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Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-26
A south American War In Prospe. 9

NEW YORK, March 25.-Advi-
ces from Panama, dated the 18th,
state that the situation in Bolivia
is unchanged. Chill holds the Bo.
livian ports ana will not give them
up without fight. The latest
news was that three Peruvian iron.
clads had been ordered to proceed
to Iqueque Immediately. Three
thousand soldiers are under orders
to proceed there also as soon as
transportation can be obtained.
Events are Fastening to the OPEN
ing of hostilities, the result of
which no one can predict. That
Chill will have both Bolivia and
Peru to fight appears to be certain.
Peru has old humiliations to
avenge, and this is her opportunity.
A vanderbiis Family ReuuioD.
NEW YORK, March 25.-An eve
ming paper says that w. H. Van
derbilt admits having received a
friendly letter from his brother
Cornelius. A family reunion Is
also talked of, but no date is fixed.
A division Of property is to take
place on that occasion. The mill
lion dollar suit will not be tried.
A Hanging Bee.
TURsTELLs STATION, Va, March
Smith and Julius
Christian, (negroes), convicted of
the murder of John G. Lacey
(white) on the 18th of July last,
were hanged to-day at New Kent
Court House. Two thousand people
were present, including number
of colored women.
The Queen or Visit.
LONDON. March 25. The Queen
left to-day for the continent.
Earthquake iu Persia.
LONDON, March 25.-The Times
that there were shocks of
earthquake in Northern Persia
during Saturday and Sunday.
Minaeh was much damaged and
the adjacent villages of Tark and
Mannan totally destroyed. Out Of
! 100 inhabitants only few escaped
death.
Ensltsh News.
LONDON, March 25.-Parliament
will adjourn. on the 9th of April
over the Easter holidays.
The rise in silver yesterday was
owing to Australian purchases.
Heavy losses prevent the Orient
al Bank Corporation from paying
q further dividend. The last losses
absorb nearly the whole reserve.
Proposals for ~ settlement.
BERLIN, March 25.-The Vatican
has submitted proposals for set.
tleme Mt of the Kullurkomff ques-
lion, based on advice of a German
of modern views.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-26

ID she became of still greater

and she became of a still greater
hight.
"'Why, of course says I. 4
thought we could walk. Down in
old Massissip de gals think muffin
of goin' miles an miles
so you expects me to hoof 1t,
Mistah Berry? You tell me bout
de gals in Massissip, Mistah Berry;
do de gals in Massissip know any
thing bout proper attire, Mr.. Ber-
ry? An she guv sort Of kick an
a sling ov her body an trailed out
about four yards Of train.
and all de rest now put in dar
'pearance, an says de ole man:
Whats all dis confusion of
tongues?'
=" 'Mistah Berry doesn't consider
de honah sufficient to warrant him
in de outlay necessary for de furn-
ishing of propah Transportation
said Miss Augusta.
I" 'Sah! said de ole man; 'Sahu
said de ole woman; tSah!' said all
de little members.
II said muffin.
"'Does de niggah 'spect he's
gwine to lead our darter off on de
hoof like she was q cow?' said de
ole woman.
"'Who you call nlggah, ole wo-
man?' says I. why l'se drove
better-lookin' heiffers nor yours to
de pillow in ole Mississippi
"De gall shriekt!
" Oar you talk to me an my dar.
ter in dat bituminous manner
said de cid man, am he guv me a
lift wild his ole stoga dat raised me
off'n de stoop and follered it up
wild numerous of de same dat was
much assistance to me in gittin'
out de gate.
"Dar's too much elevation, sab,
creepin' into culled society. I
turns my back to 1t, sah!"
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-26
"WHAR'S DAT HACK 2"
Dan Do Quille's Society Satire-A Negro Who
Thought there was too Much Elevat ion in
Virginia.
Virginia New Chronicle. !

