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VOTICE-Tne Democratic ExecuuVs con-. !.
n miftee, Of New Castle county, under u, ihF
rales, have sppor.ioned lhe eouhly a. y,u III
laws 10 wis: Wilmington. Chrlstlana, MIL
ssreek- White CsaY Gre (. New Castle. Ss'
f;eerpes and Blackbird Hundreds are emu.
tied 10 have each one hePIeseotAtLve ~ !
tase next LEGISLATURE. Pencsder In lne
I-gd Dissrics. and Red Lion in The 3rd- are
entitled 10 have each one Senator:
The election Of Delegates 10 tne s etals
eanyenfson calls 10 meet at Dover, Angust
"a. 10 nor mate candidates for Governor
nd Congress, will be held in the respect
I've eleciiou Districts OF the county, on
.srurdey. August 3rd' The nomination
sbertso1 for candi 1ates for the Levy Coufl
and for the LesiSlaiEre, will De acid on the
lsfsx1trdsy ofEeptEmber.
: oicloek p. II. Tne election Is 10 be vnelo
bT the jadges who Eheld lie nomination
efer4Ion fOF sheriff and Coroner
J. d. WALKER. Chairman.
wILLIAM H EEwIos, rec. pro tenn.
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Dr.Pierce's S FaVorite Preservation.

The term, however, is but feeble expression
OF my high appreciation Of its value, based upon
server, have. while witnessing its positive re.
suits In the few special diseases incident 10 the
separate organism Of woman, singled it out as
the climax or crowning gem OF my
tive, safe, and enectual remedy for this class
Of diseases, and one that will, at all times and
under all circumstances, act kindly and in har-
mony with the laws which govern the female
physician. Nay, even more, 50 confident am
that 1t will not disappoint the most sanguine
expectations Of single Invalid lady who nses IL
for any Of the ailments for which recommend it
that ofIer and sell 1t under A POSITIVE
GUARANTEE. II a beneficial effect is not
experienced by the time two-thirds OF the con-
tents OF the bottle are used, will, on return OF
tho bottle, two-thirds Of the medicine having
been taken according 10 directions, and the case
being ono for which recommend It promptly
refund the money paid for it. Had not the
most perfect confidence in Its virtues, could not
oner 4 as do under these conditions; but hav-
1 sands OF cases, feel warranted and
perfectly safe in fisking both my
reputation and my money ON ite
merits.
The following are among those diseases In
worked cures, % II by magic, and with c GER
| tainty never before attained by any medicine:
Leucorrh@a Excessive Flowing, Painful
| monlniy ferlOQs oupprebel0n6 Wnen IrUm un-
natural causes, Irregularities, Weak Back, Pro-
!apsus or falling Of the Uterus, Anteversion and
Retroyersion, Bearing Down Sensations, Inter-
| nal Heat Nervous Depression, Debility, Des-
pondency, Threatened Miscarriage, Chronic
Congestion, Inflammation and liberation Of tho
Uterus, Impotency, Barrennese, or Sterility, Fe-
male Weakness, and very many other chronic
diseases incident TO woman not mentioned here
In all affections Of this nature, my Favorte
Prescription works cures-the marvel of
the world. This medicine do not extol as
lcure-all, but 1t admirably fulflls singles
Dess Of purpose being q most perfect
specific in all chronic diseases Of the sexual sys-
tom Of woman. 1t will not disappoint nor will
1t do harm, In any state or condition.
Those who desire further information on
these subjects can obtain 1t In TEE PEOPLES
COMMON SENSE MEDICAL ADVISER, boo.
Of over 800 pages, sent, postpaid, on receipt
Of $l.60 II treats minutely Of thoee disease,
peculiar to Females, and gives much vaiuabl,
Sdvlce In regard TO the management Of thos,
aIections. a. q t.
TAvORITE PRESCRIPTION SOIL
pY ALL DRUGGISTS.
+ - R.V, PIERCE, 4. D., Propr,
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- 7aH NOTICES
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Hand Made,

