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CoToPANI IN Terrible De-
STUcfioH Of LIFE and PrOperty.-A correspOn-
dent writing from Latacungs, Ecuador, July
50th, says that on the 18TH Df that month the
volcano OF CotopsN gave uumis ak able
symptoms OF an eruption. A dense c!ou 4 OF
ashes completely concealed the peak, and in
the evening the II ghtning-like flashes OF toe
subterranean fires as they fitfully pierced or
were reflected IN the ashy cloud added 10 the
majesty and terror OF the scene. Toe FIRST
rays OF dawn OF the morning OF the a6th
showS the mountain covered with Ia ok
black garment. At eight O'Clock a hoarse
noise was heard, distant al first, but gradu-
ally approaching, until the entire population
were IN motion, one and all dominate by
the feeling that something dreadful was
about 10 take place. AT ten O'Clock there was
40 longer any doubt that the aiNRys incre as
fg noise wss a ioreruuner or an erdptlOl.
streams OF water poured from all the cra'ers
at once on the CallaO side, sweeping away
everything in their course down u The "po-
treros OF san Augustin. Another lrresist ole
torrent followed the course OF the Sa4uIm ala
river, destroying everything before Il. The
hacienda OF SgnOr Donoso is I'm ruins; the
very soil is gone. OF the place OF = gnor
Larrea nothing IL left. The river carried OF
200 head OF cattle which were az pasture in
tie fields IL Is too SOON TO determine with
any certainty the destruction OF property, bat
the total loss OF life Will reach, az IL does not
exceed one thou sand persons. A. least two
thousand head OF cattle have been destroyed.
aud Of smaller animals the loss u much
greater. had forgotten To state that in the
midst OF the roar OF the waters and the
crashing OF houses the volcano pourt 4 out
enormous quantities of cinders. which grad
uslly darkened the whole face OF the n savens
and left US In the protoundes 4 obscdrity frC.--
one O'Clock In the after 1oOn until TN nj
night. To day the whole face OF the country
other miseries we have hunger string rs in
The face,
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EARLY RErUKN OF sIB. IosrrH HOOKER

EARLY RETURN OF SIR. JOSEPH HOOKER
AND His COMPANIoS~ The Marty of srieu
fists who lately car. here from the east re-
turned 10 this c.. last night from a trip 'u
the norihern ..art of the State. The panty res
tlfns eas,, Al few days, owing 10 the neces-
sity Of the return of Sir Joseph Hooker 10
his duties in England. Sir Joseph has b0ea
spending his vacation in America and Pro-
lessor Gray has been msrely accompanying
him on his trip. The business Of The parry
was really in the Rocky and Sierra Nevada,
and they came 10 California only 70 examine
TIE cypress grove an Cypress Point, the
growth OF The giant redw;Ads, and the n0ra
81 Mount Shasta. Sir Joseph HooEer leaves
New York on his return 10 FnglanH OF the
"a OF The present month.-tSda + uTictsc0
Elll'ffio. A.
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Condition of Senator Marion

NEW YORK, Sept. IA Richmond, Ind.
dispatch says: Senator Morton was decided
~ worse yesterday morning. lie was better
again last evening, but al half past one THIS
NOR 'ng be exhibited indications Of another
clap e. His condition as yet is not cons.d-
cred critical.
CINCINNATI, Sept 1l-This mornings al
vices rom Richmond, Indiana, are 10 the
eft ct that Senator Morton has recovere
from the temporary relapse OF yesterday
but his friends are very anxious about him
President Hayes VIII visit the Senator on
Thursday next.
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BALTIMORE, Sept. n.-yireinis skies, con,o,i
aa,sa, ss DO seeone series, q bid to gay. Sugar
BALTIMORE, sspt n-Cotton suiet and s.easv-
micdiing, HH FfOyr quiet AID unchanget Wrs.,
2nlet end enier-southern red. good to prim ;, "a.
i.o; CO amber is5sl 60; western, ste .msr nom
lnaiiy j rs 90. No wiE.er red, spot \ al. a.
t.mber, SO; octobsr, 1871; November, 1 &s bIS
White, t6; do yellow. s.; western mirea So. nsia
sert noer, ssa; October, g.; steamer, 81 ost,
scarce end wanted-sout bern, x7a1; western ~ hits
s.: 90 mixed, $3.50. Bye FIRM and higs.r ssa7e
nay nGues ana once Unchanged. Prosi.i,rs ar n
sno urchspged Pete hrmer-crute. ~. re
i . hi,k quiet aud steady. IS Receirts-
rye az neat sei 0; corn. SO SO; oats SIOo:
but .,S, .osn eept IL STOCKS declined ., epering,
eSsnss Eco'er.d Money, 4. Gold, n3,s. EI'
steady. '' sn'" e' 0ovWnmenS
NV IohK, Sept. n.-Rlour quiet and unch en- gsd
snS heavy ana and II cent better. Corn quiet
LoKDoE, Sept IL, l,.o m.-U. g. four ands half
PER cent, bonds, hsls; ls7 b, lG1. Erie. Ia; do.
pieerreS. dl* The rate Of discount for three
month"; bills IN tire open market 10 per cent, the
same - the Bank rate. Illinois Osstrsa, 7Vs,
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A Runl0r nenicd

