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ADVANCE IN IRON.

A r,,,. ~ pt..v fart, r,n 1v,.,.,
,rss,. r,,,. n.,....,s uua IN .,,. wilma
WseA-1"o 's"aao''on u s"e Hills sold
1or alontha Ahead.
Philadelphia Record.
Prices in Iron nro advancing. There has been
a general rise Of $3.50 per ton during the last
iva ,nontha. nnt1 M alvauco NJ m centa w,ti,,
's..,' H. - .,", 49, ~ ~" =. W .o"'s "'t"n
unseh' i"o oo.n",u nae n'cfvassa 30 mueh
that producers say they could veil I've tons for
every one which they aso turning out. All tho
ratl-Il,s In the State a,o full Of orders. Wills
atrurt,-n1 Iron Ia IN ouch ,,.n,o,,, thct
s,. .,,. - - s" .Hau 'auaf u.
tne larger Hills aee engaging olhef mills to I'LL
their orders.
The denatl for steel rails haa induced tho
makers to taEo more tndependent sta1ld than
they have occupied for eo.ne time, ad ttts OF It.
self has a tendency to matnsun and push pres
cnt prlecs. Must Of the mills In the State nj
ready GHfo their production sold for Inuny
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deed, would you wear diamonds when you nro
washing st-Loasuttts Courisr-Jo'tr'n'.
A 1}oston lady, WHO WAS presented at tllp Otta.
va Court lately, displayed Jewels Of untold
valuc. Fnct. II she lind told tho value. every
onc world have known they were pastc.-Bos.on
Trd'eies.
Ono tlay wns compoundnE simple co,,gh-
reincdv for my little 8.year.otd, who had se-
we're cold. fle atoad watching TIC process, anu
askel II IL vas "goo.l." Tn ictting him tastc.
hu exclaimed: " III nwful good, mamma. Let's
keep y all for apat'-Eiisar's D,sa'ar Il. Lar~
ptr's for Marth.
Down stn Went
With swift hcscens
Urnn tlr Ice.
That atripod stncisfng
Was very shocking,
Dnt oh ~ n!co.
.-Naektnsatk Republican.
The Professor saId that he would illustrate
his lecture With lilo spcctroscopt, and allow bis
class the eubllmity of tllc wheeling planets, and
tho silent march Of tho stars. Then he Ind tic
b1inda closed. md laid nh embargo OH tl1c sky-
light 10 ttattllc bfaekncss OF darkness cnvofopcl
everything. Suddtuly through tilu Rlooni can,c
whisper, which, though faint, voiced tho uni
vcrsal thought: "Oh, what n eo.edncatlon
racket this w,Iuld be!" The gas Waa turned up.
ACID Co{nnlbdt,d.
, 1879-02-26

4ltb foFf SHH. =.
In The limited ilirorcc suit OF Anna Marin
Smith ngatnst John W. Smith, which is pending
in tho Brooklyn City Court, the following oil.-
duylt WAS offered bY the defendant III resistance
Of demand for sa5 n week alinony md $50
council fce:
"Since 1852, In tho month Of December, when
I was married to tho plaintiff, my only study has
family, | 1havo noyer Lost d day by sickness *,
Sspt 1S X1sn min ny ts INF, W, s9t OIL rom the
of 4. IL. Garbutt s. Co., Wholesale greccls. do
1875 this firm failed aml lost lly placc. III
Lic-lnsuraslce Company. In 1877 thts
Conpauy failed and lost my policy. uaying
saved $500. t'oueht, In 1850, l'oute atl lot III
No. u R9se1sNo 'as s;fcut aa paia that sum
morc. During my whole married lfo plaintiff
never assstcd me in anything except In tile In
crease Of my fan1tly. Ny ouest child is male
a,M q years OLD. Ills hand is aga!nst INC, antt
Ills caicf study Is to encourage his mother III
cro5sius INC alsd making ny lifo unbcarable. On
tho mornlnyot April 19, 1873, my wfr, moved
by soltlc evil lsousalo!d splrlt fell upon uo be-
clasu could not pay the iuterest un the mort
gnSe, taBtened ller hallls IN my beard, artl
clnwed my lace to dlsflguratlon. 80 Violently
did thu plaintH aeL tl,at tho furFows made In my
countcnalice en .i,at occasion mark tho .p'accs
whcrc tic plaintiff sowcl tho seed Ut dlscorl
and rcapctl the havyeat Of martial misery.
"lu s1ttc ol tllis violence / continued to
strnEElu III The con luEat trnccs, aud supported
us best could my large and belllcoso family BY
rGrpatetirally vrntliug tens, cotfces, and spees.
'Fwensy-six yeara Ut married lIfo hut taught mo
great lncekness and iorhearanec. 1Buifrrcd in
rl1rl,ec until June II, 1873, when upon return
tnE hone found that INV wife hatl dcscsted my
hcarthstone a',l departed to parts unknown,
and with !cr wcro gono tho children mil the
only tGuoDt in nv tlOu8e. NnS all 0lONG, mus-
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HllhlOR.

