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, 1876-01-23
asnantie Account Of Doorstep Waits
Recent Marriage.
.r4py Vlfe In the Tolls Of Rochester
Villain
Waning to Ladies Who Clean Their Gloves
with Benzine.
Clara Louise Kellogg end Young Jim
Ennett'a Matrimonial
Prospects.

~" - ,auo.d;r,r ,,t.;, a,r
TIL nnaas1n1s1' @"4 ..c-F..,:..-
goods firms saseleise7 o"'ea nusilns en'
o-raud;e dlesses ns "approp-iate 10 the sea
s.s~ 9he warm winter weather has kille'
t-.-a1 daad ~ Il f7onr.nail The Penf,
flo51os 49,. .:s...1,
Ct11nia Gahfoao eoapAns sp'ns eo'a'o''1u. -.
,conev Advertising round tickets to JacIsonVll
- ea+nrn 1t $50 EACH but tho inquiry from
-. u.aLara .r,e ro Hu|,. snd tbs det,ant
pleAsa1 .~s,oHs - -.
from commercial a*'..e @no o'Ae1 o'
passsnEezs SO ev'oens. toat tas ase3cu1sion-uchct
h,1e been Withdrawn. Tho regular faro i
1ss-s II, rsl. though tho steamers t.
s's..s ;-.ro t1roreb t;cta.a fo- co,s;1ersbl,
saFaunaa 'ssoo eNN ~ =. !:
lesR and lnclnae meals ano s'a'e-fooms' !.
doubtful whether the Florida atmosphere has
h..n uar,ner than the ayeraee OF this latitude
1,s..,nhar md Jnnuary. and it Is not sur.
1m d. .1n n,e.snreseshc-s a ar. few and IA,
panng flos1a1 pie~"a4 o.'eeAe4s 80 ~" ~.
between. Tbs effort to attract people TO the
xinter resorts OF The Southern States, and e
~. bermuda and Bahama Islands, as we'll Il
~ 49,. r.a;oo IL ;,.ress;no rc.r1v. and il
tne "eS' A".,~ ,:..-.l.. ,-h.tha,
becomes maaer u easest'1u3 "ol1oeA
the people who rush OF 10 Northern "a1er1nG
n,,oes in the summer and to Southern resorts ii
~. %~:...- .xar havo ,nv i6en at home comforts
1'."..s w "...s@
snssefe@
GORGEOUS And E11hASAoAS1 suffhAs'
Ons Of the most gorgeous banquats ever given
:. ,h,. ,or,+rv +nck n1,ce n Deimonico's a few
~ 'n.e ~ ,;vo, bv a ua},-tnown
esentoeS s.ueo' - ~ 80" ~. - 49,
Tall street broker, Chasses j. osootn' - tne
result of 4 bet With another Wall street party
named Itsyers. On the price Of Lake Shore
..o1,s r,,..a hs,. ,ra ~ a,itv orcurrence. bur.
'soss. Aase0 oeIo ,s..l. .r. 49,, .n
Gs tnH one lnsol'eu eone'n'o@ H1ot ~
Ordinary amount, its winning Tas celebrated q q
bsnouet for forty-tvo peraons,-the winner
.na 1oser e,1h i,riti,o twenty friends.
~. a1 4o7s. "a nm - =,
1n'e aoaH ( eos' o''1
average oil ;" more - 1haa Soo = 1oE
ssch eueat. This recaiis m e1haylgnnt en-
,a,t,;n1nant rsrpn At Delmupico's 4 few ye.ra
- i,r,.h+ar, ~ a ws,t.t,ovn fpsccier
sSo " -
formerly Federal onleeF" a.fo Nv"
Bank President. The occaslon Tns The twenty
6rst birthday Of their only brother. Having OBJ
+,;naa p.rrn;ss;on frorn tI,e father to make the
..-..;S....s :. .-.,a .,d 1n,,n;6cor+ :. t,,.r
entertainments % = An1 A.a s.1' .Au - 10y
pleasea' these gsooy fls1S tno enlcAens e11ne1'
mind you) gave Delnouico An order to prepare 3
feast and ball for 100 persons @reGardless OF e1-
,sne.- II r.s carried mt in strict accordance
al -. 80. na,. .,o.ts, ,,.;+,t;,,,. ~,
Wall tt'7 o4eei- .Ae sooese tA'''As'o''ea.' M
8efe engraved Pesfl, nlgn4y olnamenteos ine
eopes q tne meeu we're aleo e1sta'ea On enaii
!sosJ tap'els set ~ tsuesl@ ieat1et' Win sna'l
Etnn'e 70 easn. !ne MOVERS usea on ,ne occasion
, 1876-01-23
LAFlTTE, THE BANKER.


