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Books Received.

The Life Of Marie AnteInette, Queen of
France. By Charles Duke Yonge. Cloth, 473 pp.,
with portrait. New York: Harper q Brothers
Portland: Loring Short g. Harmon.
Agalea, A Novel. By Cecil Clayton, author of
"Efhie's Game" Paper, 122 pp., price 50 cents
New York: Harper g. Brothers. Portland Loring,
Short 81 Harmon.
The Story of Ruth. From the Holy Bible.
With Illustrations after drawings by NJ. Bda. Cloth,
% ppp price IS. Boston: Roberts Brothers. Port
land: Bailey & Noyes.
The Parior Car. A Farce. BY William D.
Howells. One Of the Vest Pocket Series. Cloth, IA
pp.' price 30 cents. Boston: j. R. Osgood g. Co.
Portland: Loring, Short & Harmon.
A Point of Honor. By Mrs. Annie Edwards.
lthor of "Archie Lowell" &C., &c. Cloth, 1926 DID.
CIV York: Sheldon g. Co. Portland: Loring, Short
Harmon.
IN the Levant. By Charles Dudley Warner,
nor of"My Summer in a Garden" &c. Cloth.
1p, price 80. Boston: j. Il. Osgood & Co. Port
Loring, Short g. Harmon.
Gold of Chickanee. By Susan and
Warner, authors of "The Wide, Wide World"
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Magazine Notices

Blackwood opens with. sharp article on
Swift and Lord Macaulay, not very compli-
meutary to either. The Woman Halter, par t
vi, contains clever account of an American
lady's attempts, in Scotland, England and the
Continent, to become doctor of medicine
This capital story, we understand, is written by
Charles Reade. A Run through Kathiaw ar,
the Holy Mountain is also very different from
magazine articles in general.
In the Edinburgh Reuiep the most noticeable
papers are on Bancroft's Native Races of North
America, Marie Antoinette, Sir Philip Sidney,
Smiths Christian Antiquities, and the Depre-
citation of Silver There is also scathiDg re-
view, long ard searching, of Daniel Deronda
The Westminster Rsview has good notices of
the recent biographies of Lord Althorp and
William Goodwin; fsnciful and pleasant essay
on Shakespeare's Young Men; a somewhat
suggestive paper on Politics and Party; and an
extended narrative of and comments on recent
British legislation upon Indian affairs The
notices of Contemporary Literature are highly
commendatory.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE
Special to the Press.]
Fatally Shot.

Fatally Shot.
RoCKLAND, Dec Sat st. George, this aft
ernoon, two boys, named Sprague and Parsons,
were out cunning. and while climbing over
fence one of the guns was accidentally dis.
charged, shooting Sprague through The heart,
killing him instantly. A coroner's inquest will
be held to .morrow. A.
ito the Associated Press.]
A Maine Seaman Killed.
BOSTON, Dec 8-A seaman named Manning
belonging in Maine, was run over by locomo-
tive on the B. & NJ r. r., near the depot, this
evening, and fatally injured.
The Vote ON Hurricane island Confirm.
ed.
AUGUSTA, Dec. SIN the Knox county con-
tested election case, the Governor and Council
have given the petitioners leave TO withdraw.
Fire i'm Lubec
EAsTPoRT, Dec. 8.-Ths house and barn of
John Morang, Lubec, were burned. today. The
property is a total loss. No insurance
Winter Cruising
Revenue Cutter Woodbury. has commenced
her winter cruising.
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MARINE N EWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.

