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POL1IIt Al.

George " illiam Curtis concludes that the
only NAL whom the Republicans can elect
for the next President Is some man whom
the administration eoterie would strongly
oppose. because his career aud character
would be the guarantee Of total change in
the tone Of administration
In speaking of the removal OF Mr. Hen
derson from the conduct OF the whiskey
ring cases the Nation says at Is difficult
10 see how the President could have taken
any other course under the circumstances.
There may be men in existence who would
up with what Mr.. Henderson said, but
We doubt if they have as yet shown them
selves in any civilized government. The
protfer Of the position 10 Mr.. Glover, a
Democratic lawyer, who refused 1T and sub
sequently to Mr.. Broadhead. another Demo
cratic lawyer, who has accepted it, both
men of eminence in their profession, Is a
sufficient answer to the insinuatiOn which
Is freely made that Henders0ns removal Is
due 10 a desire TO Iabate the yigor Of the
prosecution in the Babcoek case Mr. Hen
derson was doubtless better fitted to conduct
it than anyone else, but his disqualify ing
himself is the misfortune, not the fault, Of
the government. General Grant has often
been too touchy, and has more than once
seemed to sacrifice the public interest to his
personal susceptibilities, bat this can hard
ly be said of him IN the present case
Bishop Gibbons (Catholic) has Offset
Bishop Haven, BY iercely matchmaking
President Grant. in a communication To a
Richmond paper. Says tie Philadelphia
Pres = Suppose both the Bishops retire
for while to private prayer and meditation,
and leave the political government Of the
country to politicians.
- The Patriotic Order sons OF America
was organized at Philadelphia in l341 and
revived in 1866. 1t is said - the order has
lor It's objects the incubation Of pure Amer
lean principles the opposition to foreign
interference with State interests ia the
nited States Of America the cultivation
ii fraternal and brothsrly love the pre-
'erSatiOn OF the Constitution of the United
states, and the propagation Of free educa-
hon Only persons - born on the soil or
within the jurisdiction Of the United States"
Ire eligible to membership.
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lives of New York. But the New York gen
tlenen had railroad scheme in view ih|y
professed and doubtless felt, Il friendly iee'-
ing toward the Caughnawaga and Cham
plain ship canal enterprise. They declared
they would not lay straw in is way IN the
convention and would vote Cor It. when the
time came but their thoughts AMI aTgu-
ments were all absorbed with the PROJECT oil
a great air line. double steel track iieign'
railway from New York to St. LoniS 'Chlcago
and Omaha. to he built and owned by The
Government. That was the first and main
thing, and the ship canal men soon iouna
that they must look elsewhere for really ell
ieetiye assistance How and where they
got it, and how they carried the convention
for their resolutions. entire, We will try 10
uarrais in our next issue.
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Speaker Kerr announced the standing
committees Of tie House on Monday. The
clairncu Of the more important committees
are n, follows Elections, John b. Harri-,
Of Virginia Way and Means, W II. Nor
ri-on, Of Illinois Appropriations, Samuel
J Randall of Pennsylvania Banking AM
Cnrrencv. :. :. Cox. Foreign Affairs,
Thoma, Swami, Of Maryland Pacih, Rail
road. l.. @. Lamar. Of Mississippi; Judi-
eiary. Proctor Knott, Of Kentucky. Claims.
John " Bright. of Tennessee; War Claims,
john b. EIen. of Illinois commerce,
Frank Hereford. of West Virginia Pabiie
land. Milton Taylor, of Ohio, Po-;yihcc-
and P5-tRaai-, John B. Clark, OF Missouri ,
Military Aaair,. y. p Banning. Of Ohio /.
