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ECoNOMT IN THE Posi- OEFICE DEPART
MgNT-The Postmaster General has officially
notified heads OF bureaus OF the Post ONCE de-
artment that for the remainder OF the present
tticial year there must be no increase of ex-
IenditUr's. In accordance with these instr1c-
ons, no new mail routes will be opened or n aw
appointments made until the commencement OF
the next fiscal year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-20

Miss ADA c. SWEET, who was nominated bv
the President ami condrme by the Senate veg
terdsy to be pension agent at Chicago, vice
Blskely, resigned, is the daughter OF the late
General Il. j. Sweet, first deputy cOmmissi On sr
Of Internal revenue, whose ability was shown in
the administration of the Chicago office while
her father was pension agent, before he was an
POINTED deputy commissioner. The Senate cpn-
hrmed the nomination without the usual Tel sr-
encs 10 a committee
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"oUR CUSTOM DEPARTMENT"
, 1874-06-01
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: MONDAY, JUNE l, 1874

tho Fodoral dead. So. too, at ST. Louis and nt
Washington.
N1r. Colfax. who happened to bo at Eot.tl,
Bond, 1ndiann, thought 1t necessary to ra!Bo hs
voioo against tho indlaorlmlnaso decoration OF
Fodoral and Confederate graycs. The faot that
he should notlco 1t md oppose 1t. only proves
how gonora1 Ia tito feoling Of Forgiveness. Thoro
Is 1tttlo humanity, little atatosansltp, mud little
Christianity in what Nr. Oolfax said. Tho fool
lug Ia at WORK throughout tho lcngth and
breadth OF tho land. Itia too strong to bo ar
roatod' and, II 1t could DO arrcstod, Mr.. Oolfax
is mot the man to do 1t.
; Consldoring the attitude Of tho country towards
tho ao-callod Oivil-nghts bill fr connection will,
tAts other feeling towards the Confederate tloal,
we may hope TINT tho day Of reconciliation be-
tweon North md South, which must procodo tho
roouperation Of tho lattor soction Ia noar at hand.
, 1874-06-01

As&AAlGo GAVW L4A0 IA4AA1t
Now orleana ia agog oyar o caso Of alleged
resurrection. Tho stosieH conflict; but tho facts
OF tho case aeom to be as follows: A little boy
fell 10 feet and was picked up apparently dead.
Tho usual experiments with feather, looking-
CLAUS. etc., wero trlol. The foatlcr did not stlr.
The glass did mol becomo moist; Lfo was de-
clarsd to ho extinct. After TIC body had become
corpBo.1ilto In color, tho physician IN attendance,
Dr.. George Ewing, triad electricity. a strong
battery was connected with tho body just above
tho ribs and air was forced down the mouth with
q paIr OF bellows. A remarkable effect
ras produced. THO heart tlrobbcd |;
tho muscles moved. Tho arms were
thrown about wildly. 4 pin thrust into
tho skin soe,noa to cause pain. II waa followed
by uneasy movements, which Bomo Of those
present considered I'd ollorta On tho part OF tue
child to pluck out tic pin. violent shock
made tho co1pso UT up on tho tablo upon whlch
1t had Aaen stretched. GroanR catno from its
1unga. It Ia sud that words could bo u,atle Gus
Of tile mur3nuringp. Tho eyes opened into
flxod etare. 4 sudden motion towarda them
made .han shut. Thvy then oponol again. Tho
dead boy vinkod. Soon ho fol- back upon tho
t4blo. TLs xcton OF heart aud lungs heoa,ae 10
regular that tho batsory waa disconnected aud
tho bsllowa removed. still tho au.ion continued.
Tbs Doctor was juh!lant. liz bsli.vsd thaa uts
, 1874-06-01

