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LOCAL NE VS..
HE CoNFEDERAIE DEAD.
Floral Tribute TO their Memory.
Decorators the Graves nc Arifngton-

To day the Southern Memorial AssocIs-
tion OF the District decorated the graves OF
the $50 confederate soldiers who are buried
at Arlington cemetery. TIE exercises were
OF a simple but beautiful character. Taere
were present about 500 persons. the ladies'
predominating. Among the gentlemen pres
eut were Hon, Mr.. Caldwell OF Ala, DR.. A.
man, John Lynch, and 7. ]. Luttrell. The
majority OF the party started from the Board
OF Trade Rooms In two large and two small
omntouses and number Of private carriages.
About noon the aSsemblage was called 20
SSauet Or tne portico OF the mansion, oy Dr.
Gsrnett, who stated that Rev. Or. Pltker
would oner prayer, al the conclusion OF
NuISn tney would form a procession aud
maIen 20 " al portion OF the grounds where
tney would decorate the graves. Rev. A w.
PitZer, OF the Central PreEbyterisn church.
onered prayer, In which he said they rec
ognlzed mat God had raised some nm and
cast down others, and that, often, hopes
beaIest lhelr hearts had been cast
work of the Son OF God, who had taught
them how TO live and how 20 die hat given a
hope OF the blessed life beyond the grave an
reunion In the world 10 come. He asked
al present, as they stool 70 day IN the pres
ence OF the dead, OF those who bad given up
everything dear and their lives In defense OF
what they believed 90 ne right that All would
be prepared for that reunion, that all malice
and all uncharttableness might be forgotten.
he returned thanks for the blessings during
the one hundred years OF our natioaal exist
ence now closing, and prayed that all
breaches may be healed. and that the rulers
may have the fear OF God before them, and
that the blessings OF Heaven woali be be-
slowed upon Us as a nation. The line was
then formed and on arriving In that part of
the cemetery where the confederate dead are
buried ~ broke into little groups, who pro-
ceeded 10 deposit Bowers on the graves.
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A Bad Negro and a Brave woman.

HOW SHE SECURED EYIDESCE AGAINST
HIM
In the Police Court, this morning. Theo-
dore watkins, a colored man, was charged
with burglaTiously brea king and entering
the private residence o. George NJ. Lock-
wood, No. Lafay cite square, with intent TO
O'Clock.
NJ. Lock1uood testified that watkins has
been a servant in his house, and had beea
teroay morning witness was awakened by
his family with the information that there
were thieves in the house. A female MEM
Der OF his family was awakened by some one
near her bed; she reached out her hand and
caught hold OF a negro's wool, when she
'front.', and held on, but the fellow broke loose,
making his escape from the house. She.
however, retained a piece OF the shirt-front
In her grasp. She gave an alarm, when the
man threatened TO cut her throat IL she made
noise. She got mp TO strike a match, but he
had removed the matches, when she set up
scream, and the fellow had escaped. Wit
ness got up at once, and found the man gone,
and both front and back doors open. [It
seems that Watkins hai left the employ of
Mr.. LOCKWOOD about two weeks ago, not 10
return any more, and being well acquainted
with the premises found no difriculty IN
effecttng an entrance 10 the ho1se.l Witness
stated that he searched the house, and found
the premises had been ransacked. Yester-
day afternoon defendant came back 10 get
his pay for balance OF wages due him, when
Detectives McDevitt and McElfIeSh were
sent for and took him into custody.
In the court the accused stOutly denied
being the man who made the entrance into
The mouse, and the officers produced the
piece of shirt front, which exactly ftted the
torn shirt he then had on. The case was sent
10 the grand jury,
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FLORIDA REPUBLICANS.
AkuItt I'm the Cow entiOn.

INV YORK, June IA special dispatch
from Madison, Fla, June 2, says: A bolt
was made in the convention yesteriay-U.
s. Senator Conover and Congressman
Purman and Walls conducting it. The
boilers secured another hall and effected a
permanent organization. Senator Conover
was then nominated for governor aud Mr.,
Lee for lieutenant governor. The question
of q delegation TO Cincinnati was soon dis
posed OF, il being determined not TO send
any. The regular convention is still in ses-
sion, and will be for two or three days. Gov
ernor Stearns is the leading spirit of the reg
ular convention. The quarrel between the
governor and Senator Conover is an old af-
fair, going back for some years in state pol
itics. IL is personal quarrel with the
friends of each gentleman arraved In bitter
hostility against the other. The real con
test was for the governorship, both leaders
desiring the nomination.
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The District I'm Congress.


