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Afternoon Session.
IoNG!A A.p MASSACHUSETTS,.

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r.,. pr. wills. oi Georgia, >a'G mat III the
... IL, '.v mornings session II was an
,..,r... ,ll' r..,. GrurGfa and MASSACHUSETTS,
t:.......a!- Is. f.. - meet in hearty coh@ral'
.,..r. H.. iri' loW that be wanted 10 take
Mo-. l,.r,> r.; ~" hand. (hr. Parsons
t.-,.. ..3,. forward. and they warmly &raSprn
,r... ..nsr s,y The Sand amid gfedt afp'ause.J
Massachusetts,. u, AID. had mace inc pc>I
..r.r,I Vet d,h,or,d on The Npu.. IN the
>a.n thew recorded Massachusetts Il htHc
G,tucal, hut /, th!> i her doctrine, H"u p'es>
,.r, He said connect til" church ana sun
Gt@ school. Don't take gay Young ladies' ana
..n.-.ucn for TEACHERS ana Ic''" N" mem
.a-, idle. II the sunday school was regarded
,..r...it1lrp, Of The church Il would become
.IsYs,r in the land. lie otlScteu 10 ,li'iiS
Il. ,t.,. nvur> pc" IN us,. They should hc
TIE ..mc IL ~" Used IN the congregations
,,.y..,r.. ~ua,.,y schools the old hymns the
v.,.,.. r!a>,Ic> OF the cAurcA. lie salu Tie
C5...s...uu &u>A treat tove-ieHSl, ana nc was
..# 80 hl,v4 Arlug proc! iAat al Goa
i-p. ing alr "L'.
TlYgH.u SCHOOL, BHooKLIS.
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I'm haste, tIuIy EVUIS' =.
"GEoRGE +. SPENCER"
q Ia R0L,yt BJrbrr,"

The witness continued " know Spen-
GER, handwriting, and these letters are
written and signed by him. and bear The i'm
press of his seal and motto, Die" Dcfcnde
lie Drou' TIE expression relative 10 ar
rests in Randolph and other counties refers
10 letter received by rae from Randolph
county, in which it was stated that II troops
could be sent into the counties named 10
m.}ie few arrests enough votes couId DC
run out of them TO secure the election OF The
Republican candidates for the Legislature"
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MAY ll.-Crspie.-1h he market was not 80 active
,ofay and pricts declined somewhat from those
Of Te,t, r1Iay for immediate shipment about
II 42k@S1.43h were dhe best prices. oh'eo'
81 ZOss-ed, S1:lS bid ,,
Refaed There Is nothing doing; Philadelphia Is
unchanged At 2ac.; Bait more, 1OEc.
oil BGrrels.-lhe market continues dull. CITY
maxa. Il. 25G 81 80; countrY, s1.1o9S1.2G-Ots-
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5.UN Der, &c.
r OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
MINERAL WATER.
MINERAL WATER ON DRAUGHTs

MINERAL WATER
MINERAL WATER ON DRAosAf.
On draugbt, the farneus
ARCTIC suDA-WATEB.
KIssESGEN WATER,
yICHY WATER.
SARATOGA WATER,
sx8 GINGER ALE>
WI OTTAWA BEkR.
MEAD.
An drawn from TUFTS latest improved petens
arctic apparatus, at GtVKGE scHuas,
No. 400. corner Maia and Eleventh ssrcets.
my Tim ..----------
MINERAL WATERS. : We are sg EN-
WI for the fA,a OF the WATERS pAu Z. s,;rriT
yInGINlA -.sKYNI;S and keea on nnna sSS Scak
of celebrated WATERS from osrsr Soass$S, -
foreign auc 1somesiic-ytz a,,,x W ya.s
WHITE -.,frBUg sGreeanrier couns ,s,Sfy. va
nnrxsP tS Gr sLUA. Ros kbTi''Se coIsSS
kGIrc uaSy. MONTGOMERY conal1, 80 ~'s
iir AT ~ ssaih county. Yn. !. rharc comfy.
R1TIsasa isprinss and ~, eekie6Dais ''1''s
l..oSnRsss, sarsioga. y. V;
I sI.TnneN, Ssiaio2n. M .,ss,,4 <saymnry3
4 EgT.r GuWArHR. frieuu Sles'S'r ~
4 ytcpY VIciis. FRANCE ~
SILL y 4mnhieis fasp,shsd Rfss,s u
LecrpppyxsSa IADi,& GO. iEae ~ D..
css ns on Iale Nxaa ssssss -
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PORT OF RICHMOND. MAY 10, 1875.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, MAY ii. 1875.
Sun ri.es..........453 Moon s~ts......... eli
sun Sc s......... G59 High tide. .........12.40
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NEW YORK TOBACCO MARKET.

