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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
pRECIOs DIS ANUNOIOs.
ABBBcIOS IJDIcIALBS.
RScribania Dc Juan Ramon de Torres.

Per auto del dia % del pr6ximo pasado mes,
recaidO eT et conclrso necesario de acre do
res, score cesion de bienes hecha por la Socie-
dad agrcola de Toa haja titu ada .'Ceferino
Nevares h;.rmano, Sc Ia servido el Sr Juez
de |. . Iustancia del Distrto de Cathedral, en-
atencion haberse su pendido la Junta de
acreedores que estaba sehalada para el dia 20
de Marzo 1ltimo, sehalar para la celebracinn
de dicha Junta, que es con el objeto de nom:
brar Siadicos en- dicho concurso, ell da "a del
corriente mes 1 las pcho de. su maflana en- ell
despacho de s s., Gale del Santo Crsto nd-
nero 8.
Y para que llegue noticia de 'todos los
acreedores, Sc publca ell presente z de Abril
de 1879. Juan Ramon de Torres l-3
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CIRCULAR.

Blyamon, Mario II de 1879.
Mny Sr nuestro Participamosa V. que con
esta fecha hemos establecldo uaa,Sociedad mer-
cantiI que girara ell esta plaza bajo la razon de
CABRANES Y PLACER.
para dedicarse al ramo de provisiones mer-
cancius, siendo s6cos gerentes de ella ID. MA.
NuEL CABRANEs ID. jose MARIA PLACER, de
cuyas tirmas al pie Sc servira iomar nota.
Agradeceremos V. Sc sirva di>peGsarnos
su contianzs, suscribiendonos atcntos 5. 5.
@. i. S. NJ.
(ABRANES PLACER
= ss~~,,el GahraneS f~mara:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
Ell PORVEuIR,
Gran s;uIrtido Do
ErEoros DE rRLErERA,
calzade, abanicos
ssaI,,s u III, sla,l.
ArticuIos de fantasia
Y ULTIMA NOVEDAD,
para senoras,
ssbsllsres ! llhts,
A. LLANERAS Y VINAS.
81. San FrantiseO 81

los suienes atuos deanan pec
tMimos: 80. &. Il
mig casesv
Z e
m6hco ahiu q
anrtNias senpru que envenunre 3.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06

sm4v-ctrM-Personal puestos
.uu9es7tna.--Pcrsonal Y buques.
I h1stitutO- COlegiO de PlertO-Ric0.- .-Tod0s los
datos que convene saber los padres de fami-
liza.
CJleqiO de San Lldetons0 -Junta de Damas.
+ Cuerpo Municipal de Orlen pabhco. Per
sonal.
Itineraries de uapores y taritas de pasajes,
vapor costero, ingleses, correos de la Peninsu-
la, de las Antillas, franceses, de Nueva- York,
etc.
Ej6rcito lie Puerto-Rico -Estado-Mayor,
Artilleffa, Ingenieros, EStado- Mayor de Plazas,
Administration Mtar, Sanidad Militar. Infan-
terra, jefes Y oficales.
Academia de Hyanterta. de
ingreso.
Ayance1es> notariales. Id de los Juzgados
de l'az.
Volu,,tarios de Puerto Rtco.-Plana Mayor
iefes y oficiales de todos los batalones de Ia
Isla.
Getia ecclesiastical. .--Contiene ell personal del
ObisErado, tribunal eclesiastico, Clero Catedral,
parroquial, Castrense y demas, ell de las comu-
nidadeS de MoDjas, HermanaS de la Carload
Compaiiia de JESUS y Paules
Real Audiencio de Pte,to-R Rico -Ministerio
Fiscal, Juzgado de 10 Instancia, Procuradores,
Notarios, Jueces de Paz y suplentes y Aboga-
dos: todo este personal con expression del pun
to de su resdencia ell toda la Isla.
COnsejo OntenciOsO-Gdlnli7 i71istYGtiUO.
Ei1ifciOs publices ciUilCs, militGres ecle-
sidsticOs. .--Superficie de la Capital y n1mero
de casas que cOntiene.
16dic0s lie distrIo.-Practcante de id.
.Ayuntan,iento de Ia Capital -Empleados.
Junt0 local de iSanidad
Pasaportes. --Regas para sacarlos.
Sociedad de AgricultlrG. Ponce, Mayaguez
y Guayama.
Precios del papel sellado.
AsilO de BenefcenciG.
Mayagiiez --Datos locales.
Ponce. s.-Datos locales.
IdrUas consulares en- Puerto-Rico
DOcunlentos que Sc eCfgen los buQu'
tranVeros e,, los puertos de est0 Isld.
Gastos de un buQue.
Derechos de in,portacion eT
De atraque al muelle.-De vista
.untG Superior de idem.
Casino Espaizol de Pueyto.R
Puerto.riqueno, Circulo de Recr
San Jose, Casino de Artesanos.
Presupuestos Generates resi-
1878-79.
Estadtsttcu judicial
Gaia de AHoTros de la CAPITAL
Reduction de n,onedd corriente sc
P0blGciO,t de la Lsla.
Nuevo itinerario de los vapores allen
Anuncios..
Creemos, >pues one la GutG Ge,
Puerto-R Rico, por contener datos inter-
todas las classes do esta provincial,
buens acogida per parte dol pdbpcQ
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06

