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,ssss AVA Abaeendins Cisrk.

EAw Yoar, May ga young man named
George Van Velzer, clerk in tie treasuiers
Office Of the New York Central sad huoson
River railroad, at the Grand Central deEo,
absconded yesterday With $4,000 OF the
compsny's funds. It is said another young
man nance 4 Baxter IS With him.
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PsBcH CoURT, TuEspAY-Justsce Wh'te:
The case of William H. Cronie. charged
with an assault upon Isaac Green, was con-
tinued until Wednesday.
Adolphus Cook and Agnes Withheld
(negroes3 were fined for being drunk ana
disorderly ou the streets.
Tobias Eacho, guilty OF trespass upon the
premises of James B. McAuley, aud threat
ening to kill him, was placed under bonds
to keep the peace for six months.
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ALE Fon FAMILY UsR-EEGLIsu ALE, CREAM
ALE, AsD PoRrHR.-To supply demand from bis
many eoantrymen here, HRNRY BOWLER has now
An ale That he fatters himself will fairly compete
with their home beverage both in favor and quality,
and with his universally-approved cream ale" and
porter will enable him 10 please the palates Of all
Orders to Spring Park Brewery promptly nlled.
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Ffati4niR.

PHILADELPHIA, May Billy Edwards ana
Sam Co!lyer are matched to fight on August
9th for 81 900 SIDE and the light weigh
championship.
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drew prominent prizes, as scaled, up to mid

drew prominent prizes, as scaled, up to mid
night:
Szo'ooV pfize....... ,5Os
S11'ooo prize. ............ Gas
o,-oo piiAe. ,................. 3,SU5
The following drew $3.50 each: 7,243,
s9,171, 25,a46, 800, 745.
The following drew sl25 each: 81 III,
26,O22, 1858, 77,479, 4s,G07, 1882, 2, a,s7s,
6s,9sl, s6,es6, 1855, 53,l27, 9s, ,7so, 7,4o9.
William B. Diggs, Of this city, drew the
81, 500 prize.
No. 1900, which was held by Mr. James
Reid, baker of Norfolk city, drew the
capital prize of $4,000; No. 39,64s drew
s12, ,5Go-hoIder OF ticket not known No.
s,so3 drew s6,25o; and No. 2,17s, $4,000.
The Latest.
NORFOLK, 4. N.--The drawing ID still
going on, and will continue until O'Clock.
Prizes ranging from s25 to s125 are very
numerous.
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bSHAlLABLE LETTERS REMAINING IN TIE
K!CuHokD PosT-OFFIcE MAY 5. ls74.-James
Eatton, Laurel Station, Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, Fayette county, West Va;
6Hi,erl'ng Gibbs, TIent0n, Randolph county,
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aHNTLRaENs SPRING srxLRs.-Hessrs. Z. q.
SPENCE con, 1900 Main street, have put in
sno'ee ana beautiful collection OF Cloths, Cassi-
meres' ano Veshnss, which they are making up In
.e a'ess SYKES at Inc very lowest prices In their
Rcady-Made Clothing Department they have n fine
collection OF Business and Dress Suits. In Under
wear their stock is unsurpassed. In q word, their
stock Is large In every department. and as they are
determined to sell, they have marked down their
goods to the very lowest living prices. Give them
q
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HiBEHNIAhs.-Mr. James Hayes has been
t.e:ted president Of the Ancient Order o!
iilbernians utce William Ii. Ward, elected
S'ate delegate, and Mr. N. Byron elected
htancial secretary cfce James Gib.in, elected
5ate secretary.
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Tho Ral.,mere City LimIts.

BALr1noRs, Nay 5.-Ata special election
to-day the proposition TO extend the Guy
limits uss rejected By over Ave hundrea ma, ma
;ori,v. i Only those persons residing In tue
bel. proposed to be annexed 7ossa 0a TUG
oueAtiOn,
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H:fLTEoQD CEMETEkr CohYANY.-This
oAni&>ny was 70 have held its annual meet
!hs !.stcrcay afternoon, but quorum not
s"A'g IL attcndasce at the appointed time
tle i'et;sag adjourned untL Tuesday next
Z, j l.. Il
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PHRsosAs-- Chief Justice Waite arrived In
'le city yesterday afternoon and took quar-
StrS at the Exchange Hotel. lie will remain
1.fe about aefk, presiding over the United
ntatts Circuit Court.
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FOUND At LAsr-The long sought-for place
where you can get money loaned on your diam onds
Watches jerelry, silverware, &c. Call at A. HAR.
RIss Loan ONCE, 1922 Main street, and Jou vii
learn all about IL. AL transactions strictly conf
dental
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JAPANESE SILK PorLINs, new spring styles, at
90, 60, and 75c., just received atJs sLIUs NKxKR's,
oOS Broad street
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TRANSFER PRINTING-INKs for copying letter
meanings, statements, way-bills, &c. Can be copied
IN the ordinary letserpress book. Send your orders
or printing in these inks and for all other descp-
uons OF printing, to the Ui8patch Printing. House.
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susDendea for H.xsn~.