MAYl1- Kentucky leaf The business Is lin
prompt use. hut the prices obtained have ben Well
IN TO the basis OF late transtclons. Seed-lcf
Is bcrg purchased in small l"ts; Foreign Is mod
tuckv .eal AT 1922. 100 Eases secI.lesf, sun
dry lots 7i:ta SOC. sc eases 10 ,onn"c icut crop
"a Ions; 22G e1sss ,73 crsp "ho csi n ny It 9Ee;
leaf i. coming in more freely. but trade Is ruling
qnlei: dark wrapper. 1S@20c:; bright wrapper,
loo Coo: heavy shipping 'eaf. l7@22c.: co'ninon,
90 DC. for common; smokers, good l3M23c.
kentucky Len:- Common luss;; light $50 Of
" "sayy 12&2@ a. low lear s6t 1a@ 80,
heavy l3%Gl sc. III, dunn leaf. light lao DC,
heavy il5qml 7c.: good leaf. light 1?IcE g..
hcrvy lS@ fine leaf. lirh; 1910 lSc.. heavy
21m25c.; select Leaf, light 1S.M2Oc., heavy 20
@2Sc.
.la1yinnd-Frosted, S6.5OMS7: sonnc common,
q 5OnSS So: good common. se.30MS9: mid
ding. 80 50mtll; goo1 10 fin: red, IL @Sl5,;
fancy, $l5MS20: upper country, p79S25 ;
grou..d leaves (Icw), $6Ws11.
anG 5rwn TO- Ss SEMINAR: me2n 10 nc it
S1l6Sl5; common I" medium spaneed, S1C@t
.l4 linr spancIed 10 yellow, $l5MS20.
sacnu'e,is wrappers S15uS30: scconns. $ 0Gl$l2;
filters. s7@SS. New DIRK assnr,ed lots. common.
S9@all: good to fine, sl2@SIS; wr,p'er 81
SIInS2O: wrappers. $lSmSlD: filters, S9@$11:
ohio rs rr'ed lois, $l1asla. Wisconsin. assorted
lots IS 51@S9.5O.
CroV Of lS73.-Conuccti"ut wrappers, $3.50
s55; ussnripu lots. $lS@S30. Massachusetts as
sOrleu lois. Sl5MS2j. ,Onrecticut and Massachu-
sells sccon, 5. fl0us16: filters. Sass. Penn
sylrania assorted lois. Sl6nS25. Ohio ASSORTED
los *lO50aSl3. Wisconsin sorted lots. IS so
m$lU: CIV York aSiorcd lots common Soasll !;
good Ia FINE, II 2IISlS.
.Seei-lenf-ErOD qF lS7O.-Connecticut and Mas
sachuSrti-. 1Od l2c. ~
observation-disclosures filters. common, SKA soc. !;
Hayara ttrS, fair, 92c.mS1 Havana filters. fine.
Il 10M$l.25; lara-land Ii cut, assorted, 9o@
9Jc.
.Ndnufuctured -Rlark work. common and me-
diuIn. in Lond SlcdS21: good ana fine, in bOud.
t22ftS"0: bright work. common ana medium. II
bJnI. .2J6Lf33; good and iine. III bond. s33@ts60.
otter Crnds OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES tor The
week SO2 hogshcud>, 500 packages liG,5S7
hounds: fxp2rts from January /. II zoo hog =
ports sarre time last vrpr. I5,ifJ hogsll"a+s. l.
479 packages. 3 OBJ 56G pounds. Receipts Tor
the week, l.2l0 ncgshcacs: receipts for The wees.
SOL 8 bUXrS anu clseS: receipts firm Janllart /,
l0.36l hogsbcads receipts from JanuIry /, 81.
40 nnxas ana cases receipts same lime last year
3l.493 hrg>hends: receipts Same lime last year,
1871 so boxes and cascs.-J1urndl IF Commerce.
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ST. LOUIS. May 13.-F1our quiet and firm. Corn
quiet bu' firm: No. 2 mixed, Tao. Whi'sey noml.
,iaIy ST. 20 Fork offered at S2l.75; small lot OF
siie; sofa ut S2l rs bao' quiet Win only limited
iJbbing demand. Lard ulet.
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Iron, Steel. Nh1ISs Scs
.r,arcan refined, O.d Dominion. SC.
IN III. EnoI,sn and Amersc4n sheet 4ADoa.-'
swedes. nammereo. 6z@7s: noop. aSGSIlc:: Rur.
den,s horseshoe. 1928. ,GS6.51 u Ivy os'1 rada-
Sen,s mule spoe,s7 20 @$7.60 "a lUu sos,s ,nnie
ear horseshoe ss.6o@s5,7b; Tredegar mass'
shoe, Sk.6QGfs,75.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23