Virginia New Chronicle.1
He was a new boot.black, but al.
ready seemed quite at home at the
old stand so long a familiar object
on the line Of our daily peregrina'
tions.
"Sartin, boss, shine 'em up in
less'n no time," said he, and we
mounted to the hurricane deck of
his place Of business.
"Wall, yes boss, not bin here
long, but I'se gettin' insight inter de
ways mighty fast. De ways here,
sab, is different to what dey is down
in ole Massissip. Bin in Massissip,
sab? Fine ole State, sab. Like de
ways dar better nor de ways here.
Not so much elevation down dar.
You hear de white folks talkin' all
de time bout de elevation oh de
black folks, and de cullud folks is
some OBJ dem gettin' 1t on de brain
am is preachin' elevation. Not SO
much back dar In ole Massissip as
to de Norf an out dis way. Down
In Massissip dey goes on pooty
much in de ole ways. Dey takes
what happiness comes along In de
natural way, an doesn't reach up
for it till dey gets pain In de
neck.u
'..The colored people here appear
to be quite as happy as in any part
of the world" We ventured to re.
mark.
"No, sab; beg leave to diffah;
you's not on de inside, sab; dar's
too much elevation; dats what's
de matter. Give you an instance:
Las week, you know, sab, de cul.
lud foxes had a ball; quite high
toned affair, sab. Well, I engaged
a young lady for de party, sab; one
dat l at dat time looked OH as de
pride OBJ de country, sab. am not
Indifferent to dress. and put on
clothes, sah-clothes dat don't
every day see de light OBJ de sun
and went to de residence ob de
gal.
II rived at de pinted time. De
gal was in de bes' room an in her
bes' clothes, waitin' my arrival on
de scene. De ole man was dar an
de old woman also figgered in de
tableaux, wild few jevenile SUPER
numerary members OBJ de family.
"Miss Augusta smiled on me In
dat meltin' way of de eyes dat
alters guv me movement of de
heart. was interjuced to de more
influential members OBJ de house,
hold an dc discourse was agreea-
BILE. Presently 1 suggested dat it
would be we'll to be movin' for de
party, an Miss Augusta rose In all
de pomp and circumstance of her
high priced attire.
1--WE arrived on de stoop of de
door an'offerin' my arm, i supposed
We should progress. No, sab, not a
bit of It,. Dat gal receded. She
rose eric to an astonishin' hight,
an as she transfixed me wild her
gaze she uttered desc memorable
words: Whar's de transpota-
tion?'
"'De what?' says I, feelin' dat
suffin was agoin' wrong.
"'De transportation !! Whar's dc
transpotation?'
"'Whats dc transportation p
says I.
"Ds wehicle-.whar's de wehicle?'
she says.
at don't know muffin bout no
wehicle,' says I.
".Whar's de kerridge? says she.
"'De ksrridge?' says 1. 'Ihaven't
seen no kerridge!'
'Mistah Berry, does you pretend
70 tell mo dat you've come to take
me to de ball widout q kerridge?'
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-26
HOTELS.
PIco HOUSE,,

PIco HOUSE,
CORNER MAIN ST. AND THE PLAZA
Francisco Pico, Prop'r.
This well known and popular hotel
by common consent the best appointed
and most luxurious in Southern Califor
nia-has Just been
Refurnished and Renovated.
Apartments single and en- suite, The
cuisine is unsurpassed on the Coast.
Every detail Of the service, apartments
and table
FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT.
se2Dtf
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
City and County Real Estate
For Sale.
r. e. ROWAN.
Real Estate / nd Commits.
sf sion Agent
OFFICE, ~ Dowrey Block.

NO. 2.
| $s00.-l3H acres, with q house Of two
rooms, stable, good windmill and tank,
800 trees, we'll selected; lk acres in al
falfa, ~ in potatoes. balance volunteer
crop barley; miles from city.
93000-5[ acres on Main street, between
Washington and Jefferson; one-half
acre in alfalfa; balance set out with all
kinds of bearing fruit trees; terms easy;
must be sold.
SA5O0-6 acres fronting on Main, Adams
and Charity streets, with 2O0 orange, 100
lemon, 200 imported grape, 100 apple. q
variety of figs, walnuts, almonds, apri.
cots and peach trees, all bearing, and
selected with great care; small house
everything on the place In the best
condition; will make q lovely home.
$25O0-House and lot on Buena Vista st.,
near Temple; house contains 10 rooms; ;
one.third down, balance one year.
adjoining the Sierra Madre villa.
sl60-A good building lot. fronting on
Washington street, between Figueroa
and Broadway.
slO00-Lots 2l and %, East Los Angeles,
with q good house and windmill, and
PIPE laid through grounds; r ads rnat must be
s225O-Four lots, l20x320, with good cot
tage house, cost $500; on Pearl, be-
tween Fifth and Sixth streets; very
good location.
Cheap Building Lots In various parts of
Los Angeles, West Los Angeles, Boyle
Heights and Mott tract.
s@HoUSEs, FARMS, ETC, RENTED
AND RENTS COLLECTED. fe13
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-26
Eastern Cities and PrincI.
pal European Ports,

