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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
The Freedmen's Hospital InvestiSa-
ton.
TESTIMONY TO-DAY.

TESTIMONY TODAY.
The Senate sub committee continued its in
vestigation into the mana cement of the Freed
mems hospital today.
Mrs Eliza Hack0k. matrOn of the Home for
Destitute and COlOred Women, testified: Have
visited Freedmen's hospital frequently: al
ways found the hospital clean: food supplied
our home from the hospital was always good.
Dr. Mary A. Parsons testified: Am phySc-
ian; have visited Freedmen'S hospital; fire.
quented the wards daily when student in
the college the wards remarkably clean con-
sidering the class of patients admitted; there
was more or less vernlin, but the nurses We're
very careful about it: the physicians have
been uniformly kind to the patients: in June
July and August, last summer, the food and
treatment We're good.
DIR. Mary Stackman testified: Am physician
visited Freedman's Hospital frequently since
1870: everything connected with the hospital
clean and neat: food good.
Rev. Felix BerrOti. chaplain Home of Little
Sisters and the COlOred Home: Have visited
the hospital frequently in the office of Catho-
lie priest; the hospital was generally clean ;
the food always good and wholesome.
William Syphax (colOred), George DOlley
tcolOred), Dr. r. S. Watts (cOlOred), j. c.
Shower (c0lOred), }: 3. Stagg "a student at the
Medical COllege), DR.. ID. Y. Mcpherson and
DR.. Robert Reyburn all gave similar teSti-
mOnV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

The ladies who receive on Fridays held their
last receptions for this season yesterday. A
number OF ladies and gentlemen were making
calls. Army Row was the scene of numer-
Gus agreeable assemblages, and many regrets
We're expressed that the end of these gay meet
ingS had come.
Many of their friends paid farewell calls to
Mrs Ross Ray and her daughters, who will
sail for France next Wednesday morning.
They will go direct to Paris, and viii remain
until alter the opening of the Exposition. They
expect to return i'm about eight months
Judge Harlan and his daughter have gone
TO Kentucky, to remain during the recess of
the Supreme Court. Judge III. will probably
Dring all his family with him when he returns.
"A supplementary German was given by some
OF the members of the Bachelors Club last
friends. Only about twenty couples partici-
pated in the dance. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry How
ard. the Misses Riggs and the Misses Freeman
were among those present.
The prospects are flattering for a brilliant
audience when the amateurs give Martha next
tuesday afternoon. A box has been taken by
the the Presidents family, and the young people
sherman has bought many tickets for himself
and party. The Central Dispensary ought to
net goodly sum on the occasion of its benefit.
vessel with Mrs. Ray and family, and will join
her husband, Lieut.. Very. in Paris.
"A "A private letter received here from DIR. H; G.
family of a fine little daughter. He and his
wife are at Honolulu where Dr.. Nelson is sta
toned as fleet surgeon. On the 1St of February
King kalakaua gave dinner at IOlani Palace
at which thirty covers were laid. and our min
lister resident, Gen. Comfy, and several of our
naval officers, including Admiral Murray. DR..
Nelson, Paymaster COchrane, and Lieut. B ir-
nette were present.
Gen. Comfy gave dinner to sixteen covers
on the 9TH OF February at o'clock. to which
the officers of the Pensacola, and others were
asked.
Mrs. COLJW. FOrnev and Miss Lille Forney.
OF Philadelphia, are Sojourning at Wizards.
They will assist Mrs. Gen. Lander in her re-
ceptOn on Monday at her residence on Capitol
Hill.
The hOspitable mansion of John McCleland,
esq. was the scene of brilliant masquel ade
surprise party last night.
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The killing of Jack Ca sh.
TRIAL OF CLARK FOR MURDER.

In the Criminal Court, Judge Wylie, this
morning, the trial of Samuel A. Clark, color
ed, for the murder of John Lee, better known
as Jack Cash, also colOred, on the afternoon of
December 25th last, was resumed-District
Attorney Wells for the government and
Messrs. 7. F. Miller and j. H. Cook for the de
fence.
CHARGING THE JURY.
At the conclusion of the argument of the
District Attorney, which was closed about
noon today, the defence offered certain pray.
erS. some of which were granted by the court
with qualifications, ,and Judge Wylie proceeded
to charge the Jury, complimenting the counsel
assigned the prisoner (MesSrS. T. f. Miller and
j. H: Cook on the ability displayed. He re.
marked that there was no doubt as to the
murder and that it was done in cold blood but
the question was the identity of the prisoner
as the man. OF this he had no doubt for the
majority of the witnesses identify him as the
man. If they are satisfied that he was at his
place OF business he is not the man, but if he
was not than it is certain he was the man.
-Ihe court then referred to combinations of
witnesses to commit perjury, and said if a
witness scame into court and testified falsely
to one material fact should not be believed as
toany part OF his testimony.
The defence took exceptions to several pOr-
tiOnS of the charge.
WAITING FOR ( VERDICT.
The jury retired with the case at a few min
uteS past one O'Clock, and had not returned at
31a O'Clock p. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

