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MARINE NEWS,
PORT OF PORTLAND.

saturday, Aug. 10.
ARRIVED.
Steamship EIeanora, johnson, New York-passen-
gers and mdse to Henry Fox.
Steamer New York, Winchester, st John, NIB, via
Eastport for Boston.
Steamer JAS Gary, Grant, Boston for Calais and
Eastport.
Barque Daring, Branscomb, Matanzas via Lewes-
molasses to PhiDney &c jackson.
Sch Danl Pierson, Pierson, Darien, Ga, with hard
pine lumber to j Deering. Reports, off Boon ISL
and, fell in with schr Aida, of HyaDnis. Capt Lam
bert, from Tenants Harbor for Albany, NY, with
paving stone. in sinking condition, having sprung
aleak 9th during heavy squall. Took off the crew
and brought them in.
Sch Thos P Ravens, Pierce. Richmond Va-coal
Sch Chas e Heller, Coombs, Philadelphia-Water
piaes to order, Q4ewiston)
Sch Nautilus, Orne, Southport.
CLEARED.
Steamer Jas A Gary, Grant, Eastport and Calais
NathI Blake
!. Brig Victoria Amelia, (Br) Porrior, Arichat, Ms
Ryan & Kelsey.
Sch Como. Bunker, River Herbert, Ms to load spars
for New York-master.
Sch Hibernia, (Br) Coggins, Westport, NS-master
Sch Volant, (Br) Balloon, Bear River, NS--A
Whidden.
SAILED-Sch Maggie Dalling.
sunday, Aug. n.
ARRIVED.
Sen Lettie Wells, Ashford. Philadelphia.
Sch e G Willard, Simonton, Philadelphia.
Sch Nellie Chase. Randall, Philadelphia.
Sch Lizzie Williams, Conley, Bay Chaleur-25O bbls
mackerel.
Sch Watson Baker, Smith, Bangor-fsh barrels to
G Dyer 81 Co.
Sch Frances Ellen, Smith, Bangor-fsh barrels to
G DYER g. Co.
Sch Brilliant, Wheeler. st George.
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ROREsGN PARTS.

at Hong Hong June IA, barques Sontag, Simmons,
from Newcastle unc; Rosetta Mcneil, Brown, unc.
Passed st Helena :, Willie Reed, Yates, from CAL
cutta for Dundee; W Conner, Pendeton, Bombay
tor Hayre.
Sid FIN Palermo July %, P G Merriman, Williams.
New Orleans.
New York.
Ar at Dunkirk July 20, F L Carney, jackson, New
York.
Ar at Bremen 9th inst ship Lizzie Moses, Cox, Bal
timore.
AR at Marseilles Aug s, barque Georgetta, Small,
New York.
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sld tm Iiuernool stlI inst. baroue Homeward no,

Sid tm Liverpool sth inst, barque Homeward Bound
Norman, Charleston.
AR at Liverpool 9th inst, ship Northampton, Muir
Of Scilly 0th inst ship Thos Lord, Ray, Philadel-
phia.
at Montevideo July 3. sch Ella NJ storer. Wade,
from New York.
England.
Ar at Rio Janeiro July 49, ship Columbia. Hum
phreys, Cardiff.
at do nth ships Sewan. Ryan; Harry Morse,
and San joaquin, Drnkwater; lnviDcible, Strick-
land, from Cardiff for Hong Hong, repairing; barque
Q W Cochrane Given, unc; brig Carrie Purineton,
Sid I'm Barbados 1lth inst, sch Lena storer Sea-
vey, Demarara.
Ar at Caibarien July 18th, brig Tenerife, Tracey,
Lisbon.
Cid at Cardenas July 27th, briggs Julia F Carney.
Arey. North of Hatterasi Cascatee Sparks, do; sch
Georgia. Coffin, DO
Ar at Matanzas July %, brig Lizzie wyman. Eos.
sett. SANTANA Bay, 10 load FOR North OF Hatteras.
Sid I'd inst, sch Alzena, Plummer, for North Of
Hatteras.
New York; 9th. Ada 5 Allen, Dudley, do.
ar at st John, NIB, 9th, ship John Bryce Morse,
Liverpool; sch Peiro, Kelley, Philadelphia.
--latest by European steamers
Sid FIN Havre 9th inst, barque Mendoza, Whtmore,
United States.
Cid at Liverpool July 9th, Genevieve Strickland,
Ar at London Goth, Marcia Day. Gates. NYork.
Cid at Cardiff July 26, Lncy A Nichols, Nichols,
Point de Gale.
Sid FIN Greenock goth, Clara Leavitt Lombard, for
Rosario; Cumberland, Weber, Tor Matanzas, (and
put into Troon)
Ar at Ascension =, Susan Gilmore, Carver, from
Calcutta for Dundee.
Sid FIN Genoa July 81, Havillah, Coombs, NYork
Ar in Havre Roads 9th, Mendoza, Whitmcre, from
New York,
SPOKEN.
June 26, lat % n, lon 81 w. ship Sea King, Adams,
from Baltimore for San Francisco.
Aug a. lat 4s, Ion Al 20, ship Belle O'Bren. from
| st John, NIB, for Liverpool,
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THE WALLINGFORD DISASTER
Twenty-Five Persons Killed,