Una estancia en- Ii Jurisdiction de Penuelas
de 700 'cuerdas de est=nson, algunas fincadas
de cafe y platanos, y otras dspastos Y montes
virgenes propas para la sielnhra de aquella
Ilanta Sc vendc al eontad0 0,& plazos como
los Para -ii,as iyforlnes dirigirse,a D. Emilio
lbahez que reside Ell 81 indicado pueblo de Pc
nuelas h. $ Ag.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
iNOVEDADE
EN- "LA EsFERA'' DE BARToLoMR s1MoNKr
CALLE DE LA FORTALEzA MUM. a.
ANTIGUA Q QULNCALLA: DE HARDOYs

A6anicos surtidos, albums, agujas superio.
res, antilles, armonfas, brochas, boouillas de
espum.lla, botOnes de Gdt,rno de toias Glaze.
6razaletes y toda clase de bisutes1a, bsndeias
fiuas, brooches para mantilla de cauchuc do
rades, rae, cucalllos tenedores fnos y yyariadoa,
cor0atGs ychdltnGs hermosismas para seiio.
ras y caballeros cinuurones novedad, cuerdas
armonlcas, camisetas otros tejidos de pnnto
de algodon, cintas de seda finas, cristaIer1G,
collares cruces tinas y variadas !; estarnbre
de todos colores, eastico para calzado. enca-
jes, esencias finas, foote's para calesa, Fgcos
aegros ga , as ysag pesen.a,sera guantes de se-
co, avamanes de hierro elegantes v de.noee
valor, lamparas, lapices, maletas de -yisie.
a''s, molinitos para cafe, petacas = cira.
'rcetGRa de todas clases.
napel de colores
neines, pei
"vedad,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
seslsasa Ra5aias
CKEI)ITO MERCANTIL.
s. j., PUERTO. RICO.
ASOCIACTON DE CREDlTO
CONSTITuIDA POR ACCIONES.

gapital social ...... 49, 0O9, 900 :. nom
Id. realizado { Is de
Novienlbre ls77). s 22l, 9O4 81 efvo
Acciones suscritas Is de
Noviambre 1877 ........... 1888
Id sin suscribir r............. 4,421
Operaciones de que Sc ocupa Ia Sociedad.
Descoutsr, preatar, girar, llevar cuell 5as CO.
rricntes, admitir dep6SltoS, reeibir jmpoBicio-
mes Nabonaado interes, verliicar eobranzas por
cuenta ajena, negociar valores con 8 sin So
respOnsabilidad, cuantas otras uperaciones
do creditO baEca que no Sc 0pOEgan sub
Estatutos : Reglsmentos
Tipos aeordados para las operaciones.
10 p8 annual para los descuentos.
II p211 'anaal para los prestamos.
pX comision de ceDrGnza
pa al trilnestre soDre el yalor de los de-
p6sitoS ell custOdia.
Las cuon;aSt corrientes sou levailas gratui-
iArntnte no exis;I6nttoSe NADIA do los Interest,"
dos por los cooros pasos
La siguiente tarfa expresa el interes que
abona Ia Sociedad por las imposicioues a pa
70 flo:
De 5000 arriba por 3, 4 " meses, s p%
annual
De id. id. por s, !, 9 meses p% id
De i'd id. por Is meses en- adelante pSSid
Director, Marques de Ia 1spsyanza -secre-
tario, D. JOSE antonio Canals s-Contador,
D. Rafael Perez y Garcia. -Csjero, D. Leu.
renm0 Vega. Alb s.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
MuSICA RE!lGlOSA,
psrn voces, J aeonpahaneato De ergap.

