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1nE pEhLrn or NATIONS.
Speeches by John Bigeiow, Pnrkc Goodwin,
David A. Wells, and Mr.. Bryant.


Al the outset OF the dinner last evening
IN comlncmoration OF the centcnui 4 Of the pub
lcation of Ad TN smiths Wcali Of Nations"
William Cullen Bryant sma he'd an elaborate
decorative centre piece, 1ankod by II cory of the
frat edition OF the eioa Work Of tue &c tea
politico -cConumi5t- At the tible were p irko
Goodwin, who presided. Prof. sumner ~ Ynle
College, Cyrus W. fiad, Edward Atkin-
son Of Boston, u vid A. Wells, Prof.
Anderson of the Rochester Univcrsiiy, Henry
Chcrnuschi, the Franco Italian advoclte Of Sill
ver for a specie basis, Arthur Sedgwick of the
Nation. Isaac sherman, pie-idsnt Barnard ~
Columbia, VIM. Il. Docrc. John Ihsclow,S crc-
tiry fstatc. Dr. Hammond. Prof. Atw ter "
Princeton. Geo. " lkor, and other free TT idcrs.
including IA few pr 'tccttnnists.
Mr.. pHrkc dNin took dvantnge Of his POSI-
ton as preei ing othccr - tuc fc tiNal to make
longer spc.c ca than any otu'r suc ker. ANer
his speech MI @ dwin read a At OF the ahsen-
Ices whose head. Gov ruaen, WIS greeted with
long continued aud loud applause.
Joan DeelOw closed his - och witn the con-
fession that he had not seen an Amnrlcah ed-
ton of the " wealth ~ = .ti"ns tie " = IN
fruitrd Oy sever geutlenie u. who SAID thry
pos-cssed n wealth Of Nn'ton-." or tut
their faiher h d reiore them, published IN
Phil delphi IA 1850.
Daviu A. weds. 10 response to the toast. The
We llth of atoms" delivered a ndent lecture
up u the history and deveiOpment Of puiitic i
While Mr. Wells WIS talking overhead In his
Hon. Hugn j. H,-unrs presiding, wero sitting
~ the cate below vigorously inqurns VINO in
thnnde' Adam smith wa. gny way. ,-....,
speech. clusins a. follows:
pcpend upun IT, my friends this f. a ritht-
eous contest on our p'rt, nd blessing viii
rest uuon it. | have been long a soldier III this
war and nave never grown weary uf 4. 10y
not e the dy ~ Triumph, but m ny " YOU
VIII. The torcn which nave tOfue fur mors
than nft' years snail y ~ To "hiei. doubtless.
though not more faithful hand, assured ma. 1t
Nill yet shed - rays on u gI IriOus vIctors."
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inc nVe-story building extending from Broad
way to Mercer street on the south side ~ Broome n
wholly occupied by Rogcr Poet Co., cloihicr., via
established the retail br'nch of their business only
about two years ago. The general retail sae.room the
boys department. the cutting and designing depart.
mcnt, the chipping department. and the who osale ds.
psrtment have cich entire story. Thc nrm hivaa
large store In Baltimore, ard recently opened one n
BrookYn They say TINT, dcspite the bari tim's tn,r
trade has been larger ti' year thin last. mat
grhera reduction IN prlcc4 m they announce s not
Ahe ~ consequence VI nny duness IN their business.
Inc reasons Tor the lowering Of price they eXpain
inc atsntHs On the season. aud dcsrc 10 rl lhem-
selves OF arEc stock, even At Ow rlt's They fancy
tha he lowered prices, especially IN rrurts hnd
business suits, VIII atract tr4dr that VIII great
Gee ANYTHING III their eXpcfenre. bee naturally q
promise ~ reduction mad bV arm Of -ODd AH,ile
ductlOn.
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DIR. HOLMIN'S RAPORr.


