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, 1876-01-04

DENVER. Col, Jan. 9.-rha Legislature met
here to-day. Ina Nosl4o elected Alfred 0uttoss
BpoaAor. The Council will paTfecs lta oEgaolza-
tioa Tomorrow. Tie session Will probably bo
ehott aud deyoM OF moro tlan lea! interest. -
tbs Constitutional CouYuntiou u preparing
Etate CoaHtieuti gu,
, 1876-01-04

WHITEHALL, n. T.. Jau. J.-Jamcs Huzel oi
the choover orc-bod, WAS fa:ally stabbed bv bis
wife yesterday morning. Duzei' assaulted hit
wlfe. anu In tue struggle TINT followed the
wound WAs inhictod.
, 1876-01-04
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC,

Br. Lou1f, No.. jan 8.-The ut. Louis County
Cou.t to day approved tho action Of it, Cou,'
m!t.es 1t the meeting Of the Missouri Pacific
s,ocl,, oIlpEs in New York = fau days sgo. apd
appointed Presiding Justice Schullx 10 &akssucll
action III its behalf as fu,uro circumstances
sse.uy 10 b. tok tho beat Interest OF tie county.
, 1876-01-04

btt. tho wn1l.krown Boap.,nanufecturcr, was
eamfn.fca to prie,n to.das. without bail to an.
6w"t to charge Of embazz,ealsht. The au,o;.nt
Of t'fa tota'c.tior ns nov known, Ia e31J.0
md Muy roach S5J9, ,UJ0.
, 1876-01-04

Night StyGntN 1krc H&tts9 tho hyt33n.
tnH 81 dlscaap IN tii pulmonary organs thu. HAY DO
Gifted by NhaFs line.TEr Tar Cordial, wtic1. drug
g'ts ~ over the cnH!:ry admit to be liza lest co-
eiTlttTu rtthsdy they hay" Any anoWfdg. of. Cures
roHJhs eods, sore Hreat, rlsurlsy dirhthuria, End
cAtalf.l.
, 1876-01-04

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sptefa{ Dtspatci' T. abe Cs,:n1o Tribune.
bPn1SoFiElp, ILL.,. inn. 3.-It 10 stated that the
Dr8gy band Of counterfeitorB will plead guilty
aad involve outside operators,
, 1876-01-04

OTTAWA, Out. Jau. Ian important csont In
tonle . to, with the suIvo!stf tho Canadian Pa
clio Ita,lway has occurred. Thoaa surveys Il.st
beg1n in tic summer OF 1H70-ono from shs
Valley OF Ottawa en- one s,do, anti from pssisl,
Columbia Oh the other. Tho Governments bas
received kilograms from Battle l.iYsr. Stallion
I'm tho pnciao Telegraph line In the aaskatche.
surveys lad at aast boom connected. Ihv poins
Of connection IL. In latitude 6s deg. o. ulu. SO
Sec ,>or:A; longitude ILL deg. lnp. 45 soo.
west. Ihoss cIaima Of accurate Instrumental
moasurerneuts arc the Arst of the kind khat have
within tbe limits OF tho ponliuion.
Appllcat1ul will bs ulaAo to paf1ss1nent at Its
pext sossiou for au act 10 incorporate no4n-
I,auy 10 constrset . railway tunnel under Dst!olt
i.iyar, ussr Ainhosssoug' aud Tor other pu*'
uQ1aH.
, 1876-01-04

5tVe4a7 1HsbdEth u 3Hs EHIc1R' 1Y7tRHt.
CHATuAN, Ont, Jan. 3.-To-day man named
Joseph Slater, fiom 0ra1d Rapids, Mich, A.
tempted to murder bis wifo by shooting her will,
shotgun, the shot taking effect Ia her mock aud
hrrAst. lilo Afterwards cut bis tbroat with Aj4ck-
lnito. Mrs. Slater will probably recover. Tho
man til, ont ia badly lacotaled, aad ho ts too
weak to oe removed 10 jaG.
, 1876-01-04

