davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1877-05-04
ANOTHER DUEL.
SomO silly fonnR 1'rcncln,cn in Now York
CITY Receiving unnscsttod rubllc 4Atspn-


SonO silly fonitE 1'rcncl,mcn In New Fork
CITY Receiving unu,csttcti I'ubllc Atom
ttnr
'''"' r,..,,, n,..o,,, >, s,. 4w,,.,.
,.- epee'0' nspasc" J. 70 1as 4t'oaae
NEW IuHK, Mny 3.-fc"terdny morning In
spcctur nilka received information that duct was
"a be fought between Two Frcuchmcn TINT evening
-, ~ nrist.. Ia Enrr,oon,h .,sno, hn,,"oou t,s".S
a. a" asuse 1 N roatecasa s'tgo. between nfoau.
way ana fiIsh avenue Tho Inspector touk
Williams visited tho studio Of Mf. ii.
Gambler, roFi!at painter, "t NO: 10 EaAt Four
tcensh street, w''e'c l'c met N. Gambler and H.
NutorInr Tho ttndto. tho noltca rn,ci ,,non mis-
cciianca,,s ] asxortr,cns of rsnfcrs. foncino
fo!1s, boxing gloves. and othcf sport
srat,crcd n1,out .the room rant Williams having
sts..., .ss oh,ast ~ ~. sI.f. ~" rsn,e,,.s".
saa.ea 'oo opue. Ill, y. ", ,.n ''s, luz ,
to undorstand that the whole a1air was huge Joke
and that n wns mt eeriou,lv Intended 10 allow
.s ."s ,ass, w.. :" ca,. .,.na.,.. III d. .,.,,
sno men 10 hRht' nitha"sn al! too usna!
, 1877-05-04

Theatre, where John 9. Clarke Ia playing. writes
~ tho press denying that Il vas TINT gentleman
who fa!tcl. Who The pcrson n whose BANKRUPTCY
gave fitn In the etnry docs not appear.
MN YonK, May IA ispate1, from Phi1a.
tclrhtn .ays thc announcement that .1ohu s.
Clarke. Tho comedian, had failed In London, and
that receiver Ind been appointed To tnkc charge
Of bfs estate. eantcd great turpr1te. Ucorgo X.
Goodwin, manager Of the Walnut Street Theatre,
and E1nrkc's partner, stated thht no hAf received
no ntlmntE0n Of anything being wrong. lIc
i of tho opinton il il another Iohn Clarke, m
American cnn,cuIan, now. tn London. who ia
frt,n hlt partner, datcd two weeks ago. It said
nothing concerning any financial embarrassment.
Cl!rkes lnst tcaNon nt tho tfaymatkct Thehtsc was
nel proasaht ottts and At least ~ 600 wns lost,
LAT tic cuMc!llan q reported worth all tho way
from 500, QUO 10 $7U0 QUO,
, 1877-05-04
seuding Steamers Across tho Continent by
Rail.

Ner lnrk Tribune,
The novel ontorpstso Of transporting largo steam.
cra nctoaa thu continent haa boon Aucccss1ully
rfcd out within . fow weeks. Ill Uctpbur 1870,
0earge u, Hnl,hury, rresldcat Of tho Ucci'lents
with Fletcher. Iiatriaon y Co.. Of this city, ios
tbs construction OF two ride. wteel steamboats,,
each Of tho following dimensions: Keel, 2l0 tcrt
beam, 30 fost; depth Of hold, luA foot Each waato
have two 1u!!1rSs ono vertical baam condcnstnk
engine, With = cylinder 10 inches !n AIamrtes
and II fcet length OF stroke. Tho cuntract ph..
vde4 .hst tl,e lull. machinery, and jonor:xo'k
pieces and shipped BY rail to san FEanctse0. ard
Tiers put togcthcF again. IN accordance with khet
aEreslnent, Fletcher, Harrison tE Co.. carly ia
March, forwarded tho hull and machinery al tho
lrst vesscl, md tlsy have slnco dispatched tas
liz joiner; work fof both. The boilers fot
tho second boat wcro delivered III Je!sty
City about = week ago. ana afo now on t!lc way y
San Frenclsco. 'TAG entire weluht Of tho vcsaels
and machinery ~ shipped was nbout S10 tons,
1llu four boilers were completed before shipment.
and taken locomotive tricks 10 Buffalo, whenes
they wera transferred to Lowell flats, upon which
thUy were transported without change 10 their !st.
tin4tlou, Each shipment has been delivered abous
twenty days after 1t LETT Now York.
hc,sleaancs are lntupded to run on San Fran
ctsc0 1say,-onc from ban francisco to eauceiito,
tho other FROM San Francisco to Han lsafaeL
, 1877-05-04
A Singular Phenomenon,