NEW YORK, Sept. ll.-Some of the mora
ing papers state that reports were current
yesterday that Mr.. Augustin Daily was in
financial trouble, and that he would be COM
PEELED 10 close the 5th Avenue tbeater. No
confirmation OF the report, however, can be
obtained from Interested parties. One jour.
nal says the rumOrs are set at rest by an eN-
plicit denial OF their truth under Mr.. Daly's
signature.
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PORT ROYAL, - C.. Sept. ll.-Capt. Hines,
OF the steamer City OF Dallas, which arrived
here to-day from New York, reports Sep
TENDER 9, in latitude So deg. 80 min. and longi-
tude IS deg. - min, fe.l in with the schooner
Western Star in sinking condition, and
took Off the crew, consisting OF Captain
Croker and six men, and landed them al
This mort
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CHEsAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL-The
businoss on The canal has been resumed d
heavy extent, with the singular drawback of
scarcity or canal boats for the traffic.
Saturday there were cut six empty boats at
Cumberland. The Cumberland Times SAYS:
"Wbaievtr may have been the condition OF
the season, ard howey er great the necessity
Cf the boatmen al that time. compelling he
carrying OF coal at 90 and 20 cents. The me
- past this season for such freighis. They
ale more likely 10 De over than below 20
cents. There are two months OF idleness TO
be made up in an eight month season. and
we have no doubt the canal will be kepa
busy up 10 December nexf =
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THE MARYLAND SENAToRSaIP-The
rumOr which has been current in Washingt IN
an elsewhere to the effect that Mr.. A. z.
German will be a candid ate for tne.U. s.
Senate from Maryland in place of Mr.. d m
MS proves to be erroneous. Ii is learned
that he is in favor OF adhering TO custom and
giving the success ion to the Z Astern Shore
Bat, Sun, lIfb.
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War Notes.

a correspondent of tie London Ne1CS 'On-
firms the retreat of the army of the CZaro-
witch, but says that previously the Russians
defeated The Turks at Ablava, aud forced
them 10 retreat across the LON. Ia this ac-
ton the Russians lost soc men. Following
THIS there was an armiStice TO bury the dead,
and the Russians and Turks meeting for this
purpose fraterniZed and acted like CT viliZed
people for the first time since the wac COM
menced. Subsequently the Russians re-
treated to BanifZka and on tue following day
TO Blela. The CzaIowitch will hold the line
OF The Zantra, the Twelfth corps accupyIng
The Terstenik, which has been fOrtii ID W tn
IN few days. II Is situated on hill over
looking the Danube. IA dispatch has
been sent 10 the Turkish diplomatic agents
abroad, complaining bitterly OF inhumau
treatment by Tie Bulgarians of inoffensive
Mussulmans in the villages occupied 10y the
BGlgarians during the progress of The war
"A long list is given of villages in which the
males " ere massacred and the women and
ca ldren carried off or imprisoned by the
CO~sacks and Rulgarans. "A dispatch
have committed awful atrocities In eleven
VILLAGES Of Eastern Bulgaria. In one viii
Iase Inhabited by CT eeks one hundred and
fifty IOuses were burned aud three hundred
people !2sssacrCd. One hundred corpSes o.
women Lave been discovered in another vii
Ioge. The German ard French embas
sizes have demonstrated with the Porte againS
the release OF the persons condemned 70 fiN e
years penal servitude for the murder OF the
German and French cOnsuls at SalOnica
The German note threatens recourse 10 other
measures If the present aspect OF this affair
continues.
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NEWPORT RACES-At the New port races
yesterday the first race, the Sachueset ha adj
cap over the steeple chase course, about two
Ond, Derby third. Waller fell at the wall
jump, and Meeney, the rider, was seriously
hur; about the head and face. The second
race was a handicap steeple chase, mile
heals, won by Dalgasian, Dandy second,
and Risk third.
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Was Amy Fawcitt Murdered,