WAsHINGToN, Dec. l. The House Commit ee
on Appropriations to-day completed the Posta hppro.
pr uou bll ana MIR. Holman was authorized TO report
l. Its total is t32ps3 60. showing u reduction OF
abou tl3pooO from e.. amount uf last session. Pos.
Ia biil ana reduction Of some fJ.6po,0-O from ae
riWenial estimates II the an. required tor the
next uschl wear II T. estimated That Oh" postal o..
cet- dung the same period VII he $50 AS los. and
th b ta'r fore t0Ltemplacs au actua appropriation
Of ouiN t2.HS, 400
TIE pnsIa expenditures last year exceeded the re
ipts ni t1,b5s iS The APPROPRIATION ur III ~ dcprc
dafions snd special agents is r.iu, ed from tioptsN
-ranfci Nt Nessun To- tl-l 5lO the Al fiscal year
Toe an nat fuf compenrau ~ letter carr is re-
uucrd from 81 poO 900 TO tl,75O pJi The 10 r
in.aun mth transportation ni tar route. steamboat
ana hl other mems q rs" port lon eX cpt raiiro id
IA reluCed foM td73ls.I t. fd0Fi no aud for all
SERVICE from f9l oopo Co stutuOuO The bil also
proNld = for reuuct on tn the salaries OF rlilfOai
20 t4l crS-route agents, and o,rer empl lat
brAncn uf tuc strNi'e The apprnpfl ton ior the
tfHlsp flfnn OF foreign mali. been Increased
irl.n k92O OOO to f2}I 900
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UNDhK f0NIT RULE.
south Carolinn's Rump House Eicciina n
tnitcd states ~cnHtor.

COLUMBIA, Dec l2.-ln the Democratic
House to-day a ballot Was taken for United
states senator. There were fourteen candid tea
Inc votes ranged from one to eleven. lhe
highest vote WIS cast Tor q II. NJ. G. Butler of
Edge1eli. lroOps are arriving here from
Florida. Everything Is quiet. here Is no ex-
element Whatever. In the Republican House
to-day II ballot for United states Senator re-
suited In favor Of L nited states District Attorney
ID. J. Cnrbin who received - yu es ont ot 90 vote,
ca-t In tnc Senate torbiu received II and
Gary % mJ l2voi.s. tYrhin WHO drrlAred 10
boz ci-d. iioth Houses then ali"urned.
The Democrats pN 40 atleuti lu To thH elec.
uun bY the sen te and rump llou-" Of DIuii I
Attorney turpin .H tuitrl - tea 'n.tur. Ihe
Dem cratic members Will continue to vote to-
morrow for senator. lheN have am rIty ~
the Int Assembly Judge d's decision te-
lr. sing the StHte cAnVasatr, causes great iudig-
nation. the supreme court h,a not Vet de-
cided the Contemit ease of COrhin. attorney for
the board. The tOnerv,si lnal committee h CON
tiuuing to I X" testimony, md examining the
pre met returns. lhey are not investigating in
tinid1uOn or fraudulent voting.
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nen oI Italians in thompson street.
John Mccarthy was found lying sense
less and bleed, from . IA at the basc - lis
skull, at the foot OF The stoop Of 81 thompson
-tr ct. by O1ircr keh ?, on Saturday.
He died In Bellevue Hospital on sun
day morning Capt. Mcdaniel learned
that the man had been murdered and
thrown out on the stnup. Detectives Mur-
why and Keynolls. an inter- retcr, and Can't. Nc
Donnrll visited tie III &C. which /, a low den,
whc % tie TnUiHtuf sells beer at three cents a
quart. Huddled 7 Y 'ther there we're IL .iiats
ARA negroes and men aud women, more or less
grus-lN in oNtci ed
The Interpreter, after buying % glass II b4er.
hrlan speihtur OF Nrthri lV. and A'urlIn Hali,
II21 hartl.nd, aud Kos. liocy said ia It .lnnn
McDartN bad tecn cnticed INTO the den while
intpXic Ted. lie spent FridN MINT 10 the place,
ana un ttrd ~ u.N rntIg, ON uwakenins. he
was ordered t. leave ~ Dnnretu Rn--i. McNar-
vi h ste mag talr ~ shears from hum. Mo
taplacl strA. heno, nj Antonio DISCO att, krd
INN. lnev pu-h. Il MN out II the door. hut he
returned. nounefti Rl-si and K .uh 81 >,ra-
pheno sirutk him Witn clubs. sud ~ he l,y
-'n-i less trry picked Tim up and Il -ied iis
h, al against the stone stems u tie stoop, and
lett him thcre to dlr.
\ low wHi,tir Was made A. the conclusion ~
tins story, and Capt. MtDnnnrl win ms doicc-
tvrs nd nirrrs cni"tcI tnc III ce nd rrc-tcI
the accused muiucreis. They were kept under
guard al uiEUt.
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cHIP From THL ON BAoCK.
How John !. Patter-on'- son hns set Old Zach
Chandler Thinking.

