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New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
THE CENTRAL AMERICA CYCLONE.

PANAMA, oct. ia severe cyclone passed
over the Central American States the Sd and 4th inst
The of Mansgua, in Nicaragua, was inundated on
the 4th About 100 houses blown down by the hur
rcanc Many persons were drowned by the houses fall
ing The total damage is estimated to be about
- OOO,O 600. The town Of Blewneld on the Mosquito
coast, in Nicaragua, also experienced the hurricane.
over 800 houses were blown down. The Governor Of
Greytown visited the place subsequently, carrying pro.
visions &c for the relief Of the sufferers. The same
storm pa sed the Lake of Nicaragua causing an n
mense amount ot damage The Commodore Adams,
lake steamer, destroyed while lying alongside the
whlrf at Granada. The loss tie coffee crop has been
estimated at S0O0OOO About 20 llyes were lost the
whole district around being completely Hooded.
The steamer Costa Rca OF the Panama and Pacific Mail
line Which left this port tor Acapulco on the 10Th ult
experienced very rough weather, the hurr cane deck
hem 10 CARRIED
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THE c4upAiGy ~ NEg-JEESET.
THE PRosrECT INPROVING-M. RI ENERGY Thrown
INIO TIE REPUBLICAN, CANVAsS-pEMoCiAIIc
MANAGEEs LOSING CoNFIprNCE.

THE PRoSPEtT INPROyING-M. RI ENERGY Thrown
INfo TIE REPUBLICAN CANvASs-DEMoCiAHc
MANAGEEs LOSING CONFIDENCE.
TRENTON. oct. 27.-Thc latest reports OF the
campaign IN this which have been received al th"
Democratic headquarters have not been gratifying tofhe
manager. Tic of danger 4" ihc finances which
Democratic plainly threatens has s" r'druS
incrca. among business men during Tho lIst feN days
~ 10 eff 81 marked change In thc aspect Of the can
vass There Is stir of preparation "r energetic EFFORT
ON the part ~ tie substantial men who are rarely seen
in politics and this movement BIS thr most threatening
one which the Democracy ha, st hrrn called to face
The political prophets have almost invariably placed
Ncy,JcIscy ia the 2" doubtful" or Domccrauc' ~ col
umu and even the buoyant Republicans who have
claimed the state when asked Tor their figures by
couutics have discovered that tho sum total u-u
ally needed watering bciur' an 'n'"lr-
acing .,rity could Poe counted II b, true that csi
mates based the vote pullcd hy Gov. Erdl'' "hrh
people were consumed with zeal 10 rchukc somebody or
sonrthinc are Of no value bat ua-much Is this was
the latest election with general State ticket, these de
prcsng statistic. have Away been used to give re-
form color 10 the calculations Of the arithmetic men
Besides tins in thOroughn,ss ~ organization ana avs
tcmatc work the Democrats have had manifest ad
vantage Apparently there ha- been little of leadership
or direction M tho Republican canvass, and while IN df
er,n localities there ha, been energy ana IS sem there
seem, TO have been no comprchcnsiycnc.s unity ~
action or general cooperation throughout the state
But ;teiy the canvass has been settling INTO order and
steaducss, aud growing into yigor, and nothing ~
needed 10 insure the for Hayes and Wheeler but
fun vote IN a tcw localities.
The real dangers lie the Ist District where the local
opposition is not sharp enough TO arouse the fun EFFORT of
the party In the Iid District, where the exceptional
energy Of the Democratic candidate for Congress Is
making some iaroads upon the apathctc ranks Of the
Republicans aud in the lYth District where the over
whelmng Democratic majority Is always di,hear'nng
and where ;ust now the Republicans have adopted the
pory of making no nominations for Congress or the
legislature with the hope ~ accomplishing soin"
thing by doing nothing beyond nGordng the Democracy
fair field FOR slaughtcring each other. Upon the whole
the situation throughout the State Is encouraging 10 Re
puhcans and IT is very certain that the Democratic
managers are losing confidence.
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UASHING TOY NOTES.

