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ONE Car Load "GRANGERS" COTTON
" TIES, very cheap, at
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O00 Bis. FLOUR, all grades, bought before
HOO the late advance at
A. VIRDENS
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4 LII KINDS LADIES AND CHILDREN,S
n HOSIERY, at
A. VIRDEN'S
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II EW LUMBER YARD /!

I WILL HAVE A FULL STOCK OF LUM-
IL Der Rough and Dressed, Shingles and
Laths from JAS. A. HosKINs' Mills at Brook
haven.
Building Lumber at..................$l2 to $14
Fencing = .................. II to IA
Dressed Flooring at from.......... 20 to %
Other grades at cOrresp onding prices, and
[ will not be undersold
Office and Yard at the old Hull office on
Railroad, north of George Lemons Store.
j. NJ. HOSKINS.
Deco '76-3m.
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JACKSON ADVERTISEMENTS.
A. VIRDEN.

DEALER IN DRY GOODS, CLOTHING
IL Boots, Shoes, Gents Furnishing Goods
Fancy Notions aud Plantation Supplies.
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POLITICAL.
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.So<eiai {Att4atcA 10 J1l CAtcg1o TtJAea4,

Ss<eias Nhaatch 10 JAl CAteauo TtIaEa4.
BosToS, Dec. 4.-'fhe city election ncxt Tues.
day proHllscs to oa tho cioAeat that has ever
taken p1Ace here. Registration cioseu ut uid-
hight, and, ~ nearly as caa be learned, about
B,O10 pamea have been added u tho voting
liata. There have undoubtedly been great
frauds un tho Democratic side iu tho matter OF
naturalization. also. there hare been frauds
owing 10 the pFarttcs Of the Clerk Ut she Court
Issuing sgued tapers tu ba hl1cd in At leisure.
The ordcr, iu1s i4sueA, that all pzpcrs
shalt be slgaed BY thu petitlouer and Iii
Witnesses hi the ptrsencu OF the Clerk
hss cauAea MueA scxation ot aoul IN the Demo
gtattt vaulp. rho ctstzens. Rnd Republicans tu-
utxht nominated : unlou ticket Tor Alderman
anl School Boald. which Is YET! stroIx, uo
rcietrnce having been paid ~ the poa!ties of the
naminecs. Maay of tie men hRru seen public
service aud xsc we'll known.
LOUISVILLE, n.y., uec. 1.-The Working
meu's ticket was defeated scry. thoroughly 10
day, onIJ few nominees receiving Maiufttie&
uYeF tho C1tlzcns' candidates.
, 1877-12-05
argued on Thursday, ex-senator Carpenter ap-
pcaring Tor the prisoners anil Dtstrct-Attornty

