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The Portland daily press., 1878-11-26
EUROPE.
The Government of Bulgaria

The Government of Bulgaria.
CoNsTANTINopLE, Nov. 25 In pursuance of
the treaty Of Berlin Bulgarian assembly
composed of bishops, funcionaries and
notables has been summoned to NEE. at
I1rnova the eth of December to prepare
organic laws for the province, The assembly
Is 10 complete this task in April and then
elect prince.
The italian Prime Minister HI.
ROME, Nov. 25.-Signor Carroll suffers COZ
sderably from Inflammation of his wound and
will be Obliged to keep his bad several days.
The King and Queen received senators and
deputies today. His Majesty said he hoped in
concert with them to restore the tranquility
Italy needed to enable her to proceed In the
path of progress.
The italian King Killers.
PARIS, Nov. 25.-The Moniteur reports that
previous to the arrival of King Humbert at
Rome Sunday the police seized plac ards
threateHing death to all who Joined in the ova-
ton to him. A report has been in circulation
and appears to be confirmed that dynamite was
found on the rails shortly b.fore the passage of
the royal train to Rome. Socialists were arrest
ed at Padna and San Sepacero.
Foreign Notes.
Germany on Saturday sold quarter of a
million pounds worth of silver at Sc 5-8 It
will demand 563 for any more.
A London despatch says that a strike of the
oldham cotton spinners began yesterday. The
opposition to the five per cent. reduction of
wages does not extend to ali the mills in town.
Pfoprietors of some of the largest mills have
given notice of a reduction.
Notices were posted Saturday at most Of the
Carnarvonshire slate quarries announcing a re-
duction of seven per cent, on the wages of
quarrymen. The men will probably accept the
reduction.
The Mayor of Barrow, England, has called a
public meeting to adopt measures relative to
relieving the distress in conseouance of the
depression in trade.
Advices from Magador to the 9th inst show
an average of 60 deaths daily from the epidemic
which, however, is not believed to be cholera,
The man arrested for throwing bomb into
the procession in Florence has confessed the
crime.
10000 operatives, cotton-spinners at oldham,
England, came out on a strike yesterday. The
number Of strikers will be augmented from day
to day.
The minister of the Royal hou sehold at Rome
has written to the Archbishop of Naples. on
behalf of King Humbert, acknowledging the
Archbishop's letter conveying the Pores con-
gratulations upon the Kings escape from as
sassination.
The Count de Chambord has written M.
Mup, whose election to the chamber of deputies
was recently invalidated, congratulating him
for attacking the ancient reign of abuses
which nobody wishes to restore, but adding:
The protective shelter which permitted France
TO attain past greatness must not be over
thrown. For France to be saved God must
return to her as master so that reign as King.
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MARINE NE VS..
Especial to the Press.J
n 1U~ ID S.aV ,I

Especial to the Press.l
Ashore at Seal Harbor.
RoCKLAND, Nov. 25-During the recent gale
the schooner Mary A. Rowland, lumber laden.
Bangor to Plymouth, Mass, drove ashore at
Seal Harbor. She was gotten off yesterday
badly damaged. Cargo saved.
ITO the Associated Press.]
Notice to Mariners.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-Notice is given that
Jan. LIST, 1879,a light will be shown from new
structure recently erected on Race rock, of
the western part of Fishers Island, north side
of the entrance to Long Island Sound, and will
produce alternate red and white flashes at in
tervals Of thirty seconds, with short periods of
total eclipse. The light can be seen in clear
weather from the decks of vessels fifteen feet
above the sea fourteen nautical miles.
A fog-bell struck by machinery will be
sounded during foggy weather, giving two
blows In quick succession every 20 seconds, on
and after Dec 18th, '78. The Characteristic Of
light at Stratford Shoals will be flashing white
at intervals Of 16 seconds instead of flashing
red and white at intervals of 20 seconds.
The British barque j. E. Woodwork has
been burned at sea. The crew was saved and
landed at Rio Janero Nov. 49,
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Vermont LEGISLATURE.

MONTPELIER, Nov. 25.-The House passed q
gressmen to use all honorable means prevent
the repeal of the resumption act, heartily ap-
proving Secretary Sherman's efforts to resume
specie payments.
A bill relative to allowing persons convicted
upon new evidence upon which the Senate and
House have been at q dead lock for some time
upon the questions of amendment, has now
passed both houses with amendment proposed
by the House and heretofore reported. This is
not exactly what Jno. Phar's friends wanted,
but is all they could get.
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THE AFGHAN WAR.