Naval Affairs. Whitthorne. Of Tennessee .
rlacston AND Lalor. Gilbert c. Walker,
of yirsinil Revision Of the Laws. Milton
y. Durham. ul kcatacky, Railways and
Canals. Thomas /. james, Of Ken
tuck, Reform IF ;he Civil Service,
John g. Waitehoase, of New York
lae correspondents report that the az
n,uuccuent OF TIE committees give ua-
bounded dissatisfaction to the Democrat
Fernando Woods friends are very indignant
"a; what they cal, his degradation. Ii is
even iutimatcl that Mr. Wood viii declare
va- apln ,le speaker and viii carry DE
into the House The appoint
nsat af Nj Morrison, of Illinois. to the
-lairAausa.p OF Way ana Means, is crit
i.,rl mainly ,n tbe ground that he - not
uu.u Known a- ! SPEAKER, and for t.ai
reason J.. ,ail y is no; 50 well qualiie! i'r
5be leadership of the Hone Mr. peui-'n
las a i.lc, on the clm'ainee On revision ct
The law Mr. llrnicc On that IN the DIS
tri,t Of columbia, ana Mr. Joyce On rf''1te
land claims.
Immediately after the aunouncems,i 20
the Standing committees. tie li.A.. 81
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Foreign Correspondence Of the Free Press sna 'n'
From London to Paris.
PARIS, Nov 18Th. 1873.


To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times
On Thursday, the eleventh of November
| left London at two p. m. ior this ciiy'
We arrived at New Haven at half past hour,
went on board the steamer at nine. which |
started at one 8 N, and arrived at Dieppe |
at half past seven ; took the ears at eight,
passed through Rcuen, where Ne CAME upon
ihe Seine. whose valley we followed with
now and then croSs-cut whe;e II wound
far out of the more direct WAY We ar
rived at Paris at one clock p m, Ns'en'-
Der twelfth.
The south OF Eugiand seemed to me more
varied aud picturesque IN ITS scenery, ana
not le-- thoroughly cultivated than The
middle aud northern Iart-. S''u aiIei ieai
.ug London long range Ot hills appeared
IN the distance ON the right, and before us,
and nearing the English emanuel, oui fonte
passed through them, following small
stream, ami showing Il more broken aud
rugged region, than Lad seen cn the Is
land | ,hO0se thi7 rVntr rather than the
one by DIVER and Cala,-. OF rather f1ike
stone aud B,ulogne, The Railway gu'de-
have IT because ii va sad t. have tbs bet
hoats, was more populous inore direct, aud
had a longer and duieter passage By ca
There IL ,ei, nag town II Wv Haven,
aud very small har5of at DiepPe tue
harbor is not much larger, bat The town Is
indeed quite city. old and Solidly built
The voyage aeros, the channel, which -
=one sixty OF seventy mics vide, -eeined Ia
me especially worthy Of That descriptive ad-
,ect,.e which one hear ~ often IA Eagland.
| and. by Englishmen, apply applied I" the
weather-nasty Bat since expect 10 return
by the sane route, forbear now 10 make
any attempt at describing it 10 Your readers.
| 1t will certainly be iudlciOuS to give then
the benefit Of the largest experience snail
have And il this much abused channel
gives me more i4y orable opinion Of II IN
INV return shall be happy 10 report IT,
The fog and smoke and ss5t If England
do not cross the channel into France Iht
atmosphere is haimy and the skies are
bright. and the route along the line i very
beautiful. Ranges OF hills, Of considerable
height. border the valley. winch t.. most ri
the way. a mile, and in places several mite,
wide Bat sometimes It Is gate narrow.
ana the hills PERCEPTIONS and rocky. The
land is everywhere highly cultivated and
auparently very fertile The buildings are
in great variety oi fotm ami structure IN the
eonntry places. and are mostly much lighter
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An EXTENSIVE LAND SwINDLK C aiiior-
MIA settlers on the Mexican land grants are
a good deal excited over an attempted land
grab on the part Of the Central Pacific raii-
road By all precedent in departmental
ruling, as well as by the decisions Of the
courts, this class of lands have always been
held d reserved and subjected 10 pre- emp
tions and homestead location 1t MAS lately
discovered that case in which the railroad
had both sides had gone by default in the
United States circuit conrt ia California.