WASHINGTON. Dec. ia good story is
told here by a gentleman who ought to know
whereof he speaks, about the WY Silas Patter-
son. son of honest John ]. Patterson Of South
Carolina, did Zach Chandler. Young Patterson,
the story goes. was the messenger to commune,
cate with Judge Bond, and bung him to this
city 10 receive his instruct ms In regard 70
south Carolina. He wa also sent To Colum bii
q dcll with Moses and the other Judges Of the
SIrrene Court - that state. and was authorized
to ny them S2'Ol piece II tney would agree to
uecid" as thamueriun wanted thou to do. rhe
bargain could not he made, nut Young pattsr-On,a
cAip oui. Of the old block. concluued not 10 re-
turn the money, and there re REGULATIONS On
i"ot 10 secure an amicaOle "a stuent of the
II 'uble. Zach On udler ~wctrs he won't he
done IN his way uS "a beardlesS boy, but the
aforesaid boy AXIS cLaiiah, "What are you
gOins To do ahnui ~"
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THE PLOT AGAINST TILDEN.


WAsiiINGrON Dec. 12.-There Is 10 be q
special committee OF seven members, appointed
by tho Speaker at an rly day to investigate the
whole subject OF The House Of Rcrresentatives
In relation TO the counting - electoral votes.
IL Ia probable that the judiciary Committee will
he instructed To inquire whether there has been
and l. an organized conspiracy to secure the
counting In aud Inauguration Of Huyes despite
the will Of the peOulc rs EXPRESSED at the ballot
hox. some very startling evidence to establish
the fact that inerc is such conspiracy Is IN the
possession OF Democratic leaders, AMI much
more Is promised toy .erfectly tru-twnithy GEN
tlemen, who's testimony will be uuqpcstioned.
~ Will he tr)Ncd, among other th,ngs, that
Or mt declared tp "A well-known Republican that
n the Democi attic majority In tho House at
temptod To- tmleach him he would have them
all ia Fortress Monroe before they were half
through with the J,U-or words t. thlt effect.
rus was not said in plAyful manner tut In
earnest.
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DEMocRdTrc yicroRY ~ BosroS.