u~ =, = = -, =.
"Onc touch OF naturc," observed the inebrl-
otc a. the ground roso and struck him,
Counsel to wltuess-"You'ru nIco sort OF
iellow,you are!" Witness-"l'd say the same
OF you, sir, only Tn on my OATH"
The surface Of tho Philadelphia rink Ii abso
lute,y perfect, and vet, strange contradiction. II
IA az u,nh.tv =, n M, hc pstod.,nbL, fs.a ~
tee.
Profeksor-uMr, IL, what aro YOU cat,ncln
, 1879-02-26
LOVE AND PIGEONS.

LHt!e j1hAhH IN The ta3Fs jEF6!s 1oAfAdI
siy sister says no man wch slloots pfdgln-
matches sAal marry her; bu. no man wudc want
to marry her, gucss, ns lung rs the pldgln-
shuotin hcld out, COS that would he fun cnuil.
Wen she said it, her yung mai got rcd like
beat, but didn't say nothln.. Ncx day ha ast my
Uucie Ned did ie kao cnybody w.ch wude like
to III IL Ja.nup good shotgun. unc!o Ned he
sntd; tlde lIke to III It my own self II 1t was
good pIasn-guu, but guess u a!n't, COS Il llas
come tnltS nj fpiitn Il ,natSll." sotnc pidg!ns
carry letters, suuo "a thu t'os.o!l!cc; utsd ona
col ono of our pidgtus an.l soUi It lo,g TOR to
fetch back letter tU her, jcat for !lrr. Next
.lay, weever lt,at girl l'rrd thn tore bel ring,
sho was ]cas Wild. Gus she thot IL was hcr letter
eulne, iGr her ldee WUs tint tile ptlgtn wutlo
leaya It Ut Tho postoiea, for to be deliver by the
letturcarryers. Ntit, ven uly mother tul1 her
tho ptJein must tune thru tlic windcf, sho went
md thru up ayry wtndcr IN tho hous, nld IL was
colo day. ,uNl Frallky, that's tho baby, took
rolv mud come 1utty NEAR peserin out.
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Sstp lNIl 3FibaHts ,,ctan 10
was Ms sR: o's how u ho uassoune o tss: isa
largo proportion Of new Inventions @ ,,.c 10 p,ss
thc United stases md how Il hu a, sSyl1usa;ei sy1 It
that he, scotchu'an, born ai,t ,iss IN Ausrta,
ai dats is discoveries tsencea IT, ite ;I ts, ths
difficulty was fct WIN '"i ,uusc appliances
Will s work required Il e esini,, VET; !: uut 4
strutuuut-luuker all1 ortereu. ,,It,ih1lte. apa
the u.ual way, o was net w!.a ,... '.r'uaiouuasa@
when these were ofe, ~, nv lis osr aasst seu,.
seists oas spccisily T. ssuss :ss sspsss ~.
yentors. They will 20 10 =, aui ,Hs xay 81 'd!.ss
1ansins s - },cir oriuary psoseaa.h6ts .hs
ticy do not do thls purely ~ tin III se basof,s, -
scsncs. They tln !helr nse turn ou. 70
q nj Mrractisaeiity. THEY aru ai"ass CIV, "a tLs lraeA
new ideas, or be thcuselSes wv
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nei, nnt Potter that they had bcen tonnt1 guilty
of 'aitltsinE aud fabrisat1ng tho bannceshsets
2! tlie oanR, NM 10 Tho others that they lia1
ucen fnand guilty OF uttesIrg n,ll publishtnH
itc balancc.sIccts knowing ,he.n to be false, BE-.
fore ~ citl!er ease he unssetl scntetce. IN a
very short tlme the trial MAS ovcr, an4 l,g pf,a
nncrs wero taken from tic dork. / ,sl1f con-
efu,lc by saving That tlltFo ,nre fow To whom tho
seMtcnGc his gtreM kntlsfact1on.
, 1879-02-26