LONDON, Nov. GA Calcutta correspon-
dent of the Times thinks Gen. Browns column
will 60 to Jellabad this winter, Gen. Ro bert's
to kurkum Fort and Gen. Blddulph's CO lumn
to Candahar, and these will probably bs their
winter stations.
BERLIN, Nov. 25.-The Post says tina t
the effect of the Afghan war will be that
England will have to abandon the idea of main
tanning the Turkish rule in Eastern Roumelia.
because even if successful in Afghanistan che
will need her Indian forces in Asia and be
unable to brandish them as threat on the
European theatre of war.
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WASHINGTON.

Gen. Reno's Conduct at the Custer Massa.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-By direction of the
President COURT of inquiry has been appoint
ed to assemble at Chicago on the second Mon.
Day R1 IN January to make inquiry into Major ?
Horn on the 25th and 18th Of June, 1876, in
which Gen. Custer was killed. The court is to
report it's opinion and whether further action
ls deemed necessary; 1t being charged that
ders. The court comprises Col. King of the
7th infantry, Col. Merritt of the 9Th cavalry,
Col. Royal of the Sd cavalry, with Lieut.. Lee
of the 9th infantry assrecorder.
Silver Dollars.
The total number of standard silver dollars
coined Since their remonetization, to and IL
Guiding the 23d inst, is $40 814551 OF these
about S10, 800 600 are in the U. s. Treasury,
some s.. 100000 are in the mint vaults and the
balance, little over S., 900. 100 are in general
circulation. The first coinage under the re-
monetization act of the last session was on the
18th of March. The total, it will be observed,
is In excess of the minimum requirement of the
Jaw, which provides that not less than $2,000,-
600 nor more than S., 000, 900 of the staadatj
silver dollar shall be coined monthly.
Reclamation Of Superintendent Vail.
The resignation of Theodore N. Vail, gen.
to take effect December LIST, has been accepted
BY the Postmaster General. William B.
Thompson, superintendent of the ninth dvis-
ion railway mail servics at Cleveland, will sue
coed Vail.
Thompson's successor will be Mr. Lowell,
late head clerk of the service at New York.
Imports and Exports.
From the monthly statement of the chief of
the bureau of statistics to the Secretary of the
Treasury, the excess of exports over imports of
merchandise appears to have been as follows:
For the mouth ending Ont. 81, 1878, 1921, 743 464
and ditto 1877, SLY ,731 Jos; ten months ending
Oct. 81, 1873. $237, 070012 ditto 1877, $82, 19l,
489.
An Indian Agent Removed.
Tae President has suspended Wellington
Bird, Indian agent at Fort Peck, in Montana,
and appointed in his place Elias III. Webb of
Illinois.
The House Committee on Appropriations.
The subcommittee of the House Com mittee
on Appropriations consisting of Representa-
tives Durham, Smith and Clymer have COM
pleted the Military Academy bill and it will be
reported at the opening of Congress- 1t is the
same substantially as the bill passed at the
former session for the support of the Academy
for the present fiscal year.
The subcommittee, Representatives Atkins,
Foster and Durham, made considerable prog
ress today with the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill The fertilization
and pension bills will also be ready to report at
an early day.
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NEW YORK.
The Stewart Robbers


NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Msyor Ely today re-
ceived the following anonymous letter:
To Mayor Ely:
Dear Sir,-I am personally acquainted with
the body-snatcbers of Stewart. know where
the body is, and all the parties concerned. l
ask no reward but pardon and will expose all
as they have betrayed me. If pardon bs grant
ed telegraph to Omaha, Nebraska, and L will
give myself up to the officials of that city, or
appear 10 New York if L am assured no harm
may befall me. Signed by an assistant of the
crew.
The mayor will take no notice of the letter.
Cruel Treatment of Insane Paupers.
A sudden visit of the committee of super
visors of Syracuse 10 the asyldm of insane
paupers revealed the fact that five human be-
ings were kept in underground cells, naked,
filthy beyond belief, and evidently without any
care except the furnishing of food throug
holes in the doors.
Disastrous Fire.
ROCHESTER,, Nov. Sat- midnight a. fire
was discovered in the extensive five story build
ing owned by Jas. T. Stewart and occupied by
several large shoe shops, croquet factories works
and salesrooms Of the Rochester Bracket Co.,
works and salesrooms of the Wire Whip Co.,
salesrooms of Howe & Co, and Forsythe &
Co., scales. Loss probably $125,00O.
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MEMORANDA.

