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rEHNSNa.v .Sss RUssE
TO THE HUETI " hST " @UuIHN Ell.
DOUBLE TRACK,
STEEL, RAILS, SPLENDID SCENERY,
MAGNIFICENT EQulfM
Trains leave Washington, from dcp"! -! bAh Il
TlMDKH,s rNTIMAC &AiLitUAh, c'r
ncr If Sixth and streets, ~ follows:
Fur pniimdcpnin New York and Tn" Fast, >
y III dslly with p:.i:srr Cars attached. Lam
tied Express q; rulImnI. iarI"r tar> ~ y
m. daily, except Sunday. t"S fh!"l"I P'."
and New York Leo y IN. daily, cAr"pt |-'.
day for phiadc!pH!a i,3 =. IL. daily, VIII
Par!or Cars attached.
For Pittsburs snd the West, & -. m. !".y "to
Parlor Cars 10 PitiSburg: T.iG =. n. in ~
with Palace Car 10 Chicago nild 10" :" ~
daily, except Sunday.
For CAnandaigua ana tn" North, 6a. m '.'uy,
cxccp, Sunday; and ~ =. N. daily, rAt'V.
Saturday, with i'aiac" t,ar 10 Rochester. F"f
Elmira, il 81 8. N. da,y, except Sund"y.
For the South, viz Richmond, 40 -. IN. ;'@
ll.3S =. m Gni:y, except ;>nn!"y. Al" wa
hyGchhury7 e. IN. lt35 =. NJ dS''y' 'N'j"
Sunday.
LOCAL TRAINS.
FOR Alnxanar;n, & :. ), .. II and u q. n, ~!
), 4: ~ j. e. ! All! IS y. m bn Sunday ~
S4 III ard An! = =. II.
Trains leave Ni"Anrdtn tor Na>hIhkL'"r u =
5, 9, IL ANA ii -. l., |, 3, 1, b, I" nm! p w.
On sunday nj q ana l'a. m, h'!d pun
Tickets ana information can be Pr"'a'"' ~
principal railroad stations and TICKET "u'''
5uuthrs>.. ID. NJ. BuiD Jr,
(frn'. Passenger Agent
FRA NIX THOMSON
Grrrr", Manager jan
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JANUARY, 1876.
John Il. Parr0tt,
No. 55 King street,

Next 10 Corse's Banking House,)
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
Dealer in
BLANK BOOKS, WRITING and WRAP.
PING PAPER, ENVELOPES, INKS,
PENS, MUClLAGE, PENHOLD-
ERS, INkSTA DS, LEAD and
SLATE PENCILS, SEAL
ING WAX, &C., sc.
Also Engraved Notes, Drafts and Bank Checks,
Letter Copying Books, Presses, Brushes and
Ink, Erasing Rubber, Gum Bands, Silicste
Slates and Books, or anything else wanted in
printed to order-PApER BAGS of All kinds
and sizes, Shipping Tags, &C., at factory prices
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FOR NORFOLK.
ii.EsssAm.isss

The elegant, new and substantial y 81 r.
iron steamer LADY OF THE AkEalaassasssi.zsssss
leaves the company's wharf, Washington, EV-
cry MONDAY, WEDN ESDAY and FRI
DAY, at three O'clock p. ~, and Alexandria ri
- p. m; returning leaves Norfolk EVER
TUESDAY, TIL tuesday and SATURDAY,
at 3 o'clock p. H. This line connects ut Nor
folk with the ships of the Merchants and Mi
ners Transportation Company for Boston and
Providencc and affords the CHEAPEST and best
route to these cities and their connections
throughout New England Fare to IL orioik 81;
round trip So. Tickets good until used
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Hon. Robert TOOinbS.

