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THrs clause from Senator Conkling's
speech has the true ring about it. "When
/ have done all things intended by the
Constitution and the laws, l stand and re.
fuse, under threat, to debauch the stat.
utes of the land, in order that, by usurped
legislative power, disowned polical par.
ty may be assisted to regain the sword and
the purse Of the nation"
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NEw IBERIA, March 1S.-But little inter,
est was taken in the election to-day, which
passed offquietly. The Republicans poll.
ed heavy vote. SO far as heard from
oudge Fontelin Is elected, and Judge
Simon, Independent Senatorial delegate
received majority Of about 800.
The election Of delegates 70 the Consti,
tutIolaI Convention passed OF quietly in
this city. The regular Democratic ticket
was elected. The vote was very light,
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Hebron Young, the man under sentence
ot death for the murder Of q policeman
which crime Charles Pace subsequently
confessed he was guilty Of, has received q
free pardon.
LONDON, March ia Berlin dispatch
says that Herr Liebknechts speech has
sadly injured the Socialist cause.
The Emperor is still obliged to keep his
room In consequence Of recent fall, but
is improving.
Prince Frederick Charles, brother Of
Emperor William, is seriously III.
Paris says that Minister Ferry's higher
education bill avowedly aims at the ex.
clusIon of the Jesuits from the right Of
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Pork PaelsinE q, 81. LouIa.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March ls.-Georgo a.
Morgan, Secretary Of the Merchants Ex,
change, furnishes the following statement
Of pork packing at this port from Novem,
lst to March LIST: Number OF hogs killed
620, ,26l average gross weight 2Gi pounds;
Average cost per pound gross q shade over
2S-lo ceptsj average yield Of lard 40 45.lOC
barr;cc!!s.;; mess pork mad0 S7,S7S, other
kinds OF pork 5.1so. $50
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.FREW & CAMPBELL,
PRoPR1EToRs.
BANKRUPTCY NOTICE

Ia the District Court Of The United s.,s,. +, m.
District q West Virginia, In Bankruptcy, ~ IL
matter q lIli3m y. Free, bankrapt. :" -"
N91eS hereby given that petition haS been aled
70 said District Court BY Hiram u. Free, Of IMInniCF
on 10 ne county Of Aatl0n in s1id district hU SSS
been duly declared bankrupt undeT he RsyiSsti
slatuts5 q Tho uulted States, tltlC HBankrupIeJ
Iof discharge Hpd eeTtIheAiS thereof from III III,
debts and other elalmi pfOTabie under IA tiiIs and
Mat the 18th day Of Apr A. D. 1872 St 10 ociocE a.
q tae once Of 7. HlSus, RegISter in Bankruptcy,
No. twelfth street (uP Ilaigl 10 Ihs city u wheel.
log, West Virginia, ErS the tlIe and Mas asiGuSd
Igr the hearing " the saue, when and where you may
| Aiteud and Ihuw cause, II any you have, Why the
prayer Of the bAid petitioner should moi BE- rant6l
JASPER Y. MORE,
Clerk q the District Court d ihO UnItSd SIGtss for
aid District. nihjpW
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P.C& 81. L. Railroad.

CoLuNBus, March ls.-The stockholders
Of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati & St. 4opis
Railroad held their annual meeting to-day.
The following Board OF Directors were
elected: Thos, A. Scott, Geo. B. Roberts,
Wester Morris, Strickland Kneaso, Henry
Il. HOughton, Jos. n. Dubarry, J. Price
Wetherill, Of Philadelphia; Tbos. D. Mess
Ter. j, \, Mccullough. YIN. Thsy. W. II.
Barnes, otPittsDufEsS;; y =. Sf:!sy &! Co!nm.
bus, and Robert Sherrard, IT,, Of Steuben-
Vile. Owing to the absence Of certain otEi.
cialS no election was held.
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PrrrsBuRoH, March Is.-The Pittsburgh
loan for the purpose Of settling the ar.
rearsIot the disputed street bonds, amount.
ing to l,4oS 900 payable in 5 years and
bearing per cent interest, has been
placed among the Pittsburgh capitalists.
VIM. Thaw headed the subscription list
with $4,000, and the balance was taken
by banks,
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THE Pittsburgh Presbyterian Ministe-
rial Association at their meeting on Mon.
day discussed the Bible and Science. The
Dapatch says that "the tergiversations Of
Ingersoll have stirred up the ministry to
bestow more attention on the evidences of
Christianity" Next Monday an essay will
be submitted as to the sense in which
the Six days of Creation are to be under.
stood-whether as six literal days Of "a
hours each, orsix periods Of time. It does
not seem rs il there ought to be very much
difficulty in arriving at conclusion as to
what sort OF days are meant, when we are
told that the Creator rested on the Seventh
day and sanCtilied it.
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RUSSIA.

