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The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-01-13
THE UNITED STATES SENAqORSHIP
PROLONGED cAUcUsINc
LIEUTENANT-GOvER ROBERT E.
wiTHERs NOMINATED ON THE
FIFTY-SEvENTH BALLOT.

After our report of the caucusing of the
Conservative members of the General
Assembly yesterday for United States
Senator, the balloting was continued until
IL O'Clock D. m. without any nomination
having been made. The last ballot had
was the 47th, the result of which
was as follows: Goode, AT; Barbour, 38 I;
j. w. Daniel, "a; V. Witcher, 8. The
caucus then adjourned until this morning.
At nine and half o'clock the caucusing
was renewed with increased vgor. Prior
to any ballots being had a resolution was
adopted the purport OF which was that
no nominations should be made after
the first ballot, and the name of
the lowest candidate should be dropped
after each ballot. The contest then
waxed warm, with the following re-
suit: 4Sth ballot, Withers %, Goode 10,
Hunter IL, Stuart 16, Barbour 10, Gov.
Walker 8. William Smith 8, Robertson 5,
Christian 5, Ould 5, Montague Monta-
que dropped-121 votes cast. 10Th ballot,
Withers 25, Goode 81, Hunter 16, Stuart
IA, Barbour 10, Smith 8, Walker z, Ould
z. Christian @, Robertson 8; Robertson
dropped--120 votes cast, 50th ballot,
Withers 81, Goode 81, Hunter IS, Stuart
10, Barbour IL, Walker IL, Smith 8,
Christian 8, Ould s.; Ould dropped--123
votes cast. 51st ballot, Withers %, Goode
%, Hunter 16, Stuart Is, Barbour 10,
Walker IL, Christian 10, Smith 8; Smith
dropped-l23 votes cast. 52nd ballot.
Withers %, Goode 10, Hunter 19, Stuart
16 Barbour Is, Christian 10, Walker IL,
Walker dropped-121 votes cast. SD bal
lot, Withers 80, Goode %, Hunter 81,
Stuart 20, Barbour II, Christian IL.
Christian dropped-122 votes cast. 54th
ballot, Withers 80. Hunter %.
Goode 20, Stuart %, Barbour 10. Bar
bour dropped-125 votes cast. 55th
ballot, Withers 81, Hunter 80, Goode 80,
Stuart 80. There being tie between
Goode and Stuart one vote was changed to
Goode, and Stuart was dropped-126 votes
cast. The caucus then adjourned until
one o'clock.
On reassembling the seth ballot was
taken, Withers 40, Hunter 43, Goode 80;
Goode dropped-l25 votes cast. 9th bal
lot, Withers SO, Hunter ID. Withers'
nomination was then made unanimous.
After the adjournment Of the caucus a
committee waited upon Lieutenant-Gover-
nor Withers, informed him Of his nomlna-
ton, and escorted him to the hall of the
House Of Delegates, where he made a
graceful response.
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EOR SALE CHEAP,
-

one Of the BEST FARMS in Fairfax County
Two-thirds open land, onethird good young
TIMBER, Oak and Pine.
New HOUSE of seven rooms, modern built |;
well, stables, tsb icco barn, and several tenant
houses.
This farm contains about SIX HUNDRED
ACRES and borders the Potomac River nearly
three-fourths of mile. The soil is dry loan,
with few sandy spots adapted especially to
grass, corn, tobacco, trucking, and fruit-growing
1t would make a fine DAIRY FARM.
1t is located twenty-five miles south of Wash
ington, near steamboat landing, and foul
miles from station on the railroad from Wash
ington and Richmond. and adjoining the land
of Colonel Edward Daniels. Good fishing privi
Ieges, and neighborhood pleasant.
PRICE: $4,000. Enquire at
de- 2O-tf STATE JOURNAL OFFICE.
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GREETINGS.
VIRGINIA STATE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.