CoLuMnrs. O., jan. a.-Tno Coronef's Jury
hod IN inquest to day on tho body Of Lottio
Peters, tho Young wunaa who died Saturday, as
vas thought u1laur suspicious oircumstancos
verdict IVES found that uhe died from oauses
unknown to tho lurY. On the strength OF this,
Leo II. Myers, whom tho gtl chatHed with bspg
tlie father OF leF Child. was released from Jail,
uuch to the grAtIllcatiun Of 1uany prominent
knd inhueu.sAl IIiends horo. Ayuts sava hs
iaror Ind any Lut btla.netB conncrtions with the
woman, having Loon retaiuod to collect cortaln
ntoaeys duo lor, aud that hs uoyer SAN her TIL
about ,hroe months ago.
, 1876-01-04

THE ADVANCED RATES,

Spef1dl DtspaEth "a 7hf ET1t0d3 7TI6NnE.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. 3.-Tho Westward
bound f,oigIlt rates will be increased on tho 7sh
,ust. TO the following dgutoa: From Phadc1-
phia to CAlcago. first class, os cents pos 100
poundd; second. Cs; third, 81; fourth, Il :;
9th, 80; to St. Louis, IS, es, "a, &C, IS; to
Cincinnati, O.. 51, 4s, so. %. Tho low charges
ut ,resuut. It ID stated. wero made onlY to fofcs
tho Grand Trunk Nailroad to 1dyauco tl,eir ratcs
from Boston to tue Woss. The reduction, which
b1ought u loss Of fully el0o,0U0 weekly to tho
four great trunk li1es succeeded IL i.s object.
hut nut to the injury OF tho Graud Trunk. That
ConpAuY 1ofusod to como to nuY tern.A except
upon bnsta OF equai dlylaion Of protlIs oil BoH-
ton fteights to tho Vest. After several days OF
paliey,ng, tho 1necting OF last aeck WAS called,
and the four great linus weta folctd to succunb.
This ia tho account given BY = gentleman who
took part in tho negotiations.
, 1876-01-04


sPaIsaFiEtp, Mhss., jan. 3.-The operatives
at tho Dackinton woolon-mllls Struck on nc
count Of 10 per cent reduction. Tlloy baye
ened l1ls llle.
, 1876-01-04

npee'us L5V1lcT u INE EHttd90 IFlbHnf.
nuFpAro, N. Y, Jan. 3.-Jamos Lyon, John
MoAanus, and Byron Wescott, memoors OF the
firm Of Lyon, Dorh l. Co.. remaining in tho city,
uoEo arrested this morning on complaint OF
Thomns Clart, WHO recontli sent them ~ hia
agent chock Of aomo 9l.Go0 to pay taxes. The
firm used tho check but failed to pas The taxes
honco tls arrest. They gave bail in "a, 600 each.
Joseph Dork, City Treasurer was tha sctive man
Of the firm. lilo has not roturnel from Cauaua
as Vok.
, 1876-01-04
lEiIilGRH

Bos7os. Jnu. 1.-Timothg Dold, said to bo
the Oldest merchant oi Dost5n, Died tu-day, aged
Is yeats.
, 1876-01-04
THE WEATHER

WARRINGTON. D. c., Jan. 81 r. m.--For tho
Ohio Valley aud Upper Lakes, generally clua1
aud decidedly colder weather. aud rising basoul-
eter, followed BY winds shifting TO easlariy and
routholly. and falling batometor 10 tho Upper
Lake Erglon.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
, 1876-01-04

Couxcn DLupEs, H.. Jun. s.-Tho Ksnsas
City, 81. Jos d Council Bluffs ttainn do not run
oysr the transfer b,sdRa 10 Ouah4. uor wtil
they, according 10 tbs urlierH OF Mr. Aetilatou.
, 1876-01-04
Gull I Y.

cousctI DLu7rs, 1s.. Jan. 0.-1a the cele-
brAted ease. for several days on tral Ia the Dis.
aa!ot Court here, Of Frederick NeNhItter, accused
OF tie murder Of Dr. Hotou. somo monthB ago,
tho Jury thlR ayontng. affer an abset,ee Of ona
hous, returned verdict OF murder in tho first
degsoo.
, 1876-01-04

r.. =, = rffF0.NVHrfOICIFUH.
NEW YoRx. Jan. o.-'ftc repstt that Commo.
dose Vanderbilt !,al hsen aiectol President Of
The Cauada 80 1slern lsaitroa;i Il DENIED.
, 1876-01-04