| ARRIVED.
Steamer New Brunswick, Winchester, st John, NE
| via Eastport for Boston.
Big Elizabeth Winslow. Locke Bonaire, with 4445
bbls salt. Vessel and cargo to j S Winslow Il Co.
Sch Freddie Eaton, Motz, New York-coal to Jos
| Poor & Bro
Sch Lizzie. Frye, Hoboken-coal to Randall s. Nc
| Aster.
Sch pIussian General, (Br) Heater, Providence, to
| Sch Ella Eudora, Brown, Boston for Mt Desert.
Ar 7th-6arque Florence Peters, Mounttert, Bos-
| ton, to load tor West Indies.
CLEARED.
! Steamship Acadian Cabel, Halifax, Ms John
Brig Eta Whitmore. Wright. London-J Porteous
Sch Venture. tBr) Hatfield. Parrsboro, NS-master
Sch Aurora Boreas, (6r) Finlay, Yarmouth, Ms
John Porteous.
Sch Spartel, Crossman, Eastport-master.
Sch Panama. Marcel, ElswOrth-Nathl Blake
Sch Arboreer Clark, Ellsworth-master.
Barque Endeaver, MouDtfort, came out of the dry
dock and lett for Bath in tow.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
EASTPoRT. Dec SID, sch Senator Grimes, Cas-
sidy, New York.
Dec PAR, sch Paragon. Morang, Boston.
Dec Oar. schs Alice Dean, Gardiner, Portland
Gen Taylor, Thurlow, Newburyport.
Dee 6-Sld, sch W Page, Hyard, New York.
In port; sch Liant, Knight, ldg; Moneta, Johu H
Christie, Black Warrior, and Dolphin.
wIsCAssET, Dec a-sd, schs W Dexter, Dun
ton, and Leesburg, Herrick, Boston.
Dec SID. sch isabella, Lockbart Boston,
Dec Car, scbs White Sea, Stover Waldobolo o:
Nellie Shase. Randall, Portland; Amazon Merchant.
Rockport; Maria Louisa, Southland, Boston; Robert
Woodruff, Lewis, Gloucester.
Dec TAR. schs Nellie Belle, Bonner, So Anboy:
Elizabeth, Dickinson, Boston; e K Dresser. Hairs
Boothbay.
BATH, Dec Tar. brig Hattie NJ Balm, Thestrup,
Turks Island, with l4,2l6 bushels salt.
ELLSWORTH, Dec AR, sch City OF Ellsworth,
Grant, Portland
Dec 2-Ar sch II Cusbman, Smith, Portland.
Dec 5-Ar sch Senator. Murch, Portland,
Dec Geld, sen City of Ellsworth, Grant, Portland
FREMONT, Dec AR, sch Ella, Squirting, from
Portland. "
lFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
Sid I'm Genoa I'd inst, ship Marcia Greenleaf Bunk
er, United States.
Sid finn Plymouth 7th, barque Flori NJ Hubert,
Handy, Charleston.
Ar at New York sth, brig Thos Owen, Guptill, from
Malaga.
Nov 30, lat 26 80, Ion "A 90 sch Ada Whitney,
from Portland for Cardenas.
MEMORANDA.
Barque Limerick Lass, from Rotterdam fer New
York, put back TO Helvoet 9Th inst, with foremost
broken and pumps choked.
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OREGON.
A Lame Defence by Gov. Grover,


NEW YORK, Dec 1.-THE Governor of Ore
gon telegraphs the following explanation Of
his decision, awarding certificate of election
to Cronin:
1t was ruled in the case that when objection
to an applicants right to receive certificate
rests upon the ground that constitutional pro-
hibitiOn is interposed, the Governor, acting un-
der oath to support the Constitution, is bound
to entertain and determine the question; and
not only that, but it is to determine it in such a
way as to enforce the constitutional mandate to
the extent of his executive power. 1t was also
held, the law and fact being we'll known, that
the vote cast for an ineligible candidate cannot
be counted for any purpose, and the eligible
candidate having the next highest number of
votes is elected. This ruling was based upon
standard authorities, such as Gushing and
Grant; the decision Of many courts, like the
Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals of
New York; the later uniform practice in the
United States House of Representatives; and
a great weight Of English authorities, both par
liamentary OF judicial.
The Purpose for which the Question is
Raised.
The Herald states that the general opinion
among leading Democrats is, that their party
would lose cast to insist upon the vote of Ore
gon deciding the election in favor of Tilden,
but that it establishes ground upon which to
enforce an inquiry beyond the certificates issu-
ed from Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina.
The Herald says it is not at all probable that
Mr.. Tilden's election will be insisted upon by
reason of this vote.
IN. Y. Times Speciall
Measures 10 ID efeat Growers Fraud.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Dec. 8.-The action of
Cronin in fraudulently and Illegally retaining
the certified lists will avail nothing, since the
Republicans have obtained copies of the origi
nal canvass of the votes and all necessary
proofs, which they have attached to the returns
and will forward with the electoral vote, thus
making their case complete.
Especial despatch to the Boston Journal]
Gov. Grover to be Investigated.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 8.-The Republicans say
that Gov. Grover of Oregon, who violated his
oath of Office by giving the certificate to the
Democratic elector, will find 1T difficult to Sc
cure his seat in the Senate next March. There
have been grave charges made that his election
was secured by bribery of the Legislature.
These charges will be very likely to receive
thorough investigation before the Governor is
seated. Senator Mitchell and ex-Attorney Cen
eral Williams of Oregon express unbounded
surprise at Growers acts.
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NEW YORK.
A Pertinent Inquiry-Who is Shielding e
ID. Winslows