No machinery being used 10 their manu-.
facture and will be Of the BEST MATER.
IAL, and made by the best work men, and
under his own supervision. l shall sell
these goods at prices very little higher thar
machine made shoes.
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TT can make money f,ster at worr ,o~ :. -
than at anything else, capitai noi ~ rai af
aulred; we will start ycu: VOL n'' 10
nome msde by the industrious man
women, boys and girls wanted t,er dav IA
wSaM e.a. ior us; Now ID the tins. Men sSi
s %nensfa anI Msin MteLms free.: address, TRUE 4 %
The Morning herald., 1878-07-18

The productios Of pig ironin the United
sts.ts. IN 1s77 vss 2,s14,5s5 tohs Of tSo
thousand. against 2,o9s, ,ss7 tons N 1916, .
gain Of 221 $40 tons, or about 1o1 per cent.
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Hard Winter on Stock.

The past winter has been unusually severe
on stock in California. The San Francisco
Bulletin says:
There have been very few if any winters
since the settlement of the state by Americans
so severe on domestic animals as the present
All along the Sacramento river, from its en-
trance into the low lands more or less stock
have been drowned. and very many of those
that escaped drowning have persisted for want
OF food since the storms commenced, or from
the continual severity of the weather. But
the loss of stock has not by any means been
confined to the section of the safe named
The coast counties, especially from San Fran
cisco north have suffered in this respect very
seriously. Swine and sheep have suffered per
hapS the most. The long-continued cold and
Wet weather has been especially hard on hogs
Our exchanges from all parts of the state and
coast bring to US accounts of loss of stock from
various causes and diseases but we think
these diseases in all their varied forms NAV
almost uniformly be traced 10 unnecessary
exposure to the severe weather we have had
these last three months. An ounce of pre-
Venilon is worth ten pounds of cure in nearly
all diseases of domestic animals. Two dollars
and half invested i'm boards to cover place
Tor hogs to sleep will frequently save SlOO
worth OF hogs, and if those who are losing so
many hogs with what they, for a better name
call hog cholera, will save the money they pay
for medicines to dose them with and spend il
to make them a comfortable and dry place To
sleep, they will be more successful in curing
the disease.
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RAILROADS.
DALTI nORE AND OHIO RAILROAD,
- THE GREAT DOUBLE TRACK.
NATI0NAL LIVE AND SHORT ROUTE
TO THE
NORTH AND WEST
NORTHW EST AND SOUTHWEST

NOVEMBER 18th, 1877
AN. LEAVE WASHINGTOS.
b:N'-Raltilnure and Way Stations
6nUB',itimere, Annapolis and Way stations.
GsCashurg; Winchester aud Way Stations,
SO0-.Barimo!e Express.
S:lo-Pitdmont Sirasburg, Winch Ser, Hagers-
fowl Point o. Rocks and Way stations
s:30-New York, Philadelphia, Bsston aud Balti-
more EXGress. Partor Car TO New York and
$40 st. Louis, Cincinnati, Chic 30 and Pitts
.urg Express. Connects for HSserstown and
Vail, Branch, except Sunday. Through car
fol SfauDton. PdrlOr Car to Grafton. and
SteepiHg Cars 10 Louisville incinnati Co.
IumhuS. Chicago Junction aud Sandusky
9:0n-B.ltimore, Annapolis and WAY Stations
1oOo. Baltimore Express.
12:1o,Baltimore. EIicott City, Annapolis and
1:so-hew York and philadelphia d ,ltimore E1-
ping az all stations.)
3:S0-Batimore and " ay Stations. winchester
and Nay Stations, via Relay.)
4:3O-Ba timore, Bladensburg and Laurel Ex-
press. Frederick via Relay
4:S5..ioint OF Rocks. Frederick. Hagerstown
Winchester ald Way Stations. On Sunday
70 Point OF Rocks and Way Stations only
4:4O-'B4ltimore, Annapolis and Way Stations
b:3O-'Philadelphia, Norfolk Al Baltimore E1-
cars directly to boat ut Canton. No connece
ton ON Sunday for Norfolk.
6:60-sBaltimore and Way Stations.
6:660'Chicago ana Columbus Express. Sleeping
Cars 10 Chicago.
7S0-'Baitimore Express,
e.2S Louis, Cincinnati, Pitts,urg Express.
Steepino Cars to st. Louis and Pittsburp
No connection for Pittsburg on Sunday
9:30-'New York, Philsdephis and Baltimore
Special SleeptnoC Car to Philadeiphia. ~ ~NU
DAILY. Other trains daily except SUNDAY
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THE PORCELAIN cur.
From the Observer. !