The Panama Star aad iitrdtd rcports = enrton,,
phenomenon ~ having occurred at AsrHSal
during the present s1onth, and calls upon sae
setsntlde for m explanation. Tho beach, sayy4
that Journal, II Of coral formation, and e1teaus
from tho Lighthouse eastward along tho northern
shore VI MauxkuillA Island tor nllu Or more, ana
y open IL lhs Caribbean. Upon the night n 9us;s.
slon, o., rather ou Tho mornlug foilowln*, ~:
whole 4lataneo was covered with acp9st " :
deep.vit!d' indigo -blue-somethlrR rcseMblin9 q
broad ribbon stretched along ths lm!ts q asn,
tide, which there aMoant4 10 only about eishtssn
tlehan. BeholdcsA weEa startled 1y thla sen
Hscaaia, aPpcsrsnee and y yl4 81 tfss th9usas
ness might bare hAd something to 10 With u; nos
was curiosity aaycd in taa .ifhtest when e'4sst }.t
this blue deposlt consisted Of millions VI psSai,
~, aat shaptcs! sort Of tcJ. ah sl4ailer th1n ~.
the hand. rounded iu contour. with slightly fa,,
Cd ridge !unuin: whAt would seem TO- be fore sha
afl ever thu back. Everybody louked aud wouastf.
81, but tAv wssest-nnd thcsu nr. soma perfect soi
uuao1u In shut ctty-eoula uos mike out what thsy
wsse. or What slch singular and sudden r1cn9ili
enon meant Tho next day oil tho bEIrbs color h,4 -
faded out, md the gclatinous dcposiI, slthoasII
glrlu. out stronk, unpleasant odas, dttel w sAs
Xvuu ti.appeaIel.
, 1877-05-04
CARPETS,
Tho LAmentable Depression In tho nusfness
OF Manufacturing Thass Hoods.
Hpfcidi DigpatcA to IAt 7ribKnA

Tho Lamentablo psprcss[on In tI,o nu.tnes,
M M.uuf,rtneln,, tr,..s nnoJ.
safe'at Di'posca 10 3at 1rt6HnA
pn'tApktrntA' ~. May 1-Il!o largest carpet
uol,son, ut schuylk1ll Fajl.. in tho subur}a ~
Decentralization vii cInsa to.n,,r.',x ~ s..s ,,.e.s,
~. -, .a''.,' WV no seltv"' eaas 1uso"'"s
Ut April. about seventy tape4try.wcavc.s struck
a4aIn.t i reduction In thult wavcu fn,m fx,r nnI
~ ."us .an.. pss saso' snee shoa tao
nnt1b1y tho bYuxselz aul lnrtain wcaycty who
suffered no reduction. i,sva ic"n ..s,.tr, Via ,hs
...t,,.. 49, 80. ns ~, on s'oa 'us
s.!1sts' a.' e". ~ has pcc'. aee'oeu ~ stop "otN
th!a cous4o by tho large surplus Of Koeds on hand
Tho uobsous statcL To- day that thu mills wnnld ",
1.t s ssss. 49, ~ ,.,. @ cures "o"'u ="
e'oseo !ot an 'n"ehhnc pefoa. a'shoash taefe wa4
possibility ut starting up BY 1unu l. TIE tapestry
, 1877-05-04