An English paper says: Charles Latte, the
great French banker, who has just died, was
one Of the best known men in Par5- He was
known not merely as fnaucier; but also as
rnan Of fashion and pleasure. He WAS one OF
the founders OF the Jockey Club. He was pas-
sionately fond Of racing, and introduced steeple-
chasing into France. Strange to say, however.
be knew nothing Of horses, though ho ran them:
in fact, he knew 80 little that he could mol tell
his own horses apart. For all that, he loved
racing for its own sake, and betted very little.
He WAS great dandy in dress, aud vas al
ways noticeable figure with his rose or
posy Of violets in nls button -hoia when At
tending tire race e-course CT tha skating club.
lie loved whist even better than he 1osea
racing, and would spend tha greater pare or
the night at the whist-tahls ia the. Jockey Club
Though no did not bet on the 'Iace-courHe, "a
pl4yed for very high stakes at the whtst-sab1e-
A rubber OF .E40 did not Scare him. Fla lost with
the most supreme Eood-temper: not word NOE
. rroun ever betrayed bis annoyance. He had
eraae amount Of business to transact Besides
looking after his bank. hewas Director OF tho
uay2e Railway, aud had great deal to do with
Italian railways. He vas not fortunate in love
or in law. Separated from his wife in 1854. be
WAS condemned to pay her pension of E144G
the pension being guaranteed BY = lien upon
sum OF E29. 500, and be had to give her \ Rum OF
go 900 ~ Ioury to his two daughters. Ha had
many lawsuits, one Of them in this country and
which resulted in his having to pay E15Q, COO.
after having spent E30, 900 On the lawyers Who1n1
he retained to resist the claim
, 1876-06-25

and O'Clock in the afternoon, would at1ord
considerable amusement to humorist- The
loug tables, stretching far up the drea1y wilder
ness Of tioor, are unused except as rrtcpt3clcs
for broken7aawn chairs and other lumber. At
one end Ut the table may be seen single oasis
OF white cloth and silyer-ware, where perchanco
half-a-doxen persons may be seated, solemnly
going through the tragedy Of eating
OF the people who Il. e already arrived at thu
Cape, there are few who have the distinguishing
trAits Of the summer tourist They looA
about discnnsolately, without attempting ID
make aequaiutances, and scarcely seeming to
know what their object was In coming. An eI>
ception might be- made In the case OF
PRETTY WIDOW WITH BLONDE HAIR,
who graciously smiles on the male scx in gen*
eral, and who Is, therefore, fayorite. She il
not less interesting on account OF her weeds
and will doubtless hayc long retinue Of slaves
before the season IS half over. The corpulcnt
paterfamilias with tho gorgeous watcll-se:l h:tz
net yet appeared, nor has the ftiEtatioHa
boarding school miss, while the fanc:y
French gentleman, with the tiuo, dark eye. and
traits are Characteristic OF Cape May later III
the season.
To-day drove down to the ca-Grore along
the beach. Siugularly for this locality, there
was heavy fog overhauginy the sea and land
It was not u cold nor moist fog. and the air
wus all that could be desired Riding a1on19
the beach, on onc hand could be seen onlI
the sandy shore, while on the. othcI
side the land WAS almost totally obscurcd
BY the mist; so that I could almost imagine my
self in inid-ocean, and that the Jersey long,
sEoreman WHO held the reins was mono other
than old Neptune that his accent betrayed
him when he spoke. Foegsgy weather IS said to
be very rare ut the Cape III summertime.
, 1876-06-25
Side. It might generally tie supposed that the
party would be dispiritcl, but, on the contrary,
they nuDeared to be Us