From the Observer
Who watched the artist paint porcelain cap.
bid wOr der when he gathered brushes up
And said. My task Is DONE
That on the TOY fine rim,
A border black and grim
EcntraSfPd atefuIy with gentle tint
OF pink and azure. blond and beTyl hint.
n la ~. ,ked those threads of sun
That ma ic thy cup prize
To raw s. royal eyes.
why leave this scowl OF back?'' one dare in
qni!e.
The artist answered, CLAY must taste the fire,
And i,y that test be tried.
Snatched from its furnace heat,
TTtns1Sured and complete.
The dazzling gift comes crowned with aureole
CLEAN,
It's LACK an changed to gold! So-like dream
Hear- said 70 heart that sighed
Grief NAV be joy N last,
When Lies ieI ce test Is past.
LAURA SANFORD.
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own ward, but went no further. In 1855 he be.
gan to long for political preferment. A kind
his son he desired to efface. SO far as possible
the record OF his early days. Gully, a British
prize fighter, had taken seat in Parliament
duced MorriSsey TO turn his ewes toward the
halls of Congress. His friends endeayOred to
dlSsuade him from the idea, but without effect.
laere was bitter canvass. Tue opposition
oEerhauled MorriSSey'S record. aud the repub-
ncan newspapers thumped him numerically
he gained sympathy by admitting that his life
mad not been what it should have been. and
him in his effort. The crafty Sweeny used all
his power against him. Money flowed like
wafer: Slanderous plarards were thrown into
every house and plastered on each fence From
his headquarters in the Arson house Morris
sey issued his appeals and laid his hands upon
important political wires. He Won by large
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s'POpular'' Music.

Correspondence of the Caicago Tribune.l
NEW YORK, April 81 have been talking
WIN some OF the music publishers here, with
view to getting out some of the interesting
iactS ABOUT the popular" publications of the
day. No compositions in the whole range of
music meet with such financial success as
to look upon as trash. And, while a writer
OF heightened melodies looks with contempt
upon !p the composer OF Don't be angry with
me, darling" the latter is cOnsOled with the
refec ion that, even if his work is not esthetic.
1t pays. For instance, Will s. Hays, of Louis
W. e, well known as an author of popular
gle ballad called ''Mollie Darling" And he
considers this one of the poorest he has ever
written: But it bears the merit of simplicity
ana ana oy iar the greatest demand is for songs of
The histories of some of these are full of in
terest At this moment I think of rather an
odd incident, where ballad inspired purely
fashion was accepted in earnest by the public,
and had an enormous sale. The song refer
TO Is Put me in my little bed" and it isn't
by everybody, from squalling infant to fat and
placid matrOn. The author, Dexter Smith,
had written number Of clever verses, which
after glancing them over, handed them EnG baeR,
with the following doubtful criticism:
These are very goO0, Mr.. Smith,-too good,
them in the Atlantic, or Some other place.
patteTn:''
And he read to the astonished writer some
selec ions from several Of the popular ballads.
Smith was disguised.
1T surely can't be possible said he, THAT
the public wants such miserable stuff as this
ut is not only possible, but true.'
Then don't wonder that mine is too good
for your use. Good day."
And the young composer half-angrily strobe
out OF the Office, rejecting upon the degener
acy of the public mind. He was going along
one OF the narrow Boston streets, absorbed in
his thoughts when he heard a dirty little
urchin yell to his mother, .-Sa-ay. man! Put
me in my little bed?'' There was his subject!
And, going home, filled wi h discrimination
TO W. lite the most unutterable mess of dreari-
ness he could think OF, he composed the song
which has 81 .ice made him lannon's His little
joke was we'll caived, aud its reputa ion
spread ulti. the sales reached an enormous
figure.
In this conneation, let me give YOU the num-
Der OF copies sold OF few of tn best known
pub ic; tons of this kind: Put me i'm nv little
bed, BY Dexter Smith, 25lO0H; Come, birdie,
by win $; HAYS, 1000; silver Threads among
fae Cold" by banks (who is very popular),
1oC0l; Come home, father" 5000; "Evange-
nne, q, zoo; Tramp, tramp, tramp" 100, 900;
10000. Many of these still sell steadily, and
Will doubtless continue to do SO for number
OF years. Songs written to suit the times fire.
quently reach immense sales, and, as in book
publications, those which appear the weakest
are not infrequently the most successful
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1878 rEN SSss!hHAHHA 1873