81 eetal Dt,Dif.t 10 Tie GAi.G3o Tribune,
MlS>EAioI'f. ai,nn., Jan. 3.-Tho Hun. II. s.
King left for Washington tonight.
, 1876-01-04


NEw YoKK. Jan. 3.-There wus q largo At.
tendance 10 tho Supromo CoMt Circuit, part q
befo1e Judge Westbrook. tha morning, the two
suits aBainat Wiliam II. Tweod for u, 200, 900
and 81 900 GOO, respectively, being tho first aud
second on tho calendar. William II. Tweed, IT,,
wa the only member of the Tweed family pres-
Gnt; Tue argument WA began by David Dudley
Iao!a challenging tho array of tho t.euty-four
S,tucx 1aFosa ia the caae No. |. The Court de-
aay until defondant's counsel had ssen the
papoEA. WIVES '""
, 1876-01-04

" an accident n tic Centennial buildings Ia
1bilAde,1l,ia vi Saturday tsD work,ueu. p5lael
i-ctlno uila "efa. sore Killed outright. Another,
nsned Georso Smith. diea at lhc H~sp4tal IRON
lu}Arey teGeyYel
, 1876-01-04

NA*HuA. II. H., Ian. l.--Tiio jury Ia The MAfol
wifo murder trial cu.no IN At qssster-past {
o'ceck tAls oycntuR, and rendered = ya,dict ol
gully OF murder III Tho first t4sras.
, 1876-01-04

HE@ ieEr, Jsa. 1.--uaAr... neoha!th, =
former confidential els!k Vt u5ujamio T, Uab.
, 1876-01-04

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MEMPHIS, Tcnu.. Jan, 9.-ScaTolds are bs,ng
erected tn tue jail-yard here, md Tho Court
I1ouse yard 1t bartlett for tho execution Of
Frank Scott ard Eli Wllans, both co!oEsd,
who kro to he hsngti next Friday. No srrssss
layn been n,alo OF tuY hf tho plrt,es coucorued
in the bh5ot,l!. n thu lJoIt4i!-otlnson lo nicdaa
~ ltanuuIA Landing.
, 1876-01-04

No.. ,9si0 THE WR6H6 PERSON,
builder, wha'o returning home This morning Wan
shot while near Ills homo, No. 7o7 I.fnyotts
Avenue, Drookyu, aud fsta,lv woundod r.
seems that Johnson was mot by two man mn
Of whom shot him, aud the othar dcmnn,}aJ
e4o0: The latter had no sooner msda ii,o ia.
maud than 10 exclaimed. "He IL Tho wronu
person. aud tho Algh"nJnen mAds ofT. Eo ar.
rests. "
sTABalNo AFFRAf At LEAvENWonrH. xan
spteta! Dttpafeh to The ch.caao 1r7eHns. '''''
LrAsESwoAr'1, Kso.. Jan. 3.-Laat saturday
esentng IN aaray occurred at The Half-wa,
House. about 4 miles from this city, In Which
several farmers we're engaged. and during the
tight nasn by tho uau,o Of Joseph Halo recslyod
four had cutB oil his Eeraon by Boma unknown
purity, Tho wounds will probably prove fatal
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

for reckless appropriations for railroads and
other measures which were put aside at the
last session only because they were not pru-
dent and it will need the united opposition
of the friends of economy in both houses
and of both parties to prevent during the
next session the passage of numbers of such
measures What is wanted, in addition to
the mere cry for retrenchment, is thorough
reform in the civil service. We can never
get back permanently to sound economy,
either in city, State or federal expenditures,
until these governments conduct their
affairs and hire, retain and promote their
servants on business principles until hon.
esty and capacity. and not political opin-
ions, are the tests for appointment and re-
tention In Office. And whoever is chosen
President, to obtain the necessary reform he
will need the intelligent support of the peo-
pie against those politicians who, in one
party as much as in the other, will vehe-
mently resist it.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

