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New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
c1GAR MANUFAcrURERs! AND THE REVENUE

,TGAH MANUFACTURERS. AND IIIH NJ -
Internal Revenue Commissioner Raum NlSl'eu
Cen web5er's district yesterday and met Ia" repF','"
tyes OF tie largest cigar and tobacco manula' ot'' "
this city, There about twenty OF these es'"'''N
ments represented aud statements were maae SIo"ns
,,, NJ tbe trade In THIS city. The eyaspns OF rev
~ ,y,rs stated 10 be chiefly among the smaller mahh'
,,r.rs who sell their own goods. IL Lad hcth pro
,s,d that The Government should issue stamps WIN
tt1ched numbered from one U 100, ana uli. .
t,nn sIould currclr each cigar while thc hilh a iP
sbonii be- afx xcd To tie box IL WAS stated as hl 0
ton TO this pro position, hat Tue eApvh'o % pA, W t
Iast II 80 thousand Thi. II WAS urged M'ou "' On m
rd,tloual tax % 50 much on lOJo cigars: rue p '
~ ,,.,,, mold lar tho manufacture Oi nitn-s We
tiaip,,i aud discussed Commissioner Ralh cNl''a ~, ~
rtuiu t0 Washington tbs morning, aud WI i"S, , '
- "a ..rrrtary sherman a. soon aa ppsslo.c. ~, ,V
inlinii,u of the street, IN ths cli3' no pti''''' ~
he settled by mex, Tuesday or "Wednesday
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19

Those VINO wish 10 speak with scientific cT-
actIrss in r.I ,o the heat, " w.irn n,l,ion
,rs in g,a..l conversation "h1I, tai, tim'," mast
u. ac e.' - accurate tIs Hsu.rs of tn ordinary t.lr
n5m.,or which is affected by reelected n'at ami otter
iora causes, 1l. must bctiie themselves tn ths tlA
s.,ry oil trt .!..5r Tulu, vince ID rra ,AIctrr i
hcp. Ir + from p.r5rauS influences, AMI taDy "ii "u-
.,lG. lls , ,it..d % learn thar j, not 20 hoi 1y
dcic, or t,o %, tIc hal ,l2pos "a. "a tlc alarming
int ,isac, Wiz ,lsra D., given tl'a 'aa' th' rsias
trnu.lt4it Is 10 c,uinIs TO: ESQ og tIr' I", tAt
i, 20 r5v hotter AMI aDjt,g ad he ore Ae trees have
iIir,. pat fpri; iu' art< ana -tni't VIII d. u'h h3
r,l,r Jy riiHs vi'A nave r.y y.l'd lor iue past
f.y da}s in iha lower I4a,i-pri .at ana iirod-.nt
tIe Wc.t, in itItN ot when mic tAal
tHo inrn,s OF rain have fallen ~ less tEaa
10 hours, l.d Waicn drive ont IT," iat III
hes. 10 other part, 0t tt cJua,gy. iie d,'lh1TIy ~
III. rinurr,tro Ot different portions Oi m cOuHf, aS
rcpptau th" signal service ~ilUIN, S striking
le eurr OF t~ stale OK tie weather Yesterday morning
about O'Clock The temperature W Ne"-Icrs Wi' tS';
u Albany at IN. sauna time, 12' inc thermometer Il
Htio W,s 80 Id al Rochester 80 "a Shreveport and
NIcb9hdc Miss, u WIS 40, ~ Ha!irs" -, irAr- IS
am 1t Pu4tu Ru.sI, 80 tEc extreme rOutHriu end 81
Florida "a. Cmciunph enjoyed heat 10 tLc extent of
90. Cleveland REGISTERED ~, "li l"itdo ~.
Qucbccs temperature N'a 06' ana mat ol Boston
July JO'.
fur tie past three days the Thermometer has ranged
on au average 10 higher tuan al any iiMe
during tine three days wirhiL tho past i've years.
Iur nyrralc trm1cratUr. May ~, FOR tue i've years
,rryipr, fU 1877. WAS BOD, hIt IL Tor the same
ls Weu. SHAY the average temperature was 2i', anu
an Thursday II Il.'. Appended Us t!hlt showing inc
me at ON rent hour, of The day Tor MJ 10, l.,
and !, Tor the years ls72-7J' l-11-1O-11;
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
TRACING A CRIME OF THE CENTENNIAL.
A gRooKLYN PESITESTARY CONVICT SUSPECTED on
MURDER.

