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+" Rapid Ira nsit'' and Regenerate
New York;

"Rapad Transit'' and "Regsnerated
New York;
The new Mayor has pleasant duty to per-
form in clearing the way for the Mayor who is
to come with New Years. MI. Vance will
make pleasant interval between the animos-
tiles inspired by the much abused but now
lamented Havemeyer and the new Wickham,
who comes crowned with hopes and opportu-
mites, and has before him the sunniest path
ever opened to a high ambition. Whatever
the other duties of these administrations
there are two that are immediate. These we
expect from Mr.. Vance and Mr.. Wickham.
By this we mean that Mr.. Vance can begin
the work-for q good work cannot begin too
soon-and Mr.. Wickham can take hold and
finish it.
The Arst is the paving Of Fifth avenue.
Here is the finest street in the Union, and
the principal thoroughfare in New York. It's
condition il disgrace and a danger. Fifth
avenue Is the spinal column Of Manhattan
Island. It is the main entrance to the Park,
the poor mans promenade, the rich man. .
pleasure drive. The metropolis must grow
along Fifth avenue, every year adding to its
usefulness aud its necessity. Now why not
make such street of 1t as the avenue Of the
Champs Elysees or Pail Mall? We do not
wish any more experiments in paving-any
coal or tar or wood, or asphalt mixtures, which
will not stand the FIRST spring rains-but
well laid Macadam pavement Of honest,
genuine stone. sincerely laid, not by the Gar
veya and Ingersolls, OF Tammany Hall, but
by good PAYERS and masons. A pavement
could be made that would last for q genera
ton. 1t might cost q little more, but its
economy would be manifest to our children.
The next thing to be encountered is rapid
transit. New York is lusty vigorous, grow
ing lad, bound by ligatures into sufocation
and deformity. The nation is served by the
steam engine, the metropolis by the stage
coach. Who will cut these bonds of prejudice
and interest, and permit the city to grow?
This can only be done by rapid transit. If
the new Mayor and the new Governor will
only give US rapid transit, and arrange mat
ters SO that the laboring man can leave the
Battery and be at home OF New Rochelle or
Yonkers in half hour, they will confer un-
dying honor upon their term of service.
Upon the platforms of Rapid Transit
Achieved" and ''New York Regenerated,
what vote Wickham would receive for Gov
ernor and Tilden tor President and how oil
men would support them regardless Of party!
TEE LATE Mayors FUNERAL. The last
tribute of respect will be paid to the late
Mayor Havemeyer to-day, and We publish q
full account Of the arrangements the civic
authorities have made for the funeral. The
public services will be conducted at st.
Paul's Methodist church, and the procession
will then proceed to Greenwood Cemetery.
All the city government departments, the
military and the commercial organizations
will be well represented In the discharge Of
the solemn duty.
TIE COMMISSIONERS OF CHAnIT1xs AND Con.
lad IN l,rvM
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Louisiana IN Congrsss.


It has been trumpeted far and wide that the
Louisiana question is one Of the first that will
be taken up by Congress, and that Morton
has been telegraphed to and is Fastening
from California to Washington to defend
the sinking cause Of Kellogg against
the expected onsets Of Senator Car.
penter. But Morton ought to have
learned something from the result of the
recent elections. He, the champion Of Kel-
logg lost his State, while Carpenter, who ex.
posed the usurpation with mastery force and
eloquence. handsomely redeemed Wisconsin,
which the democrats carried last year. Wis
consin, instead of being swept along with the
tide Of democratic victories, is the one con-
spicuous exception to the general advance Of
the democratic hosts. But the only thing
to be pleaded in Carpenters favor is
his vigorous opposition to the Louisiana
usurpation and his manly exposure OF the
frauds by which it was accomplished. he
has saved his State, whereas Morton, who
took the other side. lost Indiana, aud returns
to Washington this winter mortified and
crestiallen man. The contrast between the
popular verdict in Wisconsin and in Indiana
ioreshadows the result Of Kellogg's vain appeal
to Congress.
The popular decision against the Louisiana
usuypation has been pronounced with such
vehement emphasis, that even Durell, its cliiei
tool, has felt constrained to resign and fee
from the wrath to come. Durell has initiated
the prudence OF the snakes in Ireland aite'
the arrival OF ST. Patrick
And the snakes committed suicide
10 save themselves from Slaughter.