Col N. r. Churchill of Woodstock was
unanimously reelected president of the
Ottaqueche savings bank at the annual
election, but declined further service, hay
ing mad the Office since 1863
The senate judiciary committee has re-
ported back, With the Recommendation
that it do pass a bill continuing during his
natural life the salary of Hon. ID. A. Sinai
ley, the district judge of the Vermont dis
trict, should he be forced to resign by sick.
ness and paralysis.
Miss Henry, daughter of the late Hon.
Hugh II. Henry, of Chester, has fitted her
self as teacher of elocuton, and made
her first appearance as public reader a,
Cavendish last week.
Hon. Josiah Quincy of Rumney, N. H.,
died very suddenly Tuesday, at the age Of
80 years. He was for many years one o.
the ablest lawyers practicing at the New
Hampshire bar, and formerly president q
the Boston, Concord and Montreal railroad
company.
Hon. John W. Hartshorn Of Lunenburg
has been elected president of the Coos, N
H., and Essex, Vt counties agriculture
society.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23

1t is said that the democratic magnates
in Washington are not all satisfied with the
Missouri senatorial election, thinking that
replacing Carl Schurz with Confederate
general was peculiarly ungracious and
stupid act.' They say that the Senator
elect and his supporters could not have
been enfranchised without the labors of
Schurz and that the election of General"
Cockrell, coupled with that of Wallace
from Pennsylvania, is weakening to the
democracy, and that the ''leading and
shrewdest democrats are not at all jubilant
or hopeful of their own future" and that
If the republicans are firm and united, in
1876, the democratic party might be easily
beaten. 1t IS further said that leading dem
ocrats 'count upon the third term designs
of the President and his adherents to help
them and reckon this one of the most i'm
portsnt elements in the political battle.
They admit pretty freely that if the Presi-
dent should make an open and decided
declaration against third term this would
be blow to the democratic prospects of
considerable moment" We have no doubt
that this correctly expresses the democratic
view of the situation, and taken with the
Vice Presidents. letter, it seems to us, that
the duty of the republican party is perfect
ly clear Our readers know the Vice Pres
ident's opinion, and know that his advice
is sound. The republican party can only
die of suicide, and there is no fear of this
If we only follow ia the path Henry Will
son points out. hall the republican party
go to destruction wandering in devious
paths when they know the right way
Heaven forbid. Let us then throw over
the "third term" ach Office holders their
place, support only the best men, adopt a
wise, conservative and concilatory policy
toward the north and south alike, avoid
doubtful, dangerous and unconstitutional
legislation, heal up old differences, seek
out the well being of the country and all
will be well. Shall it be done? Let the
President and congress answer and act.
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our ideas of government p Can we "con-
ceive' how this military influence ought
to be permitted Or can be justifed2" Is it
to be presumed that this action would be
taken at vicksburg, without the Presidents
knowledge or consent and contrary to his
will ? If itIis, will he punish them to the
full extent of the law, or will he justify
them for the reason that, like necessity,
army officers "know no law" although &C
cording to the courts, everyone is bound to
know tho law Or on the other hand, is
this action at Vicksburg to be taken as the
practical carrying out of the policy of the
President when he declared that hereafter
he should treat the South Sin no weak and
trifing manner" BY their works ye shall
know them
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state, County ana Vicinity
CASTLETON.