A meeting of the LIFE MEMBERS Is called
to take place at the Exchange Hotel the 14th
JANUARY. at ~ O'Clock p. m, for the purpose
of voting proposed amendments to the con-
stitution and other business.
To insure quorum (2Oo) the resident members
of the city are especially requested to attend, or
call at the Secretary's office and appoint proxies
to represent them.
ia s-eodst President.
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FOREIGN.
SPAIN.

Cartasena Surrendered 10 the Govern.
meut TrOOps-NavaI Engagement
Progressing.
MADRID, January 13.-Cartagena has
surrendered and is now occupied by the
government troops under General Domin-
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lO LII LA LARGE, MO. a.
DRN-BUILT HOUSE. Gas and water in III
the house, with good stable accommodations
situated on Adams, between Leigh and Clay
streets. Apply to -
sc 18-tf GRUBBS WILLIAMS.
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SENT ON.-Fanny Taylor, charged
with stealing thirty dollars in currency
from the person Of Richard Jones, was
sent on to the grand jury by Justice White
to-day.
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WASHINGTON.
Personal.

Personal.
WASHINGTON, January 13.-General
e. L. Thomas, Colonel d. S. johnson,
and Colonel B. W. Trobel, delegates from
Georgia to the National Transportation con-
vention, arrived here last night. The two
former are also accredited delegates to the
convention of Mexican Veterans.
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THE NIGHT SCHOOL

CATHEDRAL HALL, Marshall street, between
Ninth and Tenth. for all persons unable to
attend DAY SCHOOL. has commenced its
second session. For particulars, apply at the
Hall at IN p. m. every every evening during the
week. JUAN A. PIZZINI, A. b.
ja12-M, was Principal
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SPECIAL COURT OF APPEALs.--In this
court the following business was trans
acted to-dav:
Tutwiler's administrator VS.. Leake and
ais; further argued by Mr.. William B.
Lettell and Colonel John H. Guy, and con-
tinued till tomorrow.
Taylor VS.. Hutcheson; remanded to
docket of Supreme court.
Towle, &C., vs.. A. and w. R. R. COM
pany; passed by.
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OENTAUR LINIMENT.-

The great discovery of the
age. There is no pain which
the CENTAuR LiNrMEET will no.
relieve, no swelling which it
will not subdue, and no lame
ness which it will not cure.
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NOVA SCOTIA.

yellow Fever at Halifax.
HALIFAX, January 12.-The British
ship Sphynx arrived from Port Royal yes
terday with two cases of yellow fever on
hoard
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ITALY.

ROME, January 13.-Manuel Pastor, who
fired at King Victor Emanuel in 1872, has
escaped from prison.
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BANK STATEMENTS.

ID EPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
III FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF RICH
MOND, AT RICHMOND, IN THE STATE
OF VIRGINIA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSI-
NESS ON THE 26TH DAY DECEMBER, 1873 !:
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ray II. MCCORM IOK,
AuCTIoNEER AND COMMISSION MER-
CHANT, 14l4 MAIN STREET.