Hosson Gaseste,
This suspense nbout panfess Is te1riblel
sapp''Erc-o!uo Is tho coming. though not be-
coming, color Tor tho spring. dood-by, Garnet!
sorry your lltt1o connagratton IL put out.
Some 1atltcs, not content with their own bcau-
tEful lace pins, have capturcd tho fanciul eearf-
pins now worn by gentlemen, md stick them
pantulty IN their lace iabots.
Rllk shoes md socks, and other small articles
Of ttts tdBtite, nrc inclo.ed in pastoUoaru eggs
tIocorate.t. by hnnd, when presented TO The
notheF ~ the expected baby.
ouantn,,l,k'H3,e ,s,,,t'3, lace eaps are worn as head
llave thus uttzeEt faeir Costly point.laeo hand
kcrcl!cfs when tl.e'coia:rs arc ruunIed.
The mania for old furnitufe and chlua Is hay
Ing Its gffGct oh chtllFcn'e Names Tor It ia npw
considered tho tlng to be called PolIy ind
Betty, Instead VI Mnlnie, Lily, or Bcssle.
It costs about st.03o to give rosebud party
Flowers, sG50; 'nl1stc. $50; lunch, S:s(0; cur
rIagu,cnlicr, 5l0; extra gus, $40. The sa1no
thing cati bo done here at less expnnsc, thank
EoodncssI
II the now bonnct-slapcs sent out as samples
for this season nrc not rclc0atcd to that Paris
FROM which they arc supposed to come, wusncn
hud hctter adopt t!ic Chinese tnshion Ut wcarh,.
flowers in their acknowledgement hair, and
carrying pnrnsuls nrid umbrellas, rather tEnn
appear In ons Vt them for 1.-Two minutes ii, pub
liz.
There will have to be vast amount OF ccop-
otnizng going on this summer to pay rome uf
tile dresslnalicrs for this wnter's show, Fiye
hundred dollars for one bnl-rosturno Ia mere
pIuch, II report may 1e credited; md ono stern
parent with daughter lust "uutn has hau tlle
felicity Of signing Two checks for S1,0o0 each,
for EoEns.
Tho bcvy Of young girls who hayc COMO
outh this scRson rcdeen1 Bnston's reputation
Tor wnnt of beauty. They are carh u,Mi ali pt,s-
aesscd o! many physical charms, an'1 those q old
girlsh WHO hare been IN society for two Or
tlirco seasons without finding a market arc con
seglently In despair. A cynical observer OF
sorInl lifo says there has been desperate con-
Hict hctwcen tho old an1 thu nuw bellies all
winter,
a birthday partyhas been given for u pet skYo
terrier u New York. Ills idiotte mistress sent
ont fifty invitations, and tAe darling "rccci7cd T"
Ills companions in arms, standing On a sky-b!io
satin cushion. with diamond {ockct fastened
10 tue sky-hluc ribuon tied around hIs august
throat. Great dcroru!n was nreecrvel Until
lunch was served, md then some truly It Sweet
pets" lifted 1,n their s,naIl voices In howls und
yells OF delight. Whit nextf
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Tho schcmo world of course lead to financial fall
tire: but that would not matter GreAtly-to The
manager, rs the nobfc Marquis wnutl 30 there
TO mike good any deficit. However, doubt
tic truth OF tic runor myself.
uAnDf MELrzER.
, 1879-02-26

