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The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-16

A lamp exploded in the residence of
D. l.. Lakin, at Topeka, Saturday
night, set the house on fire, and did
considerable damage.
h. L. Barber, and Il. Stoolfire, of
Cofiey county, purchased off. S. Sharp,
Of NeoshO Falls, July 9th, TO head of
Merino sheep, paying for them 81 800.
A correspondent of the Kansas City
Journal tells this: "Forty miles north
of Buffalo station, Kansas, on the
Smoky, Is family by the name of
Observation-Disclosures and his wife Ell
len. A short time ago Mrs. Erickson
gave birth to = child and at the same
time b rat. The rat was perfect, ex-
cePt its two fore feet, which were hui
man hands. 1t could be fed with a
spoon, taking hold of it with its two
hands. 1t lived but a short time, to
the blessing of those concerned. The
child Is healthy and well formed.
The Kansas Pacific railroad has ia
ken control of the express business,
and hereafter the Kansas Pacific Rail-
way Express Company will operate
the Kansas Pacific road and all its
branches.
The report that Wells, Fargo & Co s
express is to be withdrawn from Kan
sas, is contradicted by their agents.
Ross A. Hartman, of Greenwood
county, was suffocated by gas in a well,
week before last. He had been blast
ing, and failed to fire charge and
went down to examine il. When dis
covered he was dead. The we'll was
eighteen feet deep, and a lamp lei
down went out nine feet from the sur.
face.
1.-THE Paola Spirit says the case of tbs
spectators against the Black Bob set.
tiers in johnson county, has been de.
cided in favor of the settlers.
The west line of Kansas is 3, 200 fee
above the sea level.
Recently colored female of Leav.
enworth. predicted that the air would
be full of flying serpents. Her predIc
ton hasn't come to pass yet, but las
week, while two boys named Reming
ton and Jenkins, the former from
LeaVenworth, and the latter a Plat,
county boy, were hunting in the woods
a serpent was seen approaching them
about four feet above the earth. Jen
kins tool. off his hat, and throwing i
over the snake succeeded in capturin,
it. 1t is over one foot long, spotted
and has wings about the size of man.
hand. The boys have the serpent pre-
served in alcohol.
Rev. NJ. Houts, of the Leavenwortl
III. Z. Church, is going to locate il
Southern California, for his health.
June 29th some very brutal trainnaI
on an A, T. & S. F. freight train
when near Burlingame, shook brak,
so that's young negro from LeaYen
worth fell off the car, and was rul
over, losing his leg. The railroad com
pany sent him back home, but he die
on the 9th, and his mother has engaged
Thos. Fenlon, Esq, to sue the company
for damages.
The State SeRtinel, the organ of tn,
prohibitionists of the State, has beer
removed from Leavenworth to Law
renee.
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b. F. BURDEN,
NJ. S. ROsERERRY,
JOHN MANLEY,
Committee CoYleY COuI

Committee Cowley County.
The people of Butler county have
taken similar action.
Butler county oats supposed to have
been entirely ruined by the hail storm,
will make full crop-having sprung
up again from the roots.
Belts & Frazer are to erect a grist
mill q of mile south of Eldorado.
DIR. Andrews house in Chelsea,
caught fire on the Sd, from a coal of
fire the doctor used to light his pipe,
and burned down. Loss $500 and his
medical Instruments.
A friend concluded to have q cheap
Fourth of July celebration. He took a
flag (borrowed), six bottles of Young
er's ale, wheelbarrow, and proceeded
to the ground east of town. He tied
the flag to maple bush, drank his ale
in peace and laid down On the weel-
barrow to rest. In the evening friend
went down and brought him home,
and his wife put him to bed.-Eldorado
Times.
Col. Plumb in his Fourth of July
speech, at Augusta, right in the face of
a long dry spell, predicted heavy
rain storm within eighteen hours. He
missed it Just six hours.-Times.
The miliers at Winfield are paying
but seyenty-five cents per bushel for
wheat
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Gov. Osborn has written to Pres
ident Grant a letter protesting
against any more Indians being To-
Gated in the Indian territory, declar-
ing that that territory should be
soon opened to white settlement,
and disagreeing generally with the
'fIndiah policy" of the adminstra-
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The Patrons of Husbandry of nine
counties in southwestern Kansas
have united in q commercial agency
at Wichita, and their agent, j. G.
Samson, Esq, informs millers and
grain men that they have oyer two
million bushels of wheat to be dis
posed of. This is a new field for
grangers to operate in, aud a legiti-
mate one, to which 10 proper eI-
ception can be taken. What they
produce they have an unquestIona-
BILE right to get all they eau for.
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His Royal Highness, the Prince
of Wales, is to start for British In
dia Oct. 18th, for a six months ex-
hibition Of himself, and Parliament
has appropriated $4,000 to pay the
expenses. Royalty is very valua-
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Mr.. Thomas A. Edison has made
an improvement or invention in tel
egraphing whereby three thousand
words can be recorded in a minute,
and four messages transmitted at
the same time over the same wire,
Now let us have cheap kilograms.
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Another Railroad.