. novel and .dtliehtfn1 reception en- honrl
tito Plymouth. which continued from 10 o'clock.
The rln was hnntls sun,cly decorated with naEr Of
all nations. also with c1cEgrcclt4 Hl tnwer1 pre-
erntml hy tho tattcb NJ Sntchrz. About 100 cnrstq
were rrrsent. md ,nnsc, dancing md fen. TIN.
wrrr thu oT1:r I nf the tlay. Several other cntst.
rhip will suFl fnr 1:aion l.oHcn hud New t's1enp.
anil mas be expected at tho 'alcr place about tlo
OH.
The Democrat rays tho entire trip Ia. hcc,,
marked hy tho klndiEcsk tn1h.ny Of otlicurh md
citaen'. md In. had IN an eminent degree Tic ef.
mt lung aRo that when We nf The Nurt mud Of ts.c
snlth knsw each othor better, NO would tosc each
other btttyt. ---'-
, 1877-05-04
CRUISE OF THE PLYMOUTH.

NArcnEz, Miss., May 3.-Tl,a return OF thu
Cnlted States steamer Plymouth to EatcAez frum
VteksburY has been the ocCaslun of rcnewal of
the hosplalit1cs aud general good feeling Ou
Mondsy night tho ol.icers were TIC gucst4 Of the
Adams Light Infantry, who tcude.ed them hand
aome reception on tho Bluffs. followed by ban.
q1ct aud bail. both Of which wcsa cnIncntly sue
cessfuf. On Tuesday escntnx the onicrss Of tho
plymouth were the guests os Ars. kata Minor,
whose residence was beautifully Illuminated. and
contalnod ous Of tbs most
81 ladies ana Esntlsmsn xssp in tLls
ely slNCv lhs WHf. On Wednesday If.
teruoon tue eItl1cus were entertained Oy
, 1877-05-04
ROCKFORD,

Important Highway Ncciston- 81 90 900
Wurblt Of 1.ibcl Hults-IIon. John A. Lognn
--Decoratson Day-!A Cure for yagrnnts-A
1Iu,lred-Doilnr I}tlt Lost.
Eptciat Dtspdfca to 7as Tribune
RocKToNp, ILL.,, AIay J.-Soycyat Important cases
hnyc come up before Judge Brown ut tho present
arsslon Of tho Circuit Court. Tho most Important
decision 10 the State 1t large that in the Town
Of Rockford Va. Charles W. IEGar, tried upon m
agreed state Of facts. Ths was suit brought by
tho Commissioners Of Highways agatnst Mr.. Higer
% s ttay s1 Gss M f H. e o1 fsSs
ers. md tho J,ldgu decides nxatnat the defond-
ant.. The case Ii quito Important, a4
uss. way o tAe ons sn
as so1,t. te.m ] t. hSla tat ce9n!;.'onsts . a.e
Tho case ID apgeaica to tho Supreme Court.
tIlQ,Uu wo1srtI OF ItDHLs.
.s na Rd Gf saf II Ss, sa
'ar.ly BEEN forgotten before the ilbel dopartment
dS {, H. s so + % set i s's q ,s. aa xs loo 5
aee".a u sssans sSo WIFI i .o"! or I i1o@ sss s,s
s's a sas: AZ taG ,e'" ~hsa sars9 ' 4 f''ts IT,
q a il s COO: fss psas a'f:ssnt Fy
s. sss.Sss;f fas p:. fssss sSss; ~: s;Dss: Ms;s.
Alto;sthet. Mr. lsssler; ,he sK:nlller. scsn.. 10
hc tllu clIaRlpinn clatmaBt Of tho United States,
and holds Ills character at tair cash valuation.
rAEFARArioNs YoIt DKCoRATIUH-DAy.
Great preparation In butItg unlo hero fns ueco-
ration l}uy. Tho lion. John A. 1olHn will deliver
thu oratian. Tho Ilockford ltidrs, and twenty
ntI,cr 4octnles Will take part In tho procession,
aud Nr. Logan will have learty reception.
TIlk TltAMF NUISANCE.
Tho city has llGrl1Iy swarMed with trnmps dur
Ing tho past week Or Two, Last MonItay no lysa
than fourteen nlalo thulr appaarancp on tho
streets. Iha ton,n,nn Council hare passed. mn or.
dinance eoml~iltnx, thb arrest Of sblc.bodIcd Va.
grants Al thu working Ut thum IN I.nng1 u1lun thu
stTees with ball nll chain attached to their ankles,
Ths ordinance has worked 10 q charm snco II came
!nlo effect.
MISSING 500. -.
a woman named Trip was to hayo paid Mr.
Neson &lUO ch4ll for SUMO land sltltt lllnp ago
o., coming lolIo found It $l0O short. Mrs. Ttipp
awarc there was $500. wl.oroupon 10 sues Mrs.
Tripp for tho money. and EccuScrs u with intafsst
Iu lull 5rQm tho Iatu OF tho tsalaactfup
, 1877-05-04
l.URnL.tIlY.