WALLINGFoRD, Conn, Aug. 1O.-Four of the
injured by last nights tornado have died, max
ing the list of killed Is persons. No more
bodies have been taken from the ruins, and If
is thought no more will be recovered.
MERIDEN, Aug. 1.-THE tornado at Waling.
ford is still of prominent interest and the town
Is the scene of a constant stream of visitors.
The funeral services of the killed were held
today Fully. 10000 people were present and
Twenty-seven were buried in all.
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a Horrihie Gnnctnn1a

!, New YORK, Aug. lit has been discovered
is nearly full of some thousand coroses niled m
in rottng collins. 1t is in the rear of the vaults
where the dead are placed and has been used
for years to stow away corpses. The sioht is
horrible and the stencil fearful Holes were
cut through the hill under which the yault ia
built as ventilators, and this explains the nre.
valence for mang years of the most shocking
odorss but which never before were satisfac.
torlly traced. The chernel house will be
cleaned ont
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The Shoemaker Strike !. c.;..

New YORK, Aug ia Chicago special
says that ten shoe manufacturing firms, COM
prisiDg all there, met Saturday and determined
to adhere to their price of $40. so per week (tbe
Crispins demand $12) and if the strikers do not
resume work by Monday or Tuesday they can
CO. In case the CrisDins continue the strike
there is not much doubt but Chinese will be
invasion of Chinese chean labor h ,s cansed a
profound sensation among the laboring class es
The socialists defy the manufacturers, dare them
to bring on their Chinese and saw there will be
blood shed. The. socialists say they will settle
militia and police cannot stand a moment he.
fore the exasperated laborers.
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European MARKETS..

LONDON, August 10-12.3O P. M.-Consols "a GIG
for money and account.
LONDON, August l0-l2.3O P. M.-American securi-
ties-bonds, 1868, 1861.
Amount Of bullion gone into Bank of England to-
day $4,000.
LIVERPOOL, August 1912 so Z. M.-Cotton market
in moderate inquiry; Mddling uplands at cad; do
Orleans at 3d. sales 5000 bales including 500 bales
for speculation and export; receipts 64OO bales i'll
clndng 5000 American.
Futures steady; October 9-16d; September and
October at 1924.
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Cbic.yo Cattle Market.

CHICAGO, August 1O-Hogs- receipts 600 head
shipments HOO head; market is strong and "a 10c
higher; good to prime shipping at 50 q rs; light
at 60 a 80; mixed at 90 q 40.
Cattle-recepts s35 head; shipments 2foO head
market steady and unchanged; Steers 90 q 5 10;
butchers Cows at 2 25 q 10; Bulls at 80 @ 80
Texans are shade better at 2 80 q 90.
Sheep-receipts 400 head: shipments 7G0 head
market mechanical.
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L G. NORTHRoP. U S. Attorney.
w. X. CHAPMAN, Revenue Agent.
he Commissioner replied:

The Commissioner replied:
After consultation and due consideration it is
decided that the case Redmond is entirely ex-
ceptional and should not be included with those
Of an ordinary offender. L confirm my de-
spatch of last night, authorizing you to accept
the pleas of guilty and suspend senten ce in the
cases of other Illicit distilers who are believed
to be acting in good faith, and who have been
actually engaged in shooting officers. Keen
me advised by telegraph of the number who
plead guilty, and send fall list by mall
The Com missoner indicates his purpose to
accept the pleas of all guilty violators of the
revenue laws in South Carolina, without refer.
ence to the fact as to whether they are indicted
or recognized. He wishes to make clean
sweep OF all the offenders, except Redmond and
the other leaders who fred upon the officers
The government has decided to make the
South Carolina revenue cases test ones for the
future. Chief Justice Waite will 90 there
about the grst of September, and sit on the
bench with Judge Bond. Justice Waite has
been instructed to employ the ablest counsel,
which he has done, but their names are not vet
known.
The Internal Revenue Department will rec.
ommend that the tax on fermented liquors be
Increased from 81 to $1.50 per barrel to make
up the deficiency occasioued by the contem-
plated reduction of the tobacco tax
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-12