II tho present Government in Spain knows
anything, 1t knows how to DO consistent With
itaelf. Tho terrible condition Of Cuban finances
has not boon alleviated by the exhibition Of
ordinary aagaeity on the part Of the Captain
General, and IL IL understood that his brutal
oppoaiaon to tho courss Of nature has beon
much admired by the Homo Government. Now
the Home Government has advanced from
admiration to emulation. Spanish finances
hrs In quits n bad a way ~ Cuban fnanoes, aud
"hat is good for Cuba il good for Spain So
tho nav President and hin advisers have rogu-
lated tho prco OF gola, aud made wealth by
national deorecH and played al manner OF fan
tAatlo tricks with the property Of tue Spanish
people. The last piece Of such legerdeman is
the tssuing OF III eliot which forbids tho
press to attack the financial Hchcmcs Of tho 0ov-
srnn'ent. It Is humllating for men Of scnso to
reflect that they belong to tho same order Of
creation ~ the Spanish dnanolor; aud yet con-
adorable part OF the American nation IL dispozed
to favor financial syntem that has landed
Spain In foollahnoss and deapotIsm.
, 1874-06-01

one OF tho rcasonB why tho Supplementary
Civil Right bill III opposed In tho South is that
tile ncgroeH, or nnny Of thom, have ayaf1ol
themselves OF tho rights which thcy a1rondy
poBseBs to make things worry uncomfortable for
tho poor wlito trash." Tho iden Of right
which Congressional Legislation has given
many Of the negroes is not in ao-
cordance with the lofty ethical tcaohings
OF Fred. Douglass, aud Congressman
Elliott, aud tho fow mon Of sound education
aud good morals who hayo risen to promtncnco
from tho ranks Of tho oolorod rnoo. 4 negro'B
right is too ofton associated in his own mind
with somebody olso'a wrong Thia species Of
right was vindfcatod by tho nogroes Of Nashville
on Decoration Day in thoroughly boastly matt
nor. An account Of tholr proceedings will DO
found elsewhere. Tahon In connection with tho
tho faot that tho Civil Rights bill Ia most
stronuusly opposed in ronncsaoo, tho low order
Of being that played havoc in tho Nashville
comotory on Saturday becomes doubly intor-
esting study in anthropology.
, 1874-06-01

had boon stopped, as clock mny be, by sul-
don ahoc1f. a''tt t1'at 1t ncotlod only fresh i'm
pulae to begin again. For somo hours thia AUTO
1nntlo nction continued. No signs Of mental
cilort could. howoyor, 10 got. During tho night
the watchors fol asleep. When thoy awoko, tho
corpaa was a oorrao Indeed. No shock could
give 1t ovcn automatic movement. THO Doctor
thinka that with duo caro a complete rcArrroc-
tion could llayo boon accomplished. lilo protfnrs
afdayits to provo tho 1itoral oxaotnoas OF tho
tletailu lc given. But, In tho first place,
tho faot Of doath iH not provcd, Tho
boy was probably only stunned, not killed, by
tho fall. Again. IT he really was doad, nll tho
movements causod by the electric ourreut may,
and probably wore, dne to TINT o,lrrent a!onq,
anti not ut nii to lfo. Thoy aro no moro n,ar.
Selous than the involuntary actionn Of the deat.
which DR.. Drown-sequard rnontioucd in ono OF
his recent lcctures. ralo tho caso OF tho man
who roHo up in hls bod when they were rrepar-
ing lin for tho coffin, Bwung his arns lu front
Of him, casped them In an attitude Of prayer,
lot thosn fall lifted thom again, md repeated ad
''aanat.tn.. "Yot," saya the Doctor, "he was un-
acnlabiy doal."
, 1874-06-01

Professional baseball clubs hayo many wrongs
10 answer for, aud porhaps mono Is moro griov-
eus than tho reckless spirit Of emulation
which their exploits awaken in the brcsAts
OF men who we're born to hunblcr walks
In lfo. The people Of Hartford, Conn.,,
have most reason to complain. Thoy i'm
ported club OF professional ball-players
shts ssaaon. Tho moarnful consequences arc
summarized in telograp1io dispatch this morn
Ing. In tho absonce Of the professionals, two
amateur organizations attempted on Saturday
10 WELD tho club OF Hercules aud throw the
bolts OF Jupiter. The gamo ended at the close
1t ths fifth inning. One player had broken
hnger; smother had severe cut On tho hest,
md third had his jaw broken and six teeth
knocked out. Base ball ia nom taboo IN Hart
lord.
, 1874-06-01