~ ~, ~, lG t .mat nEa 10" 10 "ao1' l"e
s~AseA~o "1@ s'"' e.... s"-'S.ss.'o'l'
rlnr1,p uN m,,p ,,rrm
AADA41'o AH LAG MAN4s
| -..--,.
'.."'s T.. oe:"c' y, ttlo lAc"""'r.'oa 9. eon'
s1 t,",,nr. ''"'e-HA''"*' A''@'s
.s+,o o,,,aa. py.ovun, ss. IN.
About 40 o'c!nck ycstcrdny afternoon the
first silver dollars in eighteen ycnra ,ye,e etrtc;
| OF nj the New Orleans Mint, few moments
previous to tl1sa time rcportcr of tho J';eauune
arrived nt the mint, hut found TINT Airs. Alyra
| Clark Gaines md nbout n tiozcn other >aitcs
,roro Il, H., ~; ~ ~, f,'a .hs ~ .,s
| were ~ lne an.e''o.Eh 'or inc purpose OF PAVING
f's't 10 TIC superintendent ot tic Mint. Tile
| reporter wns admitted few inonicnte before
tho lallcs entered. 0oy. Footc, tic supcrir.
tnr,,,n, ..o. o,,rn.,,, T., ,r.rsss,,, ..I.,i ~.
snue's' nss e"aeu i, ~ ,osstsa'on Will Mrs
oehKs "na S'fs. virginia emlsh when thc report
eomed tho representative Of tho IGeavuue
| and introduced him TO these 1a1,os. Tho
1nr,,ar na, ,s,ea"ns,, ,an ~. '.o ,,' s
,.. 'u."'' aau u'stehscu' 1ot Lug I''nu oe''e'
which the gorgeous plumcs Of the peacocl.
| wero rcnrcsentcd. nnl yh,rt, hal hcrmnc m
| mn i, mart NJ Mira. JcnLa IN tho arrrr,, io.
scrnttons r,yeu NJ hcr NJ lin no,.c ~ ~ IN, ,,s"d
or the contour Of her features. There vas
something about Mrs. jerks yesterday, rs st,s
| sat smiling md 1cm,lrn unon tbe eoto In 1ltc
riuht of Gov. Fno,e. tl,at distracted frnm hor l
personal appearance ailt! that something was
tho ja1s,tY Int With tho flowing silk strcamcrs Of
| tile pcacock,s plume, Otherwise Mrs. lrn,;s
was this Mrs. Jenks Of o'1'er aay: se'f.eon'ro'1-
g. neatly ase*seu, s"arp n,.u m,.S ~ eonsersa-
auce. Mrs. Virginia Smith, who sat upon n
chnlr To lin left nf f1ov, Footc, yn, dressed in n
>f'4. w. " 80 " -
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lie was n Philadelphia young man. He loved
cr to distraction, hut ler ster,I and vigorous pa
could not tolerate tho young man, 40 their
troubles frnn tue worry start seemed almost u!l-
bcarabLe. Ho lived OH West Walnut street, n,l1i
parted Ills hair straight t1own tho middle, was
gallant nnll guod-loots!nts but lie was ungol!y
and profono, anG the stern parent, who wns Ike
wise d deacon, had forbidden him Tho house.
But, for her Bake, on tho 1Irst Of tho year ho
formed such resolutions as converted him I'm.
nlcdatc1Y tnto II satlIt, and 1t was II Hourcc nf
Ercut soacu n,,l pride to her To catcrt,lsu him
every evening a. their stolen meetings, to learn
from Ills owa lils his ciuso observance nt his
ncw-raa!lc VOWS, Last ulsht lsc tons her llotnu
from church, md they were Raycrng In the enltl,
dark entry, when st'c again questioned him
auout Ills ncw Obligation, "for,n su!a she,
.'wl'cn pa learns .lmt you have eiycn up your
ea;l M lablts, "n,i do not say naughty words,
''jutia," hc replied with warmth, squeezing
her tlclIcatcly-moldcd hand With fcryor, !" mi
true to my wort. The fellows suy au. knuci1-
tng top mitch to yonr venerable dau,, but blow