S-Ammon l.. Boyer, and Cyrenius Sellers,
Rroprietors of the Dime Savings bank of
charge Of1raud, brought by a depositor.
HThe paper mill of G. p Markle & Sons.
at West Newton, Pa, with its stock of valua
bic machinery, was destroyed by fire yes
terday, Supposed incendiarism. Loss 100000
sB-m consequence of the low price of
brOOmS the broom factories i'm Schenectady and
vicinity have been closed, throwing out Of en-
plOyment some 100 hands.
"A. w. Greenleaf, surviving member of
the banking firm of Greenleaf, Norris g. Co.
New York, died suddenly Thursday night, of
pneumonia.
H-The Kentucky legislature, which higgled
SO long over the spending OF 800 or 50 for a
United States flag TO be hoisted over the capt
tOl, has appropriated $4,000 for monument
to John G. Breckinridge.-lN. Y. Times.
@A marriage license was lately returned
to an Alabama official, having indorsed upon
it the following: "dis here cuppie Fale to mar
ry and de-isens is returned Blank. Nc
MILAN, NJ. c.
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FRESH INDIAN SCARE.
Three Scouts Killed by Red Clouds
Rand

NEW YORK, March "A special from Bis
marck, ID. T., says: Reports to yonr CORE
Spondent from ButOrd and Poplar river Indian
agency indicates a fresh Indian scare, The
lanktOn Indian agent at Poplar Creek has
asked for arms and ammunition. Three
Cheyenne scouts from General Miles bearing
dispatches 10 Fort Peck, were killed by Red
Cloud Indians. Missouri, between Peck aud
Benton, is reported fun OF hOStiles. Sitting
Bull is evidently not one of them. When he
was at lanktOn camp, near the mouth OF
Rock Creek, for flour and meal he said that
there were no buffalo across the line, and his
people were starving. The lankton chief re-
fused TO let him come into camp, and the pro-
dianS are said to be We'll provided with every
thing, except meat, for which they are willing
TO sell their ponies or fight. Missouri river
ice at Poplar river is rotten, and is expected to
there this winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

BOsTONS CURIOUS ELEPHANT-B0Ston has
quite an elephant Oh its hands i'm the shape of
the Benjamin Franklin fund, which is the ac-
emulation of 5000, left by the philosopher i'm
1859 for the purpose OF furnishing loans to
young mechanics. Franklin reckOned that i'm
100 years the fund would amount to about
$3.50 900, of which 500 600 should then go to the
city for public improvements, and the remain.
ing $4,000 be invested i'm the same way for
another 100 years. The sum has now amount
ed to over $20O, 900, but for various reasons the
young mechanics don't avail themselves of it,
and the trustees are puzzling their brains to
devise some means by which the intentions of
the testatOr can be carried out and the fund
kept from lying idle.-[Sprt,,Qfetd Republi-
can,
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, March 2.-Virginia SKIES, de-
ferred, 4S: do. consolidated, 66k; do second
series, 81; North Caroina skies, old le; do. new,
pld to-day. Sugar quiet and steady, 8a9A
BALTIMORE, March 2.-Cotton shade firmer
put gulet-middling, nOmnally 1051al0B. Flour
lair demand and prices steady. Wheat. southern
quiet and unchanged: western dull and lower
southern red. 1.25sl 81; PENNSYLVANIA red, i 3Os
1.31: No. western red. winter spot aud March
l30al 3o9f: April, l.324 bid. Corn southern
active and hrm: western firm and shade better
soutbeTnwhlte, 54: do. yellow. IS; western mixed,
spot, 541zs54l6: March, 81 sa54x; April, 66a55A;
May; 90 xa559. Oats quiet and about steady
SouIhefn- 3SaS5: western white, "a fa35 do mixed,
1884; Pennsylvania, S4l35l9. Rye, no offerings
Eominally, 60a62. Hay quiet and steafy-prime
Pennsylvania and Maryland II. 00al6 90. Pro-
visions dull and depressed, with limited local job
hing demand only. Butter, active for choice and
dull for medium grades-choice western rolls, 2ls
%: do. packed. 22a24. Petroleum quiet and un.
changed. Coffee dull and unchanged. Whisky duh
and easy, 106.a 107. Receipts-four, g. 300; wheat,
16. 600: corn 81, 600; oats, l. 200. No shipments.
NEW YORK, March 2.-Stocks steady,
Money, 8. Gold, 101S. Exchange, long, 483G:
short, 4S5&. Governments strong.
NEW YORK. March 2.-Flour steady Wheat
less active and = and cent lower. Corn a sLade
LONDON. March 2, 1880 p. NIL. 4. tour-
and-a-han per cent. bonds, l02M: 1919 lfea.
ten,iorties ~ coupon, lo4S; new fyes 103h. Erie
,ad6,N ad6oNDSS, March q 9 p. m.-u. s. bonds,
iso1's, lo6's Illinois Central, Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

