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ENTkAOkDh,,SS.a,, =, S.,,E BhE.s'AINs iI..
I.n5 ~TREFT. between I2ih and 18th streets.
Best guatI Hooks and EyeS. s.. a card. Good
Back NH aca skirt Braid. D. piece. Clark's -
IaTd Spool Cotton. only 5c. spool. DOuble-width
Beaver Goth. only -. - per yard. Double width
alI-wOO M1tcla>~e Dress Goods. in myrtle green.
Iub.cachtri anton FlannelS tisSt makes. s.. ami
mp. Extra heavy a'l-w"ol Gwiled Red FLANNEL.
25c AMI up. Atwood Blankets at cost to close ont
the lot. unieace,l '"ttou>. o. per yard and up.
81 Bone Hip core Cor~ctS In boxes. 2pc. Regular
made British Hose. 2jr. splendid six Clock Bal
bTirgan Hose only jO- Elegant three-button Kid
sIeTa shades. only S1.2J per pair. Lyons GTo>
GIain Back silks. 95c. and up. and q complete line
of fSst-clGSs Goods many Of which are much
unteT and all lower than ruling market prices.
Close huyerS Of good goods should call at
dlO-tT BRODHEAD'S. 1915 = ST.. bet. IL 4 18Th.
A IL THE BEST GRADES AT THE LOW
IA est market prices in fiTst-claSS FANCY AND
DOMESTIC DRY GOODS.
j. W COLLEY-S
novo4-tr SOL corner Sth street. Market Space.
nRY GOODS AND CARPETS
Best Tapestry IngTains; s1-10 per cent. of for
cash; ROXbury Tapestry Brussels. 81. I5-10c. yard
of for cash: Good Brussels. a5c.: Ingram. 25c.
and NOOls. 65c.: Extraordinary inducements in
Dress Goods; All-wool >erges, 37ize.: AL-woOl
CashmeTeS. 40c. AlpacaS. 15c.. worth %: knick-
erbOckerS, cheap: Atwood CaShmereS, double
CasbmeTes. / must sell al great Inducements to
r1nSe ont GTos-(i rain Silks. s5 81. 81, 81. 20 -,
se.5O-eheap. CIoass III newest style, So up-Yery
low prices. Bazar Patterns. bet IN "itv:
nov30-tr 700 MARKET SPACE.
NEw AND STYLISH DRESS GOODS JUST
IN received at greatly reduced prices.
BLACK SILKS. CA>HMERES and MOHAIR
ALrAcAS speciality at J. w. coLLEY,s
nov24-tr sol. corner Sth 81. and Market space.
Evening star., 1877-12-13
SPECIAL NOTICES.

- MIR. FORREST THORN, late with
t>T Geo. {. Henning. will be glad toextend to his
fTt nCs the cOurtesies of MssSrs. liable 4 Bros
Clothing House, coTLer of 3th and ID Sts, where he
j. now located. dI3-2t
Evening star., 1877-12-13
kilograms to The Star,
THE EASTERN WAR.
ANOTHER BATTLE REPORTED.
THE FRENCH MIDDLE.
THE EASTERN CONFLICT.
Another Rattle KepOrted-

LONDON. Dec. l2.-The Turks seem 10 have
renewed offensive operations i'm the neighbor
hood of RustSchuk. report prevailed at Con
Slantinople last night that great battle ha,
Leen fought between Metchka and RustSchuk
1he result Of which il unknown. Thus faI
however official reports from The TurkiSl
headquarters only mention an affair with siA
Russian baffalinnS
Evening star., 1877-12-13

I AIDES CLOAKs, splendid quality, for sI2,
i sl4. sl6 and SIS.
Misses CluakS In all sizes.
Eegant quality Dresses and Boulevard skirts for
ladies' in great variety, copied from Partisan pat-
terms.
4 large and attractive line of Novelties. selected
for the holidays, including many useful and orHa-
mental Christmas gifts.
dlO-1m VI. WILLIAM.
Evening star., 1877-12-13

YTNHE NAlLS-Judge Prentis certifes: ..Dr.
l. SCHULTZ cured mine Is years ago." Thou
sands Ike Of painless cases OF bunfons, corns,
ulcers, ehilblains. rheumatic swollen joints. &c.
Once: SoS Pennsylvania avenue, up stairs. Ladies'
and children attended ~ usual. Call or too late. d.
Evening star., 1877-12-13

