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The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

REcovERED.-The lost child which
wandered into the City Hall, yesterday
was recovered by its mother during the
afternoon. The woman sobhed and
cried in such an exciteable manner
that she could not even give her name.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

PRIcR REDUCED. The price of Du-
Fonts gunpowder, of all descriptions,
has been reduced two cents per pound
in New York.
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Fine Nall Scissors

Curved and straight, Nail BrIshes, Hand
Brushes, Nail Files, Nail Polishers, etc, for
sale by Il. BRlNGIlUHST II Co,
Corner sixth and Market streets.
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FISH MARKET.

An English remedy of great popularity, for
removing corus without pain.
f. BHISGlIURST & CO.,
Apothecaries,
Corner Sixth and Market streets.
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Resumption of Specie Payment

VIM. II. Babcock X Co., el3 Market street
doors below Fourth, will take siircr in ex
change for Eoots and shoes TO aAmtcd ex
tcnd--they DON'T want too much of it how
ever.
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Food for the Esnhiesl

Chidred fed on RIDGES FOOD will thrive
be strong and healthy, and become little mod
els of youthful strength and childish beauty.
apr2-d9m
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no y Suspension

IN the sale of Boots, Shoes " Caters al 3l3
Market street, doors below Fourth.
VIM. III. BABCOCk Il co.
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PRICE LIST FOR 1878:

% Nt'rF0 PIT
l00 ut % cents per 100 pounds.
Ry The ton at the lowest figures.
We contract to furnish private families for
any number of months at prices lower than
was ever offered before.
Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Please rive lis trial. We guarantee satlsfac-
ton. j. IL. CoNROW sun,
fcbo-Iv Proprietora.
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THuNDER.-During the slight fall of
rain, yesterday afternoon, several dis;
tinctpeals of Thunder were heard. This
we believe, was the first of the season"
in this ncighborhood. Some persons
also plainly observed some flashes of
lightning.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08
TO FARMERS.

TO FARMEhS'
vV>HE beautiful young Stall "a.
l lion, DELAwARE CHIEF, ~...,uu<S3 AN
win stand for service at the fHssA% eS
stable of the owner, on the IN
Branlywine Hundred, from April 18th to
August list. Persons desirous oil possessing
fine stock will lind this rare opportunity.
For particulars sec hand bills.
apr2l-lm ELlHU TALLEY.
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PUBLIC SALES
PUBLTCSA
The CENTENNIAL AND BETTER TIMES AXE
COMING!
81 GOOD LOTS,
EXCELLENT MANUFACTURING IOCA-
TIONS, VERY CHOICE BHIT.D-
ING SITES,
And all in an improving Section OF the city
At Public Sale.
On Saturday, May 9th, 1875;
= S,In NJ
On the premises, without postponement
withdrawal or undertaking.
At 3 O'Clock, L. NJ,

On the premises, without pOstponement
withdrawal or undertaking.
The subscriber calls the special attention
of our people to the varied and excellcnt To-
cation of this Property, TO the good quality
of the ground. to the ready adaptation Of
each Lot, either for Manufacturing purposes
or for Building Sites, and to their accessibiii.
ty to Schools, Churches, and to growing Manu-
featuring and Railroad interests. Now is
believed to bo the most Opporfune time to pur-
chase property in Wilmington, either for the ten
years past or for the ten years to como and
particularly so, at a Positive Sale, without re-
gard to weather or price. The sale viii com
mence promptly with Lot No. 1~Qhd proceed
mainly In the order of numberin} yhrrlving55t
the beautiful Broom street Hots, 1t at,out1ka
o'clock, Pm
TERMS OF SALE:
Twenty per cent cash, and the balance in
notes with approved endorsers, equally di-
vided at 3 and months, bearing interest from
the day of sale. Settlement mali cases f6tbe
made previous TO the following Saturday,
May 18th, 1875, at II NJ, OTHERWISE a purcEAse
4 may be declared void, at the option bkfhe
| scllcrs,) and parties who paX,&he whole. in
cash ON or before that time Wm be entitled
| to a clear discount of 3 per cent. Appfbved
Savings Fund Orders received as CASH. Im
mediate possession on settlement.
H1- Frame Stable, FoundationS &c.. located
onOak street, near Franklin street, aud some
fencing, will be sold about p. NJ, for cash,
removable in 30 days. rl5
J. Il. HEALD,
For himself, and as President Christiana
River improvement Company.
apr50 myl47
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Concentrated Fayoring Extracts

