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One a. the hotels III Dayton, last week,
fbo@ei upoa is register over 50 arrivals
};e.c is brother t5bott, of tie Nos, nho,
in ian.u,.-s most forci., dc..;es tl.;.s lie i,&s
sold ont 10 Tom ,!erry.
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Y.'c ,5+ tfo-, j 9..; Iy he mo-, extensive,
e1rst,r., ,-s-er N ne t,:7-,.
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, 1878-05-18
The Coming Struggle.

The rcT.~.s c2TcerIiBg Russia and Eng
/ land alternate daily, ard riug the changes
! upon the chances ci TrGce and var Austria
! Is egsa,a..y co;Ge.iiuy with Engiand, with
| the intention % maLn,- in,Ussi: bid high for
her E9q-s,.ii5v-ye1y good diplomacy, and
I comparatively size when t-ug,&Ld could not
| poai@h her Ter net fulfilling any implied
promises oi alliance, nor Eussia hurt her
v len she has England cn her hands. Austria
/ .s 50 situated ~ tn he rEinod by q singe dis
. as.rous cam2ai-a, and would =, right on tho
! srN' - take ;he crnsecgcpces II ieiea! both
! sur ..,c!a,,l a:j ',srs-l. therefore IL Is like
/ l. thai the sensational correspondents DO r"t
I understand Count Andrgssr'S vague ana
! ilowecv hypothesis; iur great minister in
| savl @aTae csu i.,E aroused question or,
''sinilIug, !=s= the question hy.
The two great Y.en who stand forward in
! Eurayc ON ll.s gues..rg are Bismarck, who
waits 20 snow L.s wei-h, IN the congress,
and that Won ira~s Jew ct England. who
matches in politics tie triumph which Eo;hs-
ciI.d : ~ finance.
To RI ,.ca,. Enls'lmcn ENGLAND seems
coIt~udi-- ipr qC.b.iesi !,0t ;;lc giant mine
ui NisrJed las for long time thrown 4 cal-
ciUIa i,-At Tar ahead gcrczs ,'c ahadGw of
Russia which Io"1.s between EEuia:i and
iHj.a, aud II s hy TN, .i~l; hat the minis
tgrS policy becomes ! Tup'.!ar feeling. 1t
sce.ls reasonable I" sr,t.c the cause hy n
caHg..ss: aul na Eng, .uan today can feel
aS the ulau- l1ruirlsr Il TINT council can. In
l;s nature = FOREIGN 81. lsG. .ai aa adycutur-
~ / ri.Lt q. re .-aal ct lie Viking. ho
lows IL l,,.,.,i l--.-i-aG Uniy Is hiS mother.
o. & 2 l. = ! L.
, 1878-05-18

REFoRaED.-Fro the following, taken
from an interior New York paper, it would
appear that Joseph and lis brethren, sinee
their residence lii the East, have reformed !;
for when here they were always i'll the hahis
Of taking their wliskey Straight or crooked.
just as the opportunity offered. The New
Yorker savs: None Of Tie Nez Perces
drink Eauor. They sell trnkets occasional
" % visitors. ard on several occasions these
visitors from Leavenworth have b-oagit
bottles OF w.iskey with which to ingratiate
themselves with the Indians. In every case
the Indians have refused the iqncr. It
seems to he part of their creed not 70 drink
vl,isl,ey, and the rule OF the tribe nos 20
drink Intoxicating IGueI, is is said, is not
broken. They are very religious, aad have
services OF their o%-n and religious dance
at sundowI each day.'
, 1878-05-18

NOTHING NEw.-The present excitement
over the confessions OF NcIIn and Dennis,
members Of the Florida returning board
that ir2uduleatly returned Hayes electors, IS
TO cur mind altogether uucalled for Their
statements simply corroborate the findings o.
the committee OF the house that investigated
the florida frands IN the fall and winter OF
rs The whole scheme by which the state
was transferred 70 HAYES was published In
the New York HerGH by MantOn Marble in
December of that year. Everybody who
knows anything at all, is perfectly aware
that the democratic electors should have
been declared elected.
, 1878-05-18
EEcH:tnis.l2:.