Heinrich Wahlcn, an inmate OF the hihgs
conntv Ponentary is suspected 10 be the murderer OF
n vounr man whose body found ON Feb Il parlaV
buried under and rubbish on the embankinent Oh
the Pennsylvania Railroad, near Elm STATION, IL"
miles from the Centennial Grounds, at Pmadeipnia'
Coroner Pierce held inquest upon the body When
was found Tho shirt and underclothng were marked
with the letter II in German text and there were poc
IiartIes about body that rendered 1t probable tat
the remains would be identified. A reward OF tl'oOo
was offered for the arrest of the murderer ana thS
stimulated detectives to make every eKeron possDe 10
solve the mystery surrounding this case frsuerlch
Hoene restaurant keeper in Berlin, Prussia 81" one
OF the advertisements scattered through te various
newspaprrs and wrote % Coroner Pierce sainB that
the description OF this body agreed IN many parIuars
his soW had fiat foot Rad ost several Of his double
teeth, had mole on one OF MS elDOWs anu io,
N"vYork ON Oct TO- Here be- visited Bernard Mitte!-
staedt dealer IN hair az No SO Cali-sl, VINO VIZ hS
cousin The marks found upon the oody ct ho uouo' Vi
DETECTIVE Abrams OF Philadelphia saw Mr. AitteI-
Scmapdjne Toebne's trunk AMI signed Max Hoehne
FORGED letters had also been sent 70 FREDERICK Iorie
asking Tor money. VITA the aid OF the German consul
these Letters were traced to the writer who Wa discoy
cred no Wahlcn, who had lived at NO. rs ESt IiVo
tons st. in this city before be was sent to me Peen
tiary in BROOKLYN In his rooms found an album
and several other articles identified as having DeonsSu
10 the dead man. Wahen was a native OF AlNla
Cbapelc ard had been known here under TIC allas Oh
John Keller. Detective Abrams convinced Waheh tDAt
The evidence ag1ht MIN WIS Nffs r'InS an" wv
oncr then stated that he had been employed ~ waller
on The Centennial grounds last Fall and there h3u net
IIoehne. Ilo last H0ohDe ut Cast. GarGen, he
adGed. IIochne said that he W%s golhS meSs anu OTi
rowed SO from Wahlen, giving hun the cheek Tor ms
trunk. which lie said was in the baSgaSc-rOOm Oh INC
PcnusYlyana Railroad depOl, az security LOT tTo J I
Wahlen obtained tine trunk and thus accounted Ir nav
ing HOchnrs property IN mis- pos-eSsion lie uthi' III
the empatlc manner hat he had injured iioebn9
A warrant has been issued charging Nahlrn WIN
IIneuues murder and is 10 he served upon nm -
soon as his term OF IMPRISONMENT in BrOOkyn expires,
which will ne next Dec mbrr. Detective Abrams stated
that he lad a g1cat deal Cf testimony against Waueh
That he mas not yet made public and wEicn makes out
strong case aEalLst Dln1.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SOUTH.

NEW ORLEANS, May lS.-Thc Southern Pres
byteran Convention met here to-day DR. c. A. slmau
OF Alabama was elected Moderator aud the Rev. W. L.
Lacy Of North Carolina Secretary Standing committees
were appointed The annual sustenntion foreign mis-
sons education reports read ana referred to
the appropriate committees. paper was received
through DR. Wilson. the Stated Cork OF this Assembly,
from the Stated Clerk OF the Northern Presbyterian As
sembly giving official notification Of the action taken by
tho atior body touching fraerna relations. aud was TO
forred 10 the Comm.ttoO on Foreign Correspondence
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
TORN TO PIECES BY A RAILROAD TRAIN