Il the sspublieaus N Cens5sss axs ~
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The EXCISE MoNEYs.--An attempt is said to
have been made to induce the Commissioners
Of Excise to retain the license money in their
possession until after January / in the
belief that if paid into the City Treasury after
that date 1t will 60 into the Sinking Fund and
not be distributed among the charitable insti.
tutions already selected to receive II. The
Excise Commissioners are said to be anxious
to secure the benefit Of the money to the
charitable institutions, and hence refuse to
accept Comptroller Green's suggestion that it
be withheld. The attempt to divert the
amount from the purposes of charity would
not succeed, as the constitutional amend.
menis clearly authorize such use Of the
excise moneys as is already provided for by
law.
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HIRAM SMITH was hung at Watertown, N.
Y, yesterday for completely in o murder. It
was the first execution in Jefferson county for
fifty years. The unhappy man asserted his
innocence to the last.
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LYCEUM THEATRE,
Fourteenth street and sixth avcnue.-THE CRAM
DUCHESS. at p. NJ. closes at loA3 p. NJ Miss Emily
soldene. Matinee at 80 p NJ.
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SAN FRANCISCO MfNsTRELs.
oadway, corner OF Twenty Einih straet-NEGRO
LN5fRELsi, at6 p ~; closes at 10 2. H. Matinee AZ
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SAN FRANCISCO MfNsTRELs.
sSssTa HSfass ciosss a.
Mss jennie Hughes ManSee s At t 2 f'Gis' Il " -
LYcEuM THEATRE,
s.dene Matinee M att :sOP. stHPe NJ w. . ''"'
Fourteenth .,resaHaI4iao, sEEAAflA Gasf1sh at r.
WOODS MusguM, v.ouvru =.
aacss ciS... sssnSa at hfha H. aaass
METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
No. ss Rroadwy AsiEfy, ats T. NJ; closes at 10 80
no g.. oIyAse TasagEE ss r close. a. Il,
r N Matinee at2 r. NJ.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE. vr cr
eaoo4. at r. Il closes At Il +. N. Aatnes Al so
PARK THEATRE,
-.
1aSATaE SosisPPa H. close. 1880
BOOTHS THEATRE.
sorner Twenty third street and Sixth avenue.-HED
rAFE and HE WlDJW HUNT, at P. NJ; closes ar
M:O +. NJ Mr. John s. Clarke. Matinee at l9U P. II.
ROMAN HIPPODROME,
rwenty-six and Fourth avepue.-FETE AT
PEKIN, afternoon and evening, ar anu J.
wALLACK's THEATRE,
MU ?. Il Mr.. Bouciesult Matinee At is5 r. n. S'''' "
TERRACE GARDEN THEATRE
nfty,eighth street and md Lexington avenue-VARIETY.
ats +. ii. closes at l0:30 +. NJ
NEW YORK sTADT THEATRE,
bowery-DER FLEDERMAUS, at p. NJ cleses at
" 80 p. NJ. Miss Lima Mayr.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
Twenty eighth street ana broadway y-YORICK, at
T. II. ;closes at ~ ~ NJ Miss Fanny Davenport Mr..
Fisher. Matinee 30 p. M.-THE HEART Or MID-
LOTHIAN.
BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE,
West Twenty third street, near Sixth avenus.-NEGRO
NlNSTRE.sY, Ac., at p NJ; closes ct 10 r. n. Dan
Bryant. Matinee ar 2 p NJ.
MRS. r. B. cOSwAY,s BROOKLYN THEATRE.
fRk LITTLE TREASURE, and CA MILL &; OR. THE
cRACKkD HEART. Mr.. stuart Robson Matinee at
IN.
sTEINWAY HALL. .
cEHf, at 6P. u.
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NEW YORK HERALD
BROADWAY AND ANN STREET.

JAMES GORDON BENNE TT j..
PRoPRIEToR
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GERMANIA THEATRE.
Fourteenth treet-CLTIMO, at r. NJ.
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METROPOLITAN THEATRE,
No. 5 RroadwayyAaIEfY, at z. NJ. closes at 10 81
r. NJ Matinee At p NJ.
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WOODS MUSEUM,
corner OF Thriieth streeL-MACBETH, At
r. n. closes ut ~ AS r. u. Matinee At p. u.
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OLYMPIC THEATRE,
No. GA 4Droadway.-vARIETY, at r. n closes ct 10 4!
r. n Matinee at r. NJ
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Diphtheria and the Board Of Health.