The rural editors, Who loft lclo recently for
Washington, arc not lnaotlug with worry cour-
tcoua attentions from tho Btny-at-llome editors
Of thia State. Tho Maconpin Enquirer nays.
It is time tho mass Of tho pooplo wero looking
with suspicion upon those editora who neglect
their business and engage In dead-boat cxcur-
sionB." Tho Mound City Journal aayH: Many
OF tho moat noted doad-bcnts OF tho Illinois
pross meet ut Chicago next wcok for the purpose
Of arranging free trip to baltimore and WASH
ington. 1t ia to 10 hoped thoy viii not generally
bo taken AS trlo representatives Of tho ctitorial
fraternity OF this Statc." Tho Joucsboro Gazette
snys: "Tho whole brigade should be arreatod
fur obtaining railroad rides and f1ca lunches
under falao protenses. Those yearly deatl-bca.
excursions Of those who aasumo to represent tho
editors Of Illinois is Disgrace to tho proas. and
should be denounced"
, 1874-06-01

Hochofort has boen picked up by New York
newspaper for all he is worth. Ho knows noth-
Ing worth telling, and he tells what lo knows
Eith mono Of the art Of akillfu1, imaginative
writor. But all deficiencies OIL his part arc made
good By tie Cuban patriot who has taken him in
hand. It would not be bad idea for the nows-
paper that has secured his services to retro
blm permanently on pension when ho has
hrutted his little hour upon the stage OF Amer
lean Affairs. a hospital for docayed political
hacks would be monument to tho memory Of
the Herald more enduring than it's brass. nocho-
fort and Richardson would bo tho first entitled
10 enjoy tho benefits Of such m institution.
, 1874-06-01

The latest move OF tie Cincinnati crusnders
since thoir pol1ueContt diooomtiture, is tho pre-
sonsa.ion Of @ dopaauM to the Police Commission
ers Tor proclamation that thoy will enforce ths
laws aGaist tho liquor-tru1ilc, and TINT the police
will bo used to SECURE and furnish information
concerning tho selling of liquor and the violation
Of tho Sunday Lawn. The Commissioners how
oyor, refuse point-blank to issuo the prusla1na-
tion 10 tho first place, because tho demaud i'm
pliea tint they have heau negligent in doing
their duty; secondly, becauso the police arc no.
allowed to visit saloonu except Wien required to
arrest partieH and, thirdly, that the initiative
in such stops should bo tnkon by tie parties
themselves. Tho crusaders. now tint they Gun.
not congrcgate OIL tho public atreetH, choose The
chuzch"yarda for their peculiar operations and
arc doing more harm to tho causo Of temperance
than tho saloon-loopcrs thomselyos.
, 1874-06-01

Atty.-Gou uaosrs P. Wil.oa, Of Srinco-
nota, having beon interroSatod by the Doa:d
OF Da ilroad Commissioners Of that State, in rc-
gcrd to what construction should bo placed upon
Homc Of tle PROVISIONS Of tho nav Inv, laH glYon
an opinion iii Which he holtla that tho rates os
tap1iyl,et by them for ]nadiug and unloading
freight, must be uniform at all points On the
Aama lina.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
The caEo Of L. i. Mortnn r. the Ilaka Shoro
and Michigan Southern Railroad, which was traaI
At aioMroo, Mich. last weok, occupied tho Tot II
from Tuesday until Friday morning. Tho are'1-
meut8 wero 1nado on Thursday by Mosara. Gr''s.
Judge Warner Wings and Anderson Wings ior
tho na1lroad Company. Tie ticket on which Ar.
Morton Was elected WAS d ticAot from Monroe
to Detroit and return, and 1t Was claimed
by the dofsnso that tho Company had ostablsan-
oh \ rslo that passengers Bhonlh not ba permit
ted to lay over On this claus Of tickets. 1t tW'9
shown, howoror. that paasongors Ind boen per-
mittoa to do so in exceptional case+, and thst
pAsscngers may ''laY oYor" on tloketa Iroil
oso to Dss'S en af0nSn bs ssSis 1a4s} WIZ
Jury awards ths complainant 81 ,o20.5o,
Hurrs AoAtHYr ROADS IN WISCONSIN.
- spsei7! kispatsA y 3'hs ca Gh.rayo 3,7oant.
MADISON, VIA. M*y Su;-lno st'ass oau'sheaces.
lila xrnnts hore Of tho Chicago, 4lilnaukes /;
St. Pnul at,a tho ChIcago L Northwestern Rail-
roads. mud othors against tho former Company
commenced yesterday 19r ylolatlnm 1nt OF tho hAl
0 o'clock a. III. MosHya. Smith Il Lamb appoar
for tho Chicago i Northwestern road, and
Mossra Gregory L Pinnsy for tho Chicago.
Milwaukee j. st. ra,tl. Throe complaints hxyo
boen malo and warrants isRuod against tho
agent Of tho lattor Company hers.
THE JUNCTION or THE pAuiT1u RAILROADS.
SALT LAKE Cry, May 3l.-The o!ticors Of tin
Coutral and tho Union raoitlo Railroad had
another mootIng at ogden yeatonlny i'll ragarl
thu place agreod npon, although It was not ~
bo mudo public A. prdsent.'
, 1874-06-01