On consignment large and desirable stock
OF FURNITURE, cRoCKERY, GLASSWARE
DRY GOODS, HATS, CAPS, NOTIONS, CLOTH
ING, &c.
would respectfu fully call the attention of the
citizens Of Richmond and public generally, to
this large and varied stock of the above named
goods, embracing as 1t does nearly every article
to be found in wel-stocked house. The most
of these goods have been purchased since the
great financial crisis. at greatly reduced prices,
which enables me to offer to the trade and oon-
sumers, at private sale. greater Inducements
than can be found elsewhere in the city.
AUCTION SALES DAILY.
Consignments solicited. Out door sales
promptly attended to.
II. MCCORMICK,
oc4 Auctioneer and Com. Merchant.
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"A lodge of Good Templars has been
instituted at Clifton, Fairfax county.
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, County OF HENRIco-ss:
/, S. A. GLOVER, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank, Richmond, Va, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the best OF nv
knowledge and belief
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
w. r. ALLEN,
Notary Public.
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quez. Upon the capitulation of the city
the Intrapsigente Junta and liberated
convicts went on board the frigats
Numancia, which was attacked by the
government squadron, and at the time
the last dispatch was forwarded naval
engagement was progressing.
ENGLAND.
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LONDON, January 1916 A. M.-Spe-
cial advices to TIE Standard from Cape
Coast Castle report that King Dahomey
has sent heavy reinforcements to Ashantee.
The ship Western Empire, from New
Orleans for Havre, has been in collision
with the schooner Europa and the latter
sunk. The ships damage, if there is an
is unknown. The crew of the schooner
was sa,ed and landed at Deal by the
Western Empire.
The ship Anna. from London for Pen
sacola,. has been badly damaged by COLI
sion,
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POLICE CoURT.--A number Of cases
OF minor importance were disposed of by
Justice White in this court to-day.
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PLANTERS NATIONAL BANK.-The
regular annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Planters National bank, held to-day
at their clearinghouse, Mr.. John A.
Belvin was called to the chair, Mr.. w. r.
Quares requested to act as secretary.
The following gentlemen were elected
directors for the ensuing year: John b.
Davis, John A. Belvin, Charles E. Whit
lock, N. M. Wilson, John X. Childrey, s.
M. Rosenbaum, George S. Palmer, James
B. Pace, E. D. Christian.
The report Of the president shows the
bank to be in prosperous condition. The
following is an extract from the report:
GAS you are well aware, we have passed
through an unusual year financially. The
extreme stringercy in the money
% pas per 0Smsa s eas ssasf' vh da
now now seems to be happily dispelled)
in no loss to this bank, while the trying ex-
perience of the panic has not been without
many valuable lessons which will be of
| the bank"
Alta meeting OF directors, held after adj
| journment, Mr.. John b. Davis was unan-
lIuOuSly eleCIeu pTcSlututs
HUsTINas CoURT.-The attention Of
this court was engaged to-day in the trial
| of Solomon Carter, for bastardy. After
the examination of witnesses and the re-
marks of the attorney for the common
wealth, the counsel for the defense said !:
81 cannot understand the action Of the
distinguished attorney for the common
wealth in the case. He, generally, like a
true knight of old, filings down his
gauntlet in the face of his opponent,
fixes his batteries, brings his lance to
the rest, picks his flint, and pitches int o
the conflict with vim, but now he has
not even spread his broad pennon to the
breeze. Gentlemen! he has not even read
to you the law upon which this prosecu-
ton is based, but left to me, counsel for the
defense, the disagreeable duty of reading
and explaining it to YOU"
We did not wait to hear the conclusion
of the argument /; time forbade it,.
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Correct-Attest:
]; DAVENPORT, JR., n,u...op.
w. HATCHER, I Directors.
FRANKLIN STEARNS,
la I2-2t
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New YORK, January 18-Noon.-
Stocks dull and irregular. Gold opened
llla; now 111a. Money 6 bid. e.
change, long 4834; short, 4S7. Cover
ments dull. States quiet.
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TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR.
The Graugers.