A Pertinent Inquiry-WhO Is Shielding e.
ID. Winslows
New YORK, Dec. 8.-The Post, in comment
ing on extradition matters, asks: Who is the
friend in high quarters who keeps Winslow In
formed of the latest news from the State De-
partment Shrewd suspicious were afioat at
the time of his arrest last summer, that per-
sons possessing money and influence were hid
ing behind him and furnishing him with means
to defend himself, and with information as to
the purposes of the authorities. Now it seems
he has obtained in some way or another an ink
ling of his impending fate in time to admit of
his flying from London Let us hope that de-
tectives in their search for the fugitive may
somewhere cross trail which will lead to the
discovery of the more fortunate rogues, if such
there be. who are making the Boston forger a
scapegoat for their sins.
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" ASnINa1'ON.
The ExtraditiOn @ uesiion

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-Advces have been
received at the State Department from London,
announcing that the British government, after
consultation with Perrepont, the American
Minister, has consented to waive all its claims
on the extradltion question, and to renew the
former treaty. Earl Derby, i'll an interview
with Fierrepont, accepted Fish's despatch,
demonstrating taat the ground taken by the
British government was nntenable as a sufi-
cent reason for receding from It's former
demands. 1t IS believed here that Derby would
have done so before, but he was apprehensive
of adverse criticism in Parliament, which
would cause the Cabinet much inconvenience
aud considerably impede new negotiations.
The Lord Chancellor OF England concurs in
Derby's view that the position assumed by
Great Britain in former negotiations was pre-
mature, and consequently the government had
no option but to recede Internationally from
that position. England having conceded so
much, Pierrepont has been instructed to con-
vey the consent of the United States govern
ment for the opening of negotiations for new
treaty, charging the scope of eXtradition
England, in fact, makes the admission that the
withdrawal of the treaty was mistake based
upon imperfect information as to the Anne ricap
position, and wishes the negotiations rene wed
on the old basis.
In Regsrd to Counting the Electoral
Votes.
WASHINGTON, Dec S-The House Commit
tee on the Judiciary to-day agreed to report
IaV0raDly on the resolution offered by Repre-
sentative McCrary yesterday, providing for the
appointment of a committee of five members
of the House to act in conjunction with any
similar committee that may be appointed by
the Senate, to ptepare and report without delay
such measures, either legislative or constitu-
tional, as may in their Judgment be best
calculated to secure a count of the electoral
votes and determination CT disputed questions
by tribunal whose authority none can cues
-sion and whose decision all will accept Ill AL
The committee postponed action on Colorado
matter until next Monday.
Rifle Clubs Invited to Washington by u
Vigilance Committee of Democrats.
Especial to the Boston Journal
A circular has been printed here addressed to
officers of Southern rifle cubs, iIquiring
whether their organizations would like to visit
Washington in March next and join the pro-
cession which will then escort Gov. Tilden to
the Capitol to be inaugurated as President of
the United States. The officers of such organ
cations as desire to be present are requested to
transmit to the signer of the circular the num-
Der of their commands, what war record their
officers have, and the style and calibre of
their rifles.
Cabinet Me ling.
The usual Friday Cabinet session was held
to-day and lasted about two hours. All the
members were present Conversation was gen.
eral upon prominent matters now engaging the
attention of the people, but it is not learned
that'important action of any kind was taken
by the government in relation thereto.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Wholesale Market.

FRIDAY, December S.-The Sugar market is dull
to-day and prices remain at 12ac for granuated and
1lac for Extra c. Flour is very strong and holders
are asking slight advance on the best grades.
Wheat is high in the west and the demand is good
Corn is in good demand but prices show no change
from the prices quoted yesterday. Pork and Lard
. remain unchanged.
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4 r Ell 6 N.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.

LONDON, Dec. S-A special despatch to the
Standard from Constantinople, says: A coDspir.
aoy to depose the present Sultan was discover
ed Tuesday night. The conspirators, six of
whom were found in disguise in the palace it.
self and arrested, had planned to carry off the
ex-Sultan, Murad, in a steamer which they had
already engaged, to Athens, when they intend
ed to proclaim that Murad had recovered his
reason, and that the Sultan Hamid was conse-
quently usurper. The prisoners are of vari-
Gus nationalitieS
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MARRIED..