Mrs. Gennic Warner Pratt, wife of ID.
w. Pratt, died very suddenly last Friday
morning. She had been ill for several
weeks, but was supposed to be decidedly
improving On the morning of her death,
she ate hearty breakfast, and assisted in
dressing herself, preparatory to sitting up
for the first time. AS she was helped to a
chair she seemed to be fanting, and was
placed on the bed at once. She rallied
sufficiently to ask question, but lost all
consciousness Immediately, and soon after
ceased to breathe. She was the niece of the
late Judge Warner, and was educated at
Castleton Seminary. During her former
residence here she was valued member OF
society, and her recent return was warmly
welcomed. She possessed a character OF
much more than ordinary strength, com
bncd with spirit of se;f-sacritice, which
endeared her to all with whom she had tc
do, and which renders her loss iTeparablt
to her family. She was thirty-six years OF
age. Her funeral was observed at one
o'clock, p. M, Tuesday, Jan. 10. Rev,
Milton Tator of the Methodist church con.
Quoted the ceremonies.
Rev. w. l.. Hines is holding a series OF
prayer meetings at the Advent church dur
ing the current week. They have been
well attended notwithstanding the extreme
cold, and considerable degree of interest
is manifested.
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The Army and Navy Journal says that
fully one-half of the recruits for the army,
enlisted in the last six or eight years. have
deserted. There has been great improve
ment, however, In the past two years, I'M
der the pay bill of 1872, by which length
of service works an increase of pay, such
increase being retained by the government
as trust fund to be paid over with inter-
est on honorable discharge, or to be forfeit
ed by aesertion. BY the same law, soldiers
are allowed to leave any portion Of their
wages on deposit with paymasters, the gov
eminent guaranteeing the security. The
deposits under this law were $500, $50, the
first year, and $346, 500 the second. In the
meantime, assertions have tecn greatly re-
duced in frequency. The Journal argues
that the recruiting offices would secure a
better class of men if they were removed
from the cities TO the rural districts.
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LETTERS ON CURRENT roPuCs
Federal Interference.

Editor Rutland Globe There is a loud
cry against Federal interference. The
same cry was heard in 1861 there was
then violent attempt to paralyze the Ex-
ecutive arm, that it should not be raised in
SURPRISING rebellion; but, thapk. God,
That arm was raised, and the grand army
of the Republic rushed to the rescue, and
rebellion was put down-glorious ihtertcr-
and exhibits itself in awful atrocities. In
many localities, it would seem that assassi-
nation is regarded as one of the fine arts.
Citizens of Vermont went south, and while
engaged in peaceful pursuits were wanton-
ly murdered. Their "blood cries from the
ground;" but no one is arrested for this
horrid butchery, or for other numerous
massacres and assassnations Appeals
have been made to the President for pro-
lection, and he has intcrtered, as was most
manifestly an incumbent duty upon the ex-
ecutive of government, whose chief func-
ton is the protection of the people. Gen.
Sheridan says: "'rhe lives of citizens have
become jeopardized," and that there is a
esprit of defiance to all lawful authority"
He tells the truth,and nothing but the truth.
What means this disposition to heap censure
upon those men who pcrilled life for their
country, and for whose bravery, and skill,
the country is under everlasting obligation
The bowling and cry of Cpsarism, will not
convince the intelligent, candid people of
the North, that these noble defenders of
human rights are recrcant to duty IN their
present position. The man who can look
coldly, or with indifference, at the exhibit
ton of the old rcbelliuus spirit, must have
read the history of Our country wrong end
up he must have forgotten the death of
Lovejoy, and of the amentcd Lincoln, and
the death of him whose spirit went up to
heaven from Virginia scalfold, the three
hundred bood-staincd fields of battle, and
the horrors of Andersonvillc must have
faded from his memory r..
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23