Apply to H. MCCLELLAN, Local
Agent, Office, No. 683 Main street,
over the Commercial Bank, Los
Angele3.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-26

Both steamships call at Port Hartford
(San LuisO Obispo) )and Santa Barbara.
HB Passengers for San Francisco take
the train Tor Wilmington that leaves
Los Angeles at 3o'clOck P. NJ, Los Ange-
les time.
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-03-26
Eos Auseles Herala.

,'',hlished every morning except Mon
day,
by
JOSEPH ID. LYNCH.
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Society,".

After all, the first week OF the season prom
ises well in respect TO gay entertainments
This evening Nine B0rgeS is TO be lat home al
the Brazilian legation, at half-paSt 9. On Tues
day, Judge and Mrs. Adds will receive invited
guests from to :. On Wednesday will be the
first reception Of the cabinet ladies', and In the
evening the first german Of the Bachelors Club.
This morning pleasant party of ladies went
to the cOmmandant's headquarters at the
Marine barracks, to hear the band play A
dance was enjoyed by the young people. These
Monday morning hops at the barracks are
purely informal, but no one is expected who is
unacquainted with the officers or ladies living
at the barracks
Mrs: James and Mrs. Calderon Carlisle are
enjoying visit from the sisters OF the latter
Mrs. Connolly and Miss Cay Thomas, OF Rich
mond, Va.
Mrs. Hayes has recovered from her recent in
disposition.
Mrs. and Miss Christmas have returned from
Their visit to Louisville OF which city the former
is a native.
MIR r. s. Spofford left Saturday noon for Mas
sachtlsettS, to attend the funeral of his lifelong
friend, Caleb Cushing.
Mr. Fernando Wood gave a breakfast party
last week to his daughter, Mrs Hagedorn, who
is visiting him.
The skating rink was most fashionably at
tended Friday afternoon, when the proceeds of
ADMISSION tickets were given to the Children'S
hospital. The Marine band added to the interest
Of the occasion.
Among recent arrivals in the city is that Of
Mr.. bingham, our minister to japan, who is az
the Riggs house. Mr.. YOshida, the Japanp sc
minister, when e8 route to the Pacific Goa St
stopped at Pittsburg TO see Mr.. Bingham. who
WaSfheTe attending the funeral of his a3IIrntnr
The Rev. J. b. Wetherell, who was m3rriei
last week at Trinity church. New York, to Miss
Katie Smith, the grand-niece of Mrs A. r Stew
art, Is now with his bride at the Riggs house
IEey propose prolonSing their stay In WASH
ington.
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The Markets.

