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MURDEROUs AIGAwAYMEN.

Mr. George r. jeffrey, of IsIp, was aOou. eleven
O'Clock on Thursday nIgnt returning home from Bay
shore where ho had been business, and whom near
the Pavilion Hotel two standing under tree
AS he passed them Mr.. jeffrey says hs caught glimpse
OF some weapon raised strike him and ne put up his
hand to ward oil the blow. But he was struck on tie
,orohe al aud knocked down senselcss While 10 this
condition he vas robbed OF everything he had, incud-
ng $40 In money stripped OF all his clothing excepting
h,s spi ana thrown into the ditch by roadside,
tho scoundrcls Doubtless supposine that they had
killed hun Dir. George Nelson happened to. pass That
wmy about three O'Clock 10 tue morning, and, bearing
groaus, found Mr. Jcntey IN terrible condton, MS
head badly cut aud ue beng otherwise scratched aud
bruised His clotning was aiterwad found scattered
aoup tho road ana his felt nat with large bole cut
through /, by the force OF the bow IN an adjacent
An imoerIec, description Of robbers, bul the officers
hope soon TO accomplish tncir arrest
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and peariyall the Indians withdrew Those who re-
main very unwcicome TO their Gentle ne's oors
they frequently steal stock and commit other dsor-
dcrl, Brigham has buried many pious male.
dction the nucky Iie GcntiIe town OF Cornne and
sought various to ruin II, the quarterins OF
h SO Indians by being done with to lntimi-
date Gentiles from settling on the public lands .
GOOD AS RATTLE AxKs "
1t Is sale say that trssr Is scarcely Indian in
Utah who Is not a Mormon. and that the movements
OF Indians arc entirely governed by the Mormon
Church They do not moiest their white MofmQn
brethren aud when they leave their reservations Is
ouiy the Gentle settler who is apprchensve vi dam
ger from them. AS Brigham cannot expect these
savage saiuts with 'untutored ninds' to pay much
ttlng, one is orced 10 believe that be has cheated
them abjuring tho spiritual traditions OF their
favor oi the monstrous quackery called Nor
monlsm solely IN orcer that he m'y Utilize tnem as
''battle axes Ia the hsur oil his extremity.
A MrRDEREk roo?
"Bshop" sharp Is charged with having been engaged
saonsnrs u rs n me cni"s ,ba, when canta,n OF
Mormon police here about 1862 he assisted at TIE
murder OF one rank McNeal, wbo, himself Mormon,
had become obnoxious 10 the priesthood by "taiSing
too much" IL appears that Bill Hickman, sharp ana
man named Rhodes beng deputed TO ''cut
on McXesl, visited his nousc one moonlight
night ami Piled him strenuously with beer.
Having done so they lett the house aud
mnSasoa near & Oy espscns sn osr 'Ias Ssors morn
ing. Hickman aud sharp sat ON log just out.
side the tonce and ~atched while Rhodes, stationed
inside prepared To do the shJotDg McNeal al length
appeareu The doorway IN his drawers but, suspect
lnx ioul plsy held in his hand cooked revolver.
kuOdeS ureG ana McNtai pIompty Iepuous Su~'p
hastily ran away; hickman fol over and lay behind
the log, and Rhodes, taxing better aim, finished up
McNeaL
THIS man Sharp adviser Of Brigham Young 80
trustei that when the United States General Connor
was expected to make rand on tho Mormon Endow-
meut House Tor records OF evidence against the priest
hood those rccords-ho most important and tho most
damnng to the Church eadcrs-wcre placed in his
cnargo sale keeping You VIII thus what inter-
est his Mormon Bishop has IN misleading the people
OF the United States about Mormonism, aud wiz put
proper value on his assertions.
Let the next holy "Bshop" advance ana make his
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POLICE CAPTAINS, ATTgSTIoN !!