OF Vanilla, Lemon, Orange, Rose, Bitter AL
mond, Ginger, Mace, Celery, etc., ETC., made
and sold Wholesale and retail by
Il. BRINGHURSr Il Co,
Corner Sixth anh Market streets.
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PEasoNAL.-Col.W W. Fisk Townsend
Editor of the .Sussen Journal, paid US
visit yesterday. The Colonel was
here for the purpose of endeavoring to
arrange for the proposed excursion by
the Pensnsular Press Association, dur
ing the coming summer.
The daily gazette., 1875-05-08

2 RAILROAD DIEEcToRs.-An election for
Directors of the Kent County Railroad
Company viii be held ut the Court House
in Ghestertown on Monday next The
road is ut present leased to Hir +. Ger-
kef, OF Philadelphia, and is about pay
ing expenses. t4E- vT ~
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q ADDITIONAL Track The p.W. < B.R.
II. Co, me having thewiIarf between the
oyster hou<ea Of Emery i Co., and VIII.
Stevens 4 Co., iii Seafsrd filled in and an
additional side track put down. ,-
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Two schooners, 800 and 400 tons re-
spechycly, are being built at Milton.
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Increase of debt since JAM, 1874. s254.s72 80
80 - lSIh I0x lHt IN

Z s." " 1876, lO5. l3J 90
The city has or'prel the payment of
Loan No. | , OF sic, $3.50, contracted for the
benefiG Of the public schools, of which
the above mentioned s9,1l5 has been
paid, leaving 1915 to be called for by
the pa, ties to whom it is due. The bonds
that have been sold arc sinking funds
ISSUED . pay off this loan, and when il
is all uisposed Of will be of the same
amount. viz $16.92U. In the receipts in
the ..ty Treasury above mentioned are
the proceeds, OF two notes discounted
of s- , $40 each, amounting to $4,000.
Th' c''y had IN bank the 1st Of May,
.$ia', - -.
llem,in yours respectfully,
FRANCIS VINCENT,
n'- City Treasurer.
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rnEAsunKn,s ssrATEMENr. S
WILMINGTON. Del. Nav 6. 1875.

ETo tlle Editor of tie Daily Gdzette-
RESPECTED SIR: The following are the
receipts in the City Treasury during the
month OF April. Also o astatemsnt OF the
nmount received since the 1st of the
year, and the bonded debt of the city,
viz:
from City 1aXeB. B.......................% Z,OU9 0b
-" School Tax, .,.............-......... $40 II
Water iDepartment.. ..........1.... I.osS l3
Auditor for paving wharfs,
rents, &c ..................... LIS "A
thief Engneer fur Btlryeys&C. $3.50
= /" Clerk Of Market, stall rent, ,&c. IVA
- Mayor. Exhibition License ... 40 90
Total receipts exclusive of bonds. .$26, ,IO7 9S
Bonds sold (sinking fund) .............. $3.50 90
Total rectsin City Trcas'y during =.
Apri. -, .,...... SIS, s,a62 25
receipts fofJanuary \. ........a..a&l0a,4i 40 3S
sn & February. .......... ....1.. -. l0,y57 70
! s.' - March - ,'.'".."..''' ".. sa.7o1 W
Total rect In Treasury from Jan. J, - -
1910 Nay VEL ,S6o 63
! 1.-THE tollowing is the account OF the bonded
The bondsa debt Of the city Jan.l. ...... ! !.
Add Goa's sold ii JANUARY an i:j; -y is!eS %
.F G- =. TeDruary-.y-..';,e. Ply .CeO 0o 0o
9 ~ - .9As.f .l4 nAch.........,-t.. soo,ooO w
.u4p' rgY!r' >. April. $3.50 90
h total $966, ,D50 w
Deduct debt paid since Jan. s.f
D. 1919, viz: Funding Fund, es-.'.-
uuo April I...... .-.....'.......5,g0o w
No. LOAN amount paid BE-. y, 90
~ - l2.565 90
Making total bonded debt, May 10, 1914, 1856 90
Bonded debt OF city Jan. l, 1sA,... 720,2l2 ~
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~4s.t'. AND Gosz M EEssfAs a.