Side. It might generally tie supposed that the
party would bc tiispiritcl, but, on the contrnry.
they appeared to be rs
COMFORTABLE AND G0oD~SA1uREp As EVER,
9Tell me about this thing.'' said q TA1nuSE
reporter, II don't sec any tears or hear any
groaus; how is this?"
'The fact fs," said one 'sno saucatcrs have
been sentenced with us. We can stand going to
jail, but il they had sent the squealcrs with US
we should have dropped down.
And this seemed to be the general feeling.
To sum up tho expressions made use OF, there
IS no disgrace compared with association with a
to the Pcnitentiary for ten years alone, than to
the County Jail for one night with the men who
sold their manhood for immunity.
I'VE got off mighty easy" said one man with
long sentence.
"Ilow sop'
s'No squea1ers to 90 with US. The one decent
thing Blolgett has done has been to separate
the white men from the Government wltncsscs.''
This appeared to be basis for cougratulatiou
There was some objection to the hardship Of
some Of tho sentences, but even that was for
gotten in the absence of squea1crs, and the
prisoners seemed more inclined to jubilatc tllan
to cry,
There was long wait in the Marshal's office,
for Ii took some time to make out the commit
ments, aud get everything in readiness. Tho
prisoners were patient and dignitled, while the
crowd outside were noisy In their demand for
news, and in their spcculations as to the fate Of
the first batch. It was hard for them to under
stand how the second batchwere sentenced first,
and it was finally proposed that the first batch
be sentenced then au1 there, and committee
appointed to carry out the sentcnce without any
particular regard to FORMS OF law.
, 1876-06-25
JyashfnEtnn's Self-Contro1.

An officer to whom he was very much at
tachcd was taken dangerously III, and he had
him removed from his uncomfortable quarters
to q room In his own house Late fn! the even
ine one Of his aids, with some other Young
and. gathering around the old fireplace, grew
quite hilarious over some incident or Incidents
that had occurred. Washington stepped out OF
bis room ;;atnlng, and, after exchanging iew
words - Them, spoke Of the sick officer anu aSa
w. !. cuict, bat after q little whilethey for
- =! ..bout It, aud were merry as eyer: In the
!: :: i their jokes and laughter the door g 81
" :. tington's room opened very gently, and the
-: :,;rai himself appeared with candle h IN !dns Ills
::,..' the kitchen as If III search Of something,
" I'd immediately returned III the same noiseless.
:arcfut manner. The young men took tue hint'
md Immediately dispersed.-L Z. Hsadfty 4"
TIE G4}41Y for Judy.
, 1876-06-25

San. Adams and the Refractory Scotchman.
As m instance OF Sam Adams skill in deal
Ing with mankind, IN anecdote related by his
daughter M IS worth place: At d meeting Of the
Assembly, where over 5000 persons were pres
cnt, a coi1lmittec reported that one Mr.. Mac,
q stubborn Scotcllman and q large importer, bad
refused to come into the Non-1mportation As IS
sociation. An angry spirit vas manltcstlng T.
nlodo which always distinguished him, arose and
moved that the Assembly resolve itscli into
committee Of the ,rAoe house, witt on Mr.
NIac--, AMI urge his compliance. This was
By an affirmative and the business ahssre OF the
ncr, not relishing such possibly massive argyll
ment, came sgaeaking voice II as sso5ch q; 4h: a.
erotesque agure 10 reddish smoSe-ariea wig
drew all eyes upon him: His sudden eonysrsa- aa
brought thundcrs of app)nuse Mr.. Adams,
with polite, condcsccnding bow ct protection,
pointed to Il seat near by, and quletet1 the DIS
erect and frightened Scotchman.-Eu4 Gray II
uarperfs lnd9dzi,e for Ju%y-
, 1876-06-25
GREAT BRITAIN.


LONDON, June 4f.-The American residents
will celebrate the Fourth by dinner. 4 na-
torlty Of the English notabfllties, who we're in-
yited, declined Dean Stanley writes, saying
that the recent death OF his wife prevents hfra
particpatingi in any public affair Of like nature
He expresses his sympathy, md says that, Il on
the Fourth any Americans desire to View West
minister Abbey, he will be happy to accompany
them and point out the graves OF. their deao-
John Bright deeply regrets that the state Of ais
health will prevent his attending.
Matthew Noble, the wcn-knovn English
sculptor, Is dead
BRENT.
It is learned that Charles Brent, the Louis
vile forger, who was released on the 18th, has
voluntarily signed re1ease OF the money taken
from him on his arrest, and TINT he will proba-
bly, return to Amerlca-
RoWiSGMATCH.
LONDON, Eng, June 2t.-Thc International
rowing match between four OF the London Row
ing Club and four Of the best oarsmen Of Frank'
fort-on- the-Main took plaee to-day On Tx
Thames, from Putney to Mortlake.. The Lon
doners, who were the favorttcs at long odds,
led at the start, aud won easily By eight lengths
Tha boats carried co1swafns+
, 1876-06-25