Sr. PETERSBURG, March ls.-The Galol
states that it is more than probable that
Russia has notified Turkey OF her inten.
ton to leave troops south OF the Bal
kans till she is guaranteed against the
payment OF the war indemnity being pref
udiced by the terms Of the projected Tur
Eish loan.
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PhlIadelplln wool srarl.ot.

PHILADELPutA, March IS. - Wool Quiet
and firm; fine Delaine scarce; Ohio, Penn.
5ylvGnia and West Virginia fine SlaSSc; x
iSci INK medium S6c; medium coarse goa
$Gc; New York, mixed and Western fine
ing, washed, S5ai2c; comblng unWashei VA
2Sc: Canada combing S5a8Sc; fine unwssbSd
2la2oc; coarse and medium 22a2Sc,
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Mayor InwIx, Of stoubenville. has been
renominated by the Republicans. Weare
pained to see that Maior-General Robert
Love did not make much Of a run ut the
primaries. For some reason or other the
Major. General does not draw a great
depth Of water at steubenville. Can it be
that Robert is one OF those prophets that
hath honor save in his own city? Must he
continue to look for gold watches and
other tokens OF esteem in the far East2
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Damaged SIa,5Oo,

LovlsyELtE, March 1s,-The suit Of En-.
ma Casper against Phillip Mendel Tor
$l6, 700 damages for rape, which the plain.
till claims Mendel committed upon her
person, was to-day brought to close,
the jury in the case returning q verdict Of
81, 500 damages for the plaintiff.
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ChieArn.

CHICAGO, March S.-Elour-steady and nm.
changed; Mheat-Fairly active and shade
0oHc cash, regular; 6O5Gc April; siSiaSIT
May; No. do Sic; rejected G6Xc. CornEin
good demand at full prices; fresh Sac regular !:
$2c cash April; S81lc May. oats-Quiet but
firm ut 2lHa22c cash April; 25Xc Nav +: 25Xc
June. Rye-Frmer but not quotahiy higher
at 45a47c. Barley--Easier at 76aTSc. Flax
sced-ll good demand at full prices at 81 ssh
So POrk-Highcr at $40 i6alO 20 cash:
$40 i7l9al0 20 April; $40 80 May $40 40 June
Lard-ln good demand and prices Shade
higher at " 90 cash April; 50 65 May; 30 79x
June. Bulk Meats-In good demand and
prizes shade higher at IS eSa5 I6a5 sS,
Whisky-Quiet at $lQi, ~
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THAT Sulphur shower.

MAucn CnUSE, PA, March ls,-A acien.
tiHc examination Of the sulphur" which
fall in the shower yesterday, over Le-
high Valley, proves TO be the pollen from,
a species Of pine, caught up by the wind
snS carried from tho Jersey forests.
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DRIVING a BARGAIN.

In letter to Cameron Mrs. Oliver saws:
II will accept 81 900 with the 81 900 l have
already received from you, and when you
give me the $1,000 in my hand thea and
there and forever all claims Of mine cease
against YOU" In another letter she SAYS
she will take 1000, in addition to what
has been received, and SIS per month
position in the Department.
Without concluding the cross examina.
tion, the court adjourned until tomorrow
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Tul@lO,

ToIEpo, March ls.-whsat-Dull; No. 1
white Michigan 81 OK; amber MichiSan
spot 81 O6; April 81 O6X; May 81 OK:
No. led winter April 81 6ON; NAV
OK; June 81 08; rejected Csc, Corn
Dull high mixed S6c: No. 2,Aiay, S7xC: No. 2
white 37Mc April; S73lc May. 0ats-Duil:
No. 2 spot Csc; May 2Oc.
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NEw YeHE, March 17.-JObblng trade con.
tinues fairly active and business nlodsrSta M
with commission houses Cotton guods h
moderate demand and firmly held BY agents
rrinIs more active. staple ginghams in good
ana ana ngnt supply. Dress goods iobbIng we'll.
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AllerhenY Cnllla.