argued on Thursday, ex-senator Carpenter ar-
pcaFing Tor the prisoners anil Dtstret-AttoFnty
Wells for the prosecution. Tho at1idavitd sut-
mtttct} In support Of tho application nre very
volumfnous, and contain nnny interesting facts
connected With the origin and prosecution Of
the claim. Ms. 9awyer's own nf!ldarit declares
that lie was never requested by any orc to dusny
the claim. thas E,c never Eavc enct,uraecmrn: to
ony onc that he could do ANYTHING OF the kind, j
and that the change In tho Endorsement of the
papefs by which they were sent to tho First
Treasury was male IN Secretary Klshartfson's
psrsencc Mt hi. desk. and merely to correct
obvious clerical errors.
JUSTICE HARLAN.
Ten. Harlan will take tlis seat ns Associate
Justicc vi the sunreme Court on Monday. I[u
will Immediately have important duties to pt:r-
iossn. as he Will he mn arbitrator in many
catcs. There ate tcyefat ca5cs which fnrc
bccn argued as to which the cight Justices now
upon thu Bcuci, arc divided. They will all be
rcarxued after Mr.. flarlan takes fts seat, and
hts s6te WILL determine the majority OF tic
tnurt. Among the cases 10 that Of tho right
OF q municipality TO tax Its own indebtedness,
being tile case ii the Cltv OF Charleston. An
other Il a case from Virginia, where persons tyl3o
uwed q Pennsylvania firm paid over the amount
to the Confederate States by virtue 0f tho f-nn.
TO recover.
the MOLINE wATER-FowEn.
The Secretary Ut War has sent to Congress
the report Of tho Cotnmtst!un appointed to ex-
anime into the contract between the uni,cd
States and the afol!nc Water-l'owcr COMPANY at
Moline, Ill. Tho report Is That the speciiccom.
plaInts OF the Company arc not sustained, With
the possible execution that the Government
may hare Vtolatctl the condition Of Bcc: q of the
original contract BY leaving IN tho pool part
Of tho bottom Of the cofEer-.lan.. and In tho
waterway at the mouth of the cana1 n mass of
STONE which holds back the tail wafer, and Is
positive uctriinent to the pOwer. The Commits
koncrt, however, think that tic trouble arsIbg
from this may be removed II the Government
proceeds with Its improvement.
E0r HutLrf.
The Jury, to-day rendered q verdict Of not
a Con?ado 10 and and o i;eorrc n NJ BrTant nf Nssouei
indicted. charged with conspiracy tu t!efrau1 the
Government II, presenting claim NJ e33, ,g0O for
compensation for tnutcs alleged to have been
captured by Indians In August, 1854.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
Tie Republican Hcnators, III taucus to-day,
appointed committee sorcvlse the membership
VI the Committees.
, 1877-12-05


,,, .T.s - ro.o.!.a w. -sa'.,r ~. e,,s'e, sss
leave 10 onef scso'utton sccilhB aHeEed
charges thnt the Nineteenth Joint Rule (~htch
,,roh;h1ts tho aatc uf Intoxicating 1ruors in thu
piou.o"n .,,,t tus sal. ~ .s w tu'
cap'to' bal"thal "as oe!nR s'olateu' anu la'
~. 49,. r,,,a
~"r ~: j"'''S '. ,,
The speaker said TINT a nc belicsed the Joint
rulea Hefp still IN furcc. he had enucay0rct 10
h.,.. .h,. ali. ~ ts,,,,. .,,,,a,1 n.tl th,4 a..
nase aAe ea.1 y. ''9"o'o s'o'peo' a!'a '"s' Jug
keeper OF the Hou&e restaurant had been nott-
fed TINT II It WERE not etoopcd la vo,td yto1ats
~. ..,..st r. 49,. .stfssi- ~ s,s..t s-,ts 49,
ScsoIt1loh, though tne oHlccfs o. Ine Ho1te Wefo
in no wise 10 blume for 4 violation Of the rule. The
resolution was adoptcd,
u, n,,h.r NJ nrs..d . ~o,-c.~or, xo.o,o,,or ,h..
"'' nH'nsn' onstsu ~ 's'.ias.ou Au1e
wheh Inc loqse an1ooEn On tha Vtt. u DC 70 nleet
JAP: ~. Nsieffea. ffea.,
ltHs "c1e lhtfooaco1 eno feitFfea:
w vt. lornhehu V'J-io alo Fesstla wreck:
ed " disabled IN ~atess contiguous to tho United
etAtes OF Gahada'
Ry ~. ni6rel'-LsryInE hx oh !ntoms.
" Mf. Mkcf t!na. l-A JOINT resolution pro.
Posing ~ ai'enamcat % ths Enhstitution ptohto'
itn9 the payment oI a1y Claims Tor damaEe grow.
11R unt o. ine tAklpx 9sf+ or afstfncIoh u prop
cry dnstnH the tsoE!!ion.
n{ NJ. Aartzell-!0 substitute Ereeupacks tor
the ltsue q Sattona LANSING Assecla!toaf. ahd 10
tltM IN the treasury In accordance Win The terms
9t tie eohtMct expressed oh INC lace 0! sa>d
6onua: the neade ~ teueemed 70 oe caheelea
by III. CEstaehuen-fos branch mint at st.
Lonis.
" ~. llnbbell-olstd'ng Michigan into three
, 1877-12-05

