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Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25

The performance of Pinafore at Armory Hall on Saturday night called out full house. The company was very good one but there were several drawbacks. The accompaniment was played upon piano very much out of tune. The music though simple, abounds in good points which an orchestra might have made effective. The voices were most of them good, but lack of suitable accompaniment sore- ly marred much of their best singing, Then, too, we are not an opera-going, theatre haunt ing community, and it is evidently to those who are rather tired of opera and theatre that Pinafore seems such capital burlesque. More over the bad ventilation Of Armory Hall, whenever there is q crowd, stupefcs them and makes them seem less appreciative than they really are. To such variety of causes do we attribute the fact that the audience, though approving, was not enthusiastic Little Buttercup and Sir Joseph Porter K. c. B., seemed the most popular of the characters.
 The case of State vs. Frederjck Norton finally came before Justice Deming on Satur- u2y last. Ino cause Ol the IrdcuS SceulS GU have been this Mir. Norton was shoveling dirt into the dam under the new iron bridge just east of the Mayors Palace in East Litch- field MT. John Goodman, on whose land the work was being done, happened to drive up to the bridge just then, objected to Norton's trcspass as he considered it, and approached him with a whip in his hand-in threatening manner, as Norton and his son testified. Theraupon Norton took the matter up in earn est and hammered Goodman most unmercefully for few moments, closing one eye and bat tering his head and face quite seriously. Then he repented, and helped Goodman home and telegraphed for a doctor. Dr. Gates, who at tended him being absent, MT. D. c. Kilborn testified quite acceptably to the contusions and abrasions and the general bouleversaton of Goodman's physical system and to his pre- sc:iptions for the patient till the regular phy- sician arrived Counsel for the accused made a strong appeal, but it was pretty evident that there was more passion than self defence ill the performance, and the Justice sentenced Norton to pay fine of $5, and costs amount ing to some S12 more.
 Kilbourn for State; Graves for prisoner.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25
West Cornwall.

On the 18th inst. Mr. John Sterling buried his wite and infant child the cause of the moth- CTS death was consumption. s n
 T chronicle with regret the departure of Mir. E. B. Hart and entire family, including his aged father, to Brooklyn. N. Y, where he has hired new house, fitted up with all the modern conveniences andcomforts. Although it will be great loss to this community, yet we wish him happiness in his new home and hope that he may soon return to the old home stead.
 MT. T. s. Gold is putting his mills in thorough repair; has taken out the old wheels and puts in its place new iron one.
 Miss Ella Beach, of Goshen, is employed as teacher in the west district and Charlie Hall in the village. ...... .-..
 Rev. W. s. Colton, of Warren, supplied the pulpit in North Cornwall last Sabbath.
 Last week party, while driving by the side of the railroad track just above the village, were backed into the river by their horse be. coming frightened at the cars do not learn that anyone was hurt. A.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25
FARM AND FARM STOCK FOB SALE.

e44HE,a farm belonging to the Estate of the late F. Pratt Said farm lies about four miles southeast of Ltch4eld Court House, ond tVo miles from Morris end Nershfeld. Consists ot M5 acrss weI1 vatered pd Yooded An excellent arszins and dairy farm, Would make fine sumsner residence. Good tvo-sto- " house. two barns, etc. Cows. oxen, and other stock for sale. For further information apply on the premises. HENRY A. PRATT, Administrator.
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Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25
Gbc citt')lltIh Gn1uirer,
 uTGaFlELD, CORN.
Clubbing Rates.

To Cyr-sy saEr=--ibers Ee offer the following peri q f.-asz w.sa -ss Ezgairer at ike foIlo%ing yearly
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25

rF.,.rF-. living gAge........$8.7 75 ITzrpc-s- Weekly, ly,-------...---...... 5.20 TarTeFS' BzZsr, 5-2O FTzrt.-.s- Marazinc. ............ 5.20 itEsg1FC Monthly. 5.20 >crisner's Monthly. ............... 5.20 The Galzxy.-....-............ 5.20 The AZrIcnItrIraIist- 3.10 Arthar-s Home Magazine, ....... 400 PezeTson-s Magazine, $50 Lfsiry-s Lady's Book, ,----......... 4.40 -, Nfcl1IzS- zS--.---............. 446 s-=-1T-weeSly Times. es.-..---...........4.25 E-rkEv Times S---.-..........300 % >S.gzT-vTeeakIy Tribune, ............450 W.--SEv Triipune. sSz-srt4y Nzgazine.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25
Deaths.

In Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. '21st, Miss Abby Lyman of New Haven, daughter of the late Erastus Lyman of Goshen aged 65 years Interment at Minneapolis.
 h Suncook, N. H., Sept 20th, Nellie L., wife of B. c. Jenniss, aged 23 years Mrs. J. was daughter of H. T. Cable of this vill- age. .41o{ aaE tI4G.iI ; &AIA}
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

AGENTS WANTED For theBest and Fastest Selling Pictorial Books and Bibles. Prices reduced B per cent. NATIONAL PUBLISHING Co.,, Philada., Pa 26-4w
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25
M NIarr1ages-

z, At Litchfield, Sept. 18th, by Rev. Hiram stone assisted by Rev. w. l.. Douglass, Mir. Cevalas Walker to Miss Ella M. Osborn.
 At Thomasten, Sept. 2Oth, Luther Catlin of Litchfeld and Miss Maggie Kelley of Thomas ton.
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25

'E--- tsFaaelce EIsa Jznuz-y or July number.
 Szz-ss-rlse-S EE4s are in arrears must make up rvz=z-sz bsEaES taking advantage of the foregoing e8rzs-
 N-E sss-Id t-s sezt by Tost-ofioe order. check CT rsg-srs grrer r usgszlh.e We take all risks of re- z.t-tz tls c3zAazz yriOdiczls. but not of nnon- ew -4a-~
Litchfield enquirer., 1879-09-25
Births.

In thls village, Sept. 10th, daughter to MT. and Mrs. T. W. Beach. In West Cornwall, Sept. 18th, a son to MT. and Mrs. Walter Smith.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

The most stalwart ct the republican news
rspers 10 Washington says: ..
NEARLY every educational institution 10 the
South teaches disloya ity. DOT to political par
~. but to the UniOr; that The rebel or State
rights causo is not lost. aud will yet prevail,
AID democrats 10 Congress endorse tbs same
sentiment"
Considering the lronensss IF man, and. es-
pecialy, of s;a!wart radicals to evil, and the
oliect the latter tope 10 gsin by the imposition
Ct sush bare ficcd fslsity as is contained in the
shove assertion upon the public as truth. the
iteration CT such misreprs sanitation BY the news-
paper referred TO is not surprising, but there is
woo6or oopnt o:ed With it, and that is that it is
made in city nearly half the residents of which
are southern people, WHO kooW that the state
meDt has not sointia of irdlh upon which
to rest. Isis. however, but another instance
Of tba. coil effrontery for which radica!ism is
VI ques,ionabiy entitled to the prizs.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
GFFICI.7L,
BOARD or ALDERMEN,