Spf7df WspkiecA 10 TIE 7HbHNf.
AunnnA, ILL.,, Aay ,. burglars continue 10 rur-
sue tlcfr nvocatton without any rreacnt prospects,
OF detection. 1.aat night they made d mid upon
the residence OF Nr. !. +, rapc. corner Of Lake
and Nsta streets, securing s1a0 In cnth anil
notes nn.l papers OF considerable value. At tho
Village Of Montgomery. couple Of mics south,
they hlcw opcn safe belonging 10 tho milling firm
OF f1onl Il Emtons, without attaining r!thes
money Or rafnaffes. While al '!nhn lIerman'a
taah factory thty completely fnincil rIic without
lnlaE ablc to effect MI entrance. There 10 no tluw
10 tho robbetb.
, 1877-05-04
~ MESsA TT T1lONo.s


DrnrQrE, H., May a.-The wife uf NTr. Joseph
Champion, of Monticello, left homo Monday to
wilt her son living In Delaware County, md slnce
then 1tr. Champion has found out TINT ahe tuok nl
tho .aancy shs could lay her hands on, between
81. 600 md 81, 00O, and started fnr Nuw York,
never having bccn near her Hon'N housc. A. her
a,I,bana can neither read nor write. sue l.ns had
drew out before hho icft. Mr. Champion las tetc-
graphcl description OF her to New York.
, 1877-05-04

San FnAxctsco, Mar a.-1ast Saturday night
Henri Dc Forest vas murdered nn, robbed nt Santa
craz. Tucsday last twn Mcaicaaa. Francisco Arias
md Joao ChAmnlls wcrc arrested In the vfcinlty of
The town on susoicion. and on examination con.
frsred having committed the murder. A Santa
crnz Dispatch totny Fnys The prisoners were fore.
lily taken fron, The jail last night By hand Of mcn
driven IN teds. uset The crrck mar thc torn hnl
hanged TO cross Orant, wrre they were !nunl this
nlOfnnE. t3ulh were cx-conv1ctA mud s1ex peFnto
n. enasse am1s rs eonse.seM ~ nt she nasnSt tS
to attend \ circus,
, 1877-05-04

HpftIW U1tpultH 10 7He 7F53HH1.
KEsosltA. WIS.,. atay "A man employed in
A1lcn'e tnnncry, rowing In tho river this morning
In tho vicinity ut Grand street bridge, raw lmy
t'uatinR on tho water. TAkng It into t!a boat l,c
rnwcd to the .hosc. opened It, and found the boly
Of newborn babe. 4 pott-1nortcm examination
proved thnt the child was nlivc when l,ofn, and wa.
undoubtedly thrown tD tho river to hida the En!lt
Of its unnatural parents. Tho Coros.ee's Jury,
having received snnr Information in regard 10 tho
affair." will not return verdict until to- morrow.
, 1877-05-04