DR.. J. S. Pember,on-Dear Sir take pleas,
ure in giving my testimony to the virtues OF
your excellent Globe Flower Syrup. having
used several bottles myself tor an obstinate al
,ec,ion of the throat ard voice. with most happy
results. 1t is certainly the BEST remedy | have
ever used and quite pleasant to the taste
Yours truly, ROBERT looMbs.
Globe Flower Cough Syrup cures Colds,
Coughs, Bronchitis Hoarseness, Asthma,
Whooping Cough Group, Pleurisy, Pain and
Consumption. We shall publish in the Gazette
testimonials of great and good men of the ma;
lion, whose words cannot be doubted, IN regard
to the merits OF Globe Flower Syrup. We pre-
fer to let them speak.
Globe Flower Syrup for sale by
L. S. LEADbEATER s. BRO.
@-None genuine unless signed n Y, EkRELI
l. COUDEN, successors to DR.. J. 5. Pemberton
Read the Curious Story"-lree At the Drug
STORES ap lS-lm
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MEATH TO POTATO BUGSl
- PARIS GREEN.
A large supply just received and for sale by
myS JANNEY i co.
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80 BALTIMORE 1Ep . 90 /

INLAND s SEABOARD COASTING CO.,
of the
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FOR NEW YORK.

The Al Steamships f. q. KNIGHT .,asssT
and JOHN GIBSON leave the com-Saisasaa
pany's wharf. Alcxandris, EVERY TUES
DAY MORNING, and New York from pier
AZ East River, EVERY SATURDAY, at totir
O'Clock p N.
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
PRORESSEOJv:aL GaRDS.

DR. BUCKLEs JONES-Twenty years,
~ experience in sll Female irregularities ana
all Diseases Females are subject to, guarantees
success in every case or no charge i"',
visited that arc unable to call and 500 nm;
north Howard st.. Baltimore, Md. ap u llll
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FOR THE POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGS.

Tho new iGp HHd W So" THdSps6 i5Sn a.
built cspcrlally for this route, leaves the com
pany's wharf, Washington, EVERY TUES
DAY an,i FRIDAY, vt o'clock u. M, and
Alexandria nj 1.3O u. M; returning, arrives
EVERY WEDNESDAY snd SUNDAY, ut
6 o'clock p. M.
cxandria with the w. c., V. VI. S G. ; T. K
Co. and with the w. u .. 4. K. Go. Freight
received for ali points, North and South,
handled with care and forwarded with prompt.
ness and dispatch.
F. A. REED, Agent,
Janney's wharf,
or 81 the office of the company, under the =
tional Metropolitan Bank, 18Th street, opposite
the Treasury Department. Washington.
NH 10 j. w. THOMPSON, President
=. - CLYDE's STEAM LINES SEMI
:@ / M, pu, W4 ijK1vI n re- AND
BOSTON.
Steamers leave Alex.n1ris EVERY TU rs
DAY and SATURDAY,, ana leave Phil..dcl
phln EVERY SATURDAY, ST II O'Clock m
from Pier No. ! North Whsrvos:
This line connects ~ Alcxandrla with tho O..
A. & NJ. and ". Il o. 4. Rs, anu NJ phiatc
phin with the new and popular Iron Line, tu]
Providence and Boston.
Freight forwarded with promptncss and care
free Of commissions.
No charge for transfer in Philadelphis snf
no wharfage III Boston. Through to Boston i,
sixly-iivc hours Through rates snl through
bills of lading given. Insurance guaranteed ~
less than usual rates.
Agents:
"A. REED, Alexandria.
WM. j. CLYDE s. CO., Philadelphia
GEO +. HYDE. Gaorgctown u. G..
JOHNSON BROS Washington.
ian ST.
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AEON MDDhTlON TKh ~, daily, exc =:
SunGsy-L Leave Washington 4.2G = m, hir,H -
dria 500 p. NJ, arrive a Front Royal ~ J..
m. 1--we F Mt Roya 3 80 m, nrr - 1t
Alexandria I 50 H., and at Washington -n
3. m.
MANASSAS DIVISION, Mail Tr"in-r>s-
sengers leave Washington SEQ a. m, A',N.,.-
d.iu 8 80 n. m, sl.t, arrive 81 Strasburg II n
IN. Leave Strss5urg j.335 =. IN, arrive al hcy-
andria 3.3 p. III.
WARkENTON BRANCH -Conncc.on to
and from Warrenton with Mail Tram only
1t Washington, close connections with North
and West AT Danvllc, daily, with South ami
Southwest y: Lyrchb" twice daily, - South
and West, and ut Gordonsville ard uharioltcS-
vile, by Mail Train, with Chcs. i Ohio Il. K
East and West
Twice daily connections 10 Richmond
Both trains from the South cunneo. with Cn..s
s. Ohio y: Char!ot.cSv !or me VT
Pullman Sleeper daily. mjtioW cj,guys bc-
tween Baltimore And %ew Orleans, cavinS
Baltimore 900 3. II. Also S'ecpar between
Baltimore and LyNcibl.:g, by nlg:; inc.
Centennial Excursion Tickets - ph!.aGr,ph!s
on ss!c from May io.a good Tor thirty days,
and through tickets 10 tie South and Wcs. ~
loves. rates
G j. FOREACRE, 'Ien. Mansgcr
}. n. BROADUS, &. 7. -. my21
yEJASHINGTO& s OHIO EAIAEUhU
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Christmas Ornaments.