The District Commissioners have returned
to Hon. George E. Spencer, chairman OF the
Senate Committee on the District of Co.
lumbia, Senate bill No. III, to which he
called their attention in q communication
of the ID ultim0, with q report of the sub
ject matter of the bill by the Board of Health,
to whom the committee referred 1t for exam.
ipation, and a paper submitted by certain
partiest in interest In opposition to the bill.
The District Commissioners say:
"1n respect to the subject matter, we re-
spectfully invite your attention to the ac-
companying papers. especially to the report
OF the Board OF Health. The privilege asked
for of perpetual monopoly for butchering
within theDistrtct is so extraordinary that we
can hardly suppose Congress- will grant It.
Certainly the Commissioners would not IL
the decision rested with them. The bill as
prepared, besides wanting In provisions for
due governmental supervision, involves in
terests not connected with the slaughtering
OF animals, and, the right OF Congress TO
amend, alter or repeal the charter, usually
reserved In all similar grants, IL not pro-
vided for. If Congress be disposed to favor
the establishment OF an abattOir, as recon-
mended by the Board of Health, we think
this bill should be thoroughly reconstructed
end an annual payment inure to tn q District
for the privilege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

~The Mammoth cave, of Kentucky, IL Of
fered for sale, together with the hotels and
other property.
~The department OF agriculture Of Geor
gia have discovered the cause of the blight of
apple trees to be beetle the size Of a COM
mon flea.
~ The differences between the Pittsbur z
iron manufacturers and the puddlers are yet
will shortly be effected. But very few OF the
pudding mills are ct work.
~The American residents of Paris have
started Q subscription for the proper cele-
bration Of the centennial Fourth OF July, and
for placing q commemorative slab on the
tomb Of Lafayette.
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kilograms to The Star.
FLORIDA REPUBLICANS.
A Split in the Convention.
DANGEROUS C0UNTERFElTS.
THE FAST TRAIN.
Eight Hours Ahead.
ENGLISH CREW FOR THE CENTENNIAL
The EASTON POISONING CASE.
A Split in the Convention,
DANGEROUS COUNTERFEITS.
THE FAST TRAIN.
Eight Hours Ahead.
ENGLISH CREW FOR THE CENTENNIAL
The EASTON POISONING CASE.
LOOK AT YOUR BANK BILLS.
rhe Rest (0nnfarfetr Manav nuf


NEW YORK, May 3.-For some Time past
counterfeit national bank notes have be-
come very numerous In Brooklyn. These
bills are the best counterfeits which have
been issued for years, and the manufacturers
find little difficulty in getting rid OF them.
They embrace the following:-S20 bills on
the National bank of Utica, N. V; $40 bills
on the Farmers and Manufacturers bank OF
Poughkeepsie; s5 bills on the list ma tional
bank of Chicago, H.; IS bills on the LIST ma
tional bank of Paxton, ILL.,; IS bills on the LIST
national bank of Canton, H.; IS bills on the
1st national bank of Peoria, III; IS bills on
the LIST national bank OF Aurora; IS bills on
the LIST national bank OF Galena, ILL.,; - bills
on the National bank of Northampton.
Mass; SIS bills on the Hampton bank OF
Westfeld, Mass; SIS bills on the Mechanics
national bank of New Bedford, Mass; S5
bills on the Traders national bank OF Chi
cago; 50 bills on the LIST national bank of
Louisville, KY. Two men and a woman
were arrested yesterday in New York for
passing some of the above mentioned bills.
Other counterfeit money was found In their
uOssessiOn.
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THE EASTON POISONING CASE.
Murder for Robbery

EAsToN, PA, June 3-Moses Schurz
another member OF the family recently
poisoned has died since yesterday making
the third death-the coroner'r inquest which
is still in sessiOn-elicits the fact that arsenic
was the poison used, and that there was
unfortunate family to have killed a hundred
people. The money was stolen from the
house while large amount OF government
bonds and other securities were left I'M
touChed-the fact that Jacob Young was
murdered and robbed at the same place only
few weeks ago-creates still greater feel
ing of uneasineSs among the people living
in that neighborhood, and a large crowd is
gathered TO day In the vicinity OF the Lsrosa
honest cad,
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The Blaine Sensation.
CONSULTATION OF THE FULL JUDICIAF
COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.
The full Committee on the Judiciary held
secret meeting this morning. lasting two
hours. No conclusion was reached as to
what the committee would recommend in
the case of the refusal OF Hon. James G..
Blaine to produce the private espond-
ence which he took from Mullig IAN, the will
ling witness.
TEsT1NoNY BEFORE THE SUB COMMITTEES.
The sub committee Investigating the bond
transaction decided to hold a meeting at two
O'Clock: THE important testimony before
this sub committee, taken after our report
closed yesterday, will be found on the third
page.l
Elisha Atkins was called as a witness at 2
O'Clock. he denied that he ever told Multi
gan or any body else that Mr.. Blaine had
sold bonds to Col. Scott.
An attempt was made TO show that Mr.
Blaine was connected with the Northern Pa
cific railroad. Mr.. Blaine denied that he
ever had business transaction with the
North Pacific railroad in his life.
Mr.. Atkins said that Fisher proposed on
one occasion to take an interest in the
North Pacific. said "if you think well of it
will take an interest In 1t. My firm took
$4,000 interest in IL, but Mr.. Blaine had
nothing to do with it,"
The examination of the witness was In
progress when our report closed.
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Our Imperial Visitors.