Ship st Paul, Williams, from San Francisco, put
into Falmouth. E, I'D inst, full of water. and with
loss o. foremost and bowsprt, with all attacted by
collision with barque San Petre, which lost her head
gear and boom.
Barque G Whitmore of Bath. in Hampton Roads,
was run into 24th by Br steamer. and had her FORE
topsa yard carried away, and sustained other light
damage.
Barque W Holbrook Mitchell, at New York
from Matanzas, reports, during heavy gale on the
passage. lost and split sails and lost decRoad.
Brig Eliza Morton, Leland, at Philadelphia from
Galveston reports, 18th inst, German seaman nam
ed 81 Glason tell from foreyard and died
Sch Neptunes Bride, Lindsey. from Amboy bound
east with coal, went ashore 22d, reef opposite
Blackwells Island. and towed off leaking badly.
Will dock for repairs.
Sch j Drew. French, which arrived at Phiadel-
pha 3d. lost jbbrom and broke anchor stock by COL
lison with scbr Ruth 4 Carlisle, off Brandywine.
Sci VIM Hill, Serbian, from Boston for Rockport,
which went ashore the latter port last week. has
broken up. She was valued at $4,000 and owned at
franklin, Me.
Sch Caroline Knight, ashore at Rye Beach, remain
ed in same position oath full of water. Size was re-
paired one year ago at an expene of $1,000 An effort
will be made to get her ahoat
Sch Sea Foam, (of BangoD Scott from Port John
son for Boston, with COAL struck heavily at Vine
yard Haven 22d and sprung aeak 1t requires the
constant working of both pumps to keep her free.
Schr Willie DeWolt was in collision with the schr
r Atw0ad, 2ist, of Saybrok. The latter bad main
mast sprung. mainsail tore. and stern started.
"a See general news columns for other reports
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CALIFORNIA; rgsuins Stocks.
Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO, Nov. 25.-Hogs-receipts 80 900 head !;
shipments 200 head; the market is shade lower:
choice heavy at 290 a 800; light at go q rs;
mixed packing 60 2 IS.
Catte-recelpts 3lOO head; shipments 21OO head ;
market slow and weak shipping at 30 q co. feed
ers and stockers at 240 q 3 10; butchers 10 0 zoe
lower; Cows at zoo q 90; Western at 2 80 q 8 So;
q 90. - W : -
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Didn't Think IL was Loaded.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y. Nov. 25-Sunday a
farmer named Robert Lopsz, living near Ash
will, N. Y, took down gun to clean. His lit
tie son asked him to fire cap, which he did,
suDposing the gun unloaded. A heavy charge
left In the gun by q neighbor who had borrow
cd 1t, exploded, and the ramrod, which was in
the barrel, passed through the body of Lopaz's
eight year old daughter, who died soon after.
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The Baltimore Banks and RESUMPTION,

BALTIMORE, Nov. 25.-The committee repre-
sentiog the Baltimore banks, whose conference
with Secretary Sherman on the subject of re-
sumption has already been given to the press,
submitted today to the representatives of the
associated banks formal report of the inter-
view with the Secretary, expressing a hope
that the frank expression of the views of the
Secretary as presented would be considered
sufficient to allay all apprehension here and
elsewhere regarding the technical construction
and operation of the resumption act.
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RENEGADE Indians Cautured.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov pa despatch from
Cascades, Columbia river, says that the ex.
petition sent out by Gen. Howard for the
purpose of capturing Renegade Indians has
met with complete success Capt Boyle with
Lieuts. Cameron and Shaffner surrounded
their camp at night in John Day valley and
captured the whole outfit. Eight Of the
principal chiefs are en- route to Vancouver
and the remainder were sent to Warm Spring
reservation
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DIED.

NJ In this city. Nov. 25. Alice L. Payson daughter Of
Cparles and Annie ". Payson, aged 20 years
lFuneral services Wednesday afternoon at o,c,t
Burial at convenience of The family. ~ 'iA'
53 years. fAiiin' aseu
In Bethel, Nov. %, Mrs. Harriet p Horr ,,,so,,,
months. 0A, aseu % years
~ funeral a1 this Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock. at
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SOUTH AMERICA,

The Recent Seizure of Au American YES
Sci by the Chiiians.
NEW YORK, Nov. 25-South American ad-
vices via Panama state that letter from Pun
ia Arenas, October 18th, says that the Gillian
corvette Magellanes captured the American
snip Devonshire while loading guano at the
same place where French vessel was cap
tured some time ago. A Buenos Ayres dig
patch OF the oath of October says part of the
press is greatly excited over the capture Of the
Devonshre, but the rest remain silent waiting
t. know the opinion of the Chilian govern
ment
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The Mutual Life's New Plan