Somewhere in this town, it is believed,
there ia Board of Health. Regularly, at
least there are published some well poised
paragraphs Of vital statistics, which are given
as emanating from An officer Of the Board Of
Health, and if there Is an officer Of the Board Of
Health, "argal," as the Gravedigger would put
It, there is Board Of Health, unless, instead,
the Registrar is survival" mere relic
and evidence Of an extinct existence. There
il tradition that once upon time, on one
Of the occasions when this city was visited BY
the cholera, an upper section was divided
from the lower section by board fence, and
that In the familiar and irreverent style OF the
people that fence was called the Board Of
Health. Perhaps that Board Of Health was
OF very great service in its time, especially as
it is now recognized that prevention Of the
spread of cholora has pretty definite relation
to the prevention Of intercourse with the in
fected. 1t is to be presumed that that con-
servative Board Of Health kept quiet and re-
manned in absolute ignorance OF the nature Of
the disease that it was keeping down-keep-
ing down town, at oil events. It
prevented the spread Of cholera without any
consciousness Of the way in which 1t did Il.
On the part of our present Board Of Health
we could be satisfied with q similar efficiency
against the existing epidemic Of diphtheria.
Our Board OF Health is like the other board
in nearly every respect except the important
one-it does not control the disease. It is
very quiet, which is commendable and easy.
We trust it knows there is an epidemic of
diphtheria, and knows at least the etymology
Of the name But on this point there is
no evidence. Winter is coming, however, and
is the season when the conditions Of life In the
city are such as to afford the fullest sway to
the ravages Of malady that deficient sani-
tary administration has permitted to inger
through the summer with sufficient force to
give it dreadfully effective start when the
time for its greatest activity comes and there
is reason to believe as things 90 that the Board
Of Health will know what dlphtheria is before
the winter is over.
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
Twenty third street and Eighth ayenue.-THE BLACK
CAook. at p NJ; closes at II 4. N. Aarnee At so
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GInRE THEATRE

GLOBE THEATRE,
al L. N; closes 1T 10 80 r N.
4 iss Jennie Hughes. Matinee Gt 2P. NJ.
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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS and
alter january ], 1876, the daily and weekly
editions of the New YORK HERALD will be
sent free Of postage.
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PARK THEATRE,
Broadway between Twenty-frst and Twenty. second
streets -GrLDED AGE, at +. NJ. closes 10 80 r. n.
Ar John T. Raymond. Matinee at 2 4. N.
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LONDON OFFICE OF THE NEW YORK
HERALD-NO. 46 FLEET STREET.
Subscription, and Advertisements will be
received and forwarded On the same terms
as in New York.
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THEATRE COMIQuE,
No Ola xBroadway-yA RIETY, sP. NJ closes 1T 10 80
p u Matinee at2P.M NJ.
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All business or news letters and telegraphic
tespatches must be addressed New YORK
HERALD.
Letters and packages should be properly
ealed.
Rejected communications will not be re-
urned.
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BOOTHS THEATRE,
eorner Twenty third street and Sixth avenue.-HED
rAtE and HE WIDJW HUNT at P. NJ; closes at
10 20 +. N. Mr.. John s. Clarke Matinee at l3U p. n.
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BRYANT'S OPERA HOUSE,
West Twenty-third street. near Sixth avenus.-NEGRO
k1NSTREi.sY, Ac- at s p. NJ; closes ct 10 r. H. Dan
Bryant Matinee ar P. NJ
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FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE,
Twenty eighth street ana Broadway.-Y ORICK. at
NJ closes at ~ ~ r. NJ. Miss Fanny Davenport Mr.
Fisher. Matinee at l:SU 2. M.-TRE HEART Or MID
IUTHIAN.
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NEW YORK sTADT THEATRE,
bowery.-DER FLEDERMAUS, at p H.: closes at
~ 80 p NJ. Miss Lima Mayr.
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MRS. r. B. cOSwAYs BROOKLYN THEATRE.
THk LITTLE TREASURE and CA MILL OR, THE
cRACKkD HEART. MIR. stuart Robson Matinee at
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ROMAN HIPPODROME,
Twenty sixth street and Fourth avepue.-FETE AT
PEKIN, afternoon and evening, at anuS
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ton Of 1879 declares the party creed on this
subject They will invent specious reasons
for not making Mr.. Kerr their candidate.
They will say that the Speakership is not the
only important position in the House; that
the Guardianship of the Committee of Ways
aud Means is, in financial view, of more
consequence that Mr. Kerr is, Of all the
members elected to the next House, the one
who is the most admirably qualified to be the
head of that committee, and that, while it
would not be difficult to find as good pre-
siding officer it Is impossible to select SO trust
worthy financial guide among the members
Of the new House. Mr.. Kerr himself will
easily be persuaded to acquiesce in this view.