At regular mestng Of the Board Of Alder
men. held July -, 1879. there were present:
e. E. Downham. esq, President, and Messrs,
Burroughs, q. Q Smoo!, Msrbury, Rlshell, j.
B. Smoot and Reid
was ordered to BIO paid
The Committee on Public Property reported
in flVor Of paying five sixtbs of the bill OF Wm
Cogan, S40 "a, for work, &C., at the JAIL which
was adopted, and the bill ordered to be paid
On motion it was resolved that 10 bills for fur.
| niture or repairs On Public Property. unlsss the
mittee Of the City Council, be allowed
The bill fixing The salaries of policemen, laid
on the table st The last meeting, was called from
the table snd the action Of July llth, passing
the same, was adhered to.
The Committee on Claims reported in favor of
paying bill of e. F. Steiner, 81, which was
adopted. and the bill ordered to be paid.
y n act imposing penalties upon persons who
neglect to clear their cutters and sidewalks of all
grass and other distractions" Was received from
the Common Council aid referre1 to the Com
mittee on Streets.
A petition of sundry citizens living en- Com
merce Street for relief from imperfect drainage
was referred TO the Com mitsee on Streets
An act imposing penalties for obstructing the
side walk Of King stree: was received from the
Common Council and tnsir sclioa ION conc1rred
in, and tho bill referred 10 tho Committee OF
Streets.
a communication from L. Hopkins asking for
| O compromise OF tax bill was received from the
Common CCuIcil and their action concurIod in.
A report OF the Com uit.ee on Streets in iavo.
of granting the petition Of Peter Henre!ty 10
have the co1b set and gutter p,Ysd in front Of
his property wss received from the Common
Council and lhsir action concurrsd in.
A report from the COMMITTEES on Streets on
| the eypedlency of having the cleaning aud re
pairing of the streets done by contract WAS re-.
cslvea from the Com non Council and their az
| ton non concurred in, and the paper referred
| back to the com cIi!tee.
a rel ort ofthe Com nittes on Streets on the
| resolution spprcpristlng $500 for the purpose Of
building ssewer on Columbu, street, was recei7'
ed from The Common Council and their action
colcurred in.
The Board proceeded to the chamber OF the
Common Council for tho purpose of eecting Of.
fcers aud upon their return adjourned.
Teste: JSo. j. JAMESON, Clerk.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

Because northern man sent letter 10 the
postmaster at Memphis rcsntly, asking him
f)r Information conoeroing some one who died
there last year, and because the postmaster, not
having the desired information, turned the let.
ter ever to lawyer, who informed tho writer
thereof that he would furnish bin With such
Information about the deceased as it WAS pos
sibls to obtain. for small fee, one of the re-.
publican newspapers of Washington thinks the
present the ripper time to Inform its readers
that generosity is thrown away upon such pso'
pie. and that sensible men, who have all they
owe upon the face # the gltb, invested 10
Memphis. deliberately brought upon them
selves the tcourge that is DOW fl !otipg them
by nisgsrily failure to keep their city Clean.
Ths hste that some radicals entertaio for the
South and its people Is 80 intense that it reo.
ders them Incapable Of seeing what is apparent
to everybody else. What could have been
more natu:al-espccislly according to northern
ileas, than tho action Ct the postmaster aud
lawyer alluded to, ard what more unnatural
than that people should Intentionally not only
tndarger their lives but deprive their property
Gifts value? Yes. there is one thing more 10.
natural and it is that 10 cirilizs ID c,untry men
GAO be found who arc DOT ashamed to ack ,owl.
edge that they are capable Of making sue h sf
q c,ion as tbat under which Memphis is GOV
suf,ripg The occasion for fomentiog sectio nal
ahinosity. and of inducing tho charitable to
Withhold their assistance from those 50 sadly
10 nee of it as the people of that fevtr r.cktn
ciiv ...r
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
FGKEIG% ITEMS.
The harvest 10 Hungary is an utter fail