A ROBBERS TERRIBLE DEATH. - William
Tracy, a convict recently released from state
prison, died at the 9sth street hospital yeSter
day. from injuries received early Wednesday
morning by being run over 10y a freight train
on the Hudson river railroad, near 200th
street. Tracy and an unknown man was met
by all officer on the railroad track, as they
were acting in a suspicious manner, the officer
which train came along and Tracy was run
over. His companion escaped. Two boxes
containing store goods We're found, and had
been brought from this city by the robbers
When taken to the hospital, Tracy begged TO
be shot, in order to be relieved from his suffer
mgS. Tracy was recognized as a member of a
gang of thieves engaged in rObUing railroad
carS-IN. Y. Tribune. ISt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

THE VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY was TO
have met in joint session yesterday to elect
Judges. but the house of delegates prevented
it by adjourning before the hour fixed for the
Joint meeting. Gov. Holiday vetoed the bin
providing for the payment in money of one
public school purposes, giving the same rea
sons as prompted him in the veto of the Bar
bour tax bill. The action of the delegates in
adjourning is said to be due to the declaration
of the Senate that the first biennial session
will not be held till after the fall election in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
Anti.wood TariG Demonstration.

POTTSTOWS, March 2.-Ihe delegations are
constantly arriving to attend the anti Wood
tariff demonstration here today, and il is
estimated that the attendance will not be less
than 10000 persons, representing the various
industrial Interests of the Schuylkill valley
Gov. Hartranft arrived at noon, accompanied
by Lieut.. Gov. Latta and others. The town
has assumed holiday appearance, the display
OF bunting being unusually fine and the
streets filled with people. The parade will
form at half past one O'Clock, and, after pa
rade through the principal streets. will form
in front OF the grand stand, on High street
where addresses will be delivered by Gov
Hartranft and others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

TWO EXECUTIONS YESTERDAY. - Richard
Green was executed yesterday at Kansas City
near independence, Missouri, February 10th,
1877. He met his fate boldly. was entirely re-.
signed and repentant for his crime. The exc
bluffs commanding a view of the spectacle
were covered with spectators, requiring the
attendance of two military companies to keep
back the crowd and prevent accidents.
day at Warrensburg, Mo-, for the murder of
Jesse X. Miller in February, 1877. At the pris-
oners request no prayers Or remarks were
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

Two BEAUTIFUL GIRLS MISSING.-The
Wheeling Register has a special concerning
shocking scandal at st. Clairsville, Ohio. Two
young ladies, aged IL and Ii, fed from their
homes, and it is feared they may come TO harm
in Pittsburg. One, named May Cowen, is of
one OF the best families in the state, being
late Assistant Secretary of the Interior The
other, frankie Campbell, is also of a very good
and wealthy family. Both are noted for their
beauty, and have always borne good charac-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
New York Bank Statement.

NEW ORk, March Tile weekly State
ment OF the associated banks shows the fol.
lowing changes: Loans increase S2,7g7, ,lOO: [:
specie, increase S947, 600; legal tenders, de-
crease SS40,0W; deposits, increase 8, 3,0Ss .SaO: /:
circulation, increase So, 600; reserve. decrease
s652,oCO. The banks now hold Sl29tI,9l5 in eX.
cess OF the legal requirements
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kilograms to The Star.
EX-SENATOR WADE DEAD,
A THREATENED INDIAN WAR.
PROSPECT OF PEACE IN EUROPE.
THREE MEN HANGED.
THE EASTERN QUESTION.
UJnnN EbanaafuI