to-day effected between Iraae Frled1Andcr anl nj,
Hank aeccp. the eecrltY they held Tor lie anaa, ena,
which Dir. Frfrdlanlnr owes item. anil ihc hn%s n%'
afcuretf creditors take 1E per cent c1r1 nnI nv. nv
Irrn rcscaAca Th!a makeA ntlout s9UO. OOn, VIII.
will h. paid over on Saturday Or Monday, and NJ
Fricdandcs will then resume business on tic rs.
ttsIt. lew
, 1877-05-04

st. Lorls. May "A special from Jefferson City
10 tue DLpatsA asys Tho ittls town Of Cedar Cir,
acFoss Ito river, vas thrown into srzsblu stata Of
sxcstenient last evening by tho 1apInY OF Mts.
Henry AcAullss. Of that place, BY negro named
Jack Gsavcs. It appears Ma. McAut..s Aaa been
ho,no about dusk accosspaplsd BY La lids d.ulb
ler, y.ars old, Gsiyes spEany upon Ass from Le-
h!nd = feacs eosNsr, tUtce1 het 10 tho
tE2tes thou ael, bat waa puEsucd 1nl captured
two hours atet. AMI brought Iu Jv.Ierson for xafv
Ecsplnl. 1hls niOtiau.. wItlo Graves MAS bcinx
, 1877-05-04

working in the, asg1eeate IN to .4.4so Indicated
nts Sss ooS .ss to r
iIn9l direction. Font Of !hc tcrcss no four
hla!ed and ten feet s!z inehcs In dlaMctcr. whila
caeh silearc thrce. .bladcd scYrwa, with diameter
q alsont fourteen feel ffx inches. and have thelr
ey ~. Id aeS ait T. s'
tom of the rcrrel while In shallow watef they Wilt
bo kept At test In position ahove the ketls. Tbs
cngtnc- tooniA occupy the hftcf hAlf Of The ehlr.
shot and shell soomr. S.....
In the fore pArt, below the 1owcs deck. are chain
lockers anil holds fos provisions. water. and ON
sefs' ssorcs Two serarstc boiler roon,s. with st1
s,de u se st" ae.er Il IL yc.sc
are ntted alongside tho a'tIctroom:, efote to the
eh!p:. The waratoom, Captain'a and ofhcefs' eab.
ns are rlased intt.le Of The light snpcsstructure
hIfh !. Snit hs srm'red ISL I'D around
tafe :. 81 .hs lowe. deck. i oeeupicd b, liz crew.
A. the how The Martens anchors aie slowed. The
lure, and thence 10 tho lower deck, wke,e tic,
hso worked b, steam windlaases. In. tho
s s 0 :e Ts sso,e s s dts naft
tho eupcrFtrnctnre and the top Of tho brenetwork.
All the openings IL tho deck are provided with
md when these arc closed tho ventilation r main.
tAncd by rnehns Of the nxtraetiyc channels made
IN Tho bscastwork and the openings inside tho lat-
Three sspsu launches and threu other boats aro
slowed On eleSntcd suppnrts on The deck. The Pop
coal anppy Of $50 Ions,
TIE rovGonoD.
= @ H me a eo
structton. flor diameter Is less. as also Is her
dransht Of water. She carries two smokcstacls
and @ 'h,ef @ a,os hnt !. IT every sense fosm'a
So carrie. il II IN ion. Of armo: :o sn att1slx
like tll0AG OF The TDDNff. b0rtk{f&.
, 1877-05-04
SPORTING.