BosroN, Dec. R-rho city election to-
day resulted In a grand Democra 10 victory, the
hiSt for many ycars. he Hon. +. y. Prince,
Ch lirm N OF the tional Democratic Commit
tee was elected Mayor by the significant ma
toritl OF about twenty-five hundred. only nvo
hundred less than 1lden's majority In Novem-
Der and aeainst the "Ctizens" and Republican
coalition. 1t Is thus the metropolis Of the old
bay state strengthens the hands Of 1ildcn and
condemns the schemes of tho Grant-IIayes
prty. Eleven Of the twelve Aldermen re
Dom ocratic. aud the Council Is evenly divided
No returning board cin change this result.
CnAs LEVI Woodbury.,
Chairman Democratic Committee.
A conpratulatOrv reception was held In tho
Parker House tonight Speeches were deliv-
cred by Congrcssman-e elect Leopold Morse,
Thomas j. Gargan, Julius Adams, Dr. uonry
Walker, I. J. Dasy, aud others.
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WAsHINGroN, Dee. 1.-THE Board Of
Nava Ollcers. consisting II Aiuilal Porter,
Nicc-Adniral Rowan, Rear Admiral d wi. hlcf
Enslnees- King. and Naval Constructor shy.
appointed by authority Of Congress to determine
whether any ~ the navy Yards can be dispense
with, abandoned, Sc. have made their report.
rcco mendiug that the following places only te
abandoned and dispensed with: The navy yard
~ New London, the naval ground. At Nv Or
leau-. aud he naval property li' uuswIck. Gl.
ILe board say the harhof Of pnrt X Val. : C.,
aud lt- TROUT ries present great udy ut grs. and
ouvr ihr necessary ueptn Cf water nj t.ci tiles
lr entry INTO pnrt without risk To- vessel. Of war
ana that Port kDyai haN T. a noble sheet II wa
tel, una uubtedly the nn, ~ harbni on uur Suuth-
erh coast, aud th1t the wnnGer X thht the ulnrc
w"S 80 little hu vi ur AZ ufertat"d uTi to lSjl
there are seN ial iav rdule Al e. fNr hu4yi .tA-
a. IN At Port RuNdl, all I whlch must 20 care
fuili studied AMI Guiiiared hef r. the best one
can ia letrrnined. IN tue mean time the ho ri
recommend that Port Royll he used IS a tempo
taTy u tirs and allns st-tiOn Tor vessels STA
toned IA The West lnuies.
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Mnrrled Tor ,loney-rnnina for II, Too.

Henry Reuter-, a German wheewrlght. OF Will
llnsDurgh had reached the age OF 73 yeas IN single
bless .dness IN the fall Of 1874 lie had, during nny
years OF hard WORK accumulated considerable real
estate, tut NJ that time additional piece Of prop
erly seemed 10 rompete his happin ss and
10 obtain that. 1000 necessary Miss Elizabeth
Bon ~, az 2l years, had Just that amount. Reuter-
pad assiduous Cour her hey married ana
tho 1900 sa. l4ycs'ed. Last week Henry who mad
sayel smother 1900 tcndercd II to hs VIE, snyinH
that he cared no iOnger Tor hrrshe could take her
money Dack ana g. she consented on condition that
IN addition 70 tue VI COO ne flfe Ter hdlf real
estate. while QuaTrelng over lt Jss,erdaY size threw
pan full OF M shed potato IN his face and no struck
her. Justice Guck committed him.
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Polo Is 20 be trought down from the plains Of
Fordham aud played IN the evening IN the HIPPO rome
The animal, taken up to the central Park yrs,er
day. The PARTITION that had separated the circus
from mrnagere was down In, scats mat had
ietn luit over the race tr ca had been taken way
hnd Ahor"r- were soening both the for racing
ana The cue rd ground tor pulo matches The sas
i ed, and calcium lights ar to be- used. htnd siand
IL 10 uc QUIT Tor bihurtr ncrrt nund. The met OF
tree matches hetAeun the tSnflfna Poo Cub and
the Boston Polu lub for ecr VI ie offered los Mr.
Jtnrs tOtnun bennett l. to br played on Ihur-iuy
evening Dec II The matches are % be continued Oh
al ltruIte evenings
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
DAsHES HERE Avn THERE BY THn
SUNS REPORT ERS