Thomas Mangin of Hudson Park WAs ''"Ss,
ing tho drawbrGsc Of TIE hHHsoA h''' -, -.
spuytcn DU!yll carly yesterday m'''"s 10Th
49,, ,,as ,,tr,ctsd by some pieces Of white So'n
..l ,,itl, blood and pieces Of hanan flesh Ans ~"
-, t,,,,,iuutio, showed The pieces ot CON 20 70
LIVER rarts of white muslin shirt 3ni Noo' Sa,d
shirt apparently Of some in'n WI" NV NV th 1r ut.-
iatJ remains of a foot also las on one % os, M =, tw,
of the bridge II was asccrlanM tntt a' ii Gt ulse
each other on tho bridge and u Was ,nP ,n se+L.n
man VINO was crossing the bridge al the 'i' , b, 10
tonvoil one train had been caught anI -, ths rts.
ot6rr The body had fallen, ptonA y, ,' t.e s .ls.
through the openings in the brdse NE riu,s
of riotmng were taken up and carried 10 ITO "'''
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
A DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
John Fitzgerald OF No. Ii RivingtOn-st

shoemaker made a double attempt TO commit suicide
last night lie quarrelei with his wife yesterday ana
then procured quantity OF opium which he swallowed
R.truinc 10 his apartments he seized with violent
Mains and suffered terribly for three or four hours lie
tncu attempted hasten his death 10y seYeing le ar
tr,s of ls left wrist Mrs. Fz gerald was absent al
tb lime but on returning 10 heF home summoned the ana
az nm rurcr OF the Tch Precinct and had her husband
removed To Bellevue Hospital AZ late hOur LAST hght
h, was reported to be III a critical condition.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
THE MURDER OF MIR. GUNsER.

The search for the stranger who lodged at
Gunsers Hotel at East wamsburgh the night OF tho
murder OF Mr. Gunser has not yet resulted In his
The belief h s very strong that Mrs. Gunser aud tho
other inmates of tho house have not told all they know
about the tragedy man, who appears to bo by habit
tramp has been arrested not far from the OF tho
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
GEN. GRANT AND UNION VETERANS.

Gen. Grant was recently elected Chairman OF
tine Union Veterans National Committee for the years
1877 $780, in place Of Gen Dix resigned In bis letter
OF May l. conveying to Cen Grant the Information OF
his election Drake Dc Kay, the secretary OF the COM
mttcc stated that Gen Grant chosen by the unan
nous vote Of the members whose names were appenucd
to tie letter "Ther ballots he adds, were accom-
panied by warm expressions OF esteem and OF SI inca
tion at your assuming once moro your old position Of
CommanGerin-Cbef"
In his reply dated May 1G, Gen. Grant writes;
Iaccept with great pleasure the position ol Chairman
Of Ill. Union Veterans National Committee, ana express
tc nOpc that in my absence from the country the assoc
alton may complete its O:2aUHat0n On my return
from abroad il will afford Creat pleasure 10 meet tne
Veterans and to express them in person my thauAS IOr
this mark Of their esteUm.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19

AID FOR DREW THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.
AT The annnnl meeting Of the Board OF Irns

tees Of the Drew IhcolOi ical seminary at Madison, " j.
Yesterday President reported Sl3oCOO subscribed
toward the S25O,OOO retu!owmen:. deficiency of
- 26i 2s for the expenses of the year closing May II
was promptly and fully subscribed on the spot by the
following trustees j. u. Cornell, william H0yt, William
H. Drew A. V. STOUT, q. j. Ferry, a. c. Marin Nlliam
White, y. ID. Chamberlain, ]" M.Fincen ". D., g. OraN-
FORD and George stone Inc alumni added 5000 to
their fund Yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19

murder having black eye scratched face, and blood
upon his shirt front he stated that he came from East
York and had stopped the way at several places
but nguiry reveals that he had been a OF
them. He viii probably be held to await the result OF
the COroners inquest From tile nature OF 5Ome OF the
evidence discovered yesterday there will doubtless bo
other arrests made to-day.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
BROOKLYN ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR.

11T TTTTN-T T
meeting no tie Controllers o,co yesterday. was re-
solved That all city estimates should hc referred to
committee composed OF the city members of tn board
and a county estimates TO tha county members, The
Suprlyisor-lt Large beng added to the Committee on
city E,timatcs Following the esiGntcJ rs far -
completed FOR 1879 with the corresponding figures fos
1877:
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
TIE MoRAN COLLECTION Sold.

Not more than 30 persons were IN Assocla-
ton Hall during much OF the time while the remaining
- painting, OF the MOAN Collection were sold last
evening Tho bidding not animated, and TIE prices
received were small Auctioncor Someryillc became
very impatient and that frequently declared u" paintings
were worth many Tunes Tie sin, bll wren Near
\ r:na's Wor," ~ water cD!Ors, offered Ar rOintr-
,Ilr ,,il o. Wei. 5 pretty near Norin'S woe lVo ihe
paintings that brought olGO or more. are aS follows;
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19

THE SWEENY JURY.