Motetes al Santisimo, letrillas la Virgan Gle
Mayo, salves, despedidas, novenas diversos
santos, etc etc 20 reales fuertes cada pie
"a, pago adelantao en- sellOs de corre0 Or
denes de facil cobro.
FL que interese dichas pleas podra drigirse
q su autor jose Agulb Prats, Aguadilla.
Ia
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
AViso a los afortunadoS.

j. Sala y Comp. negocian los billete
premiados de la loterfa de st. Thomas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
nULLENHOFF & KORBER

han mudado su escritorio al almacen calle de
San Jisto, ndmero 80.
San Juan de Puerto-Rice, 10 de Abril de
ic-n 3-2
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
ElLD7IB HIRgljTIl d D. PUERTO oO-RIga
PnEli(as DasrssenlrGauN.

por I'M ah6 on la isla de Cuba ............. II ..
H5- Los stiscrpt0res QUO nc uuieran entsn6@rse
con los senorss Agcntes. kLeden hacerlo dtrecta-
& ruseripcion Ga 0rde bett de oTeria sellos
a. IorreC, Tcctbiran 81 RGLETIN con f.ja aparFe.
Tcdas sassuscriDcicnes anuncsos 81 pagan per
adelantado. -
PEEGIOS DIS ANCNOIOS.
De una 6 esis hnaaa dc impression, puhlic&ndose
hasa tres 80 cts, on Ia rasna proportion GA
da ronglon que de los ses. = Los precos So
\rzn dobes cuanlo los anuEcos hayan de publicarse
en- 0aract6res gruesos. on !, ndiueros en upos
Como los de estas lineas. -Por mescS amos SO ad-
miten anuncios 4 precios cnnvebeionaies.
ATLos comunicados se cobran cts la Inca I'M
pre- por conducte de los Agentes del BoLETiN. No SO
devuelven los originates de los no sc publquen,
nj SO hace soiidaria Ii Reduction del contendo lie
los Que vean Ia luZ.-&S
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-06
Carrual0S.

De Gonzalez Rsmes. saen diariamente & laA
dos dc 10 tarde para o-piedras. Carolina C&gCas:
las cuatre-pa Oanxreos Rio ~p!eiras. dsaA0s y
tndas hOrAs Gale de la Fortl6za. nj t1m,34.
The Osceola times., 1879-01-18
Life in Sing Sing.
New York Sun.

In the keepers Office is partly fin.
ished pack OF cards which one OF the con.
vcts was caught making. If he had
succeeded he would have been able to
enjoy the exciting sport of game of
solitaire. A few years ago he could
hardly become interested in game
where blue chips predominated; now he
was ready to become excited over game
between his right hand and his lett for
imaginary stakes. The cards were made
of shipping tags which he had .muggle1
from the shoe shop, and the suits were
marked in blood. The face cards were
ingeniously figured. One bore the fig
ure Of police officer. OF course the
maker intended this for a kuave. But
the pack was not completed, for it found
its way into the keepers desk before the
cards were more than half marked. A
chapter might be written On the expedi>
ents of the prisoners for killing time
There is caste in Sing Sing prison.
At the head of the elite stand the bank
robbers. The man who enters as the hero
of daring and successful bank robbery,
and was given away by some fsithless pal,
finds his reputation already established.
The scums of prison society are those
who are under sentence for rape. They
are ostracized by the other prisoners.
No other prisoner will speak to them :;
they are Stunned even by the most hard
ened criminals The manner in which
murderers are regarded is dependent
upon the circumstances of the killing.
The convict who has killed his man in
cold blood does not enjoy the esteem of
his fellow convicts. II he shot down a
man in order to make his wav out of
trap i7to which he had fallen while at.
tempting daring thing in the burglary
line, the affair is considered one attended
BY extenusting circumstances As a
rule, murderers do not rank very high
using the expression in its prison sense
among those belonging To the criminal
classes. They are not often professional
criminals. Their criminal history is ffe
quently summed up in the one act which
was done in the heat of passion, and
which sent them to prison. Thus 1t is
that murderers are not regarded by the
keeper as very dangerous class OF prison.
ers.
Caste in prison is wholly dependent
upon the prisoners last. A man once
in gentle society may be employed on the
most distasteful of prison drudgery, and
a social outcsst may be in The enjoyment
of a position that is almost commanding /;
yet the status OF prisoner among his fel.
lows WAS fixed before he entered there,
and nothing can change it, unless it il a
daring and mastery strike for liberty.
The Osceola times., 1879-01-18
Diary of a Paris Exposition.