Further Testimony ssckoro the Coro.
nersa Jnry--'Ihe EnQ1ost Adjourned
Cor A'yTO WeelSbs

Further Testimony sseKoro the COros
nersa Jt1ry--'T3ac Elauucst Adjourned
Cor EyEo Weeks.
NORTHAMPTON, Masa., May 31.-The Ron
Henry y. Wilson. civil engineer and member Of
tho Legislative Whiting Committee. condemned
the dam in ovory rcspeat. The contractors had
not adhered to tho specifications, and t1e Bpeci-
tlcatlona themselves wcro weak. Tho slopo wa&
too Ateop tho mucky Hoil was not cleared away
the Tall was not laid on hard-pau the gsoutng:
was good for nothing tho banl1 wore badly
built, alld tho ropaira mads we're uorso tfun
none ut Ill. It MAS i wondor that the nall stood
as long as it did.
=. ne lad inspected Goshen reservoirs bolon4-
ing to tho Banle Company, and thought tue OLE
one was safe it tho water was kept below tho
old leval OF tin top, and urBafo II 1t was raised
to tho height Of tho newly-but enlbankmett. .
Tho nav, or upper reservoirs needed to ha,
certain measures tnkon, which lie had pointel
out, to mako them Bafe.
Several other witnesses wero called, anon.
them Thomas N. Hayden. whose testimony wa
much like his brother's. Dinauok, Clomont, ANIL
Snellman, lnill-ownerB, all contradiotod th3
statements Of the contractors to the effect
that the latter Ind warned tlotn that the da,a
would leak II they built at = certain point o.,
gravel, aud that -,the 1nill-ovuers had, noye.-
the!csa, directed It to DO built on gravel to sasa
expense. Thia was not truo they had trusted
10 tic contractors outirs!y.
Tho Coroner adjourned tho inquest to Juna
u, to give tho stanographer tinao to write oul
his notes.
, 1874-06-01

Iloy havo novel way Of administering Jus
tlco tn Jorsoy City. A policeman anl hiD wifc
wero brought loForo Justice Horsloy for theft.
When tho parties appeared boforo tho Justice,
lie "as too drunk To try tle caso, and waa found
upon tho Donch singing maudliu tunes. The
complainant waB drunk aud snoring in corner,
and all Tho other attonlanta Of tho Court waro
drunk also. Tile counsel for tho defendants
moved at onco that hla clients bo discharged.
Tho Justice thercupon exclaimed: "G.givo
me 20 c-c-ccnts II I'll lot yor CO." The 20 conts
wcro paid, and the Justice said: "p-pr!s<nors
arc dismissed t-ftom custody, but thoro's Some
fiji r-1otten in D-Dennarls." Tho dcfoutlante
ataid not OIL tho order Of thoir going, but went
at once. and tho Justice resumed bic tune.
This surpasses the administration Of Justice in
Chicago in the palmy days OF O'nlalloy md
prondsrsas and Bllsgesty that there is " JorHoy
City Judge ahout yips enough for tho BsiaoweN
, 1874-06-01

