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dRTICLE FOURTEEN.
The Clause In the Republican Constitution
that ORends the once Seekers.

n
80 i'opu"',."iS woie u'''u'''cu W mem
bership In the Republican Association in the
Seventeenth District Inst evening" MIR. William
D. 'oBrynn asked why the name OF Mr., John p.
Lang was not ia the list presented by the Com
mittoe on Admissions. Iic said that Mr.. Lang
vns n good p,,uhti,o, Itc,r.s 4, i,,.,.,r s,,,t,
=, ,, - "7" So" - 9toN'
ueIIhai,' anu hau hNeu IN the d'sIric' ali MS
lie and might be considered as good acccs-
sion 10 tho organization
NJ. tt.,,.,.s,,.. -, ,t.a, A.. .,,... A,
mr. h"HgerV sHlu lhht the Oommltee on Ad-
mission. OF which hc Is Chairman. had bcen
unable TO find ont from, Mr.. Lang ,yheihcr he
- - ~ lin. -. ~ ,r, =
wns Siunrc-'.oa N'puoile"n OF not me ,Itst
could no, tell how he had voted at the previous
eie'Hoh' or whether no had Notcd NJ
all. or whether in case hO had, did or
would have voted IL would have boon for the
Republican ticket. The last time he was before
tho Committee he rceoliccicd that he Ind nIways
been Republican, and that he had voted the
ticket eyer since he had been voter. Tho
ton, as Il might b. thought that they wcro
prrjudiled. Mr.. Lang's name was referred
Ia X TO the Committee IL continue the invests
CATION as 70 his political status.
! tral COMMITTEES was read in regard t. amending
Article 1 of the constitution SO as to allow Ro-
| puhliraus holding Office unGer Democratic au-
trict associations Mr.. Wm.T GraI said tia. the
article WIS not in tho CONSTITUTION 10 rid the
| party o; Tammany Republicans. and lie hoped
! t4at It would not oc stricken out on amended.
| He believed that Rapublicans who held lQsi-
| tons under Democratic authority were liable
| to be iuhu utnccd by those 10 whom they owed
| thelr appointment
| Mr. John " tClave said that tho article had
bocn drafted in the Constitution after much
! consideration, AMI that II would be q mistake
| to repeal II. Tao Argument used was that It was
| Ia tho way % th" Il pull. lars getting liu"ral
| share Ot patronage under thc incom ~ city
Government Mayor-eiect Cooper was elected
| ns much by Republicans us by Democrats, and
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limpinR na'nfully toward Miss Lewis-for he
hHd aid aside his stick. and WIS growing lainer
as me exercises drew toward n close" hnVo re-
solved to present you with this token Of their
esteem and admiration. They hai intended ut
hrst To give you a bouquet Of flowers in their
natural state. which would perish in day: but
they decided instead to present you with these,
which will never fade" What more DR..
rnet had Intended to sny could not
be ascertained. for the desire to es-
cape from observation was so impressed
upon Miss Lewis's face that he handed her tho
nowers without another word. She took them,
gndeavOred, apparently ursucccsefully. to in
hale their odor, nud, howing to tho congrega-
tion, lifted on tho platform. Dr. Garnet placed
his hand upon her back In nn effort to escort
her to her seat, but sho quickly left him. with
outstrctched hand. far behind. and escaped
alone
Tho congregation told the familiar story OF
how
John Browns body lies Wondering In the ground.
But his soul goes marching
Then for half an hour they locked persever-
ingy around Miss Lewis 10 shake hands with
her and compliment her At tho close OF the
committee OF ladies'. was enjoyed.
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HENRY SHIELDS's TpO WIDOWS,
Aza the Two Sets OF Children that Claim
Property Under his WIN.

