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The DEMERARA CHARLEY Ross-The little
boy brought here from Demerara under the
impression that he might be Charley Ross. is
still at the home of the friendless. Mr.. Ross
has not yet returned from New Orleans but
VIII visit him as soon as he reaches home The
child is unusually bright and intelligent Tor his
age tabont seven years., and talks freely 10 the
many visitors who calls at the home. He says
that his name is Demerara was Alfred Craw-
ford, ard that he lived with a colored woman
who was not his mother, as she had colored
children. He persists that his right name is
Charley Ross, and that he lived ION the hipn
with his real mother, near Philadelphia. The
people OF Germantown all speak of that place
as ''the hill" On being shown picture az
Charley Ross, with long curls, in the hoax
issued by Mr.. Ross, he put his hand on his
head and thought moment. and then said.
,r hal was me before my curls were cut of. y
The picture OF his nurse i'm the book he also
CANNED as his nurse. He said that he slept
under the door steps in Demerara and every
Dod. lei INN. He was singing hymn and
When asked where he learned it he replied
lnat ms mother "on the hill I" taught him
Mr.. Ross has heard of this child but never
saw hlm. The color of his eyes are said 60 lie
different from the real Charley.-l Boltinaorc
American, 2ofh.
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Another Ahscondiny nefanIfer

AUGUSTA, ME, Jan. 30.-Mr Brown, trea-
surer OF the town of Monmouth, Me-. disap.
peared a week ago, and il is believed he is a
defaulter for $1,000 of the towns funds
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Shot by HipbwaSmau

PORTSMOUTH, ONO, Jan. 3O.-Harry Kin
ney. while returning home al late hour last
night, was shot in the abdomen by foot pads,
is prOba blv fatal
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a PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATOR IN TRoU-
BLE.-O. +. Billiard, state representative
nom Delaware county in the PENNSYLVANIA
legislature, was arrested in December last for
ISOLATION and pleaded the privileges of a rep
reSentat1Ve as a bar to arrest. A legislative
committee has just decided that the privileges
oi legislator cannot be pleaded against an
iaiL -
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THE SILVER QUESTION IN FRANCE.-The
French senate on Monday approved Il bill
renewing the temporary suspension of the
obligation Of the mint to coin silver. Nj. Leon
made necessary by the American situation
international commerce with India. the con-
dltlOn OF the German market. and that the
Latin monetary standard would have to be dis
cusSed and settled. The senator from Canta
agreed with NJ. Say while urging a speedy
adoption of a cold Standard
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FOUR DAYS ON A SCHOONER on THE OPEN
OCEAN
lhe rescue of the lad AdOphus Parker who
was carried TO sea on the Sd inst in the
schooner Twilight. which broke her mooringS
at the inlet At Atlantic City and drifted ont.
has already been reported. The Philadelphia
IfHteS publishes the following statement from
Parker in regard TO his adventurous frip:
When She first parted her mOoringS thought
L would rum her ashore but she struck the
wharf and SheeTed off into the stream. I then
threw over a small kedgc anchor which
dragged 10 the first buoy and there parted the
cable. Noticing she was fast being driven on
the bar | hOiSted sail 10 keep her Of The
Surf-boat put out To help me, but turned back.
Meanwhile tried to haR her close TO the
Wind, alter clearing the bar, iii the hope of re-
ceiVlng assistance, which did not come. Inow
iulnd myself fast being driven to sea- and I
H1d not think the schooner would be able TO
stand The terrible waves which struck her. The
rigging was poor sails torn. and the prospect
OF her Weathering the gale not very pr0mS-
ing. ON "Wednesday night a heavy sea broke
over the vessel and rolled me over he wheel.
me ilgSlns ana desk We're covered With ice.
and Il was with difficulty kept myself from
freezing. On Thursday supposed was near
the Gull Stream. There was about a foot and
a-llalf OF water in the hold and a heavy sea
rolling; The pumps gave out. and was forced
TO hall her ont with bucket. About o clock
on thursday afternoon the wind Sprang up
fresh from the southeast. | then headed west
and about 10 O'Clock AZ night was hailed by
bark which cleared the schooner by only 10
feet. i he schooner light went out and took
down the starboard light. relit il and hung the
Slgnai-lIght IN the main rigging on the port
SIDE. On Friday morning sighted land near
headed up abreast Absecom Light. The sea
was very rough, and failing To bring the yes
sci INTO the inlet, and as the water was I'D to
the cabin floor, heached her on Little Brig
anime ShoatS. where ! was taken of after
having been without sleep for four days and
three nights
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y
BALIlMoRE, January 3O.-Virginia SKIES
deferred 4: do. consolidated, 55A: do. sesond
series, 40; North Carolina skies. old. II: do new
3 bid to-day. Sugar dull and weak 9I4a9x
BALTIMORE, January 30.-Cotron dun and
weak weskoi@niddling mid nominallS loAslOs. Flour more
western inactive and about stesdy-soutbern red
i. .2oa1 81; do. amber, l.35a1.37; Pennsylyania
red. 1S3al.35; No. western winter red snot
l.32; February, 1925. Corn, southern stesIy
and nfin: western falrly active and Steady-soutE-
eIn white, 5la64; do yellow. 81: western mixed.
spoh, DOB; feDruafy, b59; March, sc. Oats m ore
actxe and easlei-souther1l, 34a37: western White
36s31: do mixed. 34a35. Rye quiet and s,ea1tv "a
a65. Hay, fair demand and uncIanged-I3 OI1i5 20
ior western: Provisions dun and noninaIy steac,y
ButIer, choice active and irm-roll, 1920: DacLe1
20a22 Petroleum dull and nominal H. Cote.
dull and nominal. Whisky quiet, 107alO7Is Pc
eelptS-nour, :, 500: wheat, g. 600: corn x 61o.
cats, 800; rye, 800. Shipments wheat, rs. CO0:
NEW YORK. January 3O.-stocks STEADY
Money: g. Gold, 1021sa102l4. Exchange. long 4s2:
short. 4o4.. Governments firm and higher
NEW YORK. January 30.-FlOur Unchanged.
W beat shade lower. Corn steady.
LONDON. January 80, 1870 n. m.-Copsols
10 Ill 10 Tor both money and the account u 81
lour-and-a-half per cent. 103If: 1S67's log: ten
fortics, coupon, los'5; new fives. I04s Erie, g.,
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COnfirnlpsI-
Escape of "a Rodx.,na,.h.