WAsmSGTON, Friday, oct. o. 1870.
T. J. Brooks was this afternoon appointed Chief Of the
Secret Service Of the Treasury Department. 10 succeed
Elmer Wa,hburne. Mr. Brooks has been IL in the
service has had great experience and Is recognized as
one Of the efficient, capable, and trustworthy men
i'm the Government employ. lie chosen on account
f his pcrsonal merits and had no knowledge that there
was 10 he a vacancy. He one Of the most valuable
officers in the raids upon the whisky Ring at Phladcl-
pGia New Orleans Chicago, and Milwaukee.
The Secretary OF War has directed that the officers In
charge ~ the section OF the War Department display at
the international Exhibition shall make out and forward
TO Major Lyford TIE representative Of the War Depart
ment by Nov g. lists Of the property ~ their possession
purchased from exhibition appropriations that 1t may
be desirable retain by their several bureaus at the
close OF the Exhibition.
Mr. f. L. Stanton, Of the late Secretary Stanton,
and who occupied the position of attorney for the
District of Columbia since the formation OF the present
District Goycfnnicn has rendered his rcsighation 10
take effect on the 3ls ns and IT has been accepted by
the District Commissioners.
The Controller Of the Treasury has this day decaTed
dividend Of 80 per cent in favor OF the creditors OF The
Watkins, y. Y. National Bank.
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SPIRITED CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.
IBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBu

CANTON, n. Y, Oct. 27.-The Republican
meeting here last night was a splendid success. The
County Courthouse was packed and hundreds of people
could not gain admitance. The speech by the Hon. L
Bradford Prince altogether the most eloquent and
effective Of the campaign In this section. He spoke
nearly two hours, holding the attention of the audience
great part OF whom had stand patiently throughout
The Boys in Blue made fine appearance The Gee Club
sang well Senator Princes speeches in this county
creating much enthusiasm. The Republicans Of ST.
Lawrence fully aroused and the party may count
an old fashioned majority from the OF silas Wright
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Union Pacific Railroad Co.. twenty-five hundred dollars
on account of professional services SAML j. TILDEN,
per JAS Z. SINNorT.
WHAT GOV. TILDEN PAID.
1nE EIGrREs ON TIE ASSESSORS BooKs.

TIE FIGURES On THE ASSLSSOKs BU'IhH'
A transcript from the books of the United
States Internal Revenue Assessor, showing the amount
Of income tax paid by Gov Tiden from 1862 TO 1872
Inclusive was printed in THE TRIBUNE on Sept. o. but
the figures possess renewed interest in the hight OF the
statements made by DstrictAuorney Bliss, and they
are herewith reproduced. The first column gives the
years in which the income actually earned the
amount not being returned until the following year In
the year 1868 two paid the FIRST Deng
the annual OF per cent T626 and per cent on
81 36G and the other being the special war tax OF per
cent the total amount of $4,000. In 1854 Mr 1deh
made no return. and his income estimated by the
assessor. On the thus assessed Mr. Tldcn paid
the tax In $685. as previous year. no income was
reported and the tax, with penalty Of % per cent, was
collected on the assessors estimate Of income In the
following year the penalty increased to 30 per cent
being made. The figures from the books are as
follows:
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OFFICERS OF THE wOMANs TEMPERANCE
UNION.

NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 27.-The WOman's
National Christian Temperance Union this afternoon
elected the following officers: President, Mrs. Annie
Wittenmeyer OF Pennsylvania Corresponding Secretary
Miss Frances F. Willard Of Illinois, Assistant Secretary
Mrs Sarah X. Bolton OF Ohio; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Mary c. johnson OF New-York Assistant Record
ing Secretary, Mrs Mary F. Burt OF New-York;
Treasurer, Mrs. s. X Leavitt OF 0hio and one Vice
President for each State aud Territory The elections
unanimous. Addresses delivered by several
temperance workers. and this evening n large mass
meeting held the Second Presbyterian Church,
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rELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Oct 27.-lt is showing quite
briskly here this evening.
PM ADEIpHIA Oct. 27.-The admissions to the
Exhibition to-day AT full fee were 955GS.
S.y,SSAH Ga, Oct. 27.-The total number of in
to-day five OF which from yellow IeHer
Three of the bIrials were Of colored persons
BosToN, Oct. 27-The New-England Association
OF school superintendent has held lis semannns meeting
ami elected for President Joshua A. Davis OF sOmeryile
MONTPELIER. VT, Oct. 27.-BOth Houses of the
ytslare have passed resolutions nsructng Vermont Con-
law
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THE SIOUX COMMISSION.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Oct. PA telegram from
the Yankton Agency says the C. X Peek passed
down at noon yesterday with the Sioux Commission
They report that their mission has beeQ satisfactory and
successu They held councils at all the agencies on the
Jpper Missouri and the treaty signed by all the
head chiefs Of different bands. The commission, at
the request OF Indians the section pr0po
ing 10 remove them To the Indian Territory. the III
dans accepted all the other propositions without olgec
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THE PROSECUTION OF sLADE.

LONDON, Friday Oct. %, 1876.
The case of Slade, the American medium,
and simmons, his assistant resumed to-day at the
Bow street Police Court when the charge of conspiracy
against them was dismissed and Simmons therefore
discharged from custody. prosecution Vas then
begun against Slado under the Vagrant act Magistrate
Flowers expressed the opinion that there a strong
prind fdcie case against Slade under this act.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-28
THE PRUSSIAN ELECTIONS.

BERLIN, Friday, oct 27, 1876.
The elections for the PrusSian Chamber Of
Deputies were held to-day The National Liberals have
been successful in 1863 cases the Ultramontanes in 20,
the Progressiss in &C. the Poles in 5 the Particular
lists in s. various sections OF Conservatives in g. and
Neutrals g. The results in % districts have not yet
been communicated All the successful candidates IN
~
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TAMMANY NOMINATION. FOK sTATE sENATUH
The delegates to the Vth District Tammany
Hall Senatorial Convention at No 1l2 sixtl-aye
last evening and organized by eectng John Jeroeum
chairman They then proceeded 10 nominate candi-
date by ballot 81 votes cast, of them for James
Rle, and the remaining 81 for Alfred Wagstah, Jr.,
making him the almost unanimous choice OF the conven
tIon A committee OF four then appointed 10 walt
upon MT Wagstaf I'D inform him VI bis nomination
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feeble support, drawing mostly from the Democrats
as far as / can learn, except in one town OF TINS
county, where the Peter Cooper Club has among It's
members a score of Republicans. T. L W.
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after which the convention adjourned to meet on the
third Wednesday October 1877, probably at Chcago'
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TILDEN'S INCOME TAX.
ACCESS TO BOOKS REFUSED TO THE
DISTRICT-ATTORNEY.

LETTER FROM MIR. BLISs-FIFTY THOUSAND DOL
LARS PAID TO GOV. TIIDEN BY TIIE FORT WAYNE
CoMPANY-LARGE SUMS BY OTHER COMPANIES
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FOREIGN NEWS.
THE WAR IN THE ORIENT.