TO THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST,
DONbte r. acle, Steel RnSIs,
Splendid scenery, Mo0Hifccnt Equipment.
TRANSLATE Af r. !. a IN I ls7s; ,n.
corner Of sixth and b streets, a. Follows:
For Pittshurg and the West. 1910 a. m. daily,
from PftsSnrs to Cinennsti ST. fID onsls G and
Chicago; 7:4o pm. daily, with Palace Car to
BALTIMORE AND POTOMAC RAILROAD.
With h1 Car q w saE EXCEPT sSs
For tns At fd 10 10 ana e., daily
Exlress Of Pullman Cars $50 a N. daily, eT-
For New York and the East, 80 d. I'M, daily e,-
s SePt Sunday, with Sleeping CSis from Wash
t RF6%H 70 sEss0n sSr q
boats OF Brooklyn Annex. anording direct
1Rs 3 sss SssI
@ a snG sept e n suGa sy:
AccoImcdation for Baltimore, s:ss $50 .. m.
For PSpes tresf Line, e:ss Z. n M and 20 D. 10.
For AnSap paiiispts ss5ds' M and o.n,
except Sunday. ''
ALEXANDRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG
EMA IsHTA,rd ANP ALsEEx shhNDRiA AND
For. xIsnaharia, 8. Z. 8, 30, 10. IL an, LIS,
o. 40, Sc Up. IN. On Sunday a: siO . m. and
For the South, via Richmond, a4s 4 no. daily:
STOP: m. daily, except sunday.
Trains leave AlexAndria for Washington, g. q,
S:lO, s;1o 10, 11a. m. i, = 4 30. 8, 9: 10 and
pm. On Sunday NJ 10 and lOa. IN and o. m
Tickets, information, sleeping and paror cars &C.
comm odauons can be procured at the ofhces north
east corner OF Thirteenth street and PENNSYLVANIA
avenue: northeast corner OF Sixth street and PENN
sylvania avenue, and 1t the depot, where orders
can be left Tor the checking OF baggage TO destnA-
ton from hotels and n sidences
N l. +. FARMER, General Passenger Agent.
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KIDNAPPING IN TEXAS.-As the government
seems to take with some GOODNESS all that HIS
been hitherto done in the way of marauding
supposed that it will get excited over the pain
full detail of the loss Of Mr.. S1eele's two chill
dren. These were carried away be the In
all his sheep keepers, and have perhaps muir.
dered the children also. But rs this is not
known the parents naturally cling to the hope
desperate. To all the butcheries that have
Deen done by frontier Indians the bu.chery of
cMo aiitie boys Is not great addition. Ye: a
b;iiti e vi IiiiS sort touches the pathetic senS-
uinlles Oh people more than the murder OF
many men. and In this case it viii be apt to
greatly intensity the impression that it is time
tnese RAIDS were stopped.-[N. Y. Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-04