ANN ARBoR, MICH. May 5.-The faculty
OF the University last evening suspended
thirty-nipe sophomores and forty.four fresl-
men for s'hazing."
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ADJUSTMENTS.
VIRGINIA OPERA-HOUSE.
ONE WEEK ONLY.
ES-THURspA1 and SATURDAY, Pm
FRANK MACEvOY'S
VIEW HIBERNICON
IRISH COMEDY COMPANY,
nronounsed by the press "the most amusing ano
popular entertainment Of the day."
combining
IRIsu COMEDY,
IElsu SCENERY,
SONGS, DANCES,
WIT, and HUAOR,
and cosc!ucins with the screaming farce
THE HAUNTED GUIDE
ropusiR 7R1CEs: ,o.
ASm;4sis2.
Reserved SEALS. '.''''''''''''
GaliaIy
H.tiace Prices Acults Csc; Children, loc'
owsE e ~ ~ mI6
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HAqRWORK, DC.
cO1 BROAD STREET.
W. JULIUS WlLDT.

The ladies are respectfully invited 70 al st ny
s.o,e @ @ m work ever offered In the city Par
tscnIsp attention Is paid to making up OF COME
Gs BY process entirely my oyn vi hs can rn;a ssa. Gne
H.y ~ without any waste. This enables me to make
larger braid Of given quantity OF hair than W any
one who wGras 11 asbsr Hiuds Of WIGS and ToUPEEs
made at short notice. Fit guaranteed. rrces y, aS
low ,s5 90 o.! S.s!tas j. W1LDT,
ap 2S-lm .--.-.---- oo1 O'o.1
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LooK FOR THIS No. before you buy or have your
WORK DoER-613 BROAD STREET.
K. FRRRATDIRr. manufacturer of hair roods
Fashions imported direct from Paris. The larres,
stock Of FANS fancy goods toilet articles perfume
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DON'T FORGET THAT LEVY BROTHERS cell the
best wide WASH PorLINs at shilling per yard,
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PURCHASE YOUR DRESS GOODS now at LEVY
BRoTHRRs. Their stock Is the best In the city,
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BLACK SILKS at bottom prices. They never were
30 cheap as they are now offered at LEVY Bro
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RRhoVAL--A. HARRISs Loan Ofics Established
In 1sss) has been removed TO 1922 Main street.
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LByY BROTHERS offer dress goods In great va
riety at very low prices
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JUST LOOK AT THOSE JAPANESE PoPLias, zoc
a ward ut LByY BROTHERS.
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BLHAeHRD AND UNBL1ACHID sHRH9rFG re
tailed At New York Wholesale prices ~ LnY!
BROTIIERS'.
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SODA, KIssBNGBH, VICHI, EXCELSIOR SARA
roGA WATER, OTTAWA BEER AND GINGRh ALE,
all on draught, at GIoRoB ScHGS's cigar ana To-
bacco Store, corner Main and Eleventh streets.
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MILLINERY.
1UHE LATEST SPRING STYLES. 40 .
EMPORIUM OF FASHION. SNo*Se
LAST SEASON IN RICHMOND.

