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ALEXANDRIA.

SUIT AGAINST THE CIrY.-Tne applica-
ton of VIM. ii. Irwin, for an INJUNCTION
against the city council Of Alexandria 70 re-
strain the city from the cole ton Of its
taxes, was argued in cham bers before Jud ye
Keith, to- day, by Messrs. ). +. Beach for the
complainant, and e. +. Stuart, corporation
made yesterday, but Judge Keith declined 10
grant the III uuctiOn without a prelimin lry
argument upon the legal merits of the case.
The plaintiff is the holder of certain coupons
purchased from Mr.. James Mcclure, OF
Washir gton, ID. c., nonresident bond
holder, and rendered them TO the city in pay
ment OF taxes due upon his properly, under
the ordinance allowing discount of % per
cent. upon all tax bills paid in l.. =. cur
Tency, gold or silver prior 10 August l. 1S1T.
The TAX collector refused TO receive the con-
pons unless they were paid as OF the face
value of the tax bill, and proceeded 10 dis
train the rents due 10 Mr.. Irwin from his
tenants.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES. Notice was made
yesterday of the raising OF the schooner
Mary Jane, which was sunk near Fort
WashiI gton by collision with the steamer
Mary Washington, and OF her being towed TO
The snip yard, where she now lies. \ suit
was Instituted in the courts of Washington
by Captain Norris, OF 81. Marys county,
Md, who owns the schooner, in order 10
recover So COO, which he claimed was the
value OF his vessel, from the owners OF the
steamer. This suit was set aside, AMI Cap
tain Norris directed 10 make an effort 10
raise the schooner, after VIII ch bill for
damages sustained by the collision, together
with the expenses incurred in raising the
sunken YES sci could be recovered by legal
process s. Gazette, 22si.
GOT HIS OYSTERS ''CLEANED."-A darkay
just from Rappahannock county, VINO was
sent by his employer, a few days ago, 10 the
Whalf 10 get him half a bushel OF oysters
grIDned W ith delight as he told the prOprie-
tor OF his new home 'dat a gemman down
de street had cleaned de oysters for nuffiI.'
After emptying the shells in the back alley
he was told to hunt new employer. and is
now hunting for the man who cleaned his
oysters "'fOr nufiin.n
No ROPE WALKING IN ALEXANDRIA
A gymnast arrived in Alexandria this morn
ing for the purpose of giving an exhibition
of rope walking on Saturday, but on apply
ing 10 the mayor for permission TO do so, was
refused. The mayo rs reason for refusal was
that The last exhibition of the kind In this
city resulted in an accident which came "a
causing The death Of the actor Press, ri
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Condensed Locals.

ID. =. ErosDan sends the December number
Of the CdfhOliC WCslL
street lamps Will he lighted at 80 p. m,
ard eXtiT euIshed at s-nJ p. IN.
F-om J. &. Parker. 90 sth street, we have
The New York papers IN dvsnce OF the mails.
Tie grand jury paid visit TO the jail and
wo1FhOuSe to-day in body, and inspected
oil The buildings and grounds connected with
fEC>e institutions.
The M.Y.O. r. Social Club has elected Nat
Oliphant. president. Frank F.. Newton, vice
resident, Robert " AIDE, treasurer. Samuel
q. WISE, COTresT OndiHg secretary; Clarence
L. TIevett. recording secretary; John Z. Con-
nor. ser geaut at arms.
The schooner Ella Morrison, Capt. Clifford
from Bangor, Maine, consigned to Willet &
Libbey. with a cargo of one million lathS,
which vessel, two weeks ago, was reported
by ieleS Iaph q total loss Oft Dutch Island
Las arrlXfl az EfleN'S Mharf.
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DisfrieI Finances.

ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AUDITOR.
The annual report of District Auditor John
II. VinsOn was submitted TO the District
Commissioners yesterday. 1t shows:
Receipty--FOr removal OF old Jail. &C,
s14.OGr; for relief Of poor. II G.. >2u.U0: for
Tiber Valley sewer. so 0t0; for general pur-
Ioses, i. e., ~2-H.0o0i for advances by the
SecretSfy OF the Treasury for schools. SO. Go:
for Payment of interest. &c, : 100 600. from
taxes and revenues from other sources
SLIP u =: from balance OF cash on hand
December I, lS16. Sll2.9i2 - Total revenues
TO November I, ls.5, - tCi .OGl..n.
ECyea0,ftTCS.-C Commissioners, S20.il9 ~:
auditor and comptrOllers, 81 .S,i6.Ii; att1r
news. II, rs -; board OF assessors, Si9.j2Isi l.;
collectors, ~1n1t.4.4 a.: commissioners OF sink
ing fund. - .l1O.12- COrOpcTs, - GE.-f2. inspec
tor OF buildings, S'.5ilij. superintendent of
assessments and taxes. StGs3. l.; treaSurers,
S4,T5.l-, engineers, S3j,1f2 ~; compensation
of employees preparing assessments for spa-
clal 1mpTOvemeI Is. - 4t>.Il, inspector OF gaS
and metres, SI.5.5: sundry expenses of Dis
frict Offices al PSI; water registrars, So,
:Ss.Gs, metropolitan police, Sl3i.sGf.O6; board
Of health. $3.50 Il; toard of health on ac
count OF garbage contract, Si2,0>!; public
schools, ~,--'.1H'.2l; fire department and
alarm telegraph. - S~1 -: police court.
S1i.i-9 tf; Washington asylum, S.},Ol1 90
Georgetown aimshOuse, : COG -; Govern
msnt hospital for the insane. - ,05i ~; re-
form school. S15,12i.Si: charitable in.titu-
lions. S1I gi5.j-: relief Of the poor OF the Dis
trfct OF Columbia, go Geo; loan of Riggs {
Co, SI-1 .S.O.3i. interest on The funded debt of
the District of Columbia aud late corpora
tons OF Washington and Georgetown and on
water certificates. ~ 2l2.I1: interest on
IinihiCum loan, 500. redemption O; bonds,
STOCK ard water certificates, SIS. jG1.G5; mar
ke's. SlH.5li y, street lamps and gas, Sl1>,-
CO... repaviTg Pennsylvania avenue. act
July 70, l-16, Sl6i ri a.; Improvements and
reps irs, if2.s>9Cl. sweeping and cleaning
streets ard alleys <,S}.2lD.OJ, advertising
property in arrears for taxes, - % 30, re
mOyal OF cid Jail and erection Of new work
house. act OF July % 1N11, Sli $50 =; printing
checks on u. 9. Treasury. etc. f0I Of. rp-
demptiOn OF special tax scrip, tax lien. etc q.
S24,4SS 'g; total expenditures. -2.5i6.cii -,
balance On hand November 1, 1SsI. So .41f;.31,-
subject 10 check, on account OF removal Of
old jail. - lCi Is, on account Of general pur-
poses $3.50 ca; total net balance subject TO
cheek, So IT,.
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THE NEXT PRIZE FIGHT.-After the prize
fight last week between Harry Hicken, of
Philadelphia, ana Mcclellan, OF this city,
a challenge to fight Hicken for $50 side.
according TO the rules that governed the fight
last week. A forfeit has been posted with
Frank Queen, and both pugilists will meet
IN tie arena in few weeks. A motel PaiIa-
delphia sporting man accepted the cha lien ge
for Hlcken. The contest will be decide prl-
va'ely. Hicken is backed by sporting men
of Philadelphia, and il is probable that
Arthur Chambers, of Philadelphia, and Billy
Edwards, OF this city, will second Hichen in
the coming contest. COburn has not fought
in the ring since he fought draw wish Patsy
Sheppard al Cold Springs. Indiana. Sport
ing men OF ibis city claim that he can whip
H.cken-TN Y Sln oil
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A NICTfMIZED KENTUCKY CITY-A SEC
ceSSiCfI o. ThcUiGJ OFcj0iS.-The city OF Gov
in gton. KY, discovered a few mOntns 20
that its treasurer, s. y. Halves, was a de-
faulter for a large sum. Halves fled TO Can
ada, was arrested and brought back 10 Gov
irgion, but through technical defect in the
eXlIaditlOn papers, he was allO we'd to return
To Canada, and has suffered 10 further iu-
cOhveneDce. Soon after this the city clerk.
named Sanford, sold as much as he " rs able
10 by system of forged checks and raised
certificates, and left for parts unknown. The
citizens of both parties, at recent election.
united In reform movement, and elected
William Or. Stone treasurer. Now il is dis
covered that Stone himself Is n dcfaulter in
a large sum. He is unable TO tell exactly
what amount OF the city's money he has ap
pIOpIiated to his own use, bat thinks Il will
not fail below $1,000. The matter, which
has been inyestig gated secretly, has cuImi-
mated In his Indictment for embezZlement
and bis arrest. His father-in-law Is expected
10 arrive soon, and with his bondsmen make
up the deficiency. He will be tried, however
for embezzleInent, and people are curious to
see II conviction for such an offence is pos
sible III Kentucky.
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TO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.-We wish
20 cali attention 10 a. Fischer'S Chemical
SECURING and Dyetng Establishment No goo
II street, near 9th street. BY promptly adopt.
ing the latest improvements, whether OF
American or European Invention be f. en-
abled to do his work i'm a manner not TO be
equaled by those not possessing these faciI-
tiles. His cleansing and dyeing Ladies' and
Gents Suits are, In fact, the cheapest in re
city on account of his superior work. Give
anteed.
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GEORGETOWN.