The sals We see on the ocel
Are - white - white ca he
But rever one ii tle hS:hc
As Whit =, the sails asa.
Ani the clo,lds ,nat crawIrhe mountain
With purple and gold dtighs
TC-n = cl.i rTay mist agcyapor
E.e ever " gcach the hsslit-
Stately AMI fir !; the veslE
Tha5 comes near on bah,
Stat.iy sud :r5a.i Ele mott..:a
Wi,ysc h-i.h55 we Eey.T-..;,y reach.
0 distance. thou dear eEclintor;
Still ha,i ~ ,.Iv al;g;.- II
Thn glory nf .ar-,.:TI IIgEai.ns,
The sie,la . ,Ee fIr-a.f Il
, 1878-05-18

~rw CaUacH.-Thc nc@ tnlvers2i-s'
cb,,r1.b wL;ch vii be erected IN Dayton
tL;s season viii he 3GxtD Iest, and ';le
snire will he 81 feet high. There VII be
naTys 50 arranged thar tAe audience,
- rben seated, viii face the doors th'is
srnid;na the necessity Of twisting their
n.cEs wav roundto every fresh arrived,
os world be the case were the backs oi
t,e audience towards the doors. a good
arrangement. The choir viii be station
ed hack OF tie minister. and the organ
bael, OF them. The lot ,n which the eci-
fee VIII beereeted fronts tie public square
on 81 street 4 prominent citizen G.yea
one-sixth the entire cost 0t the building
-Ne,rs.
, 1878-05-18

JONES remarks on frequent cases of am
biauity in expression, as vixen a man said he
saw lady sewing with Roman nose An
other remarked, 81 saw two men digging a
well with straw hats. '.Garret Ciauson
shoots squirrels without speetacies. " A
respectable young woman wants washing. y
4 proprietor Of bone mill advertised that
"parties sending their oHn bones to be
ground VIII be attended TO with fidelity and
dispatch. " II does make difference how
words are arranged.
, 1878-05-18

S,rT Ike HoAp.-A tele.ra:n from
Warrington states that tie h.!l 70 al the
cons cEc-i0a Of tie PDr. lad, Salt lake AIT,
aid Sa;;th Pas railroad, vI.ch was re:'ort-
ei to senate few dars ~. rec,,as the fact
that IL the b;I cytel1;agth time ior the
co,,n'e'iru Of The Nor:Lar, Pacific railroad,
which b;ii las alr-aiy :rsse& The senate,
su'1c seven million acr,-s E land heretofore
granted il a:d OF 4 EraDu, read across tie
Cascaie mo-:.tsiis u PGicV Sound are rc-
stored 10 me public d0LaiL Il also rocitol
that bv the terms of HAT Measure the roGd
from Uu.a-iila 10 Portland along the Co!um-
bja river thron9h tie Cascade mountains is
10 be commao roa.i ior th. use II both the
Northern Pacific and Portland, Salt Lake
and South Pass COMPARES The bll! then
procceIs 10 grant KEN alternate sections OF
public lands per mile On each side Of the
projected road, corameRcin. a. Umail'a aud
extendia. along the line toraris Salt Lake,
10 the uI&xinum amount of SIX million acres.
These lands ere all to be thrown open 20 ae-
taal settlers IN tracts nGy exceeding one
hundred and sixty acres e any enc person
and at I price nU5 exceeding - 30 per acre.
Homestead rights ca even n2ulberai sections
are preserved tC the full ( tent of one hun
dred and sixtv acres, ard al existing rights
OF settlers are carefully Protected Work
mast be commenced at Um2iii!a within sis
months, - miles Gf the roal coas;racte.ta.,I
equipped within the mex: year and ct least
% miles each succeeding year, and the whole
read must be completed within forr years
from the date of commencement. Tie lii
finally reserves 70 congress 10 provide by law
against unjust Determinations and excessive
charges.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
MR.. CoNKLING's PRESENT PURPOSE
He will not Hun for President Either In
1850 or 1884.