NETTING OF THE ALABAMA STATE GRANGE.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, December 2.-The urst
annual session OF the Alabama State Grange
siding. Fifty counties out of Is were repre-
sented by leo delegates, snd Others are yet
coming in. Each county with II oranges or less
sends one delegate; those with more send Two.
A n the state Offi GERS we're present but one.
THE ADDRESS or ". n. CHANBEEs
was very elaborate and sble. he advises prompt
action on the constitutional amendments sub
mttted by the national grange; opposes the
plan OF representation based on numerical
strength, aud Rdvices the rejection OF the
amendment providing therefor; recommends =
committee 70 memCrtalEe Congress on the sub
Ject OF the cotton tax and the appointment Ot
Sn agent in Washington 70 represent the inter
es.s OF the Planters rec mmends a memorial O.
the state legislature for geological survey OF
the state, with re yi6W o. the O.7claI p~omvl-
PatCn OF It's advantages in minerals, a. A. TIM
migration may he thereby induced, prom ~iug
the cooperation Of the state grange in the
work; reviews what j. known as the "de.t
tall' system, that iS, small whisky shops es-
t2bllShed near large plantations where
freedmen trade stolen produce for ram -
the ruin ot themselves ana the planters. ana
Teco mmeDds tbsy the legislature be memorial
lied 70 put an end % such trafic; recommend .
a charge In the system OF deputies by suAstl-
tuttpg county deputy or general 0versssr o.
grangeIs in each county, VINO shall rcare-arE
the county IN the state grange As delegate % it-
annual ~ sSions- aCkrOwleI .eS the obitgAft 1us
or the grange 20 the national BODY for r-li-f
furnished sufferers last spring, ami advises salt
able acknowledgment therefor; aIsc recon-
meuds the establishment OF a grange organ ar
some Gel tral point. to serve as a medium O.!
communication between the Ctiicers a2J thu
order proposes the holding OF grand state far
next fail under grange auspices, and suggests the
TropTety OF attempting some reform atiOn
of abuses in tie matter of commercial f-r'l-
hZeTs such p the erection OF home u anu
tsctury under the supervision OF res Sent
chemist supplied with cheaper and better
articles. In conclusion be reviews the 4-nr..y
and cooper alton y,tem ard advises a. the best
means Of getting nd OF mjdiiemen in the pro-
vision busiFess that more attention be Paif O
raising supplies ~ hCms. To-day, Prof
StGbbS, OF the Agricultural and Mechanical
College. e pTts On commercial fertilizers aEI
the Tea .bIli,y OF fleir home mAuufactqrs.
TIE secretary = report as the special order vi
also be cor ,tsT1d.
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JOE COBUGG.
Foreign Notes,

SMALLPOX ON a STEAMSHIP.
LONToN, December There is considerable
aisIm here in consequence OF the discovery ol
eight cases OF smallpox on board the steamship
AObOttstOrd, which IL At the Victoria docks m
dergoirg repairs Of damages sustained by CO..
hdlng with the steamship indus, while or the
passage from Antwerp Tor New York. light
persons affected with the disease were removed
10 hospital, and the AbbOttsfOrd is being dis
Injected. The remainder CT the passengers had
let the vessel and gone - Liverpool before BE-
was known there was smallpox on board.
FIELD MARSHAL Won ROOM III.
BFELIN, December Field Marshal Won
Room, imperial minister Of war, il setiJusly ID.
FINANCIAL UNEASlNESS AT BERLIN.
BERLIN, December "A recent aIlu-iou iri
the Reichstag by CampeThOussn, minister or
finance, u the large sums OF money . the crEdIt
draSsl. L = OccssiOned some Uneasiuess. WIth
loe onjtCt oI removing this FEELING a SEM oi-
ncI8l announcement l. made tJ day tia. no
removal II now contemplated.
PRESIDENT MAJMAHOH MESSAGE.
PARIS, December a drought OF the ul e5-
sage to be submitted 70 the Assembly bv Presi-
dent MaCMahOn was read in the council %.
ministers yesterday. = paragraph in tie me
fsse in re gard t. raising The state OF siege q
energetcaIy objected 10 by majority o. fhe
members, who claimed that the maintenance OF
the state OF siege was necessary IN COnssI IuenCC
or recent successes OF the radicals in the muEi-
clIal elections at PARE aud elsewhere ia the
country. Several OF the members OF the Cabi.
net si-o objected to the manner IN which the
Constitutional laws were mentioned in The mes
sage. \ fresh council, ID deteTn me these g1es-
tons, ls 70 bs held TO-DAY.
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TIre Gnffnn Gem