H&P0RT OF bECH&TARf THOMPSON.
The Secretary Of tho Nary, In his annual re-
port, gives tho number OF vessels In tho naYy IA
follows: Bixty-seyen steam md twenty three
saitug vessels. twcnty-thscc lronclads, TWO tor
pe.lo, ono ferry, aud twcnty-six tug.boats.
TheEu arc twclvu tronelatls at convenient places
III fresh water, In readiness for actIYc employ
ment When needed. In tho list OF vesscls Ia
actiyo serytrc, in ordinary, undergoing ro-
pairs, ctr., Is mentioned tho Colossus. NOW on
tho stocks at New YORK, 30 dceaycl-haying
been built Of white oak t!mbcr~-aa not to 10
worth completing. Tue Massachusetts Is iu tho
sal.,u condition 1t Ktttcry, aud the Oregon, also,
atDostou. rhcwrcck Of tho Huron ts alluded to,
and the Secretary wil ske The report he board
to !nyctticatu tho csu&o Of her unfortunate loss
tho subject OF specla! message to Cougruss
when the result In ascertainsd. Ths ConncctI+
cut, Iowa, anl Pcnnsyiyanta 1t Boston, the
Java and 8usquchanna At New York, tho Con-
gEess, Sabine, and Kansas 1t KltteTy, tho WoE-
c,stcr aud shawmut At Norfolk. the Saeo, NJ.
ark. aud Crane It Mare Island, the Fsoltc 1t
Washington, and tho New Orleans At 5ackett's
IIatu2,r, are alA0 mentioned a. 10 much dccaycd
Ro Btaya WA scpt UP ths klo Gsanlc Rlvcr
moro than year ago. aud ID anchored "
Hrovnsv!ils, from whtch place sha cauuot pro-
coed either up or down AtreAm tu conAu-
o hs ,n.:sa1s oa 81 2tuas4 a .s %s
assistance to tnat exposed frontier Is could 70
afforded by local forsiieatiou With tho san,o
nuHibcr Vi men aud guns, or by transferring thu
men foI military serytcs o., saoro IN raso OF
posed u ss9 oiitccrs Of tho llnr, tA officers Of
ths stan, aud ~ warrant officers. This retired
ll4t comprtzes ls oacert ot Tho line, l6 officers
II tne stan. Y warrant officers. aud professors
VI mathematics There were Ia the Aervico on
ti,r 1ith dav pf November. 1877, 7Ul4 eulIStsd
, 1877-12-05
THE MESSAGE.

SILVER MEN And ANTt-nEsuMrTloNfars nfs-
CoUnAgEp.
sutetat nspufch 10 TAe Chicago Tribune.
WAsnixaroN, D. c., Dee. 4.-Thc silver men
arc much discouraged at the Presidents ncs-
sagc. They aso NOW certain that any bill which
would bo acceptable to them or tho West would
be vetoed. The Anti-rcsumption men arc also
further use at rrcsent Of pressing their measure
wnlT LONDON louRxALs SAT.
LONDON, Dee. 4.-Thc Daily Ntscs, comment
!nr on President 11ayes' message. says: "The
message deals principally With the questions OF
pacltlcatton and Of tho resumption Of specie
payments, md on both these subjects tho FRESH
dent expresses himself with good sense and
good feeling"
Tho T;,nt, says: "Prcsflens Hayes has mt
Disappointed expectation; hfs 'ncssaao gtycs no
uncertain sound on tho subject OF currency
flo D,,iiy 7eltqraph eays: Notwithstanding
tic dtacouraRcments With which President
1Iayes has bccn met, the prudent anl firm post
ton he has ussumcd In his mctsagc !nsurcs htal
tue support Of the wisest and best portion OF
hts countrvmrn.h
TitE CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL
crsosNNA7i u g., Dec. 4.-Thc comn@rctat p,n TO-
morrow Will contntn tic following retailing to
tho Presidents position on the silver question !:
we do not caro to subject the phrase. eu'noyea
sh' ,e 'fS' 80 :aen til 'fe os' e;
;;ss;$!ss IL ,;, sss.sssSy h.. s e
JPN @ III liz foundation of kaawedes q lie maasins
Of tho ward coin that appeared IN his OHIO speech
S as ssss.a sa III liz esa as: H.
cisu, about silver without being a ths peesonst
trouble Of ascertatntns Tor hiu,selt Thai thay ner
ananco w,ci, Jlsct.mlnatcs for the fow Is saainat
the many, and cannot and must not
, 1877-12-05