BUILDING AssoCIATIoN.-At the tenth
regular monthly meeting of the Eleventh
BulidiDg Association, held last night at
Goddard's hail, S3.275.75 was sold, being L.
shares, at an average of Sl39 IS per share.
GRAIN Arrived, boat Caledonia with
Ice bushels wheat and 1900 bushels corn TO
Hartley & Bro; by rail. 400 bushels wheat to
same. Boat john Thomas, with 3 $500 D1 shells
wheat To- j. @. * J. NJ. Waters.
MERCHANTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS on
Change to-day, G,O09 bushels wheat with
sales as follows: 1,C25 bushels at SIJIk,
ECO al sd. 4C0 at Sl.t5h, loo al SlI2h.
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TRUE ECoNoAY.-It has been found that
the only true economy is that which stops
the little leaks and saves in trifies. For In
stance, one saves in milk, butter, eggs and
-four by the use of Doojey's Yeast P0tCd y,
which is made from the purest cream-tartar,
derived from grape acid. Good housewives
have proved this by experlence.
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SERIOUS CHARGE.-LaSt Tuesday the
sheriff received into mis- custody, under the
commitment OF Justice T. &. Wtikerson. a
colored woman named Fannie Blair, other
wise known as Fannie Dement,, on the
serious charge OF having killed her child.
The crime is alleged To have been committed
on the 18th Instant. 1t appears the CHI Id had
rot been seen by any one since that date and
on Tuesday VIM. ID. MCDANIEL, having occa-
sion 10 go TO we'll on the place for water
found the dead body in the well. 1t is said
that the well has not been much used for
some years. The body was taken out, iden-
titled as that of the child of the accused, and
after careful examination into the matter
the corOners jury returned verdict of will
full and deliberate murder against the ac-
cused, whereup0n she was promptly CON-
United TO Jail. The child was about fifteen
months OF age.-tP TodaccO MD Iadepeat-
emf
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LOCAL NEWS.
Amuspmenf.. &c. Tonight.