A HANGING GARDEN-A HANGING g.rdor -.
sponge Is one of the novelties in eardeoiny
Take white sponge OF large size and sow r
full Of rice, oats or wheat. Then place it for
sponge will absorb the moisture the seeds will
begin to sprout before many days. When this
has fairly taken place the sponge may be suS-
top of the window, where little sun will
enter. 1t will thus become a living mass of
green, requiring little occasional moisture
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-04

ksColOnel Bob IngersOll has been pre-
scented with work on Moral Philosophy"
by the students of the Binghamton Classical
and Bible College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-04

NEW YORK SHOE Store.
~ SOS Pennaytca ala 0ren,se.
THE BEST GOOD, IN THE CITY AT -
LESS THAN AUCTION PRICES 90
Ladies French Kid Button Boots ..Sl "a
Ladies roxed Button. 81 % to SO
Ladies' 49, Thread Lasting Button 8 L SO to 20
Ladies' Fine Kid French II eel Button. ..... 90
Ladies, Best FRENCH Kid Button, A h, q, 80
Lades F9xed or Goat laced. to 70
LADIES' slippers, all kinds .4Os to 90
Ladies Newport Buckle or Tie. 49,. to 81 rs
Misses snd Children's Shoes all kinds very cheap.
GENT Cali Hand Stitched Oxford Ties. .....S2 DO
Gents Calf .. Straps ....2 20
Gents French Calf-Stftched Srraps "a so To 90
Sent Z Congress CATERS. ...........,S1 q to 90
Boys and uths' good Shoes at low prices,
All goods marked in p ain figures
One Price Only.
aJ29 81 GEORGE Mc,ARTuy
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
ARE ATTRACTED TO

II HAHN'S BARG AIN SRo& STORE,
By the Immense Inducements uttered q
Ladies slippers, 80. % 90. 76c ST.
to 81 so. ~
Ladies Sandals and French III lei Slippers 81 25
Congress. FOXed and Lasting Il ,n'S rs 9O' 50
Ladies Seamless X id Button, 81 25 81 Is So 81
Mems Calf Low Shoes, 81 I" IS
Men Gaiters, 80 =. 81 25. (solid 81 SO ST.
BOYS Calf Button Boots 81
Chlldlen's Shoes and Slippers. l.. 90. to 81 60
VIM. HAHN, 1922 Penn arenue,
between 10 II and 20 h s..
Sign of Red Slipper. my2 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-04

