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LEGISLATION.

Senate bin, No. %, introduced, by Mr.
Halderman, has passed that body and is
now IN the House Should it become a
law ii will save the courts vast amount
OF labor, and be a peaoe-maker in every
neighborhood. This matter of people APP
pesling from Justices court to the dis
trict court, for few dollars, is foolish.
The following is Mr. Halderman's bill:
AN ACT limiting the right Of appeal and review.
Ee oiaetei By the Legislature Of the SAFE gf Ktrn-
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SECTION l. No caseShall lie taken on appeal from
justice of the peace To the district court where the
amount in controversy docs not exceed fifty dollars
SEc. = No shall be taken error to the SUI
premc court where the amount in controversy doe
not exceed two hundred dollars. Do. ..
SEc. =. In all caS,s in which the amount in
troyersy DOES not otherwise apfsar. ue Judge jus
tire before whom the is tried shall, upon the ap
plifon uf either party and proper evidence Of tn,
value, make a certificate In writing thereof which
certificate shall be conclusive in respect 10 the Tgh
of appeal or review. DE-
Skc-4 T. This act shall take effect and he in fore,
from and after its publication in the EdnsG
FUrer |..r 90
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them 10 be the maAers OF government
they have so lately sought by all The means
In their power to des;ruy. Such aa out
rageous proceeding has never been known
in history, and the experience that will re-
suit TO our people from this folly will not
invite a repetition during centuries to
come.
The National Grange has passed rc.o-
luton asking Copgrees 10 grant aid 70 the
Texas Pacific railroad. They have also
suggested that the mouth OF the Mississippi
be improved, and generally they have APP
proved Of the general government covering
ltself with almo-t any s,zt Of internal i'm
provements> A short time since, our con-
servatiye farmers were one and all opposed
to the granting Of subsidy by the general
government u any private tcorPoratiops,' y
but here the Texas Pacific "corporation" is
advanced BY the Grange itself as being
worthy Of government aid. All Of which
goes to show that It IL one thing to be an
agitator and another to lie legislator, for
these nreri will, al asitators, conienn a
practice, and when they are called upon in
national ctn tention assembled they viii
recommend that which they have con-
-demned. = The Texas Pacific is all right,
snd shonh be put through, but So. also,
should men be consistent Not that they
are not right now, but that they were wrong
before, while ccndenining sll tlrese wprks
by wholesale Thi. letter Is so long now
thst it is not advisable to say more of Ar.
kansas affairs than that the President dares
toIbe right. rotsri E. - r.H j. B. S.
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rILroN-BHEcHER.

This morning we give Theodore Tilion's
ideas, under oath, of woman's suffrage, free
love and the marriage relations. Who can
read his testimony concerning his wife, and
not feel that Tilton has been wronged. So
mild and gentle, vet reproying, speaking
kindly of Elizabeth, and ending with
the solemn assertion that he had always
condemned free-love, and knew not what it
was until his heart was pierced by the dis
covery that free-iove had entered his family,
demon in the garb OF an angel. Who can
peruse the reports Of the trial, and not be-
hold what tight, unrelenting hold Henry
Ward Beecher has on Elizabeth Tilton,
how she confides in him, and how he abuses
the confidence. How she looks to him for
consolation and spiritual advice; and he,
instead of pointing out the path TO a better
world, leads her quietly and steadily down
the road TO destruction. -
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POOR GAS.

The citizens Of Knoxville, Tenn, were
suffering from the oppression of gas COM
pany, and finally threatened to "strike,
and declined burning any more gas. The
company ridiculed the idea, and laughed at
their threats. Finally, the dissatisfaction
became 80 general that the people refused
to take or pay for any more gas, and the
trade in kerosene became lively. The re
suit was, the company yielded, and reduced
the price two dollars on the thousand.
That would he a good thing to try on all
gas companies, when they charge high pri-
oes for poor quality, In a city not hun
dred miles off We think that once in .
while, it would not hurt 10 zee whether the
peoples rights are respected or not.
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ST. vIscENr's ORPHAN ASYLUM.