BALTIMORE, jan 6.-virgtnia SKIES, deferred
~; do. consolidated 5l4; do. second series, 37ls
do: past due coupons, rs. North Carolina skies
old, l6: do. new, 3, do. special tax, ~ bid to-day
Sugar fairly active and steady-A soft, SSSa9.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-Cotton firm but quiet
street and western super, 275a3 as do extra, 350a
40; do family, l56a475; city mills super, 275a
325 do. extra, 35Oa40O: do Rio brands, 25a5 80
Patapsco family, Gas. Wheat, southern nominal y
firm and no stock; western shade frmsr and quiet,
with small oferings-No. Pennsylvsnia rad, l0I44
al 074: No. western winter red spot and January
LCsk: February, Lo65saL07 Corn. southern nom,
offerings light-western mixed. spot and January,
427sA43: February, 43i4a43E; steamer 40 Oats
fairly active and steady-seuthern. 2Sa32: western
white, 3oa32; do. mixed, 2S5saZ9: Pennsylvania. as
asa. Rye nominally steady-southerD, 55asS bag
quiet and abcnt steady-prime Pennsylvania and
quiet and lobbing trade o lly. Mess pork DID, rs
rev. s.25. Bulk nneats-ioose shoulders, new, 2A; !;
Gear rib sides. 3sa per car load; do packed, new
3ta4l5. Bacon shoulders, old, 3a3G; clear rib
sides, new. B. Hams. su9ar-cured, new, 9a99.
Lard refined terces, Ga. Butter in COOL demand
and steady-cboice western packed l6a1s; rolls 15a
1e. Peu uoleum frm-crude, 6; refined, 81, Coffee
Whisky FIRM, local 10: Freishts to Liverpool per
steamer dnll-cotton, Nd; nour q. Cd grain, Cd.
Rs ceiptsanour. $50; wheat $500; corn. A 0oo;
oats, 200 Shipments-wheat 1000; corn, 81, 500.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Stocks firm Money, 4a5.
Exchange, long, 4S2; short, 4S7. GoTernments
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-Flour quiet Wheat quiet
LONDON Jan. =. 1890 p. m.-U. s. bon Is,
New Jersey Central GOES lie, 759. fIlinoi; Central.
ezA. Reading, 124.
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MRS. ANDERSoS's LoNG WNH.-MrS. Ander-
son is bra1ely continuing her walk az an aver
night and s.. throughout the day. AZ a.Gl.,
yesterday. after going over her l,i6st quarter
in 400, she mounted the stage ard sang. sweet
hearts, When Boy" AFTER finiShiag the next
quarter. instead OF retiring 10 her room, she
joined tbe members Of the EVangeline Quartet.
who had lust dropped in. singing, What are
the Wild Waves Sayfngc" ON ending her 1.7l7th
voice. 81 Dreamt My Little Boy was Dead
She then glided over the next quarter ia 4:1o.
She was ia apparently nne condition last even
ing, pacing around her track with light and
elastic steps. Just before starting on her 736th
quarter. which she walked in j:14l4. her phySi-
clan said her pulse was down to nearly fifty,
but that little excitement would bring il up
again.-IN. J.. Sun, 4th.
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tF- Mr.. A. NJ. Douthitt, lawyer OF Canton,
O., has been arrested for stealing his wifes lew
elry and clipping with the wife OF the proprietor
Of bowling alley.
sE An 1llnoisan has invented a s.safety sand
valve" 10 be attached TO one OF the legs OF ones
pantaloOns In icy weather. BY touching q
spring sand is scattered over the slippry places,
making loct motion safe.
6 Edward d Nugent, the wife murderer, and
Henry }. Redmeyer, another murderer, whd
were to be hanged a. ST. Louis FEBRUARY IL,
have obtai' e1 wr1ts OF sure sedeas and thelr
cases VIII lie carried 10 the supreme court,
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kilograms to The Star.
THE GOLD WEATHER,
FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
HARD TIMES IN ENGLAND.
TFIE EXTREME COLD WEATHER.
The HarbOr OF Baltimore Closed.
Especial TO The .Stdr.1

