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Like chapter out Of some weird romance it
sounds, the story Of HELEN SNER and WILLIAM
kEMproN VANCE, As it ca1ne out upon their
trial, conclplcd day before yesterday, in the
Central Criminal Court at London. It appears
that the woman had been abandoned by her
husband and had bcen very'sick, and had mads
up her mind, If she became sick again, to com-
nit suicide To procure the means Of doing
this in such way as that post-mortem e1amina-
tion would not discover her seltdestruction,
aud that there might not be any scandal about
it, she inserted au advertisement in one OF the
daily papers stating that professional gentle
man engaged IN an interesting experiment
wanted the assistance OF medical man or stu
dent well up in chemistry, whose services would
be well paid for. The advertisement attracted
the attention OF VANCE, q chemist, who seems
to have been we'll nigh as poor
and wo-begone as RoNEo's apothecary;
and, after some correspondence, It
WIS agreed that he should be paid 2lo
for furnishing her poison such as directed. At
this stage, the negotiation was interrupted BY
one Of the letters between VANCE and sNEE
happening to go to the Dead-Letter Office,
where its strange contents excited suspicion,
and It was turned over to the police, The re-
suit was that both were arrested and tried for
conspiracy to murder and to commit suicide.
On her arrest, Mrs. SMEE, with simple pathos
that told volumes Of misery, merely said: ~
only intended to have the drugs in readiness, a.
7 have been very Ill and weak, that I might have
used them In case was i'll again I hare been
very lonely since my husband left me-" Bnt
that availed nothing, and, under the English
law, both were convicted OF conspiracy to CON-
r1qR har snfrffa U earfonpp1 TO
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SUNDAY, JUNE 4, 1876.

At the New York Gold Exchange On Satur-
day greenbacks were worth 88S@8st cents
nu the dollar.
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ATTENTION, SIR RKHIGHTs-sTATEDCo CoECLAyE
OF Chicago Com mmandery. No. 10. < T.. Monday even.
In. June S, 1850, for business Of importance. Il
fuIi attsndanca is desired Dy order Of the E. c.
CHAS. ]. TRQWBKlQGE, RecordeI.
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MASONIC CHICAGO CHAPTER No. II, r 4. ~
WorE n. II. Degree Visiting companions cordially
invited By oder of g. N. HOLMES, IL T.. H. P.
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APOLLO CO2lMASDERY OF KNIGHTS TEMP
lar-Ihcre viii I've St3ted Coucave ut the Asylum, 76
Monroe-1t-, Tuesday evening. June g. at o'clock
BusInessGeneral amendment 70 by-laws and con
knights couyteou6ly invited B. ]. PATRICK.
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M-liai = Monroc.st- Special Convocatton Monday
evening, June S, 1t O'Clock. By order Of the H P.
N. TUCKER, Secretary.
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TO THE MEMBERS OF BR1CKLAYERS UNION
NJ. Os LLISo1S-Hottce Is hereby gtysn fnst tas
~ Saturday night. BY order Of the Committee Next
meeting June 10.
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io1:T DEARBORN LODGE no cl+ l. o. o. F.-A1
ncbcrs arc earnestly requested 70 BE- Rseat e. a. Inc
Cu uihez business Of the utmost tmportAnce 70 ioe Ut
DIR. II. ". LOFEDAls eec1etatJ-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

find are not as effceual as the desire, that they
are now attempting to frighten the bond aud
property holders of the country into the sup
port of Hayes aud Wheeler by telling theu
that if Tilden and Hendricks receive a MA
ioriy of the electoral votes. the radical Senate
will throw out, upon the Imaginary ground OF
fraud and intimidation, those ofonough Sou'h
ern States to defeat heir election, and that rs
the democrats would not quietly submit to such
a procedure, revolution would be the lneVl-
table result. The South has submitted to such
impositons and indiguitics siuce the war that it
has gotten accustomed to them, and would doubt
less remain quiet and submissive even under
so great an outrage as the one contemplated,
but whether The Northern democrats would
bear the servile yoke so we'll is a question ooy
to be solved when the contingency becomes a
fact. From present indications, however, We
should suppose that 10 order to retain posses
sion of the government the Senate will be com
PEELED to throw out of the count the electoral
vote Of other than those Of a few Southern
States.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