The Topeka CnnrnonUoaM in an editorial
notice Of the efforts made by our citizens to
secure a much needed appropriation for st.
Vincent's Orphan ASYLUM, saws:
The Joint ooInmirieo q: ~ and means Of the .n-
ate and hous of Representatives, 5sui very inberes-
ting meeting last evening Moss ~ J. ParrDtt l.
NJ Goddard Judge Haifer1nan an Speaker feIl-
Ion addressed the committee the question Of Gp-
prUpra,ing 81 Ot the sister orI,aH asylum, and
from the papers presented and facts shown, there
Can he doubt hat that the appropriation asked
should he given. 80
The state can not aferri 10 neglect or forget the IA
ther and molheress within its borJhr,, and II
happens 10 bc that the only orphan asylum for the
state Is heated ia the 'ty of DcayenwOrth, there can
he valid .-rssible Objection io the passage oi
this Till. I.,s only hospital and the only orphan
asylums in the state Of Kansas are in LayenWOrth,
and believe that oi all the charities that fair-
Iy claim the honest consideration Of sensible men,
that which apIertains 10 our orphans Is the strong
est Our own little ones Though God forbid may
dzy ftg for bread and pray that they shall
beg ia vain. We trust and believe that the bill
Eill pass, and further beSeye thai every member
votes for il VIII deserve and receive the aI-
prural OF ms constituents.
We are glad to see the Commonwealth j.
taking such an interest in this matter. OF
course, what it says will have much influ-
ence with the Legislature, and we have nc
doubt of the passage Of the bill. 1t is &C.
knowledged by every class OF people that nc
institution in the State deserves and needs
an appropriation 50 much as ST. Vincent's
Orphan Asylum. The delegation from
Leavenworth know the wishes of their con.
stituents regarding this measure, and will
faithfully represent them in both the Sen
ate and House
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Ask for What We Feed.

EDITOR TiMs-I see an article in your
paper Of the Goth inst, in which G. W. H.
Moore safes that he had an interview with
Major General Pope, at Fort Lesvenwurth
in which the General said that he has or.
ders to issue subsistence to the destitute in
Kansas. T --... n; Sal. -,s. min. .
Now, am OF the opinion, that should
the destitution existing in this county be
properly presented to MajorIieneral Pope
he would aPply a portion Of what he dis.
tributes to the sufferers in this county.
+ There has been great effort msde by
some individuals in this county, to make il
appear that we have no need of help for
our poor, but l can tell YOU, Mr.. Editor
that there are numbers of good, honest citi.
zens OF our county that will certainly suffer
greatly from want OF provisions, clothing
seed and feed for feams unless relief Is had
at once, instad of waiting until all the sup
plies are shipped to the western counties
Hoping that some one will take the matter
in hand, and call on the General, am
your. ..i -. r TDzI a W. G, CoNFORTHs
February, % 1876. gsid!.na q 7'ii-
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THE RAILROAD WAR.

The great fight still continues, and is the
general topic of conversation on the streets.
Tickets to the East are being rapidly dis
posed Of. The posters displayed announce
that the tickets will he good until used and
MERCHANTS in the East who have occasion
TO send travelling agents west, have availed
themselves OF the opportunity of laying in
n stock Of tickets 10 last for some time.
While ON the other hand, parties in Leav-
enworth, intending to go East, have pur-
chased their tickets and will hold them
until ready. The Pennsylvania Central
shows no signs Of, weakening, as it cannot
unless it breaks the agreement entered into
with the Saratoga combination. The Bal
imo7e inierion., sars that it is the determi-
nation of the Baltimore & Ohio Company
10 ask no favors in this conhi {, to yield to
No compromise, and to fight il out to the
bitter end Tor the vindication OF its indie
pendence and its right to fix its freight and
passenger tariffs between Baltimore and Its
Western terminus without regard to any
combination whatever. Mr.. Garrett stands
on absolutely independent grounds, is per
suaded that he can maintain himself upon
them, and Tor such reason does not regret
the situation which has been forced upon
him, " -..... .
The New York Commercial Adnytisr in
c:Sta that Enl T,pn S,a,t u,ll stand 6rr,,
Both, Garrett and Scott are determined
men.
Scott is bold and Garrett cautions, but
neither will gain much by the fight, as rail-
road business this year Is very dull, and
roads cannot stand a very great reduction
in the passenger or freight rates. No mat.
ter how the fight ENDS, the people of the
West endorse the action OF the Kansas Leg
islature in unfolding the Baltimore 4 Ohio.
..
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Kick HIN OUT.