In this city, Dec 6, by Rev. F. S. SILL Charles A.
Dixon and Mrs. M Ida Kinds, youngest daughter of
G. A. Donnell.
In this city, Dec. 6. by Isaac L. Elder, ESQ.,, Geo.
A. Thoits and Miss Sadie A. Field, both of Windham
In Cape Elizabeth, Dec. Z, by Rev. B. F. Pritchard,
Of Cape Elizabeth,
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METEOROLOGICAL.

PROBABILITIES FOR THE NEXT TwENyy-FouR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER. Washington, DC,
Dec. 8, Il A. MI
For New England.
increasing southerly winds veering to westerly,
cloudy weather and snow, followed by decid-
ed fall in temperature during tue afternoon or
evening.
Cautionary signals continue on the Atlantic
coast from Wilmington to Eastport.
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DOMESTIC POETS.

Sch Fanny K Shaw, Belano, from st Marys, Ga
for Baltimore, is ashore at Cape Henry. tug was
sent to her assistance.
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Grimes and Casualties.

The Adelphi Theatre in Albany, N. Y, was
burned yesterday.
j. FL. Mills was killed at Salem, Mass, yes.
terday by the explosion Of boiler of his own
Invention, and which he was trying. The &C.
cident was due to defect in the cast iron wa
ter back
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New MusTcal Works.


The Bouquet of Music, 3rd series (Inter-
national Publishing Company New York; is
really admirable collection of pianoforts and
vocal music suited to the refined popular taste.
1t contains such songs as Faure's serious and
beautiful The Palms; a sombre romance by
Gounod, admirably harmonized, Le WALTON;
songs by Rubinstein, Arthur Sullivan and
Campana; and among the instrumental selec-
lions good arrangement of the Ave Maria
which GounOd has founded upon the harmo-
MES of Bach's 1st Prelude; fantasia upon
Wagners Nibelungen; and compositions, IA
miliar but ever fresh, of Beethoven, Chopin,
Schumann, naorceaat1 by Liszt and Jaell, while
waltzes of Strauss and airs of the opera bouffes
appeal to less cultivated tastes. 1t would be
difficult to select with more tact and discrimin-
alton than has been shown in the makeup of
this Bouquet of Music. 1t contains something
to please every degree of musical taste,
Mr.. Julius Eichberg's Method for the Violin
Is very comprehensive, practical and we'll
designed work. Mr.. Eichberg is musician of
much experience and sound musical knowl-
edge, and these lessons are the result of care
and skill. The exercises are progressive, COM
prising studies of execution, phrasing, bowling
and lingering, and occasional melodies, some
times accompanied by second and third volns,
afford additional pleasure to the student beside
giving opportunity for taste and expression of
performance. Mr.. Eichberg's method may be
safely recommended to the student of "the
king of instruments" Published by White,
Smith & Co., Boston.
The Song Herald is collection of psalm
tunes, elees and vocal exercises designed for
singing classes and musical conventions. The
instruction is minute and the selections are
made with view to pleasure as we'll as profit
for the singers. The book is one of large
class of musical publications. and is of good
average quality, neither better nor worse than
most Of its kind.
A little Christmas eantata by G. P. Benia-
min is designed for little scholars in Sunday
Schools and is quite pleasing in words and
music.
All these may be found at the music store of
Messrs. stockbridge, on Exchange street.
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HALIFAX. Br Steamship Acadian-616 tons O
steel rails.
LONDON, ENG. Brig Eta Whittemore-95,2IO
gals refined oil. '
YARMOUTH, MS. Br Schr Aurora Borealis-7OO
bbls -four, 500 bags meal. wv
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FLORIDA.
The Official Canvass.

TALLAHASSEE, Dec S.-The canvassing board
today concluded the canvass for Governor and
members of Congress, and the result was de-
clared against the protest of the Attorney Cen
oral. who refused to sign the canvass on the
ground of fraud and s..@==+.=zisies in obedience
to Judge Whites order restraining the board.
The other members will answer Judge Whites
order for contempt, by saying they had already
canvassed the vote when the order was served
on them. To this view the Attorney General
dissents. The following shows the vote for
Governor and congressman:
FOR GOVERNOR.
Stearns Eep). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1856
Drew (Dem). .n.,.,......'......,.... 80. z5,UUU
Stearns' majority. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 666
FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR.
Montgomery Rep). ...................... 23,577
Hull (Dem). ...,,.......... 23,273
Montgomery's majority. 3O4
CONGRESSMAN.
LIST District.
davidson tDem) Observation-Disclosures. 2,O6l
I'd District.
f1nley (Denl). ..,..,..,..,.,.... .s.,,'.. ll,l4o
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Domestic Markets..