When Henry Shields. well-to-do produce
merchant, died In this city. youus man aud woman
dressed In black moved about with The mourning family
at his funeral ana seemed to share their grief They
unknown at the time. and their mamie stations Of
grief were wondered at Subsequently they proved
to lc the children of Jana shields poor Wlliansburgh
widow. who aycrrel that Henry Shields was her hu4
band aud that on rising from poor carnan, which he
WIS when she was married tp him 10 be- rich mer
chant he deserted her because she was ihtoratc and
poor passed among the ncquHinlaHccs hc made ~
single man and married Catherine lmwlur lie cSah.
hshtd will her his wife aud raised family
children, who were VOL educated aud are now in
vuuous Vroes4iuns IN tis city. After long contested
LITIGATION Mrs Jane shields established her riglt 90 a
dover Interest the estate. aud received larr sum ~
settlement OF her claims, tic whole estate being worth
over SiOlpIO
The will of Henry Shields directed that his property
should be divided equally among his children without
making more SPECIFIC provision Tile children Q Jane
shields demanded their share ui the estate and e case
taken before tile supreme court Tor construction OF
this passage the will Justice Dykmans decision was
that the provision was not intended 10 refer o any chill
dlcu that bcunl 4 90 Jane Shields aud the GENERA Term
affirmed IN decision. Justice Gilbert yesterday settled
the order the General Term The viii probably
~ Court Appeals
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the MEiNEsT THIEF YET
Stealing from Two Povcrty-9tricken Old
Women on the Eve OF ChrIsImn..

On Christmas eve. while Catherine Hart. ~
old and Mrs Mcnamara, 60 wears old sisters
IN their scanuy furnished 81 Monroe street,
stranger entered and asked them d they were need
charity The sisters told him how poor they aud
the stranger seemed 20 nuc the details in q book
Mrs Mcnamara. who wHs the spolcswonan was. Size
said even then mcnding pair OF pantoons 10 earn
few pennies fur candle 90 De burned n couucmorlto
of the sayiours birth The visitor gave Mrs Mcnamara
anoic and told her 10 deliver 1t alta certain number In
Avenue b. sa ing she would receive aid there The old
woman had no shocs. hut went out in pair of g. ',a
socks 60 nnd ne address The number given =. ~uni
70 le shoemakers shop. aud Ms M..,am. "a hsd 10
wak houc empty handed Mcauw .,,r the stranger who
remained IN thc room, nske' sis Hart Tor dfA ~
wafer snc went to The dyitAnt and brought il After
ui NnA ln' r.ui ne asked Tor souc mogg water ani
wine ,hf ga woman returned tho .ir.ug.. l.i - az.
Rlltl %Alnf ihc rHhi@. The owner NJ tie r4uta.
rh, m.'i'fN - them but the sister. hal only ~.
,"H m s.ttu them lN their niece, hDr-cit a ps or
l.''" o. pay part Of tclr rent. which is overdue
, sisters said Ncse lday that the owner o the panta-
looms T. very iuor aVd tat thcN wOni nay him some
WAY ihty lad decided 90 sell the only remaining warm
blanket u tct led n iut Nl,A TIE one lula they D.
scss hid iWuidttr their debt handful o. coal IN A
PAINT was u they had Tor fucl In one corner Wa
hNt basket Win eunic cheap soap and few boxes VI
matches that Miss Hart had been Try tug In win ~ sell In
M street when driven g. her hou-e o, the cold wea'ha
aui htr soa.V clothing They say thst ticy iai NO.
heiote seen me man Who 40 cruelty Imposed on them.
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JorTINGs IN avn NEIR THE CITE