The following is the panel of 24 jurors for
the trial Of the sut against Peter b. sweeuy, the list of
- made ont by tie asors having been reduced to "a by
nrll ai.lr Htriking nT II namcs.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19

Ton, no Tim. who has lust eaten an oyalcli ;
.. WI aSm bow was ul" llm On ce5ta3ll, . h.y.
oySter was due but tho vinegar and Ae''"DP "@
inRly v'-l lllarpeI's Bazaar
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19

TIC following laiut n-, by Mr. Moran, no" on tHbi2-
tiru she NtiunVi Academy Of Design were also 5od
"io" Tide" t;t1i"guc price Fi5O), TloJ; o'l'iSrI on
tine N~u-l OK Bay" CTc" r5,uOOl 800; MOOn,ica
ou orient Eay rce $500, $3.50; "Oh Cape hIt-tas
t1.r- - ,2JUl, 1850. These paintings may be resod
...lYg t.a exhibit Jn, which case the purchaser r.
Dniv1- the benefit Uf aJ advance on these n-uIca IEo
re u,auut 90" tyO evenings sdl" including these
Lulr wOiLs, ql3,O09.
New-York tribune., 1877-05-19
A PROBABLE CASE OF NFANrIcrDE

The dead body of an infant with It's skull
fractured and marks OF strangulation about its neck
was found last night in sink at No l29 Christopher ST.
The police searching late hour tor Its Gnnitu-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19

upon OUT sltees Saturday last, Offering
Russian leather pocket book and s.
worth Of jeWelfy, "All for 80 eents.n
Mr.. Solomon Walker, who few weeks
since sustained intercollegiate BY falling
on The railroad bridge near our Rolling
Nil, u lying In 4 very critical condition,
and his life j. despAired Oh
Mr.. Thomas Baron, whose recovery Is
despaired Of By his medical attendants, Is
still lingering.
The Bellaife and BsnSood iertyboat
vas laid up Saturday last and yesterday,
In consequences Of The death and burial oi
. daughter Of the ferryman, Ar. Charles
Arnelt, Of this city.
Mr.. II. McGinIy, the candy mAnufAc-
tuTeF, and Mis- n. Clarke, both Of this
city, are 70 be married tomorrow.
Rev. Father Styles, 81 the Catholic
Church here, In the course Of his sermon
yesterday, strongly denounced the visit.
log and enioymenls Of the ball room, and
terribly upbraided the female sex Of his
congregation who participated In The
dance Of Friday night lSst At the city
hail, given for the benefit Of apoor widow
lady and her six children.
Mr.. n. L. MArsh, the j.weler, It 10 re-
ported, will Al an early day take unto
himself . fair help mate. J.E. D.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19

STATE SoTs.-A sistersvills letter il
the Tyler County Star opens By remark
ing that another week has passed and
sistersville Is the same old place Ct Cos
tip."
The Davis Light Guards expect 10 visit
Wheeling Oh the 29lh OF thus month, To
engage ia aEhsu battle with the Mathews
Light Guards, Of that city. We under
stand there will DO several companies
mere si ron Ss9 onlG; we anslelps!e Tor them
~ VS - '-O-' '' 1"'U'" Ia
TSsre are a r,e.. many c,,., of din
.heris now nsSer treatment in F,irr,ao,
nnd vicinity.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19
In Ch,Dcery