A CENTRAL AMERICAN EARTHQUAKE.-An
earthquake of unusual severity was felt at
Puerto CabellO on the night of April T. Capt.
Scholz, of the brig Emma Dean, which arrived
from that port yesterday, with cargo of cot
was greater than could be described. At first
there was rumbling sound, followed by a
heavy quaking, the tumbling down of houses
and the shattering of walls and ceilings, which
caused the 1900 Inhabitants to make one gen
eral rush for the streets, and seek place of
safety. Several hundred families took refuge
upon the shipping in the harbOr, and did not
return to their homes until next day, when
some of them found themselves homeless. with
their buildings RACED to the ground. Another
but it was less severe than the first. The same
earthquake was felt, with less severity, at
Caracas, La Guayra, Valencia and Barque-
SimetO
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THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE. That the sub
u scribels, Ambrose A. wh'.a. Of Baltm IRA.
No. ahd l,s,iie G. DE Wuh. of WsShi agton. ID
T.. hare obtained from the Supr sme Court Of
the District OF CJlnm ,ia. holding Special Ter 70
Tor Orphans Court business. let RS testam sntary
p late OF the District Of Columbia, deceased
An persons having claims against said decea ed
vouchers thereof. to the subscribers at or before
tne l6th DAY OF April next: they NAV otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefit of the AID 90
tate Given under our handi this 10 n day of XnrIi
Ao.0: % AABRO5E A. WHITE.
TUE LAkGEsT AND BEST A,sORrM GNT
ek0V A. STRAUSS.
ENNE Light Colored Cashmere pa MIA a, m IN
II worth u, At A. STRAUSS an9O-
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ENNE Light Colored Cashmere PANTS n a. 80.
- worth %, 1t A. STRAUSS, au(90-
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III THE NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST,
nOAbte 4, 0cle, Steel Rails,
Splendid eceNeT1, M0Onifccnt EQSip,ueuf.
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HIS CAREER ON THE TURF.
Under the weight of stock operations, the
appeared on the turf. He developed taste
for horses before his fight with Keenan,, and
Bioomingdale road He accompanied Flora
Temple in trotting tour through the south
and west. After his return from England he
Jerome bred BY John NJ Clay
made the best four mile race ever run in this
country, weights up: After presenting Rock
ingham to Vanderbilt, Morrissey went to Sar-
fightwith Keenan,, and he was now partner
with such men as William r. Travers and
John Hunter. Associated with these gentle
in e the s SIMMER G Of is5$ The Course was On
ing proved such a success that Morris
ssy dz ey club ANA bo1g a the
tus Corning, James NJ: Marvin, Commo
dore Vanderbilt and o'her prominent men
took small amounts of stock, and gave tone
and sOlidity to the club. The greatest races in
the country were run under its auspices, and
its summer meetings attracted the wealthiest
fine club house was openei in 1869, aud for the
last three years was the Oaiy gaming house in
which he was known to have held au interest.
Mtorrissey,s ARRANGEMENTS &c! Tor the prsserva lon
pie and complete. MI. Back, tic e ii or Of the
Spirit II the Times, saws that he is familiar
with the English, french. ANA other contlnen
tai race cOul ses, and he has seen none that
can equal that of Saratoga in the pc fec ion
of detail aud accommodation. In tue height
Of the racing excitement NJ rrissey opened 4
turf exchange, and pools agg egatlns millions
were Sold; a law passed ~ the legiSia ure
broke up the business in this ci y, but IL was
cOninurd at Saratoga in violation of the law,
creating much comment.
FIRST APPEARANCE IN POLITICS
John Morrissey's first appearance in politics
was as il bruiser in primary elections. With
his rise to wealth and influence, he aided in
the management OF the democratic party in his
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-07-20
How a POstOfiice RObber Came to Grief.

For months past frequent complaints
have been made to Postmaster James,
of New York, of the loss of the contents
of registered letters passing through his
office en- route from the West to Boston
and other Eastern points. The records
of the New York office gave no inkling
of irregularity, for the number of let
tiers sent out correspondent with that re-
ceiyed. The press of business during
the day and the presence of a large
force of clerks made it impossible for
anyone to open letters and abstract
money in the manner complained Of
Suspicion finally conferred on the night
clerks, who receive and receipt for
packages of registered letters. But the
men employed on the night tour were
old and efficient clerks, and it was long
before the authorities obtained confir-
nation of their suspicious. Watch was
instituted, however, and for twenty-one
nights the men on the night tour had
been under surveillance. The conduct
of George NJ. Martin, the captain of the
tour, was particularly noted, and GER
tain of his actions pointed him out as
the man who was pilfering from the
mails. 1t was noticed that he opened
all the packages he received, and that
shortly thereafter he left the office, os-
tensibly to get something to eat. He
was frequently seen to throw his hand
kerchief carelessly on the desk, always
covering letter with it, When return
ing the handkerchief, with dizziness
worthy prestidigitateur, he took the
money from the envelope. He used to
have a paper cornucOpia of mucilage
in his pocket, and, while handling the
misSive, he managed to gum the flap
with mucilage carried on his finger
from the pocket. A number of decOy let
tiers containing marked money were sent
through the office, and Friday morning
he distracted two of these from a pack
age, and, putting them into his pocket,
walked out of the office, as was his GUS
tom, to get a matutinal cocktail While
he was gone the letters and books were
examined, and it was found that while
the lists of letters received agreed with
that made out for transmission to an
other office, two letters were missing.
When Martin returned he placed the
decoy letters having meantime emp
tied them of the marked money-with
the others, and was proceeding with his
business when he was arrested. In
conversation Martin said he did not
know how much money he had alb
stracted; that he had been pilfering for
a long time; that he knew that he was
watched of late, but the temptation was
too great for him to resist, and he con-
tinued in his evil way, though confident
he would be detected. He ascribes his
fall to a strong love for whisky.