HERoTsM OF A BoY.-The Lyuchburg News
mentions in complimentary terms the heroic
Conduct of au unknown boy, who saved from
destruction a train on the Midland road last
week. 1t says:
"An act OF hcroism 10 connection with the
washing away 0! the track % the virginia
NJ dand railroad, near Livingston last week
has come to our knowledge which We think
SaouId not pass unDo!iced. The freight Train
arrived AT Livingston llttc behind time. he
conductor W IS The same who was on the tran
which WIS wrecked some time ago bear
Me liver 5, and was naturally anxious as 10 the
condition OF the track over which he was to
pass.
1.-The Waterman. who had just been over the
track ported ali right but the uccssaut
rain then pouring down made the conductor
uneasy and lie hcsiated few minutes, the
night and the surroundings no doubt hriugiDg
mos. wildly to his mind his recent disaster
and tie fate Of poor ktyeS and Andcrson.
just as he was aboui to s;art the tr.io some
OF" was seen approaching at a ruu, aud boy
rushed up, GREATNESS and specifies from run
nng. For nearly ten minutes he stood pant
Ing and breathless, unable to utter word At
last, however, in brokeu syllablcs, he exc!aim-
ed: 'rhe--track-is gone, up y1n1er!'
Thorough the darkness aud the pouring
rain, without hope OF reward. but with an
earnest desire to save humaY life. he had run
four miles TO stop tia. traio. The dirt sup
porting the track hal given way alter tie
watehman passed, aud the FIJI Tar jo,ots held
the rails suspended in mid air, upon which the
heavy eDgloe and freight sralu would have
rushed only to c:nsh toto horrid death lis
living cargo, and scatter lis valuable merchao-
disc, but for this unse6sh heroic boy.
I'VE wished We had his name, that we
might herald it abroad for the reverence of all
who admire heroism, wherever displayed, but
we have not been able TO obtain it.. J
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

The New y ork Herald is great newspaper
but it has too many editors, or its managing
editor must take pride in the reputation be
has so well earned Of having an utter disregard
f,r political consistency Both editorial and
news columns of the paper have, for many
ayear past been filled with coudemnatory ar
ticles and particularized accounts OF the frauds
and corruptions discovered by the COMPRESSION
al investigating committees, and yet 10 It's issue
Of Friday, it says that such question as the
following: "WiIl you, if elected. conhoe your
self to giving information or advice to the Elk
ecutivc. wheo asked, and for the rest mind
your own business, leaving the President and
departments to attend to theirs meaos civil
service reform, aud that every Congressional
candidate, democrat aud republican, ought to
have it put to him, and ought to be required to
answer it, 1t has Also for long time past,
been denounciug carpet bag and scalawag gov
eminent at the South, and advising the negroes
to vote for any ticket that will put stop to it,
and yet, on Friday, it more than counteracts
it's previous good effects by alarming its North
ern readers with the assertion that Southern
war claims to the amount of several hundred
million dollars are likely to be brough, up 10
the uext Congress- We guarantee that if any
such claims are brought up they will be those
of men who vote the radical ticket and against
the payment of which nobody could be more
oonscientiousy opposed than the Southern
members.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

Dispatches seem to indicate, that Russia
while secretly working for some time past 10 tic
interests of Servia, will soon throw off her mask
aud assume ao open responsibility. Right Hon.
Robert Lowe, 10 letter to the London Times,
urges the necessity Of calling Parliament to
gethcr to consider whether the prcsut policy
OF the Government on the Eastern question
should be continued. The times itself !ears
that, although the Gar is anxious to keep the
contest within its present limits, if hGstlitles
are not stopped immediately diplomacy will be
batflnd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

A correspondent Of the Louisville Journal
says: Iu conversation with Governors Heed
ricks and Dorsheiner on the cars coming over
tonight, Gen. Bristow stated that 10 case Ct
the election of Governor Hayes, unless he made
reform the distinctive principle Of his admins
tratiou. it would be the most infamous admin
istra,ion the cnuatry ever had. Governor Dor
shcmer asked BriStow what the republican
party had done for the South. He replied,
laughugly, that it had taught thcm how much
it could s:aud, aud, as it had stood Spencer, he
thought it could stand most anything.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

The argument before the boundary arttra-
tors at Philadelphia, between Virginia aud
Maryland, upon the line Of division, was con
cuded on Saturday by Mr.. Jones on behalf of
the Maryland claim. The arblirator5 will FRO
cced to day to the considara ion of the matters
10 controversy aud al tne!rlcqu It Mr.. Daniel,
Of Virginia, aud Mr. Jones, Of Maryland, will
remain few days 10 supply any authority or
document III. arbl:ratorS may desire to exam
inc. The ucar prospect of husl settlement Of
this long pending controversy II matter oi
generalization to all concerned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