j
BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.-YeSterday, the Florida
the finest OF the Bay Line OF steamers and the
best fitted to battle with the ice Blockade was
adyertis ed to leave at Gam. She had on board
about GO passengers who remained until ,
O'Clock. when the officers reluctantly admitted
they dared not attempt TO encounter the mass
OF ice in the harbor and the Craighill channel
The new ice steamer, "The Latrobe,'' is prac-
tically useless for the pending emergency. She
Is incomplete and stuck in the mud near
ReederS yard. She was TO be the "Tce King"
and upon her the city has expended fnily
$4,000. The state steam ice boat, "The
Maryland has been In service. but has made
10 persistent effort 10 keep the shin channel
open. The Sea Gull also attempted 10 leave
Yesterday, but was forced to return slightly dis
abied. At this time the harb0r is effectually
DockadGd by ice and thousands are thrown. b.
such condition OF affairs. out OF employment
Tie oyster trade is entirely paralysed. The
supply small. prices high, and very Slight pro-
mise Of any Improvement
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A NEW RAILROAD SwINDLE.-A new SWind q
called the -'tig racket" is practiSed On some 0t
the railroad trains The newSagent marks out
some phiStfcated passenger, and goes 10 him
with several boxes OF figs. Into one of these
boxes he puts two-d0llar bill. neatly folded.
lie then puts the boxes behind him. changes
them about several Times. and offers his Vie
tim choice OF boxes for one-donar. As the VIC
tim examines the boxes he sees The Garner OF
The bill sticking out from under the cover OF one
OF them, ard be can hardly get his dollar ont
quick enough, and when lac buys the box he
finds himself with box OF figs worth iifteen
cents and the little corner OF "A tea-cent shin-
plaster. The piece Of ShinplaSter is called the
"Hash," and the trick is worked with books az
well as figs LdR10r (Ne) HL5g
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Mountains Of Snow i'm Ncstern Sr,x



osWEGo, y. l.. Jan 6.-'Fhe storm spent its
fuiy Saiui day night and early yesterday morn
19S. the railroad officials ordered an attack
upon ire snow: but as the nigh wind had made
IL haId cut little progress was made. Snow
ploughS are OF but little use. and the mountains
of SHOW Will have to be ShOyeled out pas
Senger train with four engines which had been
snow bound inside the city limits on the Rome
foad since Thursday morning, Were released
yesterday after ten hours hard work and
brought TO the depot. IL viii probably require
tWo or three days with fair weather to open
communication between this city and Syracuse
ara the most Of the week 10 clear the track of
tie Rome, Natertown and OgdenSburg road.
Nan and Wife Frozen to Death.
CINCINNATI, Jan. "a dispatch says a party
or hunters discovered the bodies Of August
kneugeld and his wife in log cabin, near
Maple Rapids, Mich, yesterday, they having
bten frozen to death. They were clasped In
each otherS arms lying on the floor In front CT
the fire place.
snow Storm at Mobile.
MOBILE, ALA, Jan. Ga snow storm COM
mchced on saturday morning and lasted all day
1oltoWed by hard freeze. II cleared of beau
tl1ully On sunday. The thermometer stood al
SIX degrees this morning and is now fifteen. Ir
Is clear and cold. The yellow fever Is dead,
Resumption of Travel.
ROCHESTER, y. y, Jan. CA passenger train
leaNeS Tor the east about noon being the frs
railroad communication in any direction in three
Gays. one track is now open at the scene OF
Friday S accident, seven miles east OF here
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ExECUTED.-Juan Olive Moncasi who attempts
ed to aSSaSSinate the King OF Spain iD the
streets of Madrid. Oh the 25th OF Otober last,
was executed at five minutes TO O'Clock yes
terday morning. At midnight the prisoner
Al 8 O'Clock he attended mass. At O'Clock he
was led from the prison and conducted TO a car
riage, in which he was conveyed TO the scaffOld,
which he mounted without support. listening
meanwhile TO the admOnitions OF the priests
Two battalionS OF troops were drawn up around
the sca1old. An immense number OF spectators
were preSelt
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TIE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION of the gun i'm
the British iron-clad Thundereri is stIll a myste-
~. The fragment left in the turret is TO be sent
TO WOolWich for examination. Several addt-
tional deaths have occurred among the wound
ed. and many others have become blind She
VIII be elmed an unlucky ship. as fatal boiler
explosion occurred on board OF her several years
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BOSTON GRAFTON TO PARDoNED NAN
In Beston, Saturday evening, Paine Memorial
nan was hlied at public reception given to E.
Imprisonment in Dedham jail for circulating
through the mails an obscene book and was
paIdoned by President Hayes after being i'm
prlsole0 SIX months. Speeches denouncing
Anthony COmstock, the detective, were made
by Rev. j. NJ. L. Babcock and others.
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The New York legislature.