Tho Hon Thomas q ANorl is at the metropolitan.
ihe steamship 'y of Rio janciro arrived last evening.
81 The llon $ CoNrw l,c'me n tlc Masonic Temple
Tho streets u Newark were so icy yoscri., that trea
horses had their legs broken m tang Thcy were shot.
The morning mails on the Ncw Nori Central Railroad
yesterday detained two hours By the storm and on
the Erie road about hall au hour
Tho scows belonging to the Street Cleaning Department
are oleu IN at thu whnrNe and the asts and garbage
cannot hc removed from the streets
In rammany Han Tonight sexton and slos.on viii
Champion fol modal and stake Of Il IA, Wv
Jane, Ih,up,o9,, a. Ge,.r1r nop ne SIKH United
Ell last evening lS hrt,cuyc Sc sc'mt,iufstf
FIRE IN ,he hooking sa.s frame and moulding factory
loss 5000 on Stock aud the i Goiias ''u''u
The emb9'mcd boiy of Henry VOLS OF Wells Fargo a
Ethiopia ,c,ttrdSy AID Ta ,oni 70 Aarors. "' Y ''"''
MI Bartholomew \ Mauey native OF pulnn and
steamship Ag'raha on her hate rip from London, lie
at7i2 run a,enuc ami .c Louis Ioaari house at 7i1
alWiut d. t-23 p" lie proposgsto erect handsome
Jeuo' llaycs an cx Supervisor and fora quarter Of
eehW} Ah innuenua p,mocralc politician Of tc Four
rSmN N9rl J., Nin' seriously VI Nsh paralysis, IN his
Annie Ro9n,oo Of lse srenccf street Br.ohnn who
s,ss,sl9 Ts,sl9"'' ,' nra ny ogt drown town nv wire
Myrtle "Nonu. ans Spencer street Is better.
TIE '"li compo',tors were discharged last evening
WS%Ss a, t1,,, mdmSi itwa' 2nnanncCi that the VOID
'''''' ~ NN'f'' N"f NJ usual Nlla NiNlEIk
Ionic l.udge. T. ami A NJ has elected Geo A WhArrx
N W II feckham. Martn R,dor, ! W y IL
ihumpsun, Treasurer, James NJ LuNdcr Sccre lary. n
Martin Chaplain, James Thompson T. Al. D.
AwomAn who gave her name as Della Saunders entered
thc FOURTH Precinct police station In Jersey city NCstor
uhy morning, Al asked IN daktd aul Inc0lcrcut man
ncr tor medical assistance. She was suffering from
severe scalp wound which she said inflicted by heT
husband Her condition is said TO be critical
middle aged man dressed ass Roman Catholic nriost
who reptcsened himself to be Father Snnott has done
Apfohihbe business In this city aud Brooklyn for threo
monlus past collecting subscriptions from servant girls
WAS hlLesled Ia Ihird avenue last evening by Rounds
man Cogrove AZ the Thirty NTH street police stati1n
ha AAIl ha HAA hsnrA Smith. al 22 kliriiaa GLAAk
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ANXIOUS 70 BE HINGED.
why Allen q. Lnros Surrendered Himself to
sheriff In Arknnsas.

HARRISBURG, Dec. 26.-Allen G. Laros, who
poisoned his father aud mother and an old
boarder in the family. with her son. in May
1876, was returned to the State Lunatc Hospi-
tai tonight. an Easton detective having brought
him from Marion. Crtenden County Ark.
Laros escaped from the hospital about the mid
die Of October. and passed most of the interven-
ing time in Memphis. Tenn working Mt his
irndc in that city at good wages until hiis trou-
bed conscience robbed him Of sleep. He sur
rendered himself to the Sheriff Of Crittcnden
County. Ark: having sought In vain to be
come victim to yellow fever. His object in
giving himself up he says was that Justice
might get her deserts in his execution. He OK,
presses n willingness to be hanged. II escaped
from the lunatic hospital because Of u ncwspa-
per report that he was to be hanged. but he np-
pears to have fully changed his mind. He pro-
tcsted against being returned to tho hospital.
claiming that be is thoroughly sane and ought
to suffer for his crime II is probable that the
murderer will be hanged. but not until the
medical commission which decided that he was
not ilt subject for the gallows reyerscs its
action.
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Fire In the Raymond House.

Fire at ~ West Ninth street last evening
threatened the large ana valuable collection OF books
cravings oil and water color paintings and s;atuary col
ected By the late Henry j Raymond Mrs Raymond Is
AZ present n The south end t. hanse ha been occupied
At -, O'Clock Nj Wuofruf ana the servants wore
alone in the house her ant daughters being at the
theatre The frc broke on along the rear PARTITION OF
the front parlur and was caused hy defective huc Mrs
Woodruff 90 the Brcyoort House and gave the alarm
on the arrival of the nrcmcn the flames had rlmhrd
the tiri story aud e PARTITION had 10 lie nlped out IN
order o. cNtlngul-h b.
The damage o. the building was about s2OD0 So great
MAS tr interest in the valuable objects art IN the
huu~ q Tie ucghhurs ioiuCi heartily n the efforts
Them aud remoNe ed them safe places The dam.
ase 10 thc furniture was about Etpu
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BURIED TREASURE FOUND.
The Pot OF Coin that Christopher Meister
Dug up on Christians Day.