the Court on behalf Of Mr.. Hildreth. Yestcr-
day, OIL receiving note from the District At
torncy at our Office saying that the case Of Mr..
A.lureth would be called again to-day, we
he his address in the city, Informing
him that he should be here. Lis
has not come. have not seen Mr.. Hildrcth
Since q week ngo, when he was in our office, nor
has he been in our office since that time. The
inference, Of course, is, that he has escaped
had any idea when lie came to our office week
ago that it WIS bis intention to leave the State,
Iccrtainly should not have troubled Your Honor
with any remarks On his behalf Oil Monday. I
necessary TINT should say, that 81: Hildreth
in taking this step has acted entirely upon his
own responsibility. He has not been advised
thereto BY either Of his counsel, nor has any
one OF them had amp knowledge OF bis intention
to depart. I should consider it grossly un-
professional act, as Your Honor would, and rs
all members OF the Bar would, It counsel were
in any way either to advise their clients to escape
from the jurisdiction Of tho Court, Or to consent
to their 80 doing. And what now wish to do
ts 20 state In the most explicit manner that no
imputation of that sort Is to be laid to either
tnyself or any member of the firm to which I
belong.
The Conrt-It would not for moment enter
my mind that either yourself or either member
Of your fir1u would be q consenting party to n1.Y
act OF this kind. II the defendant has ab-
scopded or purposcly ubseutcd himself to avoid
sentence, have nodoubt he has done it entirely
upon his o,vu responsibility, and certainly not
Judge Bangs-I desire to have the defendant,
Hildrcth, called aud defAulted.
The venerable cricr called tor Hildrcth three
times, but there WIS no response.
Judge Baugs-Hls surcty's namc Is Francis
". Warren.
The cricr then commanded Mr.. Warren to
bring in I1ildreth's body, but that gentleman Of
, 1876-06-25

JuDCE LAWRENCE's STATEMENT,
JUDGE Blodgett then called for James H. Hill
dreth, and, Us everybody knew that person had
lett for Canada, the curiosity was intense to
know how his case would he disposed Of.
Judge Lawrence, after waiting reasonable
time for the representative man " to put n
his appearance, said: Il Your Honor p please.
/ desire to make this statement to ths Court:
Mr' Hiidreth came to the office Of the law trim
~ ,rhicI, am a member week ago this morn
IN me- and and told us tat he had been notified to ap
Monday, @ and desired that some member ot t. vt the
rn should appear on that aay before Your ia
lon M1aee sd ofss of ihe w sentcnee Il the
ms' passsd upon im: In consequence Of that wish,
samc here last Monday morning, as iour non
or NAV nav remember, aud made SOME remarks to
, 1876-06-25