PANS. Dec. 4.-Thc lsal4ef states that Jn,of
Ferry will read In tho Chamber Of Deputte
Thursday statement Of tho Budget commlt
tee respecting tue NIniatcslal proposal that tsl&
Chamber vote tho 1ouF direct taxes separately
frotn tho BUDGET Emile dlrasd!n has been
nominated By the Republicans Is Deputy for
Paris. ......
WILL NOT VOTE TUE nupo1F.
tRAsAlllss, Docs 4.-lu tAe ChanbeE Of
Deputies to-day II. Jules Ferry, On behalf Of
rhe Budget Committee, declared that the Conn
't.1e ,s..' 1s.. sA.' 49,, 1850 .sa ~ nau'es
relative ~ dlrect ta3ee trom tue remainder oil
the budget would tayolyo questions OF policy
principle, and even Of parliamentary govern
tnept. 'rta matn ouestlon vas. ahs1l The ;,enox.
fts.;a. - ~ nsttn,,,t Iii 5t.,-,, ~ ~.
.IA1aes " 'uo ua"oaa1 NJ. oAA1 ~ tno
lace OF pohcy "n1eh Eetaaes 10 1lsafmt
Tie existing cAuatct MA duo to the fatal
n,,ytcs of t4,1nselors mts1sa,1inu th4 rxecu,
a.. ,,x.- ~. m.tor3tv -outtt ,,,,f.
i've po"s1 1a' na!o'Ny "oa.u ohlJ
E!aa' tnc nuuSet W pas111menta!5 'an'ssfy'
II the estimate. were notl paased sthe reaoonAa-
bIlity would fall upop those nho persist In pfo.
lansing the rrtsts, t1tanitn tha cry nt nub1tc
et..s.s ,xst"h 49,. h.a-.t f,at, ,..s.,,.- a.ta
massJ "n.u "as aIa'u' onsu .ut.ae' uoteo
tue committee Toulo not report IN IaFof OF the
NM. basa1uon and Rouher demanded thai
,hts ,,ur,ars13o, ~, t-sat.a a. , r.,crt -, sha;
.a1a 49,. A'teI ~ , sao9 ... 1920 ~ .a~
TUG 1tohso coUs4 ptocreo ~ ubstuss ~ otueF
Mlsa the yolee Of tho Ministry would bo stidol.
81, Gambatts opposed tho dc1aart, uu said
thv, mn Thursday Ill rommitter. rrnort. would
-. h.,.,.h. =, ;ri,s chs,nhar ~. .a.n. -. 49,
NC drought ~ Aao enaanues "as 'e@a5 !" eun
sldeF LIS A0ubets Out Woulu oal} Aalu ofcs tue
resources OF tho country whcu those In power
bowed before tho popular will. It Npu!d Ia
sna, ,-hu.,,., T., F,.n.. ~. r.tton ~, on,.-,..
s's -, y ,s ~ Mai wv ="
- =. -, Ih.,..h". nsrt wv ~
e'S1 - U.,.s W. ..,I H. I,i,,,t,v ~,,,,a h.,.
,s.,,,,t,n ~. yss- ashat ~ hmr.a.m w;.n
sha.,as5 .."t, .Ut Tnas, Eh.,has -. usI 'no ~.
~. 'is.e1...9s' 49," ""o "a9se' ~ Psos" ~
@"S =, unrh.o,. ,,n.,., -,,....Lsa - 1o1
at' ''"''ass 80 =, .sr.,. ~ 1''
, 1877-12-05

