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MARYLAND.
The Election Fight at Annapo oils.

TWO WHITE MEN AND EIG HIT NEGROES SH OF
ANNAPOLIS, April G.-The statement tele-
graphed last night in regard TO the unfOrtu-
nate disturbance at the election here yeSter-
day afternoon, is in the main correct. 4
NUMBER of the most respectable and inhuen-
tlaI citizens were at the polls at the time,
ana all agree that the negroes were the ag-
gTessOrs. Ii is positively asserted that Will
liams, who commenced the firing, was first
knocked down by colored man, and while
down and being assaulted, drew his pistol
and fired two shots, both taking effect. AT
forwards second assault was made by
negro upon white man, with q cudgel, aud
an indiscriminate firing between blacks and
whites took place. some fifteen or twenty
shots being fired. or these ten took effect,
TWO whites and eight negroes being shot. Or
the latter VIM. Dorsey was killed, John Bell
was shot in the mouth and back, Edward
Lee in the back, Jas. Matthews in the chin,
Henry Cooper in the jaw, Daniel Brashears
in the breast and Henry Tilghman in the
head. 1t is stated this a. m. that Bell and
Cooper will probably die. The disturbance
was finally quelled by whites of both parties
e1ectually interfering TO cause a cessation,
after the negroes had retired, otherwise they
would have been followed by the exasper-
ated crowd, and more serious consequences
wp1ll ha No Oh
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NEWMAN TO GLADSTONE.
THE POPE.
AMERICA HIS FUTURE HOME.
THE CONNECTICUT ELECTION.
A DEMOCRATIC SWEEP.
Reelection OF the Democratic State
Ticket and Legislature by am En-
creased Majority -The Democrats
Gain Two CONG rPsSmeu.

Especial Dispatch 10 The Evening Ssorl
HARTFORD, April G.-The election in this
state yesterday resulted in the reelection of
the democratic state ticket and legislature
by an increased majority over last year. and
with the gain of two democratic Congress-
men. There will be but one republican
member (Nfr. Starkweather) IN the next
House of Representatives. The delegation
has not been thus constituted since 1865, when
the democrats carried the Congressional cleo
ton for Governor in the spring of that year,
and were defeated by the republicans in the
presidential vote i'll the fall.
Governor lngersOll is reelected by ma
JOrlty of 600 tO3 ,500-sOme estimates placing
IL this morning as high as 1000. This is "a
gain of nearly 500 on his majority last
spring, when it was 1909, but a falling of
from his plurality, which was 6,7sl. The re-
suit shows that there is a loss in the vote for
the prohibition candidate, which. singular as
II may seem, has contributed somewhat TO
increase the democratic vote. The legiSla-
ture is democratic in each house, and has a
majority of twenty on joint ballot. There is
no L. s. Senator, however, TO be elected as
last year, when Mr.. Eaton was nominated
In the Congressional districts the result
was as follows:
FjrSt.-Geo. NJ. Landers (dem.) is elected
over Gen. Hawley and an independent or
prohibition candidate by 500 plurality. Gen.
III. ran largely ahead OF his ticket in this
tHartford) city of his residence.
SecOnd.-Judge James Phelps (dem) is
elected by 1000 majority over Stephen w
kellogg rep }. whose majority in 1873 was a.
Th6d-H. III. Starkweather (repD is re-
elected by about 900 majority over ex-Sen-
ator Foster, against III majority in 1873.
Foer:h--W ii. Bainum (dem.) Is reelected
by reduced majOrity-less than Loo
against ,429 in 1873
[By Associated Press.l
HARTFORD, CT, April G.-Eote tor COVER
nor IL GerEon over Green, 9,52S; 1nsersoll
over H. 6,SJ6.
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BALTIMORE, April 6.-virgtnfa skies. peelers.
50; yirginias, consolidated, SIS West Virginia o,
s, North Carolina skies, old, -, do. new, Do; do
special tax, ) bid 20 day. Sugar firm; demand fair,
BALTinoRE, April s.-Cotson ouet but firm
western amber, -sssl IS; No: 2, DO. 1.p mixed
do, 3; Nc. western red, lS; No. do, u,
Pennsylvan red, .26al =; Maryland red, pa
l:s3; do. amber. l.XalS; do. white, 4 .25al IS:
No. western spring red, lEal 70; Corn
yellow, So western mixed: s. osts firm-soathern,
t0a73; western white, eea7O; western mixed, 67a6s
Rye oniet-l.eoal.es; Hay dull and unchanged
Provisions strong and active. Pork finn, 2zs0 Bulk
meats held Observation-Disclosures, 81; clear rib side-
lli4 for car loads loose; jobbing psc. ed, Las,
higher. Bacon very hrm and ectise-shoulders,s Z:
clear rib sides, IS. Packed Hams, l41Sal5 Lard
excied and higherlshals'l Butter steady; better
demand-good 20 extra hne western tubs and
Coffee quiet and unchanged. Whisky unsettled ami
INV YORK, ipril s.-stock. dull. Mop.y.
Gold, lia. Ezchanee, long. CSC; short. $50, Gov
ersments active az better prices.
NEW YORK. April 6-flour quiet and steady
Wheat cent better. Corn cent better.
LospoN, April 6, l2-9 D. m -Coasols FOR money,
$3.50; for the account, So. q q. 5 ~ bonds,
LIrTIrocI, April 3, 81 il $ = se Cotton hrn-ud
ding uplands, sss1,d.; midaline Orleans, es&sa<d
Sales, u oGo bales, Including 500 bales for spscua
tion and export. The total sales yesterday were
- Go bales 200 Of which sold AFTER the req
ular close Of market Corn 3ts Sd ass Cd per quar-
ter Tbs receipts Of wheat for the psst three days
eve been 50 900 quarters, including S50o American,
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THE OHIO ELECTIONS.
Towns Evenly Divided.