The great rage among the young ladies
of this city at present, is the manufacture
of Christmas ornaments andparlor decor
ations. Most of these are made of Japan
ese cardboard, which is perforated and
can be ornamented very prettily with
various colorcd woods and zephyrs. The
cardboard is made into photograph-hold-
ers, match-receivers, comb-cases and 9th
er articles OF use and other ornamental
ton, which set off very handsomely the
rooms in which they are used. In addi-
are frequently ornamented with hand
some relief pictures, of various sizes,
which can be procured very cheaply at
all the stores where such fancy articles
are sold. These fancy articles, besides
being used for parlor decorations,
are coming into vogue as Christmas tree
ornaments, and are greatly superseding
The heavy and more cumbersome candy
tOyS
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TIE BURNED ACroRs.-Mr. IL. S

THE BURNED ACToRs.-Mr. II. S.
Hitchcock, the comedian, better known
to the public by his professional name Of
Ii. s. Murdoch, who lost his life by the
burning of the Brooklyn Theatre, was
the son of Prof. Hitchcock, of Mlddletown,
Del. lie was nephew of the eminent
tragedian, James E. Murkoch, and a broth
er OF the late Mr.. Frank Murdoch, the
dramatist, whose Davy Crockett, as pre-
sented by Mayo, stands at the head Of
American dramas of its own period.
Another brother, William is now upon
the stage in New Orleans, and brother
in-law, Mr.. Bave, is a member of the
Chestnut Street Theatre Company Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Hitchcock at the time of
his decease was about 30 years Of age.
Mr.. Claude Burroughs, another actor,
whose charred remains were found in the
ruins of the burned theatre yesterday, had
been well-known actor in New York
and Brooklyn theatres for many years.
". Y. World.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08
Damages Ov the Late storm.

The late storms were very damaging to
the Bombay Hook reclaimed lands. The
high tides washed away the banks and
did it so effectually that now anything
more than an ordinary high-tidc floods
much of the soil that has been under sue
cessful cultivation for number of years
These banks were erected by the Duck
Creek Improvement Company, an in
corporated organization of the land own.
ers, and were fixed at a cost of between
$50, 900 and $4,000. The enterprise was
commenced about ten years ago, and al
though imposing heavy tax on the pro
perty holders, it promised most encour
agingly. Some of the best soil ir
the country was made from those reclaim
ed marches. 1t will cost at Ieast 5000
to restore the banks again, but the Com
pany cannot raise this amount, or any
other sum, while it has part ofthe origin
al outlay as debt against it.-Smyrno
Times.
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Governor. Hendricks.
HE CONTENDS THAT THE TwENTY-SECoNI
JOINT RULE IS STILL IN FORCE.