1t has been the practice Of recent Speakers to
give large entertainments and to make more
social display than Mr.. Kerr can afford His
honorable poverty, after long service in Con-
gress is one OF his best titles to public
respect, but it disqualifes him for meeting
the social requirements of the Speakership on
the scale that has for some time been estab.
lished. His hands are clean not only Of all
participation in the salary grab but from
every kind Of illicit gains. But he has pride
enough to wish to maintain the social dignity
of the position if he should be elected
Speaker, and might prefer the Chairmanship
of Ways and Means even il IL were the unani-
nous wish Of the democratic members to
make him their presiding officer.
Samuel 8. Cox has some useful qualiAca-
tons for the speakership, and is personally
very popular. He is an old member is per.
fectly familiar with the rules OF the House
he could not be obfuscated tor moment by
any sharp parliamentary dodge, and be would
be certain to treat the republican members
with unexcsptionabis courtesy. He refused
his share of the salary grab and his personal
integrity has never been iupoaohsd. But the
Southern members viii probably prefer .
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wALLACK's THEATRE,
Proadway sHAuGHEACN. ats P NJ; closes Q
~ ~ +. n. Mr.. Boucicault Matinee at l3o p. NJ
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TERRACE GARDEN THEATRE,
Ffty-eighth street and Lexington avenue.-VARIETY
at z. II. closes at 1880 +. NJ.
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GEORGETOWN.

SERIOUSLY BURNED BY COAL OrL-About
O'Clock this morning, Mrs. Mary Havenner,
residing on Market street. near Bridge street,
while pouring coal oil on the fire to Ignite it /,
was dangerously burned about her side and face
by the explosion of the oil can, setting fire to
her clothing. Miss Riley was also burned
while trying to smother the fire in Mrs. Ha-
venners clothing. DIR. Appley was called to
attend their injuries. -.
A HoMRLEss BoY.-Yesterday afternoon, Of
fcer Hospital found boy about Ave years old
wandering about Bridge street carrying a very
large yalise. When questioned he stated that
bus name was Charlie Armstrong; that his
father and mother had separated, his mother
taking two small girls and the father two boys;
that his father took them to Q boarding house
on Pennsylvania avenue and deserted them
The landlady took them both to . Mr.. Jones, in
this city, and when she left took the larger of
the two with her, leaving him behind. When
Mr.. Jones ascertained this he put him out, and
he had been travelling about the streets ever
since. Officer Hospital took him to the station
house and kept him until night, and then took
him to his home. He Is intelligent and we'll
dressed, and does not want to leave the officer g
house. His mother has been informed of his
whereabouts.
GRAIH TRApE.-The schooner Thos. p. Nor
gan arrived from Alexandria to-day with 900
bushels wheat consigned to Hartley s. Bro,
which was sold at S1.13.
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IT, ia Editor ef 1e ".StGri''
Ny attention has been called 60 the folloviug
personal, published for several days smoag
your advertisements:
"A Judgment now in possession OF Constable
o. kimmell, City Hall, for about Ss5 aud costs
against q member of Congress from Florida for
rent Is offered for sale to the highest bidder The
plaintiff In whose favor the Judgment was rem
dered offers the same tor sale not in the hope OF
receiving satisfaction in money, bat with the
expectation of inducing inquiry By his con-
sutuents as 10 the man who represents them,
and occupies seat In the American Congress-"
To save inquiry and satisfy any curiosity that
doubt, me person referred to in the "personai."
About the 10th Of October last called Of
house number No. 5i2 fth street, occupied BY
Mrs. Henrietta Ingersoll. with . view 10 renting
furnished house for my family. On Q hasty
able, but deferred making any written agree
ment until November LIST. AFTERWARDS on going
to the house TO make An Inventory Of the furni-
tnre, as the condition OF il was not e. repre-
tented nor rs II appeared at the fret casual ex-
animation, declined to take the house. Mrs.
Ipgersoll appeared much disap poiated and
spoke of her need of money, when gave her
FIFTY dollars in money, and fifteen dollars worth
OF wood and coal, which had been sent by me
to the house previously TO sixty
and In the nature Of gratulty.
About week Afterwards a suit was brought
against me before q justice OF the peace, and
Mrs lpgersoll was given Judgment for thirty
I'VE dsllars damages.
The suit Is appealed, and when . proper
court after fair hearing shall decide that
ought 70 pay this thirty-fve dollars the money
viii be forthcoming.
Or If Mrs. lDgersoll and her son, who is her
attorney, viii only be patient, may in sons
charitable donation of this thirty-fve dollars.
W. j. PURMAN.
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THE WEATHER.