To 1A1 HFsseF9 AssaF*u1t4 F5R14s
WARRINGTON, D. G., DEC. a.~-At the Cabinet
council to-day all tho members were pscsrpt
The xubleeta that received attention were tho
uuronArincu poisllnuttuns aud appointments to
olilces lclt vacant BY shc !ioI-art!on ot tho Sen
toplcs. The indications favor tho sand
tux Of several new nominations to tho
senAto on Thursday. Among the sub.
jects that received special attention w. that
uf tbs several nominations to Fost-Onlce4.
Some time ago Post-Oilee officials reviewed the
bonds given by Postuiasters throughout the
country, aud Il was found thas quits lumber
wrru uudes Insufficient bonda- Thcae Officials
wcre ordered 10 tle new bonls. but many of
them could not lind bopds,uen III tho cpMMuut'
, 1877-12-05

ties IN which tbc1r duties lay. They were con-
acuchtly suspended and new nominations
male ot men who furnished the required lt,n1E.
Failure to confirm tho new nppointecs Il the
eourrc Of much trouble, fos unier tho law tho
suspended functionorfcs continue TO niMfntAtcr
tho af'airs of their respective ofs1eca, aomo Ut
them serving whu arc not under bonus II all.
, 1877-12-05
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

LONDON, Dee. 4.-Tha steamships Batavia.
from Bostou, and 6tate OF Indiana, from New
York, have arrived out.
Tho steamer Peoasyl1auis, Phlsdelph!a, foF
Liverpool, colllaed list evening oil the Skesrses,
eastern coast Of Irc!4ud, With the British ship
Oasis. Thu Oasis sank. TIE eruw were xayed.
SAN FRANclsco. Dcs. 4.--S4iitd, atcatuek City
Of Peklng, uong-kuuX, via Yokohama.
, 1877-12-05
FIRES.
AT SIDNEY. NET}.

At SIDNEY, NEB.
cnErEsNE, Uce. A fire It Sidney, Neb.,
last night, destroyed tho Auctson'room Of Cum
mlucs 4 Simpson, Stas Hotel. l.ane's livery
stable, and several dwellings. Loss eatfmaie4
n ts5 900; insurance, 3la,001. d. f. Simpson,
ono OF tho partners fu tue aucttonrooul, ~as
burned to death while attempting to resuuys
property from the building.
, 1877-12-05

and Recruiting, In reference to the purchase Of
Iron for fspicrf. rhainE, etc. Tilt: necessity for
having The ycrv bcst irn for boilers and chains
must be recognized. Authority should tx given
to the Department 70 purchase such Al has
passed ti,c lest established in the most satls-
fartory hummer, at Its market sAine.
, 1877-12-05

tp&etat nsoateA to n Chicago Ittkxat.
WAsu1xoTos, D. G., Dec. THE motion Tor
. new trial Of e1.A1sstaut-Seesetsry sawyer,
e. Commissioner Of Customs lIaioes, gnd F.
". Brooks, sll 0aK iu jail !a this csty awaiting
sentence tor conspiracy to defEaud tho Govern
ment !n tho cotton claims, will probably be
, 1877-12-05

6tsrtat E;4pafcA 10 TnA cAfeaan Tr1aans.
WArkKTowS, Wis, Dee. 5.-Thc Wisconsin
House barn, Owned BY Louis Kruger, was DE-
atrnyctl oy frs this evcnlng. Lass about 5000;
Insured III tho Northwestern National. ot Nil.
NAukee.
, 1877-12-05

~ n 43Et.SHt w
CtSciNNAr1, O., Doc. A.-Eiglt OF the princt-
pal business hou4cs OF Atheus, o., were busnui
at o'clock last night The loss IL OK, ,QLu to
$4,000. fpsurcd, q ,ul
, 1877-12-05
German 15fut oH Peace Programme
Under tho Auspices OF The
Three Emperors.
Political Affairs in France Becoming
Moro and Moro Complicated.
The Right Of Petition to Ho Heprssssa
by the Government.
Republican Demands 10 Be Used as 4 Prttext isr U
HetsHd Dissolution.