The House Of Representatives Inns stultded
itsolf by laying duty Of t55 per cont on chonp
WINGS. All unbinaod students Of the temperance
Hsnlth in tho bolief that, since man will drink,
the bost possible why to promote temperance Ia
to encourage luis drinking beor and light vine.
10 effect this, bocr and vino must DO matio
cheap. Iloy must not. therefore, bo Loaded
down with import dutieH. Tho House, however,
Ia unablo to comprehend tliB a, D. 9 OF llquor
legislation. 1t zojoctod tic Ways unl Means
0ommittcea proposal to tax still wines in casks
40 couts per gallon. Then it fixed the tax ut so
ceuts. This ia equivalent to an ad ua,orcm duty
Of 155 per cent, rs tho following table, compiled
by tho Now York EueAiuq Post from the official
records for 1875 will show:
Importsqf Cost abroad, Propos:d Equiv al<ut
gallons pr 5s 2%o" ay sss 1 e nsr "s ssa ssnt
isis S sso soo @ 5 5 psf psf eens cent
It will 10 acon that tho chonp olarota and
population drink daily, md which aro fortunately
in over-incroasing domand among Americans,
arc tnxod aix tinlos as much as tho rich man 3
| costly beverages, and thrice as much Us tbs
| grades Of wine that figure Oh tho wino.cards Of
hotels. This iH practical prohibition. II tho
Senate adopts this foolish amonlment, 1t will
| havo to share with tho House tile responsibility
Of al enactment that heara heavily upon tho poor
aud lightly upon tho rich. Tho duty should
| be cut down to 20 cents gallon. The revenue
! would loHo nothing by tho ol,nngc. It would
prohahly gain. There would cortainly DO q great
stimulus given to importation, and consequent
decroase in tho demand for whisky mud brandy.
In tho interests Of temperance aul Of tho poor,
we cali upon Congress to cut down this prcpos-
ferrous tnx. II 1t il retained, however its OBJECTS
will soryo as a needed LESION to a!l Go1manu who
| bolieye in protection,
, 1874-06-01

mistaken. The pownr of 3 nation ltoa not In
htanang armies Of me,,. bit In its nns,ils prod
uctH, It's commercial nud inluatrtal roHourcoa,
anl it's accumulation OF capital. In thoHc,
England Ia atilt proudly pre-eniuent. 1t re-
qniros but diversion Of tl,iB power from lin
customary chnnnoH to convert 1t iuto tho forcoa
with which warfare Ia carried On. And, with
India for bano and two couturiou Of civilization
for hor forlrcss in tho East, sI,o will havo ait
enormous advantage ut tho outaot. In all sud
don undertakings Of magnitude, England IL
first III tito field. Dockade-runnerB, during our
Civil War, poured forth from her dook- yards
like bcoa from q hivo. She l,as inonopozol
tho tratflc Of tho suoz Canal. Ocean tolcgraphB
and foreign railways aro duo to her entorpsiso
and power Of accumulated wealth. English
capital supplies Amsterdam with water, lightB
tho etios Of Continental Europa with
gaa, md utizcs tho wator-r,owor Of
tho Rhono. Turlhs, Egyptians Drazlltans,
Mcxicana, spauinrda, draw from aor tho captal
which iufuaes lilo tnto their nntional eslatenco.
If Prince Bismarck, Oh recently reported, finds
tho rccuperatiyo powor OF Franco 80 gront undor
tho enormous load Of I've ,nlliayla ilunoael
upon hor-rogrotting that ho had not made It
ton tnilliards-wl,o can ludgo Of tho enormously
groator powor Of England to Withstand sucl a
strain?
1t is evident TINT tho English Government Is
fully awaro Of tho possibility of a future COLI
sion. They note tho advance Of tho Huasans,
they appreciate tho changofal policy Of Russia
toward cach 1tew administration, ,--now bold
and unscrupuoua, now conc11iating aud apolo-
gotic,-and they doprocato the iloa Of any I'M
nloaiato necessity for action. But they watch
tho tide which sweeps onward from tho North,
oach wavo US it rocodea gathering fresh power
for tho 11o1t advance, with 10 little anxiety.
, 1874-06-01