Yesterday afternoon, Dom Pedro, ac-
compaDied by Vicount Retro and the
Brazilian minister, visited the national col
lege for deafmutes, on Kendall Green. Later
they visited the kindergarten OF Misses
NOerr and Pollock. At 430 o'clock, the EN-
peror-accompanied by the Empress and
suite, Sir Edward Thornton, Chief Justice
States and wife, the Austrian minister,
Gen: Sherman. Mrs. Taft, John Davis, esq.
of the State department, and wife, Miss
Frelinghuysen, Admiral Porter, and mem
bers of the various legations Mt
Vernon on the steamer Arrow, Capt. Frank
Hollingshead. They were the guests of
Madame Bergman, by whom they were
gracefully received and entertained.
Before breakfast this morning the Empe.
ror rode TO Brady's photograph gallery,
where he sat for his picture, and returning
to the Arlington he breakfasted at nine
O'Clock.
THE EMPEROR REVIEWS OUR FIREMEN.
At about quarter of ten O'Clock the fire
department was brought out to give an ex-
hi6ition before the Emperor. The new en-
eide, No 6, made its appearance first, fol-
lowed shortly by No. 2, the hook and ladder
truck, and engine No. 3. The trial eXhibi-
ZION was made in front Of the Arlington, the
Emperor and suite standing on the pOrtico
OF the Johnson House. No. succeeded in
ladder men In the meantime had erected the
ladders on the opposite side of Vermont ave-
nue.. The Dom dOnned bis Brazilian slouch
hat and with bundle OF open letters in one
hand and his silver handled Umbrella in the
other, wandered mp and down the pavement
evolutions. At ten O'Clock the crowd quiet
~ dispersed, and the Dom proceeded to nn-
ish his packing preparatory to leaving on
the IL 40 train for Niagara Falls.
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THE COURTS.
POLICE CoURT-y,scioe S,psu.


To day, Henry Thompson and Geo. Smith,
larceny OF some groceries belonging 20 the
Woman's Temperance Union; 80, or 60 days
iD jail. Appeal taken and bonds xed At s2O1
each. Francis M. Schell, Assistant Door
keeper House OF Representatives, charged
with assault on Everett Wroe; continued,
under personal bonds, until Tuesday next.
Louis L. Bell, assault on Henrietta Bruce, q
small colored girl; 81. Joseph Wise, assault
on Julia Washington; IS. Franklin Waller,
snt and HV empiSye in On the e county, sac s sSd
costs. Teresa Smith, loud; IS. JAS. John
son, malicious trespass ON the premises OF
liams, larceny OF some knives and for ks and
saucers from Mace Shaw; so. Jos. Kelly.
s5for profanity. Chas. Lewis forfeited coll
Board forfeited collateral. John Deacon.
Lawrence Nix, Stepney Brooks, Robert
French, Samuel Driver, Margaret Ryan.
heed So for being disorderly and curslng.
DRTNKING WHISKY FOR TEMPERANCE
SAKE.
where intoxicating liquors are sold, open on
Sunday. Tue prosecuting witness was DR.
George Gross, a csdaverous looking middle
testified that be and bis friend. A. A. Whee-
lock, went in and got their nips. He said he
went In there OF his own free will, and for
humanity's sake, without fee or reward, and
paid his own money for the drinks. Mr.. a.
A. Wheelock, a misunderstanding tempe
rance patriarch, corroborated the evidence o.
places last Sunday, and had found the besr
whisky at this bar; so. It seems a terra-
rance organization has been formed here fts
opposition 70 the Liquor Dealers A sSoSsa-
tlon, the object being 20 enforce the l1r,c
laws In this District, and oals IL tbe wa "a
do it. w. "
John +. Cake, williams Hotel. Jobn 1.
yoroan and Robert A. Gordon, formerlv
oven House, and Charles G. Godfrey we-e
tnen suaigned on the same charge and fncs
IN all the cases. '~-A'S
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FOREIGN NEWS.
Giving the New Sultan q Chance.

