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Twelve Sky PictEres, Z
coon NEWS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.

To meet The demand for a cheaper Sr
Nicholas Gift-Book, the price Of Ycls and II
has been reduced to 50 each. The three vol
umes, in An elegant library case, are sold for
Slo lin full Gilt, Sl5), 50 that ell may give
their children complete set. These volumes
contain more attractive material than fifty dol
lars worth Of the ordinary children's books.
Subscription price, S. year. The three
bou7d volumes and subscription for this
year, only Sl2 Subscribe with the nearest
newsdealer, or send money in check, Or P. U
money order, or in registered letter, TO
ScRIBNER & Co., 743 Broadway, N. Y.
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Household and Home Decoration

will have prominent place The list y
shorter stories, biographical and other
sketches etc., is I long one.
The editorial department will continue to
employ the abIesi pens Of both II home and
abroad There will be : series Of letters 0n
literary matters from London, by Mr. VEL
FORD.
we mean 10 make the magazine sweeter
and pnrrr higher ana nohIcr, more geniaIu and
genar,l il aII lis ntterluces and influences,
and i lore welcome visitor Than ever before
in hoNi.s of refinement and culture
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FOREIGN TRAVEL Y

We hav "a Winter on the Nile" BY Gen.
McCLEL.lN; 'Saunterings About CONSTANT
nople," CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER; "Uut
ofMy WIdow N Moscow, by EUGENE SCHuy-
LER An American in Tnrkis,an," etc,
Three serial stories are announced
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Arrioditals, &c.
SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY.
Al UnrivaIIed Illustrated Magazine.

When ScRIBNrR issued its famous Midsnm-
mer Holiday Number in July. friendly critic
said Of VIE IRE not sure aut that Stri5ner
has touc.ad hi.h-water mark We do not see
what wr..ds lire left p il to conquer" But
the publ shrrs ~ not consider that they have
reached THE utima tHule Of exccIIence-they be
lcvc "tl-re lire other worlds to conquer, and
they prc.ose ID conquer them"
Ihc prospectus for the new volume gives
the t;j.,% Of more than fifty papers (mostly IL
lustrairdl. By writers Of the highest merit.
Under ttie head Of
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DIRECTORs on TOWN HALL 90

JIM. Cox, Pres; Samuel Pennington Sec
]. r. Hall, Treas; R. A Cochran, Jas Gull
bertson, Jas f. Scowdrick, Vim, Il, Barr.
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HONE LIFE and TRAVEL.

Also, practical suggestions as TO town and
country life, village improvements, etc, BY
well-knGwn specialists
Mr. BARNARD's articles on various indus
tries 3! Great Britain include the history Of
Some Experiments in Cooperation in the
November number, and Toad Lane, Roch-
dale, ii December. The subject Of
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Coon SAMARITAN LODGE, Noe. Meets every
Thursday evening At d o'clk. Lodge Room
in Cochran Hall, No. 2, Cochran Square.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

DAMON LODGE, No u Meets every Friday
evening at o'clock. Lodge room in the
Town Hall
q d n
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This is story Of what happened not
long since in the Pine Tree State: A
new Baptist convert wished very much
to Be baptised by one minister. and to
join the church Of another She went
to The FIRST and asked him if it could be
done Eyes" he replied. Il could do
it: but | don't take in washing~
The rabbit is timid; but no cook can
make it quail.
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~ The circulation Of '.THE TINES y is
much larger than tina. of any other daily pa
per IN this City or State. with the single ex-
ception Of the Ledger, and is constantly in
creasing.
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TRUSTEES OF THE ACADEMY.
Hon John P. Cochran, Pres. Henry Davis,
Treas. Samuel Pennington. Secretary; james
Kanely, B. Gibbs R T. Cochran, N Williams.
PRINcIPAL OF AcADEMY.-T. S. Stevens.
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Ladies caIl at S. N. REYNOLDS ard look
at the new assortment Of Hamburg Edgings
and Insertngs in all widths and prices from
10 cents and upwards.
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DIAMOND STATE BRASS BAND
Meets for practice every Monday evening at
o'clock.
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ELECTION NOTICE.