wILMIEGroN. Del. May s, 1876.
Irnts5t Stock quotations furnished by
Graf 20. Johng!n 4 Co, S. Il. Cor. 9Th and Mar
Iet street. Wilmington. Del. at =. N. to-
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-12-30
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

Tie large importing bo;;scs of FAM
~ wares show few signs IT the hard
times during the holiday season.
tn ap accustomed eye the stock may
not appear so large M In former
SEASONS, when money was rolling
about; but ariicles are more tasteful
and select. Such canoes, brOnzeS,
aud elegant pieces Of gold and silver
ware never were shown ~ to-day.
The dealers say that they have not
felt tie hard timcseiiirct their custom
hut expect they will before long. Az
The next thing to seeing beautiful
things IL IN hear about them, your
readers may have some curiosity to
know what kind OF gifts wealthy
New Workers mako this season.
The gem OF NIL the lovely objects 0f
"higoiry aud virtue" IN the veiled
cupid, now on view in the gallery
of a house noted for It's raritics. The
statue, by M Italian artist, In called
Hidden Love,n II charming figure,
with head turned aside and arrows
dropping In the left hand, a veil
thrown over the face. The charm
pf II all IL that the marble Is colored
In the soflest tints, the dimpied
limbs have the finest rose flush, ten
der ~ flesh ever In, the eyes, a
hasu iiful, rSulsh blue, beatn
through the veil, which IL wrought
viii, most exquisite art, till IL looks
like u film OF white Grape flung over
the lovely head, not half concealing
the brilliant roses ON It's cheek. The
statue was sold Ia II New York lady
Tor $4,000. The ladies perhaps, Will
prefer Ia hear OF the pair of solitaire
,lianloDd ear.rings that cost $4,000,
aud the great sapphire for u ring,
.iued at 5000.
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THE WEEKLY SUN.
s~sG. NEW YORA. 1916