Madame DRMHLNAN, returning her thanks 70
oanprous DubIic for the liberal patronage she nas
feceiyed for the past twenty years. announces Lhat
this Will be her last season In hlenmona nIss lug
and SUPERIOR stock OF HATS, BoNNkTS, FLOWERS
RIBBONS, STRAW GOODS, RUSTIC Hats, ta;ns ,on &c,
which she viii sell at very low prices, oelng COLI a.
ppnw sacrifice. Milliners who have not made Their
spring purchases may obt.in unpreeedenss,ai ,i oar-
gains az MADAME .. 900 Min street.
ap S-3m NO. 1870 -A''"
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ALL OF THE MOST STYLISH DRBss GOODS yer!
low ut LHvY BROTHERS,.
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Up In search Of some good book,
Teaching how to court or cook,
Or what else you wish to know,
To scHAAP's news store you should SO;
You End Yankee notions there,
~ AS select as anywhere;
II you rish handsome cane,
Or umbrella, or a chain,
Pretty buttons, nobby studs,
Breastpins tSome inst made for oloods),
Stylish collars (which don't ehoke),
Or charming chew or smoke,
Go to EcHAAP's, No. 1402 Main street.
HUDsoN'S PACIFIC
Seed-Corn.
JOHN W. RiscI,
e0s Main street.
FIove seed In all varieties On hand.
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MoRruARY REroRr.-The following 4, the
mortuary report for the week ending satur-
day, May Q, 1874, compiled from sections
returns received at the Office Of the Board OF
Health:
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AGRBAr BARGAIN IN PURE BLACK AoHAlRS
sl yard vt LGvy BRoTHRHs'.
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4 FIsH STOCK OF DIAGONAL CokTINGs anu
FRRNc1I cAssIMBREs At LEVY BROTHERS.
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SopA-wATER FOUNTAIN and APPARATUS Joe
manufacturing soda-water, perfect and drst-class'
for sale at great bargain at 14O2 Main street.
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WILLOW BANANAS at PlzZSI's-

HAnBunG HDGINGs OF l2x and 1oc., specials.
At LEVY BRoTuRas'.
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Dnzss GOODS at all prices, to suit everybody, al
LEVY BROTHERS..
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May 4, May 8. April rs, Nav ..
1879. 1873. 1874. 1874.
" c. W. G. r. G.. ". G..
Total deaths...lS IL 8 12 8 Is Is Is
SGll-born.... 2 ! 8
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GO TO PIzzINIs and get some delicious sfra"oer'
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STOVES, TINwARE, dc

STOVES, TIEWARE, de.
nLUMBING, Thinning, GAS, AND
sTEAM-FlTTING.
Tho e,hscriber would call the attention or the
rnblic To bis stock of FreRch, English, ana
- # American
BATHS AND WAREHOUSES;
go Also. .xo
GAs-FIxTUEEs, STOVES, TINWARE, AMI
H0USE-FuREisBlSG GH0D}ssh, GH}sh,tSc
dons w short notice. AUG. ARSELL, JR.,
Rp 17-1m NV 'H' ''-'AA lss-N'' sf&s~
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VOL XLyI.

oSTED STATES CIRCUIT Court, TUESDAY
Judge Il. L. Bond prestdtng.-In the case Of
j.. ). Clarke, bankrupi, on the petition Of r.
W. WILCOX, assignee Of said bankrupt
and sheriff of Charles City county, 1t ap-
pearing that Clarke was adjudicated bank.
rupt prior to the amendment of the bank
rupt act Of March 3, 1873, and that the liens
upon tGe real estate surrendered by him ex-
ceed the value Of said property, and that a
decree for the sale of the same to satisfy said
liens had been rendered in the Circuit Court
Of Charles City county before the filing Of
his petition, "Thc court is Of opinion that
said bankrupt is not entitled, as against
judgment creditors, 10 any homestead ex-
cmp:iou out Of said property or the proceeds
thereof, nor to any exemption under the
bankrupt act out Of said estate, and that the
assignee Of said bankrupt has no interest in
said property until the said liens thereon
have been satisfied, and that no reason
has been shown wing the District Court
Of the United States for the Eastern
District Of Virginia should interfere with
the execution of the said decree Of the Cir
cult Court Of Charles City county, and doth
therefore adjudgc, order, and decree that the
order Of said District Court entered in this
| matter upon the petition Of said Wilcox
l SlkobII 1 Atu, ICiO, tAAiN saS oAN'>ts W S~
! court of April 9th and 18th, 1878, be set
aside and aunulled"; that the injunction
| issued by the register is null and void, and
that Of the District Court be dissolved, aua
that petition of bankrupt for homestead ex-
| cnption be dismissed. 50 far as same is asked
| out of property subject to these liens.
| In the matter Of John T. Smith, hank
| rupt: Ordered that the injunction Of Dis
| trict Court be dissolved; that the order OF
| the register, so far as it allowed to the bank
rupt an exemption of $4,000, be annulled ;
that this cause be remanded to the District
Court for proper proceedings under this de-
| cision.
The following cases were dismissed: James
a. Terry IS. B. K. Fleming's estate; John
| l.. Van Horn rs. John 7. Seawell, commits.
| sioner, and ais.
The court adjourned until 10 O'Clock this
| morning, when the bench will be occupied
| by Chief-Justce Waite and Judge Bond.
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FnRsu TouATons At PIzzINI'S.
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F1xs STRAWBERRIES received to-day At PIz
zISI's.
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AND GET FINE PNlAPPLR from PIzzIa
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p,SaIpprge.-P1zz1S1h has the finest In town.
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Regular practitioners rs Irregular practi'ncr. ]
COMPARATIVE wREKLI MORTALITY
Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25
The Diamond Fraud.