To THE EpiToR OF THE HERALD:-
Allow me to call the attention OF the police 10 the
crowd Of loafers who stand the corner Of Norfolk
ana Dcancey Streets aud Insult ladies and others who
pass nere the police interfere even IN the day
Inc A. W.
To THE EDITOR OF THE AERALD:--
desire 10 call the attention o! the proper author
i,ies to tho insolcnt young men who insult ladies' and
gentlemen al their huunt West rhirty-sixt street.
between Tenth and Eiev, nth avenues r. M
70 THE Editor or THE HERALD:-
Allow me 10 call attention TO gang OF roughs who
nightly cor gregato AZ No. III Mott street. Many CON-
plants have been made the police about them, but
without avail A uuubsr oi them have served n term
In state Prison robbery They insult passcrs ny
aud are a terror to The neighborhood. Cli iZEN.
To THE EpIYoR or THE HERALD:--
VIII the police attend to the crowd OF lo2iers who
,nicst tho nclpb0orhood Of Caibariue nnd Monroe
streets few nphts since they cuanged their tac-
tics rom no Wing, &c., to throwing 1--we CATS IN tho
second story windows OF tho residents Of Monroe
street. WohhiNuMaN.
TO THE EDITOR THE HgRALD:-
Please cal the attention OIL ine police oil the Eeh-
tcepth ward the gangs Of young rowdies who niest
the reighborh ood of Twenyslxth Street, between Se
ond nd rhird avenues They thee day and nil IT.
usng the vest language, insulting the people Ia tho
pe bornOod and tho pa.scrs uy Please Try and
have this parry broken up. OLD Resident
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SILK SMUGGLING EXTRAORDINARY

GOODS AMOUNTING TO AN EIGHTH OF A
MILLION sUREtPrITIousLY IMPoRTED-THE
sTEAMEas BRINGING THE SAME LIABLE TO
FORFEITURE.
little excitement exists in commercial circlcs on
account OF the recent exposures OF the heavy silk
smuggling which has been uncarthed by the agents OF
the Treasury Department Tho Information which led
to the apprehe of the Implicated parties was de-
rived from person sad to have been a driver
OF tho city lines Of street cars and who had in his
minds eye" large expectations of mocties. He IL
was who tcrretted out The smuggers and when once
their personalities became known the officers had but
little trouble arrcsting them. The persons thus far
arrestc employees OF the Inman line OF steamers,
who smuggled the silk in old, dirty looking
barrels, having the appearance Of being filled with
cement or lime II has been asccrtained that over
one hundred and ntiy OF these barrels have bcen
landed Each barrel contained four bolts OF 100 ards
each, whicn would aggregate CO., 600 yards of lice Pom
sou silk, valued at Sl2O 200.
2s72 2,S73 2,sI4 Of the Revised Statutes, June ~
lsI4 who're the value of goods unloaded from vessel
without the permission OF the Collector exceed the
sum Of s400 he shp becomes liable to seizure, and
on prosecution and conviction, may be conlikcated.
OF The lnman lne 1t Is alleged that these
contraband goods were brought over bore by
the steamers England, Denmark and Canada.
Against these vessels there Is SAID 10 be positive EVIL
dcncc Iho steamers Italy and Greece are also mpli
Gated. The matter OF sezing the three first named
Is under advisement by tho customs autnori
tlos agd II the caso Is not compromised II may result
IN hhelng the vessels Thus lar only small portion
OF the six been captured, probacly moro than
$4,000 worth. Ii the balance 10 not already used
some Of 1t may yet DO recovered.
PARALLkL CASE
An analogous case TO the present struggle happened
February, 1862 under the OF Collector
II. A. smythe. On the 9th day Of that month tho
customs inspectors seizcd, board OF the lnman
steamer Queen, largo amount OF goods which
found concealed the storeroom of
said steamer, and not mentioned in the manifcst-
February ~, lSG9 Collector Smythe wrota to Dis
trict Attorney Courtney directing him to libel tho
Queen aud recommended the bonding OF the vessel ia
tue sun OF 100000 The case fingered uutil Deccm-
ber "a 1874 when District Attorney Bliss wrote TO the
Collector that had received IRON the secretary OF
the Treasury remission OF $2,440 Tcnalty incurred
by Captain Grosan, m ister OF the Queen, and TO
lease the vessel on payment OF ali costs. Tho goods
we're delivered TO Webster Il Craig, counsel for the
ella mant, on the pay ment,of a compromise o; $l,952
I'm the present instance the above-nameG steamers
are nbeicd and there rs no other lott for tho
Collector each one Of the vessels Will have to be
bonded for very heavy amount The agents xiety
tn the premises leads To the conclusion that he aware
| 0i the impending trouble ahead
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THE WOMEN ON TEMPERANCE.
WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CRU
sADERs-HARD WORK AHEAD AND MORE
HELPERS CALLED FOR.