The WEATHER To-DAY.-The Irish-Ameri-
can rifle match at Creedmoor to-day will
probably be finished, if not commenced, in
the rain. A gradual fall of the barometer
and corresponding rise of temperature
marks the approach eastward Of the storm
centre which we announced as having re-
Gently appeared in the Northwest. The
cyclone that swept the city and vicinity on
Sunday last is now we'll off the Banks Of
Newfoundland on its transatlantic voyage, so
that the western storm area has all the field
to itself Moderate rains are falling along
the eastern edge of this advancing disturb
ancc, which extends from the upper lakes
to the Gulf thus forming rain area almost
as extensive MS tho one which passed over
us some ten days ago. In the New England
States the lingering traces of the recent
cyclone continue to present themselves in
the form of light rains. Warm weather
prevails in the South, particularly along the
Atlantic coast of Georgia and South Caro-
lima. The weather to-day will be warmer,
cloudy and probably rainy.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
All Aboard Z

The venerable and renowned Tammany
Boss will be with us sooner than we could
have expected if it had been found neces-
sary to subject him to the annoying delays
and possible disappointments attendant
upon negotiations for the return of popular
citizens Of the United States from the Ever
Faithful Island of Cuba. Our "Twid" is to
guished individual who returns to the land
Of his birth after a successful mission. The
flag of the United States is to wave over his
head the proud deck of United States
war vessel is to lie beneath his feet the
guns of the United States navy are to frown
defiance of his foes and belch forth their fire
and smoke in honor of his arrival. The
HERALD special cable despatch from Madrid
informs us that the Spanish government will
deliver Boss Tweed on board the United
States ship Franklin, homeward bound, ut
Vigo the commander of that vessel having
consented to hand over the rival of DORIS
heimer in the travelling line to the American
authorities in New York.
The question will now turn upon the
mode of the reception of the great Boss in
our harbor. What sort Of q welcome ought
10 be extended to him? If, as is rumored,
he comes for the purpose Of carrying confn-
sion and destruction into the Tilden camp,
the present United States authorities who
are interested in making Hayes while the sun
shines, should receive him with naval honors
and salute him on his arrival with all the
guns of all the forts. Tammany should as
suredly tender him a formal welcome, for
Tammany is as deeply interested as the
republican oflice-holders in the destruction
Of Tilden. If, on the other hand, the COM
ing of the old Boss means the exposure of
all the republicans who were accustomed in
former years to do his work at Albany, then
the expense and trouble of his reception
ought to fall on the gentlemen who got up
the famous Seymour tiasco at Saratoga. They
are known to be great at sensations and
they will, no doubt, manage the affair in a
becoming manner. At all events the change
of programme seems to insure Tweeds ar
rival before the election, and the coming of
the franklin will be looked for with interest.
He may yet take part in the anticipated re-
organization of Tammany, of which he was
once the popular and honored leader.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

WE HAVE HAD COOP SUPPLY of conven-
tions this year, whatever may be their value.
can Convention, the Greenback Convention,
the Republican Liberal Republican Con-
vention, the Democratic Liberal Republican
Convention, the John Cochrane Convention,
and two or three German conventions are
ored Republican Convention at Utica, and q
Boys in Blue Convention at Indianapolis.
Who comes next?
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

The ANSWER OF THE GILBERT Elevated
Railroad Company to petition for an in
junction filed bya private property owner
in South Fifth avenue fairly meets the issue.
The defendants insist that the interests Of
the city demand rapid transit that the
Legislature, the proper judge, has SO de-
cided, and that they intend to legally
acquire title to the plaintiffs property and
to compensate him therefor and for any
damages he may suffer. The United States
Circuit Court will no doubt refuse tho in
junction.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
At Creedmoor To-day.