NAEEAEI ALa A1AhthhOs
C0ssTANT1AoPLK, Dec. 4.-ttehemct All tc1o-
graphs from kamaEli yesterday "A follows: To
day, after violently cannonading our positions st
KamarIs, tho Russians fuslousEY attacked ou
left wing. Tbs battto continued unit
ercntnR. We retained our positions, and
the enemy retrcased With cons1desa
bio loss. Pursuit. was prevented b
the thtckly.wooicd country. We shall take tht
offensive tomorrow. Ths Russian Imperial
Guard WAS engaged.
HEAVY rtaHrIxo
was reported Friday In the direction Of Tirnova
upon which place tho Russians wero ultimately
driven, losing oscr 8,o00 meu. It Is also report
cd that tho Turks arc bombardng Tiruova. All
available surgeons aud uresscrs arc going to
Os1nau Bazaar.
SHARP WORK AHEAD.
BuCHAnnsr, Dec. lit Is thought this Rou
inanans arc about to make another Aftempt to
capture the second uravttza redoubt.
EKzzRouA.
LONDON, Dec IA Constauttnop1o dispatch
says It ia Fumored that tho bombardmcnt Of
Egzerou,n Las commenced.
FAnttAMENT cosvoKED.
A quorum Of tho Turkish Chamber Of Depu-
ties having arrived Ia Constant'noplc Al 1m-
periai Trade has been listed eo1roltng Pariiar
nent for Der. 13.
sEAyrA.
VIENNA, Dec. "A special from Belgrade
contans the following: Prince Milan, address,
Ing the departing tFoops, dwelt upon the Ger
taIn prospect OF better issuc OF tho new cam.
patgn which ScEVia wAs obliged to undertake,
for this time a4e was better armed, having 4
powerful ally.
The British Consul has presented a nots
dcnsecating war On tho part Of ScEyla, showing
, 1877-12-05

EGpufk Dl ln9 Commission N!tG0nL IAEL4Gf ILL.,
qulry. luihat event the rrnvcynuve would be
he suggests, and Congress still retains full tr}w-
Or over Lhe matter, that It ttiay yet tu its js-
crgttoh decide wlrklur uE ho the property ahall
be sold. An appropriation II 3400,OU to be
immediately available, IL Recommended tor the
purpose VI continuing the ssune sl1ytiuck ut
ant " Naru island show Erca1 ierseaae III tho
depth y! watcF It tho dock, AMI unless sul,,e
raiirnl measures mr. promptly adopted 1t will
suon 10 tu,practcubfe 10 bring vessel Vt even
moderate drRusht Of water a!uslEsl.le the
dock. Attention + called to the l'ensa*
cola Sayy-Yanl. whte'a.. III tic eyent of hostilI-
tles IN tho Gulf of Mexico, would become OF tho
it should not bxon,c In the future u building
a. we'll Us rcuaIsiny yard. Its proximity TO
tha live-oak reservations would rtn1er that
costly n,ateEia1 cheaper there than Ut tue Inutu
northern yurIs, ~ thr long water carriage wulltl
be avoided, and 1t has tho e1ecllens iron anl
An iron dry dock, Ritcaly contracted fur. Il In
process Of construction, aud ID designed for this
ysIl.
atiou asked Tor tbs bureau barring chargs Ut
torpedo experiments by granted. fio considers
that suitable arlnored tozpatlttbosts Will b.
ssSs:sary aatauet. to ,as sas mon'tGss md aud
Kests tho necessity Of extending the opera.
tion2 Of the Law establishing systrtn
OF deposits III the army fur tho savings Of tho
soldiers, ~ ~ 70 Include the appoln!e4 aud en-
llate3 men aud boys aud uaarlues o3 tbs nary.
Tbs Naval Observatory Il eommcndcal to she
change III thu losttuu Vt that building, Oh ~
cuuut Of sanitary ESaaons, u strongly urged.
Attention u called u tho Suggestions frota tho
Bureaus OF Steam Engineering sud Equipments
The New York herald., 1877-02-07

THE VAN KIRK SUICIDE.