WHAT HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY THE CRU
sADERs-HARD WORK AHEAD AND MORE
HELPERS CALLED FOR.
SEA CLIFF, L. J., July 7, 1877.
The women's National Temperance Union held this
encampmeut to-day aud began the crusade early in their
morning with prayer meeting. Mrs. Annie witten-
mycr. OF Philadelphia, spoke briefly OF the success
that had labors of the Union since they
daily prayer meetings tor temperance four
mouths ago. They mad repeatedly witnessed the power
Of since, and had seen His n1nitc arm stretched
down and wretcned drunkards lifted up out OF the
cutters and washed aud made clean in tho Saviours
blood.
Miss NJ L. Wiusow made tho words OF Jesus to his
mother, sWist ye not that must Le about my
fathers business 2" her text for discourse the
urgent need for and more active labor to reclaim
the fallen and the lost These words OF Christ sho
SAID, applicable 10 every one III evory station in
life, but the temperance cause Is pre-emnently the
heavenly Fathers bus ness There was never line
OF work marked out for women as this temperance
work. But II special work of The Christian wonen Of
the National Temperance Union Is to provide places OF
recreation where the young men may spond their
evenings pleasantly from tue vices oil tho bar
aud the gambling he'll The success OF the tenn
perance cause Michigan Ohio, she believed, was
due the volume OF prayer that has assembled TO God
during tho past turee years
Miss lula Coleman made few remarks and the
Rev. j. Irwin closed tue morning session.
THE AFTERNOON TALkEks
Miss Almira Losee, wuo said sho mad consecrated
herself this temperance work about two years ago,
spoke tne afternoon she protested against the real
or Affected III ,dcsty tnat would keep women back In
great work winch was SO urgently calling for con-
seer ated lives and ibor
Mrs. Tying OF Brooklyn, spoke briefly on the success
OF the daily evening meetings Tor temperance IN that
city.
ISIS Grace Greenwood expressed her earnest wish
that there were workers in this cause. Aud
yet her had great reason to be thankful
Tor what had been uoue during tho past Two years.
hnt a nd rpai "a
upon the Churches relation 10 this The most
conservative churches have thrown their doors open
to the temperance women. Aud II We had telephone
h.reu shc SAID, 'and could hear tho echo oil the
halcuahs of the saved from intemperance, this great
tabernacle would not be aoic 10 mold tue sound SO
great has the But we must labor on until
lie IS ended aud Jesus Is crowned Lord OF Lords and
King O Kings"
crusader. Mrs. Anna II Dehi and Others spoke briefly
on tns work. Tomorrow Sunday morning temper
ance love least VIII be held IN the Tabernac AT
eleven A. NJ. DR.. g. II. Fowler, oi Now York, will
preach aud in inc evening Dr.. Mex. Riley, Of Bati
more Mrs. Wittenmyer, Mrs. Peck and other ladies'
are expected continue the temperance talk in the
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"TEMPERANCE" WAR ON ROCK
AWAY.