LONDON, June 3-The Tunes, In its second
edition, publishes special dispatch, dated
Berlin, June Sd, saying: at appears that the
powers have suspended action on the Berlin
memorandum for q few days, in order TO
allow the new Turkish government 20 give
uDmistakable indication of their polio and
their power of maintaining themselves.
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A Terrible Tragedy.

ST. Louis, June 3.-The remains OF a man,
woman and girl, the latter about three years
old, were found in the woods near Belleville,
ILL.,, yesterday. The woman and child were
shot through the head aud the man through
the heart. From the position of the bodies
Ii is supposed the man shot his wife and
child and then killed himself. Persons living
near by heard three shots about sunset on
Thursday evening.
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AN AssAssIN's WoRK.-Nevs has been
received that Senator Tgitchell, who was
shot some time since at Coushatta, Louisi-
al a. by q disguised assassin, and whose left
arm was amputated at the time, was COM
PEELED to have his right arm cut Off also.
Senator Twitchen received two bullets In
his left arm, one In his right, one in his hip,
and one In the back of his neck at the time,
but is represented Is cheerful and likely to
recover.
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A Young WIFE Murdered.

ST. ALBANS, VT, June 3.-The wife OF
Charles Butler, a young farmer living near
Higbgate Centre, was murdered last night
during the absence of her husband. Her
skull was smashed and her head pounded so
as TO prevent recognition OF her features.
beeh arrested on suspicion Of attempting TO
violate Mrs. Butler, and killing her TO pre-
vent discovery. He claims three men muir
darPd her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

CENTRAL DIsPENsARY.-The fourth an
nual report OF the central dispensary, corner
10th and + streets northwest, shows that
during the year ending May 4, 1876, 2,677 sick
poor have been treated, aud {, 4G3 prescrip-
lions dispensed. The dispensary is now In
it's fifth year, and during that time has
treated 1913 poor, and dispensed Is, SIS pre-
The central is now the only general dispen-
pensary In the city, and its benefits are free
To any age, sex, or color. The doctors in
charge are: II. II. Barker, w. ii. Ross, W. C..
Briscoe, Ralph Walsh, q. l.. Magruder, and
John Walter. in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

NEW YORK, June ga cable dispatch
says the members OF the First Trinity Boat
Club have decided TO send the following four
10 Philadelphia: j. Jameson, bow; G.. I'll.
Mann, second; b. Close, Sd; j. 8. Penrose,
stroke. The crew will leave England early
in July and commence training on their srri-
val in America.
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Contradict OF the Indian Massacre

CHICAGO, June 3.-Dispatches received at
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan's headquarters indi-
cate that the reported assassination of the
Cincinnati party by the Indians was a
canard. One dispatch from Omaha says
1.-The commanding officer al Fort Laramie
reports that Captain Egan saw the Cincin-
natl party on May 2lst twenty eight miles
from Custer. They were all right then, with
the exception OF one man, who was wounded
accidentally. They numbered 80,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

THE PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CoNyEN-
TON closed its sessions in Baltimore last
evening. The question of diocesan missions
was finally disposed OF, and the Indications
are that an increasing interest is being taken
In the diocese in this important branch OF the
church's work, and that in western Mary
land especially, where there is q wide field
for missionary effort, new churches will be
built up in the densely populated mining
districts. Rev. DIR. Leeds, who has been the
maiDstay of the Committee on Missions, re-
fused a domination to the office of charm an
of that body, but after an earnest appeal
from the assistant Bishop and several promi-
nent delegates he agreed 10 alter his de-
cision. An attempt was made TO change the
system of annual elections of the standing
committee TO that OF triennial elections, but
the matter was finally referred to the Com
mittee on Cannons 10 consider and report to
tie next annual Convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