HEADoRS DEPT. OF POTOMAC, A.A.G.o.,
Washington. ID. G.. Dee. Is. 1877. I
:. O. No. 4.-The Department EucampmenJ is
hereby ordered Ia convene in special meeting at
these headquarters. at $50 pm. this instant, TO
make suitable gementS for attending the fune-
raj of COmrade TIMOTHY LUBEY. Past Depart
ment Commander, decreased on the 12th inst.
His death will he announced 10 the department in
subsequent orders.
BY order of the Department Commander A. A
e.. RICHARDSON.
1t & w. TAYLOR A General
, 1877-11-16

o1ssy employed in cartng ont goods. Ihe SAL
wage in the cellar It would be hard At this time
10 estimate, since that portion suffered more
.crcrr,v ,h,n n v,. at rst antirtnatc ri It wonld.
.....a =. ss....s..,. ,...a +, 49,. a,,a,
mi witn ntateo IN 5estesusy 'es.e' !" n'.a
al ,,o, oa.," "m .', Inc OF caseo gooas. "h'en
.n W. t's r .,ac inner si'e ."tn'l head OF retail
tied down upon The bascn,ent, and aide,l much
beneath, Thc watcr srcmr,, ~, - 'nx 49, sto1e"
thc "oset enemy, but the slowly and surely
catiCE flames Ind to be Auppressstf The In
terlor Of the basement was completely Quilted
of ttx rontrnt.- and ,hcrc vo. on1v, Ia, ,hr
E'oas andcs INC siae"hk anu aoont twenty
1cet vide Of caacs all around the square OF Lie
buii.lIu9 surface. Those which stood in the
main building we're In from two to four feet Of
"is ;hn 1n.is .rorn H., in.' n%e hse dc S"e
"- "e &'o'' s' W.. . w ~. .a..e ~ ..~'Aase"'
ror+ +,tn~1 th. ,,.n.s t.1,st,. .tt..,, all hn-.
ron1a'nea 2o' tne o.. Tasaoc anu hefe
The huIl,linr. Thc % iaccs nrd nj valuable shswls. @ Il
With w.ro noo- H. atatn .,..n.a fre,. n.s
nrrStr uoit cerr;o.1 '1 o,t sr "'., .or,,,,es,r
,b" ,,1n,t ou's a.. IN !, p'"rmNaTiy many
WD wrrc eovcd of III. kind s'~ n
6u rcr ,,t,,n sE snr. at ~
cr,isv oec ~. ,r"t -. n. ~ sn,n.t ,,nrno ot
yi7aIr md H. cnI. ~ t,ss ~" ,,tern. or,
.,s1 1si ~. III. tt"., ~, tni .ns i,.
s,ve, 10 shc nvfnnf ri t,orhsns III ~ III ror rnri
fc nrm,., ~ frn,sn1 ~, - ~ t. ~.
thr nj oor ,rerr liz ,nst rn,,a M
ri nnf ti'c .ntvore snnnt ~ III ~
c1n"5cnrr "nscr. arctaao ~ tu nvor ~ ar o.
T tikthrcsd AMI fsncv inv ero s.vni
v ~ tirc. .or",,r ,i,~ s .i,e
ts.cn n"t rns"s,,ar nnrn,r" s" tn,.rt a' @ s t,a
ss,~. nrcsnntci thc ha.t e,nna-.,,.a *i,s,,et.
nrasir a"crr ,,l.,e ~. r.. "thi ,isa,1 a.s, s.ush
viii waicr. ha roois NJ f"st =. ,i'ny fa.sa ,a.re
carrirl mt. wrro tasrn IL F,c1n. 1r,er a. ~ .e,s
,asi.aI ~ a.t NV n.nek' and tne3e uc-
p''"'' - 10 ~ r,'r n"sn .rrom,, ,,"1 o.;. r;,on
ronto,ue,1 tbc fur. ia,str.' .nits mooton roo,.
t:n. ;. s.ns ~: in', .aass snhs' "ooieH goo!e&
, 1877-11-16