The recent arrest of Philip Arnold, says the Boston Post, who is said to have been implicated in the California diamond fraud of 1872, recalls one of the most remarkable cases of obtaining money by false pretences on record. Some cunning men purchased such dust containing minute particles of dia- monds as is found in Brazil, "salted ]" a desolate place in Colorado with them, told prominent San Francisco men that they had discovered rich diamond fields, and invited them to examine the mines. A party was sent to make ex- animation, and with them went min ing engineer of high repute. His re- port confirmed all the assertions of the pretended discoverers and so thor oughly was he convinced of the wealth of the deposit that he discussed the question whether the yield would not result in a material reduction Tn the price of diamonds. According to his observations the diamonds were so nu- merous that anybody could pick up a dozen in an hour. A company was formed of leading merchants and bank CTS, and after large number of shares had been sold the salting was exposed. Two of the capitalists, who had lost $350, 1000, compromised for $150, 900. Another of the victims, who lost $75,- 900, has made complaint, and MT. Arnold has been arrested in Kentucky, under requisition from the Governor of California, whither he is to be taken for trial, and where the fraud will be fully ventilated in court.
Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25
Steam as a Fire Extinguisher.

At the ordinary meeting of the Man chester (England) Scientific and Me- chanical Society, MT. l.. H. Moorsom, O. E., occupying the chair, MT. A. Hill debrandt read 8 paper on the applica- tion of steam as fire extingu;sher, to- gether with description of a self-act- ing apparatus. MT. Hildedrandt, in the course of his paper, referred to ex periments tending to discover how far steam could be utilized Tn extinguish- ing fire, which had been made by some French gentlemen of science in 1860. If steam could be made available it was likely to save large amount of prop erty, and a very limited outlay was nec- essary for its utilization. Steam had, moreover, a two-fold operation upon 8 fire, as an intercepter of air and as a cooler. The cooling power of steam had been found upon examination to be even more than that of water, and it did not offer the same facilities for the pas- sage of air in it's distribution as water. Another important faculty of steam was it's smothering power. Steam in it's ap- plication possessed 8 number of other advantages as compared with water. It was more readily applied than water; it did not, in it's successful application. destroy contiguous property, and it's action was certain and unfailing in all cases where it was possible to apply it. In conclusion, he urged that mill pro- prietors and manufacturers, who had, in most cases, special facilities for the application of steam as readily avail able fire extinguisher, should, consider ing the small outlay that would be re- quired, take the matter into serious consideration. After technical dis cussion with regard to the apparatus, the subject was adjourned until the next meeting. ii
Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25
Horrible Murder in Calcutta.

A most atrocious murder has been committed in Calcutta. In April last goldsmith, both by caste and trade, living in Amherst street, gave his daughter, girl about nine years old, in marriage. She remained at her father-in-law's till 8 short time ago, when she returned to her own fathers house. The wife of an opposite neigh Dor, who is also goldsmith by trade, asked the girl to come over and show her wedding jewels. The two families were on friendly terms, and the girl, with her mothers permission, decked herself with the jewels, said to be worth many hundred, or, as some assert, 8 thousand rupees, and went over, with female pride, to exhibit to her friends her nuptial presents. She had not been there long, however, when she was seized, her throat cut, and her body, being stripped of all the valua- bles, was buried, in a standing posture, in workshop of the house, the inmates of which consist of the owner, his wife, and two workmen. When the police, on getting information of the murder, went to the house and questioned these persons, they one and all declared that the murdered child had never come to the house, and in this statement they resolutely persisted till the body was exhumed.
Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25
Singular Coincidence.