Prom he Troy Times
The following is a private letter to the
e ,hI from mo washington correspondent Of
"w@nINGroN, Dec, 22-.Thc Graphic story.
that Senator Conkling had after a consul
tntion with his friends. publicly announced
thnt ne was not candidate. IL believed to have
originated IN New York. OF course II is not
true. The Senator'S time is fully occupied with
important public and private business; and
even II he had abundant leisure. his nice sense
OF propric,y would not permit him to caucus
and make public announcements I'm relation to
the Presidency. He has from first to last pro-
tested against the use OF his name "a q candi-
date. He tells me in private conversation that
during the past twelve or fifteen months he has
received hundreds upon hundreds Of private
strongly expressing the hope that he would re-
ceiye the next nomination. and Offering their
About 200 such friendly letters were on his
dosk awaiting his arrival when he came here n
low days after the commencement OF tho present
To the. writer's who seemed to require an
swers. and they nearly all did. Senator Conk-
ling has replied thanking them for their kind
wishes and generous offers OF support but stat
ing that he was not candidate. aud that no
would not be one either at the noxt convention
that no hoped and believed that the Republicans
would unite upon good man and elect him,
but he, the Senator. would not DO a candidate
This get directly from Senator Conkling
himself II harmonizcs with your article of tho
ISM. There Il nothing private or new about It.
II Is subject for the editorial columns
rather thnn the news department-since there
Is really no news in II. | thought. however,
that you would like to know that Senator Conk-
ling continues as heretofore 70 protest against
the use Of his name IA n candidate for President
only he is positive about IT now ID. ID. c."
The article to which reference is nude in tho
above letter contained the following. which is
returned to us by our correspondent under.
scored: Mr. Conkling has always believed
that the Senate was the true arena for him 30
long us he continued In public life. He de-
clined the Chief Justicoship to remain In the
Senate, and. to the very last he protested
against the use Of his name rs Il candidate for
tho nomination which Mr. Hayes received at
Cincinnati" We take 1t that this declaration.
together with the preceding letter sufficiently
determines Mr. Conkling's position with refer
ence to the Presidency. When II is understood.
as II should be. that Mr.. Conkling Is not an
Once-secker, that he Is ambitious to serve the
people only in tho great Office which he now
flls the public will have learned wo hope. to
estimate him mt his true worth. In the flight Of
years IL will I've given to many men to become
President Of the United States but the great
statesmen who believe that nober fame Is to
be won in the Senate-the greatest Legislative
body in the world-will be scarce aud perhaps
in time more honOrod.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
THE AcrIoN- JOHN SHERMAN
How Treasury Clerks nre Used In the Inter-
est orthe First National Bank.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-SW: Since
the Secretary Of the Treasury has admitted that
more than two-thirds OF all the balances cred
tied to the United States during many months
past have been deposited In the First National
Bank Of New York. it might be vol Tor him to
explain why the clerks in the Office Of the As
ss,ant Treasurer at New York are used as
drummcrs for that banking institution. and
why those who visit the Treasury In New York
in search Of four per cent. bonds are piloted to
the First National Bank. and the Government
deprived of the profit arising from the sale OF
bonds al the Treasury Department.
single incident will suffice 10 Illustrate tho
mOdus upcrandi 10y which the Assistant Treas
urers Office Ia this city IS used a. tender 10 u
banking institution on Broadway
A few months ago when gold Was NJ lnl q,
gentleman doing business in New YORK was
asked 70 purchase eight four per cent bonds 81
he lnitcd SUITS and the mcNey vas placed an, IN
such bonds were on sale At the Assistant Treas
urer's in NV York, he addressed letter % the
Treasury Department ut Washington and re-
cetvsd AN wer advising him that the bonds
could boz purchased ~ the Treasury building IN
Now York He accordingly visited that insii-
tuition To purchase the four per cent. bonds,
and addressed the gentlnmanly clerk in charge
Of be bond department az follows;
i want 10 purchas eight Tour per cent. bonds
Of the Uniial states in the name Of -. Can
l get them 2"
clerk; but YOU can save money by buying at
the First National Bank. You are probably
aware that we require payment IN gold. You
can buy them at ne bank at lOO'i III currency.
and rs gold Is l0l a. you can save considerable
by so doing. This gentleman referring TO Mr..
b Of the First National Bankl can furnish
you any bonds you require. and he will accept
payment IN currency"
was not aware that the banks accepted
payment in currency. " was the Response Of the
gentleman desiring to purchase.
" Yes. sir" SAID the Treasury clerk. You
will find that such is tho fact. Shall Introduce
you TO Mr. I-W
The gentleman in search OF bonds accepted
the kind offices Of the Treasury clerk, and ac-
companied Mr. b 10 the First National Bank.
whore he purchased such bonds us would most
nearly exhaust the amount placed in his hands
for investment.
sidcraton and while the Secretary may be
able 10 dismiss with q mere scratch OF the pen
20 important q charge as that OF fayOrtisn in
the mattor of deposits. he cannot. with deceucy.
thus summarily dispose OF a charge showing
Treasury officials to be engaged as drum
mers Tor the same banking institution
NEW YORKER,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
Police Omcer. aud Gold.