CINCINNATI, April 6.-The democrats
elected their ticket at elections in Ohio yes
terday in GAINESVILLE. Troy, Lima, Bucyrus,
Crestline, Day ton, Wooster, and all except
ing mayor in Chillicothe. In Springfield,
\enia, Urbana, Mansfield. Wilmington,
Youngstown, New Vienna, and London, the
republicans and independents were success
ful.
CINCINNATI.
Complete returns of the election i'm this
city have not yet been received, but they will
not materially change the figures in last
nights dispatches. Printed elsewhere in
THE STAR
TOLEDO, REPUBLICAN,,
TOLEDO. April &. The election here yes
terday resulted in the success OF the republi-
cans with the exception of police Judge.
Manx, for mayor, has leo majority. The rest
OF the ticket have majorities of from 100 to
$50.
TOLEDO, o., April Cat Adrian. Mich.
yesterday, the democrats elected Kimball
for mayor and the balance of the ticket is
about equally divided between democrats
and republicans. AT Cold Water, Mich, the
democrats elected their mayor and republi-
cans the rest of ticket.
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FOREIGN Notes.

LONDON, April G.-The ship Dacea, which
went ashore on the Isle of Wight, has gone
TO pieces; nothing was saved.
The report published in the Ri,7l Pubic of
Paris that the Emperor of Brazil proposed TO
abdfcate has no foundation.
Fifty. thousand dollars i'm specie was
Shipped 10 New York by the steamship
Weser, which sailed from Southampton To-
Gay.
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THE FRESHET IN THE HUDSON.
Damage TO the Railroad