On Friday the Excise Board OF the town oil Hemp
stead resigned in body. They were all temperance
men and opposed the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
under any pretex although few hotels 10 the VII
lage had been licensed Tho temperance people Of the
town always oojeotcd to the licensing OF saloons
on Rockaway beach, whereby the town lost
over s., 500 year, the saloon keepers sell
ing without moicstaton The conservative
people OF the town became Indignant at this
and insisted that licenses should be granted 10
all respectable parties the beach The temperance
pcopic because of the resignation OF
the Board as there but little DOUBT that the new
Board Will license every applicant The temperance
people propose to make war on the kOckaway
saloon keepers, and to-day will have men on the
beach those who sell liquor and get me names
OF witnesses for the purpose ogong before the Grand
Jury which meets Monday. The hotel keepers
have always wiling to take out licenses, and are
determined 10 sell In any event.
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tho needed changes arouua and there is every moral

tho needed changes arounc and there is every moral
certainly We VIII WIN.
JoHx MoHRIsssy's vrEws.
What can The people tOpe ior said senator Morr's
sey, /" IRON such man such organization Tam
many when they 20 deliberately to Albany 10 beat
one of the best reform measures ttne omnibus
people say or what Governor Robinson says. that
biil was as houest meaning b as ever Was put To-
sether suggested seven.eighths oil II myself ana u
WASH Ke'y was iong 10 play into the hands oil the
republicans, and yet John Kelly asked Governor RoD-
Ison TO veto IT because II republican DILL Now
even suppo.e y VAS republican bull and tnat
saved s5oo 900 n year to the citizens OF
Now YORK, who was going 10 object TO H.
except democratic politician like Kelly? And now,
| suppose, Kelly and Tammany Hall will be COM
M before tue people next tall to ask them
candidates. Wei, think the people sec through
them about this time and any decent candidates set
up against ranmanys next fa Will be pretty sure to
be elected. Oi there not many Offices DO
filled. but that's no the point The one man power
has TO be broken. and whether there ia fifty
Offices in question Tho principle Is tue same The
elected, and II they OF tho right kind
they can give good government 10 New York
Guy All that IL wanted up thcre in Albany
is for the New YORK memo oers 10 be united aud say
We want this bill or that for our CITY, because we be.
.leve 1t will save money tho taxpayers, and tho
cUuntrymcn wouldn't th,nk OF gong against them
but when you have John Kelly selecting ana electna
the Assemoymcn you can't expect anything out what
suits him -
WHAT rAMxAxy MEN Apxir.
Tho foregoing arc the views OF leading antiTam-
mittee who spoken TO- bnt who desired not TO Do
mentioned IN the matter were wiling 10 al
init that there Is good cause 1or apprencpson
IN the fall fammany, under the circumstances, tney
say cannot be crcumspect and as The ngnt Will De
mostly on Assemblymen aud Senators the Legislation
for New York AT Albany will be considerably nnu-
enccd way or the other by the circumstance tnat
lammany or antITam many has the delegation rom
this
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PLYMOUTH ROCKS "BouNcERs. y

To TIE EDITOR OF THE HKKALD:-
also have grievance against the excursion
steamer Plymouth Rock, and beg you will make 1t
public. On tho Fourth OF July, when the boat was
crowded In every part, saw the capacous pilot house
was quite empty, anu entered It with my wife, maid
and nve children, with the purpose OF resting our
selves. One of the uniformed servants OF Jarrett II
Palmer cried 'Bounce ~ aud l. with my wlie, mad
and tive children, were Immediately hustled out by
two OF tho wheeismen. have crossed the ocean
many times, but never nave been subjected 10 such
au outrage before. If people cannot 60 through tha
engine or into tue pilot house OF the Plymouth
Rock, where are they TO 60, should like TO know
-. INDIGNANT PARENT.
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PASSES TO THE roMAs.

To THE EpiroR the HERALD
called recently at the Department OF Public Chari-
ties and Correction at eleven A. n. u get permit 10
vist the Tombs to SEQ relative oil and give him
the messages by bis attorpey through me to him.
The burly. suriy clerk refused me- saying, "Do you
think can sit hore from ten twelve giving passes
all p" Upon representing tnat WAS the prs-
oncr's nearest and best Trend aud that my aid
needed he became more abusive. Do we pay taxes to
support persons. or 40 the Com mmissoners know
what polite and gcntomanly clerks they have under
them? I. A. b.
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UNPAID CITY EMPLOYEES.