ALBANY, Jan. 30.-The senate has confirmed
the nomination OF Benz. =. w. Clarke as super-
intendent Of public works
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Mr.. GOlLhDAY DENIES-The Paris Ken
tuchj0n having designated Mr.. j. ). Golladay
as Congressman who sold 4 cadetShip,'
RusSellliIle (Ky) Herdid: Il hereby and
herein denounce the author of this article as
a dirty liar and gratuitouS Slanderer and
hbeler. | have branded and again brand any
and every person who has made or may at any
future time make this cadet-Sellng charge
against me as mean, base liar and sianderer
who is most unpardonably ignorant of the
factS and destitute OF all honesty, and who is
wholly innocent of single instinct that char
acteriZeS a genteman.i
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MARYLAND LEGISLATURE.-In the MARYLAND
senate yesterday bill was passed authorizing
mdeXlng OF records in the office of MOntgom-
cry county register of wills. In the house, nu-
merouS petitions were presented for local Op
citizens against such law for WicOmicO
county Leave was granted to introduce a
bill preventing building associations and sim-
lar organizations from lOaning notes or simi
report was made on joint resolutions asking
Congress for aid to the Maryland and Della.
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PAPAL ALLCCUTIONs.-Th Pope is prepar-
lhH an allOcutIon against Russia for the perSe-
clltiOn of the church in Poland, and against
hnG Humbert for assuming the title of King
Gf laly. The queen of Portugal. daughter Of
Victor Emmanuel and gOd-dau ghter of the
Pope, is refused adm sion to the Pope because
she IS residing at the Quirinal
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A Dot BILE SUlCIDE.-J. < &. RitterhauSen,
the Hamburg cotton broker. whose failure
was announced last week, have both com
mtted Suicjdp
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A DEPUTY u. S. MARSHAL MIssING.-Yes-
terday Patrick Burns, of No. 2SS Avenue A,
called on Superintendent Walling to report
marshars office in this city, had mysteriously
disappeared about a week ago, and that,
although he fully believed that his brother
case on record In view of future tn p'aee oecT ae
rences. Patrick Burns said that U. S. Mar
shal Isaac Edsal libeled at Nyack, on the
Hudson. on the 1lth instant, the steamboat
Chrystenah and Burns was sent on board as
keeper 1t appears from what Patrick Burns
learned of his brother that the latter was
drunk the last time he was seen, and in the
barrOOm where he was at that time the bar.
keeper was found.to have several trinkets be-
longing to the missing man. The barkeeper
said he got them from one Keely who. when
found, said that he could remember nothing,
becauSe he was drunk the night Burns diSap-
peared-TN. y. UOrL6. Sgth.
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WORK ON THE CAPITOL GROUNDs.-Mr.
Dawes, from the Senate committee Oh public
buildings and grounds. reported to-day a bill
appropriating $4,000 for the continuation of
work upon the Capitol grounds during the pre-
sent cal year. The bill was referred to the
cNmmittGe Oh annrNnria1i0nS
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IN THE MALPRACTICE CASE a. Philadel-
phia. by which Julia Stergerwald came to her
death; the jury discEarging DrS. Shoemaker
and Bloom from custody. and found verdict
against Dr. ". "A. Davis and against Mrs. A.
Jackson and Mrs. Caroline johnson as asces-
SOrieS. Tie two women were sent to prison
but the doctor, who is over SO years of age has
been placed under arrest at his own house
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NO DIsCRIMINATION.-The democratic house
OF representatives in Ohio has passed unani-
m0usiy bill to strike the word ''white - from
the militia laws Of the state.
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TRAIN ROBBERS IN Coz OIORADO-LastS Satur-
AtchisOn, Topeka and Santa Fe railroad was
boarded few miles east of Dodge City by
tour men, who attempted TO rob the express
messengers. Two Of the robbers jumped on
man to do as directed, while the other two
boarded the express car. The express mes
senger. however, proved too plucky, and re
pulsed them. He thinks he shot one of the
robbers, as he was only three feet off, and
dropped when the messenger fired. The rob
bers escaped, but are hotly pursued by com
petent party. and as the trail is plain there is
little doubt of their capture. The robbers had
previously bound and gagged the agent at the
small station of Dodge City. and ransacked
his safe
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CTEAM GKIsT MILL.