Boston, Nov. 25.-Judge Dwight Foster and
Peleg W. Chandler of this city, have given a
written opinion sustaining the legality of the
new plan Of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany OF New York, about which there has been
SO much recent controversy. They declare
that the companys new contracts rebating
thirty per cent. of the two first years premi-
ums are as valid as any it ever made.
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Boston Stock Market.
LSales of the Brokers' Board, Nov. 251
Gor
New York Stock and Money rr.rke,

New YORK, November 25-Evening- Money easy
prime mercantile paper Al q o. Sterling Exchange
sight. avg -'- '-'-'
Gold advanced from 1904 to 11o}, closing firm at
loO4 with 1908 bid; carrying rates q Der cent, /;
borrowing fat. Clearings S5,o63,OOO. The customs
receipts To-day were $295,0OO. The Treasury dis
pusements were 5000 for interest and $57 900 for
bonds. Governments firm. State bonds dull
and a., steaiy Railway mortgages strong and higher.
and prices advanced 4@1s per cent. with North.
western, st Paul and Lake Shore as special fea-
lures. After the second call the temper Of specuai
tion changed and the entire list declined "a p ner
cent At the close the lowest prices of the day wers
current in nearly all cases. WIZ
The transactions at the Stock Exchange TODAY
aggregated 213,tO shares. wy
The following were the closing quotations Of Gov
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European Markets.

LONDON, November 25.-123O P M,-ConsoIs at
10 1915 for money and account
LONDON, November 25-12.30 P. M.-American &C.
States bonds 67s 1854 new SIS 1Oss
ne II oes 10 4Os at 1885, Erie 1S5 preferred at
LIVERPOOL. November 25-12.3O p. M-cotton :,
IN 1ar BUSINESS Middling uplands at sid; do Or
leans leans at at lo6; sales 10000 bales including 1900
Gaes ior speculation and export receipts 100 bales.
Futures weak; November So; November auG De-
cember delivery at SIG; December and January Of
5 SIG. Gnu o"i"aiy at
Flour at 10 @ %; Winter Wheat at s90s11. do
spring at g 5; California averages at a q ~.
CUB at 10 g 10 2; Corn at 20 q % 9; Peas 80 g.
PROVISIONS, &c-Pork at ~; Beef6 6; Bacon l6 &
q ~ Lard at 80 Cheese at 4S. TaDOW at 81 Al
London Tallow &c. " " ~
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$1,000 tor Coniempt,

murderer of VIM. Love, was fined $4,000 for
contempt of court today BY Judge Burnes.
Love at the time of the shooting was a witness
in court and had not concluded his evidence.
Tate's counsel appealed.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
A GARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and nds-
cretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay,
loss of manhood, &C., will send a recipe that will
cure you. FREE OF CHARGE. This great remedy
was discovered by missionary in S nth America
Send self-addressed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH
I. iNMAN, Station d, Bible House, Neao York City.
no26 snend&w1v
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For New England


NEW YORK, NV. 25.-The case of James A.
Whalen against Gen. Sheridan in the q. S.
court at New York. owing to tae absence of
Gen. Butler, one of the counsel for the plain
tiff, went over until next Monday. The suit is
brought to recover $416,O00 for alleged losses
received by being dspossessed of his sugar
plantation near New Orleans in 1867 by Sh eri-
dan
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
PedeStrianiSm.

BOSTON, Nov. pa 25.mile W ak for the
championship of New England, between Chas.
P. Hartman and Ohas. A. Daniels occurred
today on the Boston base ball grounds, and re-
plished the distance in hours, % minutes, %
seconds.
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FINANCIAL AND COmmERCtAL

clearing House Transactions,
PORTLAND, November 25.
The Clearing House of the Portland Banks report
the transaction OF business as follows to-day:
oo2 EAenahSSo. Zl,UU2 IL
Ne1 Daiances. ''',.."................ 10 231 "a
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MARRIED.

{, In this city. Nov. 49, by Rev. j R. DAY. Richard s.
Sawyer and Miss Maria Hyer both of Portland. ~
Gaynon. O"sn anu 1naiia
In biddeford, Nov. 10 Natal E. Kimball of Bidde-
ford and Miss Mary s. Pierce of Limerick.
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The Alabama senato,shio.