LONDON, March 2-The Times OF this morn
ing, in its leading editorial article, says that
lhe announcements i'm parliament yesterday
nope OF peaceful settlement OF the eastern
question
Conspiracy 10 Assassinate Prince
Milan.
LONDON, March 2.-The Belgrade cOrTeSpon-
dent OF the Times telegraphs as follows: al
respectable citizens have been imprisoned at
Semendrla, and number at ParatSchin and
JaSoylna, charged with conspiracy 10 aSSaSSi
nate Prince Milan on his homeward Journey"
Canadians for the War-IT There f.
Any.
tGS90S; %Sa9Sn;dsn March ~ i General Sir Patrick
ligence office department of the war office,
viii IN May take command W the forces m
Canada, IL understood that in the event of
war General MacDougall will have authority
to raise force of ten thousand Canadians for
service IN Europe.
This Don't Look Peaceful.
wee Admiral Sir Edward A lngefeld. G..
b.. +. k. 8. will in May assume command of
the fleet on the North American and West
Indian stations. All officers on leave yeSter-
day received orders 10 hold themselves in
IedulIleSs 10 IeJoln Their regiments and de
partments immediately on receipt of tee-
graphic notice.
Cneasiness i'm COustautiuopIe.
LONDON, March A special dispatch to the
Manchester GNuFdiuR from COnSiantinOnle
"Wednesday, 10y way of Syra, SayS:-tireat mis-
trust and uneaSineSS is felt respecting the
Russian designs on the BoSphorS. They can
occupy the Chanak forts at a minutes notice
Movements, the object of which are not appa.
rent, are still progressing. The position
OF the British ships of war at TuZa is re-
garded as critical. owing to the short
run for torpedo boats from Schekmedir on
san StctanO. Ii i strongly suspected that
1horneycrait torpedo boats and Whitehead
torpedoes are being dispatched To the Sea of
Marmora IN sections. The Russians occupy
ChaTkoi. ROdoSto. EVegli, Slion and Tchek-
medic, all OF which are admirably suited as
bases for torpedo operations should il be de-
clded 10 menace our fleet. Precautions are
taken nightly 10 guard thepeSSeS against sur
prise.
Note.-ln connection with the above may be
noted the Reuter- telegram received from Con
stantlnople last night, stating that il was prob
able that the British fleet would withdraw
from IuZla TO ISmid, and the Gallipoli dispatch
ol teDruaIy 2'th III to-day'S Times, reporting
that the Turkish minister of war orders fhe
governor of the DardanelleS TO prevent any
more men-of-War, whether British. French or
Australian, from entering the sea of Mar
mora.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

OVER 600 POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGEs-A n
Y. Herald special from Salk Lake City, Feb
ruary 2S. says: This being the last Thursday
through Endowment house in this city, and it
is announced that the place will remain open
two days longer. Your correspondent today
asked a prominent Mormon why it was that
told that George q. Cannon, delegate in Con-
greSS from Utah, had confessed to the terrific
rial committee that he had four wives, and
legalized pOygamy. Over 1,OO0 polygamOus
marriages have taken place here i'm the past
twelve months, and the law "a biding portion of
the community think it time the government
of the United States, with its reform PreSi-
dent, took some active steps to put stop
TO if :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

A MURDEROUS LOVER FOUND GUILTY.
VIM. q. Greenley, who shot Ida KerSey IN In-
dianapOliS. has been convicted of murder in
the first degree. Both of them We're married,
and members of church choir. They fell in
love with one another, and agreed to get di-
yorceS and become man ana wife. But Ida
forsOOk Greenley, and the infatuated man
shot her dead one evening when she was about
TO enter church. The result of their criminal
passion is that two families are broken up
Ida has already met a tragic death, and VIII
liam, i'll all probability. will be hanged.-(N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
POpe Leo 10 Leave Rome.

LONDON, March IA Special dispatch from
Rome to the Times says: 1T is said that the
Pope intends TO dismiss the Pontifical Gen
darmeS and the Swiss Guards. He will prOba.
bly, reside mostly at Catel Gandolp, village
IA miles southeast OF Rome, I'm order TO be
away from the Italian government The re-
port of the appointment of Cardinal SimeOni
as POntitical SecretarY of State is nremainre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

THE GOLD AND STOCK TELEGRAPH Com
PANY of New York have decided to withdraw
their instruments from the small.fry of ssblack-
close the offices, as their speculative dealings
are decided by stock quotations given by the
telegraphic instruments. There are alto
gefher 1l6 "blaekbOard' officers in New York
city which use the instruments at a rental of
$500 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
VIII Settle for a MiIIiou.