tigDlrrn hundrsd anh r.esuts-six IL the Gentrn.
tnHisl yra- IL II Also 10. year IN winch aa . 20,
rtipb tiruse ot Representative the FIRST siucs The
var viii be 10 power ut Nsshtngto and the year
al the tsepty.thnd erection 81 President OF the
uotr states Al ~ thsss events are sure 20 b. II
great Interest aud tmpoFiNnee. esprrislly tue two
ist.sri and all OF than aud every thing connected
With tnsm vii be- fully aud freshly rep rtsd aud ex-
ponbd.d 10 Uk IN
The opposition honse OF Representatives taking up
the iius . inquiry opened sears Hxo by The IN.
viii st'rn'S AID diligently investtgat. the eorruo.
ions and misd.sds bfakAkr's administrator; and
wiii, it ~ 4, ie hep q, lay tbs uaaaton Tor new
aud batter pefitd In our patopsl history. OF al
this TIE rbN VIII n1ntAin complete and HfeurHts
counts fura'-hisF its resde~ with early an trust
worthy ihiJrbatien upou ths.s Ahsuf bag topics.
1ns t~entl. third pJesilchtisi election. with the
preparation Tor IT. will b. memorable a. deedin
Upo1 GkANfH aspirations for q third term OF d w~,
aoa unter and still NOR. as deciding who shall bs
u. cat idste OF tue party OF Reform ana -i.etiug
that esndtdas Concerning ali th.se sgts, those
who read fiih ~uN will have the eonrisnt m.sa as OF
bri thoroughly we'll harmed,
Thk aEhkJY ,UN, -heh hss attained eirrula
on ~ over .isbiy thousand c pee slresJs It's
r. aefs IN 'sers state aud f.rritory, sud true
that tn war 1870 viii ih.tf PLUMBERS asutl.d.
itv ~ continue Go he Thorough newspaper All the
sru.ral news pf the ,ay viii he found ia q cuuaeusd
shsh antmpurtant at full bgtb when If nome a !;
ana nMA's ~ trn.t treated ina clear istervttieg
spa Instructive manner
IL 1. our nim To make the " sEKLY Sun the best
family aesstap"r IN the world ave shsit con.
tiBn" 10 stye 10 Us co uuns large Of misvt.
lspsons feainE such storiYs. tales. sven,
tih tnts'aencs AID sgrit ultarsi information f.r
whtrh WI arr not att. 10 make room 10 eur call,
~dM u The aricutural department ssr-ciaiiy IL
owe ~ It's " mtpept features tn. hshtos sts also
rrgntArly reported In tts eoiamus; apd 10 are Tbs
mnrkets OF every kipa.
ri'E mEkkLY Sun, ight pages with ffty s,s
hroaJ c"i"n'us y opiy 81 40 year, postage pre-,
paid A. nis piise Las.is r-psys the e.st a p,p.r
40 discount Gao b. msde frpm this rate 10 ciubs
asrnts. Posthsst.fs. ot any one.
| Thk DAILY sUs, ,srss fur page n-wspae.r 81
tsrntssifhi columns. gives all the n.ws f,r two
esotss Pr sutscriptton, pnstag. prrvsid Is /.
month OF 10 90. ysr. SUNDAY editian -A.r
hsi9 Ter yssr We have 70 travelling av,us~
1'si Address, Ths suS, hsw York civ
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TWEED.

Is said 10 DO IN Havana, in such con.
dition that he cannot be ranght
and brought back Ia answer for his
crimes. That his escape WIS pn,
up job there can be no doubt. The
officers permitted him to get away,
and very ingeDiou-ly put tie police
fJrcpon false scents till he had got
safely out 0f the country. A sailing
vessel hal been chartered, and was
lying Ia readiness IN the Fast River,
with her papers all prepared. Tweed
went through his house, got into a
carriage, was driven 10 tlie vessel
got aboard, aud sailed away The
officers who were privy TO tbe scheme
kept the entire force searching In All
the places where he WIS not, till h.
wns safely landed. Now his law.
yers viii move heaven and earth 10
make u compromise. Tweed will
reinru enough If the money he has
stolen ~ make decent dividend.
and he will return tD take his old
place In New York politics. The old
ntan il anxious 10 get into power
again, for he has a great many old
scores To settle. He Is vintiictive
old fellow, mud II hn ever does get
back. woe to those Of his friends who
went hack on him Ia his troubles!
lie viii make II exceedingly torrid
lOr them.
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JONE s. ADDITION

Lies within about a quarter of
n mile OF the business portion
OF the city. and is one OF Knoxvilles
handsomest and most valuable sub
urb.. 1t embraces sixteen blocks, of
eight lots each. making total of Us
lots, each COX 10 feet.
About so of these lots are occupied
hy residences and other substantial
improvements. including al extensive
Woe,en Maintaining 1s.ss.iihnent, Fer.
ia- M, s.s.c. Orchards, v.aTa.aa, s.e.,
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And
FOUNDRY AND MACHINE WORKS

are soon to he erected in the addition.
Railroad depot. buildings, side tracks,
etc. will occupy portions Of three
blocks mt the northeast corner. NO
such desirable lots ~ these can be had
In the city at such low figures as those
In Jones addition. Now IL the time
TO buy, and Jones' Addition is the
place, II sou want desirable plat ala
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Easxrills aaurual.
0sR new Y0Rk SETTER