aud was in the supreme court Of the United
States. Upon th's the settlers sOugh. to
employ eminent counsel 10 defend thet cas-
10 prevent y decision evidently desired III
precedent. Through their attorneys they
made application 10 Il prominent Western
lawyer aud IL cessation, mhe, by letter,
agreed to defend he ssss Later develop
ment> reveal the tact thg! he had received
retainer from the railroad eompa.ry. ON the
other side oi the s8nle case, and tia. be had
timse,l made motion 10 adsance that same
case on III. Iicget, which had been iehi>l
Still more ,rc-u, ieTeiQpoienl- show that q /,
late officer, ery pI5llueri III the land de- |
Is.rtmeHt Washington, ! iDjeFasted IA 4
the same mattel and Ibat lie too. although,
IN the employ oi the -elIieis, has received a /
lee OF : 900 from the iailioad, and his re-
ceipt Tot the money San tfanci-cu A
the MexicsD grants cover about Ope--eyeptb
OF all the lands III the State and about one
fourth Oi all Ire choice lands a. the settlers
base lived upon and improved these lands
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DOMINION NEWS.

AMERICAN HUSIkRs ARRESTED IN CANAp4-
OTTAWA, Ont. Dee. l9.-At the instaucs
Of the fish and game protection society f5r
the counties Of Prescott and Russell. f9r,y
hunters from the United States were al
rested for killing deer out Of season IN tie
vicinity of Moose Greek. They Wsrs Eas1
and their game confseated
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NEW YORK NEWS.
.HE MURDERED JEwEss.


Nav YosK, Dec. 22-The inquest or--
the body Of Sarah Alexander, the murdered
| Jewess. was concluded this afternoon t.
Jury found that the murdered girl Game l.
her death by violence at the hands Of P1,s-a
| N Rabenstein. and that the death u u
child was consequent upon that Of 10
mother
TRAINING SHIP BURSED-Lass o. LIFE
The London reports that was No los o.
! iiie by the burning Of the trainiug -hi-
! Goliath are contradicted There i res,ll, C..
believe that twenty boys persisted
sEvENTIETH ANIMAL DINNER Or rHE Ma ~,
LAND SOCIETY - NOTABLE PERSONA,
PRESENT. SPEECH FROM GENERAL -HEa-
NAN.
At the seSentieth annual dinner d. tie
New England Society. tonight, Prr-idsai
Bailey presided, having at his night Pres
iient Urant. and on his lett. Gen Sher
man Many distinguished persons ~srs
present and responded to tOasts President
Grant did not not speak but General Sher-
nan IN reply to the army and navy said
upon the civilization OF New England
Is based the civilization OF North Amer
ica Ine hisek man l. a. free as | An,
Ihe Japanese are free to come here. - are
the ChInese. but the civilization or NJ
England will remain and will govern In,
continent. The New England man. 70
where no viii. carries 4 centre which en-
iare ing, Will affect everything he come. in
contact with. tie Is the embodiment Of ali
hngiish speaking people. who believe in hou-
e-ty truth and patriotism. Referring to the
result oil the late war he declared there naysr
was such An example Of eouquerOTs giving
the conquered the same right thew them
selves possessed. The moment the vain
quisned LAID down their arms We sad IL
tnem. 90 home, 90 to work for the das
NAion Is 10 De the common one of our
homes | say to every southern man who
VIII 60 with u. heart and hand 10 build
up thus land, be is welcome last As if boru
on the very surface of Plymouth rock Bat
a. they cherish any hopes for the old COZ
met, stoTIa will rise over their heads ten
tl"ie. As heavy a. the last one. speak for
she army and navy. the men OF bona su1
muscle .he Dram and sinsw, that az
srega'e America; he referred to the hard
times and said If the people of Nav YORK
Will Learn q lesson OF the njlgrim
isthers and go back to somewhat
oi their economy. the national debt
VIII De extinguishei in i've wears sai
specie payments would come naturally
LIE, Us go back to the times before the VA
auu Al necessary | myself will give the AZ
ssuple o. earning my own living. But u
uotn9 - let Us still keep ourselves PIE
pared Tor war whenever it comes Let
Us Seep the art Of war before US, 50 that We
WIZ hot have the modification OF sending
" Sefmauy Tor soldiers to drill our soldiers
IN The ne1rwar Great cheering
MORMON sENrKScED.
AT Salt Lake. yesterday, Elder George
nneynoids, private secretary to Brigham
foung. convicted some days since OF big
amy, was sentenced by Chief Justice Wh.se
3. .. % confined ct hard labor in the Detroit.