s'Hsmlet."
OJe~a H1we.-S,avln's Uncle Tom Conn
binSI'Ou.
fnea.sr C0lique.-"On tie Trail" ii va
rieties.
lIefv,poriso1t " z. ClWrcb.-Free lecture by
Eli johnson on ''AdUlteratiOn OF Liquors"
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THE EARTHQUAKE IN KNOXVILLE
This morning about 20 O'Clock a very per
cePtible quaking Of the earth was ex perienc-
cd by those awake al that hour. IL differed
stead of approaching gradually as it were,
gathering in Intensity and passing away in
an inverse ratio, its greatest strength was
manifested at the outset, which caused the
walls of buildings To shake and the windO VS.
to rattle Ominously. The shock was not
severe one, however, and in less than two
minutes The tremuiOus motion had entirely
ceased knOLriue lTknl.l Chronicle
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VERDICT FOR THE RAILRoAD COMPANY
In the u. s. Circuit Court at Boston. in an
action against the Housatonic railroad COM
pany for damages for election from It's cars
when the passenger had q ticket m arked
"good for one continuous passage from Pitts
field to New York" aud stopped over aud
refused TO pay again, the court INSTRUCTED the
jury to find for the defendants, as the COM
pany had properly posted notices that tue
practice OF giving layOver ,hec Is was dis.
continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-23

DERANG ENENr OF the liver. with consti-
patton, injure the complexion, induce PIN
Piles, sallow skin. etc. Remove the cause by
using Cwter's Li'tle LiUer PiHS. Ebbitt House
Drug Store.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-23

THERE IS NO MEDICAL FACT more clearly
este blished than that ROSteffsy's Stomach BIZ
ters are admirably adapted TO infuse vigor
into the debilitated system, ami TO restore
regularity 10 its interrupted functions. As
WEAKNESS aud irregularity are sure To de
yelone into disease, the Buffers. by overcom-
ing them, are tie means of ave:ting far more
serious evils.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-11-23

A DISMAL OLD SCANDAL auecting the
Countess Roger de Beaumont. sister Of Nms
MaeAfahon, is cropping ont again In Paris.
The countess's husband fought lnree due Is
about his wife some years ago; one Of them
with Count de Heiiez. Ciaparede and another
rumored ina he Is about to prosecute his
wife crimlnally. Nine. de Beaumont Ia q
e ever sculptress, and last year exhibited
n iccensfullY the bust Of Chopin.
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A VOLUME IN SIX LINEs-This very
hour, if you have a Cough. a Cold, or any
d Rculty In the throat or lungs, send for
Hdie's Honey OF HOr hound aud Tar. Take IL
faithfully, and You are safe. The cure is GER
tain and swift, the preparation pleasant.
Don't disregard these six lines.
Ftke's ToofhGche Drops cure Tcothache in
one minute. Sold by all Druggists at p
cents. Hip coo
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THE EXCITEMENT AT UNION COLLEGE,
caused by the trouble between the secret and
anti secret societies, still continues. Two of
the students, Senior and a Sophomore,
have been expelled, AMI more are expe cted to
follow. They ere sent home one by one to
prevent too serious a revolt by the remaining
students. The classes have held meetiugs
at which all class officers who were mem bers
Of the anti secret fraternity were deposed by
the society men, who are in the maj ority. No
idea of compromise Is entertained by the
belligerent factions, and meanwhile the
Faculty have hard task TO proven. woe 1t
1fbypakS
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AN EX-U. S. CONSUL GENERAL Con-
VICTED.-Advices from Hong Kong, China,
MIA Pacific mail, states that great excitement
prevailed In American circles there, in con-
sequence of the cow ictioa of U. b. Bradford
formerly United States cODsul.general al
Shanghai, of the Charge Of opening and copy.
ing letters sent through The United States
mail, for the purpose OF making their con
tents known to Minister Seward. After q
long and elaborate trial he was found guilty
and was sentenced by G. Wiley Wells, the
ntwly arrived consul general, TO pay a fine
of SEQ and costs of The prosecution, and to
suffer imprisonment for twenty days II is
generally reported that remarkable revela
lions are to follow in connection with this
affair and a thorough investigation OF many
lOEg suspected abuses is promised.
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HAPPY TIDISGs for nervous sufferers,
ana thoSe who have been doSed. druggad
and quacked. Pulvermachers Electric Belts
efectually cure Premature debility. weak
ness, and decay. Book and Journal with
information worth thousands, mailed free
York City. els dkkry
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IECTU RES.