By vituOoi decres Of the County Court Of Ohio
County, catered on the - day Of October, 1871,
In The ChGnesTy Order Book Of aid Court, on psse
A1i. IN the ehRneeTy cause Of ThomA! ColTin " J.
K Davis ct al In aid Court, The underIiSusa Spe-
ciIl Commissioner will Gu
sATuRDAY, the ed day Of December, 1871,
Al 10 o'clock a. L., At the irunt door Of the Court
uOuSs Of Ohio county, W. Va, proceed 70 sell ii
public auction the following valuable real vatatsl
tO-Nlt:
Eetinning on the South lice Of John street (aoN
I6tSi at loiRt With tEenty-In q feet and one-
siIEh inches irVn the northeast o1rnerO Of lot NUM-
ber gne hundntd and eighty-One (l6ll and In the
eenne Of the diyiAiou wall between the drst and
sseond tenemrnts v est ol alley; thence WeslEnd
with south Sids Of John stTeos luoE 18th street.
aliSeu feet and threa inches 70 The eatEGrlly line
Of Property owned BY james AeAdAms, and With
HiI line (dITiS.ou In part BETWEEN second and third
tsntnentsl Que hundred and twenty -ioaE let and
ten iLchAs 10 the IthEArdly line VI alley IN fear
aad with the salnv eastWardlJ atieOn feet and ten
iLeAeS 10 4 stake which is taenty-Ihiee ieet and
ope,dxth Inenes from the southeast eorner Of aid
lot; thence northVGrJly 70 and With tho cGnlrS Of
division wall between said ieneIrenlG one aud two
one hundred aud tWenty.foGT feet and ten inehes
. Ihe place Of beginning together With tho buid-
tnes and GppartenancSs IheIeuntO belonging, being
he 6lmo property heIet0io,O conveyed 10 aid
Davis BY Thomas v Br4en aud vile by ICED dALrl
January 2Sth, lS7a,
TEREs or eALE-One-thirl Of the purchase
money in cash, and ~ much msIc as the
pazvhnsT may Eeet 0ne.hall Of The remainder in
nine months IRON the day VI laie, and thsIenialL-
deg Of the purchase money In eighteen months
from the day d slU the purchaser giving his notes
with approved security for eich Of aid deferred
nstillm.nts. Said NOES 10 btaF legal interest and
the tilIe will 10 retained until al the purchase
JOHN o. pENDLEToN,
special coma ta!onSr.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19

TRE returns from Minnesota, Whoss
republicans We'd with those Of Massachu.
sets in tie warmth Of their indorsemenr
of Hayes, grew better and better, and a,
last accounts the nsiorlty promised tc
reach 1900, which is more than wa
ever given, except in the last two presi-
Dental elections. The republican major
ity in Wisconsin is also growing, and
seems likely to reach 5000, which woult
be 1000 more than Hayes received. The
greenbackers did not elect any senator
br. they will have eight representatives
in the House, and thereby prevent TIT
republican. from having msiority II
that branch though they have ssvera
more members than the democrats.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19
TRUSTEES SALE.
From $4,000 to s4,onO Of ysIrsbls Pa.
soHal Property offered Of Public

Under and BY rIttuo Of a certain Deed Of Tut
executed by Ferdinand Schubert 10 the uLdef.
signed % Trustee. dated October 9th, 1871, nnl
stcuded in the Clnk's ofBoe Of the County Court
o. Ohio county, W. Va, In dOed Of trust look No
IL, Faga 6S5-i-6,l vii, on
FRIDAY, the 2Si day Of November, 1877.
at the dwelling house Of thu slId Ferdinand seu.
bertt situated on, Str6bel Bun. braDeh Of aid.
wells Kun, about one-quarier Of mIle from Ihs
wheeling and Rairmont Turnpike, and al Ut one.
bali mills HON the corporation llae Of the dIy q
wheeling, hell, commencing aid Sile Al 10 0'elOtk
4 the following described psfJ)nIl property,
that ig 70 B1y: Q horSeS, coz, I hosb, S wagons
hlelgh, EetI 81 harness, saddle and brIdsl, ]
elghi-hoIHs power engine with boiler, AkI.tI ard
ali the fixtures and appliances cont eeted IbsFe.
With, eorn null, one straw cutting box, spiOuH1
h1IIVW, all the iEon rails on the truck FOad leld'
ing fsom CaldEEirs Run. near JOhnStOn, Mill
back % the quarry on the farm Of the Hll FrTdi'
nand schubert, all the nails, ties and Iuuter b.
longing 10 aid truck rad and 500 feel d U!rt
Iope and ~ aPParatus employed In using The sEns
u e2I and .haits; also all the tolls Ubed ny uO
aid Seubert In his quarry eonsistlng Of rzCban,
Hedgel, hammers, drills, picks, 6Iet, wheel
harfoNs, de nlso ali the h0uSshold and kitchen
furniture Of the sid SehubSft, Including cahlrI,
beds, bed ding, lookipS-Salses CARPETS, SloVea
organ, sewing machines and many other 1Itieiu
not specially mouttoDed 10 this I'd TtTtiAsmvnI,
TERMS or hALK,- AL sums less than tEsoiI
dollln eAsl. All sums Of twenty dCllGTS and FL
eesdlng twenty lollsFs Z credit u one year, ihs
purchaser giving his IntertEt bearing note With sod
personSl security for the dsfeT1ed payment, or oil
eAah 1.-THE purchaser 80 elect
&c HE1vrT, Auetiunerr. Oc29
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19