OUR GOOD SHIP SAILS TO-DAY, BOYS.
At little before o'clock Marshal Campbell
asscmbcd his Deputies, aud announced that
everything was in readiness. Mr.. Hesjng bad
ordered carriage for himself and George Bur-
roughs, and Mr. Campbell had ordered 'bus
for the rest. Arcade court was ian,ned from
LaSa]]e to Clark street. The conyeyances we're
drawn up at the LaSa11c end of the building,
and the cxcursionists walked quietly down.
There were any quantity Of Dcputy-Atarshals,
and the prisoners had some little difficulty in
keeping up with them, but the Deputies were
induced to wait, and finally everything was. ar-
ranged comfortably, though the 'hus was kept
few minutes waiting for two Of the prisoners
who went out at the wrong door, and who came
up at lust pretty warm from an exhaustive
struggle with the crowd, At last they were NIL
comfortably seated, particularly an evening pa
per reporter, who sat down III the mud, and the
procession startcd. The route was nlong La
SalIc to Madison, up Madison to Clark, aud
along Clark to Michigan,
The news Of the sentences had spread rapidly,
and on Clark Street there was gooAly crowd
waiting for glimpse OF the party. Along the
curb Oh tho Study side of the street, there were
lines OF spectators, and at the Tiyo1i there WIS
a crowd OF sytnpathfzcrs. There had been jok-
ing, aud expressions scarcely complimentary
sometimes, until the bus came in sight, with
its load OF we!l-drcssed and dIgnfficd gentlemen,
and then the nurmrrs changed to sympathy,
with many rsgret fer t4e severity q & Of The h ss'a
sen,blcd at the alley, near Clark street, aud Is
t bus picked its way through @ the n thsonF }t et
waved, until the outfit had passed. Some Of
the spectators formed sort Of line and fol-
lowed along to be at the jail before tic *,,!'es
were locked and bid the cxc,'rs!.;:ists grad day.
It wus solemn s"rt Of pr, .+sriI, tut ;hs se:i-
eral expression was s..,:aihctic, mingled with
some sal c1..:ncntarics upon the COURSE pur-
slsi by Mr. Kc;ln.
THE FIRST DATCn
came in'for their share, too. Not one OF them
was in sight. Near the bridge tue bus passed
aiarshall 2. Dccchcr, who evidently had not
heard tho news. and, as hc recognized the occt1-
pants OF the bus, his lower jaw fell, and be
turned aud looked in amazetnent. Just as tue
bus passed kinzie street, att. ancient lady OF
Tcutoi,ic principles hailed it aud pulled up her
skirts and sailed for the back door: When she
found it wouldn't stop she. procured the inter-
eession Of q policeman, who waved his baton:
But the 'bus whirIed oil, much to the disgust OF
the old dame.
, 1876-06-25
FOREIGN.


LIE E-Ao4~
TIE AUSTRIAN PROVINCES.
BERL1S, June 2.-Austria purposes declaring
her provinces adjoining Scrvia aud Herzegovina
in O state OF siege, to check the growing scl;a-
vonic agitation.
REFUGEES.
VIENNA, June 2f.-Twcnty thousand refugees
will be Intcrncd In Croatia, to prevent their In
tercourse with the insurgents.
The Crctian Assembly had sent memorial to
Constantinoplc, asking that Christian native
be appointed Governor, nnd requesting otner
reforms.
coSsrASTISopLE.
CossrAxr1xoPIE, June 2.-rhcrc is no foun-
datfon for the alarming run,ors In the French
papers. Complete tranquility prevails
kamcl Pacha, the ex-presideut Of the Council
Of Ministers, Il dead.
The Government is dcyising measures for the
payment Of interest on the national debt =
convention with the Imperial Ottoman banA Is
being negotiated,
Gen. Muhkator Pasha has entered Nicsic an
opposed, with another convoy Of provisions
4 proclamation Of the Grand Vlzsr uTSes
concord between the Mohamn.edans o1 bui-
garia- .
Bucharest, June A.-iTince Charles has con.
voked an extraordinary session OF Parlianent
for the I'd Of July.
EAGER FOR THE FRAT.
BELGRADE, June 24.-A battery Of field and
siege artillery was dispatched to the frontier to-
day The reserves called out for service III mbcx
5000 men, nnd are divided into thirty COM
panies. All arrangements have been made for
the entire Seryian army taking up its stratcgteAt
positions by the eth of June. Should rupture
With the Porte ensue, which is by no means un~
ayoilablc, warlke action Is scarcely likely to be-
gin before the first day Of July. It is possible
ton resembling 4 var manlfesto, and then join
the army Mt Belgrade. -
CogsTANT1NorLE, June H.-The sc1rian
delegate Risttcs, whose mission had made soma
progress, has suddenly suspended negotiations
, 1876-06-25

Alitt1e etrl in Eastman, taking compassion on
Sick chicken, placed t behind the Kitchen .
stove, where little pct kltlen heS.leu 81 cananon
i following @ her about and playing with her. After
laying her first egg she supposed it was not hen,
Ike 70 sleep behind the stoys, 50 selected - =
i the she'd 81 roer t,, pn, pu1Iy VA
found Quietly roostiuy bcside the chicke:'.
, 1876-06-25
FIRES.