DR.. Stimson Bran ndishing n Inrgc and Iisr%
some Thigh Bone In Iiiu-trntion OF his Tee
tiniony IN Part Ill. of tue Common pieaa>
Before Judge Robinson, Gust Frcdlander's
su against the city for feoDOo damages wcnt to the
jury yeeterdly, alter three days tri l. Tnc planuf
IL a wealthy merchant Of Brunswlck. IA. On the nght
OF March g. 1873 he slipped on some ice the aide
walk In Clinton place. near Broadwav and one Of hh
los was broken The trial after many ponemcnts
w's commenced on FRIDAY lasf, Col. Fellows ana Mr
Ml'r appearing Tor the city and Mcssrs hudson ant
sir US fot the rain'i The dtf nee set up contnb
utory negligence on the taft Of the plaintiff. lack u
notice to the city ~ the obstruction that caused ts
damage. and non.any of the city for such injuries
The Court ruled IN fnvor Of the plaintiff the lcga
points, holding that the cry responsible for faiur
toclear the streets Of ice aud snow Dr. sumson
ncd 70 the nature Of the PLAINTIFF. INJURIES having
large and han some lgn hOnc which he brandi he'd II
lhn'f"uon of his testimony. Mr Miller OF the Cor
rat1n Counso once. said that many suits had bees
prosecuted against the city for damages resulting fron
fHus on Ice but that the ulant ovctcd n verd,ct "a
not single case. The Jury Instructed to hana V
n sealed verdict.
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rHr E1SrERN coNrERANcE.
An Inicrchnnge views that Aururs fuvor-
uhl, tor Pence.