Count Valmaseda will probably 90 to
Cuba as commander-in-chiefo of the army.
A revolution has broken out In Montevi-
deo,and Pedro Valara has been been chosen
dictator.
The Dominion board of trade at Ottawa
yesterday occupied the day in considering
the proposed reciprocity treaty.
IL is stated that Chapman, Eraser & Ty-
Ter, wholesale grocers and wine merchants,
of Montreal, have offered TO compound
with their creditors.
Duncan, Bell & Co., of Montreal, manu-
facturers' agents, are said to be in Difficult
tics, and several small failures are reported
in the same city.
An old hermit namep John Brown was
found dead in his shanty, near Canaan,
Conn, Monday, and is supposed to have
frozen to death.
The creditors of w. G. & w. II. Edison.
of Montreal, importers of wines, met yes
terday. The firm is understood to he in
volved with New York house.
The prompt action of the Spanish gov.
eminent in the Gustav affair has had an
excellent effect on the northern powers.
who are ready to acknowledge Alfonso.
Gov. Stearns of Florida presented his an
nual message Saturday. The state is pros
porous. peaceful and patriotic. The deb,
has been reduced $4,000. The total debt
is 81 ,559,7
Senator Morton takes no stock in the re-
port of the subcommittee on Louisiana af-
fairs. lie thinks the next election will turn
on war issues, and that the republican
party will carry every northern state.
Tamage, the heav'- tragedy man of the
Brooklyn clergy, swears by his halidomc
that it is a shame to have New York rehre.
sened by Catholic IN the United States
senate.
The Rhode Island Womans State tenn
perance union was formed at Providence
| Wednesday, by prominent temperance W6
men, and last evening stirring meeting
held in the Central Baptist church.
A Worcester man has a picture of St
Margaret and the Dragon, which compe
tent critics declare to be one of the missing
paintings by Raphael. He is said to have
been offered 100000 for il.
\ The hearing in the insurance companyI
case at New Haven, Conn, was continued
Wednesday, and chiefly concerned the con
dtlon of the capital stock. Several persons
whose names were down On the books a
having had stock assigned TO them denict
that they had authorized any such assign
/ mont.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23
Casualties.

Samuel Tubbs, GA years of age, living in
the south part of Guilford, died on Tues
day of internal injuries by a fall on the ice
about week previous.
Edward Culver, son of Rev. E. w. Gull
yer of Barton Landing, had the misfortune
to get his fingers in the straw cutter, while
preparing feed tor his COW, recently, TAX
ing the second finger of his left hand near
ly off, and the first finger more than'half
off
Rufus G. Bowker, while chopping in the
woods with Albert Fox, at Wilmington,
last week Thursday, was struck by fall
ing tree and thrown five or six feet in the
air, badly breaking both bones of his right
leg and jarring him severely.
Edwin Cunningham, formerly OF Bellows
Falls, and son of Abner Cunningham OF
Saxtons river, was killed on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Poweton avenue, on Sun
day morning.
While John II. French was at work, a
few days ago, about the flume in his grst
mill, his diary dropped from his side coat
pocket lDtO tuc WdtcI. II COutulHcu . %
| in money, besides several notes and other
valuable papers, but by his expeditions
movements, nearly all were saved.
Richard Hovey dropped hundred and
fifty pound anvil on his right foot last
Friday, In the scale shops at st, Johnsbury
1t smashed the great toe, taking off the
nail. He was carrying the anvil across the
shop when he stepped upon a piece of
round iron which caused the accident.
Ezra Gates of East st. Johnsbury, died on
Dec. 80, from injuries received by being
run over in the street q week before. Mr..
Gates was born IN Walpole, N. H., In 1897,
and moved to Lyndon when young man.
A little boy five years old, son of Mr..
Stark, at Island Pond, was run over few
days since by an engine and two cars, while
in the act of sliding across the track, and
both legs were terribly mangled below the
knee. Amputaton was performed. 1t is
] expected that the boy will live.
The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-23
MORNING 1875