WAR DxPARINENT, 0Soe Of Catsf Signal lfEner,
WAkHIseIoN, ID. O January IL, isy4, lO:1D . m.
eYNoPsIs FOR THE PAST TwENTr-FoUR HOURS
The area OF low barometer which was central I'm
western Pennsylvania at midnight, is now central
on the middle Atlantic coast. The barometer has
risen in the gulf states, AID thence northvsrd
the Ohio valley and lake region, ana IL continues
very high in the northwest VERY cold and gener-
ally clear weather prevails in the Mississippi val
Icy, and from Arkansas nerthward to Lake Sur--
rlor. Cloudy weather snd snow reported from
New England, the middle states and the lower lake
region, without decided change of temperature
Threatening weather aud rain prevail in the south
ern states east Of the mississppi river. The tenn
persture has risen slightly on the south Atlantic
coast, and IL has fallen in the Missfssippi valley
with brisk northerly winds.
PRoBABLlTIEs.-For New England. snow will
prevail, with rising barometer lower Temperature,
and northerly to westerly winds. For the northern
portion Of the middle states and the lower lake
gton, light during the day, followed by clear
III q weather, lower temperature, rising barometer,
and fresh to brisk noftkwesterly vinds. For the
souhern portion OF the middle states, clearing and
colder weather, with northwssterly winds. For
the SOU Atlantic states, generally cloudy weather.
with hight rain on the coast, accom- panied BIZ lower
ten persture, rising barometer, and northeasterly
to northwestsrly winds For the gulf states aud
thence northward to the Ohio valley, cloudy aud
colo weather during the day, followed b. clearing
weather IN the Mississippi valley TONIGHT. rCr
Ohio and Michigan, and thence westw ari 70 K an
sas and Minnesota, generally clear and cold wealth
er, with continued high barometer, and freeh to
brisk northerly to westerly winds. Reports have
not been received from the southwest.
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wall street TO-DAY.

NEw YeRx, January I4.-Ths Pests inan-
cisl article ssys;-Al early sales Of gold were
at II !. all \, the opening rate having been II,
Since II O'Clock most Of the business has been
at iiksllN, although the quotation nsw j.
llAsI1k. ON gold loans the early rates we're
6aIa7 gold for carrying, but the last rate wss q,
most Of the loans, however, having been made
at per cent. The nominal rates for prime
bankers sterling were this morning reduced 20
isS for sixty-day bills, and is6K Tor demand
These rates are yet above the business
Prime commercial is 1rmer and higher.
The stock market opened bear. and for the
general list fraction below the closing Of yes
terdsy. Pacific mail Was exceptionally weak
on account Of Washington reports about sub
sidy Of the delay Of the China. As the day al
.anced prices improved, aud, after the Gre,
BOARD, became strong almost 70 the degree OF
buoysncy, the riee having been Is much A. IL.
tne having been In New York Central. Lake
Shore another Vanderbilt stock. advanced 1
ana Telegraph = Of l. At l:S0 o'clock the
market Was strong at near the highest OF the
DAY. Government bonds are steady but Aaii .
and strong.
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ALEX A NDRIA,

ELECTION OF BANK DIRKCToRs.-The stock
holders Of the LIST National, Citizens National
and Old Dominion banks, met to-day and elect
ed the following directors:
First National Bank: James NJ. Stewart
Allen G: Harmon, Jos. Broders, s. f. Beech,
and T.. 8. Leadbeater.
Citizens National Bank: r. H. Miller, j. B.
Dangerfeld, j. b. Smoot, b. Wheat, and r. NJ.
Lawson.
Bank Of the Old Dominion: r. H. Miller, j.
b. Dangerfield, j. j. Wheat, j. b. Smoot, j. III.
ID. Smoot, W. G.. Cazenove, Thos. Henderson,
b. Wheat, and B. Barton.
POTOMAC RIVER STEAMERs.-The steamer
Pilot Boy, which has been laying In the dock
foot of Duke street for some weeks past, Is now
undergoing repairs. The steamer Lady of the
Lake viii lay mp here for repairs, but the con-
tracts for the work to be done on her have not
yet been given out -. -. =
PoIsoSED.-Charles Watts, q coIored resident
Of MAYORS Hill, went to his cupboard last night
to get glass OF wine, but unfortunately got
hold Of Q bottle Of bed-bug poison, and swsl-
lowed Q large draught. When he found out his
mistake, he Immediately went to Lunt's drug
store and begged for an antidote. Dr. Lunt ad-
ministered one, and the dsrkey was soon well
again.--Sentinel, last erentng.