The case of the State Of Kansas against
d. w. Heuston for libel, was continued
from Monday until March 5th. THE
TINES falways speaks its opinion frank
ly, whether il pleases friend or foe. In this
instance, therefore, notwithstanding the dis
honest and unfair course pursued by Hous-
ton towards The TINES in. a similar case,
when the o.iense Vas not one tenth part as
malicious and unealled for as in the case
where Castle is prosecuting witness against
Houston, vet THE TINES feels bound by a
sense of right to say, that no one should
hold him for trial, and that Castle should
be kicked nnceremoniously out Of court.
If suits for libel against the press ars to
be maintained upon frivolous grounds,
public journals will be deprived Of all
power, TO correct great wroHgAi Scoun-
'dreis, thieves, corruptionists and periurers,
would then..go unexpcsed and unrebuked.
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TNeeklp Gimts
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY p, 1875.
TEE LEGIsLATURE.

Reports from Topeka indicate that the
present Legislature, Like all previous o.os,
opened UP with bright promises OF the great
good they would accomplish this session.
Only two weeks remain, and as vet they
have done absolutely nothing. All the
promises t, pass good LAWS uIoE assessment
and taxation, fees and salaries, and TO les
sen the burdens of the people, have thus
far ended in smoke The Pljncipal Object
OF each individual seems To be the making
Of a record. -
The House passes a good bill only to bt
killed in the Senate, and the Senate passe.
a good bill only TO have it killed in the
House. The shuttle-cock game seems to bs
well understood by our honorable legasla'
tors. Well, gentlemen, it is a long road
that i,:.s NO turn, and mark the prediction
that unless You redeem some of your colder
promises, curses long and ioud will follow
you who prove faitLIess TO your homes, and
another year will not find you representing
sshe people in the legislative halls. -
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Th;, ,norr;, >r;.s A

the statement This morning MGa \.
called at our Office and gave Us some par
tieGla.s concerning this sudden acquisition.
II appears that her father was 4 wealthy
farmer in the town of Butler, Mo-, and
Jenny was one OF four children. The oldest
two, brother and sister, married many
years ago, and at that time received from
their father liierai endowment in cash
and land, 1t being MS Intention " make an
equal distribution aIneng his four children.
subsequently, Mr. ,Athsrton, sSnior, who
was a xidower, e-married, and domestic
feud arose between the step-mother and
children, which resulted in JeaJiyis leaving
the parental roof and seeking employment
in Kansas City. Her father at that, time
offered to deed her a portion of his estate
provided she would remain as home. but As
the domestic differences were irrecOncilla able,
she determined to sacrifice her pecuniary
prospects 70 the enjoyment OF PERSONAL free
dom and Independence, and has since con-
tinued To earn her own suhsisie0ce At
length her father died intss;ate, and all ri
his property became the subject. ci preirac-
| ted litigation, which is ~, length ooaeiuded
BY a. equitable distribution amazing all the
contestants, Miss Jenny lproporsion,o the
estate being ealimated 1t a value oi S5V, goo.
She will soonbe placed m personal posses
sion oi this handsome properts which she Is
| in every way competent To manage 10 good
! advantage. She is about thirty wears oi
age, in the fullest and hnest sense a woman,
one who seems " have known the toaeh OF
orrow, and 10 have learned the meaning OF
regret-but still in the golden summer Of
her years. Lille has touched her with its
lwormwood Is well as its wOodbine. Both
shadow and sunshine have fallen upon heI
days. l.-.r sE Il H.l. ..s.s ~g
Jenny has practical views oi lie, and
says that As she has always eajoyal the stais
ofsingle blessedness il Is her determination
TO remain single. Her only ambition is ID
become the proprietor of the Dagges house
and refurnish it elegantly from toI
TO bottom, and show the people Of knsa.
City that she knows how To keep ho-
tsl.-Nas. l-lf'-f1s,a a. l-.-l t-..- -i.'.'
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posr-oFFIcE cHAKoEsIy KANSAS