Eescher --Tygeed---s'h rtss spas
s.,fs~ THE Osiser side ---Ea-
gis~h Thseyes Political II hs
weather.
New YORK. DEC. q, 1876.
gEEcHER.
TIE Iseecher trouble will not down
because the people Of Brooklyn viii
not bet IL rest. Mr.. Beecber's late
appearance OF fight has not beer
maintained. Sherman. his attorney
and chief friend, holds himself In y
defiant attitude, but he cannot keen,
BszeclIer mp tothe mark. The fact y,
the Rev. gentleman feels that the
world il against him-he feels that
whether guilty OF the offence ~
charged or not. there hes beer
enough IL irnpradence and folly In
his intercourse with the feminine
part of hi flock 20 leave more upon
his name than clergyman ought g.
have. lie knows tnat the clergy
generally believe kim guilty, AMI
that be has lpst standing in his pro-
fes-ion. Therefore, Mr.. Bs-echer viii
very soon step down and out. De-.
pite Shearman-, bla-ter, and the
curIOusly devoted support Of hi
church, Mr. Beeeher II lost man,
Hguiity, of course IL il all right, II
inuwstni, he Is the most unfortunate
nian living.
Wins. widespread destruction this
snndaI has cansedi The abit.-l
preacher In the world has lost hi-
power. Tlton Is ruined financially
and in reputation. Mrs. TiIton =
ekiug ont miserable existence,
keeping boardera. Florence, their
daughter, delightful young lady,
teacifes school and works night
copying for lawyers, with the aid oi
the typewriter. MrS. MoiIiou, -
refined lady with n nasty quarrel o.
her hand. which she cannot let 90;
Bowen, with two libel snit. There
has been nothing but misery, trouble
aud wretchedness from beginning to
end. "Be viftous and you will b.
happy"
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DEPOT GROUNDS.

He has fifty lots which he will sell
at FAIR rates on easy terms. They are
all good lots for residences. lying on "a
beautiful plat OF ground just west of
Knoxville WOODEN and FIGURING Mills,
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Al the sasne tinse changes are GO
ing on 80 rapidly that The purchasers
ri these costly things may have to
pledge them before next holiday TO
get money to live on. Advertis-
ments appear in the papers c"niin-
nall Y, offering private property sales.
A lady offers To sell aB evening dress
only once worn, and a new thread
lare shawl. Another has fine seal
skins, good as new; while diamonds
are hs.ing bought 1T ruiuou- prices.
A broker told me that he could buy
diamonds at any time for one-f6urth
their cost from people who had los.
MI their other property. Those ex-
pensive goods spoke Of are usually
bought by people Of assured incomes,
not dependent on the fluctuations Of
business. The Astors. Stewarts. and
half thousand other families know
nothing Of hard times, for wien one
his an income ~ $4,000 per year,
il matters bot little whether IL Il cut
down - per cent.ror not. While j
am on the '.other side, !" let me show
you how some people live. In the
house where live II a servant girl
who works from six In the morning
till eleven AT night for s2 50 per week.
Her father, mother, aud three
children came to New York that
they might be supported by her.
THAT IL 10 say, there was no work for
them NJ Port Jfrvis, where they
lived, and ii could not be- much
worse anywhere. They got a room
In All atiic--and the father and boys
Try Ia get something 10 do IN vain.
The mother succeeded in getting a
little washing 10 do, which averages
hsr about ~ 90 PER werk. On the
iaughter's wages and this plttanfe--
- 90 10 all, this family Of five persons
have 10 live. or rather exist. They
eat one very poor meal day, and 20
without fire this bitter, singing
weather. Keep out Of the great
cities and the small ones too. God
made The country, and there is where
Gods creatures ought to live. Cities
ARE necessary blotcbes on The body Of
creation.
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ESGLisH THIEVES.

