmer
smith, of Madison, Outwitted
Money Lender.
fLexinpton iKyAt

Lexington tKy.l Gazette.1
A farmer-we will call him Smith
for short--lives in Madison county,
and would be known, at least by repu-
tatlon, to many of our readers were
his right name given. But the incl
dent we how relate, Though coming
to us in a reliable way, was known to
few outside of his neighborhood. Farm.
er Smith lived in quiet way. and
was supposed to have accumulated
something ahead besides having q
pretty good farm. After his second
son had been married about Il year, he
concluded to settle near the old mans,
if he could rent place.
Hearing of this, Mr.. Thompson
again we withhold the true name =.
thought there might be chance to
sell certain place on pretty fair terms.
Mr.. Thompson was money loaner,
and nothing suited him so well as good
interest, backed by good security; and