During the week ending Feb. 20, 1870, fur-
nished by VIM. Van Week OF the Post
Office Department. -.
OFFIcEs EsTABLIsEED.-Amador, Butler
county, Daniel NJ Commons, Postmaster !;
Blufville Ellsworth county, Lewis Boggs ;
Bonaville, McPherson county, Allen IL.
Baker; BrookdaIe, Rush county, William
d. Fisher; Cedar Creek, Cowley county,
Silas ii. Miller; Corvallis, Smith county,
Andrew J. Alien; Elkhart, McPherson
county, Seneca S Gallup; IdasiHe,s Reno
county, Pliny f. Axtell; Malta, Cloud
county, Plus /. Montgomery; Miltan,
Sumner county, Francis NJ. Shore; Neigh
borviIle, Norton county, Abraham Beiber
Noble, Rice county, George Manwarren
Rserton, Reno county, J. j. Pickett; Stet-
zenbacb, Marshall county, Ludwig Merk-
linghaus; Superior, MePhersn county,
James A. Eakins; Venango, Ellsworth
county, Ellis Hughes. 900 .- '-''''' 7.'
PosTNAsrFps 4rTorsTED.-Cedar Point
Chase county, Ms. c. A. Gariick, Postmas-
ter Dimon, Leavenworth county, John +.
Vernon; harrington, Crawford county, Eu,
gene D. Farley; Fort Lincoln, Bourbon
comfy, W. 7. Hereford; Pine Grove, But,
ler county, S. +. Seed; Quincy, Greenwood
county, Samuel Slough. -'"... H'
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A DEMAND.

The demand for The TIMES Of SUNDAY
morning, containing the expose Of Hons
tons quibBling, eaufvocating, bypocritical
lying course about the bet, was 80 great as
to exhaust the thousand extra copies
which were printed We are compelled TO
decline the many requests to republish the
testimony in TIE TINES, but. for the pur-
pose Of accommodating those who desire to
see the absolute proof of Houston's dishon-
orable conduct, We have concluded to pub
lish a supplemental edition OF five thousand
copies, containing the testimony. Fron,
that testimony it will be seen that all the
witnesses, six in number, concur in saying
that Houston did bet. To draw it mildly
Houston and Hines must have been slight.
ly mistaken when they swore.
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Road Notice.
COUNTY CLERKS OtPFE, !
wosTB, kASsAe,
JaDa1Ty Is. is73. J
STATE OF KANSAS, l.
LEAvxkwok1H CGCSII,