East LlSERrT, March S.-UArrLE-Receipt
to-day 2oi bead OF through and $50 head Of
local. supply very light and selling strong
Ut quArttr higher than last week.
Ho0s-Receipts to-day SS5 head. Yorkers
- 9S; Philadelphias 81 40a4 90.
snEEP-RecetptS to-day 500 head. Mar.
M ket very Slow selling at 81 OOaS so for com.
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A Gang Of Counterfeiters sentencetl.

LOUISVILLE, March ls.-Twelve persons
recently convicted Of counterleiting, were
today sentenced to various terms in the
ppnitentiary at Joliet, Ills, by the United
States Court OF this District,
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TURKEY,

CoSsrAXrrSorLE, March 1S.-The Sultan
has given renewed proofs OF his confidence
in the Grand Vizier. Danger OF change
i'll tho ministry is thus averted for time.
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once, Nos. IS ana "a Fourteonlh street.

THE Washington Reporter announces
that Dr. Hayes has been released from the
Pittsburgh Southern railroad. He had
only agreed to act as President until the
project could be got under way.
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TIE Cleveland papers so for Bishop
Gilmour's pastoral against the schools
without gloves, particularly for his threat
to deny absolution to those Catholics who
living within reasonable distance of q
church school persist in patronizing the
public schools. The Herald speaks Of the
whole pastoral as follows:
eve can scarcely realize that such q
document was written in free America, in
theClosing years Of the nineteenth century,
by an American citizen and gentleman.
Il sounds like Pope's bull Of the time OF
Philip tue Second. Such document, so
arbitrary and imperious, never before
issued from any religious head in this
country. 1t is full Of arrogance and IS.
sumption, is naughty, domineering, tryan.
niCal, and impudent, Such Lenton
Pastoral might be tolerated in Italy or in
Spain, but Is wholly out of place in Ohio
and close to the fresh, healthy breeze oi
Lake Eric.
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FoRTY-srxTH CONGRESS.
Hon. Sam Randall Elected Speaker OF
the First DalIot-Greenbaei Innnene,
q Myth,
WAsHlSGroN, March IS.
SENATE.

hAhhlNuIOHI N4uECu TO-
SENATE.
Soon after the Senate was called to OF
der recess was taken, and upon reassemb
ling, motion to adjourn prevailed.
Objection was made to the admission O
Senator Bel, of New,Elampshire, appointet
by the Governor to oil the vacancy causeI
by the expiration Of Wadleigh's term, ant
his case goes over until tomorrow.
HOUSE.
A great crowd was present to witness
the opening OF the session aud It's organi
cation. Only one representative, Mr.
James, OF New York, was absent.
Mr., Randall was chosen Speaker on the
first ballot, receiving Ia votes; Garfield
10; Wright, Is; Kelley,l
The Clerk gave Mr.. Hall (Dem. OF Flor.
ida, seat, and allowed the Iowa delega.
ton 10 come in. Hisground in both cases
was that governors certificate and seal
OF the State gave the holders prima fdcit
right to seats.
As to the State OF Kansas the Clerk said
he had not put on the roll the name OF the
person claiming TO have been elected from
the State at large, the State being only en-.
titled to three members.
Messrs. Garfield and Blackburn con.
Quoted Mr., Randall to the Chair. He
made brief address, and then the oath OF
office was administered to the Speaker by
Mr.. Kelly, Of Pennsylvania, after which
the oath TO the members was administered
by the Speaker in groups OF States.
Mr.. Frye objected TO administering the
oath to Hull, OF Florida, and the matter
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ChInnrn Gn1,ie nrn.,...

omeAeO, March ls-rhs DrOyers' journal
Hoos-Rsceipts II 900 head; shipments ,Ooc
head. Market strong, higher and active
choice heavy g 9oat S6; mixed packing 8 ID
tGSFILEIReeeipts 5000 head; shipment,
L4go mead. Market firm and unchanged
soIPping az Voo lQ butcher COWS 81 00a
81 TOai 10 II
slEEr- Receipts $500 head ; shipments none
Market steady at aAoa5 Is,
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THE Cincinnati Gasetk OF yesterday
speaks thus in regard to business at that
center:
"There was undoubtedly marked i'm
provement In the volume Of business OF
our local merchandise markets during the
past week. The increase was not tltful
and with excitement, but steady and sub.
stantial, and values rs rule were firm
and tending upward"
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NEw FoRS, March lS.-Arriyed: Wv.
oming, from Liverpool.
LoSpoS, March l$-The steamers As.
syria and Weser, trom New York, have
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RAILROAD A BoSDs-Generally weak.