The harvest 10 Hungary is an utter failure.
Accounts received from Russia indicate re.
wal OF the Nibilist movement.
Chas. Landseer, the English painter, brother
of the late Sir Edwin Land5eer, is dead.
Itis said that tho disunou Of the Booapart.
lists is becoming daily more apparaot
10 the prz, shooting ct Wimbledon TO day
Mr.. Milton FarroE, the American, Won the
Albert priza.
The German steamer Luxor is still detained
10 Calais by the Peruvian authorities who show
10 disposition to give her up
Russian cattle and sheep ere prohibited from
even passing through the dIstric: ct KoeulRs'
burg, Prussia, on account of the rioderpest.
The story of the Bolivian General Cam pero' 8
encounter with the Chilian forces at Calana on
the river Loa proved to be entirely false.
A duel With swords took place yesterday near
Paris, between Nj. Batiau. editor OF the EVere.
mept. and NJ. Menard, editor of the Laoterne.
The former was wounded 10 tho abdomen.
A telegram from Sir BArtle Frero Announces
thai Lord Chelmsford has defeated the Zulus
utder King Ceteaayo with immense loss, and
that the war is virtually over
Advices from St. Donioso report that work
on the newly discovered gold mines will PROB
ably begin in October or November 90 q large
scale. 1t is expected that 10000 laborers will
| be employed.
A dispatch from ConsianIioope, dated Tues
| day evening. says The Sultan has requested
| the Graud Vizrer. Kheireddu Pscha. to attend
council # Ministers Oh "Wednesday for the
settemen, Of tho ministerial crisis.
A 81. Petersburg dtp,tch says: ln co0sc-
queuce of tho prevalence OF inaendstlsn the
authorities cf Kha,kOtf Russia, have divided
tue towu into 324 fire ds:ric;s. Every house.
holder is bound TO keep special nisht watch
man, aud 10 have thirty buckets ef water al
ways ready.
| Difficulties 10 obtaining tho sinews Of wal
bath on the part of Chili aud Peru ar noted
by the South Pacific Times Tho eOtbuslasm
with which "Iife, fortune aud sacred honor
were pledged on the altar of their country by
PeruvisIs on the breaking cut Ct the war sp
bears to have slightly subsidod.
NJ. De- Lasseps has issaed the prospectus Of
the Darieo Canal Go. The capital is fixed a.
400 900 900 francs. Only l25 francs per shore
will be called up in the first instance. Interest
OF the rate of per cent. will be paid on tbs
actual money received during tho course o.
construction lie estimates an income oil
| 90 600 900 francs from the caual. and reckonE
tina. the shareholders will recsivo u per cent
psr apCun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

A MU CHI MARRIED WoMAN.-lrene House,
who 10 1876 killed her husband Oison A. Nj.
Hous, near Tfertou, N. j., though 35 years Of
age. has msr;ied her fourth husband, who
il o. It over 90 years old, aad is comfortably
set led en- farm at Lawrence, about ten miles
~ om Trenton. She has had 40 eveu;ful life
10 far, House married her after obtaining o
I divorce for Der from her second husband.
I, House vas notorious lawyer OF New York,
WIN 10 bis business OF obtal0g divorces without
publicity, had separated six hundred coupIes.
She was fist a Mrs ADDE'S SD. theo Mrs.
Denver She divorced herself from House by
Killing him to save the life of her SOD, who bad
iuterfered to protect bis mother from the brutal
ity of House. She was put upon trial for the
murder, but psrtly bscauss of Ter beauty, and
| psrtly be cause she had led wretohed lie With
her husband, the preponderance OF public
sentiment was 10 her favor, aId she was dis
chsrged. She returned to The house where
the killing had taken place, aud becoming iGr
sane, she was 40 inmate of the Trenton Asylum.
| She there recovered her reason. aud was dis
charged 10 August, 1877. She went toSouthCaro
| lima paid visit to ex Governor and ex Congress-
| man Bowen ofthat State who wAs then Sheriff. It
| 10 esid she Wss his private secretary for time.
When she returned to Trenton she met young
man named Frank Parker, s wall paperer, and
the son of a wall paperor. She married Parker,
and made her homo st the newly fnlsbed houee
on the farm at Lawrence. Painters and carpen-
| ters have long been at work there and the new
residence is slid TO be very comfortable snd
| substantial. Mrs. Parker seldom comes to town.
but gives her attention to the farm. which lssald
to be Welding large returns. Her husband is
her man of business, and drives to Trenton very
fyeouently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
VIRGINIA NE WrS.