POUGHREEPSIE, April 6.-Tnere Il now no
probability that trains will get through on
the Hudsod river railroad to-day. The track
from Castleton 10 Greenbush is compara-
lively clear, but between Scilo1ock and Cas-
tleton ii has been badly washed to-day
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BRIGHAM YoUNG's SoN IMPOSED UPoN.-
A deed was recorded in the Albany county
clerks office last week conveying a plot OF
ground in Albany to john w. Young. son OF
Brigham Young, of Salt Lake. The Albany
Times ays:-"The premises have long been
built upon, being covered with houses and
other buildings, and il is surmised that Mr..
From the boundaries given. it is evident
that the deed was made out from rather Old
paDerS"
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POPE PITSIy.
He Will Wake His Home I'm America

PARIS, April 6.-The Rome correspondent
OF The Journal Dcs DeJCt'S writes 20 that papar
that The Pope Will take ND his residence in
the United States If il should become inn.
possible for him 10 remain i'm Rome, and
says Ii was with the view TO such n possible
emergency that Archbishop McCloskey was
elevated 10 the cardinalate
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NEW YORK NEWS.
a Successful Strike

NEW YORK, April 6.-The 'Longshoremen
on East river yesterday refused to work for
less than forty cents an hour, and owing to
large shipments of freight, merchants were
compelled to accede to their demands.
Beaten to Death.
MichaeLMcCarthy died yesterday from be-
ing beaten by Michael Cunningham at
saloon on 43d street.
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"TATICANISM."
NeWm0n.s Rely TO Gladstone.

LONDON, April "a reply of Rev. Dr.
Newman to Gladstone's last paper, entitled
'.Vaticanism," is published Today. New
man quotes from various authorities in order
TO prove that the Pope is not infallible, in
subject matter in which the conscience is of
supreme authority. Therefore, he says. q
deadlock between the conscience and the
PCpe is impossible.
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Cardinal Mc(Ioskex.s Hal.

NEW YORK, April 6.-Mgr. Ronutto and
Count Moretoschi, bearers of the Cardinals
cap for Archbishop McCloskey. arrived here
today via steamer Perreire. The party was
received al quarantine by Cardinal McClos-
Key and large number of Catholics of this
city. and they were escorted TO The house of
The cardinal.
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ANOTHER BABY our IL

ANOTHER BABY Our IN THE COLD
Officer McHenma last night found a white
female infant near the corner OF 9Th and n
streets, South Washington, and IL was carej
Tor by some ladies during the night, and sent
TO st. AIMS asylum to-day.
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Special Police for the Mines.

PHILADELPHIA, April Ga special force
OF $50 policemen were selected here to-day
for service in Lehigh county, and started for
Allentown this afternoon, under charge of a
number OF mining operators, to prevent any
further destruction of property or interfe-
renee OF mining strikers in that section.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Washington Fish Market.