INV YORK, Sept. IA circumstance al
story is published OF the death by viOleuC
OF Amy Fawc:tt, The English actress, who
died in her rooms on SUI avenue about eight
months ago. IL is alleged that Miss Fawcitt
was robbed, drugged and beaten by her par
amour, who is known only TO the story by
the cognomel OF Billy"
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
Gamb beta Sentenced to rhree Months
imprisonment. and 10 Paw a Fine OF
2.9OO Francs

PARIS, sept. I'm. Gambetta and NJ
Murat, publisher OF the ReDuJltyue FrGacdiSe
Were 10 have appeared this morning before
the Tenth Chamber OF the Correctional no
ice 10 answer respectively for delivering and
publishing the formers Lille speech
Nelther, however, responded when the case
was called. NJ Gambeita, in consequence of
the illness OF his counsel, lodged "A petition
Tor ire adjournment OF the trial for one
week, which was refused. Entry of default
was thereupon made against NJ. Gambetta
and Murat, and NJ. Gam BETA was condemn
ed IN default 10 three months imprisonment
ard a fine of :. 600 francs. The public were ex-
cluded from the palais Of justice where the
tribunal was sitting.
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~ shock of earthquake was experience
ed at Mt. Holly, N. and in the vicinity at
were shaken and crockery broken, but other
wise no damage was done.
- In the Hoffman mine OF the Consolida.
ton coal company at POmpey Smash, ALE
Rhany county, Md, Henry Ellis and David
Lewis, miners, were buried yesterday under
q fall CT roof coal and instantly killed,
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Earthauake i'm Nex yarsex

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The stranse noise
which a Mount Holly dispatch smoke of a
an ca tnIqase was also heard ye,teriay
MOI ming Al Trenton and Borden,oHn. twas
generally Regarded al th9se two phases as a.
earthquake.
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RAG SMUGGLERS ARRESTED p. Julian.
o. Montreal, and confederate, have bcen
arrested in Boston for smuggling wooden
rIgs from Canada, his market for them be-
ing Boston. Julian had a sort OF mono poly
of the rag smuggling business. Eighty-nine
sacks of rags, valued at SO 600, were seized.
The sacks were identified by market fish
HOOKS stuck in them before they left Mon.
frea
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1HE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES i'm Balti-
more esterday resulted in the election of a
majority OF delegates favorable to tho nom
tnation OF Mr.. p. n. Snowden for Sheriff.
and Mr.. Simon J. MartIuet for CITY Sur,
V6yOr.
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SENATOR ALLISON, of Iowa, saws thai he
sustains the Presidents southern policy,
1itnouen few months ago he regretted that
PACKARD was not supported by the govern
ment. He regards the Presidents decision
In the Louisiana controversy as su6stAn-
TALLY settling the whole question, and he
sees no reason why republicans should quar-
rel over IL. IL IL better, he thinks, for them
10 make friends, that they may not become
STOOD for the vpltures OF The democratic
pQrfyv
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FLoGCED By WoMAN.-In the lower
part OF the county is a public school teacher
VINO Is blunt in his way and plain in his
language. and among his scholars are those
who gladly rejoice At any mishap that befalls
him. During the present week, one OF his
female scholars took exception 10 some re-
who in the afternoon went 10 the schools
house with a rope and lassoed the teacher |.
dragging him TO the floor. The boys held
him Gown by the rope, while the matron
gave him severe chastisement with a
hickory. IL is said the teacher has no. reap
peared since Cfnnberlnnf a neonaian IN
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THE HEALTH OF THE PoPE,-A private
letter from a distinguished SO lrce recently
received IN this city from Rome, confir rms
the report of the failure of the Pope's health
ard says that he is not expected to live till
November.
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THE MAINE ELECTION yesterday resulted
in Tie election of the Republican candidate
for Governor by a reduced ma jOrity the be-
lug very light vote cast. Al mid ght from
The returns, IL was estimated. that - 600 votes
were cast, that Conner, the Republican can
dldste for Governor, will have about 5000
majority. Tue Legislature is strongly Re
public m In both hraI cheS. The Greenba *
candidate received about 600 votes. A de-
spatch from Mr.. Blaine puts Corners lu
rality at from 5000 TO 0,oO0 and says h :
Republicans have elected - of the 81 Sen
ators, and fully two thirds OF the House of
Reurps entafiyes
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NEW YORK, Sept. II a Washington dis
patch reports that Hon. John l.. stevens of
Maine, has been appointed Minister to Swe-
den.
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THE sPRINGFIELD CHARLEY Ross
Sherin Comm and Mr.. Becntel, with Charley
Ross, returned from Philadelphla last even
ing; The neighbors who were acquainted
WIN MIN almost universally pronounce the
only one they have thus recognized Some
oevelopments will probably come 10 light in
lew days. There Is q mystery that seems
Philadelphia that have the matter la charge,
ana II is very probable that Charley will
make another visit TO Philadelphia soon
lSpTtHQfeld (Ol Rerul,lic I'M
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from Mauck Chunk, Pa states that the
men as NesquehOning (Lehieh and Wilkes
barre coal company went to work yesterday
morning. The men at Summit Hin have
voted 10 go to work on Wednesday. These
miEes have been idle since Iuly
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The Presidents Southern Policy.