By invigorating feeble constitution, renoyating
debtated hysique, and enriching thin and in
nutritious circulation with Hostetters Stomach Bit
ters the finest, the most highly sanctioned, and the
most popular tonic and preventive in existence. 1t
strengthens the stomach, remedies torpor of the
liver and bowels. and gives a healthfu impulse 10
the secretive and disclarging functions of the kid
neys aud bladder Not only does it arrest and pre-
vent the of maarial fevers but it furnish
es the only adequate safeguard against them to per-
sons who have never been afflicted with these mala-
dies but would be liable to incur them if incidentally
unprotected. 1t eliminates from the blood certain
impurities which the most skillful pathoIoests as
sign as the exciting of those agonizng COM
plants, rheumatism and govt, and it is, moreover,
an excellent remedy for an enfeeble1 or overweight
state of the nerves, ana for mental dependency.
au12 e0d&w1w
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The Jersey CITY Mnr.ler.

NEW YORK, Aug. ia night gown, said to
belong to Mrs. Smith. the wife of the murdered
policeman, was found slowed up in the parlor
chamber of the house yesterday with blood
thereon. and was sent to chemist for analysis.
Bennett is still confined in vermin Infested
cell unable to wear hardly any clothes owing to
the lice being SO thick. The police believe
him innocent of completely in the murder,
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SOUTH CAROLINA.

Official Correspondence with Regard TO
the Recent Conflict of Auihority-The
Pending Gases to be Made Fest Ones.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-She following tele-
graphic correspondence has taken place:
GREENvILLE, S. c., Aug g.
To Green B. Raum, Washington:
While we believe you anticipated reformation
in this district, it is hardly probable you ex-
pected revolution. Nor did we who were on
the spot. We are informed that Redmound is
anxious to surrender, the government accept
ing his pea of guilty for violations of the inter
nal revenue laws and sentences to be suspend
ed, conditional upon his good behavior and
keeping faith. He is ready to stand trial for
killing lockwood. The entire body of the
mountain posse are begging to surrender on
suspension of sentence, but the District Attor-
ney! hesitates to go further than the docket
without special instructions. Parties not
charged as well as those who are, propose to
plead guilty. This plan sends them to the
penitentary on bench warrant without trial
or expense if they violate the law again. The
list will be large enough to prove to the coun-
try that the revenue laws have been violated
here. The revenue officers are in custody of
the United States Marshal
(Sionndl
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ASIA.
Destructive Flood. in India.

LONDON, Aug. PA Calcutta despatch to
the Times says: Heavy rates have caused un.
usual floods throughout India. Much damage
has been done in Scinde, Patna and elsewhere.
The dam of Vebar is in danger of bursting, q
calamity which would stop the water supply of
Rouhav -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-12

CONGRESS" the Oldest and largest selling baking
powder in New England its success to its puri-
ty, and the good luck that every cook has when
using Congress in baking.
Dyspeptics can eat warm biscuits made from Con-
gress Yeast Powder without distressing them.
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The Annual Session of the Right Worthy Grand
Encampment of Maine will be held at Odd Fell
lows Hall, in the city of Portland, on WEDNES-
DAY. August 14th, at 81 O'Clock a. m.
n. G. CUMMINGS,
au9d5tsn Grand Scribe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-08-12

insurgents have appeared in the province of
Estremadura, Spain, shouting for the Republic.
a railway mail train was stopped. Troops have
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Clearing HI ouse Transactions.
PORTLAND, August 10.
The Clearing House of the Portland Banks report
the transaction OF business as follows to-day:
Gross Exchanges, ......................$ 1891 10
Net Balances. .....................".. 1858 IL
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CAUCUSEs.
Livery and Hack Stock
For sale.


Owing to the near expiration OF
my lease OF The Congress street
Stable. will sell in lots to suit
customers, the whole or any part
OF may Livery and Hack Stock.
Among the horses may be found
some of the best family and driv.
ing horses to be found i'm the state,
and amy one intending to buy,
would do well to cali and see
them. My. carriages comprise
EOp ana Open BuggieS. PhaetomS,
sunp- Seats, Carryails. Park Pilae-
tons, CarbiOlcts. and all the carri-
ages usually found i'm n well app
pointed stable. Also, z good
HacA teams in good order, also
Barouche in good order. This
sale presents am unusual OppOr-
funlty TO bay "a horse or carriage.
The stock will be sold on favor.
able terms. j. Il. LIBBY.
5ll Congress street.
au2 dtf
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MARRIED,

In Lewiston, July 81. Afford Cole and Miss Mary
E, Storer, both OF Buckfield.
In Raymond, July 25, u. II. Jordan and Miss Josie
L. Davis.
In Belfast, July 27, W. a. Fisk and Miss Lucy H.
PendletOn.
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DIED.