MEMPHIS, Tenn, December > The cotton
exchange crop report for November, issued this
morning, gives the following SUNNI gry derived
ltom l0I responses from vest Tennessee, north
SIS Iiver. Sixty four report damage by frost.
tOT,y-thTcs DO damage. The average damage
by irOst Is : per cent; average aecresss In
acreage, ! : Per cent. DGe eKertiJus are beiug
made 10 save the crop. Tue average closing OF
the picking season last year was Janusry j +.
This year it will close about December =. The
crop Is being marketed uupreCedsntediy fsst
The corn crop of this district is about 81 per
cent. shoIt OF the average OF the psst two sea-
sons. The aggrega Of reSpon~ss does not in5i-
cate any change in the morale Of the labOrels
The prospect is that the entire crop will be
saved In better condition than ever known
The committee are OF the opinion that the de-
crease OF the cotton crop in this district IRON
last year VIII be about IS per cent.
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TIE LONGsEORENRN' STRIKE.
NEW YORK, November Nearly all the
ship owners who have been waiting Tor sEt
temenJ OF the l0nEshoremeu's diticulfier. b.
gan work loading aud unloading in BTOJb'yn.
Ho5oken and Jersey City, es well as New NOTS,
employing ron society men IN every inst. ..-ce.
Some OF the heavier firms announce the in-yu-
ton OF never again employing union men. a.
speak well OF rse class labor Offering, skilled
lOngshCTemen being attracted from abroad,
ana l3rge numbers Of men from the coal Rim -
ing regions applying for work. which Is readily
furnished them. OcCas-nal slight skir.risa--
occur between the strikers and the new labor
Steamship and sailing vessel owners both are
confident their trOubles are over. At tie cJn.
yeutiOn OF lOngsGOremen delegates last night
u was resolved 20 reSClnd tie order Tor gene
raj strike.
CAEL N.GT, WHO MURDERED CHEvALEEG U--
BgIs DE- GLANCo.
near Brussels, Belgium, and He'd 20 this CoGu-
try with large amount OF va.uablas. wa t.
day arTaiguGd in the court OF general sessions
TO answer an indictment for Crarc larceny, anu
was discharged on the ground that a. ever tSo
years had elar-5d since the Indictment was
found, and 10 one had taken action IN the ma
ter, it " Rs not probable they intended doing s..
As soon as NOst stepped outside the court room
he was TeaTrested under the recent eNtra5i lion
treaty, and lie will be sent back 20 BE glum ami
banded over 20 the authorities OF thai country
to be tried fOT bis crime.
JOE COBUGU.
motion Wa made IN the Court 81 Genera.
Sessions Tor the discharge OF Joseph COaUr8
the Ot-d pu.Ilisr. who y a. iUdiCtedin Nav .a-r
ICT a ieI0IIoUs assault O., pn Jhcs. CIougher.
on the ETOuLt that c1mpl=luaug could not be
found. he Dis, net Attorney ~ q red Lirl-C &
. produce C.cUgher- ard f1e cOuIt denied -
motion,
TBE SUIT BROUGHT BY EDNA DEAN PRoCroE
again7t Francis IL. Mon ton, fer sled. .0G9 taIn-
ages, Sustained bv de am a. IN Il character, gcs
10 have CnmmeU, ed p Gay IN The United a'e-
Circuit Court, Bro5klygf hut was Postponed
uDf u TO- Il CrroW.
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The New District Government Bill.