Have come home. Have crossed the
Atlantic in large steamer, which rolled
for three days in storm On the Bank.
Relied violently. Rolled all the time.
Oscillation from side to side at rate of
one every four seconds. Fifteen min
ute. Rolled us from one side to t'other
of bunk Rolled us out of eur bunks,
Rolled tinware, plates, bottles, pots and
pans TO leeward. Rolled back fragments
of plates, bottles and pots to windward.
Rolled prayers out of sundry scared pas,
sengers, who thought the ship going
down. In fact, ship did go down. Only
ship came up again. AS well as many
eatables temporarily placed in stomachs,
Rolled curses out of hardened and sin
stained travellers Occasionally for break
fast extra rolls. Hot rolls. Rolled
gravy, eggs and forks into ladies laps
"R)ll on thou dark, blue ocean, roll ~
End of officers bridge sometimes und r
water. Sleep impossible. Tried nire.
teen different positions Invariably
ended by standing nearly on my head
while lying down. Ladies ditto. Cabin
stewardess large, fat woman. Was fre~
quently fOund rolling on deck, pulver
izing beet tea, ssusages and soft.boiled
eggs In transit for sick lady passengers
As we'll as in frequent process of violent
ejectment from female stste-rooms with
empty dishes. Covered with bruises
Black and blue. Roll on thou black and
blue ocean, roll Legs no use on ship
board. Only to slip and fall down With
A man needs claws like terrapin, Hor'
rible noise from steamers screws every
few minutes when lifted out OF water
Thought the bottom was falling cut
Screw racing" Whizzing round il
empty air. Sounds like seveu.cart load
of old iron dumped all at once dowr
stairs. General tremble, shiver snc
shake Of vessel Nervous? YES. Fright
ened Yes. Expect man TO stand OF
his head IL bed very four seconds anc
hear an earthquake like that with a
heavenly composure? win Edison nov
stop chips from rolling and screws from
racing? Roll on thou Iehn Tho nas
n Graphic.
The Osceola times., 1879-01-18
A Nebraska Wolf Hunt.
Iebron CNeb) Sentinel.


From numerous persons complaints OF
wolves have been heard during the
winter, but the boldest action yet heard
of was an attack by one on the calves of
james Stackhouse while feeding in the
corn field few days since. The calves
running pell-melI TO the house attracted
the attention Of the family, and, as his
wolfship followed clear into the ward,
Mr.. Stsckhouse concluded to return the
compliment, which he did by seizing an
old musket, and, mounting fleet horse,
followed the untowa I'd visitor very much
after the fashion Of John Gilpin. Jim
says it was fine sport, and kind o excitin'
like. But after putting charge OF shot
into the fellow with no perceptible result,
with a determination to take him in, it
became "raal apimstin." The animal
had become very much fstigued, but as
no ammunition had been taken along /.
was resolved into rough and. tumble
tilt or no tilt at all. Jim WAS bent on a
square tussle, and, squirting up his steed,
dash WAS made and blow aimed that
would have knocked the cheek off stall.
fed politician but, alas for human hope
sHu eApecIation, tne nOfst jumped 10
avoid the stroke, planting Jim's cocoa
nut in the rich prairie soil, and standing
up his manly frame for all the world like
a big forked tree, while the old musket
punched the ground with determine.
ton that left only the barrel, the wolf
meanwhile leaving as fast as his weary
legs could carry him of. Jim recovered
a perpendicular, with his German very
much elevated, and, after viewing the
situation for a moment, started in pur-
suit of the enemy, harboring a burning
rancor within that boded determination,
The result soon proved the conclusion of
the boy who was licked with the rsmrod,
that gun was dangerous thing with
out lock, stock or cock, for Jim marched
home triumphantly with scalp hanging
from his belt.
The Osceola times., 1879-01-18
The Workshop.