STATE OF KANSAS. l.s l .'i 20
LEAvKSwok1B CoUSII, =
NOTICE T. h.reby given. thst - . regula-
N melting fths boAId Of G0aaty t~ssn,psioui
eis bog u held at "a Court H. use, n the ciy
81 L. .n sorts, In said Cvsintv srd -Statc, on the
4ih dsy al January, a. ID. 1876, j. A nlacA man
aud others, oheI man Tovpship, househoiders Of
said eou ty. pf-ssnt a and I'd petItisn, sskins
sid Board o. Commissioners 4 tho sp1oinln-st
OF vi~sers. view, survey ssd foea'e md re- ors'e
ccrt1in roads In sad township, to-vit: That all
fytns Along the KADsar r.sihc rsilrvad, and eI-
teoJine from The boundary lire between the coun-
us- Of l-svsnsostb and wysssdatrs. 70 the Asstsrn
bound .Iy Of the iovn " l<nake, b vSested ssd
'ths. fa ii4u ereof rVsi be l.j1 opt toll.v.:
R~ssrhf.g where eec.. I2 spd -, Townships il
and AZ csr.es, = tho ~ boondssy essween
Leaven worth and Wy.ptotts eoantiss. SD sx-
tensf,g sest card tv" mi o, on. or - beariI ~
pssctic-bi.. song The dvfsiou hbe besvssn s.cs
south, - r al kRssn Iise Asfbpe sssf- 4 ko
that the road knosn,s Ihe JoaBson rad, RRio-
stsv - the sos,hez<t rcrref Of rsee 80 rsShf1,
range ~ be e1te sded ssIishUasd. aiosG n,s tsAev
tssiisic ytjoa ine,x q nessiI 80 - .. nAtrs
70 connect vi h toe abvve dss<ribs-f nal al or
'fissr Shepe s.csionsf anf Il elmer vfi stcttsns
~ api ~, sfHeDit.'N 81 FiTFL=in ]" iu1f'
= The p-a,srIst Va PsiiioueIn 80 q, hie5 sri
JON J. Jevest A. Duohain and A j. home,
seesf, ss Le,R-. In -hsrnisn T.snshsp, Su the
10 n day Il March, rIs75, at W q eetx r. ~ +,
or 10 esse % failure % ip-eton the day desgzisj,
tan on the bikTii day. and prccae. 10 view
SAID Ip-d asd give r. g rastiss cosrernei, a
h=aFirs, bJ oretr VI he k'srs: ..t
- ,,-.,.,..,.,- , o. PIE, ESI0gP.
u % f.s1i-ve~ County Clerk.
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foosrNUSIcATED.l i.
GOD IN TIE CONSTITUTION.

~Christian nation for it is that" Where
was it christened? At what font was il
baptized? Christian war, Christian slavery,
Christian polygamy, as il exists in Mormon
Utah! A Christian nation tolera.ing all
religions. the boast Of its perfection. Ro.
manism, Professionalism, Chinese idoiatry, In.
fidelity, Spiritualism. Atheistic publica.
tions issuing from the American press with.
out rebuke from our hri,'i1. govern.
ment. Christian nation, without God OIL
Christ in the Constitution. '' ''.'
Therefore, Christian nation-for it j.
that" Therefore, it is. ag LOGIC
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THE BLAND DEAcoY.

The Wathena Eepotz, like every other
newspaper in the State has said something
abou, Deacon Houston's bet. The Repnter
man is very much worried to think that the
Deacon is losing his morals, and says: =
TINss, follows up the g-sd DesooR Houston, Of the
Leavpnw6rfh Ioamyetaf like a blo,d hound on the
srark 1f "nieefr Anthony owed Houston $3.50,
aAd claiming have nlsie het Of SloO with Broth
Deacon Houston, and won, be posed in his check
only for the balance Brother Deacon wouldn't ae-
know ledge the claim, for if he should there was like
~ to be csAsStioR IN the iistie nhafrh aroand the
corner, and soIne one left ou, in fhs Gold World to
veep and TO MOURN. Anfhony sued on il and won
ss1n and Aow h Try I'd retain his god standing
in the cbunA, the iiald Bsscnn hssi appsaled the
case The esHior Of the TINRs ought V w ashamed
n, ts4seetfte me saints IN fhis way
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Hines Record a . Country oliIl.Puahs,