one feature of the new gOVeruma ant Il attract
ing especial attention among the people OF the
District. The committee, il would seem, ars
not altogether agreed " hethsr the District shall
be LETT entirely without suffrage, or whether n
shall be allowed a delegate IN Congress, ss
under the government last winter repealed
Aside from the question CT whether the new
government would be better or worse by the en-
tire abolition OF suffrage are considerations OF
what is expedient. IL is freely stated SmOnS
members Of Congress who have arrived her
that nc bin can become law which does not con
tain 10 1t some principle OF representation. n
the members who have given the subject inn
partial consideration can see that the system OF
politics which has prevailed in Wash ngc0n
must be broken up before G any Thoroughly go-l
government can be estabis he'd. Bot az ths
same time they feel thst 10 deprive the people
OF any representation would oe inconsistent
and perhaps unjust. II the District is allowed
delegate in Congress this delegate may b. 5y
law cD-O Offci0 a MEMBER of the several boards,
such as tie commission OF education. the board
OF Iubhc WORKS, the police comm iSsiOneTs, *.
ard he ill thus be able TO N AXE statnrn ms ao-i
authority whenever he addressed tha House
OF course he would not be allowed 70 vote. a
he would have 10 he prepared TO give - So
connt in debate of the operations CT the hnarCs
with which he was connected, he would of ne
cesslty make himself familiar with their pro
ceedlnPs, and the fact that anything wrong IN
their conduct, if exposed. woIid axe him per
sOnslly responsible TO the House. would lead
him 10 keep vigilsnt watch against fraud and
irregularities Of every description; besides, n e
TACT that the passage OF any bill without some
conce ssions TO the desire or the people tor the
right 20 vote is highly improbabls. There are
some apparent advantages in allowing the Dis
tTlct Delegate in Congress, which the commit
mittee has already considered, but neither the
committee nor probably majority in Congress
Will concede an elective Legislative body for the
Dstr ct with the risk that it may be the theater
OF such scenes were transacted in the Dis
trict legislatures during the last two or three
years. In no event will there he any attempt
10 restrict the suffrage by property qualitiCa-
tiOBs, such as some OF the taTpavers, so called
are anxious to secure. Such restriction would
meet with ne favor in Congress WI5Itlqt.a
Special " J. Timcs.
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ADVANTAGE OF AN EvEUING PAPRR-THe
advantage OF An evening psper over a morning
paper Is apparent upon reelection. In tie morn
ing tie day : work is before the husband and
hOusewifei the paper is taken Up and a hsstv
glance gwen 10 the telegrams and local news,
and II Is thrown sside for the cares OF tue dav.
There IS DO time 10 read further, ana before
evening the paper is Transformed into a drc-s-
pattern or into IRE lighter. The evening pa
per H-m6s at a time when tEe labCrs Of the tI.y
are completed, ard the hours between tea and
bedtime are given ID reading. The kilograms.
local news aud miscellany are ali read, AMI still
there srC Eours to spare: and the adversisa-
mems are read and re-Tesd and the ba-kairs
or sItd dscussed in the family circle, anI cca-
Clus'Ons reached "s - where ID make pIrcl ass.
= COia MbNS DisnH. rh.
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NIB. GLADSTONE AND THK PoPK.-The Obser-
yaiore komsro is officially authorized 70 deny
the authenticity Of speech attributed q tue
POPE IN the Daily News telegram OF the IIth
inst. IL His Holiness feels cors0ls.ion IN recent
conversions, nevertheless it is false that Re pro-
ne0nced any such discOutse a. reported.-LoE1
QCi4 Tunes Rlms C6TgrsgoHfeUce.
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SA Baltimore thief stole floral reaths aud
crosses from the graves. in the Cemetery, and
sold them to dealer in flowers.
50 The trial OF Coroner Croker OF New York
Tor The murder Of McKenna, is set down for
MonCay next.
81 The authorities of Hong Kong have tax en-
SeFS 10 prevent the shipment OF prostitutes To
San Francisco.
RS-A Chinese contractor who has been de-
tectSd in endeayoring 10 defraud the government
IN the erection Of the emperor's summer palace
is TO be beheaded.
50 In the lower branch of the legislature of
ONO, yesterday, q resolution asking Congress
TO hx the salary of the President of the United
otates az so GOO per annum, was tabled by the
republican majority.
e7-Rev. Mr.. jackson, an enthusiastic preach
er and politician in Charleston has stricken
from the list of the members of his church All
who voted the independent republican ticket
in the recent election.
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nesfructiye Fire.

WILTON, y. H., November "A fire broke
out early this m5ining which destroyed the
about a hundred thousand; total insurance
about 50 go. LOss on the WhitSey house,
SIS, goo; insurance, sis, 900. Alfrcd T.. Jaynes
grocer, loses l0.0OO; insurance, y, 500. Other
losses Tauge lrom - C.l.