Mr.. j. Randall, gentleman aged about
10 years, is very i'll with congestion of the
lungs. There is also a case of scarlet fever
in this village.
Mrs. Ii. G. Burton, assisted by eight
members of her music class, gave musical
entertainment at her house on Wednesday
evening. The programme was made up of
vocal and instrumental music, and was
very pleasing. The chief performers were
Berthe Armstrong, five years old, Martha
Clark, Helen Sherman, Lizzie Valiquette,
Lucy Williams, Minnie Castle, Allie Col
Inns and Hattie JudkiDs. The selection of
music was in very good taste and the rem
dering was veryzpeasing IN all instances,
and in some remarkably fine. Martha Clark
played de Flotow's "Oviturc to Stradella"
with much skill, and one or two nstru.
mental pieces by others were well exc
cuted. The sensation of the affair was the
playing and singing of BERTHE Armstrong.
His age and manner made his appearance
very attractive. A considerable number of
the parents and friends of the pupils were
present. w.
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From the st. Adams Messenger.
OBITUARY.
PhilO. Weeks of 81. Adams

fnitO w Ccks Oh ST. Adams.
1t again becomes our painful duty TO record
the death OF another of our distinguished citi-
zens, one who has been identifies for nearly his
whole life with the interests OF this county {;
one who was ever ready with his voice or his
vote for every necessary improvement for the
public good.
Philo Weeks was a twin son OF John and
Elizabeth Weeks OF Sheldon, and was born Dec.
4th, 1905, thus making him a little more than 10
years of age. His twin brother died at the age
OF 10. He has two sisters now living. one In
Ohio and the other in Canada, and five half
brothers, residents of Illinois. Ills mother re-
Gently died in Chicago at the advanced age OF
90 years.
Mr.. Weeks spent his youthful days in school.
where he acquired taste for learning, after
which he engaged in mercantile pursuits in
Canada for about twenty years, but during the
governmental disturbance of '3I, he closed out
his business and removed to Alburgh, and from
thence TO this county, where he engaged in
agriculture. which has been his occupation
most OF the time. MIR. Weeks was twice mar
ried His first wife Vas Mary A Baird by
now living In Chicago. His second marriage
was contracted with Mrs. Jane Reynolds
| daughter of the late Judge Sowles OF Aiburgh
and sister of the late lamented H. b. Sowles OF
| this town, who now with four children mourn
| his loss. Mr.. Weeks illness has been lengthy,
put not painful. He contracted a severe cold
| aware he had chronic pneumonia, terminating
In liberation from which he never recovered
| He evidently saw from the first that his case
| must prove fatal, and quietly submitted to his
| unavoidable condition.
| During the whole time his lengthy sickness
| was borne without a murmur, and was spent In
reading, history being a favorlte study. He
| read all the old authors as well as many or the
recent ones.
| Nor was his bible neglected A few words OF
| conversation with him would reveal his fami.
| liarity with its sacred pages, he being able tc
| repeat many passage verbatim. His religion
was very liberal, but took deep root in his heart
! believing in principles controlling his actions
| and duties more than outward show, having Q
| firm faith in the justice and mercy OF an un
| changing and loving Creator
Thus on the 18th of January, 1875, at s.,
o'clock he full realized the answer to his prayei
| "that the change might be easy" In the pres
| ence OF his family and a few friends, without O
groan or struggle, he ceased breathing, and Is
| no more.