While the great Centennial rifle match of
last week attracted attention all the world
over the return match of the Irish and Amer
lean teams has excited speculative interest
far more intense in this vicinity. Instead of
five teams of forty members we have two
teams of twelve MEMBERSHIP very pick and
flower of the rifle chivalry of Ireland and
America. This narrowing of the field to six
men on either side whose achievements are
widely known, and whose measure as rifle
men We have had recent and thorough op-
portunities to test, makes it more possible
for the general public to watch the con-
test understandingly. We have already
had two matches with the gallant Irish
rifemen, in both of which America was
victorious. The return to the charge by the
Irishmen for the third time has appealed to
that admiration for tenacious courage which
is world wide, and which is as deep and
spontaneous among Americans as among any
people on the globe. Sentimentally and
scientifically. therefore, the return match to-
day will give pleasure to our people. While
we admire our opponents and yet hope for
the success Of our own fine team the study
of the scores will be to our young men of rife
proclivities something to profit by.
The matches of 1874 and 1875 afford no safe
criterion to form any opinion of the relative
merits of the contending teams ofto-day. This
is accounted for by the change in the
style of target and consequently in the sys-
tenn of valuing the shots The first two
matches were fired at the old model of target
with square bull's-eye and without any dis
tinction between the centre and the inner of
the new target. Tho difference in scoring
may be judged by the fact that the Dolly
mount scores of General Dakin and Colonel
Bodine at one thousand yards, which were
fifty lone each, would on the new target count
sixty-three for Bodine and but sixty for
Dakin. In the great match of last week,
however, we find our parallel On the first
day the six American marksmen who are to
shoot to-day scored l, 1914 to ,202 scored by the
six gentlemen of the Irish team who face
the butts this morning On the second day
the Americans in the same number of shots
scored 1, 153 to their opponents 1859. This
gives the nearest comparison attainable.
The Irish team has undoubtedly strength
ened itself by reducing its number, while
the Americans could have extended theirs
without danger. The slight apparent adj
vantage of the Irish rifemen may haply
fall to nothing in the match to-day, but how
ever the contest goes our best wishes will go
out to the sons of Green Ireland whom de-
feat has not vanquished. If they win our
warmest congratulations will be theirs.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

THOSE VnEsT OF ALL VILE CRIMINALS,
the train wreckers, have been at work on
the Canada Southern Railroad. They
wrecked train near Brownsville, for the
purpose of plunder, of course, and threw
the whole train, except one sleeping car, from
the track. Fortunately no one on tho train,
except the engineer, was seriously injured,
casualty was not the result. Ono of the viii
lains was caught, but unfortunately he was
not hanged on the spot.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
4. Il . Republ.c.n Outrage,

The people of New York are getting ex-
cited over the expected big explosion at
He'll Gate. An engineer Mr.. Name or
timid old ladies in Astoria by his
dark hints at the effects of simulated
earthquake" and tho consequences OF
a sudden disturbance of the foundations
of tall houses" Another individual has
done his share toward intensifying the sem
sation by spreading abroad the rumor-
which we believe to be unfoundel-that
General Newton's mother-in-law lives at As
toria But the most startling report-more
startling, indeed, than the forty-five thou
sand pounds of dynamite-comes from the
democratic headquarters. 1t is charged there
rage, concocted by the republican party.
The State of New York is essential to the
success of the republican Presidential candi-
date. Mr.. E. D. Morgan must be Governor
Of the State or republicanism is doomed.
Without the large democratic vote of the
city the State is regarded as safe for the re-
publicans With the stronghold of democ-
racy thrown in tie result is doubtful. So
the story goes that the He'll Gate explosion
is designed to swallow up the city and to
leave the State certain for the republican
candidates. General Newton is said to be
in the plot. If it exists we have no doubt
he is. Whate yer may happen at the He'll
Gate rock the General will bc sure to be
found at the bottom of it.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

The DROWNING OF Mn. JOHN p. CROSBY, a
we'll known member of the New York Bar.
at Fire Island on Tuesday last, was very
sad affair. Mr.. Crosby had been in the
water only three minutes, when he was
seized with cramps and Immediately carried
out by the waves At this season of the
year the sudden chill of the water is very
likely to produce cramps. and surf bathing
is consequently hazardous. Mr.. Crosby was
a late sojourner at the seaside for the benefit
of his health.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

THE PENNSYLVANIA JURIEs are showing no
mercy to the ''Molly Maguires.' Yesterday
another of the brotherhood was found guilty
of murder in the first degree, after trial at
Pottsville, as an accessory to the killing of
Policeman Yost. Nine members of the or
Qanization have already been convicted, five
of whom are now lying under sentence of
death. This is the surest method of render
ing the organization unpopular.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
Explosives ut He'll Gate.