HpZC7dT UF3pd{cN 70 2T9 15TtHHE
fSn.AsArnits, Mar J.-'rhu t.iisl game l,ctwccn
the Chicago nski indianapolis Clubs. which was to
have taken place here To day. was deferred on nc.
connt Of rain. Tic shower bcsan during last
night and lasted until to-dnr. at wlc1, lldnr
ar. spald'ne, Of Tho Chfcagps, ind consultation
With President tsrown, Of the indianapolis, and
arrangement was concluded, tic Chicagos took tic
train for halnc.
ItrrsnUiIn, May .. J.-Dasc.bal1: Doslons, z; Al.
1t1jlenY8, @,
, 1877-05-04

pnILADELrltrA. May j.-N. Z. Ktnssc1n1nn, Tres
1acnt Of tho Union banking Company, han 5ces
arrcstc on tho adnytt uf Jnl,rs 4. ltili, Cashier
charging tho rrrsdeht with ombcxxllng tho money.
Ut tlu bunk aud using them lii speculation,
, 1877-05-04

New YonK, April J. a-Dcalcrs In cotton hhvo np-
pointed committee to Ierise son,o means to pre-.
vent tho thnft Of cotton whlo passing through tho
hands Of weFghcrs, famplcrs, ctc.. prior to ship
mont. II Is estimated that this thcv!ny has reached
tho extent OF 900 bales year. and tile dealers
ray growers will not send cutun to this polnt for
shipment, bucausc they fcar tho atealnga will cat
up the pFodts.
, 1877-05-04
OR!Tl)ARY.


AnntAN. Mich, AIay 3.-Thc HOWE has Just been
received Of tho death, at Ailcgan. at & tss after.
noon, og Capt. FrcI 1inrt, OF this city. le
left hero yesterday. lie was q prominent StaAun
known al! over the West, and was ono Of cur most
nppulnE ctklxeus,
, 1877-05-04

AT NEW HAMBURG, ". y.
NEW ITAMnuuuI, N. u, May 3.-Franlt Myers
atorc. tho Mud!ton ilote,, and dwellings Of i.
j.. Mi1lari, John Lent, John rafferty,, Patrick
Evans, and Walter Ntllnta, werc destroyed by fro
tU-n1gtlt. LotB, 3lj, O0O; insurance., SIS, 900.
tfci1Snfa1.
, 1877-05-04
The WEATHER.

WAsuxarox, D. c., May 4-1 q. m.-Fos tho
Tennessee, ths ohlo Valley. aud Uppot LaIs Ito-
gion, nearly stationary or rising, followed by fall.
Ing barometer; wlnds variable, shifting 10 cast
ant south, slowly rising temperature. with clear
~ 1au
turulcE.
LOCAL o1AzAyATioM.
, 1877-05-04

th1pG of the pfnDd fhIEftt nff lowered Bhrn
necessary, and arc chiefly used n decp water 10 in.
: crcnrc lid snccd. " ~ '
m san platforms M y Gf the Novgcrod arc vc.y,
disappear Tor loaiing ar In ti1e latter ship. ThS
crew m u,ocrs lid Ill told and tho coal si1pp,y ID
Tia u rcpotr I, IN t,es,rn much bo,,cr than ,bo
Nossoret. tic di.poat.ons arc better ssken aud sNs
i % hs
-f'~-''" N.-.-... --es'~ Wv e"''"'
.er. ,rr-1-
AolA M1NOIt.
TIE AsrArtc cAsrAros OF 1ss'-+5-nusssA
AND TUE clAc@ssi1ss--E0H a'Soa or RAAs
-irs HEROIC pRrE*sn.
Ntso Fore Tribune. 1fav7. ....
IN mass'sn , sss aos w'n
anc coan''5 cast aaa nostneaat OF tne l'acR sea.
buon terrible mlschiof. makers to tho encroachlng
Russians for three quarters Of a contury. Nv
syssrn OF mounsain warfare, descending at win
upon tho plains. they ha7a continually farassed
the c1ars BY hstco and unrolent'ng resistance They
1iea plains south Of ae mountains passing inso Tho
sss ar sas '' =. ias .as' aaa tsa "a'
their number nsn 81 ,eafs Old, .''ent
In hia san.o Of honor, believing him.oIf inspired
om Aaa ana ss'sa rrohe."a,'H, sf
ne "a ho naay ~ of am@; @ u as
From isis until 1ss5 lie history 81 sna csueaaas
was story Of continuous conflict betwccu tue
Mussnlu!ans and tho Muhcovttcs: The Car Sselo-
las sent agninAt sthamIl the best men that tho En-.
ptrc could furnish, mud gave orders to take him,
alive o. dead. Twenty years ACCOMPLISHED lfttlo
or nothing: Hnasia maintained IN aruy Of from
10, GOO to 100. 900 men. Of whom 60 600 were ,oss
every year hy disesse .nH was until IN 1ESj It rc-
CURED constant watthiu!ness 20 malHta!n her
have cai!cd them thn handsoMcst, bra!cst, and
1oblcat or mankind; otAera haTG pictured thom ~
. scml-batbaro1s hoHle OF 1naraaterhs living BY
plundcr. psnctictng po1yRamY. and teLling their
danghtcrs TO the Tufks ht tha fute OF uo0 yenr
Yhcn The sultan OF turkey declared war AHn1nAt
NIssia In tho autumn of 1b53, interest for time
ecntcsed In Europe along tho Danuba. Operations
soon began, however,. IN that portion OF Asla
, 1877-05-04
ANykrST,ED.