~ ALL KINDS OF
FEED GROUND TO ORDER
Constantly ON hand and for sale Corn Neal for
iamly and feed purposes, and every description of
Mil Feed.
MILTON W. JOHNSON,
liT-Sm' l2hb end FSfSs SEE,
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The Markets.

TOLEDO, UHIO, Jan. U.-Dr. Charles n
Morton, who was arrested here a short Tim,
slhce Tor oody-Snatching. escaped last night.
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FRANK LESLIE ARRESTED FOR LIBEL
Frank Leslie, the New York publisher. was
arrested and taken from the train at the depot
In fhiladelphia, last night, while EN- route
libel preferred by a Philadelphia lawyer named
Wrgiey. The charge grew out of dispute
regarding an enterprise in which Leslie and
Ml!gley were associated at the centennial eX-
hibitOn. -
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.AsHINGToN HOME REMEDY.
DIR. LEWIS' PLASTER.

SEVEN FOR A QUARTER.
One large and six small. Surpasses Capcipe and
Porous. Sure cure for Cuts Burns, Bruises and
Sold by all Druggists. Ask for a Circular.
ian23 ly
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& CO.

In intEoouSlng this Champagne. we are ophdent
that ITS superior merits will insure N pernaneat
popularity with the lovers of the delicious wines of
Per case, SO. 90 currency.
HALL j. HUME,
lae4-tr SO7 Hari.ef Snu..
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CT. ROSES HOUSE OF INDUSTRY,
~ IN CHARGE OF THE SISrERS OF CHARITY,
29Z3 street. bet. Goth and 2Ist streets.
DhESS MAKING, under the direction OF a
FreSl2h Dress Maker. Ladies' Trousseaus and
NhifSIen s suits. j19-1m
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LERDOIsT RAID FROM TEXAS INTO MEXICO
Galveston dispatch states that an incursiOn
has been made into Mexico by the Lerdoists.
under Col. &. Salinas. The towns of Cordelia,
Savinas and Hidalgo, in Tamaulipas, were
captured and the principal men seized, who
were forced to pay ST, coo for their release.
Ihe raid was planned on the Texas side of the
Rio Grande, and the marauders have re-
turned, having baff1ed the pursuit.
WARM WEATHER IN MAINE.-The weather
for the past few days has been as warm as
April. There is no ice in the river three miles
below here, and continuation of the present
warm weather will open the Penobscott to
this city, 1t is said that the ice left the river
here in the winter of $780, but closed again the
9Th of January.-fDiriJo { Me- Rurdl Jan es
AUSTRIA IN ACCORD WITH ENGLANp.-The
English chancellor of the eXcheQuer Yesterday
said that he had no knowledge of an alliance
between Russia, Germany and Austria for the
PARTITION OF Turkey, and intlmated that
Austria was In accord with Great Britain.
A TEST OATH REPEALED. The Kentucky
senate has repealed the test oath required OF
every member that he has not used money to
secure his election. The ground OF the oppo--
nents OF the oath was thai. besides bribery. it
forbade the legitimate uses of campaign
lunds, such as printing tickets and posters
and hiring halls.
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THE WAGES QUESTION AT THE M1NEs.-A
telegram from Cumberland, Md. January ~,
SayS:-The miners all through the region held
meetings today and selected delegates to a
general meeting to be held tomorrow at Iona
coming, TO consider the matter of reduction of
decided to accept the reduction, on condition
that they should have exact weight. Two of
the ConSolldati0n mines struck day on &C
count of some discharged WOrkmen.
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SENATOR C0NkLING, according to a Wash
ington dispatch to the New York Tljbunc. a
few days ago in conversation touching upOn
the same reports as those which now come
rom New Orleans, and. represent Major
Burke as saying that Mr.. COnkling had a
speech ready last winter opposing the count
ICES the statement that such IL charge is abso-
utplV false
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