A good leather belt, one inch wide,
has sufficient strength TO lift 1000
pounds.
The plates for saws are made of ingots
of steel, carefully prepared to secure uni.
formity, and reduced TO the proper thick
ness by rolling.
Silver is the most perfectly rejecting
substance known, absorbing but Q per
cent. of the incident rays, while speculum
metal absorbs 81 per cent.
For fastening rubber plates or rings to
metal or wood, use a solution OF shellsc
in ten times its weight of strong am
monia Leave il to soften tor weeks
without heat.
A gallon OF ink may be made as fol-
lows; Twelve ounces powdered nut
gals, 8 ounces sulphate of indigo,
ounces copperas, 2 or 3 ounces cloves
and ounces Of gum srlbic
Begin to lace in the center of the belt,
and take much care to keep the ends ex-
sctly in line, and TO lace both sides with
equal tightness. The lacing should not
be crossed on the side of the belt that
runs next to the pulley.
Machines In watch-iactory VIII cut
screws with 500 threads to the inch the
finest used in the watch has $50. These
threads are invisible to the naked eye,
and il takes IA 600 OF the screws to
weigh pound. A pound of them is
worth six pounds OF pure gold. Lay one
upon piece of white paper, and it looks
like a tiny steel filing.
A. Z. L.. II l.
decay under The influence of dry at
mosphere, and will resist decomposition
for an Indefinite period when Kept tc-
tally submerged in the water The piles
of old London bridge, driven 500 years
before, were found to be in good cOndi
tion when the new bridge was erected in
1929, and those which served as the foun-
dation for Trcjan's bridge over the Dan.
ube, A, ID. 1876, are said TO be sill visi.
bic at low stages OF water.
The Osceola times., 1879-01-18
Every Man His Own Locomotive.
Philadelphia Record.

The newspaper carrier who serves pa
pers to the attendants in the permanent
exhibition building goes his ronnds at
the rate OF twelve miles an hour. BE
travels on machines not unlike roller
skates, which are called p,domotors, &C.
cording to the inventor, Mr.. J. II. Hobbs,
an architect on Walnut street, above
Fifth. The day is not Tar distant when
the whole city will be on wheels, when
pedestrians will be skmming through the
streets at the rate OF ten miles an hour
without any more effort than is now put
forth In persmbulating half that distance.
The pedomoter consists of tour tough,
light wooden wheels, supplied with an
outer rim of tough india rubber. These
wheels are secured to frame the shape
of the foot, which is strapped to the pedal
extremities in the usual manner. I'm
like roller skates, the wheels of these little
vehicles are not under, but are placed on
each side of the foot, thus giving the
wearer a good standing as well as a solid
footing. The rear wheels are three inches
in diameter, while those in front are but
two and a half inches. This gives the
ioot n oiiSht InClinc, auu Wucu III uiotIoH
has much to do in impelling the pedes.
trian forward. Extending from the toe,
with a slight curve toward the ground, is
piece OF casting termed the pusber,
which is simply used in mounting the ell
ovation or steep incline. From the GEN.
ter of the heel small brass wheel extends
backward, serving as guide as well as n
brake. The whole scarcely turns the
scale at pound weight. In III ing them
no more effort is required than in ordi-
nary walking. The wearer steps with
his regular stride and is amazed to find
himself skimming over the ground So rap
idly with so little muscular effort. Mr..
Hobbs explains the mystery of the rapid
movement as follows: A man whose stride
is thirty-two inches will traverse forty
eight inches, or one.half further with the
pedomoter Tiss is because the body
is in constant motion. For instance, says
he, the traveller starts, and while he
raises one foot to step he continues rap.
idly onward until the loot is set down
and the other raised to make another
step. This gives him more momentum,
and away he goes over two miles in the
same time it would take him to accom-
plish mile with the feet. No effort OF
the body is required for their use, as in
skates. The traveller simply plants one
loot before the other and finds himself
whizzed along at a lively rate.
The Osceola times., 1879-01-18
MISCELLANEOUS.