There is considerable excitement among
tho residents Of Rossvilc Staten Island, over
tho good fortune OF Christopher Meister a
German market gardener. living on the
Lake farm on Iako Island. near the
Sound shore. On Christmas Day Mr.. Mes-
ter and his son while digging pit in
which to bury turnips in a sandy spot noar the
shore. struck "a large stone some three feet be-
low the surface. On removing the stone they
discovered an old fashioned iron pot OF about
n peck capacity. filed with what looked like
largo copper coins. They removed the pot and
its contents to tho house. and after cleaning a
few Of the coins which wero black with age.
they found thom to DO Spanish silver dollars.
Some bore date so far back as l7A3. Tho farm
occupied by Mr.. Mester WIS owned and oncu-
pied by the Lake faulty before and during tho
Revolution. The lake family wcrn also the
owners OF the then famous Blazing Star ferry,
which ran from the island across Staten Island
Sound to- the New Jersey shore. md In those
days was much ireauentcd, IL being on the
stngc r0uieio PHILADELPHIA. Duriiss l>e Ecvo-
luton the Tories from Now Jersey often came
across the Sound to the island and committed
dcpredatiOns on station Island. ana in many in
stances tortured tho residents 10 mako th"m
tell whore their vnuahlrs were. john Bodine.
who lived near the Lake farm. was placed On
hot irons to make hiu toll where las mUuny
was hidden. IL Is thought probable that the
trcasurc found by Me-thr was hidden boy some
of the lake fnmily in one of the raids nude by
tho Iorics Some iva years ngo number OF
den Of cx-Sherifr Weynunt nj Iossvllc and 0f-
terward box full of Spanish doubloons was
dug up on the farm Of MIR. GrosJcln, near tho
old Methodist church. In Hpssyilc. Mr.. Ncis-
ter intends To- make further explorations. be-
lievng that there is more buried treasure in
~ nnl latr
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MIDDLETowN. n. Y. Dec. 26.-Tho repaiI
shops Of the Sew York and Oswcgo Midland Rairoti
COMPANY in this city were burned at o'clock 10 up
with two locomotives. large amount of lumber yalu
allo machinery and tool The los. estimated At more
than $500 Three engines were saved The IRE start
ed IN the cHricntcr shop whcrr men had qu work thc,
hours pttNtu.y Men working ia thc lluc shop al
JOINING discovered the nrc ThcY coupled the ho.t to
hNdwnt IN the shop. but there no water Fire com
panirs were quickly ON The ground. but no water could
he got NJ the nearest hYdruuts II Relieved that tn,
water was turned on Tie nre was uuioultUdlv ut IN
condiary origin The cunpauNs round hou.e rt uswt 30
was burned yesterday murnng Ih' COMPANY has ptnt,
of engines and the business ut fhe road mot de-
laNci All the buildings and the motive power oi IA,
road are insured hcing covered by hoAung policy
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SOME WASHING ron rOpIcs.
The Scheme TO Force an ,,ro se,.ion not
b % Succeed,

NAshiN'A", =. Dec. 26.-There has been Il
50 Of talk about an extra session Of Congress- aud
Nv ,ic pressure has teen brought TO bear 10 make IL
necessary to have one but there never been the re
motcs chance Of this scheme succeeding The Democrats
do not want an extra session and viii not excuse
ot one 20 y called Tie APPROPRIATION bills will an be
disposed before the I'm a. March Tie Appropriation
Committee viii be ready TO report the legislative bill
upon the rcaescWltng ui congress O Jan T. ana week
later will have the SundrN C,vi b.l ready They Will
pass both OF them before DE is February ami before
the middle Of February an the appropriation bills Will be
with the senate. The prmocraic senators will sst
upon prompt action upon all Presidential appoint mcuts
amt the responsibility iur any Il. laws will not with
thcn The FrsuiAlcu' Administration does NOT want an
extra session. and Will send IN rapidly all nominations
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The body u John Waldron n beggar. 70 years
age found m the street az Fifteenth and Han
ton avenue BROOKLYN. lay the Brooklyn Morsue yes
terdAy The ppsnor'cui examination showed that
death hai been caused hy exposure and iuantuu The
old lived misorablY boo .inglc room at t,l Hicks
and spent his days lts-rg carefully laNus AWAY
hi uones He had accumulati SION. which he had
In ,aviugs hank His body however will hc carried 10
Pot.rs Field 20 day. III. brother nlaw. VINO called At
the Morrue, sai shat be- didn't take amy interest the
bural, but he expected tu get the 81 ,Opn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27