Sold by X A. Golden & Bro, fish agents.
5000 shad sold from SI1.JO to s2i per hundred;
5000 behring's sold from so TO SIS per
thousand; 5000 lunches rock sold from ~ To
b cents per bunch; 1000 punches perch sold
from 20 Ia 20 cents per bunch; 1900 punches
cut fish sold from to cents per bunch.
Received and sold by VIM. +. Stuart:--l, 200
shad, sold from SlI TO SO; Gao lunches, sold
from IS 10 - cents per bunch; ; 90 herring,
sold a. SS0aS.2 per thousand.
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INDUSTRIAL DRAWING IN PUBLIC
SCHoOLs.-ASsemblym Miller, of Herki-
ner county, n. Y, has introduced bill in
the legislature providing that industrial
drawing shall be taught in our common
schools. The Albany Journal considers IL
the first step in industrial training, adding
that the plan has been adopted in England
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A PENNY EVENING PAPER IN BALrI-
MoRE.-It was quite extensively rumored
yesterday that the publication OF q new
evening paper in Baltimore would commence
In few days. The parties interested In the
enterprise, IL is said, are Washingtonians,
and Ii Is stated that the paper will be sold L
one cent q cOpY.-R0NiIn Gdzefke
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THE EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA Is now on a
visit TO the Italian provinces that Napoleon
the Third wrestled from his grasp. He was
accorded q magnificent reception at Venice
Yesterday
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WOMEN AND TAXES-The women of Bos-
ton paid more taxes last year than all the
men who voted for and elected Gov. CASTOR.
So says William i. Bowditch in his pam phIet
on the Taxation Of Women in Massachu-
Sets"
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ALBANY, April cit is understood that
IngersoIl, of ring notoristy, who was par
doned from the Auburn prison yesterday,
will be used as q witness before the grand
against Peter b. Sweeney.
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THE SCHOOL QUARREL IN NEW York
A memorial to the board Of education in
New York protesting against the application
of public money raised by general taxation
to the support of Catholic parochial schools
s being circulated for signatures
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Two MUCH LAUDANUM-LaSt evening
Officer Collins, OF the 4th precinct, took a
white man named George Madairy 20 the
station, who had swallowed a heavy dose OF
laudanum. and was suffering from the ef-
fects. Dr. Sothoron was called and admin
istering antidotes soon pronounced him out
fpanger. He was subsequently removed TO
hts home on Cd street.
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PHILADELPHIA, April 6.-Col. Jas. Page
Venerable, member of the Philadelphia bar
and well known In military circles, from be-
ing for many years commander of the State
Fencibles, died early this a. m. at his resi-
tIence
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THE STEAMER THOMAS HULsE, of the
Perth Amboy line Of steamers, was sunk In
the North river yesterday by piece of ice
No lives were lost.
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1HE FRESHETS AND ICE FLOODS which a
week since threatened disaster to bridge and
riparian villages in Pennsylvania have SUBJ
sided; but the advance Of spring has set the
ice IN motion on the New England rivers
and there have been disasters of more or less
magnitude on the Kennebec and Merrimack
A bridge over the Connecticut was swept
away which has interrupted railroad trans
portation through the HOosac tunnel. The
Merrimac Is so swollen that some of the great
cotton mills have been stopped by the back
water, and many operatives have been
thrown out of emnlOYnent
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Fatal Fire in q Hotel.

Bya fire In Frankfort House, corner Frank
fort and William streets, early this morning,
an unknown man was suffocated to death,
and two other guests were rendered insensi-
BILE by suffocationi but they will recover.
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Fatal Railroad Accident.