The loss of two propellers of some what similar names, at nearly the same date, is made the occasion, by the Chicago Inter- Ocean, of recalling to mind several losses which have occurred in past years, where 8 strange fatality is noticed. The destruction of the steamer Washington on Long Point, in 1883, :t says, was followed by the loss of vessel of the same name on the lakes, a canal boat on the Erie Canal, and also steamer of the same name on the Ohio river, and all occurring within few hours of each other. The steamer Washington (No. p which was burned on Lake Erie in 1888, was fol- lowed, as the record shows, by the loss of 8 sloop on the North river, of the same name, canal boat near Ports mouth, on the Ohio canal, and brig in the Gulf of Mexico. The burning of the steamer Erie on Lake Erie, in 1841, was followed by the loss of the brig Erie, the capsizing of vessel of the same name, and damage sustained by another steamer of like name by col lision. Coming down to a more recent date, the steamer Seabird was burned on Lake Erie in 1868, during the same twenty four hours the scow Seabird sunk with coal at Kelly's Island, and the schooner Seabird went ashore on Lake Erie,
Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25
A Novel Mound.

The mounds found in various parts of the West, are the remains of the ab- original tribes, and are supposed to be chiefly mortuary and commemorative monuments. It seems to be instinctive in human nature, whether savage or civilized, to desire the remembrance of posterity, and thus, if possible to steal a few years from oblivion. But how soon even monuments themselves be. come puzzle, or crumble to dust It would seem that these mounds had yet another purpose.
 In Ohio, 8 mound of a novel charac- ter, has recently been cut through, in order to make the approach to the New town Bridge, near Cincinnati. It was evidently the debris of huge sacri- fee of children. A space twenty feet in diameter, had been covered with an immense heap of wood then it was set on fire, and the children were prob ably tossed in, one by one, as the ancient sacrifice to Moloch. The heat was evidently intense and long contin- ued, as the ground plainly showed the effects of violent confagration. As soon as the sacrifice was completed and the fire had died out, the remains of the victims were all raked together in the center, and then the mound was raised in very remarkable way. Soil was brought, apparently by different tribes, from different localities. Each variety was carefully deposited by itself, 80 that the difference was clearly distinguish. able. The remains collected consist mostly of jaws and teeth of children. A pierced tooth of rodent was found, which had evidently been used as an ornament. The remains will be placed in museum in Plainfeld, Ohio.
Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25
A Game of Chess.

MT. W. H. Mundy played 8 game of blindfold chess against Mrs. Chadwick, of Lockporb, N. Y., and MT. James H. Gould, at the residence of the latter, 8 short time since. This is the first time in six years he has attempted anything of the kind, and was very much out of practice. He won the game, however, in forty-fve minutes, and at three diff ferent intervals called all the pieces on the board and the squares they were in. He must have had distinct picture of the board and men in his mind all the time in order to have done this. He says he commenced with seeing clearly the board as it appears in the beginning with the men ready for play, (This, however, is all done with the imagina- tion.) Each move presents new and distinct picture, which he grasps in place of the old, letting the latter go entirely. The plots and combinations are accomplished by studying these different pictures as they appear, one after the other, like a moving pano- rama, and the whole thing is purely an effort, first, of the imagination in see. ing the board second, of the intellect in forming the combinations and third, of the memory in recollecting the moves. At the close of the game the men were set up as at the beginning and MT. M., still blindfolded, called al the moves, from the first to the last that had been made in the game, MT G. making them on the board as ht called. When he finished, the position was the same as at the end of the ac tual game, which proved the correct ness of the calling.
Connecticut western news., 1874-09-25
4 Bloody Battle.

About four miles from the village of Hinsdale, N. H., on the banks of the Connecticut river, at the junction of two roads and on the very spot where in 1748 bloody battle was fought, there has just be erected marble monument, some thirteen feet high, bearing the following inscription : '' In memory of Sergt. Thomas Taylor, who with 8 party of sixteen men, was here overpowered by one hundred French and Indians, after heroic and bloody resistance, July IA, 1748. Four of the number were killed. Sergt. Taylor, with eight others, several of whom were wounded, were taken prisoners, and four escaped. Erected by Lewis Fay Tor and Serene Merrill, 1874" This Sergt. Taylor was rewarded for his bravery by the Massachusetts General Court with 8 pension of s1OO and a beautiful French gun, and promoted to captaincy. This monument will soon be publicly dedicated.