PROBABLE ACCEPTANCE OF THE ARMIsrICE-GER-
MAN HOSTILITY To RUssIA-DissESsIoNs AMONG
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THE STEAMER DISCOVERY STILL AT SEATTLE EX-
PLoRERs UNABLE TO GO BEYOND 50 DEGREES
20 MINUTEs-COMPARATIv SUCCESS ATTAINED
InNnnN EridnX. Oct. u. 1870.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-07-29
History OF

Alcohol was invented $50 years
ago, in Arabia. Ladies used it with
a powder to paint themselves that
they might appear more beautiful,
and this powder was called alcohol.
During the reign of William and
Mary, an act was passed encour-
aging the manufacture of spirits.
Soon after, incompetence and profit
gacy prevailed to such an extent
that the retailers of intoxicating
drinks put up signs in public
places, informing the people that
they might get a drink for a penny,
and have some straw to get sober
on. In the sixteenth century dis
titled spirits spread over the CONT
nent Of Europe. About this time
it was introduced into the colonies,
as the United States were then
called. The first notice we have of
its use in public life, was among the
laborers in the Hungarian mines,
in the fifteenth century. In 1751,
it was used by the English soldiers
as a cordial. The alcohol from Eu-
rope was made from grapes, and
sold in Italy and Spain as a medi-
cine. The Genoese afterwards
made it from grain, and sold it as
a medicine in bottles, and under
the name of the "water of life
Until the sixteenth century it was
kept by apothecaries as a medicine.
During the reign of Henry VIII
brandy was first known in Ireland,
and soon its alarming effect induced
the Governor to pass a law to pro-
hibit its manufacture. About 1870
years ago it was used as a beverage,
especially among the soldiers in the
English colonies in North America,
under the preposterous notion that
it prevented sickness and made
men fearless in the field of battle.
1t was looked upon as a sovereign
cure. Such is a brief history of its
introduction in society as a bey-
erage.
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WORKS.
ANNOUNCE merits.
For Magistrate.

NOE muklhtEANes
thereby announce myself a candidate for
collection as Justice OF the, Peace in the
Fourteenth Civil District of Shelby county.
Respectfully, j. A. THOMPSON.
l2j-te
BENZ. COLMAN is a candidate for Justice
of the Peace for the Fourteenth Civil District.
l22- to
JOHN 7. ELLIOTT is a candidate for re-
election as MAGISTRATE Of the Fourteenth Civil
District at the ensuing ugust election. ~,
JAMESHALL isl candidate for reelection
to the office of Justice Of tho Peace for the
Fourteenth Civil District. 12S-te
For Constable.
T. S, MALLORY is a candidate for re-olec.
ton as Constable of the Fourteenth Civil
District, 89te
for Attorney General BARTLETT Cir.
cult Court,
am a candidate for election to the Office oil
Attorney General Of the Bartlett Circuit
Convention of the Democratic and Consorva'
tive party to BIO held in June next.
Este G. W, GORDON.
For Sheriff.
C. L. ANDERSON is a candidate for re-
election to the Office OF Sheriff, subject to thu
action Of the Shelby County Democratic anC
Conservative Convention IN June next. 7Ot'
For County Trustee.
70 the voters Of Shelby County;
am n candidate for re election to the othcl
of Ceunty Trustee for Shelby county, subjec
Id tho nomination Of the Democratic and Con
Sentative Convention to be held in June next
May 90. 1876. Ute I'D. kAMLlNGS.
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Chnrch SERVICES ro.norrow