DurrALo, N. r., May 1.-Two boys, aged II
and il. havo hcen arrested hero, supposed 10 llayo
hrcn concerned In The murder nt Euclid, o., Of
Charles Schmuk, youth Of this city.
, 1877-05-04
ITALY.
ALYoHxo'1 GIRL.

LoxpoS. Nay 4-b:30a. MA dispatch from
HONS saYs sx.QuseR isabsllR ha4 requested tho
Pope 10 use bis tndutnea with King Alfonso to
dlssuado him from eantEactInT 1 u,srx1a4s with a
psinceaa not Of the Catholic faith, 1t eppsars
, 1877-05-04

eontcyrd 10 tho iatl at Canton. NcAh1l.s tho
husband of tho bEutal1S -trcatcd lady rcppcl intn
the car snl rhot sl,e ncsrc tc"'l. t;raycs wa. an
iiarJ for rape, and ,srreny: and ha, iwcn nat nf
prison but few months. Mc.tu'fsj was not ar
tealc1.
, 1877-05-04

TonoNro, May .. -four. dollar counterfeit notes
on tho Dominion Hank arc In circulation, Tho
tashern signature IL engraved, not written, as In
tho sunuEne,
, 1877-05-04

NEW Yonr, MAY a.-The Grand Jury to-day In
il1ctc1 Cornelius +. Timpsnn, Edward A. Drown,
and UcorKr ". Stow, for circulating falso rumor.
gu Will street regarding tho Delaware j. Hudson
Canal Company.
, 1877-05-04
CUnA,


CutNAAsH r0A LABoAzRs,
HAVANA, Nay l.-Plaatess have decided to In.
troJsev Ch1namen - laeoser1. THO eapital ~.
4uirud 10 txeA u S. VOC, 00 tho halt Of Vh!eh has
hrau auh<c Ffbe,l
, 1877-05-04
ANOTHER CLARKE.

LONDON, May 3.-WIth reference 10 the reported
failure of The comedian Cturke, all tho London
papers stated that u was tClarke, Tho well kuowu
cone0tan"; bur tho manager Vi tbs ltoyal Strand
, 1877-05-04

TEnnE 1!AuTE, Ind, May IA. q. Nattox, u
prominent citizen hosc. was shot and robbed last
night, and will probably die.
, 1877-05-04
FINANCIAL. a.