One of the sources of uneasiness as to the
possible effects of the blast to be fired on
Sunday is an erroneous process of reason
ing in regard to explosives. This reasoning
appears to have originated with contractors
and head laborers and other laborers who
have worked under the direction of en-
gineers at blasting and have acquired some
experience and general knowledge OF the
subject" There are few things 80 misleading
as that kind of disguised ignorance that is
called "a general knowledge" of a subject as
to which knowledge that is not particular and
specific is not knowledge at all. In this in
stance men who have not the competence Of
engineers to reason upon any theory OF ex-
plosives are yet enabled by some experience
to speak with quasi authority that gives
their words some weight with the public,
and the effect is mischievous. Their common
view of the case is this : One pound of nitro
glycerine exploded on such day with
such on effect (; forty-fve thousand pounds
are to be exploded by General Newton,
and the effect will be forty-fve thousand
times as great. Therefore, on this theory, if the
one pound tore everything to pieces within
distance Of ten feet, the other will be
equally destructive within distance of
forty miles. These are the wild views Of
people who have chad some experience
but not enough to enable them to take into
consideration the different conditions to diff
ferent cases. This reasoning entirely ignores
every principle ofthe concentration of force,
in virtue of which one sixty-pound gun will
do more to ruin q wall in one day than
q hundred six-pound guns could do
in week. 1t argues that ten thou
sand tack hammers would be as effec-
tive as one trip hammer in forging an
anchor. Physical separation of the particles
of an explosive substance is the great nit
igating condition in its operations. This in
fuence may be utilized in any degree. EN-
ployed in small degree it slightly reduces
the explosibility and the destructive power; /;
but it may be pushed to such an extent rs
to render the substance entirely mex
rlosive. Nitro-glycerine is ten times
more vigorous in explosion than dynamite !;
yet dynamite is simply nitro-glycerine with
it's particles physically separated by the ad-
mixture of an inexplosive substance. 1t is,
in fact, adulterated nitro-glycerine. Now,
the condition at Hallett's Point is practically
that the nitro-glycerine there is adulterated
with granite rock. Every charge is SO COM
pletely and thoroughly separated from every
other charge that there is no possibility of
unity of impulse in the explosion 1t is said
thnt there are forty-fve thousand pounds of
explosive substances. If this be so the ex-
plosives are in sufficiently small proportion
10 exhaust their energy on the labor they
have to perform, for there are not less than
thirty thousand tons Of rock to be rent
and crushed. Above the rock there are
forty-five thousand tons of water-a sufficient
heavy buffer certainly to limit the action of
the explosive force.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21
The Washington Monument.

We suggested to the officers Of the Wash
ington Monument Association some days
ago that they would do well to make public
O statement of the sum and time needed to
complete the work. They now write us that
the estimated cost Of completing it is tour
hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Of
this Congress has given two hundred thou
sand dollars, and "the organized societies,
several States and number of the banking
institutions of the country have subscribed
one hundred thousand dollars, to be paid
whenever sufficient amount has been
guaranteed to finish the monument" Thus
there remains to be raised the sum
of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars-a trife which ought to be
subscribed before the centennial runs
out, and which might, we should think,
be raised on the Centennial grounds be-
tween now and the closing day if vigorous
appeal were made. The monument is now
174 feet high. When completed it will be
4S5 feet in height, with a stone terrace
25 feet high and 200 feet in diameter 1t
stands in the centre of pretty park, in
front of the White House, and its unfinished
shaft, with a derrick surmounting it, is one
of the conspicuous and not pleasant objects
of the capital city. Why not complete it?
The association estimates that four years will
be required to get it done.
The New York herald., 1876-09-21

AT A MEETING of the Armory Commission
yesterday Comptroller Green elected some
interesting facts in relation to the renting Of
the armory on the southeast corner of Fourth
street and Broadway. This room, which is
on the fourth floor. has been rented by the
city for five years at an average rent of thir-
teen thousand dollars year, and the Comp
troller drew out the admission that the per-
son who leased it to the city had himself
Just hired it at rent of FIVE thousand dol