NEW YORK, April 6-Early this morning
two freight trains ON the Pennsylvania rail-
road collided near Bergen tunnel, Jersey
City, killing brakeman named Charles
Stocknett and almost totally destroying q
l0rnunnfiua
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A RAILROAD TO BE SoLD.-Governor
Smith, OF Georgia; yesterday ordered the sale
OF the Macon and Brunswick railroad, 10
at Macon.
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EX-SENATOR POMERoY ACQUITrED-Tbe
prosecution against ex-senator Pomeroy was
dismissed yesterday by the Kansas courts.
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GENERAL SHERIDAN is in New Orleans,
probably on account of Mexico-Texas border
troubles
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INTERNAL REvEEUE.-The receipts from
this source to-day were sI47 1850.
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THE TRIAL OF Ex-PRIEsr GERDEMANN
has been postponed by the Philadelphia
courts until the 1st Monday In May.
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THE AMOUNT of national bank notes re-
eeived at the Treasury to-day for redemp-
ton was S4fO,235
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THE RECEIPTS from customs today at the
Treasury department were S77s,76l.
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THE PHOTOGRAPH of Hon. j. M. Wilson,
OF Ind, is or exhibition in one of our photo
graphic galleries. with the inscription. "Hon.
f. X. Wilson, of Massachusetts, on il.
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COLLECTOR APPOIN The President
this morning appointed Winfield S. Holden
tn be collector of internal revenue for the 9th
district OF Kentucky.
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A $4,000 HORSE KILLED.-The celebra-
ted stallion Goldsmith's Abdallah was killed
the breast with the shaft OF sulky drawn by
another horse, He was valued at 100000.
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SPIRIT RAPPING has broken ont in
Cuba in an aggravated form. A wretchej
mother tore out the eyes of her infant. which
she and the other members of her family re-
garded as proper sacrifice to the ssspirits. !,
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Gov. HENDRICKS LETTER.-After the al
jouTnment OF the recent democratic Iegisla-
ture, Gov. Hendricks published a letter poi IT
ing out TO the people what n remarkably eX-
ccllent session had been held. This vindica-
ton was needed, for the public ha1 different
impression concerning that august b0iy.
BUT let that pass, the present intention being
merely to quote little story that the In
Annapolis News tells. 1t says:-"The morn
;rg Gov Hendricks letter was published a
gentleman met one OF our prominent law
yers on the street, and after saying Good
morning. asked, What do YOU think OF
Hendricks letter? What about: haven't
seen any letter. ~ defense of the legiSla-
ture; II was printed in the Sentinel this
morning. a defense OF the legislatura,' said
the lawyer; why, / thought the governor
gave up criminal practice long time ago. :"
LABOR NoTEs.-Affairs in the Pennsylva-
MIA mining regions are not settled yet
though in a state Of comparative quiet. All
rs serene in Carbon county, Pa, and the
miners say II the operators will give them
the A basis they will resume at once.
Various corporations in Lowell, Mass. en-
ployins mule spinners, having given notice
that as many of the latter had conspired
with outside associations to inaugurate a
strike, the mills would discharge every mule
spinner in the city unless the strikers return
TO work before the 14th instant. The corpO-
ratIohS expect 10 force employees to return to
wor'. as the union could not possibly sup
denly rendered idle. THE Spanish and
Cuban cIgarmakers OF the city OF New York
yesterday morning struck, in consequence
OF being notified by their employers that
from that date forward their rates would be
reduced 81 per thousand.
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THERE IS NO TRUTH in the published
statement that ex-senator Stewart has sold
his p street residence TO Senator Jones, nor
does he contemplate selling the property at
the present time to any body.
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~The University Mound college. Califor-
MIA, was burned Sunday night
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. morning about 81
O'Clock fire was discovered in the cellar OF
house l2l4 sth street northwest, occupied by
Moses WalSky as secondhand store, but
the flames were eXtinguished before getting
fully under way. A two gallon demijohn OF
coal oil and five quart bottles OF the same in
hammable stuff had been set in a tub and
rag fuses put into each, one of which had
been Set on FIRE. Fortunately the fire was
discovered in time % extinguish IL. The
stock, IL is said, is insured for = 200. and
furniture for 500, which is represented 20 be
much beyond its value.
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AHEAD OF TIME.-An official cOmmaui-
cation was received at the Treasury depart
ment to-day addressed to "Hon. John c..
New, treasurer of the United States" and il
was not asking any favor either.
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Washington Stock Exchange, April 6.