The following notices are inserted free Of
charge. We request that officers of churches.
who desire so to do, will furnish us, on Sat-
urdays, with brief notices of services in
their respective places of worship;
st, Lazarus HpiscopaD Church, Madison
street-Seryices at 1880 am. and at s pm.
Sunday-school at 9 al Rev. G G. Parsons,
rector.
German Protestant Church, Third street
near Terson-Sunday-schoo at 8 am; ser.
vices at 10 :15 am. Rev. A. Thomas. pastor.
St. John NJ. E. Church. corner Vance ant
Lauderdale- Glass at l0a.m.; Sunday-schoo
at pm. preaching at s pm. by the pastor
Rev, L. L. Chandler.
Fort Pickering ME-. Church, corner Sixth
and Jackson streets-Services at 8 pm. bytht
pastor. Glass 10 am. Sunday-school 9 am
First Baptist Chureh-Services at II am.
and s pm. by Rev. DR.. Lotion. Sabbath
school, 9 I'm.
Central Baptist C~hurch-secOn9 and Bea.
streets Services al II ain. by DR.. Landrum,
pastor. No serYicSat night. Sunday school
at 1870 I'm.
First Methodist Church Services at II am.
and s;l5 pm. by Rev. S. B. Surratt, pastor.
Sunday school, $3.50 am. Seats free.
4 First Presbyterian Church. corner Third
and Poplar streets-Seryiees at IL am. and
Sunday. school at $3.50 am. Nonight service,
Rev. Eugene Daniel, pastor.
First German Presbyterian Church Ser
vices $50 pm. by Rev. T. U. Tschudi. Sun
day school, l pm. in basement Of Second
Presbyterian Church.
Linden Street Christian Church - Sunda!
school at 9 am. Communion service at 1873
I'm. Preaching by David Walk at ll:l5 Am
and Bible reading 5 pm.
Bishop Pierce. of Arkansas, will ~oliciate a
Grace Church tomorrow at II am.
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The Smallest steam Engine in the
world.

WOrlu.
Philadelphia Press.l
An incident happened in Ma
chinery Hall yesterday afternoon,
which is well worthy Of recording.
as it exhibits the unparalleled ad-
vancement Of American genius in
small as well as great things. While
a large throng Of visitors from all
countries were standing silently
around the mighty Coriss engine,
watching its gigantic movements
with feelings partly of delight and
partly Of awe, a tall, gentlemanly-
looking parsonage, who afterwards
gave his name as Levi Taylor, Of
Indianola, Iowa, joined the crowd,
and with the others paid unspoken
yet eloquent homage to the wond-
rous monster before him. After
watching the motions for a few
moments the gentleman passed
around to one side, and extracting
from his pocket a small tin case
took from it what looked like a
diminutive alcohol lamp, and strik-
ing a match, started a miniature
flame and placed the contrivance
on a corner of the platform which
surrounds the mighty steam giant
from Rhode Island. At first glance
nothing could be discerned over this
lamp but a small ~excrescence which
looked more like a very juvenile
humming-bird than anything else,
but a close inspection showed that
what was mistaken for liliputian
wings was the fywheel of a perfect
steam engine, and persons with ex-
ira good eyes could, after a close
examination, discover some of the
other parts Of the curious piece of
mechanism. This engine has for
its foundation a twenty-five cent.
gold piece, and many of its parts
are so tiny they can not be seen
without a magnifying glass. 1t has
the regular steam gauge; and,
though complete in every partier-
lar, the entire apparatus weighs
only seven grains, while the engine
proper weighs but three grains. 1t
is made Of gold, steel and platinum.
The fy-wheel is only three-fourths
of an inch in diameter, the stroke
is one-twenty-fourth Of an inch,
and the cutoff one-sixty-fourth OF
an inch. The machinery, which
can all be taken apart, was packed
in films of silk.
1t is to be hoped hat this won.
derful piece of work is to be placed
on exhibition alongside of its grand
%antithesiS, but it is now probably
too late to make an entry.
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Aneodnte al KinrsIev.