Articles of incorporation have
been filed in the Secretary of States
Office, of the st. Louis, Usage City
& Walnut Valley r. r. Co.
The articles specify that the
road is to run from Usage City
to the south line of the State,
traVersing the counties of
Usage, Lyon, Chase and Butler. Tho
directors are j. p. Usher, of Law
renee; A. g. Easter, George Brock,
K. l.. Morris, G. S. Martin, G. John
son and G. s. Douglas, of Usage
county; p. B. Plumb, of Lyon coun.
ty; Henry Brandley, of Chase coun-
ty; A. N. Ellet and W. A. Shannon,
of Butler county and Robert Mill
ken, of Cowley county.-COmmon-
wealth.
The Usage City Free Press says
of this proposed road:
A conference has been held be-
tween the officers of the above nam
ed company and a company of our
citizens, and our prospect for Rnoth-
er road are very ffattering. The
proposed line of the road is from a
point near Carb6ndale in this coun-
ty, along the coal belt through
Usage, through Lyon and Chase,
and down the Walnut Valley
through Butler and CowleY to Ark
ansas City, near the line of the In
dian territory. This gives the road
the inside track on the Texas cattle
trade without doubt, as it is a
through line from Arkansas City to
the st. Louis market New, the
question is, do Lyon, Chase, Batter
and COwiey want this road ? AS for.
Usage, she wants it and will have i.
this far in less than twelve months.
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Johnny Steele, once the young
millionaire and spendthrLft of the
Pennsylvania oil regions, is now at
work with q gang of bridge build
ers in Shelby county, Illinois, at
one hundred and seventy-fl five cents
q day. He is just as happy and con-
tented with his frugal fare and low
ly lot as when he basked in For
tunes favOrs. His wife Joined his
fortunes when sunshine giIded his
path; she now clings to him in adj
yersity with true-hearted love.
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Vice-President Wilson has pub
lished letter, denying that he has
ever sought nomination for presi-
dent, and saying that his opposition
to q third term was not caused by
any opposition to Gen. Grant, or TO
any desire for the Office himself.
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Since the fish commission was or

Since the fish commission was or
ganized in Iowa there have been
planted in that State, shad 100, 600,
Iowa varieties $4,000. California sal
mon 10000, PenObscot salmon SO,
600, land-locked salmon 500, other
varieties 100000. Why isn't some
body planting some fish in Kansas ?
Commonwealth.
Because there is no adequate law
to protect the culture of fish in the
State. When there is a proper law
on this subject, the fish commission
ers promise to stock Kansas rivers
with the best OF fish.
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In 1870 law was passed by con-
gress authorizing the refunding OF
the public debt into bonds bearing
interest at 4, Az and 5 per cent.
The findings of the five per cents
has gone on until now, the amount
is S6l5, 600, 900, and the annual saw
ing of interest to the country is
81 100000.
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EntOmologists now think the "hOme
of the grasshOpper" is far up in
northwestern British America, and
not in the Rocky mountains or else
where in the United States.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-16

The Council Grove Democrat
again makes it's appearance, having
arranged its financial difficulties.
Under the above heading, IL sums
up as follows:
We have been footing" . little,
aud find that during the four years
we have been wrestling with the
Democrat il Morris county, that we
have done work, for which we have
received no compensation, as fol-
lows:
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The English, Irish and Scotch are
now on the rampage, and are going
to devote their entire time to rifle
practice, so as to outshoot the Amer
leans next year.
The damage done by the late in
undations in the south of France
was much geater than at first sup
posed. 1t is calculated that over 800
persons have lost their lives, and
property to the enormous extent of
500, 600, 900 has been swept away.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
FARMERS DON'T FAIL.