Mr.. Coanaglli, tho Dsitiah Conaul at Florence,
IN his report on fhe Industries Of Turtn states
that tue breeding Of rabbits was entirely neg
lceted Ia Italy until 1873, when 1t was taken up
by Massra. C0stamagna, furtiors Of that c!tfF::
Thinking that supply ot these animas would
not oniy be usef1l to their trade, but That sxb,
bits would form an important Articsu VI sooI
for tho poorer elasscs ot thu population, breed
Ing establishment was erected Ia few manths.
with GU cagcs for tlat humber vi docs, with =
large number Of compartments ior tic youne'
eli by publications aud BY facts. A shop toF
the sale ot rabb!i& WA opened, and ~ folF
months 12.000 bend wero killed aud tolu.
Mcssrs. C0st2mag1a not only taught how w.
rabbits were to be cooked, but at+ed cxan'M1s
10 prseeps. They distributed In various arts o.
Italy upwards Vt 1,Duu anllnala oI tha pcst
breeds, and have also placed At the Disposal Q1
prrsons III snlall means ,5U rubbt ias'!ll'es,.-
In all ., 00O animals,-Wi&h thelF cascs, etc; lho
debt thus Incurred by Ills receivers ID rcdeehsr
BILE by small annual quota Of the products
, 1877-11-16
REllnlnllS.

Sntrfai Dfspafch to 1zs cAtcago TRIBUNE
Mt. VERNON, ILL.,. Nov. l5.-Our County Sab
bash-sehoo1 Convention met In tho Aethodht
Church In this city to-day. Tho exercises wero
interesting md Instructive. and much rcerct Ia
expressed that tho bad weather prevented q
larger attendance. Reports from the various
saboath-schoote throughout the county t,ldl-
cate cnsoura gsnR progress. The new officers
elected Tor tho ensuing ytnr Are joel r. Wat
son, President; A. Clark Iolnson, Secretary:
mud Daniel SturRcs, Treasurer
TO tho t1tsttm Assoetatt4 IsTfsa
Nsw York, Nov. l5.-J'lls General Mission.
ary Committee of tha MetAuitst Church to-day
made appropriations for various missionary
fields fur IT'D. Tho appropriations will uot
materially differ fEou amounts appropriated
for hi antl thu aggregate Is tho sanle. THO
SUM OF St.uo WIS placed ut tho disposal OF tbe
boaEu to aid any distressed missionary in Dui-
EaEla- il WAS reported that 1t least QUO 1uis-
Stouart had hect killed by the Turks.
SpsItaF fAspasth ia JAs thics1aa 9rjtuss
WHITEWATER, Wis, Noy. l5-Dr, Kyler, of
Cthra::o, preached the closing serI,oit Vi thc
unlycrsalist State Conference thl4 evening. 1Aa
Rev. Straub, of Chicago, it1 q meeting Of lhc
Conference previously, The Itcvt, Ftsher. Of
Monroe. aud Todd, Of Coluulhus, preached ser-
,lt's,s during the aft:snoln. Olie III thu vprac-
sieal results Vi tho Conference Is the formation
VI AlntstcEs' Associatiou. Executive Con-
mlttee. Rogers. Ut Whitewater, LcayItt, Of Fort
Atkinson, and Lawreucc, ol Jauesyllte.
, 1877-11-16

that since the root Was rrpaIsed n quantity OF
tarrcd rope wns left living under It. lie at
tributes the origin to spontaneous combustion,
and believes that hsnt from the pipes Of tho
stores on the htth floor 'Gnisctl the tarrcd ropes
nth! ultimately fred the roof, and this caused
the destruction.
ALL QUIET.
Ihc scene about the ruins BY moonlight was
rcnecfut enough. Three or fnur policemen
wen pacing up ard tlown on Stale and Wash
!HEtnn streets guarding Tic blil.tlug aud
rendering II impossible fnr my person or per-
sons 30 disposed to hrrnk Id and carry oil
any of the portable valiabies. A man was altu
engaged tn swcrphlg the pieces Of olass, fticka,
and sttnch ftnm tho e1dcwnlks into tho streets
During his lnbcrs he wAs forytbly ren,tnde,l Of
tho general Insecurity uf things overhead by n
piece OF l'rakca window panc in an tippcr
story crushing to the pavement near
him and ehtycrinN itself into a hunlre,l frug-
n,cnts. lie congratulated himself that tho fall
!nE glass iau not. struck him on tho hea,l.
Nnthfng waa lona Inst Night IN Tho way OF re-
moving any. Of tho gnnis. Enough Of that had
hccn ,lonc during the .1ar to provide work for
the clerks in the Exposition Blll.ainR III the
cvrntn9. The wofk uf removing will bc rcsun,-
Ct! Ills morning, a,a l,efnre Tomorrow night It
will probnbly hare been cum p1ctcd.
r1oTOHHAPfs.
Copc1n. the photographer, 11as taken 4 fine
1arEe.stzc picture ef tho building ns II looked
yesterday morning. lie also hns photos OF tho
building A. II was bcfore the blaze and Of The
ruins Of the nlu building which went down iu
N0EGmber, ISL.
, 1877-11-16
kttc'cn Bsun, Grantlpcrrct, and Grefiulhc, mcm-
hers OF the Right, were tp-tlAy elected 10 Life
SeuAturBblf,s
MISCELLANEOUS.