Last Saturday thirty English
tnieves aud burglars landed from a
steamer, and took up their abode In
New York. a telegram from tile
london police to our chief, notified
The city Of dis AGGRESSION to It's popu.
lation, and detectives awaited and
SPOTTED them. Foreign thieves like
America for they are not kept under
-tie!I surveillance ~ IN European cit.
ies. There they are treated IA
thieves, and are watched; her. they
become Democratic politicians and
get 10 te aldermen and city officials.
Among the lot were three noted
burglars, Who narrowly escaped
hanging in London few months
since. The others ARE pit'k pockets,
sneak thieves and operators Of small
or note. II does seem ~ though
some arrangement ought to be made
rs whirh each country should he
compelled to take care OF i,s own
crime. Aslt IN. when foreign cut
throat finds his own country too hot
Ia hold him he comes here. Amer
len Is IL" refuge to all hunted scoun.
dreii,nl Of the world, aud New York
II The sewer through which ID flows.
And the great trouble liz. We don't
hang rs fast a. they cHn be imported.
POLITICAL.
The Democratic admirers OF Gov.
Tilden are organizing H. force him
on the National Democratic Cunvpu-
tion. as It's candidate for tho presi.
dency, on II hard money, free trade
platform, whcthero 40. They are
putting oceaDs OF money on II, and
are striving To have such an organi.
zation perfected IN viii control the
Convention,
THE WEATHER.
IL horribly warm for the season,
Just now. The streets are nasty.
business ir fearfulIy dull. and alto.
grther life Il not a rosetinted dream.
When Will the change COME:
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Advertisers Gazette

A Journal Of Information for Id
re,aisers. Eddion, 1900 copies. Pab-
hshed ueekiy. Terms, 81 per anHuha
IN Qdrnnce.
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1; X e I'll. u u II

Water may be found anywhere mt n
depth of from l6 10 % feet. Many of
the lots are fenced aud IN cultivation,
with bearing orchard trees aud shrub
berry.
A large number Of neat cottages
have already been built IN this addi-
ton, and are now occupied 10y thrifty
citizpus
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-05-27

Instruction, so as to qualify them to be-
come midshipmen and thus commence on
the road that leads to the highest rank in
the naval service. But the plan did not
work well and had to be abandoned.
the Secretary of the Navy now pro-
poses to take boys between the ages above
mentioned, of robust frame. intelligent,
healthy constitutions, and five feet one
inch without shoes, on board national
vessels. The education will only COM
prise plain English branches. alternatin
with practical seamanship and other pro-
fesSional occupations designed TO prepare
them TO be sailors In the navy. The boysar
enlisted at the rate of $1,000 per month
and one ration. While serving on the
Minnesota in this harbor they may. II de-
serving. be promoted 10 the rating of first
class boys, and on sea-going vessels will be
entitled to higher ratings at the discretion
of their commanding officers, as n reward
for proficiency and good conduct. Boys
on being enlisted are furnished an outfit of
clothing, Cor which they are 20 pay them
selves. They cannot allot amy portion Of
their pay 10 their parents, but are allowed
to draw monthly 81 for pocket money, and
are also allowed 10 go on shore nj the dis
crction OF the commanding officer.
Boys who may be recommended Tor
honorable discharge upon the expiration
of their enlistment are 10 receive contin,s-
Gus service tickets, tnulmg them 10 thrcc
months extra pay, and the addition at 81
per month 10 their pay, provided they ~
enlist for three years within three months,
Bows injured in the service, or having con-
traotoi disease in the line Of duty, art en-
titled 10 and will reociye pensions, In
some cases an imperfect knowledge vi
reading and writing viii not be regarded
IS barrier, and preference will be given
10 the sons Of old sailors and soldiers.
These terms appear 70 Oe quite lioeTsh
and SO far there is good prospect of OBJ
tanning = large number Of youths, The
Minnesota + tine vessel, and the OttlcerS
in cnargo have been selected IN view ol
their fitness for taking charge IT bows who
are destined 10 ill valuable and useful p0-
SiIions In the service Of their country, The
Sabine Is stationed at Portsmouth, New
Hampshire, for similar purpose.