srecxs-With the exception Of St. Louis
and San. Francisco shares, which were
strong, the market was depressed, owing
70 tight money; Granger shares, coal stocks
ably weak. Just before the close, however.
there was fractional recovery and better
feeling.
Transactions aggregated 100000 shares, OF
which $4,000 were Erie, 1000 Lake Shore
400 Waba'h, 22,0O0 Northwestern common,
10000 preferred, 900 st. Paul common. &.
600 preferred, $4,000 Lackawanna, II 900 New
Jersey Central 1000 Hannibal & St Joe.
5000 Kansas & Texas, 5000 Western Union
and 1900 st. Louis & San Francisco,
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sLLouIs HOG Marl,o,

ST. LOUIS, March ls.-Hogs-Actiye firm
and higher. Workers and BaItinlores $s 46a
5 5i BoStons s. 76a4 O5; select heavy s. Ida
4 Is; mixed rough, which are taken 6v tSe
principal packers, $3 2Sa3 50. Receipts i i00
head shipments 900, -'+SN
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Failed for 100000.

LONDON, March lS.-Charles Stewart,
Mills 4 Co., merchants OF Liverpool and
Pernambuco. have failed. Their liabilities
are estimated at 100000.
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ST. LOUIS, March ga committee has
been appointed by the Lower House Of
the Legislature to frame articles Of i'm.
peachment against State Treasurer Gates.
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The receipts were rather light this week, and
all Of them were not ofered-some i50 going
70 England and 50 more 70 New York before
the market. Prices were J<aKc higher.
though trade was not by any means active
butchers buying only as they needed, and
sellers holding With toleFabIe 1Irmnea. The
quality was on an average about equal 70 That
6t last'Yeek 9 Offering, though there were NOT
quite as good tops Is theFS we're among me
offerings last week. Quotations. 8a53<c,
4tea coxs'-Trads Is generally duh, best
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CONSIDERABLE numbers of immigrants
from Maryland and the Valley of Virginia
arc passing over the Baltimore and Ohio
road for Kansas. A whole train load left
Harpeys Ferry yesterday. The west seems
to have peculiar charms for the farmers Of
Western Maryland and the Valley Of
Virginia. 1t would seem as if the
good climate and market advantages
OF the Valley ought to be induce
ments to immigrants from other States,
and they are to some extent,
but Notwithstanding these advantages that
region loses more population than ii
gains. All the efforts of Virginia to gain
population seem to eveutuatc in meagre
results. The tide of immigration goes
steadily west, an the time has not arrived
whom a retlux of the tidewill overflow in
to the northern tier of old slave States.
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HUNGARY.


SzEoEDTN, March IS. = The work Of
saving life is over and the saving Of prop
erty commenced. The authorities tele-
graph that no further supply Of provisions
is necessary.
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with salesat slItc, declined to sOXc, advanced
% s2Hc, closing at SljEc hid. Shipments Ill.
9Oo SO0 barrels, averaging $4,000. Transactions
~! A!StwERP, March ls.-PETRoLEuM-ROaned
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CIneInnatI Hog Markell.

CINCINNATI, March ls.-aoGs-steady and
tirn common at 50 76aS so; light IS Goa
3S; packing s. 9Oa4 10; butchers 81 i5a
~ Receipts 1892 head; shipments 2s2
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70 THE DAILY INTELLIGE GENoER.
WASHINGTON.
The ReadIustment Of Congressional
Committees.
Senator Henry Gets the Committee
on Appropriations.
A ARsCOsnItIOn o. Ms Success as a Treasury
lnVestlgatOr...A Clear Case Of
Age Before Merit.
Northern Democrats Between the
Devil and tbe Deep Sea.
Interview With Senator Matthews.
The Democrats Divided and EmbIttsred...
Already Their vlctOryls but
Apples Of Scdum.
Northern Democrats Between the
Devil and tbe Deep Sea.
Interview With Senator Matthews.
WASHINGTON.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS coMMlrrEEs.