thu fellows 70 lonE rs y0u nre happy"
"Gcorgr," said klr, rcpsoaefully, Hisn't
your conversation ti.,Sel with expressions not
rxuctly naughty, hut lust little slangy1"
mo, my tcnr,h he responded: "for your
sake would not he guilty of wards lllat nro re-.
gar'lcd as Of. Ills nobs, your tIzx7 old dad, Il
queer Old cuye, and Is about foslr Sizes tno
stuif5 for ,Holern times. For you haye tIu.gcll
On tho boss md settled dawn 1t1c a brick. II
he don't cuu,o down and recognize mc, a,,,! per-
init mo 10 visit you dcccntly, thcn ho'u III ohl
blue lnagR.-"
Tie pannd Of gum-.llops which Ac was about
TO pscsel's fcr fell III shower In tlle strcct.
tally fifteen frct, and, he turned tic lust tImu
eetore lighting IN tho gnttGr tlu saw the dexter
leg of icr vigorous pa lightly descend beside It's
mate When he recovered his scnsrs. and
crawlel nrross the rondwa7 OH !lta bruised
knRHR hh tttnNs hAr c1r tnff
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AMI A4AEL1 NAtNk OA4 <AAS AEAN9&
4Sttr ln'E Sun.
Startling etortrs arc told In sntcct social cir
clcs uptown Of rcernt rascs OF mistaken idcnkt-
ty IN clothing thAt, many ladies' think, appear
like downright stealing on fl,e part Of certain
women who move In goud society.
It Is said that lady cannot leave ralunb!o
outer garment In the lrcsslnE.roon,, when she
nttcnla MI evening party or "tea" ut the
house Of fricnd, With auy certainty Of finding It
OH l,cr return from tic drawlng-rooni. In its
place sho very often finds garment nf tic samo
general texture md pattern, but shabby md un-
pleasantly venerable will wear anil age. This
Eencra resemblance, however, III the eVeut OF til1
1lcrson wtU tnauo t't substitution be1ng lfscoy
md the lady gets her own again with many
apologies. 80 frcqignt aTu t1lcsc cascs tint It
Inns l,ecnnio positively utlsa!o to leave valuable
shawls or aacGucs even nnleF thu surveillance
nf InGsely the maid stationed to aid indies 1T
teir toilet.
An instance Ia known Of lady, whose na1no
nearly every reader would recognize wcrc It
printed, wllo left S36Go camcl's inir slsnwf in
f!le tircsstng-soom Of n handsome house Oil
fashionable thorouehfarc, where ten was being
given by hostess a!so well known In the social
world. On relfring tho Indy found In place Ut
her new expensive shawl ono fadcl and worn,
Will, tho frInEc torn tu places. On discovering
the substitution the guest sought the hostess,
nnd, With tnuch emphasis, declared that, us tho
shawl had been lost IN slln 1nttcrs house. sllo
would hoItl her responsible. Nrrycd tu tlcspcra-
that ono ot her guests who slls believed from
the description furnished by tho .nn!i In nt-
teudanc0 III the aressr,-room lad exchanged
her old shawl for Mrs. Ms ,lew. Slo explained
her errlntl, nhtl. while affecting To ilssIlIric
that Tho exchange had becn d voluntary
one, spoke With Gn assurAnce that argued eltifo
knowledge ns to tho entity OF ttln parpctrator.
Tie accused wnmnu ut once n'tnlittcd llu Dos:
AAfxr
The daily gazette., 1879-11-01
JOHN WANAMAKER.