Miss Antoinette Sterling, the
contralto, tells the following anec-
dote of Charles Kingsley; She was
invited by the Canon to Eversley
Vicarage, and while there sang his
ballad, 'gThe Three Fishers" He
had never seer me before" she
says, " but when | came to hat
part of the song which expresses
the sense of the weeping women, /
heard him say, Go on, that's right
And when the suspense was over,
and the bodies were lying on the
sand, missing his EXPLANATIONS, l
looked up and saw him sitting with
his face in his hands, crying at his
own pathetic story
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To-day is the anniversary Of the death
Of William Penn, which event took place
in l7l8. Penn was born ia London in
l644. While at college in Oxford he
heard an itinerant Quaker preach, and
he was so impressed with the doctrines
taught that he, in conjunction with 9th
ers, became a believer in the new faith
He was fined for nonconiormity and ex-
PEELED from college when he was sixteen.
His father attempted to reclaim him, but
10 vain. He was sent to France, where
he spent two years, and became a pol
ished gentleman. In 1866 he was sent
to Ireland, and hearing a Quaker preach
at Cork, he reverted to his former opin-
ions, and travelled to propagate the faith.
This secured his recall to England, but
be was now beyond reform. He could
not be persuaded to take off his hat in
presence OF the king or his father, and
the latter expelled him from the house
Then he became an itinerant Quaker
preacher, and made many converts, his
zeal for the faith leading to his arrest
and trial at the Old Baily. he a ac-
Quilted, and his father dying soon alter
he came into possession of a large estate.
Having obtained a charter for a province
in America, be went there and founded
a city, which he called Philadelphia
(brotherly love He resided most of the
time in England, but occasionally visited
his colony.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad,
THE GREAT TRUNK LINE
Fast Mail Route Of the United States

will be most direct. convenient and econOmi-
cal way of reaching Philadelphia and this
great Exhibition from all sections of the
country. It's trains to and IRON Philadelphia
will pass through q GRAND CENTENNIAL
DEPOT, which the Company have erected at
he Main Entrance to the Exhibition Grounds
or the accommodation of passengers who
wish to stop at or start from the numerous
large hotels contiguous to this station and the
Exhibitions convenience OF the greatest
value to visitors, and afforded exclusively ~
the Pennsylvania Railroad, which is The
ONLY LINE RUNNING DIRECT TO THE
CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS. Excursion
I vains will also stop at the ERcampmeht OF
III = Patrons of Hasbandry, at Elm Station, on
his road.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad is the grandest
railway organization in the world. 1t con-
trnis seve u thousand miles of roadway, form
ing contin uous lines 70 Philadelphia, new
luxurieus da Y and night ea1 are run from
cbicago- 81 10 uis, LOuisvill% Cincinnati, In
d-iana1oIis. Colu. 'ubus, Toledo, Cleveland and
Erie. without change
Its main line is lai,1 with double and third
tracks of heavy steel I,Rils upon q deep PED o.
broken stone ballast. an 4 It's bridges are all OF
iron or stone. Its passenger trains are
equipped with every know u improvement IoI
comfort and safety, and .Ne run AZ faster
speed for greater distances than the trains OF
any line on the continent. This company ma;
largely increased its equipment fer centennial
travel. and will be prepared to 0ulld IN lus
own shops loc0mo ives and passenger cars a.
short notice sufficient to fully accommodate
any extra demand The unequaled resources
at the command of the Company guarantees
the most perfect accommodations ior all lS
patrons during the Centennial Exhibition
THE MAGNIFICENT SCENERY for which
the Pennsylvania Railroad is so Justly ceie
brated presents to TIE traveller over its pertec'
roadway an ev~er-chansing panorama OF river
mountain. and landscape views unequaled II
America
THE MANIFESTATIONS on this line arr
UNSURPASSED. Meals will be furnished a
suitable hours and ample time allowed TO-
enjoying them.
EXCURSION-TICKETS at reduced rates
will be sold at all principal Railroad Ticke
0iios s in the West, Northwest, Southwest
BE- sure that your ticket reads vii
the Great Pennsylvania Route to TIL
Centennial.
FRANK THOMSON, D. NJ. BOYD, JR.,.
General Manager. Gen1 Passr Agent
10-S5d&w
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o GENTLEMEN.

Have just received from our
Mr.. Lou Leubrie, now in New
York, ON consignment, the
following articles: Suspend
ers, half hose, underwear.
handkerchiefs, unlaundried
shirts, etc, which will be
closed out regardless of cost.
Store open until 10 o'clock To-
night. Come one, come all, to
the closing sale Of
LEUBRIE BROS,
22O and 222 Main street