MICH. house OF correction i3r two Jears.
4na 70 pay I. s-s Of fifty dollars to the
;sRrsHa ssur; BE- was released en- $1,000
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rnF DIsrREss on ms rooE

Those assisting the poor have SOME curious
experiences Dne woman war found with
her five children Id the siEth story Of a
wretched tenement house. where she made Il
living by washing Her children weis Sith-
out Shoes in bitter weather, and a kind iner
chant sent supply all around. The Oldest
girl objected u them hrcauSe they were
laced with ,hrt~trings, and hutton b0ois
were the style The -ame laa.!i, .Dst .heif
father. Il miserable wretch, Who drank ham
sell to death. and were obliged g. ask
for charity to bury him. The teachers OF
the nissiou school who helped them before,
agreed to bear the eKisnse. nhereopon the
old woman went out and uidered hearSe,
with pluines, to attend the funeral Of The
deiaried sOt 4 menbci OF die clty gov
erulnent told Of Il poor fellow who had seen
better days. who esue to HIM i'f heip- The
official handed him il,S d1iidr hlll. which
he could not spare none t,.n asl him ell,
but he wa- rather sorry Ion II, Nhea la
fpund the first use the fellow made 4 II VA
10 "a II tie market and order iair Of
duet tor dinner. squanderiug noneY which
might lave Kept The family IN food ior
week
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lu the zit,iu,t-. ur convention visited
the hoard Oi liadu anI tie stock ,aids aud
III the evening The banquet rendered to the
dele. ate irra abroad :, ths d7le-E te- ifon
the sfato - l!iiee., Nas SNon al TIC Grand
raciHi ido taniry eere geiy asodSo4eiy
laiI ani tho banquet lactei 40 feature to
make a. a3iseirie Safssss Over Su0 gen
lleln L ...atlisipat-i 70 the enju ynlsn, u ,uo
eseniag A =l1ing baud was stationed at
i,..s l.s.u euiIauce, aDd discour-ed excellent
music thrVdgi, The evening. The invited
guests Numbered many Of tbs - 1T promr
neut SUI iuhas0;isi Citizens Of Chicago
Governor Beyeridge presided. The fsst
rosri the Americau Cootiasni. Was re-
sp..dsA s. ~ e GoysfhSr Doug berry, oi
iil.Ro'-, asj ths .eaJnd. f',besp I.sbyrOr,
., al " By HsI John F Henry The thru
tne>i.-Ys 9eicume then, 10
this breaking Of bseed 10 eal4lsuoraiion
" ~ h'ss-res= slssys attendant oh ue''sa
acton ioF HE ssasfSi sqoa -wsa respond
ed to by BE Hon 6eJfEs bren,...s sene-
5ts;. rho Us introduced by Gosernof Bss-
erisgs ~ . son u %. stsre OF Ethan Allen,
tbs hsro 81 ficOpasross Ms Hensdicr ailud-
"a 10 IT. siicsS ties ct kipstip between ksst
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fsssident &rant and Party AZ Moody
and s1nkey's Meeting.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Dec le.-Amonz
those present at Moody and Sankey's thu
evenings meeting. were President Gran,
and wife. ex-senator Cattell. Gov H471
rant, A. E. Borie. Col Fred Grant .al
and wife, Postmsster-G General Jewell au1
and wife, ex-Spesker Blaine. Gov Bed.e o.
New jersey, Senator Wallace, Gen. Gar
held, Judge Duell, Commissioner OF Pa
tents, Gen; Robert E. Patterson judge
Strong, and many congressmeu
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The Railroad Lftigations-
TAKING GOV. sxrrH's TESTIMONY IN THE a

wARRASTO CASE
ST Adams. Dec. 22.-Lsst nights train
brought here Ex-Governor Page. Of the
Rutland railroad. Hon. Daniel Roberts. Of
counsel. and James Hickok, of Burlinz
ton and Judge Poland. Ex-Governor Under
wood and don. B. y. Fifeld, Of the Cen
trail Vermont counsel are also here at thi.