To take your wheat. oats, rye, barley, lax
seed and corn to the
Immediately west of the Santa Fe railroad de-
pot, EmpOria, Kansas. There you can get
the highest price in cash for all your grain, as
we have our own Commission House in st.
Lsuis. and sell our own grain, thereby saving
commissions. thus giving us advantages over
other shippers who have to depend ON com
mission men to do their selling.
We are also prepared to
FURNISH COAL
by the car load, wagon load or busheI, at rea-
Sonable rates.
Farmers, please come and see us and be con-
WINGED that q "
WFtDE1k 6SFHE SoUARE WITH Y0U.
Remember the plaee-immediately west of
the Santa Fe depot, Emp0ria, Kansas.
J. G. H0RNBARGRR, Agent.
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Total
$3.50 80

The above Is not over estimated,
and goes TO show that the newspa-
per, as well as any other business,
is subject to leakage. We propose
to stop the leakage right now.
Experience is the beginning Of
wisdom.
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Gen. Frank P. Blair, of St. Louis,
died on the 9Th.
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LEGAL NOTICE.

NOTICE is hereby given that on the 18th
liz day of July, 1916, George w. Spreitzer
hled his petition in the District Court of
Lyon County, Kansas, against VIM. Ander-
son and Aahala Anderson defendants. who
are hereby notified that they have been sued
by said George w. SpReitzer.. and that they
muSt answer said petition on or before the 27th
day of August, 1875, or said petition will be
taken as true aud judgment rendered correct
ing the description Of deed executed by them
TO G. w. Butcher, dated October 9Th, 1870, so
TO make it read the northeast quarter, in
stead OF the southeast quarter OF section z,
township 10. and range y.
July IL, 1878. e. b. BACHELLkR.
29t3 Atty for Plaintiff.
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z. SMITH, L. S. c.
WINFIELD, KS, July II, 1875.

WINFIELD, AS, July Il, 1910.
The DaO-
pie of this county, grateful for the
timely aid furnished them in their ex-
tremity, both by private bounty and
the government, no longer require as,
sistance from abroad. We, therefore,
decline to accept the rations, 41,O2l
pounds, and ask that they be distribut
ed among those in want, whose fields
this year, as last. have been made des-
olatR
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Beecher's salary has been raised
from $4,000 to 100000. for this
year. Elizabeth don't get cent.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-07-16

lat week 75 moneyed men from
Northern Illinois went over the
A, T. & 5. f. railroad, with the
view of making real estate invest
ments.
The Wichita Beacon says: "Nu-
merous inquiries for large quantities of
wheat are being received by our citi-
zens from mills in Missouri. Illinois,
Iowa and Colorado"
The annual election for school dis
trict officers, according to an act of the
Legislature, approved March Sd, 1875,
takes place August 18th, at 2 O'Clock,
p m, at which election a school dis
trict treasurer will be elected. to serve
for q period of three years.-Chase
County Courant.
Hon. I. A. Thompson, Lecturer of
the National Grange, will be at Cotton
wood Falls, Friday, July 23d, 1870,
and DELIVER public lecture at 10 a. M,
and exemplify the unwritten work of
the order at p. m. The Patrons win
have basket picnic dinner in the
grove near town.
The Marion county fair will be held
at Peabody, September 10Th, 10th and
18th.
A branch railroad from Junction
| City to Marion Center is now agitating
the people of the latter place.
The following correspondence is hon
orable to CoWleY county:
FIT. RILEY, KS, June %, 1915.
ri. s. RosEBRRRY, ESD, Arkansas City
DEAR SIR:-I have the honor to in
form you that have this day shipped
for your county (Cowley) q $50 "a
tons of shoulders, corn-meal and
beans, also one sack of coffee. Please
have teams in readiness, and notify the
people to come in promptly so that
there will be no delay in issuing.
Forty-one thousand and twenty-one
1 pounds to haul.
E. SMITH, L. S. G.
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= IST OF letters remaining in the Emporia
i pOstOfice, July IS, 1875. Persons calling
for these letters please say advertised.
Allcut Geo; Bale Miss Bud: BeAuchamp
VIM; Dart Miles James; Finnell Matte r. ;
Gamble Lizzie Garrett Miss Mary; Gunther
Simhon; Macarthur Mrs. Kate; Martin w. L, +;
Troda 5, s.; Wright n. ID.
HELD FOR DIRECTION.
Mrs MoIIie e. Campbhll, care David Camp
bell, Arthur, Douglas co.
JACOB STOTLER, p. n.
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FARMERS ACCOUNT BOOK |