A lacy Of 60 ystr1 Of age, ia Richmond. is
teethipg.
Choics Larc,ser wheat sold 10 Richmond
yesterday at lis.
Mr.. William 01rvu, &c Riohm md. whose
iness has been mentioned, still lies ir critical
condition.
In The Richmond Police Court yesterday q
| Singular sosne was presented eta negro Lawyer
defending white man. Tbs case Wis trifi
| Jog one.
The trial of Jonas Hickman for Tho murder
cf James w. Foster. 10 Warren County. 90
The l9ih Of April, commenced 10 Er,nt Royal
yesterday. The case tXc!tes uncommon inter
est 10 the community.
Several ladies ard gentlemen. refugees from
Memphis, who ere endeavoriug to escape the
yellow fever soourage 10 that il! fated city, ar
rived in Petersburg yesterday afternoon, 60
route for dlfsren. sections Of the State.
A resolution, whichscsused much morrinopt,
| was brought before the Louisians Constitution
al Convention yesterday calling on the Governor
to remove Dr.. Cbappio, President oftho Board
| of Health, for bis arbitrary execution OF s,ni
tsry laws
A letter from Cuipsper says that the drought
10 that section is truly distressing, AID macy
Of tho best farmers says that if the raln does
not come soon that the corn GRIP will fall short
just as tho oat crop did. Vegetables Ct all
kinds and des ,rip:ions 40 greatly damaged by
the widespread prevalence Of the drought.
A fra 10 the woods. near Prince George
Court House, burned eight tr nine hundred
cords Of wood last wsek. A Gre is now raging
10 the woods 10 the vicinity Of Rsnm's Station,
10 Diuwiddio county. % the Petersburg and
Weldon railroad, aud another 10 Chesterfield
couuty, near the Halfway Station, 90 the Rich
mood ADD Petersburg r. Il.
At meeting of tho liquor dealers OF Rich-
m ood last night, O resolution was adopted agree
Jog not to give awsy pcr sell aDy liquor on SuI-
day, and for the proper execution of this order
the president vas directed to eppoilt COM
mittee of three or five detectives 10 ferret cut
and rep ort all vioIators Of the law. The deal
ers agreed to reptr: oil violations which might
come under their observation.
Samuel G. Grasty. commercial traveller. of
Atlanta, Ca, Monday night shot q MIR. Read
and his 500. Sam Read, OF Opeka. Ala. They
attacked him 10 his hotel room Tor alleged lnl
proper Intimacy with Miss Read. Giasty was
badly cut on the head ADD hands. Ho shot the
elder Rel d in toe eye and abdomen. and the
younger a. ,der the right law The elder Read
will die. {, TASTY IL uodar arrest.
News reached Baltimore yesterday Of the
suicide on SatL rday last of Fl. G. Smith. 70
sptcred farmer CT Acoouac couoy. living
about four mile from Belle Haven. He was
suff ring severe ~ FROM dropsy. aud his death
was expected almost any time. While the
family wer, at breakfast Saturday mornins
they heard tbs report Of pistol 10 bis room.
Ru, hing to TIE slsc, they tcuod be had shot
himself in t'ae head, aud he lived tu' lew
minutes
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

The negro exodus from the lower Mississippi
has not ceased, but, on tho contrary. seems c
bsVe received fresh impetus. As means Il
stop some recommend that the plsntersrs .son
with the negroes and assure them of prote ,tiou.
People Who give su,h advice know nolbiu xaboul
the ignorant nesroesoft the Southwest. Ifthey
have gotten the fever Of emigration 10 tbei,
heads nothing can prevent them tr I'M acting
upon itssuggestiops. Reason addres sed to them
would be as futile as though they sere so mspy
horses. People who, with all tb sir experience,
cso still be deludod With the romiso of we'll
stocked farms 10 the North, nd who believe
that frogs hind leg and liz .z,rd's tongue tied
up 10 piece Of red flannel and buried under
40 eoemy's door will put , fatal spell upon him,
are iuper'ious to reasoo and attempts to 10.
Auerc. them by it are y .orse than useless.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23
PUBLISHED DAILY AND TRI-WEEKLY BY
EDGAR SNOwDBN.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 20, 1879.