hour (ll:30 u nj The counsel are at
President Smiths Office and will take Gov
ernor Smilh's testimony this afternoon on
the quo warranto case growing out OF the
proceedings at the annual meeting las,
Nav
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Nav loEA Dee. L.. ls.J.
o. Tie Ellt.iof til Fee Prs-- -ud FINE
The legislative COMMITTEES 90 crime ale au
a.1thiug some terrible facts uue Il he
x;tuee-e~. ps Elisha Harm stated ttat
Tax iae.--.. ... .timinil- iu tal- MY 40 Che
.ttcw ,4-lz 90 greater in Proportion
,.., IT,. ,4eroa-r % Population from hnth-
49,, ....,,..,.t'' Il ..srihei nr Willard
Parker ,.il ,b.. i.quo.- Wa the eh'ei 'aa-e
Of the ,i,.. chine. idi,cy anu '1-an''I "a tie
country Al. who have io'sed ~ 'Ne
cause and care Of ciime sste- his the ''c-
ioa- cla,,e- must lie ula!e h. work L-fdef
" it'll all the increase OF wage aud T"guiA-
hon Of hour 10 tie last ten YEAR the e'n-
dition ot the lower classes does not seem 10
be the better for the change. The average
Of work done IN 4 day. with ali the labor
saving help, VI the time ! hardly hall NAL
il used H. be 10 she I'd Time Now that the
cry Ion bread comes ~ argent there T.
chance u 6ud whether the poot eis wiling
to work Tor their money rather than -isr'S
Those Of experience among The lower classes
oi New York are not wanting who do not
hesitate t. "a, that these bad F2ther -tarye
than work hard. Certainly they ~d. ~
beg, loaf. OF cheat III mild way, sooner
than STIR themsel,r- IL ~ : brisk LAY
wntk
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A TYPICAL CANADIAN HAMLET AT the
base vi ROugemont. where its eastern limb
drops into that great fertile plain wherein
are situated many q rich parish. pleasant
village. and the rural city Of 81. uyacinthe,
the quiet hamlet Of ST. Damsse The last
Trees Oi the Oil mountain forest wave over
the lnJst advanced dwelling of the one
streatei settlement A climb OF half an
hour brings yJu where YJu can look across
the various tops of the mountain, down
into IL numerous g0rges and bluff bow
cred i.krleis 70 the ~outh. about two
miles iruH the hamlet. hJgs the iams>ka
upon V hose banks stand thickly alOnx com
i0rta bic iaTui- houses. each surrounded by
It's barns and she'd. NJ Cog iish-speaking
family lIyes within the limits 90 this parish.
and is simple Inhabitants are a. innocent
Of mudsrn thought a. were their fathers.
There is hardly intellectual life enough IN
the place 10 wake Up the .beriy old priest,
who says mas Tor them lfoE4 LAY 10 day
ami from year 10 year. while be chri-tens
marries sud burie7 them ihe stone church.
with IT, taperng >pire. stands IN the @trag
Cling street the smell 4 dasty years
hangs 10 It, ~ You tuter. and the worship
pcr- look upon the same ceremonies, and
listen l. TIE sans words that their fathers
AN aud heard long YEAR ago. The village
Ioolos treats the bodily iatrmnties VI the
people IsrY much - thes we're treated IN
sleepy Jld spain. In the day ot I'll Bias
but. iuo kiiy their simple lives run out their
three scofe years and ten without much
d0ctdfing he notary. in has clzy little
ONCE, : always ready - draw % a simple
pr1missJry u1ls. an elaborate marriage
4 solemn last will gu1 tesla
lnent, tor any who may require them The
black smith shoemaker aud other trades
are duly represented along tLe neighb0rly
-treet and The slight uOIss u their various
Gratis gives -Jln5 animation 10 the quiet
scene. One merchant ~ lhe place has
-Ela-seI i fortune of thiIty OF iJTty thou
and. aud - looked upon a. vsry rich
lau. The hrrs l. still the unit IN his book
keeping. ~.z Of them being equal L. 4 Dol
AT Bach householder Is backed By broad
,cfe-. irJU which h5 draws BIZ supplies, 81
hat ~ant never eume~ o. any of their
i0oF- those great. wholesome leaves at
ne ovens mouth were gathered together
fon STU and Ia!A sud fertile eafta. by !
hu>u = 10 aill use them In soms large /
III rouIa III thi- hamlet, there assembl On /
he hT>t Monday evening N cash LAonIh, 4
he seven wise councillors. ~Lo deliberate /
pOG, decide ami e4eoGls Tie various pro /
atdings nssessarY to the vel beng Of the I
isuicipsi4lY. Besides tins tellberallVe as !
eiAh.y, The commissioners hold frequent |
leetiugs. IA which the affairs Vi all the !