HE CONTENDS THAT THE ETwENTY-sECoND
JOINT RULE IS STILL IN FORCE.
1NDIANAPoLIs, Ind, December THE
JOURNAL to-day publishes an interview
with Governor Heodricks on the situation
He thinks the action of the returning
boards in Florida, South Carolina and
Louisiana not in accordance with the
laws of those States or the Federal Cor
stitution, but hopes Congress will do JUS
tice, and assert the true spirit of the Con-
stitution. He does not believe the Vice
President can declare who is elected, or
that the two houses of Congress are sim
ply witnesses as to the count, furnishing
tellers to certify to the correct readings
the ballots.
He relies upon the twenty.second joint
rule, which he contends has been in Oper
alton since 1868, and declares it is lsgis-
lative Interpretation of the Constitution,
specially intended to meet such crisis as
the present ono. He admits the posi-.
bility of the House declaring Tilden
President, and the Senate declaring Hayes
President and that such q crisis would
be OF the most serious character, and en-
tail upon all parties the gravest responsi'
bility. He declined making any state
ment as to his recent meeting with Gov
| Tilden.
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THIRD EDITION!
The New Castle Letter.

MAYORS CouRT-THE JAIL INMATES, &c.
NEW CASTLE DEL, Dec. 8, 1876.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
His Honor's Court was quite prolific
yesterday. Tom Phillips was riding
through the city showing the natives
that countryman could drive even if
they were drunk. He proved this to the
satisfaction of every one but officer Con-
nor and his Honor as he was arrested
and fine of Sc, ,83 imposed. Toms friends
paid this and he left.
VIM. Reed, of New York, an itenerant
cobbler, who has been working for Mr..
McCarty, in Harmony street, got dunk,
and taking pair of shoes from his en-
ployer tried to sell them for 80 cents. He
was arrested and held in S1O0 bail for his
appearance at Court, and was also fined
81 and costs for drunkenness.
Eighty prisoners are now in our Jail
and court only just over.
Those piles of street dirt on Water
street are not only disgraceful sight but
now that the moon rises so late, are dap-
gerous.
| A meeting of the Amphion Cornet
Band will be held this evening at the
usual place of meeting. All the members
are requested to attend.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08

SEIENAED.-Last night Councilmar
Thomas johnson, of the First Ward, was
visited at his residence, No. 512 West
Third street, by the United Cornet Band,
who rendered him complimentary ser
enade. After the performance of several
airs the members of the band were invited
into the house, where they partook of a
plentiful supply of refreshments which
were set out for them. Councilman
Adams, Downing, Ford, Paynter and
Windle, City Auditor Underwood, Chief
of Police O'Toole, and several other, gen.
tlemen were present by invitation, and
the affair was source of enjoyment to
all
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FIRST EDITION!
Calvert vs.. sutton.
CONTINUED from first pagc1