LAHOM TROUBLES.
LONDON, Nor. 15.-At meeting Of cotton
masters In blackburn yesterday, over seventy
firms wcrc represented. They agreed 10 rcvom-
mend that North mn! Northeast Lancashire as-
eoctatlons mako a reduction OF pcr cent Oh
wngrs. At Preston, the employers passed
similar resolutions. Some accounts say the
operatives will probably resist the reduction.
LONDON, Nov. f3.-'rhc Blackburn spinners,
wcavers. aud card-roon. hands will resist the
proposed reduction Of per cent in wages. i
general strike tu Lancashire Is regarded cer-
tAin.
GLADSTONE WINS.
In the polling for tho 1nrtl Hectorship OF
Glasgow University, W. +. u!attstnne rcceIvc'i
L. ,1N yoscs. and SiF Stafford Northcotc, Chan
cellor Ut the Excticl,Icr, tNO.
= CATHOLICISM.
Ep1HBuEG, Nov. ia correspondent says
the ehtel ut the new, Roman hierarchy Of Scot.
land will Ire stylca Archbishop of st. Andrews,
n,tl rcstil. at Edlnburg. There will also be
isisa'ops Of GtasEow, Ltsmorc, Aberdeen, Whit
horn, ana DunkeId.
At the Cons!story, to be held IN December,
The following will bo created Cardinals: l'apal
NunciDs nt Vienna unA Paris, and Aechblsl,Ups
Of Venice anl1 Palermo.
TiE nAsQEE PROVINCES.
MADRID, Nov. f3.-A ROYAL .lccrcc subjects
the Bnsgie PrOvsnccs To tic Batnc direct taxes
- the rest OF Spain.
, 1877-11-16
An Unnatural Mother.

The boa constructor IT ths Aquarium. which
recently Kave blrll tu dity young lpls, has
developed. remarkable aversion tu Ils own
brot,d, and. !ustead oi watching aud cartnS .os
thcm - becomes proper lanals snaks, oss
anl Commonplace !ald-turtle Occupying llu
same aboue, il will tenletly arrange lts c"ls ~
~ to nut tho turtle upon them, aud passing Ins
body over Will bold tic little criminal u ~ sM
quietly 10 sleep. To ali these manifestations ~
esteem the turtle spFelrs 70 refpond wtn w
Hight. It con Ge secn alinoat any lay I}n: u,oJ
tho boa constructor ln The most e1n'ehteu
manner possible, while tho young poas sns a,s
allowed TO wauder whcrckoeVcE thry IIst' ~.
hccdrd In thc altghtcst BY their cruel aud a1'
natliraf uaIGnt.
, 1877-11-16