ClTIzENs NATIONAL BANK,
Middetown, Del December 9th, 1876
The annual meeting of Stockholders for the
election ofNIEE DIRECTORS to serve the en-
suing year will be held al the Banking House
en- TUESDAY, the 9Th Of January, 1877, be-
tween the hours of 10 o'clock a. m and 2 M.
dec l6-te R. HALL, Cashier.
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/ The Boys Of Ny Boyhood,
BY WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT;

'Ths Horse Hotel" lively article, BY Chas
a. barnard, aplendidIT ustrated; The
Clock u II the okg, by Richard A. Proctor
!, = : Chrls'inas IN Z ~ j for Homes Or Sunday
Schools, Schools, gy ~ Egges'o On; The Peterkins
onfls linaS rree," by Lucretia Hale; Poe
u? ''-.d Carols Of Winter" BY Lucy Larcom,
With pictures.
DO Not FdH to Big ST Nicholas for
The Christn,as Holidays, price zoe.
During The year there will be interesting
papers tof boys, by william Cullen Bryant,
Johu q. W hitter, Thomas Hughes, William
Eowitt, d. Holland, George Macdonald
, Sanford B. Eunt, Frank R. Stockton, and
| others.
| There will be stories, sketches, and poems,
of special interest to pirls BY Harriet Prescott
| Spoiford, Susan Coolidge Sarah Winter Kel-
| log. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, Louisa Alcott,
| Sucretia P. Hale, Celia Thaxter, Mary MaPes
| Dodge, and many others. There will BE also
Twelve Sky Pictures" /"
BY PRoFEssoR PRocToR, the Astronomer,
With maps, showing "The Stars Of Each
| Month" which will be likely TO surpass in
interest any series on popular science recently
given TO The public.
THE LONDON LITERARY WORLD SAYS:
,tTAere Is no magazine fo7 tie goung hat can
BE- said 10 equal this choice production Of ScRIB-
EER's press. 1lt ttc articles, aehether IN prose
Or rhyme, arc MroJdiag Nth Uitaity. : : :
| Til literature and artistic illustrations are both
superb"
The London Daily News says: i" We sgish aee
could point out its equal in our Oacn periodical
| Hteruturen
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ELECTION NOTICE.

New Castle County National Bank Of Odessa,
DECEMBER I'd, 1876.
The Stockholders annual election of NINE
DIRECTORS to serve this Bank for the ensu-
ing year, will be held in the Banking House,
en- WEDNESDAY, January 3D., 1877, between
the hours of IL o'clock, a. M. and p. m.
dec9-4t ]. L. GIBSON, Cashier.
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Address GILMORE & CO.,
%. Box IA. Washington, D. G.

WAsuIxGToN, II. O., NoUember "a, 1873.
1 take pleasure in expressing my entire conn
dence in the responsibility and .fdeLtg OF the
Co., of this city. -
(cas.ier ofthe National Metropolitan Bank.)
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ST. NICHOLAS.

'.Thc King OF all Publications issued
COR the Young on either side cs the At
Iantic.''- Southampton (Eagga,.dJ Observer
The third volume Of This Incompatible Mag
azine is now completed With its eight hun
dred royal octave pages, and its six hundred
Illustrations, its splendid serials, its shorter
stories, poems and sketches, etc., in its beau
tiful binding of red and gold, il is the mos
splendid gift-book for boys and girls ever is
sued from the press Price, '54; ID full gilt So
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''ST. NICHOLAS Is mi Of he choicest things
ne paJlicatton is, IN cH rcgpcctS the best oJ its
kind. Ue hare neger yct seen aaun,ber Hat Cus
not Surprisingly good The Churchman,
Hartford, Ccnn.
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ST. NICHOLAS for 1877.