In this city. Aug. 8, Alice L., daughter of r. NJ.
and Georgia j. Libby, aged 16 years 10 months.
1t Lewiston, Aug, 10th Guy Pomeroy, only child OF
Augustus M. and Martha w. P. Hayes, aged year
days.
Funeral at Yarmouth, Aug. 18th, at 2.30 p. m.
In Waldoboro, July 49, Elizabeth Studley. aged Of
In Nobleboro July %, Mrs. Emily, wife of Matthias
Jones, aged 81 years.
In Wells. July 90 Mrs. Alta G., wife of Dea. Henry
Littlefeld, aged 60 years.
In New York. Aug. 4, Alice Maud, aged years
10 days,-fourth daughter of D. nj. and Agnes E.
Mcclellan.
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Boston Stock Market.

MATANZAS. Bark Daring-596 bids and Ga tcs
molasses to Pninney g jackson.
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Foreign Imports.

By water conveyance-1OOO bush corn meal to G
W True & Co.
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[Sales of the Brokers' Board, August 1911
First Call
1 Boston 81 Maine Railroad. 1919
Sales at Auction.
81 Continental Mills ..............,.....45A "a 46A
1 Laconia Manufacturing Co. ..........,.,,,. 401
% Boston 81 Maine Railroad. 107a
10 1O7A
Is Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad .S3a "a s41
tuo. S33
$1,000 Eastern Railroad BIS rs
5 900 Maine Is, 1880. 1854
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

Ar at Port Mulgrave Ms. 7th inst, sch Care Dyer
Beers from Portland for North Bay.
On Grand Banks July Sd, sch Hattie L Newman,
with 700 otis fish.
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MEMORANDA,
FISHERMEN,

Sch L F Warren, johnson, at New York from
Vieques, reports. July 81. Fred Norton, mate aged
% years, of Machias, died board LIST inst, 4 j
Woodward of Barrow, also died.
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METEOROLOGICAL
IDIcATIoNs FOB THE NEXT TwENrT-FouB
For New England

WAR DEPT, OFFICE CaIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Aug. II, Il A. M.
For New England
clear or partly cloudy weather, light variable
winds mostly westerly, STATIONARY temneratnre
high pressure
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FAST SAILING Il Ship Wandering jew, Tapley
which arrived at San Francisco LIST inst from Eions
Kong, made the passage in SO days, said to be tb,
quickest sailing time made. She sailed in com
pauy with the steamer and arrived ahead. The shil
registers 1887 tons and built in 1877 by Pasca
at Camden where she Is owned.
The New York herald., 1878-12-30
WHAT A FATALITY REVEALED.

Coroner Parslow, Of Hoboken, will this evening
hold an inquest the body Of Adolph Won Ohlen.
who was killed the 18Th inst. by falling from the
seat of his wagon Manhattan avenue, Jersey City
Heights. Although there suspicious cir
cumetances connected with tho affair the mans
death has given rise TO something OF mystery,
which Coroner ParSlow has set himself TO unra,el
The man was dumped out OF his wagon by one or
the wheels sinking into u rut and Ovcrturing
the vehicle, upsetting hogshead of molassrs
which was in the wagon and spilling the liquid In
the road. His name only ascertained from
eral recepted bills which found IN his pocket
The wagon bore the name of ID. Illsen, New Jersey.
The Coroner learned that the iisen resided in
house on the old yrecland estate. but failed 10 bud
him. He found 1iisen's wife, who, in answer to his
inquiries. said her husband had gone TO Hackensack;
that Won ON worked for them she could not tell
what business he worked at The neighbors thought
IL suspicious that the small family OF three used
many hogsheads of molasacs and these suspicious
reaching Coroner Parslow he visited the house next
day Failing to receive any TO his knock he
tered the house and found II not only deserted but
entirely bare of furniture. Mrs. Iscn has not since
returned. and the Coroner has been unable to sub
puna her her husband. lie is Of the opinion that
the house had been used for Illicit distlcry, and
the viii be investigated by the authorities The
inquest Will so tonight, and Coroner Parslow
holds the horse and wagon until lscn appears to
claim them.
The New York herald., 1878-12-30
VENTILATION IN THE SCHOOLS.
DILAToRY ACTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS
EVIDENCE OF INDIFFERENCE AND NEGLECT
PARENTS COMPLAINT