Stiles B. Wood, James Farrell, Patrick Kennedy,
Peter Fitzpatrick and Theodore UdeIl, clerks employed
last winter and spring the outdoor relief dsots OF
Brooklyn yesterday served. through Their counsel,
mandn,nus on the Kings County Board OF oupervsors
Tho posrJ 10 audit tne,r bills show cause
TO the contrary, At . special term oil tho supreme
Court, on me 10Th INST There was rum0r yesterday
s effect tnut tpe porlers numbering about twcnty
would on Monday next procure similar mandamus
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MERCANTILE LIBRARY FINES.
To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD

To TIE EDITOR THE HgRALD:-
My employer, member OF the Mercantile Library,
sends very often TO exchange books. They Charge
Tor every book kept three weeks ten cents extra
week Now always have to pay the exact amount,
whilst my employer, when he goes there himself, is
only charged other one-ha Of the amou mt nothing
at ALL You will see IN wat au unpleasant light this
puts me. aud kindly beg you 10 call the attention OF
managers Of the above institution TO the Injustice
G. l.. NJ
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BADLY ABUSED NE1aHBoRHooD.

To THE EDirox OF HERALD;-
Allow me TO call public atteaten to the manner In
which the Hudson River Railroad treats the people on
the west side. They block up the Eleventh avenue
from Forty. .arst down to Twenty eighth street.
aud at all points If person wants to cross the
nue. he has to jump between the Cars From Thirty.
third street down Thrticth there fla
on either side to walk on and if you want to 70 down
that way you must take the middle OF the avenue.
But tins not tho only nuisance. There is tue tat
boiling estabishmen tho foot Thirty fifth street.
some relief? 'OLD 70.
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A WORD FOR THE SHOE sALzsnuN.

10 THE EpIroa THE HERALD:-
Is there pity whatever TOR the poor, tred-out,
overworked shoe saiesmeny We have 70 work from
seven O'Clock A u. till ten p. M-hftcen hours ot
tresome toll In the store where | am employed
there four Others and alter seven n. there Is
very little 20 DO done-not enough 10 employ the
attention OF one man--and after eight +. NJ. seldom
awning at all But wo cannot close before our
nca ahbors II they should all close by eignt z. ~ It
would give US tmo 10 60 home To enJoy some home
coniorts. A man leaving work ut ten p. M cannot
get bed before eleven and then he has 10 bc by
SIX in the morning, swallow mouthful ana almost
run IN order be hand for work. l hope some
BROTHER salesman will propose some remedy
A SALESMAN.
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A DRUG CLERKS REARREST.

Edward l.. Hibbard, a drug clerk, charged with pass
ing fraudulent checks on John Uondon lorisl at
No. 734 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, was discharged yes
tcrday by Justice Bloom. He Immediately alter
ward arrested similar charge by oacer of this
CITY,
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TREATMENT OF VISITORS TO LUDLOW STREET
JAIL.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE HEsALD:-
Can you tell me whether the doOrkeeper Of Ludlow
Street Jail has the power do be peases
pected to perform his duty ia accordance with the
prison rules There is sign on the outside Of the
jail door which says that visors will not be admitted
before A. NJ aud alter iour T. NJ" Now, II this is
the rule, presume 1t s what right has the door
keeper refuse admit any one who conforms to it
But II the rule has been changed Why is not the
sign changed alsoY Why is 1t allowed TO remain
to msicad those who happen to call at the jail at
past three or hall past three NJ only 10 be
roughly turned away Dy an III bred and surly door
keeper? But u 10 TACT that the doorkcepcr has a
habit OF al hitting some visitors and refusing to admit
Others just " suits him, Notwithstanding The latter
should call In as due time ss The former. The door
kecper IN my OPINION, is hired to do duty accord
irg 10 ruos, aud not 10 make and enforce rules OF
his own A kEPORtER.
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The AVEN /. ING COTTER.