LONDON, Dec. IA despatch from Con-
81 ntinople SAYS: At the informal meeiir = -
the plenirotentiarics at the Ru-,ian l. Euhassy
yesterday. the inieichanse of views is "a der
stood to have suiured favorauy tor peaceful
result ~ tho cor inference"
A tel gram from Paris announces that the fol-
lowing telegram from ConstantinOple was RS
celved there today: AT the preliminary meet
ing OF the conference Yesterday. under tho
IRE ilcncy OF Gen. Ignau,n, the Russian AM
bassacor. the vlenpotentiaries began ty dia-
cuss'ng the questions concerning Setvia and
Montenegro, ard agfeed upon the foil wing
p'iut-. hith Will be IN iully ntit ned later:
Tue conference adnnit,d thc cx cuitnrN oi a
rcctinc uOn of The Monienerrtn fl, n'icr to lie
determined ny an Intentional NEE .inE ut Ra-
rusa. II would comprise the add dtiou cf eleven
districts, all Iamed. to MOutcnc. rn; the Princc
OF Montenegro would 60 to Constantinople to
40 nom ee to the S,itan fnr the new territories
conceded To- ttm; the c inference admitted that
- r,iHn territori should tc tNucuatvd ~ the
TURKS, the prisoneis on hoth side returned, aud
the Hrniistice tr llngeu unitl tn conclusion of
peace. IL was furih,r iciecd that he valley of
the ID Ina should be considered - the " Il, IN
frontier Of ScNia. tnis rec Tie tion ifrIl,tnc
the IN tive cc-sion uf Lutte Zworrik to SER
via. The.e nr-t results confirm tnetxp,c alton
~ an understanding between ihr powers. Gan.
lgnauen. IN his 81 interview with the Marquis
OF salisbury. Is reuortcd t. have declited mat
lie would accept the occupation ~ Bulgaria hV
LoNpoN. Dee. - - The Vienna corresoondeht
~ tue states tnhk CONN III at n comes IT
Con>tanunolle that quite nm unexpected and
marked approach has been effected between the
views OF Kussi. a. ENGLAND.
ms seems due. ABOVE ALL To assurances given
by Gen. lsnatier concerning tine aims of Inssi IA
policy.
In Inc face u this o. appears that Turkey felt It
ntce-~ar make known o. views.
several Vienna pausrs publish sort ~ com
nuniuus derived Ifom sources when theS Al
lcsc To be Iufki-h.
The -aid con murique declares that the Port.
will adhfr4 10 the treaty of Pafi.. and consider
every project Of Occup ton "A c islls b,N
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Shcrin-elect Bernard Reilly MADE his auA
poiatmcnts yesterday. John + Cunning Is to be ro
TONED "a Under sheriff Major William II. Quincy a
ordcr Of Arrest C'erk. and William watson Warden
and vii ian L. Gardner ne ID putty Warden Of Ludlov
stre,t II, The Shcrne dcLu lU. Rufus Dodge
william fitz.atrich, J I'm Nick, a. John DennctS
Marlln j. kr &c, james II ellis jane fAy. thar.gs
Upham. Matthew i tten. DItdfic &. Glle Mm n.
Carroll, Charles McNult,. Patrick nibney. aries II.
cop r, Ihom r k"rrisan. Ju j. m JARVIS, fatrck
keils Thomas O'Calilghan, II B.tnaJd Gdtixan, and
Peter lraIuOr.
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THE IOUTSiI TNvLSTTGITTON.
The Returning Board Refusing 10 submit it's
Records 10 the Committee.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. IL. When the Con-
Grcssional Committee met to-iay Chairman
Morrison n4kcd whether Gov wds - tho
Returning Board was In the room. Charles Atcll,
Secretary Of the board, In answer presented 90
Welt, Anderson, Konnor. and Cascnnvc.
formally denyiug the authority ~ Congress to
review the boards uccisions until they hgd been
delivered to the Legislature in j .nuary.
They also protest against he attempt of tho
House OF Representatives ~ tho United States
to obt In ana review documents In their posses
sipn, and claim that "a individuals they cannot.
under the Constitution fnd laws Of the ~ tie,
surrender them. 1hey state further tnnt the
Will nave coiics II all documents made for tne
committee. II the committee vii provide the
necessary means that tho 81 to h-gis iture n \
made no appropriation for them. ana thcN e. IL
not therefore furnish copies unless the COM
uittoe FURNISH funds ihese G pics. they say,
Mil b. mace \, soon NJ they ne tlrun win
the uucumcnts, prov dcd the funds are far
mshcd.
After hearing this, MIR. Morrison again bed,
is Gov Nells present - Being answered
NO" ne or lcred the Sci geant-at-Arms to nut-
~ Mcuutfs of the board to appear before tho
committee to morrow. acoor Ing to the order Of
the 5, cnkcr Of tho House uf Representatives.
Abel, ON his own account. then refused to fur-
nisn tue records uf the hOiri's prOceediug-.
Inis refusal of Wells & Co. and then ; 'cretary
to appear before ,he committee alter rring sub
pom ed. aud their uenipt deLtIl ot the de-
mand t. INSPECT theif rccurus und docu-
meuts caused astoni-hmett md In .tepation.
The Republican hutbcritics ueid n cluse CON
eulthtion III the custom House TINS morning
II Is tho ght instruction, were then re-
cciNed from W ,suingtU "a tccoun ending this
course to the hoard. thp Kcpuhltruus ~, re
SHOW an eager de-irr tc block iuNestiEatiun A.
20 submit tnttt dark uet dis 80 the ligut of public
exposure would bee nfaiing irstrur'i II nu thcir
party. The Signs ara thal thoy VIII nght nard
az inst being Investigated, anl that powerful
hvip will be rendered them tn their resist-nCc.
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ON POsrlGH Stamps.