The depressed condition OF the business Of
the country is cxemp6cd in the report Of the
immigration for the past year. During that
tine the number Of immigrants i.om Great
Britain to the United States was almost pre-
ciscly equalcd b. the number returning. More
than eighty-oue thousand persons lett for the
United States, aud more than eighty thousand
returned. There's something wrong, sure.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02
Letter from Charles Francis Adams

At democratic meeting III New I oik a
week or two ago, the following letter was read
Daniel M.gouc, jr., Chairman New lork State
Democratic Committee:
Dear Str-AbSencc from the city has pre-.
vented H. from answering promptly youi let
ter OF the 20 h lost. Ii | were younger it would
be AZ agreeable du:y u rcrt"rm the task 10
which you invite LII hut have uot done any
liilg Of the kind Tor fifteen years, aud am now
10 ny seventeen year. Should accept one
Invitation ii would probably give rise TO others
which w2u.d have au equal Claim. My Juig-
| meet is tina; laG better stay al home. Yet
think iu;iy appreciate the importance OF this
canvass. Ii is narrowing itself daily more and
Ill prc into u struggle between the people and
the maLagers who mold The official organlZa
ton oi III" courtry for their Own exclusive
icncft. From the days OF the Credit .IUber
down 70 the last exp ,surcS mad by the invcs-
legations Of the last Congress, there is ooiy Que
cJnciuSiuG 70 b. drawn, aad that IS the prevail
cucc + ,rrui too almost everywhere 10 the
repubciD orgauz ltpu. The honest men do,
indeed, makc brave aud sincere ctfJr;s TO Resist
this baIciul luHu zee. but they are too often
defeated to rails any Us. hopes Ut ultimate
success. This struggle has been going Oh Tor
years. and no material change Tor the better
has yet becu eff ctcd. The time has low CONE
for radica! change, and the substitution OF L
wholly new Influence lied up by no restrictions
other than the genuine wishes OF honest mcu
Of all parties. When IN a great popular con-
vcntiou of Il i'arty to nominate u candidate for
the Presidency one gentleman deeply compro-
missed by tho Investigations OF C, mmlttcc OF
the House Of Representatives GENES within
twenty FIVE vote. Of nomination, ahd another,
VINO really did honor 10 himself by fearless and
effective exposures OF corruption 10 high places,
could not command maLy more than mud
red votes, it seems TO Inc that it is high tine
for change 10 the public opioior. N2ither is
the case Improved by Il view II tie luauncr In
which the canvass has been carried 90. The
great ctfor OF the republicans seems TO be to
operate on the popular passions cx :llcd during
the late civil war. Instead of reIeling the
honorable call Of President GRAFT, let us
nav, peacar' the cry is FIR raising what may
prove another war Ard why is this? Oily
because the people OF the Southern States
choose to vote as they Please, without regard
to tho corrupt combinations OF Office holders all
over the country, wcied hy equally corrupt
combinations of Legislators at the seat OF gov
ernueut 10 perpetuatc their own power. |eri
~, verify, il the people are wise they will lay
down party and seize the present opportunity
to make change.
am vcry truly yours,
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

Flour Continues unchan ged, "!.h s. good sto'k
on hand and fair dem4ld. Wheat is s.eaty NJ
quotations and receipts are tair; ss!es To-Day OF
1850 bushels st 95al:j Tor common 10 choice red
and IL for d SINAI. lot Of choice white FIR seed
Corn is in good receipt, the offerings today
amounting II 1850 bus.cs: <~lee we're mace =:
30 and 81 for mixed no white ~ yellow offered.
Rye active st 50. Oats have declined siucr |as.
week. and We now quote i! "'.o. Other .r,i-
cleS unchanged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

DR.. Mortie coored, will not withdraw from
the Congressional canvass ia the Petersburg
district at the bidding of the radical Official
ring, and as Jorgenseu, the white radical will
also run, the prospects Of Maj. Hinton, the
conservative candidate, are even brighter than
they were before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02
NATHANIEL B. MEADE, Chairman