TMBRACING sepaTa ate accounts for aIl
Ia cereal products, stock. orchard, dairy,
garden, family expenses, labor, seed, receipts
and expenditures in every department of
farm business. with the pages ruled and
printed directions over each column in such
q manner that any person can in this book
easily keep fall, clear, and correct account
OF all the various transactions of a farm and
family, and see at a glance his exact financial
condition at any time. It is pronounced by
all who have seen IL just what every farmer
needs, and IL is selling very rapidly. The
price Is only three dollars, ana the book viii
last twenty years, and save q thousand times
It's cost II Is manufactured by Day. Egbert
q fidler, book -binders, Davenport, Iowa, ia
their best and most substantial style. The
IolIoWihg endorsements speaks for Itself:
EMRORIA, KANSAS, July 9, 1876.
y. T. kKRKs-Sfr: Having examined the
"Earmers' Account Book, - which you have for
sale, we do not hesitate to commend IL TO the
farming community rs one of the most adj
mira6Ie methods Of booking ever devised. It
enables the farmer to keep an account OF each
crop and ali property peculiar 20 his calling
as wen Is every bus mess transaction, in such
: simple and concise manner that every ac-
count may be kept with but small expendi-
ture OF time. Every farmer should have one
ana Keep hts accounts posted
y Re STKATT0N, j.. 8. CRAIG.
CHAs. Il. PAINE, b. r. PAREKR,
JACOB bfETzGEK, JOSEPH ERHsT,
ii, il. CRAY, ID. A STAHL
r. p. HALL
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Subscribed ana sworn 70 before me, this I2th
day Of July, A. d. 1875.
:. S. CRAIG, County Clerk.
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Wendell Phillips is out with a
letter, faVoring more paper currency
and q third term for Gen. Grant.
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July 4. I776, was on Thursday.
July 4, 1876, will be on Tuesday.
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STATE Ut AANSAB.F
COUNTY Oh LYON
Joseph Ernst being duly sworn, upon oath
says that he Is the County Treasurer OF Lyon
County, Kansas; that the foregoing state
mens, showing the amount OF moEey in the
treasury OF said county on July 5th, .S15. and
the different funds 70 which IL belongs Is cor
rect, complete aud true.
JOSEPH ERNST. Co. Treasurer.
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For Sale.

WING to change of business that calls me
from this state. my residence on Market
street near the Welsh Presbyterian church Is
for sale at Il bargain. II. ID. McCARTER.
29tf
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patent ECLIPSE
be trusted in tits not af
by the weather. aud will freeze winter
PRICE$ which will from $2 s2 Mills
all low the loves Correspondence Solicited
m3 tt
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Quarterly statement.

STATE OF KANSASI
COUNTY OF LYON.
COUNTY TREASURES OFFICE,l
EMPORIA. July 9Th, 1875,
The following Is a correct statement of the
amount OF money for the several funds in the
county treasury for the quarter ending July
9Th 1875:
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StraveI m. SfoIo,,.

CTRAYED or stolen June 18th. rom tha
- premises Of the undersigned, two mares
One about nine years old. fifteen and a-haIf
bands nigh, Of 3 light bay color, with collar
tie white spot ON one foot The other. aboTt
Jour years Old, half pony, dark bay coIoresi
by rope she other by 9 halter when they
carried with then Address the undersirned
EEV. jus. PEER1ER
2z>H Catholic Parsonage, Emporis. Ras.
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=. B o r r o n,
Real Estate Agent,

Pays Taxes Fe1eems lands sold fur taxen. Will
aeefsT parties an0unt OF tax dze -
tine 70 save penalty.
Send New York exchange or T.. O. order.
Tax receipts sent by return mail an
receipt Of money.
Enclose stamp, description OF lands and
post ONCE address.
REAL ESTATE BOUGHT AND SOLD
ON COME1SSIGN.
4. BORTON.
EmPorsa. Lyon county. Kan.
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H e p O II It
OF the condition OF the
EhlPORIA NATIONAL BANK,
At EmpOria, In the State Of Kansas, at
the close CT business,
june 30, 1925.
STATE OF KANSAS,
COUNTY OFLYoN,

STATE OF KANSAS, 50
COUNTY OF LYON,
LIT. Heritage, Cashier OF the above
named Bank, do solemnIy swear that
the above statement Is true, to the best
Of my knowledge and belief.
L. T. HERITAGE, Cashier.
Subscribed aud sworn to before me this
18th day OF July, A. ID. 1875.
in. STEELE.
Notary Public.
Correet-At.est: p. B. PLUME.
LEWIS LUTZ,
W. T. SODEN,
Directors.
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STATE OF Kansas:

Total, t1ls6&
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STRAYED.