PoIITcAI NorEs.-UIica, New York
and Terre Haule, Indiana, have each twl
Dated slates Senators.
ssnstor Billy Burde.t has at last 90
cured a position in Washington, Who
now Rill draw on ]. N. g for the rent o.
the farm.
Dr.. Prime, OF the New York os,srvr
Is filied with undisguised shame and
disgust at the prospect Of Bob IngefsOll'l
appointment to Berlin.
Another conference Of Republican Sen.
ators WA held Saturday aftsrncon. A
report Wss made as to the visit to IL,
President. "Don't you seq said the
President to his visitors, "dOnt you eco
that Pm batting with Spras % catch
whales. Fifst thing You know III have
half dozen Southern states on the Re.
publican hookn
Tie sincerity and honesty Of Mr..
Hayes, as we'll as the skill with which be
s.aies bis views and purposes, are I'D.
mit,ed byoyery one who hiss called upon
him. I.isimpossible for them 20 quar-.
rel with him, and all they can do i TO
fall Ia With the new order Of thing and
await The reiultsot tho Pre1idenEs courie
In tho South. Boston Rrald (kd.)
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-11-19

BELLAIRE LoCALs-A young girl
daughter Of Timothy Donahue, in at.
tempting 10 cross over the railroad tracks
near the B. 4 o. r. 4. car shops, on
Friday evening last, stumbled and fell
between the rails, one Of her feet fastened
tightly in a itos OF the track. At
moment the yard engine under full head
came laundering down the track toward
her. and when only about foot of, the
girl, helpless aud in the very jaws Of
death, was rescued from her perilous 20.
sition by Dir. Charles strahl, car 10.
spector, Who riaked his own life 10 save
that Of a fellow being; true and noble
Christian act indeed, for which Mr..
Strahl has the thanks OF our whole com
muuity.
Second Lieutenant William Q. Grafton,
accompany D, Bellaire Light Guards, re,
sigued thSt position, and, few days
since, was commissioned Il Captain and
Adjulant Of the Regiment, I'd Infantry
Ohio National Guards. We congratu-
late.
The loot race between John Dunn and
Dan. Leach, on Saturday List, for SOS a
side, resulted in = complete victory fol
the former.
Our store merchants reaped rich has.
vest on Saturday lGst. the frat busy day
We have Noticed for a long time.
Mr.. A. z. Tuddle, OF Cleveland, O.,
representing The North American Attor.
neys' and TFadesmens' Protective Union,
headquarters at No. 206 Broad way, New
York City, stopped here Friday and Sat-
urday last, In the interest Of the concern
to solicit members, the object Of which Il
to exhibi.evety business ulau 10 pamphlet
and alphabetical form, the reliability q
his debtors and their financial standing,
and a method Of collecting dues in any
State.
Our City Council would confer great
favor upon our people by ordering the
repair, tasteful arrangement and renoya.
ton Of our City Hall, which at the pres.
ent time is in dilapidated and neelected
condition, disgrGeeful 10 behold, and In
appearance aud smell more like barn
or free habitation for tramps than place
for public worship, meetings and amuIe.
ments, from which also revenue to The
city Is derived. None Of our citizens
would begrudge reasonable expenditure
BY our authorities TO put the City Hall In
good condition. This appeal We make
by request OF numerous ladies'.
Unless double ctossing Is soon ordered
and laid from Col. MERGERS drug store to
Mr.. Manley,s grocery, the principal erols.
ing Of our city, smother suit for damages
viii 5000 be entered against the civ.
This crossing when the streets are slas6y
is hidden from view altogether, Lidies-
have their dresses soiled and often m.
iuedby dragging thsm through the mud
up TO their ankles, in search Of that mar.
roW.gauge public path.
Our Christian people attended their
places OF wOnhip yesterday, and our city
presented a spectacle Of quletude and
peace.
Rev. ar. Castor will deliver a lecture
tomorrow evening, free to all, at The Pres.
bytetitn Church, upon his recont tour to
Scotland. 81
a street peddlet, endowed With The
most liberal principles upon record, was