An inquest the body Of Garritt Z. Van Kirk, whe
committed suicide No. SO Prospect place. revealed
that he has been At intervals subject to hts OF mcian.
cnoy, during which ho has spoken OF taking his life
On the night OF the occurrence he went 10 tho min.
streis with his brother. in-law Gideon G. Mcdowell,
and according the laters testimony. was ~ good
spirits when they reached homo. Both slept IN the
same bed, and toward morning Mcdowell was aroused
by the discharge OF pistol ana, starting up found
Van Kirk lying beside him, breathing hard
"What Is the matter ~ Mcdowell acked.
81 have shot myself, Gid" returned the other
'Shot yourscliY Good Co.. why did you do that ~
"Oh. could stand II longer" was the answer,
and when Mcdowell arose and drew back the clothes
he found that Van KIRK was covered with blood from
q wound In the abdomen. Aid was summoned, out tho
unfortunate dead before u could DO 0i any.
service to him.
: Lydin A. Taylor, who keeps the boarding house
where the suicide committed, stated that Garritt
had spoken her often about killing himself and had
strange periods OF melancholy for which no could
account
The jury rendered verdict In accordance with Tho
The New York herald., 1877-02-07
A MINISTER ORDAINED.

large congregation gathered last night In the Fifty
third street Baptist church witness the ordination
OF Mr.. Meancthon Lockwood, former member Of
the church Tho services were opened with PRAYER Dy
the Rev. DR.. Osborne. Then followed the sermon OF
DR.. Armitage, which hlled with words Of encour-
agement for tho new minister. Tue ritual OF the
dination services pcror med which the hand
fellowship extended 10 the new candidate, the
charge entering upon his duties was read AM
MI. Lockwood was duly proclaimed minister Of the
Baptist Church The recipient OF this honors young
man. twenty-four years OF age, OF stout build and
rather above the medium height He has been
brought up in this city, ana was formerly member
the congregation OF the Fiftythird street church.
but the building occupied by the Grace Baptist
church. Dr. j. 5. Kennard, the pastor OF the latter
church, unable to be present at the services last
night. There were, however, present. besides those
already mentioned. Drs. j. 5. Elder, of the Madison
avenue church; Dr. W. r. Capp, chairman OF tho
Council, who decresd Mr.. Lockwood's ordination, and
many othera
The New York herald., 1877-02-07
PovERTY'S STIPEND.

LITTLE GIRL SUES WEALTHY FIRM FOR
THREE DOLLARS AND TwENrY-roUR CENTS,
WHICH SHE WORKED WHOLE MONTH TO
EARN.
Now and then the petty civil courts the theatre
Of strange social dramas plots reveal many OF
the darker shades Of life IN his great city. The suit
OF little Sarah Mackre aged thirteen years, for So "a
is q case in point Little Sarah brings an action In
the First District Court before Judge Callahan, against
Messrs Randall \ Tomiinson bookbinders, for the
amount stated, and IL represents the result Of her
labor from December 70 TO January u. To ex-
plain the smallness OF the amount II Will be
necessary relate the methods Of this
entcrprising firm. II appears that II
All applicants are compelled remain weeks
and work tor nothing during that time. From nifty 10
seventy girls always on hand, and the amount OF
gratuitous work obtained from them Is very consider
able At the end Of seven weeks the girls are gradu.
atcd into journeywomen and paid three cents per
100 for slitcning They from six TO twenty
cents day. and hnd hard TO get even that pttance
when It Is earned. 1t appears that non-payment
is not tho only popularity OF the firm.
It early adopted, II Is alleged, the profit
for instance II girl makes So TO- So 80. S. So s3 10
or So 95 month, she ~ only paid the even S3 Ellen
Haggarty, aged thirteen years, recently obtained
judgment against the firm for 81. which has been ap
peaed, and Bella Vicdeman obtained judgment Tor
81, which paid, with costs
In tho Second District Court before Judge Clanccy,
the following girls have brought suit against tho
rm:-Saruh j. Paterson, aged sixteen years. for
$37 09; Deia Mccarthy, aged eighteen years, for S7O
and Mary Burns, aged ten years for ~ 70 The last
sum mentioned Judgment was given against the firm
In all thrce