The Board Of Apportonment having asked
Corporation Counsel Whnneys opinion whether the
provision chapter sGl Of the Laws OF 1866 /, still In
force-the provision requiring the reduction Of police
officers salaries by twenty per cent when the currency
OF the United States is at par with gold-Mr whitney
sent to Board yesterday his opinion that the pro-
vision was repealed by section 81 of the charter NJ 1878
Which plainly says that every person conhcc WITH the
Police Department the time that act took effect shall
continue IN once aud that the salary then legally paid
to such person shall be the salary fixed tor his Office
under the act Mr. whitney adds that the provision.
event. yet IN force, can hardly affect the patromen and
dOormcn, the act makes plain distinction between
their pay and the salaries 10 bee paid the Gomms
sioners and clerks aud other employees o the Police
Department Mr. whitney suggests test suit lie also
adds mat AS lawyers have expressed an opinion contrary
10 - test case might be prepared to obtain Judicial
determination Mr. whitney replies 10 the Boards ques
ton whether the hremcns pay is affected BY the Tesmp
specie payments That IN the charter OF 1873 the
fre Commissioners authorized 10 regulate the sala
ries VI their suboTdnAtes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
nsrL Gumhle,on,. nook..

Judge Davis. IN Supreme Court. Chambers,
yesterday gave another hearing on the application u
the Committee Of the Bar Association, for peremptory
mandamus requiring County Clerk Gunbletou to allow
them to inspect the books In his once containing an nc
count OF the fees received by him. The preliminary
que ston whether person must have private and pc.
cunary interest 10 assert give him ihe -nt 10 insec'
lion OF those books having been decided ~ tile airua
live By JUDGE Davis Monday the case came up Nester
dny on the merits to whether or not there had been
an improper denial ~ access 10 the hooks An additional
affidavit hy Mr. Gumbeton denied the insnuatOn o bad
faith his uar and asserted that he fully intended To-
applicants facility for Investigation Until
their subsequent conduct showed that their object was
10 u1ice him an public estimation ana that ntcrward
BIS advice OF counsel. lac determined IN stand ON hiA
strictly legal rights Judge DAVIS after hearing the am
rarrs either side had complied Win all the laws Of
Inc duclo aud were standing on the laws Of pune
lilo The REALTORS were Hnxious 20 inspect tho books
and the re- spundcnt expressed desire that they should
iusnsrt them lie thought 1t would be well 10 Introduce
few grains Of common sense into the matter lie su~
peuled TIE proceedings for twenfOur hours TO enabe
he respondent TO do what he seemed perfectly willing
a. 40
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
pENNsYLvANIA RAHRoAD.