L1sRaroot, May May 4 Co., tho metal aud
hardware dealers Of Boston, whoso failure wAs On.
nopnrcl Saturday last, t4ys $3.50, pO0 indebted.
Hess hetc.
BcruLEuEx. ro.. May 3.-'rho saucon Savings
Bank, pf Hellrrtuwu, Ia, SUSPENDED to- tla4. De-
t.o+lt4 81, EU1. Tue asset. cSEes4 31oO D0u. THO
ytltatIDtlcE4 ato individually Responsible for dou-
blu tbe amount VI tActs esvck.
SAN EnAarlscV, May l.-.s Gu1l settlcment was
National Republican., 1877-09-29

A regular meeting Of the Board Of Health
was held at the rooms last evening, all the
members present. DR.. Verdi stated that the
sanitary committee called on the District Com
missiouers in regard to the nuisances near
Fourth and o streets northeast and at the
public urinal at the intersection Of Seventh
street and Louisiana avenue, and the Commits
sioners promised to do all within their power
to remedy tho complaint. The wooden struc-
ture and premises No. 1917 Eighth street
northwest; those Nos. 23oS and 23l0 l. street
northwest; those In the roar Of No. 13 street
northeast; the two shantics on the northeast
corner Of Delaware avenue and c street south
west; No. 3o7 North Carolins avenue southeast,
and three shanties corner of South Capitol and
c streets southwest were declared nuisances,
and the health officer ordered to ablte the
same. The regulations were amended to
allow q fine of % cents per head for geese im-
pounded instead Of 80 cents, as heretofore.
National Republican., 1877-09-29
MINOR DISTRICT NOTES.

Mr.. Aaron Jones wants an additional drawback
on lot q, square bN.
Mr.. Warren C. Stone has taken the oath of
ohice as notary public
Application has been mad3 to have the grade
OF street southeast finished
Mr.. T. y. Naudain asks that the special assess
mcnt on X street southcast'be looked into.
Tile execurix Of the estate of Pouus Thyson
asks a rebate on the assessment In square AS, and
sub lot o. square i2S
The old trees on the sidewalk Of Sixth street
between and streets northwest, have become
Subject of complaint,
furnish street lamps at present OH Twelfth between
S and T streets northwest
The rsrdents in the vicinity Of Virginia ave:
Of " water @ and les waste BY building.
The engineer reports that there is no immediate
necessity for lamps on Massachusetts avenue, be-
tween sixth aud Seventh streets northeast.
Authority has been given the engineer to lay a
new blank nGoring on the street bridge over Rock
Creek. This work cannot be done too soon.
-,uymuls Day and others have presented claims
Or lsborers work against v, Marrow sub con-
tractor for the John y, Cook school building.
The property-holdsrs ask that a water, main bs
| lniL On ihc north side uf n street, between New
Iiarupshire avenue and Twenty nrSt strcot north.
wet
/ The chief engineer has made requi.Iton for
Unconditional h0rseS IN the FIRE department and
the ct"mporary hiring Of two more for the truck
company.
3 --ftthlls. ,'lN llhs lit'n RThllttu tllC
Chariot Company % allow Their chariots to stand al
o. the iuIcHeCt"n of Twenty. second and q street,
northwest and East CEpltn! md First streets east
PEE ding the consideration of Mr.. j. q. stafford
: application for rcatirg the gruUudS ON which hi
siri1u.rr,lshims mmhI" s'GItis, on r street NuI
/ Putumav rive he bus h"cU gwen permission 4
/ WORK the machine a. heretofore.
! -Eight lamp.pu,ts have been orl2red on y
strrCt south ICtNtru -Four RIul..,. half sttst Yves
Rril south Capti street: ass, tour lamps III
HgMh street east, be wecn Maryland sveuu
- La mi
D. l,rr Of Second aud l. sIryct, T"rlhrsS'; also nN
lamp-pO-ts ou I sr'Cl n,Iln ,b tween '"GsnJ stree
{ east and North Capitol slUti: also one lamp ~
MARYLAND avenue. between Fist Ghn!,'n nrh street
rurihrI.G Rsu, tHu lamp, "n SIKH street, h"tN"I
| u and e .lrCsts rOrthca,i; also, Que lHlIp.pI 0l
| u uudary street between Fourteenth and Flte, ntl
! streets northwest