People 1ho are not constant readers OF radl.
cal newspapers can have but faint conception
of the reiterated and never ending gross, ma.
lieiou7 and deliberately framed msststements
about the South aud the people thereof. With
which those papers ere filled daily, and which
are published fer the sole purpose of creating
new cr inteusifyina old sectional animosi,ies. 10
order that solid North may Offset what the
party to which they belong will not allow to be
anything elsa than o solid South, aud that thus
the equity may BIS retained 10 The hands of
these vino have ussd it to their own advantage
for The last eiph.eeo years. If the papers to
which We allude were epbemersl and unit faen'
lial these utterances would be immsterial and We
should not notice them, but some of them arc
among the oldest and most Influential journals
10 the country, ard every word they oontaio is
more OF lcss effective. and that, too, 10 the de-
signed way; and when such psper,, circulating,
as they do, 10 every quarter Of the land, 10.
cessiugly irstill into the minds Of their readers
tbs balief that the people of the South are
treaoherou, and traitorous semi.savages. who,
10 the presence Of strangers. assume the habits,
customs nnd practices of civilized life, but when
by themselves throw eff all restraint and give
iull ll,y 10 their natural barbarity, blood tbirs-
tioeSp. and hate for The negroes. northern people
aud the counlr5 Of which they are citizens We
say when all this is considered, the wonder is
That their efforts have not baen more successful.
As sample of the Misrepresentation to which
we refer We append the following from the
Philadelphia North American:
ut needs no citation of utterauces to show
that the spirit Of qualification is as vigorous all
over The South to day % it was 10 1882 in tho
State of South Carolina. Perhaps it will be
admitted that tho amendments to tho Constitu.
lion aud the laws based thereon are practically
lull 10 at least FIVE southern States to day. Aud
it may be admitted that ncwhers 10 the South
is there any effort on she part Of the people to
e,f)rce the excise laws. o. the other hand,
there is 40 open and defiant opposition to The
enforcement Of those laws"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-23

cd: Hiram Webster, John L,.ler, Rolla
Henry. Julian Aruolj, James T. Walker, Jere'
niah Frsuks, Edward Goodrich. R.bsrs Tom
lin, Henry A. Cfunp. 3. +. Belts, John c.
Nichtpci!l, Joseph Horscuap, Christopher
L les, James Smith, Thomas Hayes. Matthew
Llltiu, F. NJ. Wood, B. McCaun, P. Hayes,
George Il. L;les, j. P. Poss. Frank Beach,
John Wirz, II. O. Csrsop, A. NJ. Simpson,
Corueiul Phillips, Gilbert Simpson, +. TraV-
els F. +. Cox and H. II. Warder
Is! ballot: Arooll. 81; Tomlin, 20; Walker,
10; Franks. l9; Smith. 10; Thos Hayes, 49,;
Bettls, is; Latter, II; Crump, II; 9. Lyles,
l6; Goodrich. Is; NlghiuQilI. IA; Horsemsu.
ID; LsuIcr. IS; Henry, -; McCsnn, IA; Cox.
I; q. II Isles. S; A. Simpson, S; Wood. 4;
WHIT. 3; Phillips, g. G. Simpson, !; Wsr1er,
So the following were chosen. all b:iug
meGbtr! # the old force, except Mr. MoUsnp,
who supersedes Mr.. Henry:
JJhn Lawler. Jamos Smith, Betjanio Z.
Belts, Joseph w. Horsemsn, John q. Night
iogill, James T. Walker, Ho.r5 A. Crunp,
Juau Arnold, Edward, Goodrich, Thomas
Hayes, Christopher Lyler, Robert TomiD,
Bernard McCauu. Jeremiah Franks. AID Mat
thew Ll,ID.
Fur ready neo, II. Webster, R. Horny, F.
1'raVers, Nj. Hoskios. George Ogden and 2.
Hayes We're nominated, the Ialt, I beirg titel'
wards WuhdrsTu.
1st ballot: He0ry. l3; Webster. S; Ogden.
lG; Travrr., IA; g. Lylcs. I; Hcskirs, g. Smith,
=; Z. Hayes, /.
So Gsrrso Olden WAS chosen first, I. Trav
r, Second. and Il. henry third readyman.
An additional readyman remaining to be
elected nunber Of ballots were taken be-
tween Hiram Webster aud G. H. L7les With.
out result.
The joint meeting dissolved at 1880, but the
Common Cuunol copiJusd 10 ses-luD r=adi, 6
bills for information. &,., until after midnight,
| and then &C Jurned uulil TO pIsht.