DILAToRY ACTION OF THE COMMISSIONERS
EVIDENCE OF INDIFFERENCE AND NEGLECT
A PARENTS COMPLAINT.
To THE EDITOR HERALD:-
Your able articles ventilation Of school buildings
must have attracted the attention of thousands of in
teresed parents whose children daily pass hours in
an atmosphere one sniff Of which overpowcred Pres
ident Wood OF the Board of Education. In your
Christmas issue you hit the point when you said:-
1T is impossible not to feel that the Board itself
needs immediate and thorough ventilation" Al
though not connected with the press and cannot
gather information. as q reporter who knows how to
interview the proper parties would readily do.
vouch for the necessity of ventilatng the Board Us
the following facts may indicate-
OFFERS or RESPONSIBLE PARTIES.
The Board of Education are offered by responsible
parties every facility TO find satisfactory system of
ventilation without expense. unless results such
as meet their views. Several parties OF
doubted responsibility who desire to show the effi-
cheney of their systems. offer to guarantee results
and to give bonds TO remove their apparatus and
store the building, in every respect the iJss dirt
OF the Board. Under these circumstances the public
viii hardly accept plea for postponing action
that the Board can find no system that is adequate.
AS evidence that the Board must first be ventilated.
] quote from veniator men who have recently APP
proac he'd the Board on this matter One party s
told by Mr.. Commissioner that the necessity Of
tIlation imaginary says this intelligent official: -:
..Whcn went to school no patent ventilators were
used aud still live. With sensible teachers there is
need now.
Another Commissioner says-"Why, the thermom-
eters that furnished by the Board not
suited. What's the use r. and the ventilator is bowed
out.
sill another il dismissed with ~ understand !
your objective pointi II you succeed in this you
expect job on every school building in the city"
and the Commissioner, having found that mares
nest, collects tho eggs.
fourth Commissioner. prefers TO be excused from
any responsibility. BE says:-"Thc Board of Educa-
ton employ superintendent of buildings and
engineer, VINO would have found plan il there is
any. At all events, it's their business and they
paid for il. Excuse ne!'
1t is true that under pressure OF public interest
stimulated by your paper, the Board have recently
referred several applications this subject to their
Committee Warming and Ventilation: but
body can inform when this committee met last
can find anybody who believes they will meet
now, notwithstanding that they have at last
business 10 attend to.
Hoping that you win continue the good work until
our children ensured wholesome air in the school
room. even il ventilation must begin with the MEM
bers of the Board, 1 subscribe myself,
AN INTERESTED PARENT.
NEW YORK Dec 2S, 1878.
The New York herald., 1878-12-30
SNOW BOUND PASSENGERS COM
PLANT.

BAD TREATMENT OF UNFoRTUNATEs ON THE
CENTRAL RoAD--MAEKED CONTRAST WITH THE
ACTION OF ERIE OFFICIALS.
To THE EDrToR OF TiiE HEnALp:-
II may be OF interest to the public to know OF the
kind of treatment to which they would be subjected
in case they should be snowbound any part of tho
New York Central or Lake Shore railroad. from the
employees OF the roads. left Cleveland for New
York last Monday on the ten minutes to three r NJ.
train and reached Buffalo nearly time. only having
run on the track twice. At Buffalo found that ID
was impossible to go further account of the block
ae of snow and trains between there and Rochester.
the passengers of the in which 1 (ths
Adriatlc) were ordered out in rough and ready
style. and OH asking where we should go, were m
formed that they did not go to hotel or into
car into the yard" A few hours later that
sent Chicago with the berths all sold. Let IL bs
understood that the berth mad been taken through to
New York and Albany. Is not this an Outrage
Some OF the passengers went to hotels but l. with
two or three others, succeeded lato nj night in hav
ing our berths replaced for us in another car.
COMPARISON DRAWN
That In one part only OF what could be complained
or and now take pleasure in comparing the treat-
ment received ON the Central with that accorded to
passengers the Erie under similar circumstances.
The Erie took pains TO send basket load after basket
load of food TO their delayed and suffering passeil
gers aud provided such without money with
what they needed. The Central on the other hand,
lett their loads of poor and needy people TO suffer
from hunger until they were found by the gentlemen
on the and relieved by their bounty and by the
kind action OF the proprietors OF the City Hotel Such
conduct think deserves notice in the daily papers,
and IL yon will kindly publish this you will confer
favor upon number OF those whose rights and priv.
inRes outraged. CHARLES l.. HEISER.
NEW YORk, Dec. "a, 1873.