AND UNITED STATES NAIL ROUTE
ON and afeT Dee. rs. 1873.
Trains leave New York. wa Dcsbrosscs AMI Cortandt
streets Ferries. a. follows;
Express Tor arrshurg Pittsburgh. the West and South,
with Pullman Palace Cars attached at A. NJ, aud
s3lP daily
For whamsport Lock Haven CORY. and Eric, ats 30
l. VI, connecting AZ Cory for Iiusyilc Petroleum
Centre, AMI the OIL Regions william port and Lock
Haven A VI.
Balumorc. Washington and the South, Limited Wash.
inston Expires OF Pullman rarlor Cars daily, except
sunday. 10 A. VI arrive Washington 4 II = VI. Regu.
lar M 80 aud ~ A. NJ. and 10 r. NJ sunday,
4 80 A VI. and 10 4 NJ For Baltimore, r. NJ, except
Sunday
Exprcssio Philadelphia $50 7 ~ =. 90 10 Limited
II A NJ l. 3 81. T. D. q. 7sp = 80 and 10 Y. NJ sun.
day 80 ami A NJ. 2. q. 30 > 30 and ~ r. NJ Emi.
grant and see unl class, 7 30 4. NJ
Boats of brooklyn Annex" connect with all through
trans at Jersey city anoriins a speedy and direct
transfer for BROOKLYN travel
Trains From Pittsburgh So 1910 A. NJ. 1910
T. NJ daily; go A N q ~ T. VI daily. except Monday
From Washington and Baltimore. $50 A NJ >. $50.
AS. iQlOP NJ sunday. 80 A. NJ. and 1910 =. NJ
From Philadelphia. sos q 80. - ~ 10 20 1880 4 NJ,
., $50, 80 62h $50 and 10 10 T. NJ. sunday, sos,
q so. 10 ~, ll.aD A. NJ, 6 -, lOlOF NJ
1ickei Offices, 52d and VA Broadway Asior House,
anu foot OF pcshroses and Corand SIS Court st. and
Brooklyn Annex Depot foot q FULTON =. brooklyn.
M. lld. and lls Hudson ST. nohoken Depot Jersey
Iiiy. Emigrant Ticket Onice, Battery place
FRANK THOMSON. l.. r. FARMER.
General Manager Genl Passenger Agent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
schrn.g. Five Pistol shots.

While George Goelz. the night starter at the
Union nm o"ph Of the North Hudson Railroad Com
pany was busy in his office at2 O'Clock yesterday morn
ing he heard several pistol shots Surprising that the
wstchnen the stables had been attacked by burglars
he hasencd 10 their assistance but found that they had
not been Disturbed Soon after GtclI returned 10 ms
ONCE young man named Charlie schrass wei known
boz tho neghhurhoud, rushed In Hnd threw himself into
chair ls clothes were torn ana covered VAIN mud anl
m his hand he held revolver Aitcr he hHd recovered
from his excitement he informed the starter mat while
crossing the lots m the rear Of The stables he was
kuunkcd down hy blow from behind. lie Was not
stunned however and drawing his pistol he nred once
In the air. lie then saw four me running away ana nc
fired four shots nj them lie said hc heard one of the
ngiuyca eXclam. "Ohl I'm SHOT A number Of men
spnrellrd e ueighhurO0l Oi tie place where SChrnss
sud he was attacked hut detcC ted signs OF blood
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
The Cremation OF Herr sner at oo,Aa.

BERLIN, Dec 12-The day before yester-
say the remains Of Ilorr sitter, n civil engineer,
we're burnt in the cremation chapel Of tho now
cemetery at GOtha. in accordance with the last
will aud testament Of tho deceased. After TIE
burial service had been performed by Protestant
.ofiin was placed opened, the coffin slowly dis
appeared and was conveyed by machinery into
Me cremation vault. The vault. low and mar
row apartment filled with gas previously liz
nited was heated 10 an extraordinary degree.
In one hour and half the coffin and body were
consumed. In another two hours the vault had
efficiently cooled down TO allow Of the mourn
Irs entering and collecting the ashes in urus
which wore deposited IN an adjoining colum-
Darium.
Thr Gotha cemetery affords the first publ c
arrangements for cremation in Germany. In
.he funeral sermon preceding tho novel inter
sould DO no objection on the part OF tho Prot
estant Church TO return tO cremation, though II
MAS quite true that that custom oeasod and
burial camo in about 600 years ago. when
Christianity began to prevail
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
- MIN-cHILD IS nORN0
On Christmas Day, In IL Sound Steamer, and
In Terrible storm.