hrf0YF thN fi1wn.fnun hF.ifAntS all A.
tended tor
uYc*. a. n ruic' T)crr Il am ANAL nine
an franklin .trrrt. and ~, Michigan ayeptIc
eouth of Ran1oinh STREET. int nortt, We ra1, net
nrrftv foo,t xut,niv Thn Harriet eoi,tlt al thc
Pacific tIttrj wns kaf1lv IN. tuf npw there ia II
Iotnch main nn ,inck.on ntreci. nnd thc plugs
there have finch oprnings.h
.sfto,v a!,otlt l.osrI"
uft worked ycry wctl: MT many lengths
hurst VIC ,nye eiiIl e1mc leather f1;,se In use.
and (hrrc companies which cnrrr It camo to tic
fjrc on tho Ali. md they mrstrJ in a]f eirht OF
ninr lengths, Or rubber, slc,1,t believe oyrr
thrrc nr fur blrstrtI, 1t The other ntc, IN
"spMh or Tus ESuIyKs pnoEE rowH, mn
TrrY Nnrin
"Ycs: we wetp rutbcy unfortunate In that.
Sfr nj fbrm rnrn NH l,nfnrr ii nir1nlx 1ast
nirht nn,f ,rcrr In 9hn srons nntfl nna,r.T
Il Whnt 49,. ~" rnn."IH ~ ~
~ rhnre ..orn sSr ~ r,ri"ss c,r,o. m. .o,f.,,o
,.,,a nSts ;,,G MGF. T. 'a.MMs sa5cS: V"u teprn
peIcr elinpea ~ cccentf1cs No. Q, wnsef' hatt
becn IN The service nn!ntcf 81 years ant! re-
built at d cost Of Il, 100 or *i.3N sonle thrco
years aEO, had l1crn caktng for sumo time hack,
and shc l,asl 10 be Ind IN on that account, as
rims nr,1 Ind ic,nr.t ,,t,rr, rr icse rrhf nionn
-. ,.,s. @ ~" s.,s. LII ~" ~ 49,, .S",, .iss
tsas. - s,n,s s.s .,,. ~ .. H.. ~ ~ n .I..
tn.s n.u ~, tnA'In ~ a.u tue9 Nnfc uHe " wv
tuns a.1u wtre a. rfe tor tnEce1liaftess ~ mn
leaking. told you that m appropriation had
been made for thrre new engines, They arc tn
replace two that werc condemned nyer q ycnr
nro--Et, II and the Little t31a1tt. which nre NIT
WORT, rrra!ftn9,-at,d, a. Inc new oncs haven't
seu ~ ,,.,i ~ 'ts .s. U{ t,t'Tu spa'I n.can
ese@ Wetu1itt9 tHc 1cVui't v. D. iNcEs hau ~
, 1877-11-16
ANfUSEMENTS.
" FAU9TN AND "1.OIfEynnrv

r.1 .s...'.'.., ;. N l'oliES9nIN.'.
~ ihc uts,sua! acn'a"as upon tile space Of TIM
,h'ncSs l:s. "e"csaaY .e n'g's mado It 'mpo,,lble
"Faust," md vet # sho,,1I m, ~ s,4' NJ
s,..,,,tn, T,,.. .,,,n.. ""t vas without
as.su.oa' ~ w.. !. ~ ta"l'3f That the ap-
peara"ee ot any nc" artsss u always Of Interest.
as'u IN .li's case none OF those IN The cast bad
in,nort ancc In tho onora. n mt H.. n.. 'o'e Of
.anra."nt.,,n,, H.. 1s '''s n'st IN lhs
.ep.tssaeA.",h a,N. 1"as o! Grefea.a,
v wh'eh was taken ny Miss Human. sbe
ID appearance, with girllsh, pretty votec sa
,,r,l,,noe. ana rsa,,itn - o"s u'sp'aSca sons
ot'n.aaeJ anu lAe'nty o. execution. although
them we're barely touched. In action, I,,1.
can bo said, ns she ID apparently nov - Ivy u.
a. nm .n,, hor tr,.o,,+-,ts sho."ts ~" 70 the
n.sns,.. =, ~ s. ~. -. 'ne.eao.e also'a5a no
masnf'Ly y o. poWes nor any intensity Of passion.
a. eotnpaseu WIN Inc great pc shonattons We has
~ IN Times past, was sssl,Y wanting. Mr
nnans "as an exeeen. Edu't. and nnalo
tms rcpr,csch.aI,on o. tne character Thoroughly
increasing ant narmon,ons. 1s, @ II Is t'nnossibe
,s,',, LIT tnn tss, .ot ussnt ana refinement Of
fas.e VIII wn!eh ne invests u IN all IT. n'a,c..
ILL., tn sr ,ns nss nJ. ne " ',ensn an lo!elh!c anil
so eiIax Of is T roe, % o @ reaxr eaifu 1tt IT, s'Isl
nFs s1,n .Sn t"JSltE
tuy ucuty q! tIie t'nti. anu uetcloped IL With RIA!
amat'c @ nn,s.. a.! ts1s @ Enes 70 makc a'ncnis Tor
soao ,nsG LONGS anu so.ae !hl1etto especially
III t,e SAVE u!1aofa.I wt'len tnarrct the close
VI W ptss,cPa' Gases.aa. ~ hestes e''aiIEe tic
tu.0 uSsoti. ~ so.se .nan 70 alstort It.
.n.; Aao!phCs ~. .Ieths.o W. Eoou N make up,
n'.. !. "as nssen H. W.. ionsacstc alaoc'c, but
"us sH's ~ natit euaroe a'anMcs' S!lorkln.-
~ 1t oMt -. s;ne ~ s"nce, aoa WIN alh equally
'snc@ME IT, IsGu 1.a,a,e 70 tng tnas,e as . .fis
Nv atss = nteeI VA not retaarx.
"pte, Wv ~. nas ~. stIfM!hs XII. Nas excellent.
st cscts' 'si.s .nS sgsonu !; @ Na0!e1 opera ot ths
scaso .'e ,,Lonegln' ~ s.s MI E,sen 70 yery arga
inuao M NV M..u =, cnsL .nS'au'nK Iappentcim Is
fsn. nliss nfs,a, ma'..aGSr Is o.raa' Ff!tsch ns
tse"e.H,Mt .;ss tr'. gsuh ~ r1se, sni Wteganl Al
tno nng. ,,, amu o!%ia VIZ Mountea as well Is
y so.1u ~ npon 81 s.mha. sIaao perhaps, but
!t tae e!est: " 9ma a5tanee; tne procession tn
W scsonu aes }usa psos 10 snc ex1t Ok hf.a and
~ ~ ss1santot;o " 'ne !uatrrous
satist, nnu tenafM trgne"suoh a" a' mas not y
FL 10y .1a,n ~ ,.s. a. 'in a1e oseh aesited
,,n, amg .Ga. oaegHSaee S VIZ inngu 70 Mme. Zap
~ ~ isot au w a,s1 nu nies these srt,
is, s.s % tnu oottona ; " ts was reached
Y ~" 81; Ano easy aesSsn.s: aimo fappen.
nGis ", e.. ;. Esa MI s,M ,eAcSeuhe interesting
ILL., ,At i ths ,a,f oI ra m Inc folo
, 1877-11-16