RUSH BURGESS WANTS TO SHOOT Hon y.
NJ. KElLEY.-In his celebrated Cleveland,
Ohio, speech the papers there report Hon. a.
NJ. Kelley as saying:
1T is not only OF extravaganza that we have
the right to complain, but the enormous aud
unparalleled corruption OF this party. | do not
know how it is with you, but down IN my
County, almost whenever you see i custom.
house at the top of the pole you Will 6nd a
thief at the bottom of the pole. Laughter. |
Iu my own city there have been five r-yenuc
collectors since the revenue Office was opened;
four of them were thieves aud the fifth Was an
honest man, 0 is Il. Russell, aud GRAFT turned
him cut Of office last month, the only honest
man who ever attempted to collect the revenue
10 the city of Richmond. | trust you are more
fortunate here.
This portion of the speech, it is stated, gave
much offence to cx.ColIector Rush Burgess;
and it was reported on the Streets yesterday
that Burgess was looking for Mr.. k:iley with
pistol, and had avoweI his DETERMINATION to
shoot him. Up TO late hour last night he
had nor acc ,mplished his purpose, if 1t was
such.-Richmoud Wing.
The yellow fever ntermcnts at Savannah on
Saturday and yesterday numbered thirty four,
seventeen each day. The Collector OF Customs
and two clerks who were authorized to &c; tenn.
porariy as collectors. are all down with the
fever. The Graod Chancellor of the Knights
of Pythias in Georgia appeals to the Order
throughout the country Tor aid.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

The radicals have become SO alarmed at the
probable defeat that their own leaders say is
staring them in the face, that in addition to
the 'bIoody shirt, Southern outrage" and
Southern war claims" lodges which they
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

The decorations aud iIluwiuatioos which
were prepared at Madrid for the reception Of
ex Queen Isabella have been removed for fear
of disturbance. Spain has issued new loan
of fifteen million piastres to detray the expeu-
ses Of the war 10 Cuba.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

Judge Critcher, If WestmorcIand, has with
drawn FROM the Congressional canvass iu bis
district, and will support the regular conser7a-
tive nominee, Maj Bev. Douglas.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

OMAHA, NEB, Oct. 2.-Oo Saturday night
watcrirCz. TO the thickne of about one eighth
of an ocn. Yesterday the weather moderated
considerably.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

4 REVOLUTIONARY SURPRlSE.-Capt. r..
Simpson, OF the Uai;cd States steamer Oncida,
writes to the Navy Department. under date OF
Guayaqui, Ecuador, September 10, that he
arrived Their. on the Sth instant and found the
city in the midst Of a revolution. the general 10
command Of troops in the city having issued a
prUnuuciamcrto to that effect, with the SUI port
OF the troops and apparently with the c1nscnt
oil the people. Ga he following day circular
was issued TO all foreign crnsu!s 10 the city no.
tityinG them that the government o! ;hcrcpub-
lie of Ecuador had been assumed by Gen. Ven
tciuilIa, and assuring them IT the preservation
OF pcricc! order. Capt. Simpson states lie is
uuabc 10 give the department any account at
the cause 0! this outbreak, but it was expected
!hat the movement originated III Gu.yaqulI
W Md be followed By the people in Quito. II
such should be the case the presidency of Mr..
Burrero is at an end, aud Gen. EentemIia viii
assume the position OF the revolutionary prcsl.
dent OF Ecuador. Capt. Simrsou, 10 concu-
sion, says he causes which produce rcvou
tons in these rountri :, are not always APP
parent, hu 81 iden change Of goveinmc1 t
10 E.uado. seems 10 be truly unaccouutaiIc,
when it IS remembered now this country re Ole
cd about year agJ at tS relief from despotlc
government which had endured for twelve
years, and with what enthusiasm Mr. B0rrero
was elected by all classes to ill the 0hicc OF
president
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

Mr.. Beecher resumed his duties 10 Ply,
mouth Church, Brooklyn, yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02

A letter trom CIV. Hendricks, dated CT
Friday, states that lodlaoa is safe for the dem
ocrats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02
(BY TELEGRAPH.l