Which oFens with November, 1876, begins
short and very entertaining serial from the
French, The Kingdom of The Greedy"
story adapted to The Thanksgiving season.
Another serial, Of absorbing interest to boys,
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ADVERTISEMENTS

Are tastefully and attraetively displayed.
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NOTARY PUBLIC

John 4. Reynolds.
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Old Bounty Land Warrants.

The last Report Of the Commissioner Of the
General Land Office shows ,s97, 800 acres ofBoun-
ty Land Warrants outstanding These were is
sned nnder act OF 1855 and prior acts. We pay
cash for them Send by registered letter. Where
assignments are imperfect we give instructions
to perfect them.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-11

ernment than any ever before Issued. but from its
permanence and security will become the natural
investment of the earnings of the people, both in
the United States and Europe. Every bond sold
will lessen the burden of the public debt to the ex
tent of one-third of the annual interest the
amount of the bond. The bonds are issued for $50.
Sl00 $500, $1,000. and larger amounts, and will
by the mode of their sale be brought within the
reach of all classes of people,
The Syndicate resisted the proposition that the
bonds shoud be sold in this country az par They
undoubtedly propose selling these bonds at
premium. and they declined to contract on these
terms. The Secretary was, however, unyielding,
and, as the official statement shows, agreement
was finally made that for thirty days the public
should have the right subscribe for the per cents
at the limit fixed by law, par in gold. After the
expiration Of the thirty days, however. the Syndicate
can advance the bonds to premium If they fit
TO do so.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-11

II silver is cheap, the fact is not the fault
OF the people; cheapu-ss is fact whicn they nave
right 10 take adv anage OF IN paying their natohaI uoO0
-fst. Louis Republican tDcmJ
If. with fine harvests, Congress and the ad-
min stratOn only be pcruaIeu 10 iei the c"ulU
alone the problem Of specie payneuts ana ieNEH VI
business will be solved Cnciunau Gazette tHepJ
The report that the French mission has been
tepder. 10 Gen Banks is o. course without louud
tiou We DO not believe at Gen. Banks was ever IN thc
state OF Ohio IN his nle-lot Louis Globe Democrat
Repl
Wherein does this arrangement tali to be a
oous ooundng Of felony Thus the law puts premium
upon caity. Tamnauy Ring has been discflce
f thing all arOund and tnls lat CnaPteI III ls nsVo!
is quite AS bad rs the fist-lUtica Herald Rep)
In conversation with a Senator on the cars the
othe aV gentleman asked how long the extra session
at Saratoga would last. Probably eeht or ten DAY
was the reply. EgAt or ten days echoed Lltut-DoN
Dorsbeipf VINO sat by why, senator, the races
last two weeks ~ Buffalo Express thepJ
Mr.. de jure Tilden will have to wait good
1rhi before ne takes senator Coukngs place Let MIN
nan never 80 wisely he viii find himself upset the same
A. he was with his celebrated oregon -lector CrOhh II
The I.g@lture in 1879 should be De mocrdc, Whcn We
40 not believe will De the John T. HOFFMAN ana not
samuel J Tden will be the senator Albany Express
Rspl
If the Administration Is beaten, II the Ke-
nublicaps are overcome 10 viii be because thcv nae no
tbe courage Of their opportunity ami their cohNcUo@
n the Democrats win Fall elections tins YEAR OF tr
presidential election three years hence II wall ne De
caus the country has hecn taught 20 believe IN the
sincerity OF Republic an refOrneTs because the ne
nubcan reformers have not themselves soWn Ialth III
iheir principles and stood boldly by the nag they nave
unfuried.-lSpringheld Republ can QndJ
New-York tribune., 1877-06-11
LARGE ROBBERY or JEWELRY.