Oliver Cotter. chief agent Of Brookyn's Temperance
brotherhood OF Christian Churches has expressed his
to present The Grand Jury, for in
dict ment tho 20 OF PERJURY, the names OF tho
six jurors VINO recently acquitted Charles Fctman
proprietor OF the Ocean Pavilion at Coney Island
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AN uNswEpr STREET.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALp:-
Why cannot who live between Eighty fourth and
Eighty nth Streets Lexington avenue. the street
cleaned by tho aulhoritcsf We pay taxes enough.
Let 1t be swept and the stagnapt water removed.
Huf1SEHOIDER
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THE WORST BLOCK IN THE CRY

To THE EDITOR THE HERALp:-
wish 10 call tho attention of the Commissioner OF
Public Works 10 the terrible condition OF the pavement
OF avenue A. between Twenty third and Twenty. fourth
streets, whore there l. much traffic. II is without
exception tho worst block In tho CITY, TAXPAYER.
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OUR COMPLAINT BOOK.

fNorE.-Letters intended for this column must DO
accompanied by the writer's full name and address to
insure attention. Domplanants who are unwilling to
comply with this rule SIMPLY. waste time IN writing
Write on only one side OF the paper ED. HERALnl
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A DANGEROUS HOLE,

DANGEROUS HULE-
To THE EDITOR OF THE HKRALD:-
would like to call the attention OF the proper su-
thores to large hole the street front OF No. 2l7
East Fifty seventh street II wagon passes there and
u caught this hole Is very troublesome to get out
j. ID.
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Words of Wisdom.

II seems to me that if ever there was
q time in rich mans life when he
should indulge in lnxuries. or perhaps,
| should say. use bis money In such q
way as to give people work to do, it IS
in u time of depression like this, If be
has building to do, let him build. Ma
terials and labor are cheap aud be will
never have 50 good a time again: He
certainly will not if he waits until bet
ter times arrive. Instead Of this he
shuts up his purse. curtails his expenses
and waits while people starve. The
truth is that half the evils which the
poor are feeling now come from the
rich mans short-sightedness and cow
srdice. Every luxury that he in
dulges in gives work to somebody.
Every enterprise that be engages In
puts bread into hungry mouths. !
should say that every rich man that
cuts off luxuries in time like this, or
fails to devise all possible schemes to
keep the poor employed, and then sits
down and doles out his money to keep
them from starving most lamentably
fails Of doing his duty. I'm not rich
man; but if any of my good friends
have more money than they know what
to do with l advise them to spend il
for something that will give work to
the idle hands-to do this ct once, and
do it all the time. The work that pro-
due garment that you procure as
luxury is, to the person that makes it. q
necc -sity. The house which you build
in time of depr' sion. helps to bring
the better time when you can get a good
rent for it. The fact is that the good
time we are all waiting for is locked up
in the form Of money in the Golfers OF
those who refuse to their own advan-
tAge. as we'll as to the advantage Of 9TH
ers who are suffering tor lack of work.
j. G. Holland.
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THE Coal SUrPLY.-The earth is
rich enough in coal to supply the needs
of ALI for centuries to come. Foremost
in this respect are North America and
China. The coal deposits Of the Unit
ed States cover surface OF 2Oo.OoO
square miles; those in the British pos
sessions &C. 900, while in England they
cover 1900. and in Belgium 900. Chm.
is perhaps richer still than the United
States i'm this respect. In the single
PROVING. of the four rivers deposits
have been explored covering 5000
square miles. in uninterrupted heavy
LAYERS. while the provinces OF Slansi Ii
situated over the richest deposits OF the
mos, excellen, quality. so that digging
in any place leads to the coal depo.i.s'
which form under and around TINS
province ar incredibly large store.
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DURING the Presidents visit to Bos-
ton. the gentlemen got off good deal
of Latin in their speeches Of welcome.
An Ohio man, who accompanied the
party, sfterward confessed that he
didn't understand all that was said, as
Boston orators seemed to speak such
broken English.-Andre,o's Bdzdr.