Providence Print Cloths Market.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., December 8.-The Printing
cloths market is dull and unchanged.
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GREECE.
Formation of q New Ministry.

ATHENS, Dec. ga new ministry has been
formed in consequence of the defeat by the
Chamber of Deputies of the proposed increase
OF taxes for war purposes.
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LONDON, December S-123O P. M.-Ameriean Sc
curities-united States bonds, 1s67s, at ITO; new
IS, LOG.
LIVERPOOL December S.-12.3O P. M--Cotton-
market buoyant; Middling uplapds at 9-16d; do
Orleans at 6id sales 10000 bales including 1900 bales
Tor speculation and export Receipts 400 bales of
which II 200 bales were American.
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Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water conveyance--I0Oo bush cornmeal TO q
81 "a -
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
MOST EVERYBODY .NoWs.

MOST EVERYBODY .NOWS.
Zone thing most everybody knows,
[ That BOYS are " CIothed'' from head to feet i
In ''Ne1O York styles" at GEORGE FKNNo's,
Corner Of Beach and Washington Street
Boston.
sep21 dtdecll
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Boston stock Market
Sales at the Brokers' Board, Dec. &

BONAIRE. Brig Winslow-44t5 bbls salt 70 ]
S WnsIOW q Co. ~
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DIED.

, In Brunswick. Dec. 5, Mary T., daughter of Benj
K. Morse aged 20 years.
In Brunswick, Nov. 90 Sadie Bell, daughter of
Lewellyn and Josie H. Kimball, aged years and 10
months.
In Springvale, Nov, 20, Miss Helen Kicker aged
"a years.
In Biddeford. Dec 4. Mrs. Nancy Hubbard, aged
nebunk.
Miniature Almanac. December 8.
Sun rises :. ........719 High water. .. CTS PM
Sun sets. ...........427 Moon rises ~ is AM
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New YORK, Dec. 8-Evening-Money market
loaned up to per cent and down to 81 per cent -,
and closed at q per cent.
Sterling Exchange is quiet at 1914 for sixty DAYS
and 4S3 for demand
Imports of drygoods for the week were S764, 1888:
amount marketed $772,341.
Gold opened at 1913, and closed at 1O74-the ex-
tremes Of the day. The Carrying 1ates were A. 81.
Al, 90 @ per cent; loans also made fiat in the
day. The clearances $35, 435, 600 The GUS
toms receipts to. day were $336OOO Treasury dis
bursements $4,000 gold interest and S59O,O0O for
bonds. Governments closed fairly active. Stocks
closed heavy.
The transactions aggregated 1Os,OOO shares, in
Gliding 5000 shares Lake shore, $500 shares Mich
igan Central, 5000 shares Delaware, Lackawanna &
Western 5000 shares Western Union 5000 shares &,
Paul, $500 shares Wabash, 1850 shares Illinois Cen.
trail
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SPOKEN.
Dec 5, So of Jupiter 10 miles, ship Columbia Car.
ter, from New Orleans for Liverpool.
Ua NOV IL no lat &c sch Lizzie Lee Stubbs, from
Nov 10, lat N. Ion III W, ship Sterling, Baker,
from San Francisco for Liverpool "
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Barque Limerick Lass from Rotterdam fer New
York, put back TO Helvoet 9Th inst, with ioremas'
broken and pumps choked
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Boston q Maine Railroad. ..........,........ 9G
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THE PRESIDENCY.
Gov. Grover Attempts
to Defend His
Crime.
The Florida State
Canvass.
HAMPTON'S HOUSE DEMANDS
THE REMOVAL OF THE
TROOPS.
SOUTH CAROLINA,

SOUTH CAROLINA.
Arrival of the Congregational Committee.
COLUMBIA, Dec. 8.-A congressional com
mittee, consisting of six Democrats and three
Republicans, arrived here last night, to iaves-
tgate the existing political condition of affairs
in this state
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Dou't take any other preparation until you have
tried this Remember, it costs but 35 cents. If
your druggist cannot procure it, send so cents to the
Agents, and receive box by return mail.
SMITH, DOOLITTLE & SMITH, Agents, &c Ire
mont Street, Museum Building, Boston.
Oct11 WS&Msn6m