New YORK. Oct. 2.-Stocks dull AM irre.N.-
lar. Mon,y Il. Gold 10. -Four advanc. :.
Wheat shade trmer. Corn firm
BALTIMORE, Oct 2-Nirglna Us, dctrrrrt.
63: VIrgl:.ias consolidated 61S; do. ~ s"rlcs 3.
ottou duh and weak mhdd. lOs ,lUt t.""c
quiet and st:ndy,; Howard street and %estc;"
super 25aS4 do extra / 25sS3 70 10 Family
50aSo 70; l:ty Mills Super 3aSi 25; do. cHt.s.
50 ST.; City kio branGs u ID - 10; 10. Fanny
IS " heat lrmer AMI NOR "t.v"i No
western red !23al2j 40 ) o. lloal-o; Penn.
red l2O4l27 Mnry.and red, Cd H. ".iae, l-5s,
u.s. do. snpe l3O,i32; 40. "hi. lloal@2. Corr!
-SoutncrI q de-; stern openo! ii Nor AID
higher but closed easier; Southern ate l0a5t;
do yellow 5a5S; Western n!Xct 1@:sJ6! spot:
564 Oct; 5Gi las. h.: Oct; 81! .'"v'r. O.:.
steady, ir !. and quiet; Southern prime tu-io
Western white lu"I5; do. mixed 3h31. nyc
frmer III 5oaG2 uny scarce aid I'm; Mnry-
land and Pc:.nSy !vgnia pr!m" ~ Provisions
steady and hriu Pork IS 2JISio ~ Coffee
strong ard q,nct; bushes: restricted b. !imi.ei
offerings and lrn.nr ui holders; x" csr&'"s
1Js.J9; JOB lots l6al9.. Sugar Sieaiy ~ lois
lU4 Wn;sk' nomlnaily 81 u.
PHILADELPHIA, Ocrr 2-Catte rather du.',
unsettled and over saIcs Of $500 eAtca l"n!m..
and Western Steer. =. ila';c choice 70; "a. 10
good 90: common: %ial!. Sheep u.cA ."Scl.
sales OF 1000 +: 5aJ4 Hogs IN fair cm.nd
So es OF $500 ii s I5.S9 %
MARIN Is IN i,;I4Li'; Il y 1 L.
Sun rose........ ) IS .H,on SITS ......... ! -
SIM stts.......... 5 80 High m"f'r...... 40
ARRIVED.
Steamship E G Knight, New York, - =
Reed.
Steamer Lady Of the Lake Norfolk, l. + 4
Reed.
Steamer john w Thompson, ow"r rot'n'sc,
to + A Reed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02
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For oood CLEAN COAL 90 tot !. Ne
HaFFEY & CIJ-.. wharf Md ward na.. o!
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| On the w1arfa tiii stock Of Goa y, .! W.
| best quality, Broken, Egs, stove. M. "hd
Cumberland from the following u.:ss:
Lyken's valley Macs.
Cameron
Sunbury
Lee
! Hill j Harris
| . can
| -larylsnd
| West Virginia >ptln..
| For sale ut the loves. market rh,"- per -" ''
2240 b. ,r
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-10-02
Political Notes.

Don Piatt has taken the stump 10 ONO Tor
the democratic ticket:
Gen. Hunton is having a quiet canvass IN
this district, and the election, so far as he Is
concerned, will be iug-haude affair. His OPP
poneut is scarcely heard Of
Cater Fl. Harrison, Of Chicago, ILL.,, who
made the famous Marine Band speech IN the
House Of Representatives at the last session,
has been nominated for reelection BY the dem-
ocrats of his district, aud as he made most
excslIcot REPRESENTATIVE, it Is to be hoped be
will be returned.
-In the first Illinois district split occur
red in the democratic convention, one party
nominating J. L. Hcxic arI the other renom
in .tjag Barnard q. Caulicld. The latter, II
the interest OF harmony, decliued the uonl
nation. Mr. CauIfeId is native Of this place
"A Denver, COL, dispatch states that the
election 10 that State t. morrow will deter
mine the choice of Colorado for President, al
the Legislature which is to be elected will
under an ordioauce OF the constitutional con
| yeuton. choose the three presidential clector
as well as TWO Uated States Senators. Their,
| are also to be etctcu member OF Congress ant
all the State officers. At the last general Ell,
ton ia the Territory Patterson (dem.) va
elected BY a maj )rty Of 300.
"A special dispatch trom New York to IT,
Philadelphia Tlmcs independent, says:
"a careful aud trustworthy CANVASS OF th
State Of New York has just been complete
by the democratic State c,nmltet. Nr. Ma
gone, it's chairman, says that the dcmocra!
are receiving large accc>sl>us irom the republ
can party 10 every County, the larges; Pre-
rortiun being IN the agricultural district, an
that the canvass shows that such accession
amouGt to about ten per cent. OF the reput
lican vote. The leaders OF the Stale demo
cracy say with the utmost confidence that II
.ieu viii have $1,000 majority 10 the State
While one Of them was giving the reporte
these figures IN the Everett House 90 Frlda
Governor lilicn, cutcriug, said: L don
= now the majority eau be any less, and
Ohio aud lodiaua do what we expect them
do, it will be larger Concerning the effect {
the result IN those States Gov. Illden added
Ii ihc democrats carry both Ohio and ludlan
the battle will be easily Won. If we carry Ii
diana and The Republicans carry Onlo there "!
be good fight along tn" iluc. II We lose bot
those States We will have to fight hard, but
think we will be successful Governor Tilic
predicted victory III the Indiana election, an
was confident Of one 10 ono.