;hool1 IN the parish are rss dlats1 Non 4
real Cor
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lAE AUTHORSHIP OF FAMILIAR CvuPL,r
The general reply to question a. to tho
authorship OF the familiar coupier,
He who fights and runs away

The general reply to question a. to thu
authorship OF the familiar coupiet
He who fights and runs away
May live to aght another asy,t
Would assign it 10 agtier's Hudibras -
seI '"o tines are not to be found in thar
Work. nor are they to be iuuud among snv
OF batier $ writings extsnt The author i.
stated by soma authorities to have Lssn 81,
John Mennis. a roSsiist Poet. who va. horn
IN i5si ana died in 1871 IL the Statesman,
u correct The probability is thar ths L.
wsis Written before the & Hudibsss." An
ropos OF 'ne subject, the following anscdote
occurs IN Colleis " Relics Of Literature :"
The lines are almost universally sso-
posei TO form part Of Hudibras. and "a
conhdent have even scholars been an the
subject that in LISA . wager was made A.
ooitie s. oil twenty TO one. that thsy ware
10 De ioand IN that inimitabIe poem. Do6-
slsy was referred to IS the srbitsa,cr When
ne l'dienled the idea af consulting him an
we 9Nolecs. aging. : Every fool knows thsv
sss 70 Hudibrss George Selvyn. Who ~
present. said to DodsleY, PRAY. sir Vii
you De good enough. then. to inform An ala
1901. VINO IS ct the same time YOUR a..
worship > very humble servant In 80
Canto they are to be found p DodsIs'
LOOK down che volume bat could ,a, sI
tos passage the next day cana v;th ~
better saccess and the sage bIblionois ~ ~
obliged to confess that . man MAXI y.
norsns OF tss suyboS et vhis vsi1 tno
soapist without esias tetOlSssly I fosi."
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vEsUyIUs IN ERUPIIOs
NAPLES, Dec. u Mount VesGEids j. IL
an eruptiye condition. Professor PslR:-r.
pTediels a long period of eruptions
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uNE \ WAX

\ mufder week seems the regular al
iuwauce, not counting homicide, OF lee dc
gree The last sad asd shock ing ifAgsdy i
that oil II Young Hebrew girl wlp' AAs MT
been long in this country and VII" as> bru-
tail, killed BY her beliAycr the o'her
>uSdis The parties both hal the rrputs
t,,, :. Icing exceptionally rriigioa-, and
~. ,b-eyying all the r'Ie- II their
- "a H.. Siri sas much beloved by
-rIds,eg " h.e h sci
the family Of the Ia. ~, ,,.,,.,tt,
want IN the family she Ut, 80 s'-I n
long illness, and he seems e.
loved her IN return. But his wife "
ing over from the old country aud there W.
tronble ahead, and no wsy presented Itself
out Of the difficulty, bot murder, So be
took tue girl to wsls with him 10 t,s lonely
outskirts Of East New York, aud stabbed
her, kneeling al his feet for mercy He be
trsyed himself by his anxiety TO show hos
impossible it was that he should haze killed
q girl to whom he was ~ deVotedls at
tache1
And speaking ol murders. there are at
this time four men under sentence of death.
and over thirty in the various prisons are
ysiting trial for the same offence
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An Ottawa despatch states that the pros
re,t of small supply of lumber IN the
Eastern States and the British markets has
tad a stimulating effect on the numbering
,nsrations in that vicinity. 1t is estimated
hat one hundred million feet of sawed lum-
Ter Is being wintered there, and operations
N the forests are increasing. As far as
sales are concerned, however. bat little Is
ding