The body Of the well-dressed stranger who
aitcr waiting anNou.ly IN the Newark depot FOR the
o'clock train from New York, ON tie reunsy Rail
road, on Wednesday evening, was found with bullet
hole n his head at the Hamilton street ont of the depot
alter The tram hat arrived AMI gone, WIS not ienuhed
Yesterday About twenty men and wumru who have
friends ul sing coming from NrW YORK aud Brook
Ign, saw the tudN Its now said that ~ one the
stranger alive after c entered the train g. look ior the
person whom he sAtd hc was tu meet No one the
shot hrpd The place where the loiy found s Little
trcqNcnd hN rt ahout tie depot and the revolver
lay several tcct from the huiy.
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we..srrslr. rsrrlble Journey.

On the day before Christmas kranz Wcster-
welt OF Paterson. while working building Green
wood Lake slipped ron ladder and hat his eg broken
II was n bad fracture and cxcccdin-ly painful The
nearest phYlcian three miles away. over rough
mountain road win no intervening dwoilHHs The
thtrmoue.r was down 20 Irro. but MestrrN',is com
panl'ns t"rnuei To carry uu 10 the Ilt scHus Ihcy
iH-iru, -0i- boards ON whrolHrruw hut Me,tfr
,ct when tlry a. last got hu e. tue hy-ioun, Irsl
i.ucc WIS irolru sT n Nts time before he could
he reau,LLlaed AealcrIMy n MMA tnkon " Ialrrsum.
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WASHINGTON. Dec 26.-No appointment TO tho
German mission has yet been made. nor is there any init
nation ON that subject further than the remarks close
personal friend OF Mr. ilaycs who SAYS that the de acto
Preside Mt will make appointment without consulting
Nj ENarts ami that Il shall be dvternned % make
tie selection from icnnSN lyauiA Guv HartrIuit be
pointed, ami % from the distant West, GOV Ham.
nf Miuucsnta; AMI q from Sew York GOV fcufon
u Likely a. be preferred though tins be said with
Gtnuch probability as iu the other two cases
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After Brennnn Of the Wild Moor came Col.
walked ten miles and Harding pronounced
him in fine trim for his match with Mclean.
Tho vast crowd was Juhilant over Brenuan's
appearances and the root shook with applause.
At 10 o'clock O'IearY was twenty-five miles
ahead, and still gaping. although Campang.
considering his condition, was doing magnn-
Gently. man standing near the entrance
dropped senseless, and wns carried from the
building by "A number of stalwart police officers.
At about 10 T. NJ. Campana retired. Barney
Aaron said that he should have him on the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-27

DR.. Newton Whitehead. who was arrested on
charge Of malpractice IN tho Of Annie Pat erl
now seriously ~ In the Brooklyn city Hospital was
brought ~ this city Yesterday from Brooklyn, the au.
horucs there determining that hcA had no iur,iicu0
the alleged crime was committed I'm thisritN n"tcc
uNrs Frost and Ruu took DR. Whitehead 10 Superuicni-
WalIus who had Nm COuuiird 90 await The result
of tle -lls illness Annie fau has grown somewhat
uncertain u her identification Of Or Whitehead. aui It
a. AOushta conviction cannot be obtained ON the charge.
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Death amer the nite OF n Man.