ALBANY. ny, Jan. 6.-AH hopes OF holding
the assembly caucuseS tonight are given up. IL
is now thought they can be held at 10 O'Clock a.
m. Tomorrow, and an organization be effected
by noon. But few members have arrived to-
day. The situation as to the speakeTShip re-
mains unchang ed, both sides claiming ma
jOrity.
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PISTOL PRACTICE IN THE STREETS OF New Or
LEANs.-On Monday evening. the opening night
OF the varieties Theater, AT a time when Canal
street was thr0nged with Christmas purchasers
and PEOPLE hooking TO the lheater. there was n
triangular shooting scrape Under the very
shadow OF Clay statue, and some Y or Is shots
were Tired at random. A cab driver standing n
Diock distant up st. Charles street was strucK
On tie ann; another man. on Canal $: rect had
CHIP taken neatly out OF his back: and police
man was shot through the hand. None OF the
markS1nen We're hurt. and, for a wonder, none
or the hundreds Of women ard children within
range received injury, mortal or otherwise But
tDlS latter circumstance does not In any degree
paiilate tie outrage. IL II due entirely 10 acri-
GENT that al least half a dozen people were not
Killed or MANNED. and the responsibility Of the
authOrltleS Is Just as great. These things should
not be possible. and when they Cccur IN such
public and crowded localities as lie inter,ec-
lions cf Canal street. they amount 70 crimes on
the part OF the police The next evening there
was diSgraceful riot in one OF the theaterS
clubs and pistols being used: and again. later In
the night. another low AT ball. aud still an
other on ST. Charles street. II would seem that
an epidemic or disorder and homicide had
broken oUt, and that all tie miscellaneous fights
OF the year were being crowded into a single
week: but. whether this be the case or nor. the
fact is diSgracetul one.-INttc Or'cdas TlB,es,
Dec. Is.
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STRIKE.-seyen hundred men and BOYS az ths
BroOl side, Ia. colliery OF the Philadelphfa and
Reading coal and iron company have refused TO
60 10 work demanding two months nav which
they claim 10 be due them
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Fire i'm 81. Iouf~

81. lotis, Jan. 6.-Tbe extensive establish
su' M NJ u! ol thc II. louis beef canning cornnanv
hIe at IosS o'clock last NIGHT The fr,n, a,1 ~, ~
tne VIZ, tstaohshiGeH Was catirply DESTROYED The
", ,hs N,lsih3ifd Ia tle proceSs room hgt how no
since y oclocS SATURDAY pight 9sra lNS. a,
esuna'ed ~ irnm S15.oen 10 Slap ma on ths
STOCK. TIE huildiDg. owned h, CnaS n pe,s
was "otth : = "s'. There was 81. .aao Insurance.
on the StocN Cfthc canning COMPANY arI "a ,i,,
on fixtures tools. DC
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fuIiated buzz saw: two TO one IL viii ro ont %
demureiy as young girl chewing gum-[St
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AkGELI4 the runaway treasurer OF the Pull
man company, has been surrendered to tn ,
American officers. and Will be conveyed to Phil
adelph1a by the bark Shooting Star, now at
Lisbon
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SUIT AGAINST TIE BROKEN MISSOURI BANK.
leverett Bell, city counsellor of st. Louis, has
OF the defunct bank of the State OF Missouri,
and his bondSmen, Barton Bates, JAS B. Eads
John Jackson and Julius s. Welch, to recover
tie balance OF the city'S funds, about $27o, ,03o
deposited in the bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-01-06

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL was prevented
from leaving the City for Albany last night,
intended. but win do so this evening. General
Knapp, the chief clerk Of the department, ac-
cOmpanieS him
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= RraE s,iIlcG.

t,ttNToN. y. j Jan. 6-ticorgc johnson !,
"aShsiAah On tie PENNSYLVANIA railroad. white,
ngtnsahS On t"ro train. UlS ,tUicE bv a
Killed. - . ~ '''''''''NiF
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BOOKS, &c.

WOMAN'S fORDS.-An O-ixtnsI Rey1evy ot
W what Women are Doing in Industry Education
tnlLanthropy, Social Reform. Art. Science. Ltera
t9re and Government Also, q faithful record. OF
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