seemed uudan large for our business yet the won
of
o
china departments greatly enlarged
des
ali get the goods and
make without delay
electric bells call cash boys will
requisite business by asaie system to sell ceary
convenience Of the establishment None but eoe
shall hold the
BY truly serving patrons we hope to prove Tie value o
PARTIALLY
attend strictly developing the business
world the places where goods produced are being
and give them to our customers w one lair oh
RELATE rapidly perfected
will be permitted sg goods The customers VINO y us
bought the goods they
silk velvet cloak pattern satin dress pattern We
W
b them. Wlenwe to do
onIy
improv veInentsi n o
The daily gazette., 1879-11-01
x PrOboblc NctD Engine House

The Water Witch Fire Company have
for long time felt that their present
engine house on Shipley street, between
Fifth and Sixth streets, was entirely too
small, and too inconvenient,. especially
~ II required them to keep their horses
IN stable outside Of the engine house
For some time pat the company have
uilding, the largest and finest engine
house IN the city. 1t is very probably
that the y. K. corner of Sixth and Tat
nall streets, will be selected.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-01
LATEST CABLE NEWS.

LONDON, Nov. l, 1870.
The ex-Ernpress Eugenie has returned
to Chiselhurst.
Small streams Of lava flowed from
Mount Vesuvius on Thursday.
IL is asserted that King Humbert has
accepted the resignatoa Of General Ci-
aldini.
Blackstone, the comedian, died at his
residence in Sydeham yesterday morn
ing.
An offensive and defensive alliance
has been concluded between Seryia and
Bulgaria.
The Liberal states that the phylloxera
has appeared IN vineyard near Figuer-
as, spain.
The Paris correspondent Of the Times
reports that Prince Jerome Napoleon
has returned to Paris.
The London correspondent of the
Liverpool Post says that Lord Derby
has received a hint TO withdraw his
name from tie books of the Carlton
Club.
The Paris correspondent Of the Daily
NeTs reports that IL Is probable proceed
ings will be- taken against the Bishop OF
Angers for denouncing republican insti-
tutions.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Tunes says the North German Gdzette
discredits the report that the Gar will
visit Berlin. 1t says he will remain at
Livadia during the greater part Of No
| vember.
In Ilalbstadt, in the Bender district,
| Bessaraba, the wells used by the Ger.
man colony have been poisoned with ar
senic. A hundred persons are i'll and
five have died. The perpetrator of the
crime has not yet been discovered.
An official return, TO be laid before
the French Chamber of Deputies, shows
that 3,065 communists have been am
nestled, 1900 of them being prisoners
and l,700 condemned by default, anc
that about a thousand remain excluded
The anniversary Of the execution o
Marie An toinette was celebrated OF
Oct. ~, as usual, by masses in the Cha
pele Expiatoire,in Paris. They wer'
attended by ex-Queen Isabella, Don Car
los and his wife, the Due de Nemours,tl,
Ultramonl ane member of the Orlean
family, and his daughter Princess Car
tOryski.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-01
THIRD EDITION
General Nescs.