EDITOR TfNE-At the risk of getting
my fingers burned for libel, wish to insert
2 lew line. about that young man Hines
.whe has lately ez hibised such touching
tenderness for his reputation. .'" '''-. i.
Two years ago Hines made his debut at
Sarcoxieyille in this township, as a school
teacher. Refore he had been there a month,
he made an ass OF himself in this wise. He
is a partisan of the bitterest Democratic
stripe There are Republicans in this town.
ship and at that time CANVAS was pend
ing for the election of county officers.
Among those who took part in The canvass
on. the Republican side was a Baptist min
lister Living in Kaw bostom.it This gentle
man is IN expert performer ON the fife, and
has son who is.skilful with snare drum.
The old man and his son one evening fur
nished m ssic for a Republican meeting at
Ienape. This excited thewrath OF Hines,
stranger as he was in the township, and al
though it was hone of his business, what
did lie do but write upa letter to the Gnl-
mereiH over the sgnatureO of "White Plume
in which this clergyman whom Hines had
no personal knowledge OF even, was referred
to in the most conteniptuous and belitting
terms. In that same letter another
prominent citizen-Our township trustee
| against whom Hines knew nothing, only
| that he was a Republican, was yiiliied in
the most unmeased terms; accused Of doing
things which, if proven, would send any
man, whether Republican or Democrat, 70
| the penitentiary, As this attack upon thest
! individuals was 50 gratuitous and uncalled
for, it excited general surprise and indigna
| ton. .... .....-
As soon as the authorship of the letter he
came known, Hines was waited upon by the
injured parties. Had he been wOi tn any
thing, the parties would have been satisfied
| with nothing short Of jurv's verdict fol
damages; or but for his physical insignifi
cance be might at least have got a substan
tial setting up in the boot business; but be
ing regarded as poor trifiing devil of
country pedagogue, rather to be pitied fo
his lack Of brains, than TO be injured on ac
count OF indiscretions necessarily resultin.
from that fact, he was permitted to max
amends for this libellous and reckless quill
pushing" by the publication Of sneakin
apology and retraction of what he ha,
written in the Co,RmeTeiQl.
In view OF this little piece OF of persona
history, it seems to Ills that Hines is prett
subject to play to the courts with plea q
injured character. Those who have 81 lrtl
tenderness Tor the reputation of otkers,ou
not 10 be oyersqneamish about their own.
But after all, what is the use of this a,b
about Hines. lie was regarded out in tn
country, where gossip, for want OF anyth h
better, often wastes ammunition in very trif
ing game. as altogether too insignificant fo
notice Give us rest about Hines "
will even have little more Of the Beeche
stuff in ours, anything but Hines. "'.'t
ta,fa's' 80 "'I1.' ..'l -.i '' E. r. 3.
| S,p,Sr.t-r Ssr. yro,x- Eah IA IsTS B.t.
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Coal Shaft

Now comes our Coal Shaft Com pany, and
say they have made arrangements b sink
their shaft one hundred ieet deeper to a
thicker and letter vein Of coal, which will
enable them to put down the price Ia 5 cts.
per bushel- They have bored 10 this vein
and found it to he feet thick and of I'm
est quality. What an Inestimable boon 10
LeavenwoItb, TO Kansas! The sonsc4uen-
ces are immense AT once it removes all
other western towns from eompeiaioR in
manufactures. Already fancy | see the
hundred thousand operatives hurrying by
To their work, and the hum Of the rpisdles
comes to me in mi dreams at night
Our Soup H"nse is yet running. aBless-
ed are ye, Tor when ye found me hunger
ed, We gave me meat Now, Captains
Tough and In-ley do the next I--, thing,
they provide the least Of tl..-.-7 With soup
Good coup, TOO. as know, tar ] have par
taken of #. 1t would do yonr. heart good
to see Tough, with bare arms and white
bib on looking greasy and gratious while
toating out the big bowls Of sseaming soup
TO the hungry horiiS--: and Insley standing
by benign and comtenpIatiye, as though
he wondered k5w all this outlay would loot
up In 10 the end, apd vheiher it souid
artualy be entexed in his bank ACCOUNT
above. They do good wo.S. From, fl
" to =everty-f;ve persons find mama for
theiI hunger daily.-C@. Hstssa Fs.s and
lntl1. - =. = -
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JENNY ATHERroS.
A Young Lady In Hanbls CiIcunssanses
.ss,f7u g Fails Heir TO $50 900. a'z'rrs

r" We inserted paragraph in our local
coluInIs yesterday, announcing that Mia
Jdnny lSthefion, Whose whereabouts were
Unknown, bad fallen heir TO an estate worth
$4,000, and the gentleman who had charge
OF her Affairs had arrived in the city, and
was in search Of her. Miss AthertOn had
formerly reside,i with Mrs. Daggett, IN the
capacity Of heusekseper, but when the Dag
ee,t house closed last Fall, Mis- A.. took
board with private family On Nay street
The tiTss information she rseeiveh of her
good fortune, was on reading The Neus 1as,
evening, and upon calling at the Sheridan
hotel she found her attorney, who confirmed