The bloodhound is now employed by
Spanish fishermen to catch sharks on the
Cuban coast.
All the shoes for the use of the army
are now made at the military prison at Fort
Leavenwortb, Kansas, by military convicts
A bill was recently introduced in the
Vermont legislature prohibiting gambling Of
all kinds even the grab-bag at church fairs
Three colors-red, white and green
are used as signals by the railoads, and en-.
gineers complain that in bright sunlight the
red appears green. The Pennsylvania rail,
road company is thinking of making a par.
tisl change.
A man recently hunting in the woods
of Michigan shot large slbino buck, weigh.
ing over 200 pounds, and with fvepronged
antlers. The animal is as white as snow,
excepting a few gray hairs on the neck,
shoulders and hips.
Gust to see him kick" was the excuse
given for his crime by an Arkansas mur>
derer, who, however, was outdone in cool
ness by NJ. Debofe, of lie Pas de. Calais,
France, who cut a woman into fifteen pieces,
and when the juqe dl,Strudioa confronted
him with the CHASTITY remains said, That's
the woman, but ! find her a good deal
changed"
The Osceola times., 1879-01-18
KING WITLAF's DRuNRING.uORN.
BY HENRY wADsw oRTH LoNGFRLLow.

Witlsf, kiEg OF the saxons,
Ere yet his last he breathed,
To the merry monk of Croyland
His drinking-horn bequeathed-
That, whenever they sat at their reyels,
And drank from the golden bowl,
They might remem ber the donor,
And breathe prayer for his soul.
So sat they once at Christmas,
And babe the goblet pass
In their boards the red wine glistened
Like dew-drops in the grass
They drank to the soul of wtlai,
They drank TO Christ the Lord,
And to each OF the Twelve A postlts
Who had preached his holy word.
They drank to the saints and martyrs
Ol the dismal Gays OF yore,
And as soon as the horn was empty,
1hey remembered one saint more
And the reader droned from the pulpit,
Like the murmur of many bees,
The legend Of good Saint GuthiaC,
And Saint Basil's hemilies;
ill the great bells of the convent,
From their prison in the tower;
Gutbl &c and Bartholomaus,
Proclaimed the midnight hour
And the Yule-log cracked in the CHIMNEY,
And the Abbot bowed his head
And the iamelets tapped and iickered,
But the Abbot was stark and dead.
Yet still in his psllid fingers
He clutched the golden bowl
In which, like a pearl dissolving,
Had sunk and dissolved his soul.
BIT not for this their revels,
The joyful monks for bore,
For they cried, "Eill high the goblet I"
We must drink to one saint m0rel
The Osceola times., 1879-01-18
Back from Egypt.
From the Atlanta Constitution

From the Atlanta Constitution.
About four years ago the Khedive of
Egypt became dissatisfied with the native
officers of his army, and wanted to secure
the services of some outside officers. He
did not care to enlist European officers.
because in case OF European complica-
tions they might probably desert the
Egyptisn standard. He therefore az
oiled 10 General Sherman to send him
some ex. American officers. Among those
who went into the service of the Khe-
dive on this requisition was Mr. G. 1.
Groves, of Rome, Ga. Mr.. Groves was
in the navy in his younger days, but had
settled down into a quiet and prosperous
farmer. He had beautiful place under
the shadow of Mount Alto near Rome.
He LETT his family in this country and
went by himself He spent three years
in the service of the Khedive. About
the lst of last June, the Khedive pro-
posed to cut down the army and di,-
charged about 10000 men. In this
reduction the American officers were dis
charged with the exception Of General
Stone and Colonel Groves. Colonel
Groves was absent on an exploration at
the time, or he thinks he would have
been discharged with the rest Of his
countrymen. When he returned, feeling
that he would be relieved in short
time, he asked for a discharge. which
was given him. In the Egyptian service,
an officer who is honorsbly discharged
has half years pay and his expenses
home paid. II he resigns, of course, he
gets nothing. Colonel Groves was
honorably discharged and came home.
He will live in Georgia the rest of his
days probably, although he speaks Of his
Eiyptian service as q most pleasant
episode, and one to which he will look
back with pleasure.