The weather was very cold and threat
ming west of Cheyenne (Wy. - yester-
day. Snow fell: at Scranton, Pa, yester-
day morning.
No cases of yellow fever were reported
in Memphis yesterday. The Comihittee
of Safety disbanded IN the afternoon.
Since their organization they spent s4o,,,
600 in maintaining people in camps anu
providing for the indigent in the CITY,
The Methodist Episcopal Bishops, ten
In number, met at Seabright, D., yes
terday, to make the spring assignments.
Bishop Simpson opened the session
with prayer. The meeting Will continue
until Tuesday evening.
The damage by the recent storm In
New Brunswick and Nova Scotia Is
greater than at first supposed, both on
land and water 1t is estim ated that sew
enty vessels went ashore IN the Strait OF
Canso. aud many wrecks are reported
from Prince Edwards Island and other
localities.
The steamer Mildred, from Montreal
for London. with cargo Of grain went
ashore in the St. Lawrence, opposite
Point Laroche, yesterday. She Will
have to be lghtened before she can be
got OF.
Lumber freights from Ottawa to New
York have advanced to s. per thousand
feet. At this time last year they were
$3.50.
A courier Just arrived at Fort Bayard,
who had crossed the Mexican boundary,
reports that General Morrow's command
was below Ascension,six miles in the
interior, pursuing Victoria and his band
Major General Joseph Hooker died
suddenly yesterday afternoon, at Gar
den City, Long Island. A report OF the
circumstances OF his death and sketch
of his career will be found elsewhere.
A courier, and others who arrived at
Rawlins, Wyoming Ter, on Thursday
night, report having seen pony tracks
and other signs of Indians on Coiu
Creek Canyon, near White River. Mr.
Dillman, Government farmer at the
Uintah Agency who left that place VIII
an interpreter, succeeded in getting
through the hostile camp, the two repre-
senting themselves to be Mormons
While in the camp the Chief Jack told
them that ''if the war continued they
would be aided by bands from the Uii
Lau " ttb+ lilo "h' O'hN
tribes. He was not satisfied with TN
peace talk had with Adams, and wanted
to have another talk with MERIT"
The total amount Of additional banl
circulation issued since the publication
of the annual report OF the Compirolle
of the Currency, IN November, 1873, l
SI5,425,375. The total amount issued du
ing October was S3 Coz $50, and durinl
September and October 81 ,5li.l1O.
The earnings of the Boston and A ID
ny Railroad for the year ending Octobe
Both, were 500, 900 less than during th
previous year. Owing, however, to
reduction of expenses, the net incom
shows an increase of si84 900.
The steamship City of Bristol, dra'
ing 25 feet went through. the Mississippi
jetues yesterday without detention
Hers is SAID to be the largest draft eve
tioated to sea from New Orleans.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-01
Hanlan Going Into Court.

TORONTO, Ontario, October 3l.-At a
meeting of Hanlan's friends this after
noon, It was decided to send the follow
ing letter to Mr.. William Blaikie, referee
in the late race
W. Blake, Esq:
DEAR SIR " esterday ] received the
articles which | prepared and sent to
Mr.. Courtney, according to your sugges-
ton. / need hardly inform you that
they were unsigned, as you have been
made aware of the fact through the
press. This determines me to settle the
ownership of the $4,000 in court of law
without further delay. ] am deeply OBJ
lged to you for your efforts TO get THIS
unfortunate affair settled in satistac-
tory and sportsmanlike manner, and |
am only sorry that they have not been
successful.
1 am, sir, yours truly,
EDWARD HANLoN.
The daily gazette., 1879-11-01
THECONTRACTS AWARDED.

This morning the Trustees or the Poor
met at the Almshouse Tor the purpose of
awarding the contracts for supplying
that INSTITUTION with the necessary sup
plies tor the ensuing term. There were
large number of proposals. submitted,
but after the committee had carefull,
compared them, they decided to award
them to the following named persons:
Groceries-Gra 4 Bro, Peter j
Ford and John Huey.
Shues--Daniel McCusker.
William II. Robinson.
Dry Goods-C. j. Campbell and VIM
Huber.
Whiskies-Phillip G. Plunkett.
Bread-.James Murphy
", dicines-W. Il. Williams.
Meats-GeO. Adele and +. Monaghan
The daily gazette., 1879-11-01
Ne~ Mcrico T,d,I

SAN FpA>, "tf
despatch says A snsci'1 ", Si
oo',.,, ,le Slar from Silver Cilv yt,'' ~.
courier has arrived at T,'y F"s y y
ing ing cro'sed the line I'M" ' ny NJ
un,t, .lle time the courier left fin Tho ~ sa|
Colonel Morrow was heIn,, .He 81
sixty miles in the interior '% u,
sui IT., Oh Victoria and his wsrrid nj
The following is ali 'ha I%'la y
now at hand about the Is Is,al' "
indian 4 trouble in New MeTiaN 'a'g,,
r, TucSoS, Arizona, 1"'',' or
The following Santa rp .'i a.
pears IN the Rerista Caolj,Sr ~ J
INST, published at La, ve'.' p''."V
leo - ''sa'i
"a letter from Win. At. ..
mas been reduced to ashe, She "a I
All The mrles Were stolen ino y
mail animals.n '"c
~, Nothing u, is said Of any killed
eo. The ambigu ty in ls,i ,
patch was owing to ems il
ing. III