Father Do Dleol, Of tho Church Of the HOLY
Family, made dlgression in Ills sermon yoster-
day to touch on tue inspiration Of tho Holy
Scriptures and the relation Of Science to FAITH,
1t Wan evident thas this part of his discourse
WAS lasplrad by the raceut lecture Of Father
Terry before the Young Mems Catholic Library
Aaaocaton. He remarked In substance that q
superficial knowledge Of Science and an igno-
ranoe Of the Catholic rules OF Biblical e1egoBls
WAS at tho bottom Of Ill skopticism about tho bar
mony OF ths Bible and tho teachings OF science.
a young man whose whole intellectual qalbro
was expanded In turning Cigar into smolto
might talk gllbly Of Science, Of which he knew
little, sad tho Dibls. Of whlch hs kasn lesa} but
, 1874-06-01

nnturo tolls strongly agninat linn. 1Io Ia now
tito attorney Of Moses. Whot,or my QUO Of
these tlroo mon shall DO olootod doponls III gront
part upon Congressman Elliott. 1Io Is tho REQ
oglizcd leader Of the South Corolina blocks.
Whtlo ho probably could not Induce tllom to voto
readily Eain thcir support for an honest nopub-
}toan. Honesty Ia the ono thing needed. Tho
tonBorvntiToa can afford to whit for tho trt-
nmph OF tholr principles, provided the men who
triumph now havo any principles vhntovcr. hlr.
Elliott can mako or mar Ills future BY liis action
In this matter. 11o soomg now to bo tho ono
hop0 OF Ills unhappy Htato,
, 1874-06-01

We attach worry little Importance to what Roche
fort has to say about France or Fronch politics.
Wo know very well TINT lie would consider the
beat form Of government for france that in
which the mob should rulo tho country, aud in
which ho should rulo tue mob. ANY otAor gov
ornnent lie IL committed to fiad exceedingly
ridiculous. Ianco ho informs tho world, in lis
eplsrammatio style, that. ii thore DO anything
in tho world more ridiculous than Republic
without Republicans, it Ia Monarchy without
Monarch"
Thera is mora OF antthesiB than OF BonBo In
this remark OF tho French dcmagoguo. II tile
form Of government that obtains in France ct
present is that OF Nopublio without Republic
aus, or Monarchy without Monugoh, 1t is
because it Is the only ono possible. "A Mon
archy without Monarch is precisely what
franco wants. II Franc is ever to have no-
publican Government i'll roality, as we'll as in
na1no, it il bcRs it should como to it In some
such fashion Cd the present. To dispcnYo with
Monarch is to tako ono stop towards Re public
an1sm. If 1t can stand this, it ,nay DO tom pied
to take another stop aud dIHpouAe with Monarchy
alao. Tho Soptonnat cxisss ~ tho only
Government now poasbo in Francp. Tho
memory OF sedan shuts out Napoleon w.; the
memory Of his whito-aag loItor shuts out uoury
"; tho memory Of tho Commune e1cludeu tue
Republic. Nothing ron.ains for the country,
therefore, bu. Monarchy without n Monarch; or
Monaschy with Monarch pro tenl., which Mac
Mahon really is. The 'Monarclly without \
Monarch" has II worry good raison tl'etrs.
, 1874-06-01

Prot. swing'e sermon yesterday was on tho
nsthod Of reform. Ho held that tho ro-
FORM BY violence has passed away; that
she most recent illustrations Of 1t which
ws hayo hnd--tho abolition Of slavery
In this country-has been followed By unfor-
sunate consequences; and that tho method OF
feforn most in harmony with An age Of liborty
aud peace il the reform by diaplaee-
mont. j. 9. the peaceful crowding aside Of falso
Ideas by the corrected teachings of experience.
4 gradual emancipation Of thought, he
said, has taken place within tho fold
Of religion during the past twenty
dvo yoara. Dogma has suffered and Christian
lty has gained. The result is that Christians
have only to 1eize upon their opportunities
to work glorious moral reformation.
Another Sermon reported In our col
unns this morning is review ol
Prof. HI ven's Nfe by DR.. Thomsa. It will
repay careful perusal by those knowing least
OF the eminent scholar who has gone.
, 1874-06-01

Richardson, for tile Court Of Claims, Is q
aestlcd part Of the new Administration pro-
gramme. An inquiring public would like to
know why man OF Mr.. Richardaons antcco-
t1enta and probabilities IL fit person to guard
tho National Treasury against tho knagea who
aook An entrance to it through the Court OF
Banborn. Can he copo with Chorponning The
latter is to tho former as Hyperion to satyr.
, 1874-06-01

thoao ullo had made profound study Of both
wero 1ens misty to find discrepancies botwoon
them. It ts moro than probablo that the young
man above roforrod to waB tho Roy. hrr. Terry
Father Do Block asnertol TINT ho waB roady at
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