To fhs Editor " Th< Tribune,
CHICAGO. Nov. Ill WI. present ut tue burn
ing Of Field, Letter tS Co.'s store last evening,
aud noticed tas many others tlfd) that tho only
really elective strcanls were from the roofs OF
the nelglboEing buildings, showing the para
mount advantage Ut being ahls tu throw the
water "whore II would 10 tho st,ust good.n
Nou1t! 1t nut bs an economical nieastlru on tho
part Q! owners of property ln the business sec-
tlon u tas city to Con,c " soMu agreement bY
which the expense could liz divided among sil
the owners III ons block to carry up ffotn the
street and inside u tho kturcs III cfght-luetl
iron Dlpe Wrought aud easly scscwe,3 aogell,erl
communicating with and utcnins on tho street,
and having four to six opcs,i,lus to whirl. tho
engine hu4c could be at,athc.tf THIS pins should
extend up through the inside Ut oIe OF te storrs
alu u thc distance Ut, two DF three feet above
the soaf, and Aayu d cup 1t tho lop with tho
A1'ne nulLilIeF uf Openings u There are Dn the
street, to which Elusc could be attached and ear
slst to any part of tue ulogk II desired lateral
p!es ctulit coHueet, upeh!nE Into each story tu
VII tlIe xtoEtcs ot eaeh sture In the block. Tho
extTuae ot an eignt.!neh wrouglt-iron ppu ex-
tcua'nx from ttlcwa!k ~ Euof. Will. tio six
openings bclow, and tue six abusc wout mot
L. tnure th1n $l5U, " abaut SIS for "a. Ii store.
elevatcd pos&Iol1, and II lut ucrr4siG|e ty fru-
son 1t smoke or lame, thtn the openings Vi, tic
adjoining blocks acFo.s the allvy Or acruss tue
street could bc put in segusition. The PHO
running up vi the outside Ut tho building Us
p4t up ~ some lew Instances iu tho city 1ucx
not furnish water enough Tor large tiiv. II
these suggestions 2rc worth anything It would
at well u they weru remembered aud nut Into
practical operation. lavxs7totTonr,
, 1877-11-16

they went on pleasure trtp after TIM ,,,.u
OF Freight Agents anu ta.t freight I'm" t.e;,nE WIE
a9crs IN this cisv week or Two agt,. .m H. Man.
inR. "e'@' 'as1 tvcn-
Mr. John 8. George flas been annot,,.,,
mcrcfal Agent OF The Chfcneo 4 S"rth~. '.o'n"
KaIs''ad for thc City Of Milwaukee. liz r:n t,rfn
OF Commercial Agent II new utc. mi ~ t,'ee "'ee
nolntnent Of NJ. George 10 tic position my !! ap
faithful service. Mr.. W. j, f,nrIc H., vars os
polnscd to the position Of Passenger a, r' r"o. 40.
Agent In place Of A1r. ueorgc, N''' ''eRce
, 1877-11-16