HFTtTY IN y NIHWItHTV
Collectors OF post lgc stamps had n rare
opportunity In The Clinton Hall salesrooms on
Mond " night, when the mucaGe-baoked treas
ures of New York collector we're auctioued of.
Although the collection embraced many thou
slnd varieties OF stamps. the owner STYLED him
self only an "amAteur." A scent Cancelled yio-
let Bolivia stamp, dated 1867, Was sofa for $s a
l0-cent brown stamp Of the same nation MY nd
date, slO Decent blue stamp. same, $3.50; and
"a liO-ceut tlue stamp, same, }2 10; a. cont blue
stamp of liIltisn Gllan ,ditcu 1851, so; set OF
Confederate stamps, S5.Sh an "uuse vered pa
ut cent -. Luuis s;Auus, the only pair ia this
COuuliOn known % tue owner, Used, but In
splendid coudui ~, extremely rare" was
knocked down iOr S2U 90 Another rare stamp
Nas suid tur al. 1t was described as "A ." b cent
TToylaiunil /. =, bell we'd TO he New Orleans d"
lie biggest pil,e paid was Si2 ~ Tor an entire
sol VI IlImntOn enYtlnn. 81 W Y.IiNties.
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The uninjured machinery Of Messrs. Huber 4
Co.'S Jupiter powder mil that xploded In Washing
tonvilc, some months sgo. by which six men were
killed was removed To an isolated lot in the town OF
Weslchestcr Two men have been working the mil
until recently ON Monday evening AT ab ut o'clock
ss Frank Deync one OF tue Hordlen. was coming out
OF the door portion OF lhe compound exploded. The
building was blown TO splnters and peylne was Injured
shout the head and West
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Rnundsman Brush and several patrolmeu
were sent to the primary election Of the RepublcaB
Association Of the SIKH Assembly District at 1877 Cn-
ton street, last evening. Up to Yesterday afternoon
three tickets were IN the ne d. Then Col ector Arthur
tcri Tor The occnodrrs m that district and Indicated
~ preerenc Tor the ticket headed lo Moore.
Ne 81 iscr wac tapped before polls opened.
anu the police had evening
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The California Congregational Contest.

SAN FRASCIsCO. Dec. L.. The Clerk Of Mon
terey county, the Fourth Congressional District, has
forwarded to the S. crelary OF State sec Of eec
tion from that county. made out In conformity
with the gina foOtngs OF the Supervisors
when the CIerg hId cOrrc ied In hs TetuTLs lG
give Nlggintun the Democratic candidate,
one majority IN the ds net Last night PachecO. tue
Republican candidate la wrts served On tue Secretary
OF state prohibiting HIM cOun any Other than the
nrst returnF nd urecnE him w count and earthly the
vote Ia accordance with t1ttn.
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Circum.,an,inI Evidence Sufficient,

The mere possession Of stolen articles without
the abiy to prove that tey honestly obtained "a
bed by usage to b. proper proof IN which jury mag
convict. vt convictions are not often made On such
evidence. In the General Sessions yesterday .IphR
Grant was tried for burglary He desired conduct
his own defence. out Judge Suthrfa denied him that
urNi ,gc. and assiencd LAWYER the prosecutions
proved iu Grant tr.ed to scl coat Ia had
stole from Jarks1n's clothing store In the BOwery
lie wssent 10 stttc prison for three years. lie
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-13
five IiirIc Children Abandoned.

Officer Eas'woOd found Bridget Bcneoueh
wandering aimlcssly In Greenwich street Yesterday
morning, and she the asy luln for the IN
sane by Justic' bXby. Her husband, sailor. was nc
sea, ana nve young children were leit alone at 0ia
Greenwlch street Inrrt uf the chiliren sent
the juvenile Asylum. and ano,h"r. two years odd,
t'ktn care OF Oy Ommr, ,oner kcucn. and babe two
wechs uIl was card for by snciglOJr.
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A Connasrn,ion IN Valparaiso.

PANAMA, Dec. a great nre destroyed part
OF Valparaiso on the lith and 18TH OF November 1t
began IN the tatt ue Ia Marina Al .3d A NJ. on NuY
H. and not com ."itN cNfu tishrd uuI $3.50
\. ". tnr ucAt day. Nrrll valuable lulalh.s w,re
d. tsultd lhc am luA. - ll-s Is nut ' 't hu0Nl.