AT JACKSON, TENN.
MEMPHIS, June IA fire last Wednesday
at Jackson, Tenn, destroyed a block OF build
ings on Lafayette street, bounded By College
street, Centre alley, and Market. street. Tie
principal sufferers are Golf & May, stoves and
fiuware; Dispatch printing office, Smith e. Cald-
wells grocery store, r. j. Fries' dry-good5
store. Loss, sl05, 900; insurance, So, 900.
, 1876-06-25

WfIAT TIE THINKS VF 7Ht1FF
Approaching the interest felt in - & lop OIL
Judge Blodrett, areportcr last event led gu
Jake Rchn. Hc found him at his ho'l@f ::sst on
the eve Of closing up for the night '@e was
not In the best Of spirits, the 'sternr ot the
Court having cast gloom OYER lis 'ehold.
The first ,nouiry of the reporter was what
Mr.. Rchm thought \: the SEM Oh
, 1876-06-25
WAITING.

The purple has fed from the far-on skies,
And IN mist the valley lies;
am sitting and watching. srraining my eyes,
Waiting, Kathleen, for thee'
The shnlowa Of night are falling fast;
You do not come-lhe hUnr Is past:
The hreexe Is ffcsh'n Into blast,
And still am waiting for theel
The old bell chimes the m!dnEght-hour;
Down from the skies comes silent shower,
IL rise to leave the teafy bower;
For I'll wait no longer for thee:
Cn1cAuo, June Il, 1871. j.. II. B.
, 1876-06-25

THE KItiob3f.
CorEyuAGEN, June 24.-The Lower HOUSE
Of the Rigsdag closed It's session today Only
members Of the Left were present, and they
unanimously passed votes Of want OF confidence
In tha GnTerpueuk.
, 1876-06-25
SPAIN.


THE PUERo9 BILL
MADRID, June 24.-The Committee Of Cora
e,ess upon the Government bill modifying tho
Fueros consists Of seven members, sir in favor
OF the bill aud one opposed to II.
, 1876-06-25

TnE UNIVERSITY FIGHT.
PARIS, june 25-5 g. ma strong Catholic
movement is on foot for petitfoning the Gov
ernmeut against the granting OF University de-
grces.
PRESS ESPIONAGE.
PARTS, JUNE 2i.-Thc publishers OF the Dro1a
de L'Homne have been summoned Tor publish
ing Rocheiort's articles.
, 1876-06-25
CUBA.
BANDITS CAPTURE

BANDITS CAPTURED.
HAVANA, June A.-Seven bandits who took
refuge tn the city were captured yesterday. One
was shot resisting arrest
, 1876-06-25

Special Dispatch to TIE Tribune.
EAST SAGINAW, June 24.-Thc planning mill at
Oakley, this county, owned by Philip MicSle,
operated by. Sackridcr s. Hoffman, was burned
to-day. Loss, $4,000. No insurance.
, 1876-06-25

INTEREST N3IlCE.
New ORLESs, June 24.-The State Auditor
gives notice that the interest on the consolidated
State bonds, due july l, Will be paid on and
after that date in this city aud in New York.
, 1876-06-25
SUMMER REXOIfTS.
MENASHA, WIS.
Bruce'S National Hotel.

For fishing, boating. driyea, and sporting .herc
Is place IL the State that exces Mena+ha and it5
surroundings. 3enasha il advuntaSeou-sy situated
at the foot u Winnebago Lake. on THE LIZ Fog
River, within an easy ride of Milwaukee,. The Ma
tfonaI Is Of the bcst hotels In the interior.
The WHITE SULPHUR :sPRISt:. ut Stltt-
RON SPRINGS, SEw ToEx. II particularly ELIZA"
cioua In Ithru1natic Complaints sc!auca. Goat Ncn~
ralgIa Paralysis: Cutaueous Diseases. Urinary Dgsul-
ties, Indigestion. Aul hillary Deynnceuents, S+w
brick Earn H4csss. nagssed u hard wo,is ani soa:
for circular. JUNK H. GAEpSEE l. soy, Props
UosetS-FAv1tInS. J0nX II. GARDNER Sow.
UNITED STA ATxs. j. J. ANTHONY {: Soy.
MANSION IouSE~ fIrRns / MxEESxss.
CxIoX HALL DArID WapU.
Boarding l1ouSes-t. Sw1rr's II. Srlcnr's.
2. G. FEITcuKEs- " HrrT's. n. W STEAr7ox'A.