uk Flour quiet and Unchanged. whest dulI Penn.
s,Issnis red, lss MARYLAND red. i.loel IS. other
grades UNCHANGED. Oorn-southern dull; western
steady opd nrm-southern white, e6ss7; southern
yellow, 6h; western mixed, aA, spot, IS June;
ssh July. Oats Gull and lOwer-southeru good q
prime, 4fs42 western white, asss; MIXED IS
ase. Bye nominslly firm, 1ssso; Boy duh aud
}ewer, Mari land and Pennsylvania, IL .00as2. Pro-
visions quiet and easier, Quotably lower Pork,
noainai, % 90. Lard unchanged; Butter dun aud
nonninelly unchanged. Coffee unchanged. WhiskY
duil-IlIH. Recefbt=-Fiour, 2.s00; wheat, asa,
corn. 63 00; oats, 1850. saipneIts-whssts noae:
corn. Is $50.
BALTIsorR, June s-yi-ginia skies, deferred.
7: Virginia consolidated. a. do. second series,
80 bid TO-DAY. sussr steady and firm, OK sI9.
NEw YORK. June 3.-stocks active and s1one
Money, ~. Gold, ~. kxehsnse, long, sss; short,
HIw YORK, June 3.-Flour steady. Wheat
o hade frmfr. Corn sound and firm.
LoNDoa, June ). n.O ,. ny. o. bonds, new
fyes. l06 Erie, l1s<; preferred, -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

STRONG GROUND FoR DIvoRcE-Y ester-
day Mr.. l.. G. Williamson filed "A bill for VIM.
p. Hsgadorn against Nellie Hsgsdorn for a
divorce. The parties were married in Troy.
n. Y, on the LIST OF April, ls6s, have had one
child Fran K T., and be charges that during
the years "a and I5 she committed adultery
with one Wilson Stafford, and that she now
lives with Stafford In Missouri as his wife
by whom she has two children living.
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THE FAST TRAIN.
Seven Hours Ahead Of Time.

OMAHA, June 3.-The fast train" arrived
AT Green River, Si7 miles west OF Omaha, at
GO, and left at or, six hours and fifty min
utes ahead of schedule time. TIE train
reached Bridger Station at 1853 n. m, seven
hours and sixteen minutes ahead OF time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

A BOY ESCAPES FROM GIPsEYs.-Ja,nes
Moloue, boy about u years old, belong ing
70 owensYnle. Gibson county. In, escaped
rSe9 Sa9 g ans tas day
to steal for Them. They len town before they
could be Arrested.
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Death or Colonel Moore.

ST. LOUIS, June 3-Lieutenant Colonel
Treadwell Moore, deputy quartermaster
general, u. s. A, died at Fort Gibson,
Indian territory, May %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

~J. A. Holfzclaw, late revenue collector
In Atlanta, il reported deficient In bis ac-
counts to the amount Of %l3, 600.
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Eight Hours Gained

The fast train arrived at Evanston, 953
miles from Omaha, at 9:l5 this morning
eight hours and fifteen minutes ahead OF
time.
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SENTENCES OF THE NEW ORLEANS
WHISKY. RING.-Judge Wood, in the u. 8.
Court at New Orleans, yesterday overruled
the motions for q new trial in the Tehrereach
O'Brien distillery cases, and pronounced
sentence, as follows: John Henderson, six
teen months imprisonment and Sc, 900 fine;
VIM. M. Todd, sixteen months imprison-
teen months imprisonment and 81 900 fine;
Otto II. Karstendike, sixteen months inn
prtsOnment and 50 900 fine; Edward Fehr-
eDbsck, thirteen months Imprisonment and
81 ,000 fine, and w. @. James, six months
imprisonment and 81 900 fiue. The prisoners
were all sentenced to the West Virginia
penitentary, and were at once taken in
charge by Marshal Packard, but may not be
sent away from New Orleans before the 10th
of June,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-03

AT THE BELMONT PARK RACES yesterday
Goldsmith Maid appeared for the last time.
She was matched to trot against her own re-
cord OF 2:14 for purse Of 81 500, but failed to
beat IL. the three heats being trotten In 2.2ix
21S and 2: 19k.
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The Investigation or speaker Kerr.

THE WITNESS HARVEY IN NEW YORK.
The Committee on the Expenditures OF the
War Department have postponed the further
investigation OF the charges against Speaker
Kerr until Monday morning.
The witness Lawrence Harvey was eX-
cused until Monday. He left for New York
at lis this afternoon for q "change of
c.Othes," to return here Monday afternoon.
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SUICIDE FROM DREAD OF WHIPPING.
A boy named Faircnild drowned himself,
near MaZeppa, MIMI, through fear OF
whipping from his father for a misdeme amor
at school. When his father was notified that
the body had been found he went to the spot.
gaZed at the body, seemed greatly agttated
and went away. Neither he nor any of the
family went near afterward and the boiy
was buried by the neighbors. The next day
he CARRIED grist OF grain to the mill, came
back by the burying ground just as the body
was being inferred, stopped and looked a
moment and drove home.
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Tho Centennial Repatfa
The Markets.

ST. JOHN, ". b, June 3.-Brsyley aud
Ross. OF the Paris crew, have gone laUO
training for the centennial race.