D. W. PACHrMANN 4 co. LOSE $1,000 IN DiA-
MONDs AND WATCHES
The store of f. W. Pachtmann n Co., Jew
elers at No 363 Canas, entered by burglars early
Yesterday morning diamonds and watches valued at
$4,000 were stoeu The discovery Of the robbery was
made about 3 D. u. yesterday, when member OF the
firm entered the store il everything IN order
and found abundant evidence that the place had been
visited by thieves large clock lay on the floor broken
by It's fall from low shelf and in the wall against which
the clock had stood there had been cut large aperture
leading from Baeys carpet store next door Two large
cLIses a hammer and jimmy lay OF the moor beside
small od fashioned safe, which had been broken open
and rised Of its contents. large DulglaI-plOOl
safe which stood near, and which was n.led WIN
iewelry OF great value, had not Deeh tOuched
be front door OF Bseys carpet STORE had been opened
bv means OF false kcys and tie wall between te Two
stores lad been cut through TGe clock which had Deen
fecd In the work had stopped al 10 minutes piat o.
After rObbiug the safe the thieves hau c the Dulu's
a. they came carrying thrr boo Oh tneil peIsQr As
sOOu a. list the articles contained III c Io3''u ~
could BE- obtained. II found tnat diamonds worm
$1,000 and watches valued Il $4,000 haa Deeh laAeu,
with about 1900 Ia currency. An attehipt ~ lDD
place was made about month agO ana Nts husllbtSu
by he police At that time Capt McDOhheI OF Ino
Eighth Precinct sIyIsrd the hrm 10 employ "atchhiau'
bui MS adyce not followed. The burglars are sup
posed 10 persons wits robbed the o1th NalOha
Bank time ago.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-11
". II. VANDERBlLrs ExCURSIOS.
HIS RETURN YESTERDAY.


not COMMUEICATIvE As TO rHR OBJECT OF HIS
TRIP.
With a new brightness in his eyes, and with
a face brown Il from the ocean sunshine, VIII
liam H. Vanderbilt returned from his brief trip to
England, reaching New-YOrk early yesterday morning
upon the White steamship Britannia. Tc steamer
was due off sandy Hook saturday morning, and on
that day hundred OF Mr. Vanderbs relatives and
friends railway officials down the bay with in
tent him. The John II. starn furnished
transportation the list Regiment Band Kept them in
fighting trim. ready boarders and their com
missary department provided with what seemed
good supply OF solids and liquids But the Britannia was
behind a thick fog bank and t required all the Joly
the company could muster and all the tunes the band
could play to keep good spirits throughout the day OF
watching. At o'clock the Starin reached Quarantine,
whom suddenly it discovered shat larder aud jug
alike were empty and and groans sent up to
the city by telegraph. reply back 10 o'clock
in the shape Of the steamtug Ella Levy, bearing pro
visions but the Joy tempered by the
deseron OF the band which returned To the city by the
revc:uang boat leaving the watchers to their fate
The Britannia meanwhile had approached sandy Hook
at reduced speed and at daylight passed the bar
reaching Quarantine at g III. yesterday After sharp
engagement with the DOCTOR Mr. Vanderbilt and his
companion, Mr. Barger, captured by their friends
and taken board the starn and soon after reached
the city Mr Vanderbilt found at his house yes
tcftIF AFTERNOON Dy Il ltpoTots lt was III
ceent spirits and akatve enough except the OBJ
ject OF his trip.
II were tell the public my mission" he declared.
smiling and il should turn out satisfactorily. they
would call it failure But it Will appear all IN good
time say, however that il promises 10 be success,
full and feel very much encouraged with the result OF
mY trip have had glorious time, and am ~ the best
OF health and spirits one CHIEF reason had Tor gong
% England 10 the Derby and feel that that
sight alone of 100000 people at was IN Itself worth
trip To Europe 10 see sorry 10 back 10
Yesterdays at jerome Park which they tell me
unusualiy tine. The back not 80 pleas
ant as one might have wished first four days
very di-ageeable But never stasck, and could
not help enjoying the uneDOyable days "a sea-
Mr. Vanderbilt waz approached with few questions
relative TO Thomas MIsc Hall enterprise bur proved
uncommunicatiye on the subject, refranlng from eK
pressing more tnan friendly interest IN the design and
refusing what support be intended giving it
OF course plan l. feasible" ne said, snail do
what can 10 help IL forward a citizen 0f New-fork
A. vet subscribed nothing and have seen no sub
Srrut.Ou list"
New-York tribune., 1877-06-11
MR.. VANDERBILT IN ENGLAND.
MS OPINION ABOUT THE NEw-YORK CENTRAL RAIL
ROAD-THE QUESTION OF FULLER INFORMATION.
=. L-...L LL-rI-L. II II.