WASHINGTON, March 1s.-The Demo
cratic Senators in caucus this evening
adopted the report OF the committee ap.
pointed TO arrange the Democratic per
sonel Of the Senate COMMITTEES, as follows
Finance.-Bayard, Chairman; Wallace
Herman, Voorhees,, Beck.
Appropriations. wv. Va.) Chair
man; Withers, Beck, Wallace, Eaton.
Foreign Relations. Eaton, Chairman
johnson, Morgan, Hill, Pendleton.
Comnerce.-Gordon, Chairman; Ran
som, Randolph, Hereford.
Judiciary.-Thurman, Chairman; Nc,
Donald, Bayard, Garland, Lamar, Eavis,
(Ill)
Davis, Of Illinois, is also provided ior
BY the majority the same as il he were in
full party fellowship with themby placing
him on the following additional Commit:
tees: U. S. Pension Laws, Private Land
Claims and Bonds.
Other chairmanships are distributed as
follows:
Privileges and EIection-Saulsbury.
Military Afiairs-Randolph.
Naval Affairs-McPherson.
Postotfices and Post Roads-Maxey,
Public Lands-McDonaId.
Indian Atfairs-Coke.
Pensions-WiLhers.
Claims-Cockrell.
ManufaCtures-Grover.
Agriculture-Johnson.
District Vi CoIumbla-Harris.
Patents Herman.
Public Buildings and Grounds-Jones,
pf Florida.
Territories-Garland.
Railroads-Ransom.
Mines and Mining-Hereford.
Revision of the Laws-Wallace.
Education and Labor-Bailey.
Civil Service and Observation-Disclosures.
Printing-Whyte,
Library-VOOrhees.
Contingent Expenses Hill.
Rulcs-Morgan.
Enrolled BiIls-Vance.
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MASy are using Cod Liver on and
Whisky for what they thinks Consump-
ton. Many OF these coughs are from
Liver and Stomach and easily cured By
the Egyptian Pad, '-7s
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INDIA.
E1.rREsIDESr GRANT.

CALCUTTA, March IS. = Ex-Presiden
Grant and party left yesterday for Ran
goOn and Singapore.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
ENGLAND.

DEATH OF AN AFRICAN EXPLORER.
LONDON, March lS.-The Belgian Ex.
plorer,, warthier, died Of Dysentery In
Central Africa,
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4 lIlGIILY FRAGRANT REPUTATION.

|
mitted him 10 have improper privileges
with her at his rooms in this city.
AnlGuLY FRAGRANT REPUTATION.
Witness said: In the winter Cameron
sent for her to come To his parlors OF the
Congressional Hotel. When she entered
he locked the door and kept her In the
room all night Cameron said she was 10
marry him and she yielded TO his solicita.
tons.
Upon Cross-examination witness said
that she had lived with Thomas Marshall
Oliver as his wife and had two children
by him, though he had q wife living. He
subsequently procured q divorce from his
wife, and the Judge told her that Il dl.
vOrced her also. Alter the divorce Oliver
left and she never saw him again. For
several years she was looked upon as oil.
ver's wife. The marriage was not lawful
because he had a vile living when he mar.
ried the witness, who was young at the
time and did not know anything about the
former marriage. She had written TO
Oliver at several places lately but did not
know he was living. At this point Mr..
Oliver entered the court room and the
witness said "That is Mr.. Oliver he has
changed somewhat but that Is him." For
five years, the witness said, she held her.
self out as divers wife in Louisville. He
then left her and went to Lexington, KY,
where he married some one else. The
following letter was then shown TO her
and she admitted the handwriting as hers.
The envelope bore stamp October 3lst,
1878"
Hon. Simon Cameron:
"Late as 1t is, will pray to God to have
you sent to England, II you will marry
me, or provide for me as you would for q
wife, as you promised me. You have but
q short time to let me know, and this mis-.
sion is yours. II will be granted to me be-
cause / pray for it; my prayers God
always answers. Let me know. Justice
to me and fortune is yours.
Respectfully,
MARY"
After reading it, she laughingly said
well, General Butler, you can't blame
me for wanting to stir the old man up, and |
get HIM to marry me-" She said she had
not shown the following letter to anybody |
or recollect Of receiving it.
HARRIsBURa, Pa, Sept. 18th, 1876.
Ay dear Mrs. OlirFr:
My dear madam, hope you will be my
wife before very long. It is better you
should have home than remain without
protection. Hereafter you will bSintormed
Of it. Decline acquaintance OF all people.
The small sum will pay your expenses.
shall probably be in Washington in l2 or
II days and hope you may continue TO
avoid all bad people. Yours,