HOW HE CAME TO ADOPT IT-wHAT HE
THINKS OF THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE.
The correspondent of the Cincinnati Er ~
ing Times who interviewed President III ayes
while en- route to Fremont asked the Presi-
dent how he came to Construct his policy
which was seemingly SO at variance with ms
views while on me stump IN his last gn5er;,
Material campaign. The President replied
as follows: ''Well. those views began TO
take form In The words OF my letter OF &C
&C ptance. / considered the Situation of
things in the south. aud saw how Impossible
IL seemed to restore order and peace and har-
mOny. 1 saw the violence and bloodshei at
ihelr electlons; how white republicans as
well as black were shot down during their
rollucal contes', AID a ked myself, why Is
II, ard how Ions must tins continue? Those
men down south-the white educated C IT,
Zens-8re as good men as you or /. Tley are
Christians not thieves, nor cut throats, nor
bandits. Yet, they SEE these things and tao
lily approve them il they dOa't take part in
them Why Is IL, and how long viii they
coUtinu-? While thinking these questions
over my mind reverted Ia the scenes of me
war, and al IT. ident Al the battle of Cedar
Mountain came To my mind. 1t was a hard
fought eng agement. and for a lime we could
rot tell how il would end. We. VINO were in
command, had determined that If a certain
movement RESULT in one way we would
give certain orders, but il ii result other
wise dlfieI ent orders would be given. With
our field glasses we were watching the
course of things. All az once | saw
connection in the thIckest of the fray.
The artillery had got 10 work and were
AIioW ny SIT lis !dSt ana Win unerring aim
INTO the solid ranks of the enc ny. Heads
we've being blown from their bodies, arms
and legs torn from their sockets, and souls
sent 10 one world or the other, all unpre-
pared. and Yet | rejoiced and Congratulated
my fellow Ulcers that we were victorious.
How could this be? Why was il? It was
because We were at war. That one word
solved in my MUD the prob en- Of the south.
The people there were az war. There was a
conflict going on in the social and political
relations of The peoT lie that was not natural,
not harmonious. There were q sturbing ele-
mems snO! 2 them, and while these existed
nrwere unduly a, tive there would be a con-
i'ct. Let the eau IS of the conflict ~ re-
moved and there will be peace aud ultimate
~ harmO y and prosperity" Bat" said
The reporter, "WedO not see much disposition
in the south to manifest loving temper to-
wards us of the UOIt1.r Toe President mild
ly retOTted: "HOw DO you know? You form
Your opinion, no doubt, from reading the pa
pers, nut editors of newspapers do not always
repro sent tue popular general feeling OF the
people either north or south. / think most
OF the people in the south, as | know they
are 10 the north, are more disposed 10 en-
courage fratefLal, Harmonious, social and
business relations than the eXtrem SIS, who
unfortunately too often get control of news
papers, but even these or most of them Will
come around all right in time"
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Thrown FROM BUGGY AND KILLED
On Sunday afternoon about 4 O'Clock, Mr.
Henry c. Karr, the we'll known cl .rk OF the
American hotel in Baltimore, was thrown
from buggy, striking on the b lex of his
head and receiving fatal injuries, from which
he died early Yesterday m0rninR
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GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY-Inter-
nal revenue, 500. 3I0.P2; customs, s6I5, I2t.s3.
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THE COMMISSION OF VIM Henry Smith to
collector at Chicago, ard thu order sus-
pending j. Russell Jones were both signed
by the President on Thursday last.
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LABOR NOMINATIONS IN i NSSYLVA-
MA The Labor party OF Pennsy lvania held
a convention at Harrisburg yesterday and
nominated State Officers-Wm. l.. Elwell for
supreme Judge, John NJ. Davis for Auditor
General, and James l.. Wright for State
Treasurer. The platform adopted calls for
the abolition OF the national banking system,
repeal of the resumption act and the issue OF
a currency by the Government based upon
the wealth of the nation, declares eight hours
a legal days work and punishment for its
violation, calls for tariff for protection, de-
mands the equalization of taxes, abolition
OF the contract system, prob billion of prison
labor, reservation of public lands for actual
settlers, arbitration courts for settling dis
putes between capital and labor, compulsory