QhOtaft1RS y0THFShed or MtddiefoH & 90. OctksFf.
The following were the prices bid and asked az the
meeting Of the Washington Stock Exchange to-day
L. s Gold, ma ibid, ll47S asked. Bank Stock--Na-
nonal Ms.ropontan Bank; lloAs bad; 10 askod;
Citizens National Bank, Ia I'D. City Passenger
Rail- on Metropolitan Stock, Zl5a asked ;Cuiumba
Stock. - asked: Metropolitan bonds, S21S bad sun
cry Lists-Na;iOnal Theater bonds, !. a J., D g,
- bid Masonic Temple bonds, y. a A, D. C.,
gold, 941z bid Great Falls Ice Company stock,
Is bid, Is asked; Chesapeake aud Ohio canal. pre-
terred bonds, 6s III bad; Arlington Fire Insurance
Com pany ,stock, los hid; no asked y. Y, Al \,
Wal: Geo. : Co stock, DO bid; rs asked; Ne
tropOlitan Insurance stock, i0S bid District Secur
ties-f District of Columbisl-Wn. Co. : Bds, Is
j., ls74, 75 IS, a. - bid, 90 asked; Permanent
Imr;, g.; g., J. ls9l, IS bid; g asked; d..
Isl. >; lSsl Ssis bid 20 asked, Market Stock
bonds, s. ls2, g. bid; Water Stock bonds,
J. o., 1908, IS bid; 65 bonds, small 90 hid; 69iS
asked. Washington ."fiye Year Gers" 10,
Bonds; ss, }; J.: ISIS, $ BID % s.ksd; Fund
81 asked Ger ! Of Steck eis4s16's j. A J.&o., al
pleasure, 50 asked; Board q Public works-Certih
Gates Gen. Imp, 1874, 80 bid, 81 asked; do 1875, 80
BID, sI, asked ~ do lszs 81 BID sI,. sss Led 40
asked Series, 500 bid, % asked: Certihcates,
Sewer, Sc, }. J; lal, Is, 20, "a, rs, "a bid.
Wafer Certificates, SIS, lS7, ~ bid,
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& G.. CORNWELL & SONS.
SPECIAL:
HAMS, Extrs Sugar-cured, for baking.
Davis Il Co. 5 DIAMOND" brand, Cincin-
natl
BREAKFAST BACON
TABLE OIL, extra fine, large bottles, 81.
ALBEIT BISCUIT, 75c. per tin.
FRUlIs GLACEES, 81 per pound.
APkIC0TS, CHERRIES, aud ASSORTED,
81 per pound.
GEO. r.. HILL CO.'S
BREAKFAST WHEAT. The most popular
preparation of Wheat for producing and
maintaining a healthfu, active condition Of
the system. II contains, in . larger proper
ton than most other articles OF food the
Phosphates Of heterogeneous elements ne
cessary TO the development of muscle, nerve,
and brain, and II peculiarly beneficial to dys-
peptics and persons Of sedentary habits.
Or Burton Co. 5 COMPOUND EXTRACT
OF MALT and HOPS, the greatest remedy
in the world for general debility nervous
arrangement: an excellent tonic and care for
dyspepsia-great restorative and preserva-
tive Of health and strength; manufactured At
laid stone, therentre Of the hop raising dis
triet OF England, county Of Kent.
q. G. CORNWELL SONS,
FINE GROCERS.
msr25tr 141s Pa. ave, ODD. Willards Hotel.
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THE ALLEGED CONTRACT FRAUDS IN THE
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT-The Postmas-
ter General has just concluded an inves-
ugation into the matter of mail con-
tracts, IL having been discovered that there
was COLLISION between several clerks and
certain contractors in order to give the
latter an unfair advantage in putting i'm
their bids. The investigation has resulted in
the discovery that just before aud since the
last letting in February last four or i've
clerks whose names are for the present with
held, have been using their positions to
aovarce the interests of certain contractors,
the superstition being that they have been
under the pay OF said contractors. On the
day the bids were opened each one was
stamped with stamp bearing the ini
tails OF tho First Assistant and the
Second Postmasters General. The con-
tractors in question, through collision
with the clerks. obtained counterfeit
stamp, and learning through the clerks the
amount Of the various bids were enabled
TO put in lower ones, which, being stamped,
were made to appear regular, and as put
in before the day OF opening the bids.
Ii is understood that a number OF awards
were made on these fraudulent bids, but
such as were made will be Immediately can
celed. The clerks, il is to be presumed, will
be dismissed, and those against whom the
proof is conclusive win doubtless be prose-
cuted in the courts. The government loses
nothing by the transaction.
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THERE is A PAINFUL RUMOR afloat that
Hon. sam. Bard, postmaster at Atlanta,
threatens to resign, but it lacks Official con-
formations; meanwhile the friends OF the
"Guvner" anXiously await intelligence from
him.