NJ PROVIDENT AsSOCIATION-Anai ai-
~ lourlcd meeting, to a opt Constitution and
elect O.fCers, will DO held at 500 II ST Me-,
THURSDAY, January 81. at II pm All wno
are interested III safe and cheap life insurance
are Invited.
WM. E. CHILDS.
l3O-2~ Acting Secretary.
II l WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUGTIO
80 on FFERUARY 1-T, 1873 at Brokers auc-
ti0D rooms. corner of 1lth st. and PennSyiVauia
ave. an Watches. Clocks. Jrweiry, SpectacieS-
etc., cf al my Store for repairs and uncall6d for
dur ing The years 1876 and 1877. Parties interested
viii lease fake nO;iUe. A. X. LENDNER.
go 81 S52 Pennsylvania avenue.
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THE EVENING STAR.
Washington News and Gossip.

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-Interna
revenue, S-G5.g45.;52: customs, $39l.SN74.
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GAFF, FLEISCHMANN d CO.'S
COMPRESSED YEAST.

All first class grocers keep it.
Everything that succeeds and has merit. has mi-
taOTs and cOUuJeTleiteTs; therefore if you wish 20
take advantage of the superior quality of Gaff,
Fleischnlaln Co. = COMPRESSED YEAST see
that worthless limitations are not lalmed off upon
you.
PRESSED YEAST has on the wrapper firm
name trade mark. Jan22-1y
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WHAT an impractlcable fellow that Schurz
Is! The idea Of a Secretarys going out to in
Spect an institution on his own hook without
giving any notice OF his coming g!-[!Springfeld
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The Returning Board Sensation.