A. tho week wears on tho benefit Of tho
Poltccnion's benevolent Association grows to
.morc solid proportions. Lust evening tue
house WIS vel! filled, mud tho performances, In
ctudtnR a serio-com!c DIANA and IN old
fashioned farce, passed on to the satisfaction ol
all. The first ptocc was All that Glittera Ia Not
tSa was M very WS,eey W;Soasy Fssts y
.Sffphes Plum, and rendered ample justice 10
thu emotional aud manly tralta of character
sought to DO depleted. Mr.. rearsou's
Jax}xr Plum was wclltlrawa par
cntlcan 81 anS r. souca mae az c.ee
}ent Ladn LeuiherbrtaVf. There wern few
weak points III tho east, bnt As a whoio the
ptcc1 was clcvtrly rendered. "l}uots ut the
SWIM succeeded and Kept tho audience In good
lunlor fur the batance Ut tho cyenlug. Tho
same bill thls evening.
, 1877-11-16
MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY.

6o4edM D4sNAtA % 7as [2lc44o TSIAYFf
ANN AnBoR, Akh.. Nov. la-Asgu1neuts on
the petition for rsheafiu2 OF the University
chanccfy suit occupied the attention OF the
Court all day. with Aessrs. bishop, Ut Detroit.
and Sawyer, Of thle city, In favor thereof, and
a!r Pond and Judge Douglas, Of DctruIt, aud
All. kfAnc, Of this cisJ, against II. judge iluu.
elngton took ths matter uodcr a1yt4euacpt, pud
granted ttay VI proceedings uutu le SHOULD
make lis decision.
, 1877-11-16
OTHER FIRES,

At WNIEKIOWNf NIs,
Setcidl nisualeA to TaA cAtca1a Tribune.
WArznTowS, Wis.,, Nor. 15.-The brick
1wclling-houaa Of John Baumant,, In tho Fifth
Wnr.l, was destroyed by fire at o'clock this
morning. Cat1sc, Il t1cfccttyc ftnc. Insurcl tn
the Northwestern Mutual, Of Milwaukee, for
el.30o,
IN NEw foHK.
New Yong. Nov. 15.-Ncwmau t. Capropfs
hardware nlanufactnry, on 1'wontv.nfnth street,
was burned this morning. Loss, 500, 0,0o0.
, 1877-11-16

New YonE, Nov. 15.-M1. Eliza Miller, Of
this uity, WIN claims the John Young estate,
consisting Of ll9,ooo acres u land IN Vlrgtnla,
West Virginia, mud Kentucky, also valuable
property IN Philadelphia aud Alexandria, Va,
valued II W, ,00, WI, by estimate OF thu lawyer
appeared before the Commissioner Vi Necla and
sisncd locatncnts preparatory to bringing suit
lau1!, soula Q! which are NOW txEuoIeQ BY sew
erAl l2rxu COIL md Iron companiea.
, 1877-11-16

Some F1enchMrn hayc recently patentca >
coatfivance for obtalning instantaneous llsht "
Gaarely depressing button. The niovsni,,as ni.,. =
enables an electric current 70 pass turouxn =
platinum wire, heating it 10 rednrss; toe WI
beipg surrounded b. an atmosphere satu!5s,,sst u5,.t
with tenxlne quickly texonss *hte h9t. tu4i ati
ltyhta s,,IaIl Lump, ~hleh burns oebzoiae' a.
gives y very bright light. Tha xlule apparatus
In cos. uaet md pu{tuLlt,
, 1877-11-16
TIE VERMONT WAR.

NEMPonT, VI, Nov. 1A-An injunction has
been granted by judge Royce restraining tho
Pa4sumpsic Hallroad from interfering with thu
Southeastern ltutlroad Ia any way. 8upcrtn-
tel,Ient Fulsou,, OF the Passumpslc, was aFreaetl
last evening aud put under $lQ,0O honda tn
civil suit fur trtsp2ss on tue Southeastern HALL
road Cutnpauy's property.