MONTGOMERY, Nov. 25.-Toe Democratic
caucus have nominated Gov. Geo. s. Houston
to succeed Spencer 10 the q. S. Senate.
The Portland daily press., 1878-11-26
fsRom mEacHANTs, rxoHANex.I

Ar at New York 2Ith steamers Niagara, from Ha-
vana 25th. Acapulco from Aspinwall /; barque
Transit, from Calais.
Ar at St John, NIB. 25th inst ship State of Maine
Small. Portland.
Sid FIN Antwerp 22d inst, ships G Blanchard, for
Rio Janeiro.
At Baracoa 18th inst, schs A Palmer, for NYork
Mary Weber, for Charleston.
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Receipt, oil Maino Central:R

Daily Domestic Receipts.
BY water conveyance-10OO bush corn meal to G
W True g. Co. '"A :" ~
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PORTLAND, Nov. 20.
For Portland, 81 cars miscellaneous merchandise:
disc,
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A Schooner Bsached iu Sinking Condi-

"A SchoohFf bfached Iu a sinslns COhdI-
ton.
Boston, Nov. 25-Schooner Addie, Capt.
Goodwin, brick laden, bound from Portsmouth
to Boston, spraug a leak off Thatcher's leland
Sunday night, and notwithstanding tina pumps
were worked constantly, the leak gained rapid
~ and the captain decided to beach her, which
he did on Long beach, near Salt Island.
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NIETEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Nov. %, i A. M
For New England
partly cloudy weather, frequent light rain or
snow, colder northwesterly winds, higher pres
sure.
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CUBA.
Ravages of Typhus Fever.

KavaRes OF Typhus Fever.
NEW YORK, Nov. % "A Havana letter re-
ports the pestilance of malaraI, typhus, etc.
levers in Colon, Sagus and Cardenas. OF 1900
cases reported, 49, had died.
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4. B. Morgan, formerly an extensive wool
dealer in Troy, N. Y, died from an overdose
OF laudanum Sunday night. He is supposed
to have committed suicide
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MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
ETond0y, Nov. rs,
ARRIVED,


ARRIVED.
Steamer New Brunswick, Hall, Boston for East
Sch Lena StOrer Seavey. Boston, to load for Cuba
Sch James Pike, Tnurston, Haverhill, to load for
Calais.
Sch L Smith, Upton, Boston.
Sen VIM B Darling, Pendieton, Provncetown, to
load corn tor Bangor.
Sch Talisman, (Br) Harris, Margaretyille, MS, for
Boston. -
Sch " Lovett, Beal, Rockport for Boston.
sen Gentiie Heal, Rockport for Boston.
f sen ID b Prince, Knight, Lincolnville for Boston.
CLEARED.
Steamship Eleanora, johnson, NewYork-Henry
Fox.
Sch S Mcclellan, Farr, Kennebec, to load for New
York; Nickerson & Son.
Sch City of Ellsworth, Grant. EIlsworth-Ch
Bros.
Sch Westerloo, Whitaker, Ellsworth-S w Thax-
Sch Mariet, Weber. Round Pond-Nath'l Blake.
Sch Black Swan. Morrill,. Camden-N A Sanborn
Sch Ariel. fainter, BROOKLYN and Sullivan-Nath'l
Rake.
BATH Nov 23-Sld, schs Fl Dewitt, Manssn,
and Doran, Warrenton, Philadelphia; Grace Cush-
ing, Mosher New York.
Nov 24-Ar, scbs Bramhall, Hamilton, Portland
Sid. baiuue Emma T Crowell. Perry. for Boston,
to load for San Francisco schs Sarah smith.
Banks. for Philadelphia; Anna Kranz, Pervere, for
New Orleans.
In port. schs winslow Morse. Mari, for Boston
Henry Adeibert. Meady. for Philadelphia; Reu-
ben Eastman, Eastman, for New York; White Sea.
Storer, for 81 Augustine Marion Draper Bailey, for
New York; Hyue, Oliver, for do; Hunter, Greenlaw
for New Bedford.
Sch Tirrel is at Brown & Hodgkins yard, where
she is to undergo repairs.
Deefing s. Donneil are putting up the frame for a
schr of 200 tons.
The New York herald., 1878-12-14
TRAYELLERs, GUIDE.

( TBINY B0ATs--PEOP PLEs Line, LEAVE FfR1
AL North River. daily, except sunday, at6P.A
4 --CITIzENs' LINE TROY BOATS LEAVE PIER %
A.North River Leroy St. daily except Saturday, ats
BOSTON, VIA FALL RIVER LLNE-az;M!A,GNIfICExI ~!
Dsteamers BRISTOL and PROVIDENCE leave pier .
North River daily, Sundays excepted 30 r. NJ full
nights Tickets for sale at all principal ticket oces
Leave Brooklyn, via "Annex" boat, at 4 r. NJ
T1oR BOSTON AND ALL POINTS RAsT
+ THE OLD RELIABLE sToNINGToN LINE.Istesn
33 n r. foot jay st. 30 r. NJ Sundays exceptsdl
PROVIDENCE LINZ freight only daily except Sundaya
from pier ~ n. r., foot of Warren St at r. NJ.