NEW YORK, March Am evening paper
says: A grandson of Commodore Vanderbilt
is authority for saving that VIM II. Vanderbilt
will settle the suit between himself and brother
(CorneliuS) by paying the latter one million
dollars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
Three Men Hanged I'm Alabama,

NEW YORK, March "A special from Ma.
ron, Ala, says Albert Young, Robert Jones.
Sllas Wright and Lucius Porter, all colored'
Isaac ID. Moore, white. i'm 1876. All protested
their innocence of the crime, and expressed a
Willingness to die
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EX-SENATOR WADE.
His Death This Morning

CLEVELAND, o., March "A Jefferson (OD
special to the Herald announces the death OF
ex-senator Benz. +. Wade at his residence at
that place at 30 o'clock this morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
Fatal Railroad CoIIisiop

POUGHkEEPSIE, Y, March 2-One freight
traln ran into another at TivOi this morning.
throwing two cars into the river The cabOOSe
was destroyed and an unknown man, supposed
INTO the river and drowned. The body was re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

MI. j. W. MACKEY is reported to have lost
thirty. pounds from his weight in exploring,
lately, the hot drifts of his mines. His riches
give him almost as much hard work as luxury.
He came up to the surface out of the Ophfr
mine the other day exhausted, dirty, painting,
with sunken eyes and reddened face. Look
at me" he said to his friends; do look like
a bonanza king?" More like a bonanza
slave" was the response.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

SHOT. FOR FIVE CENTs-George Boyle, q
years of age, residing at FlatbuSh, l.. l., was
men yesterday on East New York avenue,
near Rochester. when Richard Fanderheyden,
twelve years of ago, came along. 1t is said
that Richard had tiye-cent nickel in his hand
and that Boyle demanded it. Richard, how
ever, refused to give it up, and Boyle assaulted
and followed him home. Richards brother
James, 20 years of age, determined to protect
shotgun and discharged it at the advancing
party. Two of the shot struck and slightly
wounded Patrick OBrien. one of Boyle's com.
paniOnS, in the face. James Nanderheyden
and Boyle were arrested and held to answer
Nv. Y. Herald Ist
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District Suffrage.

Edtt0r !Stdr:-The twadde in morning CO.
temporary on this subject is only worthy of
notice lest some OF our legislators mi ght re
gard 1t as the sentiment of some respectable
minority of our citizens, when the truth is.
the paper represents itself and no one else
. Does the editor of the paper in question be
ieve AL people are taxpayers here?" OF has
there. are thousands heads of families resi-
dent in the District, who Terer paid penny
o. tat If his cause has to be supported by
misrepresentation it had better fall
Equally disingenuOuS is the quotation from
the views of Mr.. Madison. given So years ago
on this subject. viii the editor give us Mr..
MadiSon'S views on negro suffrage i'm support
of vast miSinformation in these times, bat we
protest against being miSrepresented or hav-
ing our patriotism called in question by those
who know or ought to know us better.
TAVptyFR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

THE EPISCOPAL BIsHOPRIC OF WEST VIR.
GINIA.-At Charleston, w. Va, the laity of the
a vote OF Is to 2, confirmed the action OF the
clergy in electing Rev. George w. Peterkin,
rector of Memorial Church, Baltimore, as
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of
West Virginia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
A Victim of the Huron Disaster

folk, Va, reports the finding of the body of
Chief Engineer Edmund Olson, of the III
fated Huron. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

EDWIN M. BACON, of the Boston Daily Globe
has retired from the position of editOr-in-chief
of the Globe, which becomes democratic pa
per. An article appeared yesterday on the
New Hampshire election, paving the way for
the new editor, Edwin C. Bailey, formerly pro-
prletOf OF the Boston Herald, who assumed
command ON Monday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
Horrible Fate of n Family of Eiebt

NEW YORK, March "A special from ST.
Louis says, that MoritZ Keyser, his wife and
slA children, were burned TO death by the eX
ILL.,, last night "h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

THE LOWER BRANCH CREEK MINE, near Tre-
mont, Pa, was the scene of another sulphur
explosion yesterday, and four men were Sc
Yerely burned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02
Fire.

CINCINNATI, o., March 2-Messrs. Clam.
Fisher & Zimmerman'se extensive woOlen mills
at Rome City, Indiana, were destroyed by FIRE
yesterday. Loss SS3, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-03-02

COMPLIMENT TO AMERICAN FAIRNEss-Tbe
annual report of the English Rifle Association,
rifle association of the United States for the
friendly welcome and hospitalities accorded
to their representatives, for the faci lies given
them for practice at the range, and the scrupu-
lOus impartiality with which everything con
nected with the match at Creedmoor was car
ried out down to the minutest detail