ROAD-rHE QUESTION OF FULLER INFORMATION.
From The London FOrld C( MIB 3d.
Mr.. w. III. Vanderbilt of the New Ork
Central Road only arrived here last FRIDAY, and
leaves England again to-m9rr9w so that his ysit mas -
down 10 the Derby, ana We should udge that me
rest of his time had been consumed III RECEIVING anu an
sverinZ kilograms from NewYork He told us that the
bear party which has recently Deei mahihs 80 uespt
ate rad NcwYork stocks reaped great fortune 0y
made t5 bolster up the price OF NewYork Central. The
road " he said els IN better condition than ever, and
We nave no floating debt Any Dill "hich anj BODY ha'
my father the Commodore. took greater pride In this
road thing else iu the world anu az thi. mo-
ment we o" more than halI me "hole amount pi 'Ho
stock leave you to adge whether or not we-thit Is
he marx" But" we suggested, II possible youc
paying eight per cent interest ON your common
stock!' We'll" replied Nh Vanderbilt, " We are earn
Ing and when do not, can ony tell you that we
shall 20 paying IL. The property shan stand on
is own merits, and people will eventually understand
thar Idle tales about Us are only Qi SOCK
Exchange purposes. Why they actually got up tne story
in NewYork that my father had not drawn his Interest
on the common stock Tor the lass tulee years
of his lie, while paying th1 ordinary h2dcf
You knew him very well-what do you think of
that's No matter what thcl say the Now-lork
Central Will continue to be conducted without regard
To the interests II bears or bulls ana considering
depression which has long prevailed IN our country
think have no reason 10 De dl-causntu Win te Ie-
had pretty thorough scare latey, ana tnhA tndI al
American railroads ought to give them fuller lnfOrna-
t0n about the true state Of the proper,es anu te III
ucDtediess and ge1eral expenses. thihA your peV-
pie sAd Mr. vanderbilt fancy tnat all american sai
roads are Ike the Ere but OF course we cannot Aely
tlat. Wncu our interest here Is coming due on
our bonds, lt IS Iemitted from NeT-lork, and
there viii be no change IN that respect at any
rat, some very large private fortunes stand between
YOur English b0ndhOldeIs and the common stock
nave MOI even been to bankers here Dr only came
fora few days rest Ihr Duih Oh our PropeIy - o
course owed the other side, and our consolidated
bonds are nearly ali there and to-day are az 10 N New"
York" MI NanderDhs bears strong perSonHl Iscin @
bltace 10 his celebrated father, the Commodore aud
is quite as shrewd and clever man ot business Ihefe
is probably no railroad manager IN tHe Horu m NOR NOR
thoroughly familiar with every detail OF fhe business
counec Jed with hls property. Nhle IN London he hIs
seen very Few persO but dned last night at the Auer
can Nlnsters.
New-York tribune., 1877-06-11
MUSICAL AND DRAMAHC NOTES.