= mile north OF Emporia, about May 18th.
1875. q sorrel alley, years old. small white
spot on face lightly branded on left rump
with the letter L. Liberal reward tor infor
S9-tT ROBERT LOGAN.
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LATEST LOCAL.

SAM HARRISON recently convicred of bur-
glary ami sentenced to three years impriSon-
ment, was to-day taken, in the custody of the
sheriff, TO the l'cn tentiary at Columbus.
MRs. JANE BELL, mother Of John -E. Bell
Esq and .or 45 years u resident OF Cincinnati,
dio1 at her residence in this city this morning,
in tie 74t1 year of her age. Mr.. Bell had u
very large circle Of friends aud acaliaintances
in the city, and her death will be mourned b.
all who knew her.
OFFICERS EPPING AND EMIG arrested two
men named Thomas Qugley and Carl Ever
exciting chase OF over two miles along the
nor. hern hills They were brought to Erenicn
rect for having tapped the till at buIns'
saloon on Hamilton road.
TnE case OF Frank Carney, who was charged
with cutting one Patrick Desmond with in-
tclt to kill him, was dismissed in the Police
Court this morning. The adair, which was
to have been the result Of an attack by Des-
mond on the person Of the Defendant, and his
wounds owing to his own doings. 1.-l
ROBERT CRI'NEY. the grocery keeper ar
rested four days ago by Officer Dinsmose on
Gano street for assautlng the Chinaman Geo.
sam, and destroying his $12 silk umbrella,
some tea and his coat, was brought up in the
Police Court this morning aud sentenced to
pay the costs In the case OF assault and bot
terry. On the Otner charge he was fined s26 ~
and the costs of the trial. On his Settling the
amount duo to Sam the fine was remitted.
LEWIS DONELLY, the man that on the eve Of
the Fourth shot james Donelly in PancOast al
ley, between Main and Sycamore and Eighth
and Ninth streets, was bound over to the Grand
jury in the sum OF $30J on the charge of muir
der In Ithe second degree. In the Police Court
this morning the dying statement Of Donelly
was presented, but Lewis denied any intention
OF shooting tho man, and offered the excuse, as
mentioned at tile lime, namely that he was
shooting at cats.
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nation of very alarming character, and
has partially put the Dominion Govern
ment in possession of the leading fea-
lures. 1t appears that the Cree lndians
have been worked upon by outside infu-
ence, and that the half-breeds, being dis
salts fed with the commissioners sent by
the Dominion Government, and fearing
that they were not going to receive fair
play, at once threw their influence in
with other malcontents.
They say that half the arabic lands In
the province are being sorted by railway
SPECTATORS and the Hudson Boy Conn
pany. That whereas, the Cree Indians
and half-breed families were to receive
certain tracts of land, still no equitable
division has been made, and the two
Commissioners sent up to the Northwest
know nothing about their business, and
are only intent on deceiving the people
by policy of delay. Ofcourse the fears
OF those who have taken the law i'll their
own hands are greatly exaggerated, and
have led them to gravely infringe on the
laws OF the country. No really dehnlte
intelligence can be furnished as yet, still
enough is known to warrant the gravest
aDprchenS ion.
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~" progress.

COLONEL SNELBAKEs. this morning,
received a letter from q. G.. Younger 0i
Washington, d. O., dated yesterday.
asking tor information Of the where
ab ,uts of his mother, who is supposed
to be IN this city on her way to Calves
ton, Texas. Also. card Offering o re-
ward for the capture OF horse thief,
named George Bennett. He is wanted
by Chiet OF Police Wilson, or Indianap-
oils. 80 ,
GEORGE FRANK, arrested on a wss-
rant sworn out by Mr.. VIM. Davis, was
arraigned in the Police Court this
morning on charge of adultery. Da-
Wis accuses Frank CT having esrraNged
the affections of bis wife, and also Az
leges that he has, on several occasions,
seen his wife with the defendant at his
house, 53S Race street, and that this mas
been going on for about six months.
The evidence produced in tbe case
showed plainly the guilt of George
Frank, who was accordingly bound over
TO the Grand Jury, and his bond liked NJ
$500