nj II.
A dispatch from New Orleans last night
says: The last juror in the Returning Board
case was impanneled this evening, when the
jury was locked up fer the night. Anderson
was Temanded to the parish prison. and the
court adjourned until tomorrow. The Jury is
composed of ten white and two c0lOred men.
Inc coiored men are young and apparently
intelligent mulattoeS, who stated that they had
never taken any part i'm politics. A bill of eN-
ceptionS was taken by the defence. when
Judge Whitaker excused a colored bricklayer
from jury duty whom defence would have ac-
cCepted as juryman. There We're also num-
Der OF blllS m exception taken 10 the courts
ruling i'll cases where jurors had stated they
had an opinion formed which il would require
considerable testimony 10 remove, hut on
being questioned by the court. stated thai
they could 80 on and try the ease impartiaIIv.
hotWlthStandlhng their previously formed
oplnion. In case ot conviction the case will
go TO TO the supreme court. A large number
OF exceptions are, when the state during the
mpannelmg of the jury, had exhausted its six
per"mptory challenges, the defence had two
left. having only used ten"
KURkE'S ANSWER TO CHANDLER
Referring TO the question asked Major +. A
burke by W. Z. Chandler in telegram from
Washington. Major Burke disclaims any
khowledse oil any corrupt or diSreputable bar
gains on the part of Hayes or southern Con
greSsmen last winter. or that southern men
dld anything TO prejudice Tilden'S chances in
The electoral count. He claims that whatever
assurances We're given orreceiEed We're open
~ submitted 10 the Nichols legislature, gen
orally discussed and approved. and. having
been voted and acted upon by eighty-fve
members. the subject could not be regarded rs
secret He has contemplated the preparation
OF statement of all the facts coming under
his observation. 10 be published. if any good
purpose can be served, but thinks the country
mas heard enough of the whole business and
has other more important subjects. If any
publIcatlon Is made by him. however, he indi-
cafes Il determination TO observe other chan
nelS OF communication than Mr.. Chandler.
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rOKE DOWN TO FOUR CENTS.
FORTY BUSHELS DELIVERED FOR q 20
GAS-LIGHT OFFICE,
oct I-tr 411 AND Alb 10TH SrRKIr.
FT,HE EUROPEAN NOVELTY.
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ATTEMPT TO BLOW Up A BUILDING.-An at
tempt was made in Montreal Monday night to
blow up the Institute Canadien building, but
timely discovery of the explosive package in
the main hall prevented its accomplishment.
This is the same institute from which Guibord
was communicated for belonging to.
TERRIBLE STORIES OF CRUELTY i'm the New
Jersey state prison at Trenton have been rife
for some months, but from the strict secresy
imposed upon the officers there have been no
means OF verifying them. A prominent physi-
elan OF the place, however, has recently OBJ
tanned from the prison physician part Of the
truth, and has called the attention Of the grand
Jury to the subject 1t appears that variety
oil ingenious tOrtureS are practiced upon the
eonyicts, among which are the boOt-heel gag.
the paddle for inticting blows, the Stretcher,
(Which appears to be an adaptation of the me-
diieyal rack,) the hose for discharging cold
water on the naked body, producing intense
pain and some times ins anity, and, i'm one case
at least, alcohol has been poured on the bare
back and set on fire. Attempts have been
made before to bring these abuses to light, but
they have been defeated by the efforts of the
prison authorities, and even now the grand
jury shows apathy or worse. The legislature
yesterday adopted resolution directing an
inquiry into the charges.
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NIRGINIA's PUBLIC DEBT. The finance
committee of the Virginia house of delegates
reports the debt of that state (WeSt Firginia's
portion OH, to be, principal and accrued in
tereSt, should this interest be capitalized,
which aggregates s., ,45S, ,7164l The total net
revenue Tor the year 1877, on basis of 50 cents
on the 500, was s.. AS, ,21462: current expenses
OF government and amount due free school
fund $l,57l ,6691s, leaving net revenue appli-
cable to the payment Of interest 1887 ,5f5.4 46.
showing on the present basis of taxation there
would be a deficiency of $l,57l ,17O95 in the
payment OF interest Oh the state debt and cap
italized interest The report is indOrSed by
both the state auditors
WHAT an impractlcable fellow that Schurz
Of ar,,-Co
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COMMISSIONERS TO PARASITIC President
today appointed Alexander Mcleod. of Della
ware; Joseph q. ThOrp and Robert ii. Baker.
of Wisconsin,, and John w. Maekay and W.
S. keyes, of Nevada, honorary commissioners
10 the Paris exposition.
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TWENTY-FOUR MEN TO TEST Mr.. LORDS
SANITY.-Sherif Reilly received yesterday the
precept directing him TO summon the Jury for
the trlal OF the Lord lunacy case. The precept
IS signed by the commissioners appointed by
the supreme court and commands the sheriff
10 summon "A good men and true to attend
IN, IN ne supreme court rooms, part third, on the
I'd day OF February, at o'clock in the after
noon, TO try the inquiry as to Thomas Lords
capacity to manage his estate and as to his
sanity; The "A persons are to be drawn
from the February panel Of the sheriffs Jury
all OF whom viii be SummOnd to attend on the
DAY named III the precept-[N. Y. Sun, 18th.
ARREST OF MARYLAND MoONsHINERs-A -
special dispatch to the Baltimore Gazette from
Hagerstown, Nd. January 80 says: Col. E. nj.
Mobley, deputy collector OF internal reyenle
assisted by Jacob Late, VIM. Z. Gumbert and
WIN. j. Byers, arrested to-day two men named
Andrew Keller and Jack Ambrose for illicit
dlstilling. The still was located in the North
mountain, about % miles from HagerstoWn.
near tie pennsylvania line. The whole para
phernalla was captured : also a lot of whisky.
The men arrested were at the time engaged in
Strengthening hogs, and were ready for Fl CHIT
but the deputy's party were prepared for such
emergencies, and, under cover of cooked re-
volyers, they slipped the darbies on them. and
placing them i'll a carriage. brought them here
and lodged them in jail. This party has been
shadOwed for more than a year, and have
ALWAYS avoided detection
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TRADE DoLLARs.-The Cabinet yesterday
decided that the coinage of trade dollars shall
be resumed at the Philadelphia mint.
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SENATOR EATON will propose to amend the
silver bill by providing for the coinage of
silver dollar Of 4:l5 grains. and limiting its
legal tender value to SUMS of not more than
FIVE dollars.
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CAST OUT.-The order passed by the House
yesterday enforcing the rule with reference ID
admissions on the floor. has had a salutary
effect. To-day the faces of all the old lobby
lists We're missing in the rear of the seats, aud
they were compelled To baSk their ShnS in the
outer corridors.
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COkRECT.-TEe House committee on bank
ing have agreed TO repor5 in favor OF d,con-
tinuing the coinage O. ~ cent pieces