Continued from first pagc)
for there to attend his stall and never
went there for him himself.
Joseph Richardson butcher in Second
street market whose stall is opposite Sut-
tons, testified to the same as Ginder and
further that he knew Sutton visited Miss
Mary Springer, in Tatnall street, for a
year
Thomas Sharpe testified that he lived
next door to Mrs. Calvert, in Tatnall
street some six, seven or possibly eight
years ago; that Annie used to come in his
fathers house; one evening during that
time she came in and they went in the
front room; his sister was lying on the
sefa and they lay on the floor; nothing
wrong transpired; witness said he was
now 25 and his sister perhaps two years
older.
John p. Springer sworn-I know Sut
ton and know Mary Springer-she is
my niece, and has lived with me for the
past four years. During that time Sutton
has been coming to my house to see
Mary. L am almost always at home on
Sundays, and he came constantly on
Sunday evenings and habitually took her
to church, and If he missed il was rarely,
and he then sent her a note. On We'd
nesday evenings he was invariably there,
and II he failed it was but rarely and he
sent note: 1 would come in at 10 o'clock
and see him there and leave him there
with Mary when went to bed; 1 have
known him to be there till ~ N. His
addresses to her were open-he did not
pay her any other attentions than young
men usually do. He came at 7:3O p. NJ.
in the summer and from $50 to 8 p. NJ. in
the winter. have known him to take
her out riding frequently, and in sleigh
ing time he would have her out every
day when sleighing was good. I have
| seen them sleigh up and down King
| street, between 3rd and 9th streets, every
day that was fit for that purpose.
Charles Hallam testified that he had
frequently seen Sutton and Miss Springer
out riding during the past two years.
| Defence here asked time to produce a
material witness, Il. Irene Martin, who
had been in attendance but had now alb
sented, but the Cour. refused, and Mr.
Lore closed his case.
| Mr.. Higgins placed Mrs. Calvert on
the stand in rebuttal of Sharpe's testi.
mony. She testified that Sharpe's family
and hers were very intimate, and had
visited each other-that Sharpe's father
and she were cousins-and that it was II
years since she lived next door to them
in Tatnal street.
This closed the testimony on both
| sides.
| From to 8 Z. NJ, Mr.. Higgins ad.
dressed the jury, when Court adjourned
until tomorrow at 10 A. M.
At 8 A. M, the jury in Knowles VS.
| Pierce came in with verdict of 6 cents
and costs for Knowles and S25 for Pierce
| III. G. II.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08
SECOND ED ITION!
STREET leaning by Contract

At the meeting of City Council, last
evening, Mr.. NcGlinchey introduced an
ordinance inrelation to having the streets
of the city cleaned by contract, which
was read first time. The main provis-
ions of the ordinance are as follows:
The city shall be divided into two dis
iricts, Northern and Southern, the south
side of Sixth street to be the dividing
line. The Street Commissioner shall ad-
vertise annually, in January, for propo-
sals to clean the streets, alleys and lanes
OF each districts, and the contracts shall
be given to the lowest bidders with ap-
proved security. The work of cleaning
the streets to be under the supervision OF
the Street Commissoint and Street Com
mittee and when the contractors shall
neglect to do any necessary work it shall
be done by the Street Commissioner, at
the expense of the contractors. The pay
ments to the contract ors shall be made
monthly.
After its first reading the ordinance
was referred to the Street Committee who
will have it remodelled by the City
Solicitor so as to include all the necessary
provisions. 1t will then pass to third
reading and be adopted, probably with
out opposition.
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The Southern Committees

From the New York Tribune, Rep.
Whatever may be the partisan spirit in
which the Democratic committees will go
South, they will certainly be headed by
three of the best Democrats in the House
Mr.. Thompson, of Massachusetts, Is chair
man of the Florida committee, Mr.. Nor
rison of committee which goes to Louisi-
ana and Mr.. Sayler of that which goes to
South Caroliua. These gentlemen are all
rong partisans, but they are neverthe-
less men whom the country has learned
to respect. 1t is fortunate thing for all
of us that the House of Representatives
sends out such deputies.
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stray w aifS.

A few drunks comprised this mornings
police record.
For the second time in succession, last
night, no petitions were presented to the
City Council.
Ifyour coat is shabby Buxbaum & Co.,
No. IL K. Fourth street, will make you a
new one to order for very low sum.
Washington Mason, Esq, of this city
is building twenty five handsome residen-
ces in Philadelphia. They will sell at from
$4,000 to $40, 900 each.
The DELAWARE GAZETTE, the largest
and best weekly paper on the Peninsula,
is issued for this week, and can be OBJ
tanned at this Office for five cents per copy.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08

MoRnoNIsM IN SOUTH CARoLINA.-In
the South Carolina House Of Delegates
on Wednesday a colored member pre-
sented bill for the relief of the widows
and orphans of the men killed at Ellen
ton and Hamburg. He stated that there
were 215 widows. As the men killed at
these places numbered just fifteen wild
dition Of Mormo nism in the Palmetto
State not heretofore imagined. Civil
ization progresses there under the rule
of the party of moral ideas.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08
s A Drowning Man Will Catch at a
Straw"