WAsHTNdToN. Dec. 26.-Mr Peter McNamara.
weltknown resident Of this ct died yesterday aiicr.
noon. his death being the result Of poison in the system
from the bite Of man named nenShcr, with whom De
had an alteration over two months Some weeks
tlr bitten finger Hmputted iut tle poison had
already got beyond that meubcr Last sunday It was
proposed 90 utnlc the but the phN slclaus dc
cdcd not 20 DO s0 AS they thought their patient ouli
not survive the Operauon.
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-Ex-Presldent Grant
havins written TO Gen sheridan saving that woul bt
pleasing 70 him n his SON col Fred Grant could ac
company hn on his uip 70 India on the Richmond Gen
SIcrian wrote TO Gen sherman repeating the
OF The cNFrcsideuts letter Gen sherman then had a
conference on the subject with the Secretary of War
who consented tu leave nee bat for no nNed
une, Hui hc granting ~ 1t wAs ieu 70 ocf she inn
provided lac could spare the Colonel from his staff
Nothing las been heard kVro from tie Ieatt nant Gen
eral, but II Is probable the leave has been granted
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OsvsGo. Dec 2G.-The flats in the northern
suburl, of Fulton footed hy accumulation OF Joe
mile below the village There are about one hundred
Gmir, living 1n the flats a OF whose houses nrc snt.
rounded hY water hoiug % some cases up o. the irst
huniB tuNAId of nitN tnMiIic, vacated Nlrr dwelling,
yestrriny great many hHrinl bcrn cured for hv the
puormasicr The gHs work, u y Mason planning MIL,
and Taylor Brothcrs' KNIFE factory are submerged
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IlltIe nore for the LouI.lnnn.

LONDON. Dec. 26-Tho State Line steamship
State OF louisiana which struck Hunters Rock m
Luueh Laruc, Ireland The morning oi the 2tth inst
s tull ON the rock The weather ts very rnuh AMI ~ Is
feared sho will lee lost. With much of her cargo
nan of the cargo lr steamship state II Iiuis
has been saved All onorts to save mlre lad o. b.
abandoned to-day, ~ consequence oi the heavy sea
breaking over the ship The passengers have all re.
rL- Il. A..
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Thrown from a Horse and Killed.

Samuel Crozor. aged lG, Of G7 Koscusko
street. who on Thanksgiving Day was thrown from a
horse while riding in Prospect Park, died yesterday in
tho Long Island College Hospital from fracture NJ the
skull The frst hat was known of the accident was
when The horse was discovered dcrirss in the Fark by
driver of one u The Park csrrdgcs Then search was
made for the rider, and young Crulcr found nson.
sibC iu Clumu OF bushes N the side OF the bride
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Tie lac nan srn.on orIs7e.

SPRINGFIELD Mass. Dec. 2G.-The Springfield
Base Ban A.so atol has organized hTtle next .cason
having raised $3.50 winch to be increased 10 siutOl
capt Rot Ferguson has been appointed consult with
the Boston Hnt Providence CLUBS with reference form.
tug nn fsicr League Of all the clubs between Buda.o
IA
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Mr.. Evar,. aud the Nex, Pre.ldency.

WAsHINGToN. Dec. 2G.-Mr. Eyarts says that
the people of this country not troubling themselves
about who b, to be tho next President OF the United
States lie says shat between April and November 1891
u" lcoNr wi maNr up their minds ON thi, important
question: ANA not before All the cActcneut now this
stlNu Is confined 10 few anxious but the
fc0i lc take no iuicrestin It.
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SAN TEANUsco. Dec. Pa despatch from
Yakima. Washington Territory says "tHlt Moses with
ten 40 ls principal men, has been captured Moses and
thrro ct lis men now here ln cOuhn meut scatter.
Ing bands hast ming 60 the rcrvauon-they say
llr nr-l.cA-m Not . gun has boon nIol-n
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The Afghan Wnr,
london

LONDON. Dec 27-The S'ondrrfs corre-
spondcut a. kurnni says: An Afghan >ollrr In tho
Rnush service wh~ hanged ur hrns bis country.
men of 80 advance on Pciwaf Pas, Etsht.rn others
WDN 81 need 90 terms Of from seven 10 fourteen yeArs
penal scrYltude for dcscrtion"
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LONDON. Dec, 2G.-The Manchester Guor,lian
says There signs of the Oldham strike coming 60 mn
end. A number Of hands have hccn obtained rom the
nr5hho o'nH UWns and ~, believed that the year
VIII lm1 mAmN mllL. rmmuIuG ~ Inlnclmm ml Mn.E.u