The steamboat Stonngton. on Christmas
eve. started from Stonington on her regular
trip down the Sound TO this port. in the teeth OF
Il stiff breeze. A large number Of passengers
were on board. and among them n young
woman too poor TO buy n statcroom. She sat in
tho ladies cabin and was seen by the colored
siewardcss often in the evening. As the steam
boat proceeded on her way the waves and winds
grew high. Tho shallow waters OF the Sound
caused chopplng waves that made the Stoning-
ton dance and pitch from Side To- side. The
motion was one that causes sea sickness. and NJ
the usual time o. locking themselves in thor
siateroOns the pass engers wore unable TO stay
In their hunks or 10 sleep. Tho tossing and
pitching were at their height. when the stew
ardess heard cry OF distress In the cabin, and
found that the young woman had given birth
to child. Tho steamboat was of Stamford.
Conn. and IT WIS about 3 A. NJ. the darkest
part Of the night. The Young mother told H. q
stewHrdcss that her name was Mrs. Nolan. Her
husband was in Pennsylvania. and she was on
her way TO him. She was very poor she said.
Tho news spread that q baby had been born
on board in the storlp. and when the stew
ardess gave permiss lon, all the men on ponrd
tiptoed up and looked OVer each others Shout
ders NJ the now conner. some ono said ~ Pass
the hat and one WAS circulated brsky. In n
minute tl5 WIS put into the mothers hand, for
the baby tho Spokesman said, Mrs. Nolan was
taken on Christmas day TO the Emergency Hos
pitnl in Twenty sixth street The little boy was
christcned James Nolan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
THE FRENCH GROWN JEWELS.
The Astonishing Proposition TO Dispose OF
them by n World wide Lottery.

From Jay G0uhs Tribune
PARIS, Dec ia great piece OF news has
fS%Sh me ss sS oSse M he eS Oe
duties which weigh upon the city OF Paris. and
70 create In the Champs do Mars permanent
Exhibition OF Industrial and Decorative Art, n
universal lottery will be created. OF which the
crown jewels Will be the prizes. Tho scheme
has been seriously discussed at the sltlngs OF
brought forward 1t was proposed to issue
tickets nj five francs apiece, Should tho project
be carried out. and do not SEQ why. II
great National Exhibition Lottery. the price OF
tickets will be fixed at a high ngure-perhaps at
te sea oT twenty francs II no
brought into the French Treasury. :" Hun:
dreds OF millions" arc spoken OF, When
heard the words Just quoted proceed from the
mouth OF the news-bearing deputy, thought
lie was ludicrously snnguine; but after he had
explained TO me on what his hopes were based
the reach Of possibility II is a very short time
since tickets were issued for the National Lot
tory. Nearly 1900. 900 Of them are alreadysold
and 25OOOQ0 by anticipation. for the Issue
could not keep pace with the demand. What
was not suspected before the middle OF laSt
mo month foreign countries have got bitten YIN
tickets nre far too numerousto be anything ike
satisfied, specuat9r IN New York wants
million OF them. In London they are sold at
per cent. Depressed as are tho finances OF the
RUSSIAN Empire there seems % be plenty OF
tickets for tho Great Exhibition Lottery. II the
crown jewels are disposed OF In the manner
contemplated the drawing for them VIII not take
the issue OF numbers. Should the price OF n
ticket be 10 francs and OO.OOO.OOO OF them be
sold the sum total received would amount to
one-flfth OF what the Prussians eXacted In 1870
OF tho French to indemnify them for their war
expenses; In calculating on twice and a mai
members OF tho Budget Committee. who pro-
mote this scheme. are over sanguine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27
Convicted Of Kmnuu her Husband.

CHICAGO. Dec, 2G.-The trial OF Mrs. Malnda
Mack indicted with hor hired man. Frank Dickerson,
for the murder Of her husband closed this m onng
the Jury bringing ina verdict Of guilty with the extreme
penAlty Of the law-imprsonmcnt In state prison for
life Dickersun VIII be- tried ntcr lie turned state S
evidence, and testified that Mrs Mack Killed her
husband with stuck Of hrcwOud, ami persuaded him
uhtr,uu 20 help her carry the body 10 the barn where
il was placed under horses feet ANA the animal back
over lie body several times to give II the appearance oi
having brc kicked 10 death lie also swUrr that i'm
proper rotations hud existed between MN ana Mrs MACK
ioI ,tN months