If he will catch it, it will do him no
good. Thousands of people, who have
neglected colds and coughs until they
have become dangerous, will rush to al
most every nostrum for relief. This is
why so many experiments are tried by
the sufferers. Go to your Druggist, buy
n bottle of WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD
CHERRY, ahd use it with confidence. II
will benefit at once and ultimately cure
/ is no straw; it is cable well-tried,
hold on to it and be saved.
so cents and 81 a bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08

The proposals were referred to the
Street Committee.
Mr.. johnson presented the bill of DR..
). Il. West, with costs attached (arising
from his sult) amounting to SlS13. 1t
was allowed.
Council next proceeded to elect a
Treasurer's Accountant. John M. Taylor
the present incumbent, was reelected.
MIR. Pickels presented assessments for
paving and curbingin various, parts of
the City, amounting 10 $497O,72. They
were ordered to be entered on the lien
book and handed to the Auditor for col
lection.
Mr.. Jones moved the Lamp Committee
be authorized to advertise for proposals
for lighting the city lamps, and furnish
ing the necessary oil, for year 1877. Adop
ted.
The ordinance to repeal the ordinance
providing for the appointment of a clerk
OF the Registry Bureau was called up for
a third reading by Mr.. Baker.
Mr.. McGlinchey::asksd if this- ordinance
would involve any legal points, as the
present Clerk had been elected for a year
and his term had not yet expired.
The chair stated that the ordinance had
been examined by the City Solicitor and
the Law Committee, and its legality was
therefore assured
Mr.. Baker said there was no further
necessity for the services of the Registry
Bureau Clerk, and the ordinance. was a
measure of economy, as it would save
about $72O per year.
After some further discussion the ordi-
nance was adopted by ayes 20, and l nay
Mr.. Ford.
Mr.. Pickels said that the accounts o1
Alex. Chandler, Collector of city taxes
for 1o72-3-4, had been settled by the Aud
itor and that there was due him for SER
vices, SSH so. An order for this amount
was directed to be drawn in favor of MIR
Chandler. Also orders for $500 each, il
favor os Edmund Provost and Edward
Farmer, the present tax collectors.
Adjourned,
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08

STATION ENTERED BY THIEVES
Sometime during last night the Railroad
Station at Brandywine Summit was en-
tered, but the thieves got nothing for
their pains. This is the second visit of
this character paid that place within a
short time.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08
Valuable Farm
FOR SALE

FOR SALE.
Situated near Red Lion, New Castle Coun-
ty. Delaware.
This very desirable property contains
about one hundred acres of highly improv-
ed land. The location is one of the finest
farming communities in the county, is con-
venient to churches, schools, mills, &c. and
about half mile distant from Bear Sta
tion, Delaware r. Il. The soil is well adap-
ted to either fruit or dairy, and now produ-
ces excellent grass, grain and root crops
The buildings are ample and in good con-
dition, and consist of a large two story dwell
hnssse oar There TShraary On nay th nous mouse, @ag0n
and thrifty apple orchard of well selected
and choice fruit.
This is a rare opportunity for any ono
wishing to purchase "a farm of this size.
For further information apply to
ALFRED MASSEY,
on the premises.
Or to w. e. TURNER,
1108 Willow Street,
nOvl6wtf Philadelphia
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08

LARGE FARM SoLD.-Me NJ. IT.
& f. q. Goldsborough and f. ii. John
ston, have sold The farm in Bailey's Neck
Talbot Co., Md, called "Llandoff'," con-
tanning AGO acres, to Mr.. Robinson, of
New York. for Sl4 900.
The daily gazette., 1876-12-08

FIRE AT CoATsvILLE.-The brick
yard sheds of Jos. l.. Riday, little South
of Coatsville, were destroyed by fire on
Wednesday night about 10 o'clock. The
fire is supposed to have been the work of
some tramps, who have been lurking in
the neighborhood. The loss is partially
covered by insurance.