education, against the employment of chill
dren under fourteen years of age, aud favOrs
the abolition of conspiracy laws aud The gra-
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SHOT HIS BROTHER AND HIMsELF-A
dissipated young man, named Henry Bar
lage, attended the Democratic primaries In
flled himself With what was flowing freely
for all who wanted 10 drink. In the evening
he went home and shot his brother, killing
him instantly, and then put his pistol against
bis breast and sent . bullet through his
night lung. The wound IL regarded as fafaI
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~King William, OF Prussia, doss mt ride
HORSEBACK any more because OF his yerv
feeble and impaired health. WY
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ARMY ORDERS.-By direction of the Presi-
dent the instructions from the War depart
ment in letter dated August I, directing
Colonel VIM. B Hazen, 9Th infantry, to re-
port 10 the Hon. Secretary of State for special
duty, are hereby confirmed. Surgeon r.
Murray, U. =. A, Will be regarded as tenn
porarily awaiting orders at San Francisco.
Cal, TO date from his being relieved from
charge of the medical purveying depo. at
that place,
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a TEXAS CoNGREssMAN'S FEARS.-Con-
gresham Schleicher of Texas, is here watch
ing the Mexican movement. He told Presi-
dent Hayes before he left on his W stern trip
That he had better hurry back, as there mi gut
be a Mexican invasion of Texas before he
r-turner. Schlei'her does not deny that the
outlook is warlike
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ROBERT II. KNOX, of Alabama, has been
appointed L. s. consul to Hamilton, Canada ,
vice Fl. Ray Myers, resigned.
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NATIONAL BANK NorLs received for re-
deIppton 10 day amounted To 1922 Gro.
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HOMICIDE AT ORKNEY SPRISGS-Capt
AVIS, Commisssry at the Orkney (Vao
Springs, p illed a labOrer nams q Johnston i'm
nght on Friday last. Capt. Avis atfained
some notoriety eighteen years ago as the ex-
ecutioner of old john Brown At Charlestown
THE NEW MORMON PREsIDENT.-The
Mormon APOSTLES have chosen Senior Apos-
tie Jehn Taylor president in place of Briy-
ham Young, to he assisted by John w
Young, Daniel H. Wells and George @ Can
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HAYTI AND LIBERIA.-The United States
minister 10 Hayti reports TO the Department
OF State, that Liberia has appointed, for the
first time, a diplomatic officer with the rank
OF charge d'affaires to Hayti, being rapre-
sented heretofore near that government by a
consul only. The Charge d'Affaires Gen
Lubin, Is Hayden citizen, a SON In law of
the late Emperor Soloque, and is represented
az gentleman of culture and fortune, whose
ideas have been ENLARGED by eNIansi We frauaI
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PERSoNAL.-Mrs. Lou f. Metals and
children have resumed from Orkney Springs.
'''' ExU s. Treasurer j. c. New is In the
city on brief visit. Mrs. Fassett the art
list, leaves this evening for Boston. where she
will paint the picture OF Judge Abbott, of the
Electoral Commission, for her historical
painting of that tribunal. She will subs
quently go TO New York to secure the coun-
terfeit presentment OF Charles O'CoAor, OF
democratic counsel before the commission.
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The DOneaster Races

LONDON, Sept. ll.-At Doncaster TODAY
the race for the great Yorkshire handtcaT
was won by the colt Albert Edward.
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~ ASSESSORS OFFICE,
Wy DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Sept. S, 1877.
N tiCe IL hereby given al n and after the I5 b
day OF September instant, the Assessors fl the uis
trlct OK COlusb viii, in compliance with the act
Of congress, approved March 8, l577 eutitle1 IAN
&C for q support Of the government OF the District
OF Columbia and for other assess the per
sonal property of all persons no have failed TO fur
Dlsh said Assessors with list OF said pro perty
provided for said act. la section lO of act IL is
provided THAT If any person, firm alton
mlnlsrator, executor, guardian or trustee, shall fail
to make the schedule Of MS its said perty held
in trust otherwise, in this section provided for
any Of said Assessors shall, without lay from
the best Information he procure, make an as
sessmeut AK inst such son, firm poFation,
to which he shall add 80 per centum thereof"
WILLIAM DIXON,
GEORGE A. BUHRER,
b. ID. CARPENTER,
sep5- Assessors d. q.