Mrs. J. H. Hackett is reported to be danger
ously ill a. kockaway.
CallendeI's Georgia MInstrels will appear at
Hooley's Tne,ter Brooklyn, during the present week
Mile Aimee will appear at the Academy of
Music monday FOR tne benefit OF Mr. Maurice Gral-
A Summer season at NibOs Garden VIII
begin next Monday under the manas cement Oi MI W D.
Fleming, with historical drama entitled Ihe CrOss
and Crescent"
II is announced that by an Improvement on
the system Of cooling the aud tUum OF Ndllack when
was rst introduced last year. the temperature Of TIE
huu during the Waves season, viii be Kept about 10
degrees lower tnan shat OF Tie outer atmosphere
Theodore Thomas mas accepted the position
of eondurtor OF the NcW-Iork Philharmonic society,
and as one OF the conditions OF tDe arrangement twenty
members Of his orchestra 10 De named hy hiu VIII oe
admitted 10 membership the society. MI l. II ocheI-
mernorn mas been reelected President oil the fhlIhar
monic Mr. BOehm Vice President, ana Mr ocAaad Stcit
tary The new treasurer is Mt John Gordon, ana 'he
BOA ri OF Directors for the coming year consists OF Mc
Natzka R.etze BergneG SOhst HOch and A. Bernstein
New-York tribune., 1877-06-11
4 NEW-JERsEY CENTRAL coNPRouSE.

SETTLEMENT OF THE IL 81 OF THE LEHIGH NAVI-
CATION COMPANY's RAILROAD PROBABLE.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.-lt is anticipated
that al a meeting Of officers OF the Lehigh Coal and
Navigation Company with the receiver OF the NewJer
sey Central. settlement OF difficulties VIII he reached
The Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company leased tie
Lehgh and Susquehanna Railroad. which u owns, TO the
Central Railroad Of NewJersey, March 1871 for one
third OF the gross receipts the lessee TO al the cost
OF necessary improvements, and 10 receive interest
thereon from the Navigation Company the fun amount
expended such improvements 10 be repaid at the ter
1ninaton of the lease. The Central defaued in these
monthly payments last summer, when the d.
cline in gold began. This debt was stil FUR
tber complicated by the financial embarrassment
which befeil the Lehghsand Wikcsbarre Coal Company
Oppratng other property OF the iensh Coal and Ndvga
non COMPANY The end the appointment OF receivers
for the NewJersey Central and the Lchigh and Wilkes
barre when the Navigation Company went 10 court to
recover the railroad the ground Ol default IN the
monthly payments. they met by the counter claim
for million expended IL improvements. Both parties
have been ready settlement, and TINS II il under
stood will be made because the Navigation Company
wants the money and not the road, while the Central
needs the latter very much. Therefore 10 J. reported
tnat tic Coal and Navigation Company Will accept
$3.50 900 m cash and offset the Improvement account
against the remainder or It's claim
New-York tribune., 1877-06-11
SUNK BY 4 STEAMBOATS, SWELL.

A canal boat, heavily laden with coal, was
living at the foot of East sixtethst about Il IL.
saturday when it struck by a from the Provi
depcc steamer Massachusetts, which was passing. The
wave vas so great that the boat filed with water and
suDk almost instantly The captain Of the boat Melvin
Kirkland with his wife and little daughter had narrow
escape from drowning. They were on deck at the tne
pd seeing that their boat was about 10 sink they prang
rsv from II into the water. They sank from sight and
when they rose 10 the surface the captain was hardly
,ble 10 keep his wife from sinking second
re while his daughter years old, was left IN danger
- droUuing : ID. MunrOe captain Of the schooner
nancy Dav lyIng heIn went To their assistance
i'm small boat ana succeeded IN rescnhg them from Tue
,la+ar The lftc arl was insensibe when picked up.
bsf afteruard revived Oa going ashore, the unlOr-
funate family found themselves entirely destitute lhe
cbaifv AT nighbotiug saloon keeper alone kept them
from suffering Their boat, which was thelE nome ana
entire property after drifting on the rocks Tor several
lo,r iunned it load OF coal and T. the surface
conuIetr wreck from which the cabin Win It's CON
tents, had been torn away ana lost