EREE LECTURE.-Mr. ELI JOHNSON,
of tho city Of BroosyB.N. viii Lecture on
tie AdIlteraton Of Liqucrs. In the -rop oiit an
NJ: N Church tDr. NeWman'sl, on FRIDAY, the
2.St Infant, AT "a . N. This Lecture j. given
under the susrices Of the 'TeTttal Te nperanca
rganIZEiion AZ d igI'r dealers 8 al liQuJr oruk-
ers are resIC ctfUliy invited to sitent
MASON N0BLE,
It Chairman of Committee on Meetings
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CITY ITEMS.

HARVEY & HoLDES's Lunch Counter 10
one of the greatest Institutions in the city.
Their Table d. Hote cannot be excelled In
quality and variety.
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The REASON WHY all housekeepers AMI
others use The aladdin Security Oh is that no
accident has ever occurred from its use. Ii
Is the best III the world. All storekeapers
sell II. Try II, and you VIII have 10 other
Take nothing but Aladdin.
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AYoUNG TRAPKze PERFORMERS FALL.
Hermann Hoffman, aged ., OF Dos Howari
street, Williamsburgh, was seriously in
jured on last Sunday might by falling twenty
feet from q trapeze on which he was per-
forming in Turn Hall, Sumpter street. The
physician who attended hin treated him for
Injury to the spine. The lads parents were
too poor TO employ a physician, aud they
yesterday sought the aid OF the ambulance
srrseOn, who found that the boy Was suffer
ing nom fractured leg. He was taken to
the city hospitality. Y. Sun, ed.
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AmuseulentS

Nutiono, Tkedter Mccullough appeared in
his renowned representation of Kfng Lear
h ,sst evening ,h before large audience, who
This is generally considered one Of his most
successful delineations; in Il he identifies
himself so completely with the character that
be bC,h LOOKS and acts EVERY inch a
King" ard every inch King Lear. His
makeup is one of the best on the stage. His
support was as usual excellent. e-night he
Will give his rendition OF Hamlet" He
will be assisted by Messrs. James, Levick,
and Lawrence, Miss Carey and Mrs. Allen.
This will readily be recognized a cast far
10. Annie and her new troupe will open Mon
day night in the European and New York
success La Mariolaine."
Opera Httese Sc Uncle Toms Cabin" is pre-
serted by the Slavin com bnat ion in an un-
usually acceptable manner. The play is an
ever Popular one. and 1t is well put upon the
stage. The characters are well sustained
especially that OF Little Eva" The engage
ment closes this week.
ITedfeT C0naiqlle-The cosy Comique is well
flied every evening by the lovers of light
amusement. The programme is fun of bright
variety sketches, while the heavy end is well
sustained by the sensational drama, ''On the
TIail."
Lincoln HuL-The Thursby concerts on
Monday and Tuesday evenings of next week
promise 10 be very successful. Such we'll
known singers as Miss Thursby, Miss Bsere,
and Messrs. Mas aud Carleton take part.
ARREST OF ALLEGED CoLoRED BUR
q LA RS Last ISbl Bryan anu MI L
dleton, OF the LIST precinct, arrested Joseph
Bra1toD, Andrew Ashton, aud Charles
Lewis, all colored, charged with burglary,
the first two for breaking into the fancy store
Of Mary l.. DsprO, on LIST, between r and q
streets southwest, several weeks ago, and
taking everything they found there in n
wagon. completely breaking up the proprie-
tor, and The last named tor breaking Into the
dwelling house of VIM. Green, c, between 81
and y streets southwest, about three weeks
since. They are committed for a hearing
next Tuesday. They are all said by police
men TO be old hands at the business. y pDr-
ton Of the goods were recovered by the otfi-
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IoUNG's PATENT DETERGEN- is the finest
Cleansing material ever invented. Sold by
druggists and grocers. tr
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~Thirty liquor men OF Norfolk, Va, have
re n indicted for neglecting to pioSerlv
punch the drinks Of tnetS customers under
the 2Q0Att law.
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ALLEGED FRAUDULENT NAVY PAY
CERrf ICATES.-In the u. 8. circuit court
AZ San Francisco yesterday, Geo. NJ. Pinney,
Rufus G. Spalding, w. 3. Carr, John o.
HanscOm, Dennis Jordan, Thomas Rogers,
Joseph A. Crawford and G. Ii. Higgins W are
arragned on indictments in connection with
the issue OF fraudulent navy pay certificates.
Pinney and HanscOm demurred, plead ing
the statute Of Limitation, and that the facts
stated in the counts do not constitute the
crime charged. Jordan failed to appear. Ths
others pleaded not guilty.
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SUITS AGAINST FEREANDo WOoD-A
suit has been pending in the supreme court
for some time, brought by Hannah NJ Bird
sail against Fernando Wood. The action is
brought 10 recover certain uptown lots the
title 10 which Mr.. Wood claims TO have
received from Lewis Hartman, who derived
title from Edward l. Hartman and \ braha m
Birdsall, the owners In fee of the property
1t is claimed that the alleged conveyance OF
Lewis Hartman was forgery, and applica-
ton was made yesterday TO JUICE Lawrence
for permission to set up An inaivertent
omission in the complaint that the convey
aDce of Hartman and Il rdSall TO Lewis
Hartman was made in trust for the benefit
of the formers creditors; that such trust has
been duly discharged, and that the premises
should revert 10 the plaintiff as heir at law.
The permission asked for was granted.
Judge LafrcmOre yesterday rendered de-
cision opening the default against the de-
PENDANTS in The suit brought by August Bel
mont anG another against Runyon w. Mar
tin, Fernando Wood and another 10 foreclose
mortgage.-lN. Y. Herdit, 22d.
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The above OIL can be had at Geo RyneaI,
Jr.'s, Cj9 ID street northwest. III, 1:
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MAYS "Paris Kid Glove Depot, go Penn.
sylvania avsbue Great bargain; 10 dozen
2.butlon dark and opera. elegant quality, at
g. button at 81 and e1-25.-Adrt.
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CANADA AT THE FRENCH EXPOSITION
The Dominion government steamer New
field, which sailed from Montreal Wednes-
day with goods for the Paris exposition, will
take additions TO her cargo at Quebec. A
Pictou, N. g., she will take Q quantity o
geological specimens, and finally leavs
Halifax for Havre about the 9Th Of Decem
ber
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RESUSCITATION OF A HANGED NAN
The man who was taken from the constable
OF Middlefeld, Geauga county, Ohio, Tues
day night and hanged by a mob of masked
MIN, was soon afterwards taken down and
rehuscitated. His name is Luther Scott. Ii
Is supposed that the object OF the lynchers
was to prevent Scott from revealing to the
authorities the doings of q gaag of desperA.
does which he WAS n mem her
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-MARRIAGE LIcKNsks have been issued to
Jvseph Coates and Louise =. B0wden; w. L.
Follfn and Alice W. G0ldin; r. II. So:ner-
VILE and Nm. g, A, Thomas.
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SUICIDE OF AN EXTENSIVE real. E3-
TATE OwNER.-W. &. kneeland aged 81 an
extensive real estate owner on Long Island,
committed suicide in New York Wednesday
afternoon by shooting himself in the head
with revolver. Some months ago his resi-
dence in Babylon was burned with every
thing IL contained, and since that time he
bad met with several losses, VIII Gu put him
IN somewhat stratened circumstance. Some
weeks ago he took his wife and step daugh-
ter to board in sd street. He was In the
habit OF calling at his Hudson street Office
once week to receive rents collected by his
agent. About p. m. Wednesday Mrs. Mai
lard, who lives at No $40 Hudson street. no.
ticed tire door of Mr.. Kneeiand Office some
what O. jar and looked in. She saw the dead
body OF Mr.: kneeland half falling from
chair OH which he had been seated. Ca a
table lay a letter addressed to his wife in
which he stated that financial troubles had
driven him TO suicide, and prayed God to
bless her in her a iiic.iOn.